R
Richa
Researcher at Banaras Hindu University
Publications - 22
Citations - 1493
Richa is an academic researcher from Banaras Hindu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Scytonemin & Nostoc. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1234 citations.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced DNA Damage and Repair
TL;DR: This review deals with UV-induced alterations in DNA and its maintenance by various repair mechanisms that are operative in various organisms with the expense of specific gene products.
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Photoprotective compounds from marine organisms
TL;DR: There is a need for extensive work to explore the photoprotective role of various UV-absorbing compounds from marine habitats so that a range of biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications can be found.
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Characterization and in vitro antitumor, antibacterial and antifungal activities of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using cell extract of Nostoc sp. strain HKAR-2
TL;DR: The AgNPs showed a dose-dependent cytotoxic activity against human breast cancer MCF-7 cells with IC50 of 27.5 μg/ml and exhibited excellent antibacterial and antifungal activities.
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Molecular characterization of hot spring cyanobacteria and evaluation of their photoprotective compounds
TL;DR: The results indicate that hot spring cyanobacteria, namely Cyanothece, Nostoc, Scytonema, and Rivularia, belonging to different groups possess various photoprotective compounds to cope up with the negative impacts of damaging radiations.
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Physiological Aspects of UV-Excitation of DNA
TL;DR: This review concentrates on the UV-induced DNA damage and the associated repair mechanisms as well as various damage detection methods.