Isha Mahesh Desai, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science Petroleum-based plastics have an application in almost all areas, ranging from households to industry and pharmaceutical companies. However, the increasing pressure on the environment due to the deposition of non-biodegradable plastics in landfills and the rising costs of petroleum has created concerns about switching to […]
-Binayak Das, Team bioXone The medicinal worth of saffron (C. sativus L) has been widely acknowledged in the preparation of herbal-based medicine, over many years. Modern-day science has successfully found out that some of its key components, namely crocin, crocetin, safranal, and picrocin, are responsible for imparting it, its curative nature. The spice has been […]
–Esha Sircar & Dr. Rajib Sengupta, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Kolkata The thioredoxin (Trx) system is a major antioxidant system that maintains the intracellular redox state. It contains Trx, a redox-active protein, which regulates the activity of various enzymes including those that function to counteract oxidative stress within the cell. Trx, NADPH, and […]
