African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (54-55), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (54), 2011


Contents:

Review


Katarzyna Leja, Katarzyna Czaczyk and Kamila Myszka

Biotechnological synthesis of 1,3-propanediol using Clostridium ssp.


Bayram Sade, Süleyman Soylu and Elif Yetim

Drought and oxidative stress


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Ruijuan Li, Wenjing Lu, Juntao Gu, Xiaojuan Li, Chengjin Guo and Kai Xiao

Molecular characterization and functional analysis of OsPHY2, a phytase gene classified in histidine acid phosphatase type in rice (Oryza sativa L.)


Xiu Hua Zhao, Jin Yu Wang, Gen Xi Zhang, Yue Wei and Ya Bo Yu

Polymorphisms of two neuroendocrine–correlated genes associated with body weight and reproductive traits in Jinghai yellow chicken


Hai Thi Hong Truong, HakSoon Choi, Myoung Cheoul Cho and Hye Eun Lee

Conversion of the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker UBC#116 linked to Fusarium crown and root rot resistance gene (Frl) into a co-dominant sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker for marker-assisted selection of tomato


Mostafa Farajpour, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Reza Amiri, Seyed Ahmad Sadat Noori Sepideh Sanjari and Rasoul Golzari

Study of genetic variation in yarrow using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Chunyan Ma, Hongyu Ma, Lingbo Ma, Keji Jiang, Fengying Zhang and Wei Song

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from cDNA library of Scylla paramamosain

  
Dongming Lan, Huiling Yan, Bo Yang and Yonghua Wang

Blunt-end vectors generated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for direct cloning of blunt-end DNA fragments

    
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Rasool Asghari Zakaria, Maryam Haghighat Hour and Naser Zare

Callus production and regeneration of the medicinal plant Papaver orientale


S. H. Tabatabaei, Sh. Moslehi, P. Najafi and T. Raiesi

Management of water content of soil in cultivation of greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus L, Nasim variety) in Isfahan- Iran

 
C. C. Nwangburuka, O. B. Kehinde, D. K. Ojo, O. A. Denton and A. R. Popoola

Morphological classification of genetic diversity in cultivated okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench using principal component analysis (PCA) and single linkage cluster analysis (SLCA)

     
Rasool Asghari-Zakaria, Shahla Razmi, Rosita Madadi and Mojtaba Fathi

Karyological study of the medicinal plant Papaver rhoeas from northwest of Iran


A. O. Eni, J. d’A. Hughes and M. E. C. Rey

Production of yam mosaic virus monoclonal antibodies in mice peritoneum


Barat Ali Siahsar, Simin Sarani and Maryam Allahdoo

Polypeptide electrophoretic pattern of Matricaria chamomilla and Anthemis nobilis under salt and Fe-deficiency stress


Vahid Mollasadeghi, Yaser Momeni Gizilasheg, Rogaye Hazrati Hazejan and Hadi Mazhabi

Evaluation of 14 winter bread wheat genotypes in normal irrigation and stress conditions after anthesis stage


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Bazgha Ahmad, Haq Nawaz Bhatti and Sadia Ilyas

Bio-extraction of metal ions from laterite ore by Penicillium chrysogenum


Du Fengqin, Li Shengrong, Yan Lina, Lv Wenjie, Lu Jing and Sun Wenyan

Relationship of phosphorus content in carp otoliths with that in ambient water in Xiaoxi Port of the Taihu Lake, East China


S.M.Ali Shah, Nadia Shamshad Malik, Asim Awan, Muneeb Ahmad Idrees, M. Akram, H.M. Asif and Shahzad Nawaz

Prevalence of amoebiasis in Gadap Town, Karachi


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Jianyou Long, Xiaoning Gao and Jianrong Xia

Enhancement production of qinlingmycin by a soil-derived Streptomyces No. 24 using protoplast fusion technology and assessment of antibacterial activity


V. Vasanthabharathi, R. Lakshminarayanan and S. Jayalakshmi

Melanin production from marine Streptomyces

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY


S. Elayaraja, T. Velvizhi, V. Maharani, P. Mayavu, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian

Thermostable ?-amylase production by Bacillus firmus CAS 7 using potato peel as a substrate


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Nzewi, Daniel and Egbuonu, Anthony C. C.

Effect of boiling and roasting on the proximate properties of asparagus bean (Vigna Sesquipedalis)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


C. Mahamadi, E. Togarepi and P. Dzomba

Extraction of phenolic compounds from Temnocalyx obovatus


Ana R. C. Nogueira, Arlete A. Soares, Abdulrazak B. Ibrahim and Francisco A.P. Campos

Analysis of organogenic competence of cotyledons of Jatropha curcas and their in vitro histological behavior


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Ngwuluka, Ndidi C., Ochekpe, Nelson A. and Odumosu, Patricia O.

An assessment of pharmaceutical waste management in some Nigerian pharmaceutical industries


Shahedur Rahman, Faizus Salehin and Asif Iqbal

Antibacterial efficacy of raw and commercially available honey


Yasemin Nasir, Yusuf Nergiz, Ayfer Aktaş and Nurten Akdeniz

Immunohistochemical evaluation of iron accumulation in term placenta of preeclamptic patients


Saied Habibian Dehkordi, Vajeh Fallah and Shohreh Habibian Dehkordi

Enhancement of broiler performance and immune response by Echinacea purpurea supplemented in diet


Jinous Asgarpanah, Gholamreza Amin and Malihe Parviz

In vitro antiglycation activity of Eremurus persicus (Jaub. Et Sp.) Boiss


BIOTECHNIQUES


Hossein Ahari Mostafavi, Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi, Hadi Fathollahi, Vaheh Minassyan and Seyed Mohammad Mirjalili

Evaluation of gamma irradiation effect and Pseudomonas flourescens against Penicillium expansum


Rosnani Alkarimiah, Siti Baizura Mahat, Ali Yuzir and Mohd. Fadhil Md. Din and Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

Performance of an innovative multi-stage anaerobic reactor during start-up period


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Jing Wang, Haifeng Ji, Dongyan Zhang, Hui Liu, Sixin Wang, Dacong Shan and Yamin Wang

Assessment of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum ZLP001 isolated from gastrointestinal tract of weaning pigs


Junqing Lu, Shuisheng Hou, Wei Huang, Junying Yu and Wenwu Wang

Polymorphisms in the myostatin gene and their association with growth and carcass traits in duck


Jing-Hua Fu, Qing-You Liu, Min-Jun Xu, De-Shun Shi, Xian-Hui He, Yan Pan, Rui-Bin Guo, Qi Gao, Sheng-Xian Yi, Hua-Sheng Si and Xing-quan Zhu

Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma bovis infection in dairy cows in subtropical southern China


Slim Smaoui, Hajer Ben Hlima, Riadh Ben Salah and Raoudha Ghorbel

Effects of sodium lactate and lactic acid on chemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics of marinated chicken

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (55), 2011


Contents:

Review

 
A. M. Chapa-Oliver, R. G. Guevara-González, M. M. González-Chavira, R. V. Ocampo-Velázquez, A. A Feregrino-Pérez, L. Mejía-Teniente, G. Herrera-Ruíz and I. Torres-Pacheco

Analogies between geminivirus and oncovirus: Cell cycle regulation


 D. O. Ibitoye and P. E. Akin-Idowu

Marker-assisted-selection (MAS): A fast track to increase genetic gain in horticultural crop breeding


Mueen Alam Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Moazzam Jameel, Wajad Nazeer, Sara Shakir, Muhammad Tabish Aslam and Bushra Iqbal

Potentials of molecular based breeding to enhance drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Yongzhong Lu and Zhijian Zhang

Bioinformatic identification of microRNAs and their targets in Aquilegia formosa x Aquilegia pubescens


Maria Selvaggi and Cataldo Dario

Analysis of two Pit-1 gene polymorphisms: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distribution patterns in Podolica cattle breed


H. R. Singh, B. G. Unni, K. Neog and S. B. Wann

Isolating silkworm genomic DNA without liquid nitrogen suitable for marker studies


Leila Mirzaei and Fatemeh Rahmani

Genetic relationships among Rosa species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Wei-Ming Li, Chun-Mei Qian, Yi-Wei Mo, Yu-Lin Hu and Jiang-Hui Xie

Tolerance of banana for fusarium wilt is associated with early H2O2 accumulation in the roots


Ahlam A. Abou Mossallam, Soheir M. El Nahas, Nevien M. Sabry, Eman R. Mahfouz and Amal A. Hassan

Partial characterization of three ß-defensin gene transcripts in river buffalo and cattle


Dinh Thi Phong, Vu Thi Thu Hien, Tran Thi Viet Thanh, Nguyen Tuong Van and Nguyen Quoc Binh

Genetic diversity on the tropical rare wood species of Dalbergia in Vietnam revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Assane Ndong, Toffene Diome, Cheikh Thiaw, Awa Ndiaye, Khadim Kébé, Ali Douma, Guillaume Ketoh, Antoine Sanon and Mbacké Sembene

Several haplotypes of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed-beetle, Caryedon serratus Ol. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), in West Africa: Genetic identification using 28S sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Leila Radhouane

Seedling characters at different temperatures in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)


N. M. Mkolo, K. B. Sako, J. O. Olowoyo1, S. Ndlovu and S. R. Magano

Variation in the repellency effects of the leaves of Mentha piperita against adults of Amblyomma hebraeum


Babakhani, B., Khavari-Nejad, R.A., Hassan sajedi, R., Fahimi, H. and Saadatmand S.

Biochemical responses of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars subjected to NaCl salinity stress


Bing-gan Lou, Ai-ying Wang, Chai Lin, Tong Xu, Xiao-dong Zheng

Enhancement of defense responses by oligandrin against Botrytis cinerea in tomatoes


Alphonsus K. Belane, Joseph Asiwe and Felix D. Dakora

Assessment of N2 fixation in 32 cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) genotypes grown in the field at Taung in South Africa, using 15N natural abundance


Issa Piri, Mohsen Moussavi Nik, Abolfazl Tavassoli, Fatemeh Rastegaripour and Mahdi Babaeian

Effect of irrigation frequency and application levels of sulphur fertilizer on water use efficiency and yield of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)


Jin Jia, Xiangjun Cui, Jinhua Wu, Jianying Wang and Guoze Wang

Physiological and biochemical responses of halophyte Kalidium foliatum to salt stress


Yue-Ning Yang, Ying-Fang Niu, Chao Xu, Yin Wang, Jie-Sheng Liu, Wei-Dong Yang and Hong-Ye Li

Characterization of upstream sequences from the 8S globulin gene of Vigna radiata


Kunlun Liu, Yan Zhao, Fusheng Chen, Zhenxin Gu and Guanhao Bu

Enhanced glutathione peroxidases (GPx) activity in young barley seedlings enriched with selenium


Funda Yoldas, Safak Ceylan, Nilgun Mordogan and Bihter Colak Esetlili

Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on yield and mineral content of onion (Allium cepa L.)


Samake Gabriel, Traore Bakary M., Senou Hamidou and Wang Hua-Fang

In vitro regeneration of Acacia nilotica from nodes on MS medium


F. Saadati, Ali R. Bandani and A. Moslemi

Effect of plant seeds protein extract on the Sunn pest, Eurygaste integriceps Puton, growth and development and its gut serine protease activity


De Wet, H.

Antibacterial activity of the five South African Erythroxylaceae species


Fatemeh Nejatzadeh Barandozi, Sattar Tahmasebi Enferadi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Younes Mostofi and Amir Mousavi

Survey of chemical manure on morphological traits in Iranian Aloe vera


Askif Pasaribu, Rosli B. Mohamad, Yahya Awang, Radziah Othman and Adam Puteh

Growth and development of symbiotic Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Glomus mossea (Nicol. and Gerd.), in alachlor and glyphosate treated soils


Xiaoli Chen, Xining Zhao, Pute Wu, Zikui Wang, Fengyun Zhang and Yongyong Zhang

Water and nitrogen distribution in uncropped ridge-tilled soil under different ridge width


Farhad Lashgarara, Roya Mohammadi and Maryam Omidi Najafabadi

Identifying appropriate information and communication technology (ICT) in improving marketing of agricultural products in Garmsar City, Iran


Naushad Ali Turi, Farhatullah and Malik Ashiq Rabbani

Genetic diversity through stability analysis for various fatty acids profile in indigenous Brassica species


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


C. S. van Wyk

Removal of heavy metals from metal-containing effluent by yeast biomass


Abdulali Taweel, M. Shuhaimi-Othman and A. K. Ahmad

Heavy metals concentration in different organs of tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from selected areas of Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia


Algasan Govender and Balakrishna Pillay

Characterization of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) degrading bacteria isolated from South African waste water


A. Govender and B. Pillay

Biochemical activities of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) degrading bacteria


Savar Sofla, S., Taheri Dezfuli, B. and Mirzaei, F.

Interaction between genotype and climates for Holstein milk production traits in Iran

Wen Guo-qin, Cai Liang, Liu Zhen, Li De-kuan, Luo Qin, Li Xu-feng, Wan Jian-mei and Yang Yi

Arabidopsis thaliana VDAC2 involvement in salt stress response pathway


Natesan Sivakumar, Muthuraman Sundararaman and Gopal Selvakumar

Efficacy of micro algae and cyanobacteria as a live feed for juveniles of shrimp Penaeus monodon


Xiaodong Deng, Bo Gu, Xinwen Hu, Jianchun Guo and Xiaowen Fei

Photosynthetic efficiency and lipid accumulation are affected by the concentration of carbon in microalgae Micractinium pusillum Y-002


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ho Young Kang, Ki Hwan Moon, Se Won Kim, Jeong Dong Bahk, Sang Wan Gal, Kwang-Keun Cho, Chul-Wook Kim, John Hwa Lee and Sam Woong Kim

An efficient secretion of the protein fused to the AgfA signal sequence in Salmonella


Weibao Kong, Hao Song, Yuntao Cao, Hong Yang3, Shaofeng Hua and Chungu Xia

The characteristics of biomass production, lipid accumulation and chlorophyll biosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris under mixotrophic cultivation


Chenyan Zhou, Yongtao Wang, Zhenhua Liu, Guanhua Fu, Duan Li, Weiyun Guo, Huigen Feng and Wu Wang

Acidic xylanase II from Aspergillus usamii: Efficient expression in Pichia pastoris and mutational analysis


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Jiangfei Meng, Yulin Fang, Jinshan Gao, Ang Zhang, Jinchuan Liu, Zhijun Guo, Zhenwen Zhang and Hua Li

Changes in aromatic compounds of cabernet sauvignon wines during ageing in stainless steel tanks


SongYi Lin, Yang Guo, JingBo Liu, Qi You, YongGuang Yin and Sheng Cheng

Optimized enzymatic hydrolysis and pulsed electric field treatment for production of antioxidant peptides from egg white protein


Zheng Lianhe, Wang Li, Huang Xing and Chen Zhengxing

Antioxidant activities of seed extracts from Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen


Dragan Tešanović, Bojana Kalenjuk, Dušanka Tešanović, Đorđe Psodorov, Zoran Ristić and Vladimir Marković

Changes of biochemical and sensory characteristics in the musculus longissimus dorsi of the fallow deer in the early phase post-mortem and during maturation


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


B. Banisalam, W. Sani, K. Philip, H. Imdadul and A. Khorasani

Comparison between in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity of Curcuma zedoaria from Malaysia


Majeed Hussein Al-Sarry and Khitam Jassim Al-Karishy

Histopathological changes and metabolic gene polymorphism in experimental rats exposed to aramite


Weijun Chen, Chunmei Zhang, Yulin Huang, Fangfang Cheng, Songlin Zhao, Yan Shen and Jiangkang Liu

DNA damage protection and 5-lipoxygenase inhibiting activity of areca (Areca catechu L.) inflorescence extracts


Folasade M. Olajuyigbe and Ayodele O. Kolawole

Purification and partial characterization of a thermostable alkaline protease from Bacillus licheniformis LHSB-05 isolated from hot spring


Ali Mostafaie, Kheirollah Yari and Sara Kiani

A comparative evaluation of rehydration and cup-loading sample application for modified two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of human serum proteins using immobilized pH gradient


Michele A. A. Lima, Francisco Fábio M. de Oliveira, Geovany A. Gomes, Patrícia L. Lavor, Gilvandete M. P. Santiago, Aparecida T. Nagao-Dias, Ângela M. C. Arriaga, Telma L. G. Lemos and Mário Geraldo de Carvalho

Evaluation of larvicidal activity of the essential oils of plants species from Brazil against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Yumei Liu, Ziqiang Zhang and Xuefeng Yang

Kinetin protects against lipid peroxidation and improves antioxidant status in cultured astrocytes and mouse brain exposed to D-galactose


Zunlai Sheng, Jichang Li and Yanhua Li

Optimization of forsythoside extraction from Forsythia suspensa by Box-Behnken design


Zhi Liu, Yueqiao Xu, Qi Hua,Yanling Wang, Rongkun Liu and Zheng Yang

Additive effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and hypertension on inflammatory reaction


ENTOMOLOGY


Dürdane Yanar, Izzet Kadioglu and Ayhan Gökçe

Acaricidal effects of different plant parts extracts on two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch)


FISHERY SCIENCE


Qian Yang, Yousheng Jiang, Hongxu Xu, Yan Chen, Lin Wang and Liqun Lu

Prokaryotic expression and immunodot-blot detection of Taura syndrome virus capsid proteins VP2 and VP3


Orhan Demir, Ali Günlü, Fahrettin KÜÇÜK, Iskender GÜLLE and Erkan GÜMÜŞ

Analysis of sarcoplamic proteins in natural populations of mountain trout (Salmo trutta macrostigma Dumeril, 1858) with SDS-PAGE


Omid Safari, Mehrdad Farhangi, Chris G. Carter, Bagher Yakhchali and Parvin Shawrang

Effect of sieve size on chemical composition and functional properties of canola meal (Brasscia napus) protein fractions as fishmeal replacement


Amina Zuberi, Muhammad Naeem and Samina Jalali

Relative in vitro effectiveness of several gonadal steroids on oocyte maturation in freshwater teleost Barilius vagra


Yildiz Bolat, Yavuz Mazlum, Aydin Demirci and Habil Ugur Koca

Estimating the population size of Astacus leptodactylus (Decapoda: Astacidae) by mark-recapture technique in Egirdir lake, Turkey


BIOTECHNIQUES


Sadia Javed, Muhammad Asgher, Munir A. Sheikh, Haq Nawaz and Amer Jamil

Enhanced citric acid production by Aspergillus niger EB-3 mutant using an inert solid support in molasses medium


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Piotr Ślósarz, Marek Stanisz, Piotr Boniecki, Andrzej Przybylak, Dariusz Lisiak and Agnieszka Ludwiczak

Artificial neural network analysis of ultrasound image for the estimation of intramuscular fat content in lamb muscle


Wang Ling-yun, Li Lu, Cheng Gong and Zhou Huan-min

Cell cycle regulation of human foreskin fibroblasts

      

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