Improvement of autochthonous Saccharomyces cerevisiae by rapid laboratory evolution technique of genome shuffling.

The process of selecting indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains as a starter culture for specific fermentation has several requisites, including the assessment of distinct parameters based on desirable and traditional oenological criteria. In most wineries, commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains are used for wine fermentation. However, it is rare to find indigenous cerevisiae strains used in wine production, even though these isolates are better adapted to specific regions and are often preferred for producing local fruit wines.

A comprehensive analysis of nutritional, phytochemical, and antioxidant benefits of an underutilized fruit Tetrastigma leucostaphylum.

Wild edible plants significantly contribute to the diets and nutrition of rural communities in many countries. Tetrastigma spp are well-known for their ethno medicinal, nutritional and culinary importance in the rural communities. It is important to put it under scientific investigation to provide deep understanding on the biochemical composition to reveal its importance in commercializing the fruits, open up new economic opportunities for smallholder farmers and rural communities by diversifying income sources and reducing reliance on a few major crops and also influence food crisis under circumstances.

Genome shuffling for phenotypic improvement of industrial strains through recursive protoplast fusion technology.

Strains' improvement technology plays an essential role in enhancing the quality of industrial strains. Several traditional methods and modern techniques have been used to further improve strain engineering programs. The advances stated in strain engineering and the increasing demand for microbial metabolites leads to the invention of the genome shuffling technique, which ensures a specific phenotype improvement through inducing mutation and recursive protoplast fusion.

Natural Products Modulating Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) as Potential COVID-19 Therapies.

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a potentially fatal multisystemic infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently, viable therapeutic options that are cost effective, safe and readily available are desired, but lacking. Nevertheless, the pandemic is noticeably of lesser burden in African and Asian regions, where the use of traditional herbs predominates, with such relationship warranting a closer look at ethnomedicine.

Rapid in vitro plant regeneration from leaf explants of Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze.

An efficient protocol for organogenesis through leaves has been established for Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip.

Optimization of fermentation parameters to enhance the production of ethanol from palmyra jaggery using Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a batch fermentor.

Application of statistical experimental designs for optimization of fermentation parameters to enhance ethanol production, which is an economical and renewable energy source using Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCIM 3090 from palmyra jaggery, was studied in a batch fermentor. Using Plackett-Burman design, impeller speed, concentrations of CoCl2 and KH2PO4 were identified as significant variables, which highly influenced ethanol production, and these variables were further optimized using a central composite design (CCD). The ethanol production was adequately approximated with a full quadratic equation obtained from three factors and five levels of CCD.

Essential oil constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Decalepis hamiltonii roots against foodborne pathogens.

Hydrodistillation of Decalepis hamiltonii roots yielded an essential oil (0.33% v/w) that contained 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (37.45%), 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (31.