In this article we will discuss about the biosynthesis of carotenoid for antioxidant. Carotenoids are natural pigments, act as colouring agent and predominantly distributed among bacteria, plants and fungi including animals. Over 600 different carotenoids types are known to exist in nature. Their colour range from yellow to red with variations of brown and purple. The typical colours of flowers, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the therapeutic products that are easily available in markets. 1. Avidin: Avidin is a glycoprotein with four subunits found in avian, reptilian and amphibian egg white. It is used as diagnostic reagent. Each identical subunit is made up of 128 amino acids. Presently available avidin product from chicken egg in expensive production of [...]
In this article we will discuss about the transgenic strategy of stress in plants. In Arabidopsis, overexpression of cDNA encoding DREB1 and DREB2 triggered expresÂsion of many stress tolerance genes under normal growing conditions. Thus, transgenic stratÂegy resulted in increased tolerance to drought, salinity and cold stress. Researchers from Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS) identified 12 stress-inducible [...]