Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya

About: Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya is a education organization based out in Jalandhar, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Freundlich equation & Adsorption. The organization has 17 authors who have published 38 publications receiving 156 citations.

Tea waste as adsorbent for ionic dyes

Abstract: Toxic dyes can be removed from textile effluents and recovered using dead biomass obtained, as waste from the food industry In this work, tea waste (TW) was employed to assess its adsorptive capacity for the acidic and basic dyes that usually are present in textile industry waste water Equilibrium and kinetic experiments were performed in batch and column mode Adsorption equilibrium and fluid solid mass transfer constant data were analyzed through the concept of ion-exchange sorption isotherm The equilibrium data were fitted with Langmuir and Freundlich models Several operation variables, such as TW dosage, contact time, initial pH, and temperature, on the removal of dyes were investigated The removal efficiency increased with increase in TW dosage The adsorption process followed pseudo-first-order kinetics Thermodynamic parameters like ΔH°, ΔS°, and ΔG° were analyzed The processes were spontaneous for the acidic as well as basic dyes These results suggest that TW is a potential low-cost

Brassinosteroids Regulate Functional Components of Antioxidative Defense System in Salt Stressed Maize Seedlings

Abstract: The purpose of current investigation was to explore the role of brassinosteroids (BRs) in Zea mays L. var. DKC 9106 seedlings subjected to salt stress. The seedlings were raised under controlled laboratory conditions and subjected to different concentrations of NaCl (0, 40, 60, 80, 100 mM) for 10 days. The impact of pre-sowing treatment of both 28-homobrassionolide (HBL) and 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) on defense system of Z. mays L. under salt stress was studied by analyzing Na+ and K+ ions, malondialdehyde content (MDA), antioxidative enzymes activities (peroxidase, POD; catalase, CAT; dehydroascorbate reductase, DHAR; monodehydroascorbate reductase, MDHAR), osmoprotectants (proline, glycine betaine, mannitol, and total osmolytes content), total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and 1,1-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity. The results of our finding showed that treatment of both HBL and EBL under high salt stress balanced the ionic status by decreasing the Na+ ions content by 21.23% and 38.94%, respectively, and enhancing the K+ ions content by 51.94% and 26.66%, respectively. Treatment of both BRs also overcome the oxidative damage induced due to salinity stress by reducing the MDA accumulation 19.50% and 45.0%, respectively, and enhancing the activities of antioxidative enzymes. The osmoprotectants: proline (50.08% and 17.03%), glycine betaine (35.57% and 28.16%), and mannitol content (2.80% and 20.98%) were markedly increased by the treatment of both HBL and EBL, respectively. Further, treatment of both HBL and EBL also increased the total phenolic content by 11.68% and 5.80%, total flavonoid content by 31.56 and 31.09% and DPPH free radical scavenging activity by 37.99% and 77.41%, respectively. Overall the treatment of BRs before seed sowing considerably conquer the salinity-induced damage by stimulating functional components of antioxidative defense system and ultimately reduced oxidative damage.

Anticancer potential of Himalayan plants

Abstract: Plants used in traditional medicine have stood up to the test of time and contributed many novel compounds for preventive and curative medicine to modern science. India is sitting on a gold mine of well recorded and traditionally well practiced knowledge of herbal medicine. Specially, plants growing at high altitude in Himalayan pastures are time-honored sources of health and general well being of local inhabitants. As of today, Himalayan plants are a major contributor to the herbal pharmaceutical industry both of India and other countries. Plants growing at higher altitudes are subjected to an assault of diverse testing situations including higher doses of mutagenic UV-radiation, physiological drought, desiccation and strong winds. Plants interact with stressful environments by physiological adaptation and altering the biochemical profile of plant tissues and producing a spectrum of secondary metabolites. Secondary metabolites are of special interest to scientists because of their unique pharmacophores and medicinal properties. Secondary metabolites like polyphenols, terpenes and alkaloids have been reported to possess antimutagenic and anticancer properties in many studies. The fundamental aspiration of the current review is to divulge the antimutagenic/anticancer potential of five alpine plants used as food or medicine by the populations living at high altitudes.

CpGDB : A Comprehensive Database of Chloroplast Genomes.

Abstract: Chloroplast Genome Database (CpGDB) is user friendly, web-based, freely available and dynamic relational database which provides a platform for researchers to search and download complete chloroplast genome sequences, individual gene sequences and feature records of plant species belonging to same or different families of spermatophytes. Presently, the database consists of genome sequences, individual gene sequences and feature records of chloroplast genomes of 3823 plant species belonging to 1527 genera from 256 families, which will be updated regularly with the availability of new sequences at NCBI. Extensive data mining of feature records from GenBank files, uniform nomenclature for majority of genes, enriched intron/exon feature records makes CpGDB a valuable resource for studies in chloroplast genomics while complementing existing chloroplast databases.

Ionic dye adsorption by zinc oxide nanoparticles

Abstract: The adsorption behaviour of Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1 on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZNP) has been investigated to understand the physicochemical process involved and to explore the possible use of nanoparticles in the treatment and management of textile waste matter. The dye removal capacity of ZNP towards Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1 was found to be 15.64, 6.78 and 6.38 mg g−1, respectively. The adsorption process was pH dependent and optimum pH values of 9.0, 2.0 and 4.0 were obtained for Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1, respectively. Equilibrium was established after 1.0 h for all dyes. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models were applied to the system. The adsorbent ZNP was characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques. SEM analysis revealed the noticeable nanoporous morphology of the material. The r...