About the Authors

Manoj Paul

Affiliation Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Mahadevappa Hemshekhar

Affiliations Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India, Department of Internal Medicine, Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3E3P4, Canada

Ram M. Thushara

Affiliation Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Mahalingam S. Sundaram

Affiliation Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Somanathapura K. NaveenKumar

Affiliation Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Shivanna Naveen

Affiliation Applied Nutrition Discipline, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, 570 011, India

Sannaningaiah Devaraja

Affiliation Department of Studies and Research in Biochemistry, Tumkur University, Tumkur, 572 103, India

Kumar Somyajit

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

Robert West

Affiliation Organosilicon Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706–1396, United States of America

Basappa

Affiliation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

Siddaiah C. Nayaka

Affiliation Department of Applied Botany and Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Uzma I. Zakai

Affiliation Organosilicon Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706–1396, United States of America

Ganesh Nagaraju

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

Kanchugarakoppal S. Rangappa

Affiliation Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Kempaiah Kemparaju

ksgbaboo@gmail.com (KSG); kemparajuom@gmail.com (KK)

Affiliation Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India

Kesturu S. Girish

ksgbaboo@gmail.com (KSG); kemparajuom@gmail.com (KK)

Affiliations Department of studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006, India, Department of Studies and Research in Biochemistry, Tumkur University, Tumkur, 572 103, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KSG KK KSR RW. Performed the experiments: MP MSS SKN. Analyzed the data: MP KSG MH RMT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SN MH SD KS GN SCN UIZ B. Wrote the paper: KSG KK MP MH RMT.