Search Results - "Akrem, Ahmed"
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Snake Venom Peptides: Tools of Biodiscovery
Published in Toxins (14-11-2018)“…Nature endowed snakes with a lethal secretion known as venom, which has been fine-tuned over millions of years of evolution. Snakes utilize venom to subdue…”
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Bioherbicidal Activity and Metabolic Profiling of Potent Allelopathic Plant Fractions Against Major Weeds of Wheat—Way Forward to Lower the Risk of Synthetic Herbicides
Published in Frontiers in plant science (10-09-2021)“…The productivity of major field crops is highly compromised due to weed infestation. Inefficient weed management practices and undue and excessive use of…”
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Eruca sativa seed napin structural insights and thorough functional characterization
Published in Scientific reports (15-12-2021)“…A potent napin protein has been thoroughly characterized from seeds of rocket salad ( Eruca sativa ). Eruca sativa napin ( Es Nap) was purified by ammonium…”
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The response of culturally important plants to experimental warming and clipping in Pakistan Himalayas
Published in PloS one (06-05-2021)“…The relative effects of climate warming with grazing on medicinally important plants are not fully understood in Hindukush-Himalaya (HKH) region. Therefore, we…”
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Graphene quantum dots as cysteine protease nanocarriers against stored grain insect pests
Published in Scientific reports (26-02-2020)“…Storing grains remain vulnerable to insect pest attack. The present study developed a biopesticide using biomolecules and their encapsulation in nanoparticles…”
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Isolation of napin from Brassica nigra seeds and coagulation activity to turbid pond water
Published in Water science & technology. Water supply (01-06-2022)“…Abstract Approach to fresh water is limited due to the growing world population and supply of clean drinking water is a global challenge. Pond water is widely…”
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In Silico Analysis and Functional Characterization of Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Vicilin from Moth Bean ( Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) Seeds
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (19-05-2022)“…Vicilin has nutraceutical potential and different noteworthy medicative health-promoting biotic diversions, and it is remarkable against pathogenic…”
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Comparative Study to Characterise the Pharmaceutical Potential of Synthesised Snake Venom Bradykinin-Potentiating Peptides In Vivo
Published in Current medicinal chemistry (01-01-2022)“…Bradykinin-potentiating peptides (BPPs) are snake venom peptides inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). ACE plays an important role in the…”
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Genome-wide association mapping of bread wheat genotypes using yield and grain morphology-related traits under different environments
Published in Frontiers in genetics (17-01-2023)“…Depleting water resources and increasing global temperature due to climate change are major challenges to agriculture and food security worldwide. Deciphering…”
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Crystal structure of Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor: Entomotoxic effect of native and encapsulated protein targeting gut trypsin of Tribolium castaneum Herbst
Published in Computational and structural biotechnology journal (01-12-2024)“…Trypsin inhibitors are known to act against insect pests by inhibiting proteases of the digestive tract. In this study, we report structural and functional…”
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Genome-wide association studies of seedling quantitative trait loci against salt tolerance in wheat
Published in Frontiers in genetics (07-09-2022)“…Salinity is one of the significant factors in decreasing wheat yield and quality. To counter this, it is necessary to develop salt-tolerant wheat varieties…”
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Proteomic Investigations of Two Pakistani Naja Snake Venoms Species Unravel the Venom Complexity, Posttranslational Modifications, and Presence of Extracellular Vesicles
Published in Toxins (22-10-2020)“…Latest advancement of omics technologies allows in-depth characterization of venom compositions. In the present work we present a proteomic study of two snake…”
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Nanoencaspsulation of cysteine protease for the management of stored grain pest, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier)
Published in Journal of King Saud University. Science (01-06-2021)“…Attaining food security is crucial to feed increasing population. Minimizing post harvest losses is a good solution to food scarcity. Hence, cereals are staple…”
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In-silico Studies Calculated a New Chitin Oligomer Binding Site Inside Vicilin: A Potent Antifungal and Insecticidal Agent
Published in Dose-response (01-04-2022)“…Vicilins are major seed storage proteins and show differential binding affinities toward sugar moieties of fungal cell wall and insect gut epithelium. Hence,…”
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Computational modeling and functional characterization of a GgChi: A class III chitinase from corms of Gladiolus grandiflorus
Published in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences (01-12-2018)“…The present study describes the predicted model and functional characterization of an endochitinase (30 kDa) from corms of Gladiolus grandiflorus. ESI-QTOF-MS…”
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The Impact of Hyperthyroidism on Selected Serum Proteins and Metal Ions in the Population of Lahore and Its Surrounding Areas
Published in Pakistan journal of analytical and environmental chemistry (31-12-2019)“…Inorganic metal ions and the proteins play an essential role in living systems. Different hormones and cellular messengers regulate the hemostasis of…”
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The relationship between neural processing efficiency during inter-hemispheric transfer, alcohol consumption, and sleep quality in college students: an ERP study
Published in Journal of American college health (25-06-2024)“…: To examine relationships between sleep, alcohol consumption, and a physiological and behavioral marker of cognitive function in college students. College…”
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Genome-wide identification, classification, expression profiling and DNA methylation (5mC) analysis of stress-responsive ZFP transcription factors in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Published in Gene (15-11-2019)“…Cytosine DNA methylation (5mC) is an epigenetic mark that regulates gene expression in plant responses to environmental stresses. Zinc-finger protein (ZFP) is…”
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Model prediction of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor protein from seeds of Acacia nilotica L. with strong antimicrobial and insecticidal activity
Published in Turkish journal of biology (01-01-2020)“…A Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor protein has been purified and characterized from seeds of Acacia nilotica L. LC-MS/MS analysis of Acacia nilotica trypsin…”
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Isolation and characterization of Bradykinin potentiating peptides from Agkistrodon bilineatus venom
Published in Proteome science (14-01-2016)“…Snake venom is a source of many pharmacologically important molecules. Agkistrodon bilineatus commonly known as Cantil, is spread over Central America…”
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