@article { ISI:000330812400027,
	title = {Uptake of Azo dyes into silk glands for production of colored silk cocoons using a green feeding approach},
	journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry \& Engineering},
	volume = {2},
	number = {2},
	year = {2014},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {312-317},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Dyeing of textile fabrics is considered to be one of the most polluting industries today, and there is a need to develop green processes that can reduce this pollution. A promising technology that can potentially cleanup the dyeing of silk fibers that are widely used for textile applications would involve the generation of intrinsically colored silk cocoons. This can be achieved by feeding of Bombyx mori silkworm larvae with a modified feed of mulberry leaves containing a sprayed dye solution. This process significantly reduces the need for treating toxic dye effluents that are generated in traditional dyeing processes. In this report, we have evaluated a set of seven different azo dyes that are used in the textile industry for dyeing to produce intrinsically dyed silk. The dyes used in the study had similar chemical structures with systematically varying partition coefficients. The results suggest that while some dyes produced intrinsically colored silk other did not. Careful evaluation of the physical properties of these related azo dyes suggest that the balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character is necessary for diffusion of the dye from the alimentary canal of the silkworm larva into the hemolymph and later into the silk glands. The partition coefficient of the dye also determines the preferential association of the dye with either sericin or fibroin protein in the silkworm gland and finally into the cocoon. These insights are extremely important in development of novel dye molecules that can be successfully fed to Bombyx mori silkworm larvae for producing intrinsically colored silk of various colors and shades.</p>},
	keywords = {Azo dyes, Biochemical pathways, Color silk, Dye uptake, {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteright} Green {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteright} silk},
	issn = {2168-0485},
	doi = {10.1021/sc400355k},
	author = {Nisal, Anuya and Trivedy, Kanika and Mohammad, Hasan and Panneri, Suyana and Sen Gupta, Sayam and Lele, Ashish K. and Manchala, Ramesh and Kumar, Nirmal S. and Gadgil, Mugdha and Khandelwal, Harish B. and More, Snehal and Laxman, Ryali Seeta}
}
@article {45480,
	title = {Synthesis, characterization, pharmacological and computational studies of 4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydro-1, 3-benzothiazole incorporated azo dyes},
	journal = {Journal of Molecular Structure},
	volume = {1179},
	year = {2019},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {630-641},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>The present work describes the synthesis of five novel heterocyclic azo dyes (4a-4e) through conventional diazo-coupling reaction of 4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydro-1, 3-benzothiazole with various coupling compounds at 0-5 degrees C. The chemical structures of the synthesized azo dyes were characterized by both theoretical and experimental techniques. All the synthesized molecules were evaluated for their antioxidant activity by two different techniques such as DPPH and FRAP. The results indicated that all the synthesized compounds proved to be potent antioxidants. The anti-mycobacterial activity of the azo dyes was tested against M. tuberculosis and the compounds 4a and 4e showed higher activity among the tested dyes. The DNA binding studies showed effective intercalation properties between the azo dyes and CT-DNA. Finally, the molecular docking studies indicated a possible interaction of the azo dyes with target receptor RpsA. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Azo dyes, Benzothiazole, CT-DNA, DFT, tuberculosis},
	issn = {0022-2860},
	doi = {10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.11.041},
	author = {Maliyappa, M. R. and Keshavayya, J. and Mallikarjuna, N. M. and Krishna, P. Murali and Shivakumara, N. and Sandeep, Telkar and Sailaja, Krishnamurty and Nazrulla, Mohammed Azeezulla}
}
