Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 3 (2013)
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Carbohydrate Profile of Root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne Incognita Infecting Leguminous Plants: A Review
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Carbohydrates are the most abundant class of organic compounds found in living organisms. They originate as products of photosynthesis, an endothermic reductive condensation of carbon dioxide requiring light energy and the pigment chlorophyll. The carbohydrates are the major source of metabolic energy, both for plants and the animals and the later depend on plants for their food. The estimation of carbohydrates …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Enumeration of Fabaceae Vegetation in Plains of Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract: Maintenance, management and sustainable utilization of plant coverage have required scientific recognition. The information resulted from vegetation can be useful to solve the ecological problems such as biological conservation and natural resources management and the future of an ecosystem trends can be forecasted using such information. The study presents the survey of Fabaceae flora in the plains of Tirunelveli district during 2006–2009. About 58 species belonging to different habitats have …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 10–14 Read article
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Psychrophiles: Cold Adaptation
Abstract: Almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface are covered by cold ecosystems, involving the depths of ocean, and Polar Regions. These continuous cold environments have been successfully covered by members of extremophiles which are known as psychrophiles (means cold-loving). To grow at temperatures that are close to, or below, the freezing point of water requires many adaptations. To survive in such cold weather, psychrophilic organisms developed structural, physiological and molecular adaptations. …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 15–20 Read article
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Review on Advanced Molecular Diagnostic Tools and Their Applications
Abstract: Although the diagnosis of diseases is still primarily based on conventional methods (staining, culture, biochemical analysis), a series of advanced molecular diagnostic tools are increasingly introduced and incorporated in the workflow of clinical laboratories worldwide. These tools, such as polymerase chain reaction, northern blotting, restriction length polymorphism, flow cytometry, southern blotting, fluorescent in situ hybridization, agarose gel electrophoresis and pyrosequencing that are based on either the properties of nucleic acids …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 21–33 Read article
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Standard Diagnostic Procedure for Tuberculosis: A Review
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE NE Despite continuous effort in monitoring and treatment of tuberculosis, the disease remains a major public health issue. Rapid diagnosis and appropriate therapies become the first priorities in controlling the growing epidemics. The bedside decision on the initiation of anti-tuberculous drug therapy are based on epidemiologic, clinical, radiolographic, and/or histological findings, which can generally be supported by a rapid microbiologic test, commonly a …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 34–40 Read article