African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (12), 2012

Contents:


Research Articles

 
Hua-qiang Li, Li-ji Jin, Fei-fei Wu, Xiao-yu Li, Jian-song You, Zhen-hui Cao, Dan Li and Yong-ping Xu

Effect of curcumin on proliferation, cell cycle, and caspases and MCF-7 cells


Abiba Ouattara Gboko, Gervais Melaine M’boh, Founzégué Amadou Coulibaly, Jean David N’Guessan, Allico Joseph Djaman and Adama Coulibaly

        Cardiovascular activity of total protein extract of Morinda morindoides (baker) Miln-Redhon on rabbit blood pressure and isolated rat heart
      

Jullyana S. Siqueira, Angelo R. Antoniolli, Carina C. Silvestre, Daniel T. Silva, Mairim R. Serafini, Alfredo D. Oliveira-Filho and Divaldo P. Lyra Jr

        Rational drug prescribing for elderly inpatients in a Brazilian hospital: A pilot study

 
Vivek Kumar Dwivedi and Manu Chaudhary

        Comparative wound healing efficacy of ampucare and becaplermin in diabetic rat

       
Yunyi Yao, Fan Li, Hua Jin, Yanshan Zhang, Jianhong Xue, Huijuan Wang, Xiaoli Zhou, Huarong Hong and Fang Chen

        The effects of salidroside on transcription factors and cell growth inhibition in human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells

     
Shila Jalalpour

        Antibiogram pattern in extended spectrum beta lactamase nano enzyme producing gram negative bacilli in Iranian urinary tract infection
      

Ruihua Wang, Longnian Li, Bing Wang, Tangde Zhang and Ledong Sun

        FK506-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and in vitro transdermal drug delivery


Y. U. Dabai, A. H. Kawo and R. M. Aliyu

        Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of the leaf and root  extracts of Senna italica  

   
Sangita A. Chaudhari, Jaya Peter, Jyoti M. Galgut and Sharique A. Ali

        Melanin inhibitory and melanin stimulatory effects of extracts of Chlorophytum tuberosum and Chlorophytum borivilianum on isolated fish scale melanophores

      
Robert Bartas, Jozef Kolář, Tünde Ambrus, Robertas Lažauskas, Jurga Bernatoniene and Rimantas Pečiura

        Utilization of lipid modifying agents in the Karvina district: A comparison with the Czech Republic, 2002 to 2009  

     
Meng-hua Liu, Wei Zou, Luo-di Fan, Pei-bo Li and Wei-wei Su

        Comparative protein binding of naringin and its aglycone naringenin in rat, dog and human plasma 

     
Khosro Adibkia, Mahmood Alaei-Beirami, Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali, Gobad Mohammadi and Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani

        Evaluation and optimization of factors affecting novel diclofenac sodium - eudragit RS100 nanoparticles 

       


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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (11), 2012

Contents:


Letter to Editor



Hasan Abbas Zaheer, Usman Waheed and Yasir Farhan

Adoption of WHO Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Screening in Hospitals of Islamabad, Pakistan


Research Articles

 
Akuodor G. C., Akpan J. L. Ezeunala Mercy N., Ajoku Gloria A., Essien A. D., Megwas A. U., Okoroafor Dorcas O., Iwuanyanwu T. C. and Osunkwo U. A.

Evaluation of anti-ulcer and antimicrobial effects of Verbena hastata leaf extract


S. Esath Natheer, C. Sekar, P. Amutharaj, M. Syed Abdul Rahman and K. Feroz Khan

        Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Morinda citrifolia, Vitex trifolia and Chromolaena odorata
        

Yahui Liu, Bai Ji, Yingchao Wang and Guangyi Wang

        Application of obstruction of Glission pedicle combined with partial occlusion obstruction of inferior vena cava in regional liver resection


Guangzhong Yang, Jing Wang, Lina Fu, Man Shen, Luan Jiang, Yong Zhang, Zhongxia Huang, Wen Gao, Lei Zhang, Yin Wu, Lihong Li and Wenming Chen

        Effects of bortezomib on the prognosis of the newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with renal impairment

       
Harshit R. Shah, A. Arivarasan, Pravir Kumar and Rashmi K. Ambasta

        Protective effect of transplanted bone marrow mononuclearcells (BMMNCs) in organ damage caused due to streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes

     
Gaber El-Desoky, Mohammed Abdelreheem, Abdulaziz AL-Othman, Zeid ALOthman, Mohamed Mahmoud and Kareem Yusuf

        Potential hepatoprotective effects of vitamin E and selenium on hepatotoxicity induced by malathion in rats
       

M. Babuselvam, K. Kathiresan, S. Ravikumar, M. Uthiraselvam and E. Rajabudeen

        Scientific evaluation of aqueous extracts of fresh and dried leaves from Rhizophora mucronata lamk (Rhizophoracea) in Rats

    
R. M. Coopoosamy and K. K. Naidoo

        An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Durban, South Africa  

       
Maha Abdullah Momenah

        AImmunological and productive responses in male growing white New Zealand rabbits exposed to Diazinon®

      
H. Zhang, Y. H. Luo, X. Y. Zhao, Q. Chen, M. Luo, L. Y. Luo, C. C. Tian, Z. K. Ge and Y. J. Zhang

        Preparation of carteolol hydrochloride matrix sustained-release pellets and evaluation in vitro/in vivo  

       
Rita I. Udegbunam, Obinna K. Nwamkpa, Sunday O. Udegbunam, Chinaka O. Nwaehujor and Gregory E. Offor

        Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activities of root extracts of Stephania dinklagei (Engl.) Diels 

        
Yan-Xiong, Wei-Ping Chen, Jing-Li Tang, Jia-Peng Bao, Peng-Fei Hu and Li-Dong Wu

        Salvianolic acid B inhibits matrix metalloproteinases by NF-?B signaling in rabbit chondrocytes 

       
Farhana Alam Ripa, Mahmuda Haque, Israt Jahan Bulbul, Afsana-Al-Sharmin, Yesmin Begum and Afroza Habib

        Screening of central nervous system (CNS) depressant and antinociceptive activities of methanolic extracts of the peel and seed of Nephelium longan fruits 

    
Sharmin Reza Chowdhury, Farhana Islam,Tasdique Mohammad Quadery, Mahbubul Hoque Shihan and Mohammad A. Rashid

        In vitro antioxidant, total phenolic content and preliminary toxicity studies of Gmelina philippensis chem. 

      
Chunyan Huang, Xiaoping Chen, Hongmei Liu, Xinping Ren and JinLing Xue

        Effect of Angelica sinensis aqueous extract on uterus, ovary NF-kB/ß-actin and IL-6/ß-actin mRNA expression level in pelvic inflammation model rats 

     
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (6-8), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (6), 2012



Contents:


Review

 
Yanna Pan, Shuai He, Guoping Liao, Lijing Chen and Zhongyi Zhang

        A combination of berberine and ?-oryzanol for hyperlipidemia therapy: An hypothesis

    
Research Articles

 
Maulik Patel, Sanjay Patel, Nidhi Patel and Natvarlal Patel

        Drug eluting stent for restenosis diseases

     
Gholamhossein Hassanshahi, Ali Shamsizadeh, Roshanak Hasheminasabzavareh, Ali Asghar Pourshanazari and Alan James Dickson

        Expression of Gro (CXCL1) and SDF-1? (CXCL12) is differentially controlled by various intracellular signaling pathways in rat hepatocytes
   
 
Nurul Alia Azizan, Rashidi Ahmad, Khaleed Mohamed, Mohd Zikri Ahmad and Zaini Asmawi

        The in vivo antihypertensive effects of standardized methanol extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus on spontaneous hypertensive rats: A preliminary study

       
Miaoyun Long, Honghao Li, Mingqing Huang, Dingyuan Luo, Xinzhi Peng and Peishun Wang

        Inhibitory effect of human angiogenesis inhibitor arresten on TGF-ß1 expression in biliary endothelial cell

     
A. Samali, Rukaiyatu A. Kirim and K. B. Mustapha

        Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of some herbal teas commonly consumed in Nigeria

       
Yongzhan Bao, Shaohua Zhang and Wanyu Shi

        Percutaneous absorption effects of Chinese herbal medicine
       
K. Aykut, A. Kavala, E. Hazan, S. Sarioglu, S. Paksoy and A. Sisman

        The effect of iloprost on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in an experimental rat model  

     
Huai Huang, Ronghao Yu, Jing Gu, Jianxin Wen and Shuilin Ye

        Therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment combined with pharmacotherapy for sudden deafness: A retrospective study  


Şaban Yalçin, Enver Özgencil, Hacer Serdaroglu, Şirali Oba, Serkan Enön and Sacide Demiralp

        Anesthetics modulate oxidative stress during one-lung ventilation in lung cancer patients: Comparison of target-controlled propofol infusion and desflurane

       
Chuan Ding, Muhammad Khan, Bin Zheng, Jingbo Yang, Lili Zhong and Tonghui Ma

        Casticin induces apoptosis and mitotic arrest in pancreatic carcinoma PANC-1 cells  

Mahmood Khaksary Mahabady

        The evaluation of teratogenicity of nanosilver on skeletal system and placenta of rat fetuses in prenatal period 

Rajiv K. Tonk, Sandhya Bawa, Gita Chawla, Suresh Kumar, Himanshu Gupta and Obaid Afzal

        Pyrazole incorporated 1,2-diazanaphthalene derivatives: Synthesis and in - vivo pharmacological screening as anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents 

    
Nauman Rahim Khan, Gul Majid Khan, Abdur Rahim Khan, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Junaid Asghar, Muhammad Akhlaq and Abid Hussain

        Formulation, physical, in vitro and ex vivo evaluation of diclofenac diethylamine matrix patches containing turpentine oil as penetration enhancer  

     
Xuezheng Zhang, Ying Zhou, Luowa Shu, Xuemei Fan and Bin Ding

        Comparisons of the uses of flurbiprofen, lidocaine and dexamethasone in preventing injection pain caused by propofol  

     
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (7), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles


Zhe Cheng, Yongna Song, Jie Xia, Yan Kang, Ling-ling Dai and Yufeng Liu

        Effect of iron on the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells in vitro

       
Bo Li, Yuxin Song, Hui Zhang and Wenyuan Luo

        Transcription factors and target genes relationship based method reveals  potential thermal injury related genes
       
Aslam Khan, Samra Bashir and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani

        An in vivo study on the diuretic activity of Holarrhena antidysenterica

       
MMei-kui Zhang, Shao-qing Shen, Feng-hua Xu, Ruo-zhuo Liu and Ting-ting Chen

        Protective effect of Naoshuning in a rat brain ischemia-reperfusion damage model

      
Ying-Lan Liu, Ya-Ling Zhang and Jian-Hua Fu

        Curative effects by different chemotherapeutic measures pertaining to Methotrexate on unruptured ectopic pregnancy

     
D. Pradhan, G. Tripathy and S. Patnaik

        Screening of antiproliferative effect of Limonia acidissima Linn. fruit

        extracts on human breast cancer cell lines
       

Xujuan Li, Mincong Zhou, Yufeng Li, Wangli Huang, Deqiang Li, Jinfeng Duan and Wei Cai

        Effect of Xingnaojing on somatostain and arginine vasopressin in rats with vascular dementia  

   
Shahrzad Khakpour, Marzieh Minaee, Simin Fazelipour and Shahram Zarrabian

        Effects of Citrus aurantium extract on spermatogenic cell density, antioxidant activity and testosterone level in male mice  

      
Min Wang, Xianmin Wang, Weicai Chen, Huisheng Wu, Zun Wang and Jinsong He

        Bevacizumab in combination with taxotere, carboplatin and herceptin (TCH) chemotherapy for targeted therapy of advanced-stage breast cancer: A case study

        
H. Shah Viral, Shelat Pragna and B. Shah Gaurang

        Design and evaluation of thiolated chitosan based mucoadhesive and permeation enhancing bilayered buccal drug delivery system  

  
Hongfei Liu, Shuang Shuang Shi, Changshan Sun, Xin Zhao, Sheng Shen and Hao He

        Investigation of the pharmacokinetics of a novel sustained release metformin hydrochloride suspension with ion exchange resin as carriers in  beagle dogs 

   
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (8), 2012



Contents:


Case Report

 
Lee H. M., Gill J. S., Pillai S. K. and Ng C. G.

        Rapid improvement in medically ill elderly patients treated with methylphenidate for apathy

     
Review

 
Hamed Ghavimi, Ali Shayanfar, Sanaz Hamedeyazdan, Afshin Shiva, Afagh Garjani

        Chamomile: An ancient pain remedy and a modern gout relief - A hypothesis
  

Research Articles


Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Naseer Ali Shah, Amir Muhammad Khan, Yar Muhammad Khan, Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid, Bushra Ahmad, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Shumaila Jan and Tayyaba Afsar

        Effect of various fractions of Launaea procumbens on antioxidant enzymes in rats liver: Oxidative stress induced by potassium bromate (KBrO3)

      
O. O. Ogunlana, O. E. Ogunlana and O. G. Ademowo

        Antiplasmodial activity of quinine-zinc complex and chloroquine: A comparative in vitro assessment

      
Huajiang Shao, Jianting Ma, Liping Xu, Xiuer Yang and Xuefeng Su

        Treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy complicated with massive hemorrhage

    
Alexandra Savova, Assena Stoimenova, Manoela Manova and Guenka Petrova

        Safety aspects of chronic myeloid leukemia pharmacotherapy
 

Alireza Nomani, Shamileh Fouladdel, Ismaeil Haririan, Ramin Rahimnia, Marika Ruponen, Tarane Gazori and Ebrahim Azizi

        Poly (amido amine) dendrimer silences the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor and p53 gene in vitro  

    
Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Hatem M. Abuohashish, Mohammed M. Ahmed, Abdulaziz M. Aleisa, Abdulaziz S. Alroujayee and Osama A. Alkhamees

        Immobilization stress-induced oxidative damage and its amelioration with  green and black teas  

   
Zhaowei Teng, Jinghua Lu, Guojun Wei, Yugang Liu and Xiguang Zhang

        Protective effect of erythropoietin on spinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

       
Ahmed M. Aboul-Enein, Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud, Hamed K. Said, Hanaa F. M. Ali, Zeinab Y. Ali, Amany M. Mahdi and John P. Giesy

        Hepatoprotective effects of antioxidants against non-target toxicity of the  bio-insecticide spinosad in rats  

    
Short Communication

 
K. Upadhayaya, N. V. Stheesh Madhav and B. Abhishek

        In vitro toxicity screening of polyphyto combination using Caco-2-cell line 

       

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (3-5), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (3), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Samali A, Florence D. T., Odeniran O. A. and Cordelia O.N.

        Evaluation of chemical constituents of Phyllanthus Niruri

      
Ahmed Faisal Mutee, Salizawati Muhamad Salhimi, Farid Che Ghazali, Faisal Muti Al-Hassan, Chung Pin Lim, Kamarruddin Ibrahim and Mohd Zaini Asmawi

        Apoptosis induced in human breast cancer cell line by Acanthaster planci starfish extract compared to tamoxifen

      
Mohammad Goodarzi, Ashok Kumar Malik and Nasser Goudarzi

        Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of nitroanilines using genetic-algorithm-based wavelength selection in principal component - artificial neural network

      
Farhat Ali Khan, Asfandyar Khan, Muneeb Ur Rehman Khattak, Naseem ullah, Muhammad Zahoor and Syed Muhammad Mukaram Shah

        Evaluation of inorganic profile and anti-nutritional values of Cocculus hirsutus


Mohamed Abdalla Estai, Farihah Suhaimi, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Srijit Das, Shahrum Abdullah and Ima-Nirwana Soelaiman

        Biomechanical evaluation of fracture healing following administration of Piper sarmentosum in ovariectomised rats

       
Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Naseer Ali Shah , Amir Muhammad Khan, Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid, Bushra Ahmad, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Shumaila Jan and Tayyaba Afsar

        Protective effects of various fractions of Launaea procumbens on molecular markers in rat kidney

       
Blanca Ramírez-Mendiola, Liliana Rivera-Espinosa, Juan Luis Chávez-Pacheco, Radamés Alemón-Medina, Jesús Bobadilla-Chávez, Héctor Osnaya-Martínez, Carmen Flores- Pérez, Hugo Juárez-Olguín, Janett Flores-Pérez and Raquel García-Alvarez

        Stability, content uniformity and therapeutic efficacy of sildenafil extemporaneous capsules
       

Ulku Ozbey, Ayse Seyran, Mine Erisir, Fulya Benzer and Yuksel Savucu

        Changes in nitric oxide levels and erythrocyte arginase activities in patient with Down syndrome  

      
Jianheng Zhou, Jiumao Lin, Xu Wei, Xiaoyong Zhong, Yuqing Zheng, Zhenfeng Hong and Jun Peng

        Qianliening capsule treats benign prostatic hyperplasia through regulating  the expression of sex hormones, estrogen receptor and androgen receptor         [Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 173 - 180

     
Cheang Cheng Ye, Endang Kumolosasi and Chua Eng Wee n-Acetylcysteine for prevention of iodinated contrast-induced nephropathy in computed tomography angiography procedures in patients with chronic kidney disease  

        
Babak Khalili Hadad, Hadis Soltani, Sara Nouroozi and Fatemeh Navaie Cyclo[(-D-Gly3-L-Asp3)] in combination with C and D polypeptide chains of NS3; suggestion a novel nanoparticle to stimulate immune system against hepatitis C  

        
Elizabeth Naomi Anderson-Foster, Amusa Sarafadeen Adebayo and Nilza Justiz-Smith

        Physico-chemical properties of Blighia sapida (ackee) oil extract and its potential application as emulsion base  

       
Mehdi Abdoly, Alireza Farnam, Fatemeh Fathiazad, Arash Khaki, Amir Afshin Khaki, Arezoo Ibrahimi, Fatemeh Afshari and Hossien Rastgar

        Antidepressant-like activities of Ocimum basilicum (sweet Basil) in the forced swimming test of rats exposed to electromagnetic field (EMF)  

        
Nazmi SARITAŞ

        Effect of endurance exercise training on blood lipids in young men  

       
G. MURTAZA, S. AZHAR, S. NOREEN, S. A. KHAN, A. KHAN, B. NASIR, A. MUMTAZ, M. ZAMAN and M. S. U. REHMAN

        An evaluation of Pakistani pharmacy students’ knowledge of herbal medicines in Pakistan  


Barkat Ali Khan, Naveed Akhtar, Khalid Waseem, Tariq Mahmood, Akhtar Rasul, Muhammad Iqbal and Shahiq-uz-Zaman

        Visio Scan® VC98, Corneometer MPA 5 and Tewameter MPA 5  

       
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (4), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Ana Cristina S. Braga, Maria Luisa Gomes, Josefina da Silva Santos, Joelma Fonseca de Oliveira, Eric Frederico Machado, Márcia Pereira Oliveira, Sebastiao David Santos-Filho and Mario Bernardo- Filho

        Alteration of the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m and the morphology of red blood cells by Baccharis trimera extract

      
Ismaila Muhammad Sani and Kenneth Idowu Onifade

        Medetomidine elicit variable effects on sedative indices, hematological and physiological parameters in domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

      
Alenka Golicnik, Matej Podbregar, Mitja Lainscak, Stefan D. Anker, Zoran Grubic and Tomaz Mars

        Atorvastatin modulates constitutive and lipopolysaccharide induced IL-6 secretion in precursors of human skeletal muscle

      
Arash Khaki, S. A. M. Imani and Farhad S. Golzar

        Effects of rosmarinic acid on male sex hormones (testosterone-FSH-LH) and testis tissue apoptosis after exposure to electromagnetic field (EMF) in rats


Talaat Dabbaghi Ghaleh, Fatemeh Lalooha, Rashin Normohammadi and Omid Mashrabi

        Evaluation of maternal and neonatal results after immediate labor induction by vaginal misoprostol and expectational treatment

      
Ghulam Murtaza, Saira Azhar, Ayisha Khalid, Bushra Nasir, Muhammad Ubaid, Muhammad Khurran Shahzad, Fatima Saqib, Iftikhar Afzal, Sobia Noreen, Muhammad Tariq, Tahir Ali Chohan and Abdul Malik

        Development of in vitro-in vivo correlation for pharmacokinetic simulation

       
Wenjing Deng, Hong Lu, Xinwei Ren and Junfang Teng

        Effect of salidroside on learning and memory ability of vascular dementia rats
      

Jie Lu, Jing Wang, Zhen Li and Sohrab Rohani

        Characterization and pseudopolymorphism of L-phenylalanine anhydrous and monohydrate forms  

      

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (5), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Ranju Pal, Kundlik Girhepunje, Ashutosh Upadhayay and Thirumoorthy N.

        Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extract of the root of Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

    
Svetlana Medjedovic, Vladimir Jakovljevic, Dusica Djordjevic, Danijela Randjelovic, Zoran Koprivica, Natasa Petronijevic, Nebojsa Tasic, Miroslav Pavlovic, Zarko Vucinic, Zvonko Sundric and Dragan M. Djuric

        Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

    
Aşkin Ender TOPAL and Mehmet Nesimi EREN

        Comparison of effects of iloprost and pentoxiphylline on walking capacity and skin oxygenation in diabetic patients with peripheral artery disease

      
M. R. Sarookhani, A. Safari, M. Zahedpanah, M. Asiabanha Rezaei and V. Zaroushani

        Effects of 950 MHz mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the peripheral blood cells of male rabbits

  
Mortaza Dehghan and Abolghasem Sharifi Faradonbeh

        The effect of mummy on the healing of bone fractures

       
Kifayatullah Shah, Muhammad Farid Khan, Amir Badshah, Haroon Khan and Asim Urrehman

        Potassium antimony tartrate affects the chemical and metabolic status of  glutathione in human blood: Ex vivo studies

      
Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Naseer Ali Shah , Amir Muhammad Khan, Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid, Bushra Ahmad, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Shumaila Jan and Tayyaba Afsar

        Protective effect of Launaea procumbens against KBrO3 induced nephrotoxicity in rats
       

Mansoor Ahmad, MehJabeen and Noor Jahan

        Exploration of signal transduction mechanism of therapeutic action of Solanum nigrum  

      

Fang Gong, Zhen-hua Yin, Qitai Xu and Wen-yi Kang

        Hepatoprotective effect of Mitragyna rotundifolia Kuntze on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice  

      
Fahrettin Akyuz, Neslihan Tekin, Ozlem Aydin, Halide Edip Temel and Burhanettin Isikli

        The effect of metformin and exercise on serum lipids, nitric oxide synthase and liver nitric oxide levels in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats  

      
Yu Wenyuan, Zhao Yu, Xing Yanli, Bai Xin, Fang Yuee, Zhang Lin, Ding Hao and Wang Banghe

        A preliminary study on the evaluation of a novel gene delivery vector-TACS in vitro and in vivo via co-expressing hVEGF and hBMP genes to repair critical-size rabbit bone defects  

      
Ding Li and WanChun Wang

        Can hydrogen retard the progression of osteoarthritis?  


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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (23-25), 2011

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (23), 2011



Contents:


Case Report

 
Muhammad Atif, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Asrul Akmal Shafie, Irfhan Ali, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Fahad Saleem and Mukhtar Muftah Solliman

        Addressing tuberculosis management in context of default and side effects associated with anti tuberculosis drugs: A case report from Malaysia

      
Research Articles

 
M. S. Rofiee, Z. A. Zakaria, M. N. Somchit, A. Zuraini, A. K. Arifah, L. K. Teh, M. Z. Salleh and K. Long

        Involvement of CYP450 system in hepatoprotective activity of Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)-produced virgin coconut oils

       
Alireza Seidavi

        Classification and biochemical biodiversity of twenty silkworm varieties based on total cholesterol, triglycerides, high densit lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, total lipase and lipids

       
Angeni Bheekie, Kenechukwu Obikeze, Rafik Bapoo and Naushaad Ebrahim

        Service learning in pharmacy: Opportunities for student learning and service delivery

     
Qichun Zhang, Zhilei Qian, Linmei Pan, Huan Li and Huaxu Zhu

        The traditional Chinese medicine Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang inhibits hypoxia - induced neuronal apoptosis

       
Abbas Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Jamshaid Ali Khan, Muhammad Khalid Javed and Zia Ahmad

        Drug-drug interaction between ciprofloxacin and diclofenac ophthalmic drops at ocular level

       
Yong-gang Liu, Peng TAN, Fei LI and Yan-jiang QIAO

        Study on the reaction products of hypaconitine in methanol and water using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

       
Babak Khalili Hadad and Majid Monajjemi

        Coupled Cyclo hexa peptide nano ring system drug carriers; study the stability and electrical field
       

Lu Yin, Wang Yan-hua and Wu Shao-hua

        Use of progesterone in treatment of early pregnancy for threatened abortion: A potential cause for infantile hemangioma in newborns  

      
Onesimo D. Ribeiro Jr, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Vitor E. Valenti, José Raul Cisternas, Deise Saletti, Carla J. B. Lima, Diego N. Silvestre, Ivan R. B. Godoy, Luiz G. M. Mello, Vania B. Nascimento and Lourdes C. Martins

        Comparison between S-ketamine and clonidine in caudal analgesia 

      
Harshit R. Shah, A. Arivarasan, Pravir Kumar and Rashmi K. Ambasta

        Protective effects of transplanted bone marrow mononuclearcells (BMMNCs) in organ damage caused due tostreptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes 

        
C. Awortwe, A. C. Sackeyfio, Dorcas Osei-Safo, K. A. Bugyei and I. J. Asiedu-Gyekye

        Dual effect of Taraxacum officinale leaves: Anticholinergic and inhibitory effect on inflammatory cells in ovalbumin-sensitized guinea-pigs 

       
Asgary Sedigheh, Moshtaghian Seyyed Jamal, Setorki Mahbubeh, Kazemi Somayeh, Rafieian-kopaei Mahmoud, Adelnia Azadeh and Shamsi Fatemeh

        Hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic effects of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) on alloxan-induced diabetic rats 

      
Munir Anwar, Mansoor Ahmad, Mehjabeen, Noor Jahan, Omair A. Mohiuddin and Mahmood Qureshi

        Phytopharmacological assessment of medicinal properties of Psoralea corylifolia 

       
Short Communication

 
Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Nasir Ali Shah, Jasia Bokhari, Maria Shabbir, Umbreen Rashid and Shumila Jan

        Protective effects of Launaea procumbens against KBrO3-induced hepatic serum marker enzymes 

        

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (24), 2011



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Shahin Gavanji, Mohammad Javad Asgari, Ramin Vaezi and Behrouz Larki

        Antifungal effect of the extract of propolis on the growth of three species of Epidermophyton flucosum, Trichophyton violaseum and Trichophyton tonsorans in laboratory environment

       
Wei Lin, Liangpu Zheng, Jinyan Zhao, Qunchuan Zhuang, Zhenfeng Hong, Wei Xu, Youqin Chen, Thomas J. Sferra and Jun Peng

        Anti-angiogenic effect of Spica prunellae extract in vivo and in vitro

       
Parivash Rahimi, Najmeh Kabiri, Sedigheh Asgary and Mahbubeh Setorki

        Anti-diabetic effects of walnut oil on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

      
Ali Rezaie, Ehsan Sepehrizadeh, Samad Rezaie, Gafor Mosavi and Mehrdad Nazeri

        Clinical and histopathologic impacts of indomethacin on healing of experimental gum injuries on rabbits

       
J. D. Habila, F. O. Shode,  G. I. Ndukwe, J. O. Amupitan and A. J. Nok

        Novel antimalarial agent (Cinnamic 3ß-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-carboxylic anhydride): Synthesis, characterization and in vivo studies

     
M. F. Mohd Fazrullah Innsan, M. Hairul Shahril, M. S. Samihah, O. Siti Asma, S. Mat Radzi, A. K. Abd Jalil and M. N. Hanina

        Pharmacodynamic properties of essential oils from Cymbopogon species


Yan-Jun Xue, Xiao-Hong Han, De-yu Chen, He Huang, Xian-Qian Li and Shi-He Shao

        Effects of recombinant MAP30 on cell proliferation and apoptosis of human esophageal carcinoma EC-1.71 cells
       

Xiaomin Zhang, Tangde Zhang, Bing Wang, Nina Tang, Ledong Sun and Quan Luo

        Preparation and characterization of human malignant melanoma ganglioside ScFv antibody conjugated quantum dot probe  

      
Naveed Ullah, Mir Azam Khan, Haider Ali, Nouman Altaf, Shakoor Ahmad, Ghayour Ahmed and Minhaj ud Din

        Importance of white flowered Mirabilis jalapa with respect to its phytochemical and antimicrobial screening 


Rebamang A. Mosa, Adebola O. Oyedeji, Francis O. Shode, Mogie Singh and Andy R. Opoku

        Triterpenes from the stem bark of Protorhus longifolia exhibit anti-platelet aggregation activity

        
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 5 (25), 2011



Contents:


   SECOND ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUE

           
             Barkat Ali Khan, Naveed Akhtar, Haji Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Khalid Waseem, Tariq Mahmood, Akhtar Rasul, Muhammad Iqbal and Haroon Khan

                    Basics of pharmaceutical emulsions: A review

       
             Ghulam Murtaza, Amir Waseem, Nisar-ur-Rehman and Izhar Hussain

                    Alginate microparticles for biodelivery: A review 

      
             Yuvaraj D. Mandavkar and Sunil S. Jalalpure

                    A comprehensive review on Plumbago zeylanica Linn  

    
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (15), 2011

Contents:



Diaga Diouf

Recent advances in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] “omics” research for genetic improvement


Adéoti K., Rival A., Dansi A., Ahohuendo B.C, Santoni S., Beule T., Nato A.6, Henry Y., Ahanchédé A., Vodouhe R., Hounhouigan D.J. and Sanni A

Assessment of genetic diversity among accessions of two traditional leafy vegetables (Acmella uliginosa (L.) and Justicia tenella (Nees) T.) consumed in Benin using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Shengjuan Wei, Linsen Zan, Javed Ahmed Ujan, Hongbao Wang, Yanjie Yang and Camus Adoligbe

Novel polymorphism of the bovine fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene are related to backfat thickness and longissimus muscle area in five Chinese native cattle breeds


Zhengyin Zhang, Xiulian Guo, Boyang Liu, Lin Tang and Fang Chen

Genetic diversity and genetic relationship of Jatropha curcas between China and Southeast Asian revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphisms


Fida M. Abbasi, Rabia Masood and Habib Ahmad

Molecular screening of Pakistani rice germplasm for xa5 gene resistance to bacterial blight


Chang-Qin Jing, Li Wang, Tian-Yun Wang, Jun-He Zhang, Wei-Hua Dong and Xiu-Hua Zhang

Amplification of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragment using two-step polymerase chain reaction (PCR)


Jun Yin, Yumei Zhang, Ling Yang, Houda Li and Zhengfeng Xue

Effective inhibition of specific gene by adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated expression of small interfering RNA


Amal Kumar Mondal and Sanjukta Mondal (Parui)

Circumscription of the families within Leguminales as determined by cladistic analysis based on seed protein


ismail Sezer, Ahmet Balkaya, Onur Karaagaç and Fatih Öner

Moisture dependent of some physical and morphological properties of dent corn (Zea mays var. indent?t? Sturt) seeds


Musa Atar, Hakan Keskin, Süleyman Korkut and Derya Sevim Korkut

Impact of impregnation with boron compounds on combustion properties of oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and varnishes


Mehmet Ali Sakin, Cuma Akinci, Oral Duzdemir and Emin Donmez

Assessment of genotype x environment interaction on yield and yield components of durum wheat genotypes by multivariate analyses


Kang Wang, Yanxiang Liu, Kuanhu Dong, Jie Dong, Junmei Kang, Qingchuan Yang, He Zhou and Yan Sun

The effect of NaCl on proline metabolism in Saussurea amara seedlings


Zeynal Tümsavaş and Ali Kara

The effect of polyacrylamide (PAM) applications on infiltration, runoff and soil losses under simulated rainfall conditions


M. Motior Rahman, S. Ismail and M. Sofian-Azirun

Identification of resistant biotypes of Leptochloa chinensis in rice field and their control with herbicides


Mahin Ghaemi, Ahmad Majd, Fathalah Fallahian, Kamal Ghasemi Bezdi

Comparison of callus induction and somatic embryogenesis of some Iranian cottons (Gossypium Spp.) with Coker 312 and histology of somatic embryogenesis


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ahmed Békir, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Radhouane Gdoura

Chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of the essential oil from aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba grown in Tunisian semi-arid region


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ines Ben Chobba, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Ahmed Békir

Chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant activities of Thymelaea hirsuta L. essential oil from Tunisia


Yue Zhao

Cadmium accumulation and antioxidative defenses in leaves of Triticum aestivum L. and Zea mays L.


Şengül Bilgin, Soner Çetinkaya and Yildiz Bolat

Changes on the nutritional compositions of the sand smelt (Atherina Boyeri Risso, 1810) marinade during storage


Ivonne Gutiérrez-Rojas, Ana Beatriz Torres-Geraldo and Nubia Moreno-Sarmiento

Optimising carbon and nitrogen sources for Azotobacter chroococcum growth


S. A. Fazlani, S. A. Khan, S. Faraz1 and M. S. Awan

Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial species identified from mastitic milk samples of camel


Yanjun Zhang, Suyun Cheng, Gangqiang Ding, Min Zhu, Xuexia Pan and Lei Zhang

Molecular analysis and antibiotic resistance investigation of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with staphylococcal food poisoning and nosocomial infections


Chang-Liang He, Ben-Dong Fu, Hai-Qing Shen, Xiao-Lin Jiang and Xu-Bin Wei

Fumaric acid, an antibacterial component of Aloe vera L.


Nuhu Alam, Ki Nam Yoon and Tae Soo Lee

Evaluation of the antioxidant and antityrosinase activities of three extracts from Pleurotus nebrodensis fruiting bodies


Batool Sadeghi Nejad, Ablollah Rafiei and Fereshteh Moosanejad

Prevalence of Candida species in the oral cavity of patients with periodentitis


Honglei Ding, Linping Huang, Xuhu Mao and Quanming Zou

Characterization of stx2 and its variants in Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from patients and animals


M. Aminur Rahman, A. Arshad and S.M. Nurul Amin

Evaluation of growth and production of the threatened giant river catfish, Sperata seenghala (Sykes) in polyculture with indigenous major carps


Abdullah Ekrem Kahraman, Didem Göktürk, and F. Saadet Karakulak

Age and growth of bullet tuna, Auxis rochei (Risso), from the Turkish Mediterranean coasts


Onwu, F. K. and Ogah, S. P. I.

Adsorption of lysozyme unto silica and polystyrene surfaces in aqueous medium


Taher Yalchi

Determination of digestibility of almond hull in sheep




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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (14), 2011

Contents:


Samuel Amiteye, José M. Corral and Timothy F. Sharbel

Overview of the potential of microRNAs and their target gene detection for cassava (Manihot esculenta) improvement


Feng-Li Yang, Xiao-Shan Li and Bao-Xiang He

Effects of vitamins and trace-elements supplementation on milk production in dairy cows: A review


Hikmet Murat Sipahioglu, Zekerya Tekin and Mustafa Usta

Detection and partial characterization of two distinct walnut isolates of cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV)


Jianhong Shu, Bo Liu, Hongxiu Ge, Qingliang Zheng, Zhengbing Lv, Jian Chen, Zuoming Nie, Jianqing Chen, Xiangfu Wu and Yaozhou Zhang

Subcellular localization and expression analysis of the BmDSCLP protein from silkworm, Bombyx mori


Javed Ahmad, Braj Raj Singh, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy, Saud Alarifi, Jawaid A. Khan and Javed Musarrat

Characterization of Sunn hemp begomovirus and its geographical origin based on in silico structural and functional analysis of recombinant coat protein


Manjeri, G., Muhamad, R., Faridah, Q. Z. and Tan, S. G.

Genetic variation studies in Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from oil palm plantations using random amplified microsatellite (RAMs) markers


Feng-Ling Fu, Jing He, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Shu-Feng Zhou, Su-Zhi Zhang and Wan-Chen Li

Further improvement of N6 medium for callus induction and plant regeneration from maize immature embryos


Yusuf Yanar, Izzet Kadioglu, Ayhan Gökçe, Ibrahim Demirtaş, Nezhun Gören, Halit Çam and Mark Whalon

In vitro antifungal activities of 26 plant extracts on mycelial growth of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary


Hong-Xing Cao, Cheng-Xu Sun, Hong-Bo Shao and Xin-Tao Lei

Effects of low temperature and drought on the physiological and growth changes in oil palm seedlings


Samiya Mahmood Khan, Aamir Nawaz, Waqas Malik, Nazir Javed, Tahira Yasmin, Mehboob ur Rehman, Abdul Qayyum, Qumer Iqbal, Tanveer Ahmad and Azhar Ali Khan

Morphological and molecular characterization of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.)


Borivoj Pejić, Jelica Gvozdanović-Varga, Stanko Milić, Aleksandra Ignjatović-Ćupina, Djordje Krstić and Branko Ćupina

Effect of irrigation schedules on yield and water use of onion (Allium cepa L.)


Mohammad Akrami, Hadi Golzary and Masoud Ahmadzadeh

Evaluation of different combinations of Trichoderma species for controlling Fusarium rot of lentil


Shaoli Chen, Baoli Zhou, Shanshan Lin, Xia Li and Xueling Ye

Accumulation of cinnamic acid and vanillin in eggplant root exudates and the relationship with continuous cropping obstacle


H. Ali, M. Riaz, A. Zahoor and S. Ahmad

Response of sunflower hybrids to management practices under irrigated arid-environment


Gi Jun Choi, Hee Chung Ji, Ki-Yong Kim, Hyung Soo Park, Sung Seo, Ki-Won Lee and Sang-Hoon Lee

Growth characteristics and productivity of cold-tolerant “Kowinearly” Italian ryegrass in the northern part of South Korea


Vahid Bavei, Behrouz Shiran, Mahmood Khodambashi and Abolfazal Ranjbar

Protein electrophoretic profiles and physiochemical indicators of salinity tolerance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)


Minyi Feng, Peng Chen, Xue Wei, Yingmei Zhang, Wenya Zhang and Yongmei Qi

Effect of 4-nonylphenol on the sperm dynamic parameters, morphology and fertilization rate of Bufo raddei


Keyvan Shamsi, Margarit petrosyan, Ghorban Noor-mohammadi, Alireza Haghparast, Soheil Kobraee and Behrooz Rasekhi

Differential agronomic responses of bread wheat cultivars to drought stress in the west of Iran


X.M. Zhang, M.A. Dou,Y.L. Yao,L.Q. Du , J.G. Li and G.M. Sun

Dynamic analysis of sugar metabolism in different harvest seasons of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. (Merr.))


Afolabi Israel Sunmola and Oloyede Oyelola Bukoye

Biochemical response of sweet potato to bemul-wax coating combined with calcium chloride treatment during ambient storage


Jianguo Liu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Hu Zhu, Hongyue Dang, Jianren Lu and Zhanfeng Cui

Isolation and characterization of ?-amylase from marine Pseudomonas sp. K6-28-040


Raju K. Chalannavar, Himansu Baijnath and Bharti Odhav

Chemical constituents of the essential oil from Syzygium cordatum (Myrtaceae)


Mutasim M. Khalafalla, Hussein M. Dafalla A. Nassrallah, Khalid M. Aboul-Enein, Hany A. El-Shemy and Eltayb Abdellatef

Dedifferentiation of leaf explants and antileukemia activity of an ethanolic extract of cell cultures of Moringa oleifera


Kai-yu Wang, Long-jun Deng, Jin-lu Huang, Xi Fu, De-fang Chen, Yi Geng and Xiao-li Huang

Study on the immunogencity of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres-encapsulated vaccine preparation against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)


Saeed Hajirezaee, Hojatollah Jafaryan, Masoud Asghari Amin Golpour and Bagher Mojazi Amiri

Comparative analysis of milt quality in the cultured and wild stocks of endangered Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius


N. Abd. Rahman, M.A. Hussain, M. Hasan and J. Md. Jahim

Mathematical modeling of fructose production by immobilised glucose isomerase as a function of temperature and pH variations


Zai-Dong Hua, Xin-Min Zheng, Xian-Feng Qiao, Qing-Xin Wei, Hou-Qiang Xu, Hong-Wei Xiao, Xi-Mei Liu and Li Li

A new tool for in vitro culture of porcine eggs


Liushuai Hua, Jing Wang, Fuying Chen, Shenrong Hu, Hong Chen

The peroxisome proliferators-ativated receptor gamma (PPARG) gene polymorphisms and associations with body measurements of cattle


A. O. K. Adesehinwa, O. O. Obi, B. A. Makanjuola, O. O. Oluwole and M. A. Adesina

Growing pigs fed cassava peel based diet supplemented with or without Farmazymeâ 3000 proenx: Effect on growth, carcass and blood parameters


Ming Zhang, Hui Yuan, Zuping He, Liyun Yuan, Jine Yi, Sijun Deng, Li Zhu, Chengzhi Guo, Yin Lu, Jing Wu, LixinWen, Qiang Wei and Liqun Xue

DNA damage and decrease of cellular oxidase activity in piglet sertoli cells exposed to gossypol


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (13), 2011

Contents:



Rahul R. Nair and Jerin K. Johnson

Prions and neuro degenerative diseases


Mehmet Ozaslan, Isik Didem Karagoz, Ibrahim Halil Kilic and Muhammed Emin Guldur

Ehrlich ascites carcinoma


Akpor, O. B. and Muchie, M.

Environmental and public health implications of wastewater quality


Bitrus Yakubu, Andrew J. Nok, Ibrahim Sanni and Hajiya Mairo Inuwa

Trans-sialidase-like gene from the bloodstream form of Trypanosoma evansi conserves most of the active site residues and motifs found in Trypanosomal sialidases and trans-sialidases


Xia Liu, Zetian Hua and Yong Wang

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of percentage grains chalkiness using AFLP in rice (Oryza sativa L.)


K. M. Mozaffor Hossain, Satoshi Arai, Shinya Saijo, Yoshimi Kakinuma, Takeshi Murata, and Ichiro Yamato

Expression and purification of the central stalk subunits of Na+-translocating V-type ATPase from Enterococcus hirae


Lin-Tong Yang, Cheng-Yu Xie, Huan-Xin Jiang and Li-Song Chen

Expression of six malate-related genes in pulp during the fruit development of two loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) cultivars differing in fruit acidity


Cenap Cevheri, Çigdem Küçük and Esat Çetin

Fungicide, antibiotic, heavy metal resistance and salt tolerance of root nodule isolates from Vicia palaestina


Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Eun Soo Seong, Chan Ok Lee, Jung Dae Lim, Jae Geun Lee, Ji Hye Yoo, Ill-Min Chung, Na Young Kim and Chang Yeon Yu

Enhancement of ?-tocopherol content in transgenic Perilla frutescens containing the g-TMT gene


Lai Zhang, Xian-Qiang Zhang and Min Sun

Comparative analysis of the essential oils from normal and hairy roots of Panax japonicas C.A. Meyer


Najmeh Jafari, Rofina Yasmin Othman and Norzulaani Khalid

Effect of benzylaminopurine (BAP) pulsing on in vitro shoot multiplication of Musa acuminata (banana) cv. Berangan


Hema Prasad Narra, Chandra Sekhar Saripalli and Jayashree Gopalakrishnan

Host induced changes in plasmid profile of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum races


Mehmet Eker

Assessment of procurement systems for unutilized logging residues for Brutian pine forest of Turkey


Marília de Holanda Cavalcanti Maciel, Polyanna Nunes Herculano, Tatiana Souza Porto, Maria Francisca SimasTeixeira, Keila Aparecida Moreira and Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta

Production and partial characterization of pectinases from forage palm by Aspergillus niger URM4645


De-hui Dai, Wei-lian Hu, Guang-rong Huang and Wei Li

Purification and characterization of a novel extracellular chitinase from thermophilic Bacillus sp. Hu1


Rong-Jen Shiau and Tien-Wei Lin

Chryseobacterium indologenes improves survival of the Chromobacterium violaceum and violacein production


Yuyan Liu, Quanzhen Wang, Haitao Liu, Guo Chen and Jian Cui

Applied orthogonal design for filtrating conditions of ultrasonic-assisted extraction from plant-chicory


Marizvikuru Mwale and Patrick J. Masika

Toxicity evaluation of the aqueous leaf extract of Gunnera perpensa L. (Gunneraceae)


Bashir Ahmad, Ibrar Khan, Shumaila Bashir, Sadiq Azam and Farrukh Hussain

Screening of Zizyphus jujuba for antibacterial, phytotoxic and haemagglutination activities


Dieudonné Njamen, Benedicta N. Nkeh-Chungag, Séfirin Djiogue, Emmanuel Yankep, Erick Marcel Noudji, Jacques Djapou, Armel Camille Guimfack Kentsop and Jean-Claude Mbanya

Antidiabetic properties of the methanolic extract of Bridelia grandis (Euphorbiacae) in ob/ob and db/db mice


Wang Cheng, Rong Yan-hua, Ning Fang-gang and Zhang Guo-an

The content and ratio of type I and III collagen in skin differ with age and injury


Selima Khatun, Narayan Chandra Chatterjee and Ugur Cakilcioglu

Antioxidant activity of the medicinal plant Coleus forskohlii Briq


Zhang Jiemei, Hao Jianjun, Guo Jie, He Benhong and Huang Hao

Effects of fistular onion stalk extract on the level of NO and expression of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) in human umbilical vein endothelium cells


Abdel-Baki, A. S., Dkhil, M. A. and Al-Quraishy, S

Bioaccumulation of some heavy metals in tilapia fish relevant to their concentration in water and sediment of Wadi Hanifah, Saudi Arabia


M. H. Palizdar, H. Sadeghipanah, H. Amanlou, K. Nazer Adl and A. Mirhadi

In vitro organic matter digestibility and gas production of fish-meal coated with fat


Chia-Hsuan Chen, Hsiu-Lin Huang, Hsiu-Ya Yang, Shan-Hu Lai, Neim-Tsu Yen, Ming-Che Wu and Mu-Chiou Huang

Mitochondrial genome of Taiwan pig (Sus Scrofa)



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (12), 2011

Contents:


Samuel Asgedom, Ben Vosman, Danny Esselink and Paul C. Struik

Diversity between and within farmers’ varieties of tomato from Eritrea


Yi Wang, Kangfu Yu, Quan Xie, Houyang Kang, Lijuan Lin, Xing Fan, Lina Sha, Haiqin Zhang and Yonghong Zhou

Cytogenetic, genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) and agronomic characterization of alien addition lines derived from wheat-Psathyrostachys huashanica


Abdallah Mahmoud Sliai and Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer

Contribution of chloroplast DNA in the biodiversity of some Aegilops species


RuiZhong Zhang, Ding Huang, Kun Wang, YingJun Zhang and ChenJie Wang

Effect of mowing and grazing on ramet emergence of Leymus racemosus in the inner Mongolia steppe during the spring regreening period


Abdurrahman Onaran and Yusuf Yanarn

Screening bacterial species for antagonistic activities against the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) De Bary causal agent of cucumber white mold disease


LiuSan Cheng, Pu-te Wu and XiNing Zhao

Soil mineralized nutrients changes and soil conservation benefit evaluation on ‘green project grain’ in ecologically fragile areas in the south of Yulin city, Loess Plateau


Xiaolei Sui, Jianlei Sun, Shaohui Wang, Wei Li, Liping Hu, Fanzhen Meng, Yanyan Fan and Zhenxian Zhang

Photosynthetic induction in leaves of two cucumber genotypes differing in sensitivity to low-light stress


H. Ali, M. Riaz, A. Zahoor and S. Ahmad

Response of sunflower hybrids to management practices under irrigated arid-environment


Mustafa Ünlü, Riza Kanber, Burçak Kapur, Servet Tekin and D. Levent Koç

The crop water stress index (CWSI) for drip irrigated cotton in a semi-arid region of Turkey


Susilawati Kasim, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed and Nik Muhamad Abd. Majid

Effectiveness of liquid organic-nitrogen fertilizer in enhancing nutrients uptake and use efficiency in corn (Zea mays)


Faraz Arash Rad, Nilufer Aksoz and Mohammad Amin Hejazi

Effect of salinity on cell growth and ß-carotene production in Dunaliella sp. isolates from Urmia Lake in northwest of Iran


Erkan Kalipci and Celalettin Özdemir

Investigation of the ecotoxicologic effect of pesticide industry wastewater on the pancreas and liver of rats


Wael N. Hozzein, Walaa Rabie and Mohammed Ibrahim A. Ali

Screening the Egyptian desert actinomycetes as candidates for new antimicrobial compounds and identification of a new desert Streptomyces strain


Olga B. Martinov, Snezana D. Spasic, Nikoleta M. Lugonja, Gordana DJ. Gojgic-Cvijovic and Miroslav M. Vrvic

Infant formula as a substrate for bifidogenesis: An in vitro investigation


Dang Diem Hong, Hoang Minh Hien and Hoang Thi Lan Anh

Studies on the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Sargassum swartzii (Turner) C. Agardh (Phaeophyta) and Ulva reticulata Forsskal (Chlorophyta) in experiment animal models


Akeem Agboke, Clement Jackson, Musiliu Adedokun and M. A. Momoh

In vitro evaluation of the interaction between methanol extract of lichen (Ramalina farinacea) and tetracycline against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus


Chuan-Qing Bao, Cheng Jin, Bing-Hua Xu, Yuan-Long Gu, Jian-Ping Li and Xiao-Lu

Vaccination with apoptosis colorectal cancer cell pulsed autologous dendritic cells in advanced colorectal cancer patients: Report from a clinical observation


Sabir Ali Channa, Riffat Sultana and Muhammad Saeed Wagan

Studies on the immature stages and burrow excavating behavior of Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury) (Grylloptera: Gryllodea: Schizodactylidae) from Sindh, Pakistan


Hajarian Hadi, Abd Wahid H., Rosnina Y., Daliri M, Dashtizad M., Holmes R. and Abas Mazni O.

Nuclear maturation of immature bovine oocytes after vitrification using open pulled straw and cryotop methods


Md. Aminul Hoque, Kotb Attia, Omar Alattas and Amir Feisal Merican

Metabolic flux distribution and mathematical models for dynamic simulation of carbon metabolism in Escherichia coli


Huanhuan Cui, Qingyong Meng, Yujiao Qu, Hongyu Liu, Chungang Feng, Hongbao wang, Yongfeng Liu, Linsen Zan and Ning Li

Two novel missense mutations in bovine ATGL gene and their association with economic traits in Qinchuan cattle


H.H. Yu, Z.L. Guo, S.C. Guo, D.L. Qi, X.L. Yang, P.P. Yue, H. Cao, L. Xie and X.Q. Zhao

Interspecies embryo reconstruction in Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii by handmade cloning


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (11), 2011

Contents:


Wang, Quanzhen and Cui, Jian

Perspectives and utilization technologies of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.): A review


Shiragambi Hanumantagouda Manohar and Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy

Estimation of phenotypic divergence and powdery mildew resistance in a collection of Cucumis sativus L.


Yasser M. Ahmed, Emad A. Shalaby and Nermeen T. Shanan

The use of organic and inorganic cultures in improving vegetative growth, yield characters and antioxidant activity of roselle plants (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)


Cagatay Tanriverdi, Hasan Degirmenci and Sertan Sesveren

Assessment of irrigation schemes in Turkey based on management types


Mitra Mohammadi Bazargani, Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei and Mansoor Omidi

Multiple shoot regeneration of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) via shoot apex culture system


Iffat Siddiqui, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Optimization of epidemiological conditions to enhance the mycoherbicidal efficacy of Alternaria alternata against Chenopodium album


Muhammad Aasim, Sibel Day, Fereshteh Rezaei, Mortaza Hajyzadeh, Syed Tahir Mahmud and Sebahattin Ozcan

In vitro shoot regeneration from preconditioned explants of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cv. Gokce


Weon Tai Jeon, Bongsu Choi, S. A. M. Abd El-Azeem and Yong Sik Ok

Effect of different seeding methods on green manure biomass, soil properties and rice yield in rice-based cropping systems


Yasin Ucarli

Usability of large carnivore as a keystone species in Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey


Ching-Lin Ho, Sheau-Ming Chen and Yun-Hwei Shen

Effects of acid leaching aluminum from reservoir bottom sediment soil as a lightweight aggregate matrix


Aliyu Salihu, Md. Zahangir Alam, M. Ismail AbdulKarim and Hamzah M. Salleh

Suitability of using palm oil mill effluent as a medium for lipase production


Faruk Kutbay, Ismail Varol, Mustafa Bayram and Adile Ozdemir

The effect of carbon dioxide at high pressure under different developmental stages of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) hosting on chickpeas


Agbagwa, O. E. and Okpokwasili, G. S. C.

Pollution studies on harbours and jetties in Nigeria


Ajuzie Christopher Uche and Bright Amadin Osaghae

The bacterial and physico-chemical properties of hair salon wastewater and contaminated soil in Benin metropolis


Ozlem Osmanagaoglu, Fadime Kiran and Ingolf F. Nes

A probiotic bacterium, Pediococcus pentosaceus OZF, isolated from human breast milk produces pediocin AcH/PA-1


Yanchun Zhang, Shengyu Li, Chunhong Zhang, Yongkang Luo, Heping Zhang and Zhennai Yang

Growth and exopolysaccharide production by Lactobacillus fermentum F6 in skim milk


Yong Wang, Yucai Zheng, Mingfeng Jiang, Zi Liang and Lushu Liu

Comparison of the biochemical components and characteristic of milk between Tibetan sheep and goat in neighboring area


D. H. X. Quay, F. D. A. Bakar, A. Rabu, M. Said, R. M. Illias, N. M. Mahadi, O. Hassan and A. M. A. Murad

Overexpression, purification and characterization of the Aspergillus niger endoglucanase, EglA, in Pichia pastoris


Nizar Tlili, Ezzeddine Saadaoui, Faouzi Sakouhi,Walid Elfalleh, Mohamed El Gazzah, Saîda Triki and Abdelhamid Khaldi

Morphology and chemical composition of Tunisian caper seeds: variability and population profiling


Aleena Sumrin, Waqar Ahmad, Bushra Ijaz, Muhammad Tahir Sarwar, Sana Gull, Humera Kausar, Imran Shahid, Shah Jahan, Sultan Asad, Mureed Hussain and Sheikh Riazuddin

Purification and medium optimization of ?-amylase from Bacillus subtilis 168


Belsem Marzouk, Zohra Marzouk, Maha Mastouri, Nadia Fenina and Mahjoub Aouni

Comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of Citrullus colocynthis immature fruit and seed organic extracts


E. A. Eze, B. N. Ukwah, P. C. Okafor and K. O. Ugwu

Prevalence of malaria and typhoid co-infections in University of Nigeria, Nsukka District of Enugu State, Nigeria


Jingyu Liu and Zhenhua Li

Decreased ADAM9 expression in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis


Tülin Özsisli and Sultan Çobanoglu

Mite (Acari) fauna of some cultivated plants from Kahramanmaraş, Turkey


Shuang Lu, Zongcheng Tian, Yi Lu and Peng Shang

Preparation and characterization of the polyclonal antibody against GAR domain of microtubule actin cross-linking factor 1 (MACF1)


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

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by using mango biomass


Ibrahim Mehmeti, Fadime Kiran and Ozlem Osmanagaoglu

Comparison of three methods for determination of protein concentration in lactic acid bacteria for proteomics studies


ChunLei Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Lu, XingDong Wei and TaiLun Li

Characterization of spore laccase from Bacillus subtilis WD23 and its use in dye decolorization



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (10), 2011

Contents:


George Oyamo Osanjo, Wallace Dimbuson Bulimo and Francis J. Mulaa

Engineering the functional fitness of transglycosidases and glycosynthases by directed evolution


Vera Raicevic, Mile Bozic, Zeljka Rudic, Blazo Lalevic and Dragan Kikovic

The evolution of the eutrophication of the Palić Lake (Serbia)


Shohreh A. Shargh, Meral Sakizli, Safar Farajnia and Soheila Montazer-Saheb

Evaluation of methylation pattern in promoter region of E-cadherin gene and its relation to tumor grade and stage in breast cancer


Shu Wang, Yi-Dong Zhang, Pablo Gonzalez Perez, Yang-Wu Deng, Zhen-Zhen Li and Dan-Feng Huang

Isolation and characterization of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Cucumis melo L.


Amaro-Reyes, A., García-Almendárez, B.E., Vázquez-Mandujano, D.G., Amaya-Llano, S., Castano-Tostado, E., Guevara-González, R.G., Loera, O. and Regalado, C.

Homologue expression of a fungal endo-1,4-ß-D-xylanase using submerged and solid substrate fermentations


Sukhuman Whankaew, Supanath Kanjanawattanawong, Chalermpol Phumichai, Duncan R. Smith, Jarunya Narangajavana and Kanokporn Triwitayakorn

Cross-genera transferability of (simple sequence repeat) SSR markers among cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) and physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.)


Shengzhang Dong, Xuping Shentu, Yinyin Pan, Xu Bai, Xiaoping Yu and Huadi Wang

Evaluation of genetic diversity in the golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck), from different geographical populations in China by inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR)


Cyrus Amirinia, Hamid Reza Seyedabadi, Nour Amirmozafari, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Mohammad Chamani, Ali Javanrouh Aliabad and Mokhtar Ali Abbasi

Association of transforming growth factor-ß3 gene polymorphism with growth and body composition traits in Iranian commercial broiler lines


Zheng-rong Yuan, Jiao Li, Lu-pei Zhang, Li-min Zhang, Cui Chen, Xiao-jie Chen, Xue Gao, Jun-ya Li, Jin-bao Chen, Hui-jian Gao and Shang-zhong Xu

Novel SNPs polymorphism of bovine CACNA2D1 gene and their association with somatic cell score


Jiao Yin, Tao Zhong, Zhao-Jun Wei, Ke-Bin Li, Ya-Zhong Cao and Wei Guo

Molecular characters and recombinant expression of the carboxylesterase gene of the meadow moth Loxostege sticticalis L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


SungHan Park, DohWon Yun, GangSeob Lee, UngHan1 Yoon, HyeonSo Ji, ByoungOhg Ahn, SooChul Park, YongHwan Kim, YongKab Kim and ChangKug Kim

Molecular and genetic characterization of OSH6 (Oryza sativa Homeobox 6) using dissociation (Ds) insertion mutant rice


Pouya Zamani, Masoome Akhondi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadabadi, Ali Asghar Saki, Ahmad Ershadi, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi and Ali Reza Abdolmohammadi

Genetic variation of Mehraban sheep using two inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Abdul Qayyum Rao, Allah Bakhsh, Idrees Ahmad Nasir, S. Riazuddin and Tayyab Husnain

Phytochrome B mRNA expression enhances biomass yield and physiology of cotton plant


Murat Tunçtürk, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Bünyamin Yildirim and Vahdettin Çiftçi

Effect of salinity stress on plant fresh weight and nutrient composition of some Canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars


Coşkun Köse, Evren Terzi, S. Nami Kartal, Banu Erilkun and Yuji Imamura

Preliminary evaluation of boron release and biological resistance of wood treated with disodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT) and a water-repellent compound


A. Femat-Diaz, D. Vargas-Vazquez, E. Huerta-Manzanilla, E. Rico-Garcia and G. Herrera-Ruiz

Scanner image methodology (SIM) to measure dimensions of leaves for agronomical applications


D. A. Machido, O. O. Olufajo and S. E. Yakubu and S. S. Yusufu

Enhancing the contribution of the legumes to the N-fertility of soils of the semi-arid zone of Nigeria


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Interference of five problematic weed species with rice growth and yield


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Influence of culturing conditions on growth and sporulation of Drechslera hawaiiensis, the foliar blight pathogen of Marsilea minuta L.


M. Farzadi, S.Khatami, M. Mousavi and N. Amirmozafari

Purification and characterization of a-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidofillus


Parichart Khonzue, Khwanchai Khucharoenphaisan, Nantana Srisuk and Vichien Kitpreechavanich

Selection and production of insoluble xylan hydrolyzing enzyme by newly isolated Thermomyces lanuginosus


Yang Zheng, Zhaoan Chen, Hongbin Lu and Wei Zhang

Optimization of carbon dioxide fixation and starch accumulation by Tetraselmis subcordiformis in a rectangular airlift photobioreactor


M. Ghotbi, S. Soleimanian-Zad and M. Sheikh-Zeinoddin

Identification of Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus paraplantarum and Lactobacillus plantarum in Lighvan cheese with 4 month ripening period by means of recA gene sequence analysis


Rina Wu, Huashan Zhang, Xiaoying Zeng, Jitai Zhang and Hairong Xiong

L-Arabinose and oligosaccharides production from sugar beet pulp by xylanase and acid hydrolysis


E. U. Ikhuoria, F. E. Okieimen, E. O. Obazee and T. Erhabor

Synthesis and characterization of styrenated rubber seed oil alkyd


Wei-yu Wang, Li-min Cao, Ji-lin Yi, Jian Luo, Jian-ping Zeng, Li-ning Xu and Jia-hong Dong

Screening of specific single-chain variable-fragment (scFv) antibody against human asialoglycoprotein receptor by capture phage enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay


W. Li, X. Ma, Y. Peng, J. Cao, W. T. Y. Loo, L. Hao, M. N. B. Cheung, L. W. C. Chow and L. J. Jin

Application of a nano-antimicrobial film to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: A pilot study



Mirjana Ocokoljić, Zoran Nikić, Milan Medarević and Dragana Čavlović

Effect of horse chestnut tree genotype on production of fatty oil and fatty acids in seed cotyledons


Xiuhong Wang

Agricultural biotechnology worldwide patent analysis and mapping


Zdenka Škrbić, Zlatica Pavlovski, Miloš Lukić and Dragan Milić

The effect of rearing conditions on carcass slaughter quality of broilers from intensive production


Zong-jun Du, Xiao-li Huang, Kai-yu Wang, Yong-qiang Deng, De-fang Chen, Yi Geng, and Xiu-mei Su

Pathology of extracellular protease of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from channel catfish (Ictalunes punctatus) to mice


Abbas Esmaeili Mola, Hrachya G. Hovannisyan, Rajab Mohammad Nazari and Mahmoudreza Ovissipour

Early sex identification in cultured beluga (Huso huso) using plasma steroid hormones




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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (7-9), 2011

Contents [10 (7), 2011]:


Saymore P. Ndou, Voster Muchenje and Michael Chimonyo

Animal welfare in multipurpose cattle production Systems and its implications on beef quality


Chun-Han Shih, Hsien-Lu Haung, Ta-Jen Chu, Ying-Chou Lee, Ching-Ming Wang and Tzong-Der Tzeng

Genetic diversity and historical demography of kuruma shrimp (Penaeus japonicus) species complex off China based on mitochondrial DNA analysis


Zhonghua Liu, Hongwei Xiao, Xinmin Zheng, Xianfeng Qiao and Huayan Wang

Silencing effect of shRNA expression vectors with stem length of 21, 27 or 29 bp


Huiyu Luo, Tingting Wang, Ailin Luo, Jintao Wang, Yilin Zhao, Huanwei Jiang and Qingyu Shi

Effects of deoxycycline induced lentivirus encoding FasL gene on apoptosis of Th1 cells


Rui-Yu Zhu, Jian-Yong Lei, Lin Qu, Yun Chen and Jian Jin

Quantitative detection of fusion protein rIFN-ß-HSA by a sandwich ELISA


Gholamreza Jandaghi

An approximate confidence interval for recombination fraction in genetic linkage analysis using a two stage Monte Carlo method Gibbs sampling


Waqas Malik, M. Zaffar Iqbal, Asif Ali Khan, Etrat Noor, Abdul Qayyum and Mamoona Hanif

Genetic basis of variation for seedling traits in Gossypium hirsutum L.


S. Galani, F. Naz, F. Soomro, I. Jamil, Zia-ul-hassan, A. Azhar and A. Ashraf

Seed storage protein polymorphism in ten elite rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes of Sindh


K. Ramah

Histopathological study on the effect of rice herbicides on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodan idella)


Yiwei Mo, Guobin Liang, Weiqi Shi and Jianghui Xie

Metabolic responses of alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) leaves to low and high temperature induced stresses


Sanjay Kumar Dubey Jaishree Dubey, Sandeep Mehra, Pradeep Tiwari and A. J. Bishwas

Potential use of cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of industrial effluents


X.Z Liu, F. Zhang, H.B. Shao and J.T. Zhang

Community succession analysis and environmental biological processes of naturally colonized vegetation on abandoned hilly lands and implications for vegetation restoration strategy in Shanxi, China


Edema, C. U., Idu, T. E. and Edema, M. O.

Remediation of soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from crude oil


Falah Bani Hani and Hussien Al-Wedyan

Regeneration of base-oil from waste-oil under different conditions and variables


Mustafa Koyun

Seasonal distribution and ecology of some Dactylogyrus species infecting Alburnus alburnus and Carassius carassius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) from Porsuk River, Turkey


Özgür Kebabci and Nilüfer Cihangir

Isolation of protease producing novel Bacillus cereus and detection of optimal conditions


Renata Aline dos Santos da Fonseca, Ruan da Silva Rafael, Susana Juliano Kalil, Carlos André Veiga Burkert, and Janaína Fernandes de Medeiros Burkert

Different cell disruption methods for astaxanthin recovery by Phaffia rhodozyma


Liberata Nyang’oso Mwita, Sylvester Leonard Lyantagaye and Anthony Manoni Mshandete

The effect of the interaction of varying chicken manure supplement levels with three different solid sisal wastes substrates on sporocarp cap lengths and diameters, stipe lengths and diameters and dry weights of Coprinus cinereus (Schaeff) S. Gray s.lat


Peter Mamiro, Martha Nyagaya, Paul Kimani, Delphina Mamiro, Theresia Jumbe, Joyce Macha and Bernard Chove

Similarities in functional attributes and nutritional effects of magadi soda and bean debris-ash used in cooking African traditional dishes


Qunyu Gao, Suling Li, Huali Jian and Shizhong Liang

Preparation and properties of resistant starch from corn starch with enzymes


Nor Azma Yusuf, M. M. Suffian Annuar and Norzulaani Khalid

Rapid micropropagation of Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. Kulturpfl. (a valuable medicinal plant) from shoot bud explants


Haoliang Chen, R. O. Akinkurolere and Hongyu Zhang

Fumigant activity of plant essential oil from Armoracia rusticana (L.) on Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)


Naveed Akhtar, Arshad Mehmood, Barkat Ali Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Haji Muhammad Shoaib Khan and Tariq Saeed

Exploring cucumber extract for skin rejuvenation


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

Monitoring cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) activity with Kinase-Glo, a luminescence-based ATP quantitative reagent


Ali Noori, Kazem Parivar, Mehrdad Modaresi, Manoochehr Messripour, Mohamad Hasan Yousefi and Gholam Reza Amiri

Effect of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles on pregnancy and testicular development of mice


Isyaku Umar Yarube and Joseph Olusegun Ayo

The effects of ascorbic acid and ?-tocopherole on leukocyte count of sodium nitrate-treated Wistar rats


Hong-Tao Tian, Le-Hui Ma, Li-Fang Zhang, Xin-XiGu, Xing-Hua Guo and Yun-Bo Luo

Cloning and heterologous expression of the plasmid-encoded shsp gene of Streptococcus thermophilus isolated from Chinese dairy


Yong-Mei Han, Xin-Hua Zhang, Ya-Gang Chen, You-Ming Li, Hao Chen and Li-Zheng Fang

High-level expression, purification, polyclonal antibody preparation against recombinant OprD from Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Ozlem Sogut and Fatih Percin

Trace elements in the kidney tissue of Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus L. 1758) in Turkish seas


Zand, N. and Foroudi, F.

Effect of feeding different levels of corn snack waste on broiler performance


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Contents [10 (8), 2011]:


Aluwong, T., Wuyep, P. A. and Allam, L

Livestock-environment interactions: Methane emissions from ruminants


Naureen Chaudhary and Javed Iqbal Qazi

Lignocellulose for ethanol production: A review of issues relating to bagasse as a source material


Lin Zhou, Yan Wang and Zhenhua Peng

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of chalcone synthase gene during flower development in tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)


Reza Tohidi, Ismail Idris, Jothi Malar Panandam and Mohd Hair-Bejo

Analysis of genetic variation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 loci in Malaysian native chickens


Shinsuke Yamanaka, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi, San-San-Yi, Shankar L. Kothari, Tin-Htut and Kazuo N. Watanabe

Genetic diversity of Myanmar rice and their implementation on management methods


Tarek A. A. Moussa

Cloning and sequencing of phenol oxidase 1 (pox1) gene from Pleurotus ostreatus


Salah El-Din El-Assal, Samir M. Abd-alla and Mohamed N. Abou Seada

Molecular and biochemical studies of some yeast strains


Kanagaraj Chinnasamy, Mariappan Pitchamuthu, Paramanantha Swami Doss, Ganapathy Marimuthu and Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

Genetic diversity and population structure of leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros speoris (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Indian subcontinent


S. Metin Sezen, Attila Yazar, Servet Tekin, Salim Eker and Burçak Kapur

Yield and quality response of drip-irrigated pepper under Mediterranean climatic conditions to various water regimes


Kongake Siringam, Niran Juntawong, Suriyan Cha-um and Chalermpol Kirdmanee

Salt stress induced ion accumulation, ion homeostasis, membrane injury and sugar contents in salt-sensitive rice (Oryza sativa L. spp. indica) roots under iso-osmotic conditions


Shaohui Wang, Yun Kong and Yuncong Yao

Difference in photosynthetic performance among three peach cultivars grown under low light conditions in greenhouses


Gutiérrez, I. E. M., Nepomuceno, C. F., Ledo, C. A. S., and Santana, J. R. F.

Micropropagation and acclimatization of Bauhinia cheilantha (an important medicinal plant)


Tran Van Thu, Hooi Ling Foo, Teck Chwen Loh and Mohd Hair Bejo

Inhibitory activity and organic acid concentrations of metabolite combinations produced by various strains of Lactobacillus plantarum


Karthikeyan Sivashanmugam and Gurunathan Jayaraman

Production and partial purification of extracellular tannase by Klebsiella pneumoniae MTCC 7162 isolated from tannery effluent


Sanjoy Banerjee, Wei Ee Hew, Helena Khatoon, Mohamed Shariff and Fatimah Md.Yusoff

Growth and proximate composition of tropical marine Chaetoceros calcitrans and Nannochloropsis oculata cultured outdoors and under laboratory conditions


Eman H. F. Abd El-Zaher, Yehia A. G. Mahmoud and Magda M. Aly

Effect of different concentrations of phenol on growth of some fungi isolated from contaminated soil


Nazif Bayar and Elvan Özrenk

The effect of quality properties on Tulum cheese using different package materials


Moganavelli Singh, Justine Borain, Naeema Noor-Mahomed and Mario Ariatti

The effect of pegylation on the transfection activity of two homologous cationic cholesteryl cytofectins


R. Dubey, J. Kumar, D. Agrawala, T. Char and P. Pusp

Isolation, production, purification, assay and characterization of fibrinolytic enzymes (Nattokinase, Streptokinase and Urokinase) from bacterial sources


Ming-Shien Yen and Chien-Wen Chen

Effect of chitosan on resist printing of cotton fabrics with reactive dyes


Mohan Pandi, Rangarajulu Senthil Kumaran, Yong-Keun Choi, Hyung Joo Kim and Johnpaul Muthumary

Isolation and detection of taxol, an anticancer drug produced from Lasiodiplodia theobromae, an endophytic fungus of the medicinal plant Morinda citrifolia


Ahmed E. Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed A. Dkhil and Saleh Al-Quraishy

The potential role of flaxseed oil on lead acetate-induced kidney injure in adult male albino rats


Yi Hu, Shengchao Wang, Yin Ding, Liping Su and Yan Wang

Animal experiment of periodontal tissue remodeling in application of mini-implant anchorage for incisor intrusion


Bashir Ahmad, Sadiq Azam, Shumaila Bashir, Farrukh Hussain and Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhary

Insecticidal, brine shrimp cytotoxicity, antifungal and nitric oxide free radical scavenging activities of the aerial parts of Myrsine africana L.


Zhen-xing Fan, Qi Hua, Jing Tan, Jing Gao, Rong-kun Liu and Zheng Yang

Interleukin-6 but not soluble adhesion molecules has short-term prognostic value on mortality in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction


Jun Wang, Lu-Lu Zhao, Guo-Xia Sun, Yao Liang, Fu-An Wu, Zhong-li Chen and Shi-ming Cui

A comparison of acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis of rutin


M. Rahim Khan, Idris A.Ghani, M. Rafique Khan, Abdul Ghaffar, Ansa Tamkeen

Host plant selection and oviposition behaviour of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a mono and simulated polyculture crop habitat


Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

Antibiotic susceptibility of Lactococcus garvieae isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Iran fish farms


Kashif Waseem, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Mehwish Kiran and Ghazanfarullah Khan

Efficient in vitro regeneration of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium L.) plantlets from nodal segments


Barnard, T. G., Robertson, C. A., Jagals, P. and Potgieter, N.

A rapid and low-cost DNA extraction method for isolating Escherichia coli DNA from animal stools


A. Shaker Hassan, M. Khasraw Hassan and Amera Al-Rubeii

Carcass yield and characteristics of Karadi lambs as affected by dietary supplement of rumen undegradable nitrogen fed with Nigella sativa


A. R. Beyzai and M. Adibmoradi

Histological and histometrical changes of ostrich thyroid gland during summer and winter seasons in Tehran, Iran


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Contents [10 (9), 2011]:


Mohammad Hassan Shahhosseiny, Pargol Ghavam Mostafavi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi and Elnaz Karimi

Clade identification of symbiotic zooxanthellae of dominant sclerectinian coral species of intertidal pools in Hengam Island


Sajjad Toghiani

Genetic parameters and correlations among linear type traits in the first lactation of Holstein Dairy cows


Y. Danso, R. Akromah and K. Osei

Molecular marker screening of tomato, (solanum lycopersicum L.) Germplasm for root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) resistance


M. Adeli Sardou, A. Baghizadeh, A. Tavasoli and S. Babaei

The use of microsatellite markers for genetic diversity assessment of genus Hordeum L. in Kerman province (Iran)


Sharifi Yazdi MK, Akbari A. and Soltan Dallal MM

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for simultaneous detection of shiga-like toxin (stx1 and stx2), intimin (eae) and invasive plasmid antigen H (ipaH) genes in diarrheagenic Escherichia coli


L. L. Pelegrini, L. L. F. Ribas, F. Zanette and H. S. Koehler

Micropropagation of Ocotea porosa (Nees & Martius) Barroso


Rozina Hamayoon, Hamayoon Khan, Shahenshah, Lubna Naz, Iqbal Munir, M. Arif, Ibni Amin Khalil and Amir Zaman Khan

Performance of chickpea genotypes under two different environmental conditions


Yeşim Okay, Asli Günöz and Khalid Mahmood Khawar

Effects of cold stratification pretreatment and pH level on germination of Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. et Mey. seeds


Muhd Azlan Abd Ghani, Yahya Awang and Kamaruzaman Sijam

Disease occurrence and fruit quality of pre-harvest calcium treated red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus)


I. Rajpar, I. Jandan, Zia-ul-hassan, G. M. Jamro and A. N. Shah

Enhanced fodder yield of maize genotypes under saline irrigation is a function of their increased K accumulation and better K/Na ratio


Derya Eşen, Oktay Yildiz, Şemsettin Kulaç, Emrah Çiçek, Cengiz Çetintaş, Bilal Çetin, Neval Güneş, and Çigdem Kutsal

Early growth performances of various seed sources of black (Prunus serotina Erhr.) and wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) seedlings on low and high elevation sites in the western Black Sea Region of Turkey


Sabriye Yazici, Yusuf Yanar and Isa Karaman

Evaluation of bacteria for biological control of early blightdisease of tomato


Nevzat Çakicier, Süleyman Korkut and Fatma Deniz Güler

Effects of heating treatment on some of the physical properties of varnish layers applied on various wood species


Mehreen Abbas, S. M. Nizami, Aamir Saleem, Saeed Gulzar and Irshad A. Khan

Biomass expansion factors of Olea ferruginea (Royle) in sub tropical forests of Pakistan


Simon A. Mng’omba, Festus K. Akinnifesi, Gudeta Sileshi, Oluyede C. Ajayi, Betserai I. Nyoka and Ramni Jamnadass

Water application rate and frequency affect seedling survival and growth of Vangueria infausta and Persea americana


P. Wongtiem, D. Courtois, B. Florin, M. Juchaux, D. Peltier, P. Broun and J.P. Ducos

Effects of cytokinins on secondary somatic embryogenesis of selected clone Rayong 9 of Manihot esculenta Crantz for ethanol production


D. Štajner, S. Orlović, B. M. Popović, M. Kebert and Z. Galić

Screening of drought oxidative stress tolerance in Serbian melliferous plant species


Khin Thuzar Win, Aung Zaw Oo, Tadashii Hirasawa, Taiichiro Ookawa and Hirata Yutaka

Genetic analysis of Myanmar Vigna species in responses to salt stress at the seedling stage


Azamalsadat Hosseini Alhashemi, Abdol Reza Karbassi, Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi, Seyed Massoud Monavari and Mohammad Bagher Nabavi

Accumulation and bioaccessibility of trace elements in wetland sediments


Lee, S. H., Woo, S.Y., Nasr, Z., Zineddine, M., Khaldi, A. and Rejeb, M. N.

Can net photosynthesis and water relations provide a clue on the forest decline of Quercus suber in North Tunisia?


Teo, K. C. and Teoh, S. M.

Preliminary biological screening of microbes isolated from cow dung in Kampar


Şenol Köse and Elvan Ocak

Changes occurring in plain, straining and winter yoghurt during the storage periods


Ismaila Yada Sudi, Nandita De, and Umaru Ali Dunkrah

Nigerian indigenous yoghurt (kindirmo) production using Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus mutants as starter culture


A. Nouani, F. Moulti- Mati, S. Belbraouet and MM. Bellal

Purification and characterization of a milk-clotting protease from Mucor pusillus: Method comparison


Pakorn Winayanuwattikun, Chutima Kaewpiboon, Kingkaew Piriyakananon Warawut Chulalaksananukul, Tikamporn Yongvanich and Jisnuson Svasti

Immobilized lipase from potential lipolytic microbes for catalyzing biodiesel production using palm oil as feedstock


Shazia Khurshid, Muhammad Akram Kashmiri, Zahid Quershi and Waqar Ahmad

Optimization of glucose oxidase production by Aspergillus niger


H. N. Ongendangenda and T. V. Ojumu

The effect of initial pH on the kinetics of ferrous-iron biooxidation at low temperature


Chee Wun How, Rasedee Abdullah and Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir

Physicochemical properties of nanostructured lipid carriers as colloidal carrier system stabilized with polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80


Hesham H. Radwan, Ihab M. Moussa and Ibrahim A. Alsarra

Optimization of a fed-batch fermentation process for production of bleomycin by Streptomyces mobaraensis ATCC 15003


Muhammad Nisar, Salimullah Khan, Ahsana Dar, Wajid Rehman, Razaullah Khan6 and Irfanullah Jan

Antidepressant screening and flavonoids isolation from Eremostachys laciniata (L) Bunge


A. O. Idowu, B. B. Oluremi and N. I. Seidu

Incidence and susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates from pus producing infection to antibiotics and Carica papaya seed extract


Ajani, Emmanuel O., Ajibola, Abdulwaheed, Salau, Bamidele A., Odufuwa, Temitope K. and Odewabi, Adesina Olalekan

Preliminary report on hepatic and cardiovascular risk assessment of automobile mechanics in Nigeria


Ting Ji, Ling Yin and Guohong Chen

Genetic diversity and population structure of Chinese honeybees (Apis cerana) under microsatellite markers


Ali Ulaş and Ilker Aydin

The effects of jig color and lunar bright on coastal squid jigging



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (6), 2011

Contents:


Chenyao Yang, Yubi Huang, Zongxiang Tang, Liming Lu and Lei Liu

Analysis of DNA methylation variation in sibling tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cultivars


Kian Pahlevan Afshar, Arash Javanmard, Nader Asadzadeh, Hassan Sadeghipanah, Hassan Masomi and Ade Sabrivand

Association between GH encoding gene polymorphism and semen characteristics in Iranian Holstein bulls


Wakil, Sherifah M. and Onilude, Abiodun A.

Time related total lactic acid bacteria population diversity and dominance in cowpea-fortified fermented cereal-weaning food


Ali Ouji, Mustapha Rouaissi, Raoudha Abdellaoui and Mohamed El Gazzah

The use of reproductive vigor descriptors in studying genetic variability in nine Tunisian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) populations


Emira Noumi, Mejdi Snoussi, Hajer Hentati, Rafael Sentandreu, Lucas del Castillo, Amina Bakhrouf and Eulogio Valentin

Virulence properties and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting of Candida albicans isolates obtained from Monastir dental hospital, Tunisia


W. Eric Acquah, D. Marian Quain and Peter Twumasi,

Genetic relationships between some released and elite Ghanaian cassava cultivars based on distance matrices


Funda Arslanoglu, Selim Aytac and Emel Karaca Oner

Morphological characterization of the local potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) genotypes collected from the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey


K. Sahayaraj, S. Karthick Raja Namasivayam and J. Martin Rathi

Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi with extracts of plants and commercial botanicals


Xun Wu,Yinghong Liu,Mengliang Tian, Rongjun Chen, Zuping Zheng, Chuan He, Yubi Huang,Junjie Zhang,Hanmei Liu,and Zhong Li

Genomics analysis of genes expressed reveals differential responses to low chronic nitrogen stress in maize


Niu Wen-Quan, Guo Chao, Shao Hongbo,and Wu Pute

Effects of different rhizosphere ventilation treatment on water and nutrients absorption of maize


Bamidele A. Salau, Emmanuel O. Ajani, Michael O. Soladoye and Bisuga Nurudeen A.

Evaluation of iodine content of some selected fruits and vegetables in Nigeria


Segenet Kelemu, Paola Fory, Carolina Zuleta, Jaumer Ricaurte, Idupulapati Rao and Carlos Lascano

Detecting bacterial endophytes in tropical grasses of the Brachiaria genus and determining their role in improving plant growth


Noumi Emira, Snoussi Mejdi, Kammoun Dorra, Bakhrouf Amina and Valentin Eulogio

Comparison of the adhesion ability of Candida albicans strains to biotic and abiotic surfaces


Büşra Elibol, Tülay Ezer, Recep Kara, Gökçen Yuv?li Çelik and Emel Çolak

Antifungal and antibacterial effects of some acrocarpic mosses


Sobia Nisa, Yamin Bibi, Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Zia, Sadia Sarwar, Sabbir Ahmed and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary

Evaluation of anticancer activity of Debregeasia Salicifolia extract against estrogen receptor positive cell line


Muhammad Akram, H.M.Asif, Khan Usmanghani, Naveed Akhtar, Qaiser Jabeen, Asadullah Madni, Tariq saeed, Riazur Rehman, Khalil Ahmed and S.M. Ali Shahg

Obesity and the risk of hyperuricemia in Gadap Town, Karachi


Cen Qian, Chaoliang Liu, Baojian Zhu, Yan Meng and Guoqing Wei

Identification and expression analysis of vitellogenin from silk-producing insect, Actias selene Hubner ?


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