African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (10), 2011

Contents:


George Oyamo Osanjo, Wallace Dimbuson Bulimo and Francis J. Mulaa

Engineering the functional fitness of transglycosidases and glycosynthases by directed evolution


Vera Raicevic, Mile Bozic, Zeljka Rudic, Blazo Lalevic and Dragan Kikovic

The evolution of the eutrophication of the Palić Lake (Serbia)


Shohreh A. Shargh, Meral Sakizli, Safar Farajnia and Soheila Montazer-Saheb

Evaluation of methylation pattern in promoter region of E-cadherin gene and its relation to tumor grade and stage in breast cancer


Shu Wang, Yi-Dong Zhang, Pablo Gonzalez Perez, Yang-Wu Deng, Zhen-Zhen Li and Dan-Feng Huang

Isolation and characterization of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Cucumis melo L.


Amaro-Reyes, A., García-Almendárez, B.E., Vázquez-Mandujano, D.G., Amaya-Llano, S., Castano-Tostado, E., Guevara-González, R.G., Loera, O. and Regalado, C.

Homologue expression of a fungal endo-1,4-ß-D-xylanase using submerged and solid substrate fermentations


Sukhuman Whankaew, Supanath Kanjanawattanawong, Chalermpol Phumichai, Duncan R. Smith, Jarunya Narangajavana and Kanokporn Triwitayakorn

Cross-genera transferability of (simple sequence repeat) SSR markers among cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) and physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.)


Shengzhang Dong, Xuping Shentu, Yinyin Pan, Xu Bai, Xiaoping Yu and Huadi Wang

Evaluation of genetic diversity in the golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck), from different geographical populations in China by inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR)


Cyrus Amirinia, Hamid Reza Seyedabadi, Nour Amirmozafari, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Mohammad Chamani, Ali Javanrouh Aliabad and Mokhtar Ali Abbasi

Association of transforming growth factor-ß3 gene polymorphism with growth and body composition traits in Iranian commercial broiler lines


Zheng-rong Yuan, Jiao Li, Lu-pei Zhang, Li-min Zhang, Cui Chen, Xiao-jie Chen, Xue Gao, Jun-ya Li, Jin-bao Chen, Hui-jian Gao and Shang-zhong Xu

Novel SNPs polymorphism of bovine CACNA2D1 gene and their association with somatic cell score


Jiao Yin, Tao Zhong, Zhao-Jun Wei, Ke-Bin Li, Ya-Zhong Cao and Wei Guo

Molecular characters and recombinant expression of the carboxylesterase gene of the meadow moth Loxostege sticticalis L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


SungHan Park, DohWon Yun, GangSeob Lee, UngHan1 Yoon, HyeonSo Ji, ByoungOhg Ahn, SooChul Park, YongHwan Kim, YongKab Kim and ChangKug Kim

Molecular and genetic characterization of OSH6 (Oryza sativa Homeobox 6) using dissociation (Ds) insertion mutant rice


Pouya Zamani, Masoome Akhondi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadabadi, Ali Asghar Saki, Ahmad Ershadi, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi and Ali Reza Abdolmohammadi

Genetic variation of Mehraban sheep using two inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Abdul Qayyum Rao, Allah Bakhsh, Idrees Ahmad Nasir, S. Riazuddin and Tayyab Husnain

Phytochrome B mRNA expression enhances biomass yield and physiology of cotton plant


Murat Tunçtürk, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Bünyamin Yildirim and Vahdettin Çiftçi

Effect of salinity stress on plant fresh weight and nutrient composition of some Canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars


Coşkun Köse, Evren Terzi, S. Nami Kartal, Banu Erilkun and Yuji Imamura

Preliminary evaluation of boron release and biological resistance of wood treated with disodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT) and a water-repellent compound


A. Femat-Diaz, D. Vargas-Vazquez, E. Huerta-Manzanilla, E. Rico-Garcia and G. Herrera-Ruiz

Scanner image methodology (SIM) to measure dimensions of leaves for agronomical applications


D. A. Machido, O. O. Olufajo and S. E. Yakubu and S. S. Yusufu

Enhancing the contribution of the legumes to the N-fertility of soils of the semi-arid zone of Nigeria


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Interference of five problematic weed species with rice growth and yield


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Influence of culturing conditions on growth and sporulation of Drechslera hawaiiensis, the foliar blight pathogen of Marsilea minuta L.


M. Farzadi, S.Khatami, M. Mousavi and N. Amirmozafari

Purification and characterization of a-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidofillus


Parichart Khonzue, Khwanchai Khucharoenphaisan, Nantana Srisuk and Vichien Kitpreechavanich

Selection and production of insoluble xylan hydrolyzing enzyme by newly isolated Thermomyces lanuginosus


Yang Zheng, Zhaoan Chen, Hongbin Lu and Wei Zhang

Optimization of carbon dioxide fixation and starch accumulation by Tetraselmis subcordiformis in a rectangular airlift photobioreactor


M. Ghotbi, S. Soleimanian-Zad and M. Sheikh-Zeinoddin

Identification of Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus paraplantarum and Lactobacillus plantarum in Lighvan cheese with 4 month ripening period by means of recA gene sequence analysis


Rina Wu, Huashan Zhang, Xiaoying Zeng, Jitai Zhang and Hairong Xiong

L-Arabinose and oligosaccharides production from sugar beet pulp by xylanase and acid hydrolysis


E. U. Ikhuoria, F. E. Okieimen, E. O. Obazee and T. Erhabor

Synthesis and characterization of styrenated rubber seed oil alkyd


Wei-yu Wang, Li-min Cao, Ji-lin Yi, Jian Luo, Jian-ping Zeng, Li-ning Xu and Jia-hong Dong

Screening of specific single-chain variable-fragment (scFv) antibody against human asialoglycoprotein receptor by capture phage enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay


W. Li, X. Ma, Y. Peng, J. Cao, W. T. Y. Loo, L. Hao, M. N. B. Cheung, L. W. C. Chow and L. J. Jin

Application of a nano-antimicrobial film to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: A pilot study



Mirjana Ocokoljić, Zoran Nikić, Milan Medarević and Dragana Čavlović

Effect of horse chestnut tree genotype on production of fatty oil and fatty acids in seed cotyledons


Xiuhong Wang

Agricultural biotechnology worldwide patent analysis and mapping


Zdenka Škrbić, Zlatica Pavlovski, Miloš Lukić and Dragan Milić

The effect of rearing conditions on carcass slaughter quality of broilers from intensive production


Zong-jun Du, Xiao-li Huang, Kai-yu Wang, Yong-qiang Deng, De-fang Chen, Yi Geng, and Xiu-mei Su

Pathology of extracellular protease of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from channel catfish (Ictalunes punctatus) to mice


Abbas Esmaeili Mola, Hrachya G. Hovannisyan, Rajab Mohammad Nazari and Mahmoudreza Ovissipour

Early sex identification in cultured beluga (Huso huso) using plasma steroid hormones




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