Kajal Sharma

Chitkara University · School of Health Sciences

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are beneficial bacteria are one of the major groups of microbes that can be found in the rhizosphere, in association with roots which can enhance the growth of plant directly or indirectly. The present study aimed to isolate plant growth promoting and disease suppressing bacterial isolates native to rhizosphere...

Brewers' spent grain (BSG) is the major by-product of the brewing industry, representing around 85 % of the total byproducts generated. BSG is a lignocellulosic material containing about 17 % cellulose, 28 % non-cellulosic polysaccharides, chiefly arabinoxylans, and 28 % lignin. Nevertheless, due to its high content of protein and fibre (around 20...

Cow is worshiped as "mother of mankind". It is very respective animal in Hinduism. Cow urine and cow dung are described as important excretions of animal origin. Cow urine contains many active compounds like phenols, amino acids, volatile and non-volatile substances which show marvelous antimicrobial activities. Ayurveda also described the traditio...

The biopreservative effect of purified bacteriocin produced during lactic acid fermentation of wild Himalayan fig pickle was investigated in RTS-drink. A total number of seven isolates (SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6 and SS7) were isolated from fermented wild Himalayan fig pickle. SS7 isolate was identified as Lactobacillus genus according to Bergeys...

Agriculture is an important sector that provides immense opportunities for development and livelihood for over half of the world’s population. Globally, India is the second leading country in the production of agricultural commodities. The agricultural sector is confronted with huge issues such as rapid climatic change, a decline in soil fertility,...

Multidrug resistance and toxicity associated with antimicrobial agents among pathogenic bacteria leading to a surge in morbidity and mortality in humans need bold proclamation in the area of research and development of new biological agents. The maximum propitious possibility we can see in the area of bacteriocins. Bacteriocins are ribosomally synt...

High precision and rapid detection of pesticides are one of the most imperative requirements today to overcome environmental and food safety problems. Therefore, here, in this study, we proposed a simple colorimetric sensor for the visual determination of imidacloprid (IMD) using asparagine (Asp)-modified AuNPs. The synthesized Asp-AuNPs were chara...

In India, Cow has been considered as a holy animal. The use of cow urine for curing many diseases has been known from ancient times. Similarly, the plants are worshiped in India. Also, the various plant parts are used in treatment of incurable diseases and the Acacia is one of them. Each part of Acacia like leaves, stem, etc. used to treat a number...

Wild Himalayan fig is an underutilized wild fruit with various nutritional components. The fruit was evaluated for different parameters like crude fibre value (18.90 - 16.38 %), total phenols (72.6 – 65.4 mg/100g) and the energy value (99.84 Kcal). The shelf life of this fruit was enhanced by converting it into value added product like jam. To stan...

Wild Himalayan fig is an underutilized wild fruit with various nutritional components. The fruit was evaluated for different parameters like crude fibre value (18.90 - 16.38 %), total phenols (72.6 – 65.4 mg/100g) and the energy value (99.84 Kcal). The shelf life of this fruit was enhanced by converting it into value added product like jam. To stan...

Wild fig is an under exploited fruit having several health benefits. Its importance is not known to common people, therefore either not used for food purposes or very limited. However, several research paper and researchers reported that figs are an excellent source of minerals, vitamins A, B1, B2 and C, dietary fibre, carbohydrates, essential amin...