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Glutathione in Higher Plants: Biosynthesis and Physiological Mechanisms During Heat and Drought-Induced Oxidative Stress
The growth and development of plants are affected by the adverse effect of environmental stresses including drought, salinity, high temperature, and...
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Synergistic Effects of Selenium and Silicon Mitigate Arsenic Toxicity in Oryza sativa L.
Arsenic (As) is a toxic element for plants, animals and humans. The mitigation of As stress has been achieved via selenium (Se) and silica (Si)...
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Effects of Dietary Zinc Deficiency and Supplementation on Prepubertal Rat Testes: Sulfhydryl and Antioxidant Status
The study was designed to investigate the effects of dietary zinc deficiency and supplementation on antioxidant system viz. superoxide-dismutase,...
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Towards Sustainable Pest Management: Toxicity, Biochemical Effects, and Molecular Docking Analysis of Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil on Agrotis ipsilon and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Over the last decade, essential oils (EOs) have become potential ingredients for insecticide formulations due to their widespread availability and...
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Overexpressing the glutaredoxin (CaGrx) gene enhances the antioxidant defences and improves drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Rising global temperatures are expected to worsen the impact of drought, which directly impacts the worldwide production of chickpea. Glutaredoxins ( Grxs...
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Proteomics Approach to Uncover Key Signalling Pathways in Brassica juncea in Abiotic and Biotic Stress
Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) is an important oil yielding crop. Total and sub-organelle proteome of B. juncea is analyzed by SDS-PAGE,...
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Acute toxicity of sublethal concentrations of thiacloprid and clothianidin to immune response and oxidative status of honey bees
The use of insecticides, especially neonicotinoids (NEOCs), poses a significant threat to honey bees, thus prompting the EU to ban all outdoor uses...
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GST Pull-Down Assay to Study PIF4 Binding In Vitro
The phytochrome-interacting factor 4 (PIF4) is a well-known transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in plant thermomorphogenesis, coordinating...
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Antioxidant and growth responses to nickel-induced stress and its amelioration studies using [S, S] ethylenediamine-N–N’-disuccinic acid in Solanum lycopersicum
The present study pertains to the evaluation of the effects of nickel on bioaccumulation, growth parameters, contents of protein, and antioxidant...
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Flavonoids: a review on biosynthesis and transportation mechanism in plants
In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the biosynthetic pathway and regulation of flavonoids through forward genetic...
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Daminozide Induced Disruption of Cellular Anti-oxidant System in Drosophila melanogaster
Alar or Daminozide is a frequently used chemical in fruit orchard for preventing premature falling of fruits. The chemical enters the biological...
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Effects of acute iron overload on Nrf2-related glutathione metabolism in rat brain
Iron (Fe) overload triggers free radical production and lipid peroxidation processes that may lead to cell death (ferroptosis). The hypothesis of...
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An insight into quantitative, qualitative, and analytical methods for the measurement of antioxidant activity through various assays
In every cell, several redox reactions occur, leading to free radical formation like reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS),...
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Stimulatory effect of copper and zinc sulphate on plant regeneration, glutathione-S-transferase analysis and assessment of antioxidant activities in Mucuna pruriens L. (DC)
The effect of heavy metals, CuSO 4 and ZnSO 4 on morphogenic response of cotyledonary node explants of Mucuna pruriens (L.), a fast growing tropical...
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Effects of organic selenium-containing diets on Penaeus vannamei molecular response under induced heat stress challenge
Organic selenium is a major antioxidant that can protect against oxidative stresses by stimulating the antioxidant cascades. We have evaluated the...
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Analysis of Transcriptome Differences in the Root System, Leaves, and Corms between Healthy and Fusarium Wilt-Diseased Baodaojiao Banana Plants
AbstractBanana Fusarium wilt is a devastating disease threatening the production of many agricultural plants, with no effective and radical control...
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Age-related changes in antioxidant defenses of the Mediterranean centipede Scolopendra cingulata (Chilopoda)
The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione...
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A Protein Antioxidant Complex of a Water Extract of the Larvae of Black Beetles Ulomoides dermestoides
An aqueous extract from the larvae of black beetles Ulomoides dermestoides grown under controlled conditions was obtained and its proteomic analysis...
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Effect of Selenium and Zinc Supplementation on Reproductive Organs Following Postnatal Protein Malnutrition
Protein diets are required for the normal development of the reproductive system and their inadequacy or deficiency might have hazardous functional...
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Sage leaf rock rose water extract: a bio-solution for enhancing the growth and salt stress resistance of sorghum plants
Sorghum bicolor , a versatile cereal grain, holds significant agronomic importance globally and plays a crucial role in addressing food insecurity....
