African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (62), 2011

Contents:


Review



Huoying Chen, Rongrong Fu and Xiang Li

Tomato yellow leaf virus (TYLCV): The structure, ecotypes and the resistance germplasm resources in tomato


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Zhihua Ju, Jinming Huang, Qiuling Li, Hongmei Wang, Jifeng Zhong and Changfa Wang

The polymorphisms of ?-casein gene and their associations with milk production traits and expression analysis in Chinese Holstein cattle


Mervat S. Mohamed, Salwa F. Sabet, Mohamed M. Moustafa and Mohamed S. Salama

Correlation between a single nucleotide polymorphism (G/T at nt –88) in the Mx1 gene promoter and the response to interferon therapy for hepatitis C virus in Egyptian patients


James Ameh, Imade Godwin, Ikenna Obi, Fabian Puepet, Bunza Aminu and Tsamiya Suleiman

The search for mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) A3243G mutation among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the Nigerian population


Devi Singh, Anuj Kumar, Navneet. Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Amal Bhardwaj, Preeti Sirohi and S. Chand

Comparison of traditional physico-chemical methods and molecular marker assays for characterization of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.)


Han Yanqiu, Cao Linjuan, Wu Jin, Hao Hongjun, Shi Yongjin, Xu Guobin and Ren Hanyun

The effects of quercetin and kaempferol on multidrug resistance and the expression of related genes in human erythroleukemic K562/A cells


Liu Tian-long, Li Jin-cai, Gu Jun-tao, Lu Wen-jing, Guo Cheng-jin, Li Rui-juan and Xiao Kai

Cloning and molecular characterization of TaAGO1, a member of argonaute gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


José Ramón Pacheco-Arjona, Nancy Ruiz-Lau, Fátima Medina-Lara, Yereni Minero-García, Ileana Echevarría-Machado, César De los Santos-Briones and Manuel Martínez-Estévez

Effects of ammonium nitrate, cesium chloride and tetraethylammonium on high-affinity potassium uptake in habanero pepper plantlets (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)


Deguo Lü, Zhixia Li, Sijun Qin, Huaiyu Ma and Guocheng Liu

Bacterial community structure in the Cerasus sachalinensis Kom. rhizosphere based on the polymerase chain reaction - denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) method


Asiegbu, J. E., Onyeonagu, C. C. and Anugwa, F. O. I.

Seasonal availability and physical and chemical characteristics of four major browse plants used for stall-feeding of livestock in Eastern Nigeria


Azhar H. Shah, Safdar H. Shah, Habib Ahmad, Ayesha Baig, Zahoor A. Swati, Umm-e-Aiman, Israr ud Din, Qudsia Khalid and Abrar Hussain Shah

Co adaptation of LiCl tolerant Solanum tuberosum L. callus cultures to NaCl stress


Wang Li-Feng, Ji Hong-Bing and Tian Wei-Min

Photosystem 2 photochemistry and pigment composition of Dicranopteris dichotoma Bernh under different irradiances


Ugur Basaran, Ilknur Ayan, Zeki Acar, Hanife Mut and Ozlem Onal Asci

Seed yield and agronomic parameters of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes grown in the Black Sea region of Turkey


Amsalu Nebiyu and Essubalew Getachew

Soaking and drying of cassava roots reduced cyanogenic potential of three cassava varieties at Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia


Zhaoyu Jiang, Juntong Yu, Sanmei Ma and Yongfei Wang

Dynamic changes of stomatal characteristics during the flower, fruit and leaf developments of Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb


Filipe Almendagna Rodrigues, Joyce Dória Rodrigues Soares, Roseneide Rocha dos Santos, Moacir Pasqual and Sebastiao de Oliveira e Silva

Colchicine and amiprophos-methyl (APM) in polyploidy induction in banana plant


Zahra Khodarahmpour and Jahad Hamidi

Evaluation of drought tolerance in different growth stages of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using tolerance indices


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGYbiotechnology

 
Farhat Ali Khan, Muneeb Ur Rehman Khattak and Muhammad Zahoor

Estimation of inorganic constituents in the seeds of blue and white flowering capitulum of Silybum marianum


Gretty K. Villena and Marcel Gutiérrez-Correa

Assessment of Aspergillus niger biofilm growth kinetics in minibioreactors by carbon dioxide evolution


Habibah Jamil, Lee Pei Theng, Khairiah Jusoh, Ahmad Mahir Razali, Fouzi B. Ali and Ismail B. S.

Speciation of heavy metals in paddy soils from selected areas in Kedah and Penang, Malaysia


Hanan M. Khairy, Elham M. Ali and Samha M. Dowidar

Comparative effects of autotrophic and heterotrophic growth on some vitamins, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity, amino acids and protein profile of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck

 
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Kianoush Khosravi-Darani, Fatemeh Seyed Reyhani, Bahram NaserNejad and Ghazaleh Baghi Nejad Farhadi

Bench scale production of xanthan from date extract by Xanthomonas campestris in submerged fermentation using central composite design


N. H. Shahidan, R. N. Z. A. Rahman, T. C. Leow, M. Rosfarizan, M. Basri and A. B. Salleh

The effect of carbon sources on the expression level of thermostable L2 lipase in Pichia pastoris


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Yasmin Anum Mohd Yusof, Junaida@Maimunah Hassan Basari, Nor Ashikeen Mukti, Razali Sabuddin, A. Razak Muda, Suhaina Sulaiman, Suzana Makpol and Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah

Fatty acids composition of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris can be modulated by varying carbon dioxide concentration in outdoor culture


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Romaric G. Bayili, Fatoumata Abdoul-Latif, Oumou H. Kone, Mamounata Diao, Imael H. N. Bassole and Mamoudou H. Dicko

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in some fruits and vegetables from Burkina Faso


Sana Sadaf and Haq Nawaz Bhatti

Biosorption of Foron turquoise SBLN using mixed biomass of white rot fungi from synthetic effluents


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Sakine Serap Avgin and Enzo Colonnelli

Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) from southern Turkey


F. Perveen

Effects of sublethal doses of chlorfluazuron on the ovarian biochemical constituents of Spodoptera litura


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Kashif Umer, Muhammad Ali, Rehana Iqbal, Abdul Latif, Muhammad Naeem, Shazia Qadir, Muhammad Latif, Rehan Sadiq Shaikh and Furhan Iqbal

Effect of various nutrient combinations on growth and body composition of rohu (Labeo rohita)


Peng Luo, Chao-qun Hu, Jian-jun Xia, Chun-hua Ren and Xiao Jiang

Chemical constituent analysis of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci and potential utilization value of the starfish as feed ingredient for animals


BIOTECHNIQUES


Li Wang, Zhanjun Yao, Fang Zhao, Jihua Su and Ying Gao

Using orthogonal design to determine optimal conditions for intergeneric protoplasts fusion between Mingxian169 and Y2155a


Lijun Liu, Jiaqi Liu, Qinglei Wang, Pascal Ndayiragije, Anatole Ntahimpera, Evariste Nkubaye, Qianqian Yang and Zhihong Li

Identification of Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Burundi, based on morphological characteristics and DNA barcode


Esmaeil Fallah, Maryam Hajizadeh, Safar Farajnia and Majid Khanmahammadi

SAG2 locus genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in meat products of East Azerbaijan Province, North West of Iran During 2010-2011


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Gooraninejad Saad, Barati Farid, Najafzadeh varzi, Hossein and Asghari Mohammad Hassan

Serum testosterone in Arabian stallions during breeding and non-breeding seasons in Iran


Rouhollah Nourmohammadi, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and Homayoun Farhangfar

Effect of citric acid and microbial phytase on serum enzyme activities and plasma minerals retention in broiler chicks


Muhammad Aasif Shahzad, Muhammad Sharif, Mahr un Nisa, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Farooq Khalid and Hafiz Abubaker Saddiqi

Changing certain dietary cationic and anionic minerals: Impact on blood chemistry, milk fever and udder edema in buffaloes during winter


Shahzad Akbar Khan Mughal, Gulzar Ahmed, Tarique Hussain, Sarfaraz Ali Fazlani, Ijaz Ahmed4 and Farhan Ahmed Khan

In vivo pathogenicity of hydropericardium hepatitis syndrome (Angara disease)


Luciano Bruno De Carvalho-Silva, Maysa Do Vale Oliveira, Danielle Taira Konichi, Mario Roberto Maróstica Junior, Pablo Christiano Barboza Lollo And Jaime Amaya-Farfán

Evaluation of mutagenic/antimutagenic activity of conjugated linoleic acid in mice by micronucleus test

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