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IJCRR - 11(6), March, 2019

Pages: 08-15

Date of Publication: 30-Mar-2019


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Seasonal and Geographical Variations in Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Mangroves from Krishna Estuary

Author: Vijaya Kumar Kovvada, Rosaiah Gorrepati, Babu Kakumanu, Tirupathi Swamy Nattala, Rajesh Butti

Category: Life Sciences

Abstract:Objective: To determine the seasonal and geographical impact on plant secondary metabolite production and antimicrobial activity.
Methods: Three mangrove plants viz., Ceriops tagal, Bruguiera cylindrica and Lumnitzera racemosa commonly found in Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka regions of Krishna Estuary, Andhra Pradesh, India were selected for the present study. The study was done during 2014-15 summer, rainy and winter in both the stations. Leaf samples were extracted with methanol and subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening. The methanolic leaf extracts were tested against bacterial pathogens Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and a fungal pathogen Candida albicans.
Results: The methanolic extracts of leaves collected during rainy season showed maximum zone of inhibition at both the stations Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka. Among the studied plants leaf methanolic extract of C.tagal was recorded maximum antibacterial activity against B. subtilis and B. cereus (18\?0.05 mm), followed by Bruguiera cylindrica both at Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka respectively. But the extracts of L.racemosa showed less inhibition activity (7\?0.00 mm) in all the seasons at both the stations.
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that mangroves produce bio-active compounds optimally in rainy season that are effective against microbial proliferation which may further help in synthesis of natural antibiotics in place of commercial antibiotics to heal infectious diseases.

Keywords: Gilakaladindi, Malakayalanka, Phytochemicals, Rainy

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INTRODUCTION

Mangroves are a specific group of plant communities, habituated to adverse environments includes high salt content, relative humidity with fluctuated water currents.[1] These contrary conditions consequently results in reduced photosynthetic rate and thereby reduced growth.[2,3] Of all the stressors soil and water salinity inflict more on plant development especially in semiarid and arid regions.[4]  In order to cope up with these unfavorable conditions, mangrove switch on to different modifications at morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular levels.[5]  Production of secondary metabolites is one of such physiological change which tends the plant to protect themselves against harmful microorganisms along with grazing threat.[6]  Bryant et al.[7] have hypothesized that when plants are stressed, an exchange occurs between carbon to biomass production or formation of defensive secondary compounds.

            The local geo-climate, seasonal changes, external factors such as light, temperature and humidity may affect composition of secondary metabolites. The synthesis of secondary metabolites in response to environmental factors is nothing but an adoptable strategy leading to tolerance to abiotic stress.[8,9]  On the other side the mangrove plant extracts have proven activity against human, animal and plant pathogens and have been used in folklore medicine since ages.[10,11,12]  Till now more than 200 bio-active compounds have been isolated from true mangroves of tropical and subtropical population.[13]  As said, seasonal changes influence much on production of secondary metabolites which is less explored and badly overlooked. On the other side right season for the collection of leaf material to extract maximum secondary metabolites is inevitable in order to get much benefit.  Krishna estuary is one such neglected area with less exploration specifically on seasonal changes. The Krishna deltaic region is in subtropical humid climate with hot summers and moderate winters, which get annual rainfall due to south west monsoon.[14,15]  Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka are the prominent biodiverse mangrove reserves in Krishna estuary on East Coast of India located at latitudes 16° 8?56.1624??, 15°58?34.5354 and longitudes 81°9?46.029??, 81°5?53.3616?? respectively. Coupled with their richness and diversity mangroves of Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka have also physiological peculiarities as a result of environmental conditions to which they belong. Each species of mangroves has a particular range of tolerance to environmental factors.[16, 17]

The present study aims at identify the seasonal and geo-climatic changes on secondary metabolite production in terms of antimicrobial activity on selected mangrove species Lumnitzera racemosa, Ceriops tagal and Bruguiera cylindrica.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Collection of Plant Material

Leaf samples were collected during summer (March to May) rainy (July to September) coinciding with South west monsoons and in winter season (October to February).  Two different sites were chosen and the distance between the sites was about 25 kms. Healthy and fresh leaves were collected from selected three mangroves i.e. Lumnitzera racemosa, Ceriops tagal and Bruguiera cylindrica of Krishna estuary. The collected leaves were washed with tap water and double distilled water until dust is removed from surface of the leaves.  The leaves are shade dried at room temperature. Dry leaf material was powdered with the help of mechanical grinder and sieved.

Extraction

The leaf powders were extracted with 80% methanol using soxhlet apparatus for about 18 hours. The crude extracts obtained were evaporated and concentrated by using vacuum rotary evaporator (Buchi Labortech Ag, model I, R-215) under reduced pressure. The dried extracts were preserved at 4°C until further use.

Antimicrobial screening

The antibacterial activity of the obtained leaf extracts was carried out by agar well diffusion method. Nutrient agar (NA) was used for culturing the test bacteria. Nutreint agar medium was sterilized at 15 lbs pressure (121 °C) for 15 min, later cooled and inoculated with 0.1 ml of test bacterial suspension. The inoculated medium was poured into petri plates under aseptic conditions. After solidification, wells of about 5 mm diameter were made with sterilized cork borer [18]. Solvent extract (50 μl, 100 μl and 150 μl) was added to each well and the addition of solvent alone served as control. The inoculated plates were incubated at 30 °C and the diameter of the inhibition zone was measured after 24 h on bacterial pathogens such as  Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 3160), Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633), Bacillus cereus (MTCC 430) Escherichia coli (MTCC 43) and fungal pathogen Candida albicans (ATCC 10231).

Phytochemical screening

Shade dried plant material was extracted with 80% methanol and were tested for qualitative phytochemical screening. [19,20]

Alkaloids

            The methanolic extract was evaporated to dryness and the residue is dissolved in 1% HCl. To this solution Mayer’s reagent was added. Appearance of any precipitate or turbidity indicates the presence of alkaloids.

Saponins

The plant extract is evaporated to dryness. Tap-water was added and shaken vigorously. Formation of persistent foam of about 2 cm is taken as a positive reaction.

 Terpenoids and steroids

A 50% H2SO4 is added along the sides of the test tube containing a mixture of methanolic HCl and acetic anhydride. If there is any change in color, from green to blue-green (sometimes via red or blue) indicates the presence of terpenoids and steroids.

Tannin

The methanolic extract is evaporated to dryness and the residue was dissolved in water and tested with 1% gelatin solution and 1% gelatin salt solution (1 g) gelatin dissolved in 10 g of NaCl (w/w) to separate volumes. The appearance of white precipitate will be regarded as a positive reaction.

Anthocyanin

To the plant extract was added equal volume of methanolic HCl. Appearance of red or purple color indicates the presence of anthocyanidins.

Phenolic compounds

The formation of intense color in the extract, on adding 1-2 drops of 1% ferric chloride to the extract is considered as a positive reaction test.

Flavonoids

Few ml of methanolic extract is added with conc. HCl and Mg powder. The presence of flavonoids can be identified by the development of pink or magenta or red colored foam.

Coumarin

            To the methanolic extract, a few drops of alcoholic sodium hydroxide were added. Formation of yellow color indicated the presence of coumarins.

Quinones

            To the 1 ml of methanolic extract, 1 ml of conc. H2SO4 was added. Formation of red color shows the presence of Quinone’s.

Resins

            Plant extracts were treated with acetone.  To this, small amount of water was added and shaken.  The appearance of turbidity indicates the presence of resins.

Test for glycosides

To the methanolic extract a little amount of anthrone was added.  To this a few drops of conc. H2SO4 was added and warmed gently over water bath. The presence of glycosides was identified by dark green color formation.

Soil and Water analysis

Field data like temperature, salinity and pH were recorded during morning to noon.  Water salinity was estimated with the help of hand refractometer and pH was measured using Elico pH meter (model L.C-120).  Data was collected on five plants of each species growing in different locations in both the sites. Soils are air-dried, crushed with a wooden mallet, passed through a 2 mm sieve and were analyzed for inorganic ions using the standard procedure.[21] Saturation extracts of soils are analyzed for electrical conductivity using an electrical conductivity meter. Soil pH was determined on air-dried samples using a 1: 2.5 soil to 1 M KCl ratio.  Exchangeable Na+  Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, P, Zn2+, Cu2+ and Mg2+ present soil and water samples were analyzed. [22]

RESULTS

The methanolic leaf extracts were screened for various phytochemical constituents and represented in Table 1. The Phytochemical analysis of the methanol extracts revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavanoids, phenols, resins, saponins and tannins in all the studied plants  of both Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka estuaries in all the seasons (Table 1). But the existence of anthocyanins, quinines, glycosides and terpenoids were not reported in L. racemosa in all the seasons at both the stations.  Along with the L. racemosa the presence of anthocyanins and quinines not observed in B. cylindrica in all the seasons. The existence of flavonoids also not recorded in B. cylindrica in all the seasons at both the stations. On the other side the presence of coumarins and glycosides not observed in C. tagal in both the stations during all the seasons. These variations in presence or absence of phytochemicals among three selected mangroves may correspond to different bioactive constituents and may be responsible for variations in antimicrobial potency among the species.

 

Antimicrobial activity

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected mangrove plants were studied and analyzed.  The present study revealed the significant influence of seasons on potential antimicrobial activity of plant extracts.   All the test organisms responded varied to different plant extracts at different concentrations of crude extracts i.e 50 μl, 100 μl, 150 μl and maximum inhibitory action was obtained at 150 μl.

Summer season

The leaf methanolic extracts of Gilakaladindi showed  significant inhibiton activity.  The plant extracts of mid-summer reported antimicrobial activity ranged from 7-11 mm with a mean average of 9.06 mm at 50 μl concentration.  At 100 μl plant extract concentration the sensitivity of test organisms ranged from 8-13 mm with an average mean of 10.26 mm.  On the other side at 150 μl the maximum inhibition was ranged from 8-15 mm with a mean average 11.00 mm.  The extracts of C. tagal showed potential antimicrobial activity against E. coli (11.00±1.25 mm), S. aureus (13.00±1.00 mm) and B. cereus (15.00±0.25 mm) at 50 μl, 100 μl and 150 μl concentrations respectively (Figure 1).  In case of Malakayalanka antimicrobial activity ranged between 7-10 mm with a mean average of 8.26 mm at 50 μl concentration.  At 100 μl plant extract concentration microbial activity ranged from 7-12 mm with an average mean of 9.00 mm.  At 150 μl the maximum zone of inhibition was ranged from 8-14 mm with a mean average 9.66 mm.  At 50 μl concentration, leaf extract of C. tagal recorded maximum antimicrobial activity with S. aureus, E. coli and C. albican (10.00±1.102).  Test organisms B. subtilis and E. coli showed highest sensitivity (12.00±0.958) when medium diffused with 100 μl leaf methanolic extracts of C. tagal.    When all the test organism treated with 150 μl methanolic leaf extracts C. tagal extracts found to be more potential against B. subtilis with a zone of inhibition of 14.00±0.085 (Figure 2).  The results of the present study indicated that the methanolic leaf extracts of summer season of Gilakaladindi showed more inhibiton activity when compared to Malakayalanka. 

Rainy season

            Rainy season showed highest positive antimicrobial activity and antifungal activity in all the plant species during all the seasons in both Gilkaladindi and Malakayalanka stations.  The methanolic extracts of peak rainy season of Gilakaladindi, reported a varied antimicrobial activity 9-13 mm with a average mean of 11.13 mm at 50 μl concentration whereas at 100 μl  concentration the inhibitory activity differed between 12-16 mm with an average mean of 14.13 mm.  At 150 μl concentration of plant extract the maximum sensitivity is occurred between 14-18 mm with a mean average 15.6 mm.  Samples collected during rainy season showed maximum inhibitory activity against all the test organisms.  At 50 μl and 100 μl concentrations, leaf methanolic extracts of C. tagal showed  high microbial activity 13±0.00 and 16±0.45 against B. subtilis and S. aureus respectively.  Increased concentration of methanolic leaf extracts i.e 150 μl  especially C. tagal extracts potentially increased the inhibitory activity (18.00±0.00) in B. subtilis and B. cereus (Figure 1) (Plate 1 A, B).  Samples collected from Malakayalanka are not potentially bioactive when compared with Gilakaladindi samples in combating harmful microorganisms (Figure 2).  In case of Malakayalanka antimicrobial activity varied from 8-12 mm with an average mean of 10.46 mm at 50 μl concentration.  At 100 μl concentration inhibitory activity ranged from 9-15 mm with an average mean of 12.13 mm.  The potential inhibitory activity at 150 μl concentration ranged from 9-15 mm with a mean average 12.8 mm.  B. Cereus (12.00±0.12 mm) strains found to be more sensitive against C. tagal and B. cylindrica at 50 μl concentration.  Methanolic leaf  extract of C. tagal recorded maximum antimicrobial activity with B. subtilis and  E. coli (15.00±0.04) at 100 μl concentration.  In case of 150 μl concentration leaf extracts of C. tagal recorded maximum antibacterial activity (15.00±0.00) on S. aureus (Plate 1C), and against fungal organism C. albican (14.00±0.02) (Figure 2) (Plate 1D).    Results revealed that the leaf methanolic extracts of rainy season are more sensitive against Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus at Gilakadindi and S. aureus and C. albican at Malakayalanka stations.

Winter season

In winter season all the extracts recorded lowest antibacterial and antifungal activity when compared to summer and rainy seasons.  In case of Gilakaladindi antimicrobial activity differed between 6-9 mm with a mean average of 7.53 mm at 50 μl concentration.  Methanolic leaf extracts 100 μl concentration recorded antimicrobial activity ranged from 8-10 mm with an average mean of 8.6 mm.  At 150 μl concentration of leaf extract antimicrobial sensitivity was ranged from 8-12 mm with a mean average of 9.46 mm.  Of all the plants highest microbial activity was reported with C. tagal leaf methanolic extracts in all three concentrations.  At 50 μl maximum inhibitory activity (9.00±1.24 mm) was observed against B. subtilis, S.aureus, C. albicans whereas at 100 μl concentration strains B. subtilis, C. albicans recorded more inhibition (10.00±0.110).   In case of 150 μl concentration, leaf  extract of C. tagal recorded maximum antimicrobial activity with B. subtilis (12.00±0.00) (figure 1).  Plant extracts collected from Malakayalanka showed relatively less activity when compared to Gilakaladindi.  At 50 μl concentration the mean antimicrobial activity was ranged from 6-8 mm, with a mean of 7.20 mm.  At 100 μl, 150 μl concentrations antimicrobial activity varied between 6-9 mm, 7-9 mm and with a mean average of 7.93 mm and 8.40 mm respectively.  Except E. coli all the strains showed maximum sensitivity (9.00±0.11) towards C. tagal extracts when compared to other two plant extracts. 

Nutrient analysis

            Both in Gilakaladindi and in Malakayalanka field stations the available soil and water nutrients were measured and tabulated.  As compared with Malakayalanka the soil samples of Gilakaladindi contained less nitrogen (S:81 kg/a; R:81 kg/a and W:80 kg/a), more phosphorus (S:1.99 kg/a; R:1.99 kg/a and W:1.98 kg/a), zinc (S:1.015 ppm; R:1.019 ppm and W:1.015 ppm), iron (S:13.79 ppm; R:13.77 ppm and W:13.78 ppm) and copper (S:6.70 ppm; R:6.54 ppm and W:6.65 ppm).  The availability of manganese (S:24.0 ppm; R:24.48 ppm and W:23.50 ppm) and sulphur (S:67 ppm; R:68 ppm and W:67 ppm) were found to be more in Gilakaladindi in all the seasons.  The availability of all these components were increased during rainy season when compared to summer and winter seasons (Table 2 and Table 3).  Electrical conductivity is an important parameter to evaluate the water quality. Any change in the concentration of chlorides and sulphates may influence the changes in the conductivity. In present study significant variation in electrical conductivity was observed in all the seasons (Table 2 and Table 3). The electrical conductivity values were found to be recorded more during summer in both Gilakaladindi (5.75 m.mmhos/cm) and Malakayalanka (7.58 m.mmhos/cm) stations.  Among all the components the concentration of CO-3 was increased slightly (5.7 m.e.q/Lts) during winter season in Malakayalanka region. The availability of chlorides, sulphates, sodium, potassium were slightly decreased during rainy seasons both in Gilakaladindi and Malakayalanka regions (Table 2 and Table 3). 

DISCUSSION

In mangrove ecosystem nutrients are considered as the significant components that influence growth and development of the plants.[23] and their availability is majorly based upon season, tidal forces and influx of fresh water.  In present study also the availability of nutrients found to be increased during rainy season (Table 2).  This increased nutrient availability during rainy season is may be due to influx of not only fresh water but also due to organic minerals carried by the rain water.  Moreover the availability of nutrients observed to be more at Gilakaladindi as compared with Malakayalanka is because of high tidal currents at Gialakaladindi when compared to Malakayalanka.  Frequent changes in water sources from ocean to fresh water or vice-versa may have significant effect on growth and production of bioactive compounds and result in seasonal variations in microbial activity.[24,25]  Seasonal variations in protein, polyphenol and tannin concentration in leaves of Rhizophoraceae was reported and the organic constituents  proteins, polyphenol and tannin concentration were generally highest in rainy seasons, intermediate in summer and lowest in winter of mangrove leaves.[26]  Earlier studies indicated that  anti bacterial activity of the leaves of Ceriops tagal showed 9.78±0.32 mm zone of inhibition against Bacillus cereus and 9.25 ±0.84 mm against Staphylococcus aureus[27,28]. Bruguiera cylindica  showed zone of inhibition of 6.8 ±0.84mm against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.[29,30]  Highest antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of leaves and shoots of Lumnitzera racemosa and Ceriopsis decandra was previously reported.[31,32]  In the present study also rainy season samples showed highest overall mean zone of inhibition of 13.62 mm and 11.79 mm.  The high concentration of organic constituents in leaf extracts could be the reason for pronounced microbial activity in rainy season.  Excoecaria agallocha leaf extracts of rainy season collected from mumbai coast reported highest antimicrobial and anti fungal activity in Klebisella pneumonia, Aspergillus flavus and Phytopthora infestans.[33] In present study also irrespective of location, samples collected during rainy season showed more activity compared to summer and winter samples.  In fact samples collected from Gilakaladindi station showed comparatively more antimicrobial activity over samples of Malakayalanka. 

CONCLUSION

The present study concluded that the seasonal and geographical variations were found to be significant in production secondary metabolites. Of all the seasons rainy season is relatively more preferable for sample collection followed by summer. As the methanolic leaf extracts of rainy season showed highest inhibitory activity on bacterial and fungal growth at both sampling sites. Among the three mangrove species investigated leaf extracts of Ceriops tagal showed more inhibitory activity followed by Lumnitzera reacemosa and Bruguiera cylindrica. Further research in isolation and quantification of secondary metabolites from the mangrove leaf samples of rainy season would provide information in developing natural antibiotics with therapeutic potential and pharmacological efficacy.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 Author acknowledges the immense help received from the scholars whose articles are cited and included in references of this manuscript. The author is also grateful to authors / editors / publishers of all those articles, journals and books from where the literature for this article has been reviewed and discussed.

Conflict of Interest: Authors have no conflict of interest

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A study by Shafaque M. et al. entitled \"A Case-Control Study Performed in Karachi on Inflammatory Markers by Ciprofloxacin and CoAmoxicillin in Patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media\" is awarded Best Article of Vol 14 issue 17
A study by Ali Nawaz et al. entitled \"A Comparative Study of Tubeless versus Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) \? A Randomized Controlled Study\" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 16.
A study by Singh R. et al. entitled \"A Prospective Study to Find the Association of Astigmatism in Patients of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in a Tertiary Health Care Centre in India (Vindhya Region MP)\" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 15
A Study by Humaira Tahir et al. entitled "Comparison of First Analgesic Demand after Major Surgeries of Obstetrics and Gynecology between Pre-Emptive Versus Intra-Operative Groups by Using Intravenous Paracetamol: A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 14
A Study by Monica K. entitled "Risk Predictors for Lymphoma Development in Sjogren Syndrome - A Systematic Review" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 13
A Study by Mokhtar M Sh et al. entitled "Prevalence of Hospital Mortality of Critically Ill Elderly Patients" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 12
A Study by Vidya S. Bhat et al. entitled "Effect of an Indigenous Cleanser on the Microbial Biofilm on Acrylic Denture Base - A Pilot Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 11
A Study by Pandya S. et al. entitled "Acute and 28-Day Repeated Dose Subacute Toxicological Evaluation of Coroprotect Tablet in Rodents" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 10
A Study by Muhammad Zaki et al. entitled "Effect of Hemoglobin Level on the Severity of Acute Bronchiolitis in Children: A Case-Control Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 09
A Study by Vinita S & Ayushi S entitled "Role of Colour Doppler and Transvaginal Sonography for diagnosis of endometrial pathology in women presenting with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 08
A Study by Prabhu A et al. entitled "Awareness of Common Eye Conditions among the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) Workers in the Rural Communities of Udupi District- A Pilot Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 07
A Study by Divya MP et al. entitled "Non-Echoplanar Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and 3D Fiesta Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences with High Resolution Computed Tomography Temporal Bone in Assessment and Predicting the Outcome of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 06
A Study by Zahoor Illahi Soomro et al. entitled "Functional Outcomes of Fracture Distal Radius after Fixation with Two Different Plates: A Retrospective Comparative Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 05
A Study by Ajai KG & Athira KN entitled "Patients’ Gratification Towards Service Delivery Among Government Hospitals with Particular Orientation Towards Primary Health Centres" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 04
A Study by Mbungu Mulaila AP et al. entitled "Ovarian Pregnancy in Kindu City, D.R. Congo - A Case Report" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 03
A Study by Maryam MJ et al. entitled "Evaluation Serum Chemerin and Visfatin Levels with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Possible Diagnostic Biomarkers" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 02
A Study by Shanthan KR et al. entitled "Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Versus Nerve Stimulator Guided Technique of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block in Patients Undergoing Upper Limb Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 14 issue 01
A Study by Amol Sanap et al. entitled "The Outcome of Coxofemoral Bypass Using Cemented Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in the Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur in a Rural Setup" is awarded Best Article Award of Vol 13 issue 24
A Study by Manoj KP et al. entitled "A Randomized Comparative Clinical Trial to Know the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Against Multimodal Analgesia for Postoperative Analgesia Following Caesarean Section" is awarded Best Article Award of Vol 13 issue 23
A Study by Karimova II et al. entitled "Changes in the Activity of Intestinal Carbohydrases in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats and Their Correction with Prenalon" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 22
A Study by Ashish B Roge et al. entitled "Development, Validation of RP-HPLC Method and GC MS Analysis of Desloratadine HCL and It’s Degradation Products" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 21
A Study by Isha Gaurav et al. entitled "Association of ABO Blood Group with Oral Cancer and Precancer – A Case-control Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 20
A Study by Amr Y. Zakaria et al. entitled "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of ATP-Binding Cassette Gene(ABCC3 rs4793665) affect High Dose Methotrexate-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Children with Osteosarcoma" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 19
A Study by Kholis Ernawati et al. entitled "The Utilization of Mobile-Based Information Technology in the Management of Dengue Fever in the Community Year 2019-2020: Systematic Review" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 18
A Study by Bhat Asifa et al. entitled "Efficacy of Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method for Carbapenemase Detection and Comparative Evaluation with Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Identification of Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella pneumonia Isolates" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 17
A Study by Gupta R. et al. entitled "A Clinical Study of Paediatric Tracheostomy: Our Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 16
A Study by Chandran Anand et al. entitled "A Prospective Study on Assessment of Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Sorafenib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 15
A Study by Rosa PS et al. entitled "Emotional State Due to the Covid – 19 Pandemic in People Residing in a Vulnerable Area in North Lima" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 14
A Study by Suvarna Sunder J et al. entitled "Endodontic Revascularization of Necrotic Permanent Anterior Tooth with Platelet Rich Fibrin, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Blood Clot - A Comparative Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 13
A Study by Mona Isam Eldin Osman et al. entitled "Psychological Impact and Risk Factors of Sexual Abuse on Sudanese Children in Khartoum State" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 12
A Study by Khaw Ming Sheng & Sathiapriya Ramiah entitled "Web Based Suicide Prevention Application for Patients Suffering from Depression" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 11
A Study by Purushottam S. G. et al. entitled "Development of Fenofibrate Solid Dispersions for the Plausible Aqueous Solubility Augmentation of this BCS Class-II Drug" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 10
A Study by Kumar S. et al. entitled "A Study on Clinical Spectrum, Laboratory Profile, Complications and Outcome of Pediatric Scrub Typhus Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit from a Tertiary Care Hospital from Eastern India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 09
A Study by Mardhiah Kamaruddin et al. entitled "The Pattern of Creatinine Clearance in Gestational and Chronic Hypertension Women from the Third Trimester to 12 Weeks Postpartum" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 08
A Study by Sarmila G. B. et al. entitled "Study to Compare the Efficacy of Orally Administered Melatonin and Clonidine for Attenuation of Hemodynamic Response During Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation in Gastrointestinal Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 07
A Study by M. Muthu Uma Maheswari et al. entitled "A Study on C-reactive Protein and Liver Function Tests in Laboratory RT-PCR Positive Covid-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre – A Retrospective Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06 Special issue Modern approaches for diagnosis of COVID-19 and current status of awareness
A Study by Gainneos PD et al. entitled "A Comparative Evaluation of the Levels of Salivary IgA in HIV Affected Children and the Children of the General Population within the Age Group of 9 – 12 Years – A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 05 Special issue on Recent Advances in Dentistry for better Oral Health
A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06
A Study by Chen YY and Ghazali SRB entitled "Lifetime Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder Symptoms and Early Adolescence Risk Factors for Poor Physical Health Outcome Among Malaysian Adolescents" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04 Special issue on Current Updates in Plant Biology to Medicine to Healthcare Awareness in Malaysia
A Study by Kumari PM et al. entitled "Study to Evaluate the Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Tamilnadu - A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 05
A Study by Anu et al. entitled "Effectiveness of Cytological Scoring Systems for Evaluation of Breast Lesion Cytology with its Histopathological Correlation" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04
A Study by Sharipov R. Kh. et al. entitled "Interaction of Correction of Lipid Peroxidation Disorders with Oxibral" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 03
A Study by Tarek Elwakil et al. entitled "Led Light Photobiomodulation Effect on Wound Healing Combined with Phenytoin in Mice Model" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 02
A Study by Mohita Ray et al. entitled "Accuracy of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Consultation of Gastrointestinal Biopsy Samples in Correlation with the Final Histopathological Diagnosis" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 01
A Study by Badritdinova MN et al. entitled "Peculiarities of a Pain in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in the Presence of Individual Combines of the Metabolic Syndrome" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 24
A Study by Sindhu Priya E S et al. entitled "Neuroprotective activity of Pyrazolone Derivatives Against Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress and Locomotor Impairment in Drosophila melanogaster" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 23
A Study by Habiba Suhail et al. entitled "Effect of Majoon Murmakki in Dysmenorrhoea (Usre Tams): A Standard Controlled Clinical Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 22
A Study by Ghaffar UB et al. entitled "Correlation between Height and Foot Length in Saudi Population in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 21
A Study by Siti Sarah Binti Maidin entitled "Sleep Well: Mobile Application to Address Sleeping Problems" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 20
A Study by Avijit Singh"Comparison of Post Operative Clinical Outcomes Between “Made in India” TTK Chitra Mechanical Heart Valve Versus St Jude Mechanical Heart Valve in Valve Replacement Surgery" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 19
A Study by Sonali Banerjee and Mary Mathews N. entitled "Exploring Quality of Life and Perceived Experiences Among Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment in Western India: A Mixed Methodology" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 18
A Study by Jabbar Desai et al. entitled "Prevalence of Obstructive Airway Disease in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Hypertension" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 17
A Study by Juna Byun et al. entitled "Study on Difference in Coronavirus-19 Related Anxiety between Face-to-face and Non-face-to-face Classes among University Students in South Korea" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 16
A Study by Sudha Ramachandra & Vinay Chavan entitled "Enhanced-Hybrid-Age Layered Population Structure (E-Hybrid-ALPS): A Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Crossover for Molecular Docking Studies of Drug Discovery Process" is awarded Best article for Vol 12 issue 15
A Study by Varsha M. Shindhe et al. entitled "A Study on Effect of Smokeless Tobacco on Pulmonary Function Tests in Class IV Workers of USM-KLE (Universiti Sains Malaysia-Karnataka Lingayat Education Society) International Medical Programme, Belagavi" is awarded Best article of Vol 12 issue 14, July 2020
A study by Amruta Choudhary et al. entitled "Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Women of Reproductive Age from Rural Area of Central India" is awarded Best Article for special issue "Modern Therapeutics Applications"
A study by Raunak Das entitled "Study of Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Interstitial Lung Diseas epatients by Correlating the Levels of Serum NT PRO BNP and Microalbuminuria (Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Dysfunction) with Echocardiographic, Bronchoscopic and HighResolution Computed Tomography Findings of These ILD Patients" is awarded Best Article of Vol 12 issue 13 
A Study by Kannamani Ramasamy et al. entitled "COVID-19 Situation at Chennai City – Forecasting for the Better Pandemic Management" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 12
A Study by Muhammet Lutfi SELCUK and Fatma entitled "Distinction of Gray and White Matter for Some Histological Staining Methods in New Zealand Rabbit's Brain" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 11
A Study by Anamul Haq et al. entitled "Etiology of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents – Emphasis Upon Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 10
A Study by entitled "Estimation of Reference Interval of Serum Progesterone During Three Trimesters of Normal Pregnancy in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 09
A Study by Ilona Gracie De Souza & Pavan Kumar G. entitled "Effect of Releasing Myofascial Chain in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - A Randomized Clinical Trial" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 08
A Study by Virendra Atam et. al. entitled "Clinical Profile and Short - Term Mortality Predictors in Acute Stroke with Emphasis on Stress Hyperglycemia and THRIVE Score : An Observational Study" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 07
A Study by K. Krupashree et. al. entitled "Protective Effects of Picrorhizakurroa Against Fumonisin B1 Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice" is awarded best article for issue Vol 10 issue 20
A study by Mithun K.P. et al "Larvicidal Activity of Crude Solanum Nigrum Leaf and Berries Extract Against Dengue Vector-Aedesaegypti" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 14 of IJCRR
A study by Asha Menon "Women in Child Care and Early Education: Truly Nontraditional Work" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 13
A study by Deep J. M. "Prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization in 7-13 Years Old Children of Biratnagar, Nepal: A Cross Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 11 of IJCRR
A review by Chitra et al to analyse relation between Obesity and Type 2 diabetes is awarded 'Best Article' for Vol 10 issue 10 by IJCRR. 
A study by Karanpreet et al "Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study on Its Multisystem Involvement" is given Best Paper Award for Vol 10 issue 09

List of Awardees

A Study by Ese Anibor et al. "Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Delta State University Students in Abraka, Nigeria" from Vol 13 issue 16 received Emerging Researcher Award


A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" from Vol 13 issue 06 received Emerging Researcher Award


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