Pure DNA is first and foremost requirement for PCR amplification and DNA fingerprinting analysis of plant species. Leaves of date palm are hard, fibrous and difficult to grind. An attempt was made to ... Read More
4-Pyridine carbohydrazide (4-PCH) and its synthetic derivatives divulged an array of pharmacological activities. In continuation of our search for development of new potent and effective drug candidat ... Read More
In the present research complexation of thymoquinone with Co(II) has been investigated using cyclic voltammetry. In this electrochemical study glassy carbon, platinum and saturated calomel electrodes ... Read More
This study examined the impact on hematological parameters for medical workers that work on ionizing radiation equipment. Comparison of mean values of CBC (complete blood count) parameters with the no ... Read More
A comparative study on water quality has been carried out in pre- monsoon and post -monsoon seasons of district Thatta, lower Sindh. The water samples were analyzed for physical, chemical and microbio ... Read More
The cladistic analysis of 29-species of 21-genera of three sub-families were attempted using apomorphic characters from Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. A cladogram is also constructed and included taxa are ... Read More
The representatives of the genus Hyles Hübner are distributed throughout the World. Mostly are recorded from Neotropical and Palaeartic regions. Genus hyles includes 42-subspecies and 29-species (Kitc ... Read More
The effect of UV-B radiation and alleopathic chemicals of Prosopis juliflora were studied on Lens culinaris individually and in combination. The UV-B radiation suppressed the germination percentage an ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to study the allelopathic impact of bajra (seeds extract) on the seed germination, speed of germination and seedlings growth of chick pea, red beans and mung beans. Aqueous ... Read More
A comprehensive study carried out for determination of heavy metals including trace (Cr, Fe, Zn, Ni, Mn, Co, Cu) and toxic (Pb, Cd) metals in variety of fruit juices and also studies the impact of the ... Read More
Fish samples of Sardinella albella were collected seasonally from Balochistan coast during (Pre-monsoon, Monsoon, Post-monsoon) season in (January 2012 - December 2012). The maximum mean length (cm) a ... Read More
Optimal conditions of cultural medium in submerged fermentation were studied for the production of industrial enzymes Invertase, ?-Amylase and Glucose isomerase from Aspergillus niger using agricultur ... Read More
In the present study, amylase producing Bacillus sp. AY3 was isolated from the soil samples. Various fruit peels and starch were used in media as substrates separately and the production of amylase wa ... Read More
Antimicrobial agents are the most promising field worldwide with the need of continuous search of new ones. Present study was to investigate and explore our indigenous soil microflora for antimicrobia ... Read More
The present study was carried out to determine the effect of organic mulch with or without gypsum amendment on relative water content (RWC) and electrolyte leakage (EL) in leaves of okra (lady finger) ... Read More
Fungi are spoilage organisms in food microbiology since some molds produce mycotoxins and aflatoxin that can cause some severe health concern in humans. In this perspective the present study was desig ... Read More
The antibacterial activity against eleven gram positive and seventeen gram negative bacteria were explored in this study. All the bacterial isolates were checked and identified on the basis of convent ... Read More
Unlike general agreement on the negative role of poverty alleviation with nature conservation, most modern agreements clearly connect biodiversity and poverty alleviation positively. Besides use in he ... Read More
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) are the most abundant and destructive nematodes around tropical areas of world. Barks of 10 indigenous tree species namely Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indi ... Read More
Porcupine is an important vertebrate pest in majority of agro-ecosystems of Pakistan but little knowledge is available on the food habits of this pest in arid lands. To examine the food habits of the ... Read More
Faganilin (1), a new lupene type triterpene has been isolated from the aerial parts of Fagonia indica Burm. f. var. indica along with ?-amyrin (2), lupeol (3) and ?-sitosterol (4). The structure of th ... Read More
Encephaloides is a monotypic genus with only one species, E. armstrongi, now known to be widely distributed in both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891; Creasy et al, 1997 ... Read More
Cassia alata also known as candle bush is a medicinally important plant. In the present investigation we are reporting the isolation and structure elucidation of two flavonoids kaempferol (1) and lute ... Read More
The reference pharmacopeias provide HPLC methods for determination of Famotidine a potent H2- receptor antagonist in Pharmaceutical preparations, which are costly and unaffordable for most pharmaceuti ... Read More
Dendrochronology is a rapidly growing, multidimensional, multidisciplinary and applied science in developed world. It was initiated around 1986 in Pakistan, however systematic studies started from 200 ... Read More
The objective of the present work is to build up a plant-based method to reduce toxicity in our body which is caused due to high levels of some essential trace metals. Thus we undertook to investigate ... Read More
Schiff bases have been synthesized by the condensation of primary amine with aldehyde under organic solvent free condition. The reaction is catalyzed by natural acid found in different natural product ... Read More
Apple juice is one of the most popular fruit juices in the world. Apple fruits are the sources of electrolytes, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins, rich in fiber. Therefore, the aim of the present st ... Read More
The allelopathic effect of weed Chenopodium murale L. aqueous extract bioassay against seed germination and radicle elongation of four test crops i.e. Triticum aestivum L. ( Wheat), Zea mays L. (Maiz ... Read More
Acerophagus papayae, accidentally introduced parasitoid of Paracoccus marginatus in Malaysia was studied for parasitism, sex ratio, developmental time and gregariousness behaviour. The parasitoid was ... Read More
The Amsacta albistriga Walker is redescribed in detail with special reference to its head, venation of fore and hind wings and male genitalia from Donge Gali, Pakistan. The adult specimens of Amsacta ... Read More
The Cephonodes hylas (L.) of the family Sphingidae first time described in detail with special reference to its head components, venations of both wings and male and female genitalia. The systematic p ... Read More
Three specimens of Phascolosoma scolops (Selenka and de Man, 1883) were collected from Buleji (Lat.24º 50 12'N Long.66º 49 12'E) on 18th February, 2009. This species is first time reported along the n ... Read More
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is major cause of death worldwide. Atherosclerosis is principal underlying mechanism, stimulated by hyperlipidemia. Substantial evidences suggest that atherosclerosis can ... Read More
The ethnobotanical data on various medicinal uses of some plants of Tehsil Kharian, District Gujrat, and Punjab was documented by using a questionnaires and open ended interviews of local people of st ... Read More
Aboriginal folks live diligently connected with nature and predominantly depend on it for their persistence. The present study conducted in 11 villages of Agra Valley, Parachinar and reported 18 Angio ... Read More
The vegetation of pine forests of Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan is described. Thirty stands at different locations were selected in this study. In each stand gymnospermic ... Read More
The experiment was designed to evaluate the potential of soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill in the fertility of soil with respect to N, P, K. The elements are necessarily required by the plants. The roo ... Read More
A new species Conspicuum alykhani is proposed belonging to the genus Conspicuum conspicuum (Gomes De Faria, J. 1912) Bhalerao, 1936 from the Gall bladder of the bird Saxicoloides fulicata in Karachi, ... Read More
Biplolaris sorokiniana is a hemibiotroph pathogen (teleomorph: Cochliobolus sativus) causes spot blotch of wheat. It is considered as severe pathogen of foliar disease in warm and humid areas and also ... Read More
The aim of this study was to find out possible toxic effects on plants due to the use of polluted water for cultivation. The effects of polluted water from six locations viz. Lyari industrial, Lyari s ... Read More
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