Vegetables are parts of plants having several chemical families which belong to the category of antioxidants. In literature, these vegetables and fruits contain high amounts of antioxidant molecules which may directly benefit to human healthcare. The objective of our study is to determine the antioxidant potential of seed-containing fibers aqueous extract and analyzed its phenolic and flavonoid content. For these studies, we procured Phaseolus vulgaris (green beans) from the local market of Dehradun and measured its antioxidant activity including phenolic and flavonoid content. The results of these studies showed that seed-containing fibers aqueous extract showed higher antioxidant activity at higher doses and also showed enhancement in phenolic and flavonoid content. These studies may indicate that vegetables especially Phaseolus vulgaris contain a significant number of antioxidants which is required and acceptable for human healthcare.

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Natural products are believed to be one of the richest sources of prophylactic and therapeutic-based compounds which show a wide range of applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. An aqueous extract of Momordica charantia was evaluated systematically for antioxidant (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH free radical assay), antimicrobial (bacterial strains), and anti-inflammatory (heat-induced hemolysis, proteinase inhibitory activity, protein denaturation, i.e., bovine serum albumin, BSA, and typhoid vaccine) agents, as well as its phenolic content. The results showed its higher concentration of phenolic content, as reported in this study, which is directly correlated with the antioxidant activity of Momordica charantia against DPPH. Similar results were obtained in the antimicrobial assay, where the diameter of the inhibition zone against bacterial strains is measured in millimetres (mm), which is wider in the case of the aqueous extract. In addition, anti-inflammatory studies were also taken into consideration, and the results suggest that higher doses of Momordica charantia may enhanced the percentage of protein denaturation as compared to BSA or typhoid vaccine alone and also induced heat induce hemolysis and proteinase inhibitory activity, In short, Momordica charantia may have shown several immunopharmacological properties, and this study may have been used further have used for isolation of desired prophylactic or therapeutic based compounds and to develop better nutraceutical or pharmaceutical agents.

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Treatment of wastewater has been a hotspot of research since ages. Emerging technologies and methodologies have been postulated to resolve the issue worldwide. Almost 97.2% of our earth is covered with water bodies, out of which 12,500 water bodies are situated in India. As per the statistics, nearly 70% water bodies are polluted in Southern Asia. Presence of emerging pollutants exacerbate the quality of flowing water. Amongst all possible ways, microbial bioremediation has been considered one of the most thriving methods to treat wastewater. This research will manifest about the isolation of B. subtilis from soil followed by its characterisation and action in treatment of wastewater which was collected from industry. From the study, it was concluded that B. subtilis holds the potential of degradation. Significant decrease in values of BOD and COD were achieved.