WebLog Journal of Biochemistry

Oral contraceptives, also known as birth control tablets/pills, are medicines that stop pregnancy. About 75% of married women who use contraception in the research location Pataspur-II block area, (Purba Medinipur district) reported they prefer the combined hormonal pill with estrogen and progesterone. Thirty women were chosen at random to participate in the study. Of the 50% who routinely used contraceptive pills and 50% never used them or occasional-ly did so. Her male partner likely uses…

A fat-soluble factor present in butter was essential for the growth of rats on synthetic diet. Carotene is the precursor of vitamin A retinol is vitamin A alcohol found in mammals and is abundant in the liver oils of salt water fish. Fenretinide is a synthetic along of retinol. Vitamin A contents a beta ionane ring. Vitamin A plays a critical role in vision in dim light by the visual cycle. The important deficiency States due to lack of vitamin A in the diet are night blindness, Xerosis…

Non-enzymatic glycation is a post-translational modification of proteins that leads to protein crosslinking, aggregation, conformational changes, etc. Chemical reaction of sugars with proteins (Maillard reaction) leads to formation of glycated adducts, known as Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE). HbA1c, the major glycated hemoglobin, increases proportionately with blood glucose concentration in diabetes mellitus. Glycation-induced modification of hemoglobin is a major cause of oxidative…