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1. Quality Compost Production from Municipality Biowaste in Mix with Rice Straw, Cow Dung, and Earthworm Eisenia fetida

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Sanasam, Shantibala Devi;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
Compost Science & Utilization 2017 v.25 no.3 pp. 141-151
ISSN:
2326-2397
Subject:
Azospirillum; Azotobacter; Eisenia fetida; Enterobacter; Micrococcus; Salmonella; Shigella; bacteria; beneficial microorganisms; biodegradability; biomass; cattle manure; cellulose; composting; earthworms; greenhouses; households; markets; nutrient content; nutrients; phosphates; rice straw; temperature; vegetables; India
Abstract:
... The biodegradable portion of city waste is a potential source of plant nutrients, and appropriate techniques of composting can convert it to quality compost with higher nutrient content and lower levels of pathogenic microorganisms. An amount of 68.19 tons of waste is generated in Imphal City, Manipur, India, of which 24.84 tons were biodegradable. Of the total biodegradable municipality waste (MW ...
DOI:
10.1080/1065657X.2016.1249312

2. Root colonization by host-specific rhizobacteria alters indigenous root endophyte and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities and promotes the growth of mandarin orange

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Thokchom, Elizabeth; Thakuria, Dwipendra; Kalita, Mohan Chandra; Sharma, Chandradev K.;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
European journal of soil biology 2017 v.79 pp. 48-56
ISSN:
1164-5563
Subject:
Deinococcus-Thermus; Enterobacter asburiae; Enterobacter hormaechei; Firmicutes; Klebsiella pneumoniae; bacterial communities; biomass production; denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; endophytes; host specificity; mandarins; phytomass; plant age; plant growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; polymerase chain reaction; rhizosphere; rhizosphere bacteria; root inoculation; roots; seedlings; soil; tissues; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... We assessed whether colonization of mandarin orange roots by host-specific plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can influence the composition of root endophyte, rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere bacterial communities and plant growth. The ability to colonize root by four host-specific PGPR, namely Enterobacter hormaechei RCE1, Enterobacter asburiae RCE2, Enterobacter ludwigii RCE5 and Klebsie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ejsobi.2017.02.003

3. In vitro and in vivo anti-diabetic and hepatoprotective effects of edible pods of Parkia roxburghii and quantification of the active constituent by HPLC-PDA

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Sheikh, Yunus; Maibam, Beebina Chanu; Deka, Dibakar Chandra; Borah, Jagat Chandra;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2016 v.191 pp. 21-28
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Parkia timoriana; alpha-amylase; alpha-glucosidase; animal disease models; blood glucose; blood serum; diabetes; dietary supplements; epigallocatechin; glycemic effect; hepatoprotective effect; hypertension; inhibitory concentration 50; liver function; medicinal plants; pods; quantitative analysis; rats; streptozotocin; traditional medicine; uric acid; urinary tract diseases
Abstract:
... Parkia roxburghii G. Don. is a traditional medicinal plant and its pods are extensively used as food and medicine. It is believed by the traditional healers to have medicinal properties to treat diabetes, hypertension and urinary tract infections (Jamaluddin et al., 1994).The methanolic extract of pods of P roxburghii and fractions were screened for their α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory act ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2016.06.015

4. First proteome study of sporadic flowering in bamboo species (Bambusa vulgaris and Dendrocalamus manipureanus) reveal the boom is associated with stress and mobile genetic elements

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Louis, Bengyella; Waikhom, Sayanika Devi; Goyari, Sailendra; Jose, Robinson C.; Roy, Pranab;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Gene 2015 v.574 pp. 255-264
ISSN:
0378-1119
Subject:
Bambusa vulgaris; Dendrocalamus; bamboos; buds; cell cycle; death; flowering; gene expression regulation; genes; histones; interspersed repetitive sequences; mass spectrometry; metabolism; mitochondria; proteome; proteomics; signal transduction; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; ubiquitin
Abstract:
... Bamboo species are the fastest-growing plants having a long vegetative cycle. Abrupt switching from the vegetative phase to the reproductive phase via sporadic flowering boom, occasionally leads to death of bamboo clumps, and threatens the existence of many bamboo species. To apprehend the molecular mechanism driving sporadic flowering, proteome changes in the initial and advanced floral buds of t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2015.08.010

5. Essential oil of Cephalotaxus griffithii needle inhibits proliferation and migration of human cervical cancer cells: involvement of mitochondria-initiated and death receptor-mediated apoptosis pathways

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Laishram, Surbala; Rana, Virendra Singh; Borah, Jagat Chandra;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Natural product research 2015 v.29 no.12 pp. 1161-1165
ISSN:
1478-6427
Subject:
Cephalotaxus; DNA fragmentation; apoptosis; caspase-3; caspase-8; caspase-9; chemotaxis; essential oils; humans; mitochondrial membrane; neoplasm cells; tissue repair; uterine cervical neoplasms; viability
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to determine the effect of Cephalotaxus griffithii needle essential oil (CGNO) on proliferation and migration of human cervical cancer (HCC) cells. CGNO treatment decreased the viability of all the tested HCC (HeLa, ME-180 and SiHa) cells. Morphological and DNA fragmentation analysis of CGNO-treated HeLa cells indicated the involvement of apoptosis in inducing HCC cell dea ...
DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2014.981540

6. Enhancement of antioxidant properties of two soybean varieties of Sikkim Himalayan region by proteolytic Bacillus subtilis fermentation

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Sanjukta, Samurailatpam; Rai, Amit Kumar; Muhammed, Ali; Jeyaram, Kumaraswamy;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Journal of functional foods 2015 v.14 pp. 650-658
ISSN:
1756-4646
Subject:
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Bacillus subtilis; Kjeldahl method; antioxidant activity; byproducts; digestion; feed additives; fermentation; free amino acids; gastrointestinal system; histidine; hydrolysis; peptides; phenylalanine; polyphenols; proline; proteinases; proteolysis; soybeans; tryptophan; tyrosine; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... Soybean varieties of Sikkim Himalayan region used for Kinema preparation were fermented using two different protease producing Bacillus subtilis strains, B. subtilis MTCC5480 and B. subtilis MTCC1747. Fermentation of soybean increased radical (DPPH and superoxide) scavenging activity (3.1–24 folds), total antioxidant activity and reducing power in the aqueous extracts in comparison with unfermente ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jff.2015.02.033

7. Isolation, screening, characterization, and selection of superior rhizobacterial strains as bioinoculants for seedling emergence and growth promotion of Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Thokchom, Elizabeth; Kalita, Mohan Chandra;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Canadian journal of microbiology 2013 v.60 no.2 pp. 85-92
ISSN:
1480-3275
Subject:
Citrus reticulata; Enterobacter asburiae; Enterobacter hormaechei; Klebsiella pneumoniae; biomass; fungi; growth promotion; indole acetic acid; mandarins; nitrogen fixation; orchards; phosphates; phosphorus; rhizosphere bacteria; screening; seedling emergence; seedling growth; seedlings; soil; solubilization; sowing; subtropics; India
Abstract:
... Mandarin orange (MO) is an important fruit crop of tropical and subtropical regions of the world. A total of 217 morphologically distinct rhizobacteria from MO orchards in 3 states of northeastern India were isolated and analyzed for 4 plant-growth-promoting (PGP) attributes: nitrogen fixation, production of indole acetic acid like substances, solubilization of phosphate, and ability to antagonize ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjm-2013-0573

8. Anti-diabetic potential of selected ethno-medicinal plants of north east India

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Sheikh, Yunus; Maibam, Beebina Chanu; Biswas, Dipak; Laisharm, Surbala; Deb, Lokesh; Borah, Jagat Chandra;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2015 v.171 pp. 37-41
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Schima; Wendlandia; alpha-glucosidase; animal disease models; blood glucose; diabetes; enzyme inhibition; glucose; glycemic effect; inhibitory concentration 50; medicinal plants; starch; sucrose; traditional medicine; India
Abstract:
... Through one-to-one interaction with the traditional healers, the present study has identified 15 medicinal plant species traditionally used as remedies to control diabetes.The methanolic extracts were screened for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Hypoglycemic activity was assessed following glucose, sucrose and starch tolerance test on normal and STZ induced diabetic rats.Ficus cunia extra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2015.05.030

9. Cephalotaxus griffithii Hook.f. needle extract induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and suppression of hTERT and hTR expression on human breast cancer cells

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Laishram, Surbala; Borah, Jagat Chandra; Kalita, Mohan Chandra;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2014 v.14 no.1 pp. 305
ISSN:
1472-6882
Subject:
Cephalotaxus; DNA fragmentation; Western blotting; acetone; alternative medicine; apoptosis; breast neoplasms; caspases; cell cycle checkpoints; cell viability; cytotoxicity; flow cytometry; humans; mechanism of action; methanol; neoplasm cells; petroleum; phytopharmaceuticals; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; small interfering RNA; telomerase; thin layer chromatography
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Cephalotaxus spp. are known to possess anticancer potential. In this present work, for the first time the effects of C. griffithii needle (CGN) extracts on human cancer cells were examined. METHODS: The CGN was successively extracted with petroleum ether (PE), acetone and methanol. The extracts were tested for its effect on proliferation of cancer cells (MTT assay on HeLa, ZR751 and He ...
DOI:
10.1186/1472-6882-14-305
PubMed:
25135691
PubMed Central:
PMC4155093

10. HPLC analysis of harringtonine and homoharringtonine in the needles of Cephalotaxus griffithii alkaloid fraction and cytotoxic activity on chronic myelogenous leukaemia K562 cell

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Borah, Jagat Chandra; Laishram, Surbala; Kalita, Mohan Chandra;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Natural product research 2014 v.28 no.18 pp. 1503-1506
ISSN:
1478-6427
Subject:
Cephalotaxus; alkaloids; cell death; cytotoxicity; high performance liquid chromatography; leukemia
Abstract:
... Harringtonine (HT) and homoharringtonine (HHT) are Cephalotaxus alkaloids with considerable antileukaemic activity. The objectives of this research were to (1) determine the content of HT and HHT present in Cephalotaxus griffithii needles alkaloid fraction (CGAF) and (2) compare the antiproliferative activity of CGAF, with that of HT and HHT on chronic myelogenous leukaemia K562 cell. The concentr ...
DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2014.913241

11. Antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activity of stem bark extracts of Cephalotaxus griffithii Hook. f

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Kasoju, Naresh; Bora, Utpal;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2012 v.12 no.1 pp. 30
ISSN:
1472-6882
Subject:
2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; Cephalotaxus; DNA fragmentation; acetone; alternative medicine; antibacterial properties; antioxidant activity; apoptosis; ascorbic acid; bacteria; bark; chemical composition; correlation; cytotoxicity; ethers; flavonoids; flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopy; inhibitory concentration 50; methanol; models; petroleum; plant extracts; soaking; solvents; stems; strains; superoxide anion
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Cephalotaxus spp. are known to possess various therapeutic potentials. Cephalotaxus griffithii, however, has not been evaluated for its biological potential. The reason may be the remoteness and inaccessibility of the habitat where it is distributed. The main aim of this study was to: (1) evaluate multiple biological potentials of stem bark of C. griffithii, and (2) identify solvent ex ...
DOI:
10.1186/1472-6882-12-30
PubMed:
22469333
PubMed Central:
PMC3364904

12. Chrysin rich Scutellaria discolor Colebr. induces cervical cancer cell death via the induction of cell cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Laishram, Surbala; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Borah, Jagat Chandra; Pal, Bikas Chandra; Suman, Pankaj; Gupta, Satish Kumar; Kalita, Mohan Chandra;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Life sciences 2015 v.143 pp. 105-113
ISSN:
0024-3205
Subject:
Scutellaria; Western blotting; apoptosis; caspase-3; caspase-9; cell cycle checkpoints; chromatography; chrysin; cytotoxicity; flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopy; fractionation; human cell lines; interphase; mitochondrial membrane; neoplasm cells; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; traditional medicine; uterine cervical neoplasms
Abstract:
... Scutellaria discolor Colebr. has been extensively used in traditional medicine against several diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anticancer potential of S. discolor and to isolate the bioactive principle responsible for the anticancer activity.Cytotoxicity experiments were performed on cancer and normal cells using MTT assay. The mechanism of cell death was evaluated using ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.lfs.2015.10.035

13. Past, present and perspectives of Manipur traditional medicine: A major health care system available for rural population in the North-East India

Author:
Talukdar, Narayan Chandra,   et al.   ; Deb, Lokesh; Laishram, Surbala; Khumukcham, Nongalleima; Ningthoukhongjam, Dhaneshwor; Nameirakpam, Surjit Singh; Dey, Amitabha; Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh; Ningthoukhongjam, Tombi Raj;     Show all 9 Authors
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2015 v.169 pp. 387-400
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Allium sativum; Cocos nucifera; Curcuma longa; Liliaceae; Oroxylum indicum; World Health Organization; Zingiber officinale; animal products; databases; drug formulations; health services; indigenous knowledge; interviews; patients; plant products; questionnaires; rural areas; rural population; surveys; therapeutics; traditional medicine; India
Abstract:
... Traditional health care practices are still being followed extensively in Manipur, North-East India. This is the major or the only medical facility available in some rural areas of Manipur. Cross cultural ethno-pharmacological survey was conducted to document traditional health care practices by Maiba–Maibi (male–female traditional health care practitioners of Manipur).All together 59 traditional ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.074