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Asian Journal of Biological and Life sciences

Volume 12, Issue 1

2023 · pp. 1–205 · 28 articles

Volume
12
Issue
1
Published
2023
Pages
1–205
Articles
28
Sections
3
ISSN
e-ISSN: 2278-5957 | p-ISSN: 2278-747X
Journal
AJBLS
Review ArticleResearch ArticleCase Report

In this issue

Review Article

  1. Review

    Plant Diversity, Regeneration and Conservation of Sal Forests: A Review

    Harigovind Shrivastava, Malvika Srivastava, Pooja Singh, Sanjay Kumar Pandey

    pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.1 · Published

    The current scenario of the Indian sal forest is in alarming situation. The disturbance caused by humans and excess exploitation of its resources seriously impacts the regional sal forest. Associates of Sal is commonly h…

  2. Review

    A Systematic Review of Toxicity of Antibiotics Used in the Treatment of STIs with Special Emphasis on Web-based Toxicity Analyzing Software

    Juhi J, Nainsy Baghel, Rambir Singh, Poonam Sharma

    pp. 6–17 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.2 · Published

    Aim/Background:For many years, toxicity tests have been conducted on animals. Long-term use of animal models for toxicity testing has its drawbacks, including time and effort, ethical considerations, and cost. As a resul…

  3. Review

    A Review on the Use of Heteropneustes fossilis and Clarias magur in Assamese Traditional Medicine

    Somim Nasreen, Gayotree Agni Borah

    pp. 18–21 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.3 · Published

    Background:Assam is a state in the North East of India popular for its diverse culture and traditions. There are several different ethnic groups in Assam. The state has a wide variety of flora and fauna. Various types of…

  4. Review

    Recent Advances in Herbal-Nano Formulation: A Systematic Review

    N. Srinivasan

    pp. 22–32 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.4 · Published

    Plants have been used in the maintenance and protection of human health since ancient days and these medicinal plants play a dynamic role in preventing diseases. Natural compounds present in medicinal herbs were used to …

Research Article

  1. Article

    Phytochemical Evaluation and Metabolic Profiling of Methanolic Extracts from the Stem and Leaf of Suregada multiflora (A. Juss.) Baill.: An Ethnobotanically Important Medicinal Plant

    Usha S S

    pp. 33–43 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.5 · Published

    Aim:In Indian traditional knowledge; many plants are documented for their therapeutic usage. Secondary metabolites are responsible for this pharmacological potentiality.Suregada multiflora, known as false lime, is used t…

  2. Article

    Induction of Apoptosis in Candida albicans by Semi-purified Fraction of Hypnea musciformis

    Mary Santhi R

    pp. 44–48 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.6 · Published

    The leading cause of death worldwide is microbial infections. Amidst the rise of new species of Candida,Candida albicansleads the list with high morbidity and mortality rates. One of the most opportunistic pathogens resp…

  3. Article

    In vitro Neuroprotective and Antioxidant Studies on Extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Flowers and its Phytochemical Analysis

    Babitha M.C, Gomathi V, Uma Maheswara Reddy C, Kumar M, Venkateswarlu B.S

    pp. 49–53 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.7 · Published

    Aim:Medical illnesses known as Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDDs) have generated considerable attention in the science-based community. Thein vitroapproach for determining the antioxidant potentials ofW. fruticosaflowers …

  4. Article

    Production and Optimization of Exopolysaccharides (EPS) Using Low-cost Bagasse as Substrate by Lysinibacillus macroides

    Kartik Andharia, Prateek Shilpkar, Susanta Kundu

    pp. 54–59 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.8 · Published

    Exopolysaccharides are the secondary metabolites produced by many microorganisms and play a role as biopolymers extensively to protect living cells in various ways. In the present study, the carbon source was substituted…

  5. Article

    Morphological and Physiological Responses in Red Amaranthus (Amaranthus tricolor L.) and Green Amaranthus (Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.) Under Progressive Water Stress

    Chithra Santhakumari Amma, Radhakrishnan Rajalakshmi

    pp. 60–65 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.9 · Published

    Aim:Drought is a major constraint to the sustainable production of crop plants around the globe.Amaranthus tricolor(var. Arun) andAmaranthus dubius(var. CO1) are the leafy vegetables commonly cultivated in India, especia…

  6. Article

    Syringic Acid Alleviates Hyperglycemia by Regulating Hepatic Key Enzymes of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats

    Shimsa Sahari, Mini Saraswathy

    pp. 66–72 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.10 · Published

    Background:Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by the development of hyperglycemia due to impaired insulin production, insulin action, or both. The persistent hyperglycemia associated with dia…

  7. Article

    Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Strobilanthes ciliatus Leaves on HT–29 Cell Lines

    Rani Sebastian, Gomathi Venkatachalam, Umamaheswari D, Sakthi Abirami M, Venkateswarlu BS

    pp. 73–79 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.11 · Published

    Aim:The present research is aimed to highlight the cytotoxic potential ofStrobilanthes ciliatuson H T-29 cell lines.Materials and Methods:Extraction done with ethanol (SCLE) and Acetone (SCLA) by soxhlet method and antic…

  8. Article

    Morphology and Genetic Diversity of Garcinia cowa (Roxb.) in Upper Brahmaputra Valley of Assam

    Mridusmita Dutta, Nabajyoti Gogoi, Bijoy Neog, Kangkana Lekharu, Sarojmoni Sonowal, Himadree Phukon

    pp. 80–86 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.12 · Published

    Background:Garcinia cowa is a lesser-known species and it is therefore the limelight of this study to bring to notice its morphological and genetic diversity.Materials and Methods:The morphological diversity was studied …

  9. Article

    Marine Macrophyte - An Alternative Livelihood for Coastal Community

    Asirvatham Doss, Duraisamy Radhika, Ramakrishnan Rajalakshmi

    pp. 87–91 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.13 · Published

    Background: Coastal fisher folk, especially fisher women find mass propagation of seaweed is an economically smart alternative livelihood. In Tamil Nadu, in the year 2000, the fishing villages of Ramanathapuram District …

  10. Article

    Edible Cutlery – A Prototype to Combat Malnutrition and Plastic Waste Management

    Krishita Mukherjee, Arivuchudar Raju

    pp. 92–102 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.14 · Published

    Background:Edible cutlery is a natural and bio-degradable commodity which can be concocted to be nutritious and replace the usage of plastic cutlery. This study aims at sustainable development, elimination of plastics as…

  11. Article

    Exploring the Link between Alcohol Use and Physical Illnesses and Harms Using Network Analysis: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Kimasha Borah, Kalyan Bhuyan, Ujjal Saikia, Pranjal Kumar Bora

    pp. 103–111 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.15 · Published

    Prolonged use of alcohol is linked to a wide array of adverse health consequences, which are dependent on two factors namely volume and pattern of drinking and the direct biochemical effect of alcohol. In this study, we …

  12. Article

    A New Species of Allocreadium Looss, 1900 (Allocreadoidea: Allocreadiidae) in Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Siluriformes: Siluridae) from Yamuna River at Yamuna Nagar, Haryana

    Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Babita B, Manoj Singh, Mukesh Yadav, Vikas Kumar, Raj Singh, Yogendra Prasad Pandey, Sanjay Shamrao Nanware, Anil Kumar Sharma

    pp. 112–124 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.16 · Published

    Background:AllocreadiumLooss is a digenetic parasitic trematode of the family Allocreadiidae Stossich and is predominantly found in freshwater catfishes. There are more than 104 species ofAllocreadium sp.known from a wid…

  13. Article

    Mammalian Fauna of Dharamshala and its Suburbs of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Savita Thakur, H.S. Banyal

    pp. 125–129 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.17 · Published

    Dharamshala is a hill area which lies at the feet of the Dhauladhar range. Studies on the mammalian fauna of Dharamshala and its suburbs of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, were carried out during different seasons of …

  14. Article

    Biogenesis of Bacterial and Fungal Endophytic Mediated Silver Nanoparticles

    Vivek Singh, Raina Singhmar, Meenu Rathi, Divya Bhatia Bhatia, Deepak Kumar Malik

    pp. 130–137 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.18 · Published

    Aim: Nanoparticles play an important role to develop materials that are light, effective and ecofriendly with diverse applications. In this study, Bacterial and Fungal endophytes were screened for the synthesis of AgNPs.…

  15. Article

    Distribution Pattern and Management Strategy of Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Gorakhpur, India

    Snehlata Tripathi, Satish Kumar Rai, Sanjay Kumar Pandey

    pp. 138–143 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.19 · Published

    Background:Parthenium hysterophorusL. (Family Asteraceae, local name Chatakchandni), an invader weed, assumes importance and poses a problem because of its nuisance value. The present study accounts for its population st…

  16. Article

    Prospective Role of Unani Pharmacopeial Formulation Safoof Hijrul Yahood in Preventing Recurrence of Nephrolithiasis: An Open Labeled Clinical Study

    Arjumand Shah, Huma H, Arsheed Iqbal, Umar Jahangir, Kausar Shah, Sabia S, Arif H Hanga, Shaista Urooj, TA Rafiqi

    pp. 144–150 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.20 · Published

    Background:The recurrence of nephrolithiasis has high incidence in northern region of India posing major health problems. Aim and Objectives: To study the efficacy of Unani pharmacopeial formulationSafoof Hajrul Yahood (…

  17. Article

    Study on Ovitrap Surveillance and Molecular Phylogeny of Dengue Vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) based on Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Genes from Different Habitat Types of North Eastern, India

    Himadri Borah, Dipsikha Bora

    pp. 151–159 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.21 · Published

    Background:Larval surveillance plays crucial role in monitoring dengue vector surveillance. Conventional vector indices are failed in monitoring vector abundance and risk of transmission. ovitrap surveillance and molecul…

  18. Article

    Avian Species Diversity in Different Habitats of Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

    Saadath Ali Shairali, Krishna Naik Lokesh Naik

    pp. 160–171 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.22 · Published

    Background: Avifaunal diversity and its abundance measures the quality of the ecosystem. Diversified landscapes were assumed to furnish more niches or supportive resources which in turn helps to increase diversity of avi…

  19. Article

    Preparation and Evaluation of Herbal Mouthwash Containing Hydroalcoholic Extract of Pongamia pinnata

    Preeti Chaudhary, Raghavdeep Sharma, Sayali Rupanar, Shweta Jadhav, Atharva Bongade, Priyanka Shinde, Snehal Gavit

    pp. 172–178 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.23 · Published

    Aim:To formulate and evaluate an herbal mouthwash containing hydroalcoholic extract ofPongamia pinnata. The oval shaped oral cavity contains surfaces covered with bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas ging…

  20. Article

    Studies on Mycorrhizal Associations in an Orchid

    Lucky Kumar Attri

    pp. 179–186 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.24 · Published

    Background:Known for their myriad of shapes, size and colors, orchids embody an order of aristocracy among flowering plants and are amongst top ten floriculturally important flowering plants in international market. Wort…

  21. Article

    An Effective and Rapid Method of DNA Extraction Protocol from Samples of Human Blood

    Ashok Kumar Dogra, Archana Prakash, Sanjay Gupta, Meenu Gupta

    pp. 187–191 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.25 · Published

    Introduction:Several different protocols ranging from a variety of manual and automated DNA extraction protocols, are available to extract nucleic acids from whole blood samples, one of the primary sources of DNA. These …

  22. Article

    Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Endophytic Fungus Alternaria carthami-KUMBMDBT-30

    Manjunatha Dadayya, Akarsh Subhakar, Nandish Gurubasajar, Megha Gowri Thippeswamy, Sowmya Hirakannavar Veeranna, Thippeswamy Basaiah

    pp. 192–197 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.26 · Published

    In this study, an extract from theAlternaria carthami-KUMBMDBT-30 strain was used to make silver nanoparticles in a way that was both cheap and good for the environment. Among other spectroscopic tools, the Bio-spectroph…

  23. Article

    Phytosynthesis and Characterization of Curcuma amada Mediated Silver Nanoparticles

    Ganesan Thiagu, Palusamy Raja, Palani Suganthi, Chandrasekaran Thilip, Valiyaparambath Musfir Mehaboob, Abubakker Aslam, Appakan Shajahan

    pp. 198–202 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.27 · Published

    Silver nanoparticles are the glorious metallic material due to their wide applications in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. In this study, Curcuma amada rhizome are used for the silver nanoparticle synthesis.C. …

Case Report

  1. Article

    A Unique NIPT Discordance: FISH Comes to Rescue

    Nivedita Rajakumar, Sheetal Sharda, Samarth Bhatt, Parth Shah, Shiva Murarka

    pp. 203–205 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.28 · Published

    Detection of mosaicism in prenatal genetic screening or diagnostic tests has always been a challenge both technologically and in predicting clinical outcomes. Riddled with concerns of false positives, confined mosaicism …