African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65-69), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65), 2011


Contents:

 
Review

 
Yanbo Hu and Guangyu Sun

The application of plant biotechnology for non-food uses: The case of China


Ajay Kumar Jha Jianzheng Li, Loring Nies and Liguo Zhang

Research advances in dry anaerobic digestion process of solid organic wastes


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Kefyalew Negisho, Tesfaye Balemi and Belayneh Admassu

Analysis of gene expression by promoter reporter constructs and knockout plants: A case study under phosphorus stress


Adéoti, K., Rival, A., Dansi, A., Santoni, S., Brown, S., Beule, T., Nato, A., Henry, Y., R. Vodouhe, Loko, L. Y. and Sanni, A.

Genetic characterization of two traditional leafy vegetables (Sesamum radiatum Thonn. ex Hornem and Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.) of Benin, using flow cytometry and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Mervat S. Mohamed, Walid Abu El-Soud and Magda F. Mohamed

Cloning and expression of the recombinant NP24I protein from tomato fruit and study of its antimicrobial activity


Lou, H. Q., Hu, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y. J., Tu, P. G., Yu, X. T., Jin, Y. J. and Wang, L.

Epidemiological survey and phylogenetic analysis of Paragonimus westermani isolates in Jinhua, China


K. K. Nkongolo, K. Mbuya, M. Mehes-Smith, and A. Kalonji-Mbuyi

Molecular analysis of quality protein (QPM) and normal maize varieties from the DR-Congo breeding program


Jinyi Xing, Baozhi Wang, Kunhang Jia, Shubo Wan, Jingjing Meng, Feng Guo and Xinguo Li

Isolation of Arachis hypogaea Na+/H+ antiporter and its expression analysis under salt stress


Reda E.A. Moghaieb, Abdel-Hadi A. Abdel-Hadi and Mohamed Reda A. Ahmed

Genetic stability among date palm plantlets regenerated from petiole explants
 

Panfeng Zhao, Lingxia Zhao, Qian Sheng, Shanshuang Li, and Huizheng Peng

The days anthesis in relation to the floral shapes, pollen size, and S-RNase gene identifying in self-incompatibility of wild species


Yan Lei, Shi-jie Chen, Cheng-dong Wang, Zhi-he Zhang, Cheng-dong Wang, Wan-zhu Guo, Xu Wang and Ling Guo and Qi-gui Yan

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of VP6 gene of giant panda rotavirus strain CH-1


Osama E. Amer, Mohamed. A. Mahmoud, AbdEl-Rahim M. A. El-Samawaty and Shaban R. M. Sayed

Non liquid nitrogen-based-method for isolation of DNA from filamentous fungi


Yousheng Jiang, Xuanyun Huang, Kun Hu, Wenjuan Yu, Xianle Yang and Liqun Lv

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against small hapten-ciprofloxacin


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Bin Li, Rongrong Yu, Qiaomei Tang, Xiaoling Chen, Zhiyi Wu, Yanli Wang, Guanlin Xie, Hongye Li and Guochang Sun

Carbon adaptation influence the antagonistic ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis


Rym Kaddour, Nehla Sellami, Houda Chennaoui, Nawel Nasri, Olfa Baatour, Hela Mahmoudi, Imen Tarchoun, Mokhtar Lachaâl, Margaret Gruber and Neila Trifi

Correlation between salt tolerance and genetic diversity between Sulla carnosa and Sulla coronaria


Nawel Nasri, Rym Kaddour, Hela Mahmoudi, Olfa Baatour, Najoua Bouraoui and Mokhtar Lachaâl

The effect of osmopriming on germination, seedling growth and phosphatase activities of lettuce under saline condition


Adam. B. Puteh, Ellia M. Aris, Uma R. Sinniah, Md. M. Rahman, Rosli B. Mohamad and Nur. A. P. Abdullah

Seed anatomy, moisture content and scarification influence on imbibition in wild banana (Musa acuminata Colla) ecotypes


Ibrahim Ethem Guler

Effects of diameter and helical angle of flute on the flow evenness of fluted roller used in seed drills using lentil seed


Jennifer N. Mukhongo, J. I. Kinyamario, R. M. Chira1 and W. Musila

Assessment of soil seed bank from six different vegetation types in Kakamega forest, Western Kenya


Jing Zhang, Donald L. Smith, Weiguo Liu, Xinfu Chen and Wenyu Yang

Effects of shade and drought stress on soybean hormones and yield of main-stem and branch


Arshad Javaid, Khajista Jabeen, Sara Samad and Amna Javaid

Management of parthenium weed by extracts and residue of wheat


Shan Han, Tian-Hui Zhu, Shu-jiang Li and Fang-Lian Li

Effect of Cryphonectria parasitica toxin on lipid peroxidation and ultrastructure in two Chinese chestnut cultivars


Ayut Kongpun, Bernard Dell and Benjavan Rerkasem

Alleviating acid soil stress in cowpea with a local population of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi


Mei-Rong Xu, Casiana M Vera Cruz, Bin-Ying Fu, Ling-Hua Zhu, Yong-Li Zhou and Zhi-Kang Li

Different patterns of gene expression in rice varieties undergoing a resistant or susceptible interaction with the bacterial leaf streak pathogen


Hasan Akgul, Demet Yilmazkaya and C. Cem Ergul

New microfungi records on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) from Gaziantep province of Turkey


Zurong Zhang, Wei Qiang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Chunxian Yang, Yufan Fu, Min Chen, Lingjiang Zeng, Weiqiang Wang and Zhihua Liao

Molecular cloning and characterization of the chalcone isomerase gene from sweetpotato


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nenad Stavretović, and Jovana Stevanović

Invasive plant species in lawns of Belgrade roads


Javed Kamal

Impact of allelopathy of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots extract on physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Mohammad Mirjalili, Mahmood B. Tabatabai and Loghman Karimi

Novel herbal adsorbent based on wheat husk for reactive dye removal from aqueous solutions


Bing-Hua Liao, Sheng-Yan Ding, Guo-Fu Liang, Yi-Li Guo, Li Tian, Si Shu, Yang Zhang and Huai-Xu Hu

Dynamics of plant functional groups composition along environmental gradients in the typical area of Yi-Luo River watershed


Hui Li, Jin Zhou, Rui Shi and Wuyong Chen

Identification of fungi from children's shoes and application of a novel antimicrobial agent on shoe insole


Mahmoudi Hela, Nasri Nawel, Tarchoune Imen, Zargouni Hanen, Ben salah Imen, Ben Massoud Raouia, Baatour Olfa, Kaddour Rym, Ben Nasri Ayachi Mouhiba, Hannoufa Abdelali, Mokhtar Lachaâl and Zeineb Ouerghi.

Salt stress induced changes in germination, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seedlings


Halimatun Saadiah Hafid, Nor ‘Aini Abdul Rahman, Suraini Abd-Aziz, and Mohd Ali Hassan

Enhancement of organic acids production from model kitchen waste via anaerobic digestion


Youbao Wang, Jiemin Tao and Jie Dai

Lead tolerance and detoxification mechanism of Chlorophytum comosum


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Samreen Rasul, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Munir Ahmad Sheikh and Tehreema Iftikhar.

Enhanced production and characterization of a novel ß-D-glucose:oxygen-1-oxidoreductase by using Aspergillus niger UV-180-C mutant strain


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Xiaolong Shao and Yunfei Li

Quality control of fresh sweet corn in controlled freezing-point storage


Satilmiş Ürgün and Sencer Buzrul

Use of genetic algorithms for high hydrostatic pressure inactivation of microorganisms


Babangida Lawal Yusuf and Yong He

Design, development and techniques for controlling grains post-harvest losses with metal silo for small and medium scale farmers



Shahid Akbar Khalil, Abdus Sattar and Roshan Zamir

Development of sparse-seeded mutant kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco) through budwood irradiation


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mairim Russo Serafini, Claudio Moreira de Lima, Rodrigo Correia Santos, Grace Anne Azevedo Dória, Josepha Yohanna de Jesus, Marcelia Garcez Dória de Melo, Joao Paulo Almeida dos Santos, Thallita Kelly Rabelo, Vanessa Silveira Fortes, Maria José Vieira Fonseca, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Junior, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior and Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo

Pre-clinical toxicity of Morinda citrifolia Linn. leaf extract


Siavash Hosseinpour Chermahini and Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid

Cosmeceutical values, antimicrobial activities and antioxidant properties of cashew leaves extract


Zhang Yan, Sui da-yun, Zhou Jing-shu and Zhou Hong-li

Microwave-assisted extraction and antihyperlipidemic effect of total flavonoids from corn silk


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Nelma Neylanne Pinho Muniz Oliveira, Edson Santos Ferreira-Filho, Danielly Albuquerque da Costa, Mariana Helena Chaves, Antônio Carlos Romao Borges, Aldeídia Pereira de Oliveira and Rita de Cássia Meneses Oliveira

Vasorelaxant response induced by Sida santaremnensis H. Monteiro ethanol extract on rat superior mesenteric artery


Xiu-Mei Duan, Jing Huang, Hong-Xi Ma, Xiao-Qi Wang, Yuan-Yuan Che, Yan Tan and Yin-Ping Wang

A flow cytometric assay for simultaneously measuring the proliferation and cytotoxicity of cytokine induced killer cells in combination with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) labeling


Ali M. Bahrami

Pathology of worm infestation in ovine and its treatment with two different plants extraction


Jinlan Gao, Qi Liu, Xing Liu, Yang Zhang, Shusen Wang and Yang Luo

Mutation analysis of the negative regulator cyclin G2 in gastric cancer


Samie, A. and Shivambu, N.

Biofilm production and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from HIV and AIDS patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa


Sheng-tan Zhang, Zhao-yu Wang, Guo-hua Cheng, Tie-shan Wang, Zheng Ni and Jing-ming Lin

Optimization for ultra high pressure extraction of Scutellaria barbata by central composite design-response surface methodology


Brice W. Obiang-Obounou, Jang-Gi Choi, Young-Seob Lee, Ok-Hwa Kang, You-Chang Oh, Joon-Ho Keum, Lamidi Maroufath, Jung-Rae Rho, Dong-Won Shin and Dong-Yeul Kwon

In vitro activity of certain antimicrobial agents in combination with Augouardia letestii hexane extracts against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Hamed A. Ghramh

Description of a new species of the genus Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and a key to Saudi Arabian species


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Fateme Khajepour and Seyed Abbas Hosseini

Effect of dietary citric acid supplementation and partial replacement of dietary fish meal with soybean meal on calcium and phosphorus of muscle, scute and serum of Beluga, Huso huso


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Khawaja Raees Ahmad, Muhammad Zaheer, Shafaat Yar Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Kausar Raees, Muhammad Arshad and Tahir Abbas

Effects of diazinon on the ovarian micro-anatomical and micrometric parameters of pregnant mice


Byung Uk Kim, Mi Ae Jeong, Yeon Sun Ryu, Hwa Chun Park, Jong Hyun Jung, Sam Woong Kim, Chul Wook Kim, Young Min Song, Ki Hwa Chung, Il Suk Kim, Sang Keun Jin, Sang Suk Lee, In Soon Choi and Kwang Keun Cho

Comparative proteomic analysis of the effects of dietary mugwort (Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura) on the pig Longissimus dorsi muscle


Ogbu, C. C. and Ugwu, S. O. C.

Evaluation of pre-mating reproductive isolation in Archachatina marginata from three populations in the humid tropics


M. Bayeriyar, A. H. Khaltabadi Farahani and H. Moradi Shahrbabak

Estimation of genetic parameters for economic important traits in Moghani Iranian sheep


Yin Dai, Xuelan Liu, Hong Ye, Fangfang Chen, Shengjie Liu and Weiyi Yu

cDNA cloning and polymorphic domains of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I? in two Chinese native chicken breeds

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (66), 2011


Contents:

 
Review

 
D. Singh, A. Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. Chauhan, V. Kumar, N. Kumar, A. Singh, N. Mahajan, P. Sirohi, S. Chand, B. Ramesh, J. Singh, P. Kumar, R. Kumar, R.B. Yadav and R. K. Naresh

Marker assisted selection and crop management for salt tolerance: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Sami Souid, Dalel Brahmi, Jean-Antoine Lepesant and Lazhar Zourgui

Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) extract improves endoplasmic reticulum stress in Drosophila melanogaster


Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sadia Anjum, Amna Salman, Sajjad Ashraf, Zia Ur Rehman Farooqi, Tahir Ahmed, Yasir waheed and Ishtiaq Qadri

Interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphism as a potential host susceptibility factor in Pakistani patients with pulmonary tuberculosis


C. Han, J. M. Xu, Z. H. Du, G. Y. Li, B. S. Zeng, S. J. Wu and W. Wang

Polyploidy induction of clone of Eucalyptus grandis with colchicine


K.P. Chong, M.S. Lum, C.P. Foong, C.M.V.L. Wong, M. Atong and S. Rossall

First identification of Ganoderma boninense isolated from Sabah based on PCR and sequence homology


Y. X. Luo, D. Z. Du, G. Fu2, L. Xu, X. P. Li, X. R. Xing, Y. M Yao, X. M. Zhang, Z. Zhao and H. D. Liu

Inheritance of leaf color and sequence-related amplified polymorphic (SRAP) molecular markers linked to the leaf color gene in Brassica juncea


Yan Jiang and Jin-Ping Liu

Analysis of genetic diversity of Piper spp. in Hainan Island (China) using inter-simple sequence repeat ISSR markers


Xiaoxia Han, Lei Li, Lingling Cui, JunJie Xing, Li Tang and Mengliang Cao

Isolation of candidate disease resistance genes from enrichment library of Oryza minuta based on conserved domains


Bilal Ahmad Mir, Sushma Koul, Arun Kumar, M. K. Kaul, A. S. Soodan and S. N. Raina

Assessment and characterization of genetic diversity in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal using RAPD and AFLP markers


Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Abdul Ghafoor, Inamullah, Fida Muhammad Abbasi, Afsari S. Qureshi and Habib Ahmad

Study of nutritional characteristics, mineral nutrients and agro-biodiversity in black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) genotypes from Pakistan


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Quan Zhao, Chang-Qing Duan and Jun Wang

Components of non-anthocyanin phenolic compounds in wines of Vitis amurensis and its hybrids


Yang Xi-wen, Tian Xiao-hong, Lu Xin-chun, Gale William J and Cao Yu-xian.

Foliar zinc fertilization improves the zinc nutritional value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain


Fang Yuan, Quan Wang, Qifang Pan, Guofeng Wang, Jingya Zhao, Yuesheng Tian and Kexuan Tang

An efficient somatic embryogenesis based plant regeneration from the hypocotyl of Catharanthus roseus


Wenting, Han and Pute, Wu

Evaluation model development for sprinkler irrigation uniformity based on catch-can data


Guo-Qing Zhuang, Bin Li, Hong-Ying Guo, Jun-Li Liu and Fang Chen

Molecular cloning and characterization of P5CS gene from Jatropha curcas L.


Mehdi Dahmardeh, Lila Mehravaran and Saleheh Naderi

Eucalyptus plantlet growth in relation to foliar application with complete fertilizers in Southeast of Iran


Kun Yuan, Xuan Ding, Li-Fu Yang, Zhen-Hui Wang, Wei-Fu Lin and Jian-Hua Cao

Proteome analysis of interaction between rootstocks and scions in Hevea brasiliensis


Koksal Aydinsakir, Ismail Hakki Tuzel and Dursun Buyuktas

The effects of different irrigation levels on flowering and flower quality of carnation (Dianthus caryophllus L.) irrigated by drip irrigation


Yonghui Yang, Jicheng Wu, and Pute Wu

Effects of superabsorbent polymer on the physiological characteristics of wheat under drought stress and rehydration


Iraj Zarei, Ghadir Mohammadi, Yousef Sohrabi, Danial Kahrizi, E.M. Khah and Kheirollah Yari

Effect of different hydropriming times on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)


Hanaa Mahdy Abouzied

Assessment of genetic diversity among wheat somaclonal variants lines using morphological traits and molecular markers


Chen Zhi-hong, Wang Zan, Yun Xu-jiang, Li Xiang-fang and Gao Hong-wen

Physiological and biochemical responses of ultra-dry storage of Elymus dahuricus seeds


Zahra Khodarahmpour and Mohammad Motamedi

Evaluation of drought and salinity stress effects on germination and early growth of two cultivars of maize (Zea mays L.)


R. Amooaghaie and M. Valivand

The combined effect of gibberellic acid and long time osmopriming on seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of Klussia odoratissima Mozaff.


Ogbonna, P. E. and Umar-Shaaba, Y. G.

Yield responses of sesame (Sesamium indicum L) to rates of poultry manure application and time of planting in a derived savannah ecology of south eastern Nigeria


Lei Wang, Hong-Ling Wang, Chuan-Hua Yin and Chang-Yan Tian

Cold stratification, but not stratification in salinity, enhances seedling growth of wheat under salt treatment


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Fatih Sivrikaya

TThe importance of spatial accuracy in characterizing stand types using remotely sensed data


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Veena, V., Poornima, P., Parvatham, R., Sivapriyadharsini and Kalaiselvi, K.

Isolation and characterization of ß-glucosidase producing bacteria from different sources


Gang Zhang, Guang Yang, Ying Li and Jilun Li

Purification and characterization of a novel 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase from Klebsiella oxytoca


Angela Faustino Jozala, Daniel P. Silva, António A. Vicente, José A. Teixeira, Adalberto Pessoa Júnior and Thereza C. V. Penna

Processing of byproducts to improve nisin production by Lactococcus lactis


Bülent Çetin

Production of probiotic mixed pickles (Turşu) and microbiological properties


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Sajad Fatemi, Mehrdad Jafarpour, Shahin Eghbalsaied, Abbas Rezapour and Hasan Borji

Effect of essential oils of Thymus vulgaris and Mentha piperita on the control of green mould and postharvest quality of Citrus Sinensis cv. Valencia


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Pitchaon Maisuthisakul and Michael H. Gordon

Effect of oil, surfactant and phenolic extract from mango seed kernel on the physicochemical properties of water–oil–water (W/O/W) emulsions


L. Tao, Z. Yu, X. S. Guo and H. Zhou

Ensiling and in vitro digestibility characteristics of Ceratoides arborescens treated with lactic acid bacteria inoculants and cellulase


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY



 
H. Saremi, M. E. Amiri and J. Ashrafi

Epidemiological aspects of bean decline disease caused by Fusarium species and evaluation of the bean resistant cultivars to disease in Northwest Iran


Afifa Belaid and Khaled Hani

Antiviral and antifungal activity of some dermaseptin S4 analogues


Yu Xin, Hailin Yang, Xiaole Xia, Ling Zhang, Yuran Zhang, Yanjun Tong, Yi Chen and Wu Wang

Expression and comparison of recombinant cholesterol oxidases (COD) in Escherichia coli with native cholesterol oxidase expressed in Brevibacterium sp.


Saniye Bilici, Gamze Akbulut, Nilüfer Acar tek, Hilal Yildiran, Eda Koksal, Makbule Gezmen Karadag and Nevin Sanlier

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome using NCEP-ATPIII and international dietetics federation (IDF) definitions: A cross- sectional study in Turkish adults


Ani, A. O. and Ugwuowo, L. C.

Response of weaner rabbits to diets containing graded levels of processed velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens)


Ahou Rachel Koumi, Kouamé Mathias Koffi, Boua Celestin Atsé and Lucien Patrice Kouame

Growth, feed efficiency and carcass mineral composition of Heterobranchus longifilis, Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon melanotheron juveniles fed different dietary levels of soybean meal-based diets.


Qiuyu Xia, Rui Li, Songlin Zhao, Weijun Chen, Hua Chen, Bo Xin, Yulin Huang and Minmin Tang

Chemical composition changes of post-harvest coconut inflorescence sap during natural fermentation


Ogbe, Raphael John, Abu, Adakole Hyacinth, Eustace, Bonghan Berinyuy and Ochalefu Dickson Owoicho

Safety evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of Cochlospermum planchonii rhizome in rats


Lifang Si, Chunsheng Gao, Xiangchao Cheng, Wen Deng, Jin Zhao and Shulin Chen

The effects of interferon-gamma (INF-?) on the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in uterus, ovaries and peripheral blood of rats in early pregnancy


K. Muthu and P. Krishnamoorthy

Evaluation of androgenic activity of Mucuna pruriens in male rats


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
V.O. Njoku, C. Obi and O.M. Onyema

Phytochemical constituents of some selected medicinal plants


Se Won Kang, Ji Eun Jeong, Chan-Hee Kim, Sang-Haeng Choi, Sung-Hwa Chae, Sung Ah Jun, Hee-Jae Cha, Jae-Hyung Kim, Young-Min Lee, Jun-Sang Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Inho Choi, Hong-Seog Park, Bok Luel Lee and Yong Seok Lee

Gene expression profiles in adenosine-treated human mast cells


Mogale, M. A, Lebelo, S. L., Thovhogi, N, de Freitas A. N. and Shai, L. J

?-Amylase and ?-glucosidase inhibitory effects of Sclerocarya birrea [(A. Rich.) Hochst.] subspecies caffra (Sond) Kokwaro (Anacardiaceae) stem-bark extracts


Yang Lin, Manhua Cui, Yanyu Shi, Fengwen Wang, Quyuan Wang and Hong Teng

Increased COX-2 expression in patients with ovarian cancer


Xue-Feng Lian, Chuan-Xing YU, Xiao-Li He, Jun-Jin Lin,Yi-Zhong Chen and Ling Zhu

Construction of lentiviral shRNA expression vector targeting phospholipase D2 (PLD2) gene


ENTOMOLOGY

 
K. Tamilarasan and M. Dharmendira Kumar

Optimization of medium components and operating conditions for the production of solvent-tolerant lipase by Bacillus sphaericus MTCC 7542


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
O. M. Olarinmoye, V. O. Taiwo, E. O. Clarke, C. A. Kumolu-Johnson, O. J. Aderinola and F. Adekunbi

Hepatic pathologies in the brackish water catfish (Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus) from contaminated locations of the Lagos lagoon complex


Orhan Demir and Gürkan Diken

Effects of commercial enrichment products on fatty acid components of rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ming-Jun Zhu, Zhi-Sheng Zhu and Xu-Hui Li

Bioconversion of paper sludge with low cellulosic content to ethanol by separate hydrolysis and fermentation


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Zhang Feng-Chun, Zhao Meng, Yin Dandan, Luo Su and Chen Xia

Study on the differences in chemical compositions of various medicinal parts of Rumex patientia in different growth years by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Y. Ebrahim Nezhad, J. Ghyasi Gale-Kandi, T. Farahvash and A. R. Yeganeh

Effect of combination of citric acid and microbial phytase on digestibility of calcium, phosphorous and mineralization parameters of tibia bone in broilers


N. Du Rand and M. D. Laing

Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of crude extracted insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis and Brevibacillus laterosporus

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (67), 2011


Contents:

Review


Kohan, Eisa and Bagherieh-Najjar, Mohammad B.

DRE-binding Transcription factor (DREB1A) as a master regulator induced a broad range of abiotic stress tolerance in plant


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Y. M. S. Al-Barzinji, S. Lababidi, B. Rischkowsky, A. A. Al-Rawi, M. Tibbo, Halima Hassen and M. Baum

Assessing genetic diversity of Hamdani sheep breed in Kurdistan region of Iraq using microsatellite markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Xia Yan, Liang He, Guannan Song and Ruihong Wang

Antagonistic bioactivity of endophytic strains isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza


Ilknur Korkutal, Gulderen Kaygusuz and Secil Bayram.

Different effect of scion types on callusing in bench grafting


Shahid Akbar Khalil, Roshan Zamir, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid, Hina Fazal, Mubarak Ali Khan, Nighat seema and Riaz Alam

In vitro regeneration of plantlets from unpollinated ovary culture in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck)


Dong Yong Shin, Eun Soo Seong, Jong Kuk Na, Ji Hye Yoo, Won Hee Kang, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Jung Dae Lim and Chang Yeon Yu

Conditions for regeneration and transformation of Solanum tuberosum cultivars using the cotton glutathione S-transferase (Gh-5) gene


Ugur Şirin

Determining the effects of Trichoderma harzianum and some mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth and against Rhizoctania solani Kühn in Lilium under in vivo conditions


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ramya Thangarajan, Eric M. Adetutu, Robert B. Moore, S. T. Ogunbanwo and Andrew S. Ball

Comparison between different bio-treatments of a hydrocarbon contaminated soil from a landfill site


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yang Mingyan, Zeng Xianlai, Tianjia and Zhang Xiaoqi

Screening of complex thermophilic microbial community and application during municipal solid waste aerobic composting


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Nadeem Ahmed, Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Naila Shahid, Idrees Ahmed Nasir and Ahmad Usman Zafar

One step purification of biological active human interleukin-2 protein produced in yeast (Pichia Pastoris)


Vladimir Filipović, Stevan Radivojević, Jean Andrei, Jonel Subić and Vladan Ugrenović

Non-sugar matter as an indicator of technological value in different sugar beet genotypes


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Elham Farsi, Armaghan Shafaei, Sook Yee Hor, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed, Mun Fei Yam, Idress Hamad Attitalla, Mohd. Z. Asmawi and Zhari Ismail

Correlation between enzymes inhibitory effects and antioxidant activities of standardized fractions of methanolic extract obtained from Ficus deltoidea leaves


ENTOMOLOGY


Fouzia Tine-Djebbar, Aicha Beya Larhem and Noureddine Soltani

Enzyme immunoassay measurements of the molting hormone in different post-embryonic stages of two mosquito species, Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
J. Oyebamiji Babalola, N. Adesola Babarinde and A. Idowu Adeogun

The reactivity of CysF9[93]ß sulphydryl group of des-HisHC3[146]ß human haemoglobin A


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Tohid Vahdatpour, Hossein Nikpiran, Arman Moshaveri, Alireza Ahmadzadeh, Seyyed Reza Riyazi and Sina Vahdatpour

Effects of active, inactive and compounded Saccharomyces cerevisiae on growth-related hormones and performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica)


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (68), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
N. A. Adesola Babarinde, J. Oyebamiji Babalola and Simonetta Croci

Inositol-P6 induced structural changes in duck major haemoglobin


Sadia Ali, Ambreen Ijaz, Amina Zafar, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Yunus, Zafar Iqbal, Shahid Nadeem and Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka.

Investigation of simple sequence repeats (SSR) marker-assisted genetic diversity among upland Bt- and non Bt-cotton varieties


Shuyan Guan, Piwu Wang, Huijing Liu, Guangna Liu, Yiyong Ma, and Lina Zhao

Production of high-amylose maize lines using RNA interference in sbe2a


Siti Sarah Jumali, Ikram Mohd Said, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Ismanizan Ismail, Zuraida Ab. Rahman and Zamri Zainal

Molecular cloning and characterization of strictosidine synthase, a key gene in biosynthesis of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa


Khadija Fares, Ferdaous Guasmi, Leila touil, Sawsen Drine,Tebra triki and Ali Ferchichi

Genetic variability of some cultivars of pistachio tree based in composition of vitamins


Dong Chun-lin, Zhang Ming-yi, Zhang Yan-qin, Yang Li-li, Liang Gai-mei, Sun Jie, Lin Zhong-ping and Gou Jjian-fang

Transformation of trehalose synthase gene (TPS Gene) into corn inbred line and identification of drought tolerance


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Parvez Anwar, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Adam Puteh, Ahmad Selamat, Azmi Man and Abdul Hakim

Seeding method and rate influence on weed suppression in aerobic rice


Márkilla Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante, Genilda Canuto Amaral, Alcilane Arnaldo Silva, Ítalo Herbert Lucena Cavalcante, Marluce Pereira Damasceno Lima.

Alternative substrates for production of Heliconia psittacorum L. seedlings under shade and open field conditions


Shazma Anwar, Mohammad Shafi, Jehan Bakht, Mohammad Tariq Jan and Yousaf Hayat

Effect of salinity and seed priming on growth and biochemical parameters of different barely genotypes


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Darío Spelzini, Beatriz Farruggia, Nelson Perez Guerra, Maria Luisa Rua and Lorenzo Pastrana

Production of aspartic peptidases by Aspergillus spp. using tuna cooked wastewater as nitrogen source and further extraction using aqueous two phase system


M. Jayakumar, T. Sivakami, D. Ambika and N. Karmegam.

Effect of turkey litter (Meleagris gallopavo L.) vermicompost on growth and yield characteristics of paddy, Oryza sativa (ADT-37)


M. J. Kwak, S. H. Lee and S. Y. Woo

Physiological and biochemical traits of different water and light intensities on cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Benson Chuks Iweriebor, Tracy Masebe, Julius Nwobegahay, Jeffrey M. Mphahlele and Pascal Obong Bessong

Impact of nucleotide polymorphisms at drug resistance sites on genetic barrier in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C resistance evolution


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Hilaire Nahimana, Arun S. Mujumdar and Min Zhang

Drying and radial shrinkage characteristics and changes in color and shape of carrot tissues (Daucus carota L) during air drying


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Alam Zeb

Effects of ß-carotene on the thermal oxidation of fatty acids


El-Baz, A. F., Shetaia, Y. M. and Elkhouli, R. R..

Xylitol production by Candida tropicalis under different statistically optimized growth conditions


Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Mohd. Jamil Maah, Ismail Yusoff, Karamat Mahmood and Abdul Wajid

Study of biosorptive potential in the peel of Citrus reticulata, Punica granatum, Daucus carota and Momordica charantia


Saenphoom, P., J. B. Liang, Y. W. Ho, T. C. Loh and M. Rosfarizan

Effect of enzyme treatment on chemical composition and production of reducing sugars in palm (Elaeis guineenis) kernel expeller


Shun-ming Tang, Zhiyong Qiu, Qiao-ling Zhao, Yong-zhu Yi and Zhi-fang Zhang

Characteristic analysis of heat-shock-cognate 70-4 gene promoter from silkworm, Bombyx mori (Bmhsc70-4)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Liqin Zhu, Huiming Wang, Junhua Xu, Jun Lin and Xiaoxiang Wang

Effects of nacre-coated titanium surfaces on cell proliferation and osteocalcin expression in MG-63 osteoblast-like cells


Raenu Yucharoen, Sunee Chansakaow and Yingmanee Tragoolpua

Inhibitory effect of aromatic herbs, lavender, sage and chamomile against herpes simplex virus infection


ENTOMOLOGY


Aquino Bolanos T, Ruiz Vega J, Giron Pablo S, Pérez Pacheco R, Martínez Tomas SH, and Silva Rivera M.E

Interrelationships of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Gyllenhal), Erwinia carotovora (Dye), entomopathogenic agents and agrochemicals


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Hakki Dereli and Mustafa Erdem

Spawning period and first maturity size of deep water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in the Aegean Sea


Wu-Shan Chu, Yi-You Hou, Yih-Tsong Ueng, Jiang-Ping Wang and Hung-Cheng Chen

Estimates of age, growth and mortality of spotted catfish, Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792), off the Coast of Yunlin, Southwestern Taiwan
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Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

Histopathological changes in the gills of naturally-infected Capoeta aculeata (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844) with parasites


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Soo Jin Kim, Jong-Man Jeong, Sangeun Lee, Keun Yong Ryu, Hyun Suk Jung and Hee-Seok Kweon

Applicable technical method for lower temperature freeze-substitution of cryo-fixed cells


Mingxiong Pang, J. McD. Stewart and Jinfa Zhang

A mini-scale hot borate method for the isolation of total RNA from a large number of cotton tissue samples


AQUACULTURE

 
Juan Sui, Qinghua Liu, Tao He, Zhizhong Xiao, Shihong Xu, Daoyuan Ma, Yongshuang Xiao, Fan Lin and Jun Li

Analysis of the early development in first and backcross generations between Paralichthys olivaceus and Paralichthys dentatus


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Mahdieh Senemari, Majid Kalantar, saeed khalajzadeh and Mohsen Gholizadeh

Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in Zandi sheep


Farshid Kheiri, Javad Pourreza, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Kambiz Nazeradl and Sayed Mohammad Ali Jalali Haji-abadi

Effects of supplemental ractopamine and L-carnitine on growth performance, blood biochemical parameters and carcass traits of male broiler chicks


Abd El-Rahman, H. H., A. A. Abedo, Fatma M. Salman, M. I. Mohamed and M. M. Shoukry

Partial substitution of cumin seed meal by Jatropha meal as a potential protein source for feed


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (69), 2011


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior, Érica Cristina de Oliveira, Leandro Simoes Azeredo Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto Scapim, Liliam Silvia Candido, Thiago Rodrigues da Conceiçao Silva, Cássio Vittorazzi and Keila Silva da Cunha

Assessment of genetic diversity among maize accessions using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers


Peng Wang, Rui-Rui Su, Ji-Yang Zheng, Shuang-Huai Cheng and Guo-Ping Zhu

Molecular cloning and phylogenetic analysis of a novel BURP domain-containing gene from Camellia sinensis


Sahib Gul Afridi, Habib Ahmad, Mukhtar Alam, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan and Mukhtiar Hassan

DNA landmarks for genetic diversity assessment in tea genotypes using RAPD markers


Burcu Tarikahya Hacioglu and Sadik Erik

Phylogeny of Symphytum L. (Boraginaceae) with special emphasis on Turkish species


Li Li, Wei Liu, Yin-Bing Bian and Yang Xiao

Development of species-specific primers for identifying Auricularia auricula-judae using intergenic spacer 1 (IGS1) sequences


Reza Nahavandi, Parivash Hafezamini and Mariana Nor Shamsudin

Genetic diversity of intensive cultured and wild tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) in Malaysia using microsatellite markers


Wei Le, Qiuming Chen, Junhai Qian, Chunyan Li, Shengdao Dan, Denglong Wu, LiHe Guo and JinFu Zhang

Analysis of sex chromosomal constitution in sperm from a 47, XYY/46, XY male by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Cheng Zhi-hui, Wang Chun-hui, Xiao Xue-mei and Muhammad Azam Khan

Allelopathic effects of decomposing garlic stalk on some vegetable crops


Yong-Gui Pan and Xin-Hua Liu

Effect of benzo-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) treatment on the resistant substance in postharvest mango fruits of different varieties


Muhammad Essa, Syed Moazzam Nizami, Sarwat N. Mirza, Irshad A. Khan and Mohammad Athar

Contribution of agroforestry in farmers’ livelihood and its impact on natural forest in northern areas of Pakistan


Azeem Khan, Muhammad Islam, Inam-ul-Haq, Sarfraz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas and Mohammad Athar

Technology transfer for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production under protected agriculture in uplands Balochistan, Pakistan


Hatice Demiray, Aylin E. Dereboylu, Filiz Altan and Ali Zeytünlüoglu

Identification of proteins involved in excess boron stress in roots of carrot (Daucus carota L.) and role of niacin in the protein profiles


Ji-zhan Liu, Yang Hu, Xiu-qiong Xu and Ping-ping Li

Feasibility and influencing factors of laser cutting of tomato peduncles for robotic harvesting


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
J. Kassongo and C. A. Togo

Evaluation of full-strength paper mill effluent for electricity generation in mediator-less microbial fuel cells


Salih Aydemir and Halime Sünger (Akil)

Bioreclamation effect and growth of a leguminous forage plant (Lotus corniculatus) in calcareous saline-sodic soil


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Mohamed E. A. Dawoud and Amira M. Abu Taleb

Evaluation of nutritional substrate and physical stress (gamma irradiation) in b-glucan productivity by mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)


Claude Ghislaine Kouadjo and Adolphe Zeze

Chromium tolerance and reduction potential of Staphylococci species isolated from a fly ash dumping site in South Africa


Özgür Karamanli Şekeroglu, Eser Eke Bayramoglu and Gonca Telli Yamamoto

Determination of the effectiveness of organosulfur compound in the leather industry by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) luminometer


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
A. R. Shahab Lavasani, M. R. Ehsani, S. Mirdamadi and S. M. Mousavi

Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis on some physico-chemical and organoleptical properties of Lighvan cheese


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Flora J. Chadare, Jochem Jonkman, Judith Wolkers-Rooijackers, Martinus J. R. Nout, Joseph D. Hounhouigan and Marcel H. Zwietering

Microbiota of Tayohounta, a fermented baobab flavour food of Benin


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Atusa Vaziri, Nasrin Motamed, Ali-Reza Abbasi, Beniamin Yazdani and Vahid Niknam

Aging and some physiological and biochemical characteristics of two Aelorupus species


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nweze NE, Anene BM and Asuzu IU

In vitro anti-trypanosomal activities of crude extracts, ß-sitosterol and ?-sulphur from Buchholzia coriacea seed


Liang Xiangdang, Guo Zhanshe and Sun Geng

Design and research of a new kind of minimally invasive fixation device in orthopaedics


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Jun Tao, Liqin Yu, Fen Kong and Daqiu Zhao

Effects of plant growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Cymbidium faberi Rolfe


Zhang Yinglong, Zhang Haibo, Zhu Youshuang and Huang Feng

The effect of laccase on cellulase-treated lignin in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/H2O homogeneous and H2O heterogeneous solutions


Bo Diao, Ying Liu, Yi Zhang and Guo-zheng Xu

A graph-clustering approach to search important molecular markers and pathways of Parkinson’s disease


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ali Ahmad Alaw Qotbi, Saeed Najafi, Omid Ahmadauli, Enayat Rahmatnejad and Masumeh Abbasinezhad

Investigation of poultry housing capacity on energy efficiency of broiler chickens production in tropical areas


Fatemeh Ghasemian, Mahnaz Azarnia, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Shervin Ghadarjani and Mohammad Hadi Bahadori

High efficacy of fibroblast and hepatocyte growth factors on the in vitro blastocyst production of post-thaw mouse two-cell embryo: The cryotop method

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