Abstract In the current work, leaf extract of Bridelia retusa was used for first time to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs). A nanoparticle-specific 364-nm peak discerned via UV–Vis studies with a typical bandgap energy 3.41 eV. FE-SEM micrographs revealed flower-shaped structure ZnONPs. EDS analysis corroborated presence and oxygen. XRD spectrum established wurtzite structure, sized ...

Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume is a fruit-yielding climbing shrub native to Southern Asia and various parts of the plant have been used in traditional systems medicines treat range diseases. Proximate, mineral, phytochemical analysis fruit pericap seeds were carried out present study assess nutritional status. The pericarp rich carbohydrate (38.78 33.46 g/100 g dry mass), protein (8.94 44.40 fi...

Seeds of various wild and cultivated pulses express varied degrees of resistance to damage by Callosobruchus maculatus, a major pest of stored pulses. Seeds were analysed for trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitors (qualitatively and quantitatively) and protein pro®les (SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) to study the chemical basis of resistance to bruchid infestation. Seeds of the wild pulses Dun...

Knowledge of spider bites in Central Europe derives mainly from anecdotal case presentations; therefore we aimed to collect cases systematically. From June 2011 to November 2012 we prospectively collected 17 cases of alleged spider bites, and together with two spontaneous notifications later on, our database totaled 19 cases. Among them, eight cases could be verified. The causative species were...

Four new species and a new genus of lucinid bivalves are described from shallow and deeper waters in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans. The new genus Scabrilucina (subfamily Lucininae) includes the little-known Scabrilucina victorialis (Melvill, 1899) from the Arabian Sea and Scabrilucina vitrea (Deshayes, 1844) from the Andaman Sea as well as a new species Scabrilucina melvilli from the Torre...