A gram negative chemolithotrophic bacterium (RP1) with facultative mode of nutrition was isolated from the soil. Enzymological studies confirmed presence of Thiosulphate oxidase, sulphite oxidase and Rhodanese, all of which play role in sulphur metabolism pathway. A set of degenerate oligonucleotide primer pairs was used for thermal amplification of a major part of the coding region of the Cytochrome c gene locus of this bacterium. Nucleotide and translated amino acid sequence revealed the gene to be a diheme Cytochrome c, different from the monoheme Cytochrome c observed in Chloribium...

The book discusses the medicinal properties of plants such as, Bacopa monnieri, Centella asiatica, Rubia cordifolia, Hemidesmus indicus and Phyllanthus amarus. These plants have several therapeutic uses and are indigenous to India. They have immense value since ancient times and are still used in Ayurvedic preparations and hence in demand in the herbal market. The book describes in-vitro cultures which were established using various explants. It further discusses various analytic techniques such as Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) & High...