African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (51), 2011

Contents:


Review


Bhaskar Roy, Shuang Liang, Peng Zhang, mei-xian Wang, Fang Zhou, Wan Chi Cheong David and Yun-gen Miao

Probability to produce animal vaccines in insect baculovirus expression system


Gana, A. S.

The role of synthetic growth hormones in crop multiplication and improvement


Jian Gao, Zhiming Zhang, Luo Mao, Qin Cheng, Li Liu, Haijian Lin, Yaou Shen, Shibin Gao, Maojun Zhao and Guangtang Pan

Advances on research epigenetic change of hybrid and polyploidy in plants

 
Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Néjia Zoghlami, Aida Bouagila, Myriame Lamine, Haifa Hajri and Abdelwahed Ghorbel

Population genetic structure analysis in endangered Hordeum vulgare landraces from Tunisia: Conservation strategies


Rhouma-Chatti Soumaya, Baraket Ghada, Dakhlaoui-Dkhil Sonia, Zehdi-Azouzi Salwa and Trifi Mokhtar

Molecular research on the genetic diversity of Tunisian date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using the random amplified microsatellite polymorphism (RAMPO) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) methods


Rong Du, Juan Du, Jian Qin, Li-Chun Cui, Jian Hou, Hong Guan and Xiao-Rong An

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cat myostatin gene 5´ regulatory region


Weiwei Wu, Xianglong Li, Rongyan Zhou, Lanhui Li and Huiqin Zheng

Origin and differentiation of a special fragment from Capra hircus agouti gene


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Li-Sha Liu, Ren Li, Yongqin Zhao, Chang-Long Wen, Shuxin Ren and Yang-Dong Guo

High efficiency regeneration and genetic stability analysis of somatic clones of Gynura bicolor DC.
 

Wei Jiang, Shouping Yang, Deyue Yu and Junyi Gai

A comparative study of ATPase subunit 9 (Atp9) gene between cytoplasmic male sterile line and its maintainer line in soybeans

 
An Feng, Kong Lingxue, Gong Lidan, Wang Zhenhui and Lin Weifu

Involvement of rootstocks and their hydraulic conductance in the drought resistance of grafted rubber trees


Z. G. Ginbot and Jill M. Farrant

Physiological response of selected eragrostis species to water-deficit stress


Ilker Nizam

Effects of salinity stress on water uptake, germination and early seedling growth of perennial ryegrass


Pavan Kumar Pindi

Mycorrhizal association of some agroforestry tree species in two social forestry nurseries


Ridvan Polat and Selami Selvi

Edible macrofungi of Edremit Gulf (Balikesir) in Turkey


Behzad Babazadeh Darjazi

Comparison of volatile components of flower, leaf, peel and juice of ‘Page’ mandarin [(Citrus reticulata var ‘Dancy’ × Citrus paradisi var ‘Duncan’) × Citrus clementina]


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


El ouardy Khay, Mohamed Idaomar, Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana Castro, Paula Fajardo Bernárdez, Nadia Skali Senhaji and Jamal Abrini

Antimicrobial activities of the bacteriocin-like substances produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Moroccan dromedary milk


Guanghua Yang, Yucai He, Zhiqiang Cai, Xiyue Zhao, Liqun Wang, and Li Wang

Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas putida WLY for reactive brilliant red x-3b decolorization


Cheng-xu Sun, Hong-xing Cao, Hong-bo Shao, Xin-tao Lei and Yong Xiao

Growth and physiological responses to water and nutrient stress in oil palm


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Zhiping He, Maorun Fu and Linchun Mao

Total phenolic, condensed tannin and antioxidant activity of four Carya species from China


Parang Nikmaram, Mohamad Said Yarmand and Zahra Emamjomeh

Effect of cooking methods on chemical composition, quality and cook loss of camel muscle (Longissimus dorsi) in comparison with veal


S. J. Hosseini-Vashan, N. Afzali, A. Golian, A. Allahressani, M. A. Nasseri and M. Mallakeneh

Comparison of yolk fatty acid content, blood and egg cholesterol of hens fed diets containing palm olein oil and kilka fish oil


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Samaneh Kazemiani and Alireza Motallebi-Azar

Increasing gland number and red pigments in St. John’s wort in vitro culture: Influence of mannitol, sucrose and hydrolyzed casein


Nor Hasnida Hassan, Nor Azah Mohd Ali, Fadhilah Zainudin and Haliza Ismail

Effect of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) in different basal media on shoot multiplication of Aquilaria hirta and detection of essential oils in the in vitro shoots


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Jun-Ling He, Juan-Wen Zhang, Guo-Cai Lv, Ying Zhao, Xiao-Ping Hong

Study on the serum oxidative stress status in silicosis patients


Y. H. Zhang, S. F. Gao, T. Du, H. G. Chen, H.Z.Wang, T.T.Zhu and J. W. Zhang

Direct multiple shoot induction and plant regeneration from dormant buds of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.


Mohammad Froughreyhani, Amin Salem Milani, Saeed Rahimi, Sahar Shakouie and Somaieh Fateh

Comparison of apical sealing ability of resected mineral trioxide aggregate, gutta-percha and a resin-based root canal filling material (resilon)


Akinboro Akeem, Kamaruzaman Bin Mohamed, Mohd Zaini Asmawi and Othman Ahmad Sofiman

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L.: Possible influence of DPPH free radical scavengers


FISHERY SCIENCE


Gang Han, Na Song, Li yan Zhang, Xi fu Sun and Tian xiang Gao

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of ten Gobiidae species in China based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis


BIOTECHNIQUES


Jing Mao,Geert Stoopen, Maarten A.Jongsma1 and Cai-yun Wang

A novel expression cassette for the efficient visual selection of transformed tissues in florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)


Li Wan, Zhi-Biao Wang, Qi-gui Yan, Xu Wang, Yan Lei, Lan Zuo, Yu Cheng, Yu-Peng Ren and Wan-zhu Guo

Genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from commercial swine farms revealed by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR) and repetitive extragenic palindrome PCR (REP-PCR)


Ze-Jian Wang, Ping Wang, Ju Chu and Si-Liang Zhang

Optimization of nutritional requirements and ammonium feeding strategies for improving vitamin B12 production by Pseudomonas denitrificans


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Salama M. Abd El-Hafez, Waleed S. Shell and Yasser A. Ghazi

The immunological response of RB51 vaccinated buffalo calves using brucella periplasmic proteins as ELISA antigen

     

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 9 (54), 2010

Contents:

Fang Zhou, Firdose Ahmad Malik, Hua-jun Yang, Xing-hua Li, Bhaskar Roy and Yun-gen Miao

Application of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) to study gene function in mammalian systems


Khalid Hussain, Khalid Nawaz, Abdul Majeed, Ikram-ul-Haq, Feng Lin, Kazim Ali, Shahid Afghan, Farah Khan, Abdul Ghani and Ghulam Raza

Molecular and biochemical characterization of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri pathotypes


Shiju Mathew

An overview on the allelic variant of CYP2D6 genotype


Li Shi-jie, Zhang Yi-gang, Liu Ru, Wang Lin-guang, Shi Huai-ling, Li Zhi-hong and Fu Qiang

Effect of eccentric and symmetry septal occluder closure on cardiac electrophysiology


Yubao Wang, Pute Wu, Xining Zhao and Jiming Jin

Division of the water-saving crop planning system in the Heihe River basin


Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira, Viviane Citadini, Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima, Ângela Vacaro de Souza and Leonardo de Souza Alves

Use of gibberellin in floriculture


Eziashi E and Omamor I

Lethal yellowing disease of the coconut palms (cocos nucifera l.): An overview of the crises


S. Nxawe, P. A. Ndakidemi and C. P. Laubscher

Possible effects of regulating hydroponic water temperature on plant growth, accumulation of nutrients and other metabolites


Adeniji, T.A., Tenkouano, A., Ezurike, J.N., Ariyo, C.O. and Vroh-Bi, I.

Value-adding post harvest processing of cooking bananas (Musa spp. AAB and ABB genome groups)


Fida M Abbasi, M. Tariq Khan, Farzana Perveen, Rabia Masood, Inamullah, Uzma Khan, Sadia Tabassum and Muqarrab Shah

Historical perspective of in situ hybridization for the analysis of genomic constitution of plants


Saeed Hajirezaee, Bagher Mojazi Amiri and Alireza Mirvaghefi

Fish milt quality and major factors influencing the milt quality parameters: A review


Laura Mejía-Teniente, Irineo Torres-Pacheco, Mario M. González-Chavira, Rosalía V. Ocampo-Velazquez, Gilberto Herrera-Ruiz, Angela María Chapa-Oliver and Ramón G. Guevara-González

Use of elicitors as an approach for sustainable agriculture


V. T. Sundaramurthy

The impacts of the transgenes on the modified crops, non-target soil and terrestrial organisms


Snežana Bogosavljević-Bošković, Zlatica Pavlovski, Milun D. Petrović, Vladimir Dosković and Simeon Rakonjac

Broiler meat quality: Proteins and lipids of muscle tissue


Teddie O. Rahube and Christopher K. Yost

Antibiotic resistance plasmids in wastewater treatment plants and their possible dissemination into the environment


Mongi Benjeddou

Solute carrier transporters: Pharmacogenomics research opportunities in Africa


Siddra Ijaz

Plant mitochondrial genome: “A sweet and safe home’’ for transgene


A. Sharifi, N. Moshtaghi and A. Bagheri

Agar alternatives for micropropagation of African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)


Chimwamurombe Percy, Mapaure Isaac and Claassen Pamela

Understanding the relationship between indigenous (traditional) knowledge systems (IKS), and access to genetic resources and benefits sharing (ABS)


Bing-Hua Liao and Xiao-Hui Wang

Plant functional group classifications and a generalized hierarchical framework of plant functional traits


U. S. Bagde, Ram Prasad and Ajit Varma

Interaction of Mycobiont: Piriformospora Indica with Medicinal plants and plants of Economic importance


Magdalena Frac, Stefania Jezierska-Tys and Jerzy Tys

Microalgae for biofuels production and environmental applications: A review


Li-Song Chen, Yi-Ping Qi, Huan-Xin Jiang, Lin-Tong Yang and Gang-Hua Yang

Photosynthesis and photoprotective systems of plants in response to aluminum toxicity


Sima Moghaddaszadeh Ahrabi, Safar Farajnia, Ghodratollah Rahimi-Mianji, Soheila Montazer Saheb, Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi

Whole genome amplification: Use of advanced isothermal method


Mei-Liang Zhou, Jiang-Tao Ma, Jun-Feng Pang, Zhan-Lu Zhang, Yi-Xiong Tang and Yan-Min Wu

Regulation of plant stress response by dehydration responsive element binding (DREB) transcription factors


Yi-Bo Zhang, Wei Wu and Wei Ding

From HAMLET to XAMLET: The molecular complex selectively induces cancer cell death


Zhang Tong, Wu Zhenfang, Chen Hui, Wu Qi, Tang Zizhong, Gou Junbo Wang Lihua, Hao Weiwei, Wang Chunmei and Li Chunmei

Progress in strategies for sequence diversity library creation for directed evolution


Shakir Ullah and Saba Haq

Structure and role of neutrophil cytosol factor 1 (NCF1) gene in various diseases


A. H. Ar-Rawi, M. Moghavvimi and W. Ibrahim

Novel idea to monitor and measure blood hemoglobin noninvasively


T. S. Workneh and G. Osthoff

A review on integrated agro-technology of vegetables