Amino acid and Fatty acid Profiles of the Marine Gastropod Turbo brunneus (L. 1758) along the Gulf of Mannar Region of Thoothukudi

The majority of marine mollusks of economic importance are distributed in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Mannar. In the present study amino acids and fatty acid profiles of Turbo brunneus have been carried out. Twenty amino acids were estimated in both male and female Turbo brunneus. Among them, the essential amino acids (EAA) 20.30% and non essential amino acids (NEAA) 7.90 were found to present in males and 24.30 % of EAA and 14.10% NEAA in females. Fatty acids profiles revealed the presence of SFA 4.91% and 6.65% in males and females respectively. MUFA recorded in males and females were 1.12% and 4.02% respectively. The PUFA estimated in the males and females were 4.17% and 5.64% respectively. The result of the present study shows that the tissue of marine gastropod Turbo brunneus is a valuable food for human beings as it contains well balanced amino acid and fatty acid contents

The Eco-friendly Marine Gastropod Turbo brunneus (L. 1758) and its Vital role in Future Pharmaceutical Industry Through GC-MS Study

Molluscs form valuable fisheries in various parts of the coast of India providing shell fish as food and as source of lime, pearls and decorative shells, as constituents of medicinal preparations etc. In the present study, the eco-friendly Turbo brunneus and its vital role in future pharmaceutical industry through GC-MS analysis was carried out. Almost eighteen compounds are obtained through GC-MS which might be responsible for antimicrobial, pharmaceutical, insect repellent, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiasthmatic, diuretic and antiarthritic activities

Social perspectives in contemporary English Literature Paulo Coelho, the Alchemist

The institutions of society are the strongest paths in paving way for the individual to achieve his/her dreams. Each part of society functions to provide stability and it puts a large emphasis on which the human develop. Human life and social interactions seek in unifying the goals or desires of the individuals. The society and its culture, influences the personal development. Society acts as the stimulus in achieving individual‘s desire. ―The Alchemist ―, a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho was first published in 1988. ‗The Alchemist‘ follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there. Journey is necessary according to the Alchemist. It is about the essential wisdom of listening to a heart and above all, following our dreams. ―When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it‖. This is the core theme of the Book. The main theme, is finding one‘s destiny influenced by the society

Screening of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from fermented idli batter for probiotic properties

Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. The objective of this study was to screen eight potential probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strains from fermented idli batter using in vitro assays such as bile tolerance, acid tolerance, transit tolerance in the upper human gastrointestinal tract, auto-aggregation, co-aggregation, hydrophobicity, susceptibility to various antibiotics, bile salt hydrolase assay, cholesterol assimilation and hemolysis. The isolates were able to tolerate up to 0.3% of bile for 4 to 6 h and pH 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 6.5, 7.5 and 8.5. The isolates were able to resist growth against gastric and intestinal fluid. The auto-aggregation of the different L. plantarum strains ranged from 65 to 80% in all the isolates. The co-aggregation with pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes (MTCC 657) and Escherichia coli (MTCC 728) ranged from 51 to 64%, however, low levels of co-aggregation were observed in L. plantarum (MTCC 6161) and L. rhamnosus (MTCC 1408) ranging from 32 to 46% and hydrophobicity from 49 to 77%. The isolates showed resistance towards antibiotics like gentamycin, ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid and norfloxacin. All the isolates showed bile salt hydrolase activity with cholesterol lowering capacity, the highest being 73% by L. plantarum JJ 18. The isolates possessed â-galactosidase activity exhibiting 322 to 1000 MU of enzyme activity. No isolates showed hemolysis activity. Thus, the different L. plantarum isolates exhibited probiotic potential which would attribute beneficial effect to mankind.Key words: Lactobacillus plantarum, probiotics, cholesterol, β-galactosidase

DNA Barcoding Of Coral Reef Associated Fishes Collected From Cuddalore, Southeast Coast Of India

DNA barcoding is the significant species identification method, it helps in the construction of phylogenetic tree and avert mislabeling of species. DNA barcoding of some of the coral reef associated fishes from Indian southeast coast were very scarce. Hence, in the present study DNA barcoding of five species of coral reef associated fishes such as Lutjanus russellii, Siganus canaliculatus, Siganus javus, Acanthurus tristis and Trachinocephalus myops collected from Cuddalore, southeast coast of India were studied. The sequences were submitted to the GenBank and their accession numbers were obtained. The GC content in the sequence of COI genes were also calculated, the maximum GC content was found in Trachinocephalus myops (50.47%) and minimum was in Acanthurus tristis (45.33%). The average GC content was 47.64 ± 1.01%. Among the five species analyzed the sequence for Acanthurus tristis was not available in the NCBI database earlier, hence this sequence may the first molecular evidence for GenBank database

Distributed Graph Isomorphism using Quantum Walks

Graph isomorphism being an NP problem, most of the systems that solves the graph isomorphism are constrained with some classes of the graph, and do not work for all types of graphs in polynomial time. We exploited the two particle quantum walks on different classes of graphs including strongly regular graphs which are co-spectral in nature. We simulated two particle quantum walks on graph using distributed algorithm. To show the effectiveness of the technique, we applied it to the large graphs derived from images using Delauney triangulation. The results show a remarkable speedup for large data. The two-particle quantum walks is implemented in map-reduce programming technique which scales the computation as the cluster get scaled to account Big data. We checked the isomorphism of the graphs with upto 100 vertices in polynomial time. The system is scalable to accept big inputs from any other domain in graph format. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.15021

A Comparative study of Blood Flow Velocities in Ophthalmic Artery in Glaucoma Patients

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a multifactorial optic neuropathy characterized by progressive damage of optic nerve fibers leading to typical optic nerve changes and field defects with or without raise in intraocular pressure. In this study Colour Doppler imaging of the retrobulbar blood vessels is done to assess the role of vascular factors in the pathogenesis of optic nerve fiber damage. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To measure and compare the systolic and diastolic blood flow velocities, resistance index in Ophthalmic artery, Central retinal artery and Short posterior ciliary artery in patients with Normotensive glaucoma, untreated Primary Open angle glaucoma and normal subjects. 2. To assess the significance of vascular flow in glaucomatous optic nerve damage. 3. To correlate between optic nerve head blood flow and glaucomatous optic nerve head changes. METHODOLOGY: A prospective cross sectional study to assess the Peak systolic velocity, End diastolic velocity and Resistance Index using Colour Doppler imaging of the retrobulbar vessels was done in 90 subjects during the period December 2017 to June 2019. The 90 subjects were grouped as follows: Group 1: Normotensive glaucoma - 30 patients, Group 2: Untreated primary open angle glaucoma - 30 patients, Group 3: Normal subjects - 30 controls. RESULTS: Compared with normal group, there is significant reduction in PSV (p= 0.0005) in both Normotensive glaucoma and Primary open angle glaucoma group in all the three arteries, namely Ophthalmic artery, Central retinal artery and Short posterior ciliary artery. There is also significant reduction in EDV (p=0.0005) in both the groups in all the three arteries. Increased RI is found in all the three arteries (Ophthalmic artery, Central retinal artery and Short posterior ciliary artery) and is found to be statistically significant in the normotensive and primary open angle glaucoma group with p value of 0.0005. CONCLUSION: In this comparative study of both normotensive and primary open angle glaucoma patients using Colour Doppler imaging to assess the blood flow velocities in Ophthalmic artery, Central retinal artery and Short posterior ciliary artery, it was noted that these vessels had reduced systolic and diastolic blood flow velocity and also increased resistance index. All these factors are known to contribute to the vascular compromise leading to ischemia of the optic nerve head resulting in optic nerve damage. This study concludes that, irrespective of the intraocular pressure, vascular factors do have a role in the pathogenesis of optic nerve head changes in both normotensive and primary open angle glaucoma

Tanning Melanotan Jabs and Nasal Spray: Safe or Not?

Cultural values among young population are focused on the concept of skin tanning as a perception of health and attractiveness. This has populated the development of using synthetic tanning agents especially with the advertisement coming from the social media. Synthetic tanning agents in forms of nasal spray or injections have gained publicity of use within society through the web and other uncontrolled sourcing routes. Warnings have been issued by UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and Irish Medicines Board against the use of subcutaneous injections labelled as Melanotan, after the upsurge in consuming tanning injections that has noticed in recent years