Vascular Bundles: Structure, Composition and Classification
Vascular bundles (VB) are the components of vascular tissue system in plants. They are also called as ‘fascicle’. They are the part of TRANSPORT system […]
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Artemisinin: A Wonder Phyto-drug Against Malarial Parasite: Plasmodium falciparum; & Nobel Prize Winning Contribution of Prof. Youyou Tu, China (Nobel Prize 2015: Physiology and Medicine)
. Artemisinin is an anti-malarial parasite drug extracted from a Chinese medicinal plant called sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua; Asteraceae family). It is also known as […]
Difference Between Centipedes and Millipedes (Chilopoda Vs Diplopoda)
.Centipedes and millipedes are coming under the sub-phylum Myriapoda of the phylum Arthropoda. Similarities of centipedes and millipedes Ø Both coming under the sub-phylum Myriapoda […]
Phylum Arthropoda Characteristics
Arthropoda is a largest Phylum of Kingdom Animalia, includes about 80% of all known animal species in the biosphere including terrestrial and aquatic biomes. The […]
Nucleotide Biosynthesis (De-novo & Salvage Synthesis of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides in the Cells)
“The formation of DNA’s structure by Watson and Crick may turn out to be the greatest developments in the field of molecular genetics in recent years” […]
Enzyme Specificity (Biochemistry Lecture Notes)
.“There is more to life than increasing its speed…” (Mahatma Gandhi) Enzymes are biological catalysts. They accelerate the rate of metabolic reactions in the cells […]
Enzyme Immobilization Methods and Applications (Biotechnology Lecture Notes)
Methods & Applications of Enzyme & Whole Cell Immobilization (Advantages and Disadvantages of Enzyme Immobilization; Matrix/Supports Used in Enzyme Immobilization) What is enzyme immobilization? Immobilization is […]
Biochemistry of Plasma Membrane Lipids: Properties, Structure and Classification (Biochemistry Lecture Notes)
“Good fences make good neighbors” Robert Frost, “Mending Wall”, 1914 Biological membrane system: Biological membranes are highly dynamic two layers thick sheath like structures formed by […]
Why the pH of water is 7?
What is pH? ⊗. pH is defined as the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration in a medium. ⊗. For example, if you are saying […]