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Assessments on the catalytic and kinetic properties of beta-glucosidase isolate...
Khalili, Elham; Huyop, Fahrul; Javed, Muhammad Arshad; Mahat, Naji Arafat; Batumalaie, Kalaivani; Wahab, Roswanira AbdulDue to the toxicity and inefficiency of chemical fungicides to control infestation of Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid which causes charcoal rot in plants, a biotechnological approach using β-glucosidase (EC.3.2.1) as the alternative bioactive ingredient in fungicide is hereby, proposed. The extracellular enzyme was isolated from a highly efficient fungal antagonist, Trichoderma harzianum T12. The highly s...
Glutamine treatment attenuates hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial stress and a...
Safi, Sher Zaman; Batumalaie, Kalaivani; Mansor, Marzida; Chinna, Karuthan; Mohan, Syam; Karimian, Hamed; Qvist, Rajes; Ashraf, Muhammad AqeelOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro effect of glutamine and insulin on apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential, cell permeability, and inflammatory cytokines in hyperglycemic umbilical vein endothelial cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were grown and subjected to glutamine and insulin to examine the effects of these agents on the hyperglycemic st...