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Balamurugan Sivaprakasam, Prasanna Sadagopan

pp. 206-215 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.29 · 2023

The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) gene system situated on Chromosome 6 has been the subject of extensive Review, primarily due to its vital role in transplantation and its links to autoimmune, infectious, and inflammator…

Patricia Andrea I. Valenciano, Amante C. Soriano III, Hazel Mae L. Sisican, Eloisa Fami I. Paragas, Kayla T. Tabarina, Kaycelyn B. Ramos, Charlene Princess S. Tolenada

pp. 216-223 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.30 · 2023

Background: Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) infection and Entamoeba species, specifically Entamoeba histolytica, are known to infect billions worldwide, creating a global health problem. This continues to be an internat…

Millano M, Jan Gabrielle, Moril M, Katherine K, Muro M, Jose Ricardo R, Narvaez N, Jenelle Audrey, Nieves N, Ma. Lindsay Joy, Nino N, Eloisa Jane, Palo P, Ronuel Kenn, Prias P, Ma. Catherine Anne Jhennifer, Bremner B, Pamela Rose

pp. 224-229 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.31 · 2023

Context: Chemotherapeutic agents and radiation therapy have been acknowledged as the sole cancer treatments, even though they cause significant adverse reactions. Recent reviews have demonstrated that treatment-based nan…

Lissa Lourein Villanueva Lorque, Kristel Aryanna Mendiola Bonifacio, Irish Gonzales Padilla, Marie Isabelle Sandoval Panganiban, Asela Gabrielle Arcangel Persia, Rochel Diaz Tsai, Reymund Miguel Mabbagu

pp. 230-236 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.32 · 2023

Background: Various errors may occur during the preanalytical phase of laboratory testing and can introduce inaccuracies that can compromise test findings, which creates a significant concern for both clinicians and pati…

Hamsa Rekha Venkatesh, Shwetha Alavandi

pp. 237-244 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.33 · 2023

Ratufa indicais an arboreal top canopy-dwelling species endemic to India. Tree species diversity of a forest plays an important role in the survival of arboreal species includingRatufa indica,hence the study was designed…

Poonam Sonwani, Chetan Singh

pp. 245-252 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.34 · 2023

Aims: To evaluate the US EPA-listed sixteen carcinogenic and mutagenic Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in Ganga River water, which supports the livelihood of more than 400 million people in many way…

Marimuthu Porkodi, Ganapathy Sindhu, Kumarasamypillai Radha Thayammal Asha, Veerasamy Vinothkumar, Pachaiappan Pugalendi, Balakrishnan Vaitheeswari

pp. 253-262 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.35 · 2023

Aim: Chemoprevention, an emerging promising technique for experimental oncology, focuses on the use of natural extracts to inhibit or prevent the progression of malignancy. In this study, the chemopreventive ability of T…

Amitha Ganapathy Bottangada, Akarsh Subhakar, Sowmya Hirakannavar Veeranna, Thippeswamy Basaiah

pp. 263-270 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.36 · 2023

Aims: The main aim of the study is to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles from fungal isolates of soil and characterize the physicochemical properties of synthesized ZnO NPs for agricultural purposes. Materials and Metho…

Kartik Andharia, Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur Shah, Susanta Kundu

pp. 271-278 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.37 · 2023

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are carbohydrate polymers excreted by bacteria and fungi in the external environment of their cell walls. This study aims to obtain EPS-producing bacteria from the rhizosphere soil of the legume …

Amanda Joseph, Gowri Ramesh

pp. 279-285 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.38 · 2023

Aim/Background: Fox nuts (Euryale ferox), a South Asian native crop, are found to be high in protein and micronutrient content and are shown to have antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, and anticarcinogenic properties. Mate…

Shubhangi Pawar, Amrapali Pagare, Suvarna Katti, Rupali Patil, Manisha Tayde

pp. 286-293 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.39 · 2023

Background: Paclitaxel is an anticancer drug that can induce neuropathy and is used in animal models to evaluate new therapeutic approaches in neuropathy. Paclitaxel increases oxidative stress, which is a key contributor…

Raja Palusamy, Thiagu Ganesan, Appakan Shajahan, Thilip Chandrasekaran, Alagar Yadav Sangilimuthu, Liyahathalikhan Umaralikhan

pp. 294-300 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.40 · 2023

Aims: The current study sought to assess the antibacterial and anticancer properties of AgBa-modified TiO2 nanoparticles produced by a green method using a hairy root extract from Withania somnifera. Materials and Method…

Donmig Jaula Cunanan, Patricia Cristina Noora Gonzalvo, Matthew Lauren Cumigad Gochuico, Charlotte Diane Villareal Falzado, Acelah Estrada Cruz, Emmanuel Pastolero Dejapa, Chloe Reyna Mae Ybañez Godin, Trisha Nicole Reyes Fenix, Mary Rose Ferrer Lirio

pp. 301-309 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.41 · 2023

Background: Despite the threat biofilms pose to inpatient care, there is a lack of investigations towards the IcaR protein that regulates the intercellular adhesion locus, which contributes to biofilm formation via polys…

Seme Kpassi, Lamboni Matéyendou, Assai Kébalo Gnimwè, Bidifayi Mousbaou, Pitala Wéré

pp. 310-316 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.42 · 2023

Aim/Background: To determine the optimal stocking density of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), allowing better growth and survival of fish in floating cages on the Zio River Dam at Quality Agro-Fish Farm in …

Bahnishikha Singh, Debasmita Chatterjee, Sanket Bandyopadhyay, Satadal Das

pp. 317-325 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.43 · 2023

As an alternative medicine ultra-diluted arsenic is used for problems in the digestive tract, upset stomach, sleep disorders, allergies, psoriasis, syphilis, asthma, disorders in the muscles, joints and bones, haemorrhoi…

Sarath Ramesan Velu Vayalil, Sunukumar Soma Syamala, Manoj Gopal Sarayu

pp. 326-331 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.44 · 2023

It has been shown that India is one of the mega-biodiversity nations in the world. Incredible floral variety may be attributed to India’s many biogeographic regions, each of which has its distinct geographical zones and …

Shanmugam Sriram, Ashmi C, Mercy Grow Martin, Nanthini Moorthy, Nivedha Karthikeyan, Preetha Kumar

pp. 332-342 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.45 · 2023

Context: Antimicrobial resistance is currently the most significant challenge to effectively treating infections globally. The threat of antibiotic resistance is growing at an alarming rate in developing countries, perha…

Namamurali Praneetha, T Suchitra Naidu, Sabitha Yadam

pp. 343-351 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.46 · 2023

The present work investigates the antioxidant, antibacterial, and photocatalytic properties of silver nanoparticles. At first, an apparent colour change was seen as proof that the AgNPs had been generated. The formation,…

Merlyn Galagar Gonzales, Romeo Macaltao Del Rosario, Angelo Mark Po Walag

pp. 352-358 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.47 · 2023

Aim/Background: Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is an herbaceous and tuberous perennial plant that belongs to the sunflower family. This study aimed to determine the proximate biochemical and anti-nutritional compositio…

Rajendrabhai Daulatbhai Vasait, Ahire Vanita Laxman, Sonawane Pooja Hemant, Deoghare Neha Subhash, Borse Archana Ashok

pp. 359-368 · DOI: 10.5530/ajbls.2023.12.48 · 2023

It has been shown that spontaneously synthesized Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are employed for a variety of commercial uses. The kind of EPS generated by bacteria to defend themselves from unsafe circumstances. Food additive…