African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (84), 2011

Contents:

Research Articles

 
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Duong Tan Nhut, Nguyen Phuc Huy, Vu Quoc Luan, Nguyen Van Binh, Nguyen Ba Nam, Le Nu Minh Thuy, Dang Thi Ngoc Ha, Hoang Xuan Chien, Trinh Thi Huong, Hoang Van Cuong, Le Kim Cuong and Vu Thi Hien

Shoot regeneration and micropropagation of Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv. from ex vitro leaf-derived callus


Wu Ming-qian, Chen Shuang-lin, Wang Mei-xia and Yan Shu-zhen

An analysis of the genetic diversity and genetic structure of Eucommia ulmoides using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Wei Deng, Wan Ping Bian, Zhi Qiang Xian, Ying Wu Yang and Zheng Guo Li

Molecular cloning and characterization of a pathogen-related protein PR10 gene in pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) flower response to insect herbivore


Gerardo Armando Aguado-Santacruz, Ángeles Velázquez-Ordinola, Blanca Moreno-Gómez, Luisa Marina Gómez-Torres, Luís Febronio Díaz-Espino and Francisco Paúl Gámez Vázquez

Development of long-term and reliable in vitro plant regeneration systems for elite malting barley varieties: Optimizing media formulation and explant selection


Snežana Janković, Đorđe Glamočlija, Radojka Maletić, Sveto Rakić, Nikola Hristov and Jela Ikanović

Effects of nitrogen fertilization on yield and grain quality in malting barley


Bekir Bukun

Influence of redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) density and biomass on peanut (Arachis hypogaea) yield


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Hossein Amini, Mehran Hoodaji and Payam Najafi

Evaluation of some tree species for heavy metal biomonitoring and pollution tolerance index in Isfahan urban zone


Cui Hong-xia

Biodegradation of phenol by a newly isolated marine bacterial strain SM5


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Ali M. Elshafei, Mohamed M.Hassan, Nagwa M. Morsi and Dina H. Elghonamy

Purification and some kinetic properties of b-glucosidase from Aspergillus terreus NRRL 265


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Kashif S. Abbasi, Tariq Masud, Muhammad Gulfraz, Sartaj Ali and Muhammad Imran

Physico-chemical, functional and processing attributes of some potato varieties grown in Pakistan


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Saima Rehman, Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti and Muhammad Asgher

Optimization of process parameters for enhanced production of lipase by Penicillium notatum using agricultural wastes


Shazia Shafique, Rukhsana Bajwa and Sobiya Shafique

Strain improvement in Trichoderma viride through mutation for overexpression of cellulase and characterization of mutants using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)


S. Habib Naqvi, M. Umar Dahot, Asghar Ali, M. Yakoub Khan and M. Rafiq

Production and characterization of extracellular lipase secreted by Mucor geophillus


Su-Juan Ma, Bo Leng, Xin-Qi Xu, Xiang-Zhi Zhu, Yan Shi, Yi-Ming Tao, Shao-Xuan Chen, Min-Nan Long and Qing-Xi Chen

Purication and characterization of b-1,4-glucosidase from Aspergillus glaucus


Hewei Du, Xiaohong Yang, Jianbing Yan2 and Jiansheng Li

Fatty acid elongase 1 (FAE1) promoter as a candidate for genetic engineering of fatty acids to improve seed oil composition


Amira Mnari Bhouri, Sonia Fekih, Jrah Harzallah Hanene, Dhibi Madiha, Bouhlel Imen, Mhamed ElCafsi, Mohamed Hammami and Abdelhamid Chaouch

Antioxidant property of wild and farmed sea bream (Sparus aurata)cooked in different ways


Ejelonu BC, Lasisi AA,Olaremu AG and Ejelonu OC

The chemical constituents of calabash (Crescentia cujete)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Mohammad Froughreyhani, Mehrdad Lotfi, Saeed Rahimi, Shahriar Shahi, Amin Salem Milani* and Navide Mehanfar

Evaluation of the amount of apically extruded debris using Mtwo and RaCe systems – An in vitro study


Songbiao Yan, Jiefeng Xu and Hui Chen

Suppression of vascular smooth muscle cells’ proliferation and migration by valsartan via MAPK pathway


Bashir Ahmad, Humaira Ghani, Sadiq Azam, Shumaila Bashir and Naseem Begum

The status of trace elements in lymphoma and esophageal cancer patients: A case study


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Mojtaba Ghane Jahromi, Ali Asgar Pourmirza and Mohammad Hasan Safaralizadeh

Evaluation of the mortality of two stored-product insects by garlic emulsion (Sirinol) in combination with low air pressure


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Elsayed E. Hafez, M. R. El-Aassar, Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil, Salem S. Al-Deyab and Tarek H. Taha

Poly (acrylonitrile-co-methyl methacrylate) nanofibers grafted with bio-nanosilver particles as antimicrobial against multidrug resistant bacteria


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Ashraf El-Sayed, Hoda S. Badr, Rania Yahia, Salem M. Salem and Asmaa M. Kandil

Effects of thirty minute mobile phone irradiation on morphological and physiological parameters and gene expression in pregnant rats and their fetuses

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