Targeting Imd pathway receptor in and repurposing of phyto-inhibitors: structural modulation and molecular dynamics.

Dysbiosis is a major cause of disease in an individual, generally initiated in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut, also known as the second brain, constitutes a major role in immune signaling. To study the immunity cascade, the Drosophila model was considered targeting the Imd pathway receptor (2F2L) located in the midgut.

Acrylamide Induced Toxicity and the Propensity of Phytochemicals in Amelioration: A Review.

Acrylamide is widely found in baked and fried foods, produced in large amount in industries and is a prime component in toxicity. This review highlights various toxicities that are induced due to acrylamide, its proposed mode of action including oxidative stress cascades and ameliorative mechanisms using phytochemicals. Acrylamide formation, the mechanism of toxicity and the studies on the role of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunctions are elaborated in this paper.

Effect of drying methods on the quality characteristics of dill (Anethum graveolens) greens.

Different drying methods hot air (HA), 50 °C, 58-63% relative humidity (RH); low humidity air (LHA), 50 °C and 28-30% RH; and radiofrequency (RF), 50 °C, 56-60% RH) were investigated for efficient dehydration of dill (Anethum graveolens) greens with optimal retention of color and constituents. The drying for HA and RF was marginally higher (∼ 22%) compared to HA. Lightness, greenness and yellowness of LHA dried sample were higher than those of the RF and hot-air dried dill greens.