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Uses of tetra pack juices enhances the risk of diabetes and obesity. People were unaware of impact of fresh fruit juices on health. Objective: To compare the effect of tetra pack juices and fresh fruit juices on blood glucoselevels among healthy individuals Methods: 10 participants were selected using an internationalstandard Glycemic Index (GI) test protocol. After getting their fasting blood sample theywereinstructed to consume all the juice served in a period of 5 min. Further blood samples were takenat different intervals of time that is 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 minutes after consumption. Participants wereremained sedentaryduring each session. Blood was obtained by finger-prick and tested by the glucometer. Results: The glycemic index of Apple juice Nestle has the glycemic index of 95.87, Orangejuice Nestle has the GI value 93.78, Apple juice fresh has the GI value of 92.17 and Orangejuice fresh has the glycemic index value of 99.07, respectively Conclusions: Detailed study of glycemic index of tetrapack juices (Nestle Apple and Orangejuice) and fresh fruit juices (Apple and Orange juice) showed similar impact on the blood glucose level of healthy individual. In the study, both types of juices were found to be equally hyperglycemic (GI 70+) causing a fast rise in blood-sugarlevels, hence should not be given to diabetic patients
We successfully performed green process using the aqueous leaf extracts of medicinal plant Sageretia thea (Osbeck.) to produce multifunctional metal oxide nanoparticles. The biosynthesized Zinc oxide (ZnO), Iron oxide (Fe2O3), Nickel oxide (NiO), Cobalt oxide (Co3O4) and Lead oxide (PbO) nanoparticles were subjected to intensive physical characterization techniques like XRD, FTIR, Raman, EDS, SAED, HR-SEM and HR-TEM. Debye Scherer approximation was used to determine the size of the biogenic nanoparticles. Average sizes of the nanoparticles were calculated as 12.5 nm (ZnO), 29 nm (Fe2O3), 18 nm (NiO), 27 nm (PbO) and 20.03 nm (Co3O4). As synthesized nanoparticles were investigated for their possible biological applications. Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, enzyme inhibition, antioxidant and biocompatibility assays were performed. Antibacterial properties against 6 pathogenic bacterial strains using disc diffusion assay and their MIC’s were calculated. Significant antibacterial potential was revealed for ZnO nanoparticles. Furthermore, the effect of UV-illumination in the enhancement of antibacterial properties was studied. Agar tube dilution method for linear mycelial growth inhibition was used to determine the antifungal potential of biogenic metal oxide nanoparticles. Significant cytotoxicity was revealed against Artemia salina. Dose dependent cytotoxicity is reported for the biosynthesized nanoparticles against Leishamnia tropica (promastigotes and amastigotes) and HepG2 cell lines using MTT cytotoxic assay, while their biocompatibility was assessed against freshly isolated human macrophages and RBC’s. Median lethal concentration (IC50) values were calculated. Significant protein kinase inhibition is indicated by Fe2O3 nanoparticles while insignificant alpha amylase inhibition is reported for biosynthesized nanoparticles. Moderate DPPH radical scavenging activity while insignificant total antioxidant and total reducing potential was indicated. In addition, ZnO nanoparticles were deposited on the 3D porous substrate (nickel foam) to fabricate electrode material for supercapacitor applications. The fabricated NiF/ZnO electrode showed high specific capacitance of ~ 453 F g-1 at a relatively high current density of ~ 2 A g-1. The electrode also showed excellent cycling performance with 86% specific capacitance retention after 1000 cycles. Our results suggest that biosynthesized metal oxide nanoparticles can be used in diverse applications.