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DPPH Scavenging Property of Active Principles from Soft Coral Sarcophyton Flexuosum Tixier-Durivault
2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity of the crude methanolic extract from the soft coral Sarcophyton flexuosum Tixier-Durivault was assayed. The crude methanolic extract of S. flexuosu...
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Predominance and Sources of Alkane and Fatty Acid Biomarkers in the Surface Sediments of Chitrapuzha River (South India)
Surface sediment samples were collected from Chitrapuzha (Cochin) estuarine system to identify the natural and anthropogenic origin of organic matter. The distribution and sources of organic matter were assess...
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Assessment of Water Quality of a River-Dominated Estuary with Hydrochemical Parameters: A Statistical Approach
This study was aimed (1) to evaluate the water quality of Chalakudy river, the fifth longest (145.5 km) river of Kerala (South India), by assessing the general hydrochemical parameters like temperature, dissol...
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Nano-Ordered Cellulose Containing Iα Crystalline Domains Derived from the Algae Chaetomorpha antennina
Nano-crystalline cellulose (NCC) with high content of Iα domains are generated by treatment of cellulose microfibrils from the algae Chaetomorpha antennina with 80 % H2SO4 followed by ethanolic precipitation. X-r...
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Biomonitoring of trace metal pollution using the bivalve molluscs, Villorita cyprinoides, from the Cochin backwaters
Trace metal concentrations in the muscle of the bivalve Villorita cyprinoides from the Cochin backwaters (southwest coast of India) were investigated during the monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon periods. The ...
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Mobilization of trace metals in a tropical turbid estuary influenced by a monsoon season
The selective removal of trace metals by suspended matter in high turbidity zones plays a major role in the fluvial transport of terrigenous metals to the marine environment. The seasonal longitudinal variabil...
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Chemical characterization of the lipophilic extract of Hydrilla verticillata: a widely spread aquatic weed
The composition of the lipophilic extract from Hydrilla verticillata, the common aquatic weed collected from Sasthamkotta Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Kerala, south of the west coast of India, was investi...
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In silico biological activity of steroids from the marine sponge Axinella carteri
The steroidal composition of the marine sponge Axinella carteri, collected from Lakshadweep archipelago in the Arabian Sea was found to be a prolific source for a variety of rare steroids. The GC–MS study afforde...
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Nutrient biogeochemistry of the eastern Arabian Sea during the southwest monsoon retreat
Hydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea and associated chemical and biological responses were studied during the withdrawal phase of summer monsoon 2003. The shelf region off the southwest coast of India (10°N–...
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Iron deficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizures-A case control study
To study the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizures.
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Distribution of Organophosphorus Pesticides in the Bed Sediments of a Backwater System Located in an Agricultural Watershed: Influence of Seasonal Intrusion of Seawater
This article focuses on the temporal and spatial distribution of three organophosphorous pesticides―malathion, methyl parathion, and chlorpyrifos―in the sedimentary environment of a backwater ecosystem, Kuttan...
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A baseline study of trace metals in a coral reef sedimentary environment, Lakshadweep Archipelago
Surficial and core samples collected from the sedimentary microenvironments of Lakshadweep Archipelago were analysed for their trace metal contents. The synoptical relations in spatial distributions with respe...
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Interactions of Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate with Gelatin: A Comparison
The interaction of SDS/SDBS in aqueous gelatin solutions is studied above the gelation temperature by viscosity and circular dichroism (CD) measurements. The steep rise observed in the relative viscosity can b...
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Monitoring of heavy metal partitioning in reef corals of Lakshadweep Archipelago, Indian Ocean
This paper focuses on the partitioning of trace metals in five selected coral species from Lakshadweep Archipelago, which remains as one of the least studied areas in the Indian Ocean. Based on the morphologic...
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Geochemical index of trace metals in the surficial sediments from the western continental shelf of India, Arabian Sea
The present study focuses on the determination and abundance of trace metals (viz. Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr, Co, Cd, Mn and Fe) in the surficial sediments of west coast of Arabian Sea along the Indian subcontinent. Sedi...
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Spatial and Temporal Variability of Copper, Zinc, and Cobalt in Marine Macroalgae from the Southwest Coast of India
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Tributyltin Oxide Induced Physiological and Biochemical Changes in a Tropical Estuarine Clam
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Fractionation of phosphorus in the sediments of a tropical estuary
Fractionation of phosphorus in the sediments of the Cochin estuary situated along the southwest coast of India was studied by applying sequential chemical extraction. The different forms of phosphorus were est...
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Nearshore abundance of dissolved and sedimented forms of phosphorus
Different forms of dissolved and sediment phosphates, both adsorbed and interstitial, were determined in the highly productive coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. Both inorganic and organic phosphate of the ab...
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Phosphate fractionation in mud bank sediments from the southwest coast of India
Mud banks are unique, occurring along the southwest coast of India. They are known as ‘Zones of Bio-rhythm’, providing shelter to abundant aquatic life. The cyclic variation of nutrients in this region provide...
