Introduction There is no nomenclature system for virus classification since they are not considered truly living. As we all know living organisms have a definite cellular structure. That raises an interesting question of what actually viruses are. And what are the types of viruses and their structure? Viruses are named according to the type of […]
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Virus definition In Latin, the word virus means poisonous or venomous fluid coined by Dmitri Ivanowsky (1892). He recognized certain microbes causing mosaic diseases of tobacco are smaller than that of bacteria. These are very very minute submicroscopic biological entities. Thus, definition for viruses is that it does not have any cellular organelles but definitely
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Introduction We are studying a lot about flavonoids and alkaloids in food and their health benefits in day-to-day blogs. Today with the concept of superfoods getting more and more prominent so are the secondary metabolites present in them. Secondary metabolites are the main important components behind each health benefits and medicinal properties of the plants.
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Introduction The mitochondria powerhouse of the cell. It is a semi-autonomous cellular organelle that generates ATP which are the energy-rich compounds and are the main factors of the cell’s basic function. What is Mitochondria? Mitochondria is a double membrane-bound structure that is difficult to locate in a cell and requires a specific stain. Detail structure
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Definition of cell The definition of the cell is simple, “It is the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of all living organisms“. Anton Von Leeuwenhoek first discovered the cell. What is a Cell theory? Malthias Schleiden (German Botanist) on Plants and Theodore Schwann (British Zoologist) on animals independently stated the cell theory in the years
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