Developing new colors for the food industry is challenging, as colorants need to be
compatible with a food flavors, safety, and nutritional value, and which ultimately have a …

Synthetic colors have been widely used in various industries including food, textile, cosmetic
and pharmaceuticals. However toxicity problems caused by synthetic pigments have …

Recent shift in trends of agricultural practices from application of synthetic fertilizers and
pesticides to organic farming has brought into focus the use of microorganisms that carryout …

Trichoderma species are free-living fungi that are highly interactive in root, soil and foliar
environments and have been used successfully in field trials to control many crop …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by a
novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS-CoV spike (S) protein, a type I membrane-bound …

Nature produces a variety of different species, prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Among them,
fungi play a very important, but yet mostly unexplored role. Their widespread occurrence on …

Chrysophanol is a unique anthraquinone having broad-spectrum therapeutic potential along
with ecological importance. It is the first polyketide that has been reported to be …

Amongst functional macromolecules, the combination of polymers and dyes is a research
field of great potential with regard to high-performance materials. Accordingly, colored …

Synthetic pesticides in general, are highly toxic, persistent and their harmful residues
contaminate crops, food commodities and pollute soils and groundwater. They adversely …

The aim of this study is to investigate the anticancer effect of aloe-emodin in two human liver
cancer cell lines, Hep G2 and Hep 3B. We observed that aloe-emodin inhibited cell …