Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology: Recent submissions
Now showing items 61-80 of 280
-
Unlocking the therapeutic potential of RNA: a comprehensive review of RNA-based therapy
(Brac University, 2023-08)RNA-based therapy has emerged as a promising area of study in the field of medicine, presenting new therapeutic possibilities and a wide array of applications. This comprehensive review aims to examine the diverse landscape ... -
Effectiveness of water filters used in the households of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-07)This research aims to determine the microbiological quality of tap and filtered water and figure out the efficiency of filters used in the households of Dhaka city. To start, 51 individual samples of tap and filtered water ... -
Isolation, identification, and characterization of keratinase enzyme producing bacteria, collected from tannery soil
(Brac University, 2022-08)Keratin rich waste by-products from animal skin and other parts are being produced every year in a huge amount. These wastes are required to be degraded. Otherwise, it can become a hazardous to the environment. This ... -
A computational approach to design putative potential siRNAs for silencing the nucleoprotein and surface glycoprotein gene of MARV
(Brac University, 2023-06)Marburg virus (MARV), a member of the Filoviridae family, is the causal agent of a highly fatal hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates ranging from 23% to 90% in humans. This virus is endemic to central Africa and leads ... -
Detection of circulating dengue virus serotypes of 2021 dengue outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-01)Dengue infection is a self-limiting febrile illness caused by four serotypes of dengue viruses (DENVs). It is one the most important, yet globally neglected, vector-borne diseases in tropical and subtropical regions of the ... -
Frequency and associated risk factors of diabetic foot infection: a review on the management and prevention
(Brac University, 2023)Diabetic foot infection (DFI) is a soft tissue or bone infection below the malleoli, leads to lower extremity amputation in 85% of diabetics which results in high-cost hospitalization and a higher mortality risk. Almost ... -
Bacteriophage mediated inter & intraspecies chromosomal gene transfer
(Brac University, 2023-04)Although many different methods of horizontal gene transfer have already been identified, and the effect of bacteriophages on horizontal chromosomal gene transfer is yet to be well studied. Bacteriophages are linked to ... -
A comprehensive in silico investigation into the pathogenic SNPs in RTEL1 gene and their biological consequences
(Brac University, 2023-03)Regulator of Telomere Helicase 1 (RTEL1) is a protein-coding gene that encodes an essential DNA helicase which is thought to be involved in preserving the telomere and genetic stability. Germline mutations in the RTEL1 ... -
Molecules associated with the development of lung cancer
(Brac University, 2023-01)Molecular association with lung cancer is one of the most important and a very primary queries to understand the molecular basis of lung cancer and its development mechanism. There are different factors involved with ... -
Association of XRCC1 and XPD polymorphism with risk of prostate cancer in Bangladesh population
(Brac University, 2023-02)This study examined the effects of the X-ray cross-complementing gene 1 (XRCC1) Arg194Trp and Xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) Lys751Gln polymorphisms on the risk, severity, and clinical parameter of prostate cancer in ... -
Detection Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) and Carbapenemase encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from hospital effluent wastewater and hospital adjacent community tap water in Dhaka metropolitan city
(Brac University, 2023-06)Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most occurring opportunistic microbial species responsible for pneumonia infections as well as nosocomial infections (Cordova-Espinoza et al., 2023). This species of bacteria is mostly ... -
Microbial prevalence of Kaptai lake from two different spots
(Brac University, 2023-01)Kaptai Lake one of the largest artificial freshwater lakes in South-east Asia which is situated in Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The people of Rangamati are greatly dependent on Kaptai Lake for their food source, ... -
In vitro antimicrobial, antihemolytic potential of gallic acid and its combined effect with metronidazole against pathogenic bacteria
(Brac University, 2022-11)Multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensive drug-resistant (XDR) pathogenic bacteria pose a grave threat to human and animal health on a global scale. Plant-derived phytochemicals including alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids ... -
In silico design of a multi-epitope vaccine against Lyssavirus Phylogroup II Glycoproteins
(Brac University, 2022-12)The genus of lyssavirus, coming from the family of Rhabdoviridae, has been around since the time of 2300 BC. A ~12kb, negative-sense RNA virus, it is known to be one of the lethal viruses ever encountered by mankind. ... -
Bacteriology of diabetic foot ulcers and their antibiotic resistance ability
(Brac University, 2022-12-15)This study is aimed to isolate the pathogenic bacteria from diabetic foot ulcers and observe their antibiotic susceptibility against antimicrobial agents. Seventy-five patients diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcers were ... -
Effects Of horizontal gene transfer on bacteriophage infectivity
(Brac University, 2022-12)Vibrio cholerae is one of the very well-known and common pathogenic bacteria which cause mild to severe gastrointestinal diseases, and in extreme cases, patients die. Specially children are victims where proper ... -
Different types of plastic bioremediation using soil bacteria and Superworm zophobas morio larvae
(Brac University, 2022-12)Plastic is a recalcitrant molecule that cannot be easily biodegraded. As a result, almost all the plastic that has been manufactured is still in the world. There are microplastics in everywhere like air, water, soil, ... -
In silico identification of molecular mimicry between T-cell epitopes of borrelia burgdorferi and the human proteome: implications for autoimmune response in Lyme disease
(Brac University, 2022-12)Autoimmune disorder is a dysfunctional immune system in a body, which attacks its own cells. Borrelia burgdorferi, a pathogenic bacterium, shares an intrinsic relation to Lyme disease in humans causing autoreactive responses ... -
The combined effect of Levofloxacin and Azithromycin against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
(Brac University, 2022-11)Pneumonia affects everyone, particularly young children under the age of five. Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are one of the main causes of pneumonia as they cause a wide range ... -
Genetic disorders associated with mutations in bHLH transcription factors: a review
(Brac University, 2022-11)bHLH proteins belong to a superfamily of proteins characterized by one of the largest dimerized transcriptional proteins. The main role of bHLH protein is in the developmental processes. They function as transcriptional ...
