Papers by Vikas Choudhary
Bioresource Technology, 2013
h i g h l i g h t s XDH disrupted mutant gave higher xylitol productivity than wild type Debaryom... more h i g h l i g h t s XDH disrupted mutant gave higher xylitol productivity than wild type Debaryomyces hansenii. Glycerol grown cells yielded higher xylitol concentration than glucose grown cells. Increase in k L a, to a limit, enhanced xylose assimilation and xylitol productivity. Addition of extra xylose at different stages did not enhance xylitol productivity.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2014
Marine environments are the greatest fronts of biodiversity, representing a resource of unexploit... more Marine environments are the greatest fronts of biodiversity, representing a resource of unexploited or unknown microorganisms and new substances having potential applications. Among microbial products, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have received great attention recently due to their applications as food preservatives and therapeutic agents. A new marine soil isolate producing an AMP was identified as Bacillus sonorensis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. It produced an AMP that showed a broad spectrum of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The peptide, named sonorensin, was purified to homogeneity using a combination of chromatographic techniques. The intact molecular mass of the purified peptide, 6,274 Da, as revealed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight (MALDI-TOF), was in agreement with Tricine-SDS-PAGE analysis. A PCR array of primers was used to identify AMP structural genes, which allowed the successful amplification ...
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 2008
Solanum torvum is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the management of pain and inflamm... more Solanum torvum is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the management of pain and inflammation. The present work assesses the pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties of the aqueous extracts of Solanum torvum leaves. Acetic acid-and pressure-induced pains were reduced by this extract while carrageenan-induced inflammation was inhibited at various doses of the extract. The extract therefore has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.
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