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DNA Condensation in Bacteria
AbstractDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is organized hierarchically in the nucleoid of an actively growing cell, with three levels of DNA compaction. The...
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Archaeology of Biomaterials: Mummies, Ivories, Resins and Textiles
This chapter reviews some of the major advances made using Raman spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the characterisation of biomaterials in...
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Theory of Raman Spectroscopy and Raman Instrumentation
Here the development of the theory of Raman spectroscopy from its discovery in 1928 and following its wider application as advances in...
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Mass Production and Marketing of Compost Caterpillar Fungus Cordyceps sinensis
During COVID, global wide peoples realized the importance of natural food sources and their pharmacological values and now it has been used widely....
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Migration of 4-Hexylresorcinol Through Escherichia coli Cell Membranes
AbstractThis study demonstrates the effect of phenolic lipid 4-hexylresorcinol (4HR) on gram-negative Escherichia coli K12 bacteria, leading to...
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The Health and Clinical Benefits of Medicinal Fungi
The human uses of mushrooms and cultured mycelium products for nutrition and medicine are detailed and supported by available human studies, which in...
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Primary Keys and Miscellaneous Fungi
Principles underlying fungal classification have been outlined in Chap. 3 , including a brief overview of the...
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Potato dry rot disease: current status, pathogenomics and management
Potato dry rot disease caused by Fusarium species is a major threat to global potato production. The soil and seed-borne diseases influence the crop...
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An Integrated Study of the Hair Coating of Ancient Egyptian Mummies
AbstractWe determined the composition of the hair coating of three ancient Egyptian mummies dating from the 1st millennium BC from the collection of...
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Tetracycline antibiotics
Tetracyclines belong to the first broad-spectrum, well-tolerated, and easy-to-administer antibiotics, which are effective against plague, cholera,...
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Advances in biotechnology of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. syn. Phyllanthus emblica L.: a nutraceuticals-rich fruit tree with multifaceted ethnomedicinal uses
Emblica officinalis Gaertn. syn. Phyllanthus emblica L., universally known as ‘Amla’ or ‘Aonla’ or ‘Indian gooseberry’, is a popular fruit tree...
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Edible Insects and Their Uses in North America; Past, Present and Future
Insects have been an important part of food culture for many different places and peoples across North America’s history. This chapter retraces the...
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Foodborne Trematodes: Paragonimus and Fasciola
Digenetic trematodes comprise one of the most common groups of parasitic worms. Over a hundred species of digenetic trematodes have been recorded...
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Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Artworks
This chapter is dedicated to the application of selected spectroscopic techniques to investigations on cultural heritageCultural heritage objects....
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Analytical chemistry studying historical pharmaceuticals and health care formulations
AbstractOne of the very attractive applications of analytical chemistry is its utilization to reveal and describe the composition of materials used...
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Pharmaceuticals
A boy who is born in Germany today has a probable life expectancy of around 77 years, and a girl one of 82 years – twice as long as in the year 1880....
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TGMS analysis of archaeological bone from burials of the late Roman period
The use of thermogravimetric analysis–mass spectrometry (TGMS) to study the state of preservation of archaeological bones has been investigated. As...
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Penicillium and Related Genera
Grouped in this chapter are genera which produce conidia in a structure termed a penicillus (Latin, little brush). A penicillus consists essentially...
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Raman spectroscopy of natron: shedding light on ancient Egyptian mummification
The mummification ritual in ancient Egypt involved the evisceration of the corpse and its desiccation using natron , a naturally occurring evaporitic ...
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