Vol.64, Iss. 2

Estimation of antibacterial action of Aloe Vera L. on different strains and concentrations

SYED MUJTABA HAIDER, KHIZAR HAYAT BHATTI, EJAZ HUSSAIN SIDDIQI, SYED MAZHAR IRFAN, ALLAH BAKHSH GULSHAN

Aloe vera L. belonging to family Liliaceae is a very important worldwide used plant having nutritional as well as medicinal value. It plays an important role in antimicrobial action. The current study was aimed to assess of antibacterial activity of ethanolic,…

Structure prediction of ORF3 encoded protein of a novel Pakistani avian hepatitis E virus strain

TAHIR IQBAL, UMER RASHID, MUHAMMAD IDREES

Avian HEV (aHEV) has been considered as causative agent of hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome (HSS) in chickens. Like other HEV strains, it is single-stranded positive sense RNA virus belonging to Hepeviridae. In the present study we report partial structural hom…

Zinc solubilizing Bacillus sp. ZM20 and Bacillus aryabhattai ZM31 promoted the productivity in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

ISHRAT FATIMA, MOAZZAM JAMIL, AZHAR HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZAHID MUMTAZ, MUHAMMAD LUQMAN, SAJID HUSSAIN et al.

Zinc solubilizing bacteria (ZSB) improve crop productivity by increasing bioavailability of zinc (Zn). A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of five promising ZSB strains on the productivity of okra. The experiment was conducted using Co…

One-pot unusual synthesis and DFT studies of 3-acetyl-6-chloro-2-methyl-4-phenylquinoline and its unusual urease enhancement activity

MUHAMMAD ASLAM, ZAHRA NOREEN, AMINA ASGHAR, ABRAR HUSSAIN, RASHAD MEHMOOD, MUHAMMAD USMAN KHAN et al.

A surprising synthesis of 3-acetyl-6-chloro-2-methyl-4-phenylquinoline has been attained through convenient and efficient one-pot condensation of 3-chlorobenzophenone and acetylacetone. Its structure was elucidated by spectral data, X-ray diffraction studies a…

Evaluation of antifungal potential of Wood Biochar against Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht

MAHRUKH SHAHID, KHAJISTA JABEEN, SUMERA IQBAL

Antifungal potential of biochar produced from wood was evaluated against Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. Methanol was used to prepare biochar extract of which various concentrations were experienced in-vitro against tested fungal strain. All the applied concentra…

Optimization of sewage sludge mixing with soil to attain promising neutraceuticals attributes in the Lagenaria siceraria L. (Kaddu) Plant

ZOHAIB SAEED, SHAHID IQBAL, UMER YOUNAS, MUHAMMAD PERVAIZ, SYED MOHSIN ALI NAQVI, RANA RASHAD MAHMOOD KHAN

Disposal of sewage sludge is a critical issue worldwide for the environmentalists. There are many methods for its disposal. The most suitable and economical method is its land application. Lagenaria siceraria L. plant was grown in various amendments of soil an…

First report on Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd) from field grown infected Potato plants (Solanum tuberosum) in Pakistan

ZARYAB KHALID SIAL, FARAH KHAN

The degradation of RNA is main hindrance for dealing with fine quality RNA for its downstream processing. Mostly RNAs are degraded as tissues are taken from fields, therefore the protocol for PSTVd RNA isolation was optimized and improved for obtaining Pure an…

Optimization of cultural conditions for enhanced production of laccase by Aspergillus flavus Maf 0139

MADIHA AFTAB, ARIFA TAHIR, TAYYABA ASIM, IRFANA MARYAM

Laccase enzyme has a range of biotechnological and industrial applications but its high cost hindered its use. Development of low-cost biotechnological process for laccase production has gained great attention. Present study is concerned with the enhanced prod…

Investigation of Nickel in soil, forages and blood plasma of buffaloes with respect to seasonal variations

KAFEEL AHMAD, NIMRA ARSHAD, ZAFAR IQBAL KHAN, KINZA WAJID, HUMAYUN BASHIR, IJAZ RASOOL NOORKA et al.

Heavy metal accumulation in forage poses a threat of toxic effects on the cattle. This study includes collection of forage, soil and buffalo blood samples to analyze heavy metals in them. Forages, soil and buffalo blood were collected from six sites of samplin…

Cis-acting regulatory elements and transcription factors as a key regulator in plant gene expression

HIRA MUBEEN, AMMARA NASEEM, AMMARA MASOOD, SHAHID RAZA, NAUREEN NAEEM

Gene expression regulation is an important molecular process for monitoring overall expression level of genes in plants. The expression of genes is regulated by certain regulatory elements including, Cis-acting regulatory elements (CRE), transcription factors…

Analysis of biological potential of Aromatic Hydrazones as Novel Therapeutic Agents

MUHAMMAD MANSHA, MAIRA HAFEEZ, QAMAR ALI, ABRAR HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD TARIQ, ATIF YAQUB

Aromatic hydrazones and their derivatives are being explored to develop new drugs against microorganisms, resistant to presently available anti-microbials. In the present study, 13 hydrazone derivatives were screened in vitro for their biological activity agai…

Health comparison of farm-raised and wild-caught Labeo rohita (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

NAILA MALKANI, IRFAN ISHAQUE, KHALID SHAHBAZ, RIZWAN ULLAH KHAN, ARIFA SHABBIR, ATIF YAQUB

Freshwater fish are traditionally captured from rivers but due to their increasing demand fresh water fish culture is gaining popularity. The environmental changes in natural aquatic bodies due to ever-increasing input of pollutants in them adversely affect fi…

Influence of Salicylic Acid on salinity stress tolerance by seed priming and foliar application on Maize (Zea Mays)

AAMIR MAHMOOD, ZAHOOR AHMAD SAJID, SHEZA AYAZ KHILJI

This study was intended to measure the impact of salicylic acid (SA) on maize under salt stress. For this purpose salinity effect on various morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes of plants was analyzed by launching a petri dish and pot experiment. Th…

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Understanding the community’s perception of climate change and adaptations in the Mid Hills of Pakistan

LAILA SHAHZAD, ARIFA TAHIR, FAIZA SHARIF

Climate change poses a higher risk to the livelihood of vulnerable rural mountainous community due to prevailing poverty and more dependence on the natural resources of the surrounding areas. Aim of the study was to assess the local people’s perception o…

Sugar industry effluents as a source of soil fertility and potential toxicological risk of heavy metals in food crop

ZAFAR IQBAL KHAN, KAFEEL AHMAD, KHALID NAWAZ, MUHAMMAD NADEEM, ASMA ASHFAQ, BABAR MUNIR et al.

Concentrations of heavy metals such as manganese, zinc, lead and nickel in the environment are currently increasing, mainly due to human activities. Zinc is essential element for several biochemical processes in plants. Any of these metals, at high concentrati…

Antimicrobial properties of Dalbergia, Brassica and Trifolium honey against burn Microorganisms

IRFANA IQBAL, PAKEEZA TANWEER, FARKHANDA MANZOOR, MUHAMMAD NAUMAN AFTAB, AFSHAN KALEEM, ROHEENA ABDULLAH et al.

This research aimed at assessing the antimicrobial properties of Dalbergia, Brassica and Trifolium honey samples against microorganisms isolated from infected burned skin of patients in children hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. The isolated microorganisms were iden…