Alak Paul, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Md Robed Amin et al.
The current novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic, COVID-19, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread globally, causing startling loss of life, stalling the global economy, and disrupting social life. One of the challenges to contain COVID-19 is convincing people to adopt pers...
Rajib Shil, Suman Mojumder, Faozia Faleha Sadida, Myn Uddin et al.
The cellulolytic bacteria from the gut of three different phytophagous insects were studied to isolate novel cellulolytic organism for biofuel industry. Among the threse, gut of P. quatuordecimpunctata larvae contained both highest no of total bacterial count (6.8x107 CFU/gut) and cellulolytic bacte...
Alak Paul, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Janardan Mahanta, Sanjib Kumar Ghosh et al.
In order to eliminate COVID-19, many countries provided vaccinations. However, success depends on peoples' knowledge levels and rates of acceptance. But, previous research on this topic is currently lacking in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study aimed at to investigate Bangladeshi peoples' knowle...
Tanim Jabid Hossain, Md Khorshed Alam, Dwaipayan Sikdar
Twelve different liquid market milks of Bangladesh were examined to evaluate their chemical and sanitary quality. Six of these were open raw milk bought from local daily markets and the other six were processed packet milk (both pasteurized and UHT [Ultra High Temperature] - processed) available in ...
Mosaraf Hossain, Md. Omar Faruque, Golam Kabir, Naimul Hassan et al.
TNF-α and IL-6 have been shown to be associated with insulin resistance in T2 DM subjects. However, their causal role in the development of diabetes is still unsettled. In the present study 106 prediabetic subjects (17 IFG, 60 IGT, 29 IFG-IGT) were studied along with age- and BMI-matched 56 healthy ...
Alak Paul, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Md Robed Amin et al.
Abstract The current novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak, COVID-19, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China has spread all over the world causing startling loss of lives, stalling the global economy and disrupting the social life. One of the challenges to contain the COVID-19 is making peo...
Gouri Dhar, Sonam Akther, Afrin Sultana, Uchen May et al.
Increased intake of fruits, due to their high antioxidant capacity, is known to reduce the risk of many diseases. The high antioxidant capacity of fruits is attributed by the presence of phenolics. The aim of the present study was to evaluate how solvents affect the extraction of phenolic and flavon...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Alak Paul, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Janardan Mahanta et al.
BACKGROUND: The safety of health care workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh and the factors associated with getting COVID-19 have been infrequently studied. The aim of this study was to address this gap by assessing the capacity development and safety measures of HCWs in Bangladesh who have been exposed to C...
Rajat Ghosh, Pravat Chandra Barua, Ovi SİKDER, Srabonti Saha et al.
Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of two common fruits of Bangladesh, namely Phyllunthus emblica and Elaeocarpus floribundus, were measured in water, methanol, ethanol, acetone and hexane extracts. Several in vitro models including phosphomolybdenum assay, DPPH free radical scavenging assay,...
Mohammad Mosleh Uddin, Md Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury, Suman Mojumder, Dwaipayan Sikdar
Endo-beta-1, 4-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.4) activity was measured in the gut fluid of phytophagous insect Podontia quatuordecimpunctata Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in different days of development. The eight day-old larva showed maximum activity with 1.73 U mg(-1) of protein, which was confirmed ...
Mosaraf Hossain, Golam Kabir, Naimul Hasan, Omar Faruque et al.
Suman Dash, Lucky Mubareka, Rajib Shil, Dwaipayan Sikdar et al.
Insect guts, particularly of phytophagous insects, are considered as intriguing bioprospecting sources of cellulase and xylanase due to their use in biofuel industry. In this study, the activities of cellulase and xylanase were identified in the gut fluid of grasshopper, Oxya velox, and characterize...
Kanchan Chakma, Gouri Rani Banik, Dwaipayan Sikdar
No abstract available DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjnut.v22i0.12829 Bangladesh Journal of Nutrition Vol.22-23 2009-2010 pp.31-40
S. Roy Chowdhury, Md. Tahmid Chowdhury, Md. Golam Kabir, Dwaipayan Sikdar et al.
Mohammad Razuanul Hoque, Md. Golam Kabir, Dwaipayan Sikdar
Context: Racial and sex differences are documented globally regarding patterns of serum lipids among diabetic patients. Differences of lipid profile of normal and diabetic subjects of the different ethnic groups of Bangladesh may differ.Objectives: To find out if there were any differences in the se...
Sourav Mukherjee, Bratati Sikdar, Dwaipayan Chaudhuri, Kalyan Giri et al.
The increasing problem of antibiotic resistance over recent decades calls for alternative methods to reduce bacterial pathogenicity. Targeting quorum sensing (QS) is gaining attention as a promising alternative treatment. This study investigates the potential of plumbagin, a natural naphthoquinone d...
Suman Mojumder, Mokseda Akter, Oishee Barua, Rahul Sharma et al.
Abstract To utilise seaweed commercially, post-harvest processing is typically essential, serving to prevent decay, extend shelf life, and facilitate the extraction of specific chemical components. In this study, the presence of a variety of nutritionally important compounds in Ulva lactuca was inve...
Syeda Monifa Akter, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Md. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, Mohammad Sayedul Islam
Fruits and vegetables are very important for daily diet as they are enriched with carbohydrate, protein, fiber and micronutrients. The present study was carried out to estimate the nutrient content of some locally available fruits and vegetables in raw state. The specimens of this study were the fru...
Suman Mojumder, Oishee Barua, Rahul Sharma, Yeasmin Akhter et al.
To optimize the utility of seaweeds, post-harvest processing is typically essential, serving to prevent decay, extend shelf life, and facilitate the extraction of specific chemical components. In this study, the presence of a variety of nutritionally important compounds in Ulva sp. (grown locally in...
Md Jakir Hossain, Golam Kabir, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Omar Faruque et al.
Objective : Epidemiological evidence suggests that levels of inflammatory markers, such as tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), can predict the development of diabetes but the association of these inflammatory markers with the basic pathology of type 2 diabetes is unclear. In t...