African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (85-86), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (85), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Lucky O. Omoigui, M. F. Ishiyaku, B. Ousmane, B.S. GowdaB. Gwoda and M. P. Timko

Application of fast technology for analysis (FTA)® for sampling and recovery of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for molecular characterization of cowpea breeding lines for Striga resistance


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Shi Ji-yong, Zou Xiao-bo, Zhao Jie-wen, Mao Han-ping, Wang Kai-liang, Chen Zheng-wei and Huang Xiao-wei

Diagnostics of nitrogen deficiency in mini-cucumber plant by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy


J. Z. Wang, S. T. Tao, K. J. Qi, J. Wu, H. Q. Wu and S. L. Zhang

Changes in photosynthetic properties and antioxidative system of pear leaves to boron toxicity


KANG Ming-hui, HAI Yan, HUANG Bing-yan, ZHAO Yong-ying, WANG Shi-jie, MIAO Li-juan and ZHANG Xin-you

Breeding of newly licensed wheat variety Huapei 8 and improved breeding strategy by anther culture


Taher Yalchi and Behzad Hajieghrari

Effect of fungal treatment on chemical composition and in vitro ruminal digestibility of some agricultural residues


P. Sibounnavong, Charoenporn, C., S. Kanokmedhakul and K. Soytong

Antifungal metabolites from antagonistic fungi used to control the tomato wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici


Sayeda Sarah, Farrukh Hussain, Maryam Ehsan and Tanvir Burni

Allelopathic potential of Polypogon monspeliensis L. against two cultivars of wheat


Nasima Junejo, Khanif, M. Y., Dharejo, K. A., Arifin Abdu and Hazandy Abdul-Hamid

A field evaluation of coated urea with biodegradable materials and selected urease inhibitors


ZhaoSen Xie, Hongmei Cao, Bo Li, Charles F. Forney, Bo Wang, WenPing Xu and ShiPing Wang

Effects of root restriction on the ultrastructure of phloem in grape leaves


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zhi-Jiang Wang, Jie Zhang, Li-hua Teng and Zhao-Xi Ge

Mass transfer analysis for terephthalic acid biodegradation by immobilized Pseudomonas sp. in a packed-bed reactor


Mirjana Ocokoljić, Mihailo Grbić and Nebojša Anastasijević

Characteristics and variability of half-sib progeny as the base for ginkgo breeding


Manish Kumar and Satwinderjeet Kaur

Golden rain tree leaf extracts as potential inhibitor of lipid peroxidation and 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO)-induced DNA damage


Hou Zhi-guang, Li Yue-ru, Zhang Yu, Wang Xiu-mei, Chen Dan, Lv Zhong-bin and Yuan Xing

Distribution of 19 organochlorinated pesticides residues in ginseng and soils in Jilin Province, China


Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Ali Nori, Hossein Shahbazi and Saeed Aharizad

Correlated response of morpho-physiological traits of grain yield in durum wheat under normal irrigation and drought stress conditions in greenhouse


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Guohai Liu, Shuang Yu, Congli Mei and Yuhan Ding

A novel soft sensor model based on artificial neural network in the fermentation process


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Florence I. Muranga, F. Nabugoomu and J. G. Katebarirwe

Effect of optimal incorporation of hybrid banana flours on acceptability of soy fortified banana flour based products


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Abdul Malik, Abd Wahid Haron, Rosnina Yusoff, Muhammad Bukar, Azhar Kasim and Moh Sabri

Verification of X- and Y-spermatozoa separation by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), motility and membrane integrity in bovine


Masoumeh Baradaran, Amir Jalali and Abbas Jolodar

Molecular diagnosis of Wolbachia endosymbiont from Iranian scorpion Hemiscorpius lepturus using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of 16S rDNA gene


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Khanikor, B. and Bora, D.

Toxicity of essential oil compounds against Exorista sorbillans (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of silkworm


Samir Tine, Nadia Aribi and Noureddine Soltani

Laboratory evaluation of azadirachtin against the oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis L. (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae): Insecticidal activity and reproductive effects


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Jehan Bakht, Huma Ali, Mubarak Ali Khan, Ayub Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Mohammad Shafi, Amjad Islam and Mohammad Tayyab

Antimicrobial activities of different solvents extracted samples of Linum usitatissimum by disc diffusion method


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Gorbani, A. and Salamatdoust Nobar, R.,

Comparison of the best breed combination in Iranian Holstein and Brown Swiss crossbred dairy cattle for production traits


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (86), 2011


Contents:

NINTH ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUE

 
Khosro Mohammadi, Gholamreza Heidari, Shiva Khalesro and Yousef Sohrabi

Soil management, microorganisms and organic matter interactions: A review

 
Rahmat Ali Khan, Allah Nawaz Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Mir Sadiq Shah, Nasir Azam, Farheen Sadullah, Fazal Dian, Sami Ullah, and Nisar Khan

Bioethanol sources in Pakistan: A renewable energy resource

     
Li-Juan Yuan, Jian-Bing Liu and Xing-Guo Xiao

Biooxidation of indole and characteristics of the responsible enzymes

  
Pengfei Leng, Zhiming Zhang, Guangtang Pan and Maojun Zhao

Applications and development trends in biopesticides

    
Nguyen Huynh Bach Son Long, Robert Gál and František Buňka

Use of phosphates in meat products

    
Pindihama, G. K, Gumbo, J. R., and Oberholster P. J.

Evaluation of a low cost technology to manage algal toxins in rural water supplies

      
Rangjin Xie, Li Zheng, Shaolan He, Yongqiang Zheng, Shilai Yi and Lie Deng

Anthocyanin biosynthesis in fruit tree crops: Genes and their regulation


Pratibha Sharma, Vignesh Kumar P, Ramesh R, Saravanan K, Deep S, Sharma M, Mahesh S and Dinesh S

Biocontrol genes from Trichoderma species: A review

     
Zainonesa Abrahams and Mongi Benjeddou

The value of Non-CODIS miniSTR genotyping systems in forensic casework in South Africa

     
Bnejdi Fethi, Colin Hanbary and El Gazzeh Mohamed

Genetic adaptability of inheritance of resistance to biotic and abiotic stress level on crop: Role of epistasis

       
Moguel-Salazar Fernando, Brito-Argáez Ligia, Díaz-Brito Mayra and Islas-Flores Ignacio

A review of a promising therapeutic and agronomical alternative: Antimicrobial peptides from Capsicum sp.

      
Faris Q. B. Alenzi and Ali H. Bahkali

Stem cells: Biology and clinical potential

    
E. Fallah, and M. Khanmohammadi

A case report of visceral leishmaniasis in red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

    
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (84), 2011

Contents:

Research Articles

 
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Bekir Bukun

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


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Hossein Amini, Mehran Hoodaji and Payam Najafi

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


Cui Hong-xia

Biodegradation of phenol by a newly isolated marine bacterial strain SM5


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


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

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


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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


Shazia Shafique, Rukhsana Bajwa and Sobiya Shafique

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


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

Production and characterization of extracellular lipase secreted by Mucor geophillus


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

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


Hewei Du, Xiaohong Yang, Jianbing Yan2 and Jiansheng Li

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


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

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


Ejelonu BC, Lasisi AA,Olaremu AG and Ejelonu OC

The chemical constituents of calabash (Crescentia cujete)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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


Songbiao Yan, Jiefeng Xu and Hui Chen

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


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

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


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Mojtaba Ghane Jahromi, Ali Asgar Pourmirza and Mohammad Hasan Safaralizadeh

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


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

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

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE


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

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

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (83), 2011

Contents:

Research Articles

   
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Wenwen Wang and Ming Zhang

A combinatorial enumeration problem of RNA secondary structures

 
Jianyong Liu, Bijian Zeng, Tao Du and Yingzhu Rao

Low genetic diversity and genetic differentiation among domesticated stocks of the small abalone Haliotis diversicolor in China


Liu Mengpei, Fu Dali, Fu Jianmin and TianMin

A new DNA band display technology of microsatellite DNA


Hongfei Gao, Bingsheng Liang, Dongwen Wang, Weibing Shuang, Xuezhi Liang, Zhifang Ma and Li Zhang

Myogenic conversion of bladder fibroblasts by construction and expression of eukaryotic expression vector of myod1 gene


Li Liu, Zhiming Zhang, Maojun Zhao, Jing Wang, Hai-jian Lin, Ya-ou Shen and Guangtang Pan

Molecular cloning and characterization of pathogenesis-related protein 5 in Zea mays and its antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani


Wenqi Zhu, Huifang Li, Weitao Song, Yan Hu,Chunhong Zhu, Chi Song, Jingting Shu and Kuanwei Chen

Four new single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of toll-like receptor 7 gene discovered in Chinese ducks


Olívia Pedro, Dacia Correia, Elisabeth Lie, Janneche U. Skare, Joelma Leao, Luís Neves, Morten Sandvik and Knut G. Berdal

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of the predominant microcystin-producing genotype of cyanobacteria in Mozambican lakes


Hidayat Ullah, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Iltafullah, Hayat Badshah, Durrishahwar and David A Lightfoot

Location effect on heritability estimates of yield traits in mungbean derived from F2 populations


Guozheng Zhang, Yadong Wei, Dingguo Xia, Yeshun Zhang, Bo Deng, Ziyu Liu, Jiekui Zhang and Chengfu Lou

Differentially expressed genes in white egg 2 mutant of silkworm, Bombyx mori, at early embryo development stages


Muthu Thiruvengadam and Ill-Min Chung

Establishment of an efficient Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated leaf disc transformation of spine gourd (Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd)


Zhou Shu, Yi Lai, Ting-He Yu, Ling-Juan Ling Hu and Yi Zhang

Shear stress and interleukin-8 (IL-8) on the proliferation, differentiation and tube formation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs)


Kadri Karim, Cheikh-Mhamed Hatem, Trifi Mokhtar and Ben-Naceur Mbarek

Identification of salt stress-induced transcripts in barley leaves by differential display reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (DDRT-PCR)


Tao Hu, Huiying Li, Deying Li, Jianming Sun and Jinmin Fu

Assessing genetic diversity of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) from four continents by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Ömer Faruk Karamürsel and Ismail Hakki Kalyoncu

Nursery growing of some apple varieties using different grafting methods in greenhouse and orchard


Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz and Murat Deveci

Comparative analysis of vitamin C, crude protein, elemental nitrogen and mineral content of canola greens (Brassica napus L.) and kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


Branka Kalanović–Bulatović, Bojan Dimitrijević, Zorica Vasiljević, Zoran Rajić, Nebojša Ralević and Mladen Grbović

Decision making analysis of walnut seedling production on a small family farm in Serbia


M. Djurić, J. Mladenović, B. Radovanović, S. Murtić, G. Aćamović-Djoković, R. Pavlović and Lj. Bošković-Rakočević

Effect of liming on the molybdenum content in the root and leaf of tomato grown on pseudogley under controlled conditions


Parvin Ramak, Mozafar Sharifi, Shahrokh Kazempour Osaloo, Hassan Ebrahimzadeh and Mehrdad Behmanesh

Studies on seed germination and in vitro shoot multiplication of Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad, an important medicinal plant


Guo Xiao-Si and Chen Jian-Ping

Structural characters of leaf epidermis in Neolepisorus (Polypodiaceae)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Mozhgan Partoazar, Mehran Hoodaji and Arezoo Tahmourespour

The effect of glyphosate application on soil microbial activities in agricultural land


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Sara Alaei Shehni, Mohammad Reza Soudi, Saman Hosseinkhani and Niloufar Behzadipour

Improvement of xanthan gum production in batch culture using stepwise acetic acid stress


Boublenza Faiza, Zadi-karam Halima and Karam Nour-Eddine

Physiological responses of salt stress and osmoprotection with proline in two strains of lactococci isolated from camel’s milk in Southern Algeria


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mohammad Mirjalili, Saeb Sharif Nasirian and Loghman Karimi

Effects of corona discharge treatment on some properties of wool fabrics


Huabing Yan, Litao Yang and Yangrui Li

Improved growth and quality of Dioscorea fordii Prain et Burk and Dioscorea alata plantlets using a temporary immersion system


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Wei Zhou, Youdi Xue, Xubiao Ji, Guoyong Yin, Ning Zhang and Yongxin Ren

A novel injectable and degradable calcium phosphate/calcium sulfate bone cement


Wilfred Mbeng Otang, Donald Scott Grierson and Roland Ndip Ndip

Prevalence, perceived benefits and effectiveness of herbal medicine in the management of symptoms of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Eastern Cape, South Africa


Baizhi Li, Yuequn Cao, Lijuan Zhou, Chongyang Liang and Fei Sun

A novel protein expression system-PichiaPink™- and a protocol for fast and efficient recombinant protein expression


Ilham Zahir, Abdellah Houari, Mohammed Iraqui and Saad Ibnsouda

Aerococcus sp. with an antimycobacterial effect


Fatemeh Kazemi, Nosratollah Zaraghami, Sedighe Fekri aval and Amir Monfaredan

ß-Cyclodextrin-curcumin complex inhibit telomerase gene expression in T47-D breast cancer cell line


ENTOMOLOGY

 
A. Payandeh and A. Dehghan

Life table parameters of the dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus (Hem: Tropiduchidae) at three constant temperatures


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Yan-zhen Bi, Jia-nong Zhang, Jun Ma, Hui-Wu Ou-yang, Xin-min Zheng and Xian-feng Qiao

One-stop polymerase chain reaction (PCR): An improved PCR method with speedy operation and comparable efficiency

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (82), 2011

Contents:

Review


R. O. Anyasi and H. I. Atagana

Biological remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the environment by microorganisms and plants


Bing-Hua Liao, Sheng-Yan Ding, Nan Hu, Yan-Fang Gu, Xun-Ling Lu, Guo-Fu Liang, Jin Liu, Yu-Long Fan,Yan-Jie Zhai, Shun-Ping Ding and Sheng Ding

Dynamics of environmental gradients on plant functional groups composition on the northern slope of the Fu-Niu Mountain Nature Reserve


Research Articles

  
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


JIANG Xiang-Hui, Zhu Young-Hua, Xuan Ming Liu and SHE Chao-Wen

Karyotype analysis of three Solanum plants using combined PI-DAPI staining and double fluorescence in situ hybridization with 45S and 5S rDNA probes


Farhad Ali, Jehan Bakht, Saleem Khan, Muhammad Ali, Tahir Hussain, Muhammad Ali, Wajid Khan, Bilal Muhammad Khan and Muhammad Maroof Shah

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based molecular characterization of popular wheat varieties of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KPK) region of Pakistan


Behrouz Golein, Reza Fifaei and Malek Ghasemi

Identification of zygotic and nucellar seedlings in citrus interspecific crosses by inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers


Dong-hui Cao, Xiang Gao, Jie Liu, Josphert N. Kimatu, Shu-juan Geng, Xiao-ping Wang, Jing Zhao and De-cheng Shi

Methylation sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) reveals that alkali stress triggers more DNA hypomethylation levels in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) roots than salt stress


Saeidnia Soodabeh, Faraji Hoda, Sarkheil Pantea, Moradi-Afrapoli Fahimeh, Amin Gholamreza

Genetic diversity and relationships detected by inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis among Polygonum species growing in North of Iran


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Puspasree Puhan and Thirunavoukkarasu, M.

Direct organogenesis of Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. from cotyledon explants


Yan Jin, Caohao Zhang, Hui Yang, Yuhong Yang, Chengjiang Huang, Yun Tian and Xiangyang Lu

Proteomic analysis of cold stress responses in tobacco seedlings


Yinshan Guo, Yuhui Zhao, Kun Li, Zhendong Liu, Hong Lin, Xiuwu Guo and Chengxiang Li

Embryo rescue of crosses between diploid and tetraploid grape cultivars and production of triploid plants


Xibing Jiang, Yuepeng Song, Xiaojun Xi, Bin Guo, Kaifeng Ma, Zeliang Wang, Bo Li, Deqiang Zhang, Xinmin An and Zhiyi Zhang

Physiological and biochemical responses to low temperature stress in hybrid clones of Populus ussuriensis Kom. × P. deltoides Bartr


Allah Wasaya, Muhammad Tahir, Abdul Manaf, Mukhtar Ahmed, Shuaib Kaleem and Ijaz Ahmad

Improving maize productivity through tillage and nitrogen management


Huanhuan Shao, Qinghua Cao, Xiang Tao, Yinghong Gu, Mengjie Chang, Chenglin Huang, Yizheng Zhang and Hong Feng

Cloning and characterization of ATP synthase CF1 ? gene from sweet potato


Shoufeng Sha, Juncai Li, Jun Wu and Shaoling Zhang

Effect of metabolic enzyme on organic acids in developing ‘Dangshansuli’ pear leaf


Vera Stojšin, Dragana Budakov, Barry Jacobsen, Ferenc Bagi, Eva Grimme and Oliver Neher

Analysis of Rhizoctonia solani isolates associated with sugar beet crown and root rot from Serbia


J. Emanuel de A. Bojórquez-Quintal, Lucila A. Sánchez-Cach, Naivy F. Gamboa-Tec, Fausto Quintal-Tun, Yereni Minero-García, Manuel Martínez-Estévez, Carlos F. de J. Fuentes-Cerda and César De los Santos-Briones.

Effect of plant growth regulators on in vitro germination of coffee zygotic embryos


Aihua Shen, Haibo Li, Ke Wang, Hongmei Ding, Xin Zhang, Lin Fan and Bo Jiang


Sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers-based rapid molecular typing and identification of Cunninghamia lanceolata


Gul Jan, Mir Ajab Khan, Aman khan, Farzana Gul Jan, Rafiullah Khan1, Mushtaq Ahmad, Atta-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Asif, Saimdad Khan, Muhammad Zafar and Masood Jan

An Ethnobotanical Survey on Fuel Wood and Timber plant Species of Kaghan Valley, Khyber pakhtoonkhwa Province, Pakistan


Hossein Reza Rouhi, Mohammad Ali Aboutalebian, Ali Sepehri, Fatemeh Karim and Seyed Amir Moosavi

Effect of osmopriming on antioxidant activity of Bersim clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)


Mouaad Amine Mazri, Ahmed Elbakkali, Mouhssine Belkoura and Ilham Belkoura

Embryogenic competence of calli and embryos regeneration from various explants of Dahbia cv, a Moroccan olive tree (Olea europaea L.)


Behzad Babazadeh Darjazi

Morphological and pomological characteristics of fig (Ficus carica L.) cultivars from Varamin, Iran


Lei Wang, Ke Zhang, Wei Huang, Wei Han and Chang-Yan Tian

Seed oil content and fatty acid composition of annual halophyte Suaeda acuminata: A comparative study on dimorphic seeds


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Tawadchai Suppadit, Napassawan Sunthorn and Pakkapong Poungsuk

Use of anthocyanin extracted from natural plant materials to develop a pH test kit for measuring effluent from animal farms


Kekan Yao, Siming Song, Zhenming Zhang, Jing Xu, Rong Zhang, Jiakai Liu, Lixia Cheng and Jinglan Liu

Vegetation characteristics and water purification by artificial floating island


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Esref IŞIK and Halil UNAL.

Some engineering properties of white kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)


José Luis Montanez Soto, José Venegas González, Aurea Bernardino Nicanor and Emma Gloria Ramos Ramírez

Enzymatic production of high fructose syrup from Agave tequilana fructans and its physicochemical characterization


Yan Jin, Mu Wang, Songyi Lin, Yang Guo, Jingbo Liu and Yongguang Yin

Optimization of extraction parameters for trehalose from beer waste brewing yeast treated by high-intensity pulsed electric fields (PEF)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Qiang Tan, Yewang Zhang and Dongzhi Wei

Characterization and stability of D-amino acid oxidase and catalase within the permeabilized recombinant Pichia pastoris cells


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Tanmoy Sinha and A. Bandyopadhyay

Induction of callogenesis in Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl, a little known medicinal plant


Yong Peng, Qing-Wang Li and Jian Li

Antitumor activity of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi total flavonoids on mice bearing U14 cervical carcinoma


Jinous Asgarpanah, Saeed Mohammadi Motamed, Avishan Farzaneh, Bahareh Ghanizadeh and Simin Tomraee

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic and flavonoid content of Astragalus squarrosus Bunge


FISHERY SCIENCE


Hadi Raeisi, Moslem Daliri, Seyed Yousef Paighambari, Mohamad Javad Shabani, Mehdi Bibak and Reza Davoodi

Length-weight relationships, condition factors and relative weight of five fish species of Bushehr waters, Northern Persian Gulf


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Norha Saifudin, Nurina Anuar and Nazlina Ibrahim

Long-term stability of ß-galactosidase protein expression in the absence of selective growth conditions in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cell


Jinfeng Yang, Ju-Sung Kim, Hyun Ju Jeong, Hak-Hee Kang, Jun-Cheol Cho, Hun-Myeong Yeom and Myong Jo Kim

Determination of antioxidant and ?-glucosidase inhibitory activities and luteolin contents of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat extracts


Shih-Chun Yang, Wenny M. Kao, Chyi-Jang Wu, Yenliang Kuo, Gwan-Han Shen, Chwen-Jen Shieh, Shiou-Ping Yu and Jiann-Hwa Chen

Detection and partial identification of proteins in pearls formed in Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea)


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES


Mahrukh Sanai and Nageen Hussain

Levels of inflammatory markers (complement C3, Complement C4 and C-reactive protein) in smokers


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
N. Najafi, A. R. Seidavi, S. Z. Mirhosseini, S. Gharahveysi, M. Mavvajpour and M. Salehi Nezhad

Analysis of genetic divergence for classification and evaluation of 37 productive performances in 54 oval cocoon strains of Iran silkworm germplasm


Hamideh Hashemipour, Vahid Khaksar and Hassan Kermanshahi

Application of probiotic on egg production and egg quality of chukar partridge


Sayyed Shahram Miraghaee, Behzad Heidary, Hossein Almasi, akbar shabani, Mazda Elahi and Mohamad Hadi Modaber Nia

The effects of Nigella sativa powder (black seed) and Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench extract on performance, some blood biochemical and hematological parameters in broiler chickens


WORD PRESERVATION

 
Ergun Baysal

Combustion properties of wood impregnated with commercial fertilizers

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (81), 2011

Contents:

2nd International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE’11), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th to 19th May 2011
Special Issue

 
Introduction


Review

 
Abdul Haseeb Ansari and Parveen Jamal

LMOs/GMOs, the environment and the people: A critical exposition


Abass O. Alade, Ahmad T. Jameel, Suleyman A. Muyibi, Mohamed I. Abdul Karim and Md. Zahangir Alam

Application of semifluidized bed bioreactor as novel bioreactor system for the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)


Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Akmal Hadi Ma’Radzi, Noor Akmal Mohamad Saleh, Syazni Zainul Kamal and Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob

Production of effective microorganism using halal-based sources: A review


Research Articles

 
Azura Amid, Nurul Najwa Johan, Parveen Jamal and Wan Norzaidani Wan Mohd Zain

Observation of antioxidant activity of leaves, callus and suspension culture of Justicia gendarusa


Noor Mohammad, Md. Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen A. Kabashi and Opatokun Suraj Adebayo

Development of compatible fungal mixed culture for composting process of oil palm industrial waste


Wan Dalila Wan Chik, Azura Amid and Parveen Jamal

Predicting group of metabolites available in partially purified tomato leaves extract showing anticancer activity by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)


Azura Amid, Sulawati Semail and Pareen Jamal

Tomato leaves methanol extract possesses anti-inflammatory activity via inhibition of lipopolysacharide (LPS)-induced prostaglandin (PGE2)


Erlina Abdullah, Raha Ahmad Raus and Parveen Jamal

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of flowering plants and optimization of process conditions for the extraction of antibacterial compounds from Spathiphyllum cannifolium leaves


Zaki Zainudin

Visual plumes coastal dispersion modeling in south-west Sabah


Harmin Sulistiyaning Titah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah, Nurina Anuar, Mushrifah Idris, Hassan Basri and Muhammad Mukhlisin

Isolation and screening of arsenic resistant rhizobacteria of Ludwigia octovalvis


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

Evaluation of nutritional components by Plackett-Burman design for Penicillium citrinum lipase production using palm oil mill effluent


Naznin Sultana and Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir

Study of in vitro degradation of biodegradable polymer based thin films and tissue engineering scaffolds


Vasila Packeer Mohamed, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Azura Amid, Maizirwan Mel, Abdul Razak Kamarulzaman, Muhammad Adil Ab Wahab and Salfarina Ezrina Mohmad Saberi

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells expressed native insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) gene towards efficient mammalian cell culture host system


Nur Hidayah Zainan, Md. Zahangir Alam and Ma’an Fahmi Al-Khatib

Production of sugar by hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches using palm oil mill effluent (POME) based cellulases: Optimization study


Shah S. Rashid, Md. Zahangir Alam, M. I. A. Karim and M. H. Salleh

Development of pretreatment of empty fruit bunches for enhanced enzymatic saccharification


Al-Shwyeh Hussah Abdullah, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani and Parveen Jamal

Antibacterial activity of Malaysian mango kernel


Ahmed Idris Adewale, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Jamal Ibrahim Daoud and Mikail Maryam Abimbola

Disinfection studies of Nahar (Mesua ferrea) seed kernel oil using pour plate method


Mohammed S. Jami, Mustapha Mujeli and Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi

Simulation of ammoniacal nitrogen effluent using feedforward multilayer neural networks


Ma’an Fahmi Alkhatib, Md. Zahangir Alam, Suleyman A. Muyibi and Iman A. F Husain

An isolated bacterial consortium for crude oil biodegradation


Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Mohammed Elwathig and Ili Nadirah Bt Jamil

Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
 

Dayana Amira, R., Roshanida, A. R., Rosli, M. I., Siti Fatimah Zahrah, M. F., Mohd Anuar, J. and Nazrul Adha, C. M.

Bioconversion of empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) into compost using Trichoderma virens


Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Mohammed Saedi, Munif A. Jazzar and Nur Adibah Azman

Integrated scheduled waste management system in Kuala Lumpur using expert system


Parveen Jamal, Anumsima Ahmad Barkat and Azura Amid

Response surface optimization of the process conditions for anti-diabetic compounds from Cucumis sativus


Parveen Jamal, Ismail Abdul Karim, Erlina Abdullah, Raha Ahmad Raus and Yumi Zuhanis Hashim

Phytochemical screening for antibacterial activity of potential Malaysian medicinal plants


Opatokun Suraj Adebayo, Nassereldeen. A. Kabbashi, Md. Zahangir Alam, Aliyu Salihu, Alade Abass and Tijani Iyabo Dasola Ruqayyah

Composting of food and yard wastes by locally isolated fungal strains


Nur Hanis Mohamad Hanapi, Md. Zahangir Alam and Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim

Optimization of process parameters for the production of citric acid using sewage sludge as major fermentation media


Ma’an Alkhatib, Rasha Mohammed Abd, Md. Zahangir Alam and Hamzah Mohd. Saleh

Enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch using immobilized cellulase enzyme


Mohd Azmir Arifin, Maizirwan Mel, Siti Hajar Salim, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and Sharifah Syed Hassan

Optimization of Newcastle disease virus production in T-flask


Maizirwan Mel, Mohd Azmir Arifin, Mohd Hider Kamarudin, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and Faridah Yusof

Simple process capability analysis and quality validation of monoclonal antibody production in bench-top bioreactor


Bala, M., Salleh, H. M., Amid, A., Mel, M. and Jami, M. S.

Recovery of recombinant bromelain from Escherichia coli BL21-AI


Azlin S. Azmi, Cheng G. Ngoh and Maizirwan Mel

Prediction of significant factors in the production of ethanol by ragi tapai co-culture using Taguchi methodology


Farah Ahmad, Ahmad Tariq Jameel, Mohd Hider Kamarudin and Maizirwan Mel

Study of growth kinetic and modeling of ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisae


Irwandi Jaswir, Hammed Ademola Monsur and Hamzah Mohd. Salleh

Nano-structural analysis of fish collagen extracts for new process development


Irwandi Jaswir, Dedi Noviendri, Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, Muhammad Taher and Kazuo Miyashita

Isolation of fucoxanthin and fatty acids analysis of Padina australis and cytotoxic effect of fucoxanthin on human lung cancer (H1299) cell lines


Noorbatcha, I. A., Hamzah, F., Salleh, H. M. and Idid, S. Z.

Prediction of anticancer activity of aliphatic nitrosoureas using quantum chemical quantitative structure activity relation (QSAR) methods


Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Zahangir Alam, Nik Amirul Nik Mohd and Shah Samiur Rashid

Adsorption of heavy metal from landfill leachate by wasted biosolids


Raha Ahmad Raus, Tan Wen Siang, Abdul Manaf Ali and Khatijah Yusoff

An intermediate region in C-terminal of phosphoprotein is required for binding to nucleocapsid of Newcastle disease virus


Mohammed A. AlSaadi, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Md. Zahangir Alam, Iis Sopyan, Muataz Ali Atieh and Yehya M. Ahmed

Synthesis of various carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) on powdered activated carbon


Mohammed S. Jami, Masashi Iwata, Suleyman A. Muyibi, Mohd Ismail Abd. Karim, Ma’an Fahmi R. Al-Khatib and Mujeli Mustapha

Enhanced electroforced sedimentation of various solid-liquid systems


Daruliza Kernain, Rahmah Noordin and Ming Thong Ong

Cloning of pCDNA3-IgG4 and pQE-2-IgG4 human hinge region cDNA for intrasplenic and intraperitoneal immunization

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (80), 2011

Contents:

Research Articles


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Sadia Galani, Afsheen Aman and Shah Ali Ul Qader

Germination potential index of Sindh rice cultivars on biochemical basis, using amylase as an indicator


Sima Taheri, Jalal Saba, Farid Shekari and Thohirah Lee Abdullah

Effects of drought stress condition on the yield of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) lines


Norhayati Daud, Rosna Mat Taha, Nor Nafizah Mohd Noor and Hasimah Alimon

Provision of low cost media options for in vitro culture of Celosia sp.


Betül Akin and Ismail Kocaçalişkan

In vitro propagation of Arabis drabiformis Boiss. (Brassicaceae) an endemic rare species of Uludag mountain (Bursa-Turkey)


Neelma Munir and Faheem Aftab

Enhancement of salt tolerance in sugarcane by ascorbic acid pretreatment


Perihan Güler, Aziz Türkoglu and Ilknur Kunduz

Screening the cultural characteristics of Hebeloma eburneum Malençon


Kazem Ghassemi-Golezani and Bahareh Dalil

Seed ageing and field performance of maize under water stress


Zhiming Yan, Shirong Guo, Sheng Shu, Jin Sun, and Takafumi Tezuka

Effects of proline on photosynthesis, root reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism in two melon cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) under NaCl stress


H. Saremi, S. M. Okhovvat and S. J. Ashrafi

Fusarium diseases as the main soil borne fungal pathogen on plants and their control management with soil solarization in Iran


Azhar Abbas Khan, Arif Muhammad Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Afzal, Abdul Khaliq, Shafaat Yar Khan and Ilyas Raza

Effect of wheat cultivars on aphids and their predator populations


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yu-tong Wang, Bo Deng, Kun Wang and Xin-qing Shao

Responses of plant morphology and seed quality to long-term overgrazing in Leymus chinensis


Funda Arslanoglu, Selim Aytac and Emel Karaca Oner

Effect of genotype and environment interaction on oil and protein content of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) seed


Rizwan Alam, Aqib Iqbal, Ikhtiar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir, Muhammad Tahir, Nazir Jan and Zahoor Ahmad Swati

Carbon and nitrogen stoichiometry in Brassica napus L. seedlings after supplementation with Ca2+ and K+ under irrigated and drought stress conditions


Di Cao, Fuchen Shi, Weibin Ruan, Zhaohua Lu and Minwei Chai

Seasonal changes in and relationship between soil microbial and microfaunal communities in a Tamarix chinensis community in the Yellow River Delta


Snezana Ivanovic, Jovanka Popov-Raljic, Milan Z. Baltic, Miroslav Zujovic, Zorica Tomic, Slobodan Lilic and Ivan Pavlović

Chemical and sensory characteristics of Bunte Deutsche Edelziege and Balkan goat meat


Shengrong Li, Yongwen Gao, Junyan Luo, Ye Cao, Yonghua Gao, Liangfeng Yang, Xiubao Zhang, Lina Yan and Fengqin Du

The thermoluminescence of carp otoliths: A fingerprint in identification of lake pollution


Abdelkader Ali-Nehari, Seon-Bong Kim, Yang-Bong Lee and Byung-Soo Chun

Production of value added materials by subcritical water hydrolysis from krill residues extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide


Selin Sayin, Ayşe Bahar Yilmaz, Nuray Ergün and Funda Turan

Competitive biosorption of different forms of lead [Pb(NO3)2 and Pb(CH3COO)2] on growth, biomass and proline in Spirulina platensis (Cyanophyta)


Cao Xinchun, Wu Pute, Wang Yubao, Zhao Xining and Li Sha

Application of virtual water trade theory in inter-regional grain allocation and transportation in China


E. Bayramoglu and Ö. Demirel

Grass plants crop water consumption model in urban parks located in three different climate zones of Turkey


H. Getinet, T. S. Workneh and K. Woldetsadik

Effect of maturity stages, variety and storage environment on sugar content of tomato stored in multiple pads evaporative cooler


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Vanajakshi Jalasutram, Annapurna Jetty and Gangagni Rao Anupoju

Fermentative conversion of raw glycerol into 1,3-propanediol by isolated Klebsiella pneumoniae 141B stain: Optimization of culture variables


Xiaofeng Wang, Xuguang Shen, Heyun Zhao, Yongchuan Sun, Tao Liu, Yun Liu, Li Xu and Yunjun Yan.

Combined strategies for the improvement of heterologous expression of a His-tagged Yarrowia lipolytica lipase Lip2 in Pichia pastoris


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Samira Abbasi, Rahil Farzan and Hassan Momtaz

Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in goat bulk milk samples in some provinces of Iran


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
M. Temesgen, T. S. Workneh and G. Bultossa.

Effect of tomato cultivars, honey finisher and processing methods on quality of tomato ketchup


Mania Salehifar and Vajiheh Fadaei

Comparison of some functional properties and chemical constituents of dietary fibers of Iranian rice bran extracted by chemical and enzymatic methods


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Changqing Tong, Wei Li, Qiao Jin, Chengyu Tan, Min Qu, Wen Chen, Valentina Molchanova, Irina Chikalovets, Oleg Chernikov, Pavel Lukyanov

Lectin from the sea mussel Crenomytilus grayanus and its effects on Saccharomyces cerevisiae


Wen-Xing Fan, Song-Min Huang, Fang Liu, Gregory L. Stahl, Wan-Xin Tang, Hong-Yu Qiu and Ping Fu.

Activation of the lectin complement pathway on human renal glomerular endothelial cells triggered by high glucose and mannose-binding lectin


Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sadia Tahir, Amna Salman, Talha Shafi, Tahir Ahmed, Faiza Rasheed and Ishtiaq Qadri

Analysis of Interleukin-10 polymorphic variants in Pakistani population


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Bin Yu, Jing Wang, Qiu-wei Wang, Rui-ping Huang and Shi-he Shao

Application of proteomics for prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: Systematic review and a meta-analysis


Recep Ozmerdivenli, Kursat Karacabey, Cemal Gundogdu and Tarik Sevindi

Protective role of melatonin on blood parameters following irradiation in rat


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Serdar Yüksel and Ayla Tüzün

Use of wing morphometry for the discrimination of some Cerceris (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Crabronidae species)


FISHERY SCIENCE


F. G. Bob-Manuel and E. S. Erondu

Yeast single cell protein in the diet of Oreochromis niloticus (L) fingerlings: An economic evaluation


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Shanglong Xu, Dichen Li, Junjun Lu, Mengdong Lei and Wei Li

A novel dynamic perfusion system for stem cell proliferation and timely observation


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Nasrollah Vali and Abbas Doosti

Molecular study for the sex identification in Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica)


S. Z. Mirhosseini, N. Najafi, A. R. Seidavi, S. Gharahveysi, and M. Salehi Nezhad

Genetic diversity, classification and comparative study on the larval phenotypic data in 54 oval cocoon strains of Iran silkworm Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) gene bank


Mohammed S. Al-Saggaf, Rashead M. Al-ssum, Omar M. H. Shair

Isolation and identification of Archanobacterium pyogenes (Actinomyces pyogenes) from Arabian gazelles

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (79), 2011

Contents:

Review


Kang Guo-Ping and Guo Xi-Jie

Overview of silkworm pathology in China


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Celestine A. Afiukwa, Karl J. Kunert, Juan Vorster, Christopher A. Cullis and Benjamin E. Ubi

Microsatellite association with seed protein content and flowering time in Nigerian cowpea cultivars


Yeotkar Swati D, Malode, S.N, Waghmare, V.N and Thakre, P.

Genetic relationship and diversity analysis of Clitoria ternatea variants and Clitoria biflora using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Özer Çaliş and Şerife Topkaya

Genetic analysis of resistance to early blight disease in tomato


Yanyan Li, Zhiliang Li, Zhenxing Li, Shaobo Luo and Baojuan Sun

Effects of heat stress on gene expression in eggplant (Solanum melongema L.) seedlings


Liang Chai, Jian-mei Wang, Zhi-yong Fan, Zhi-bin Liu, Xu-feng Li and Yi Yang

Ascorbate peroxidase gene from Brassica napus enhances salt and drought tolerances in Arabidopsis thaliana


Reda E. A. Moghaieb, Abdel-Hadi A. Abdel-Hadi and Neveen B. Talaat

Molecular markers associated with salt tolerance in Egyptian wheats


Aziz Irum, Aqsa Tabasum and M. Zaffar Iqbal

Variability, correlation and path coefficient analysis of seedling traits and yield in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)


Cui, D. Z. Zhao, M., Yang, H. Y., Wang, C. l. and Dai, H. B.

Molecular phylogeny of Trametes and related genera based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and nearly complete mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA (mt SSU rDNA) sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Adnan Umair, Safdar Ali, Rifat Hayat, Muhammad Ansar and Muhammad Javed Tareen

Evaluation of seed priming in mung bean (Vigna radiata) for yield, nodulation and biological nitrogen fixation under rainfed conditions


Vijay M. Patil, G. A. Dhande, Dipak M. Thigale and J. C. Rajput

Micropropagation of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) ‘Bhagava’ cultivar from nodal explant


Sumaira Ajmal, Rashida Perveen, Sobia Chohan, Ghazala Yasmin and Mirza Abid Mehmood

Role of secondary metabolites biosynthesis in resistance to cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) disease


Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan, Bandru Keerthi Kiran, Pagidi Humayun, Meesala Sree Vidya, Kanala Deepthi, Simi Jacob, Srinivas Vadlamudi, Gottumukkala Alekhya and Om Rupela

Biocontrol of charcoal-rot of sorghum by actinomycetes isolated from herbal vermicompost


S. Chattopadhyay, S. Gandhi Doss, S. Halder, A. K. Ali and A. K. Bajpai

Comparative micropropagation efficiency of diploid and triploid mulberry (Morus alba cv. S1) from axillary bud explants


Fatoumata Tounkara, Issoufou Amadou, Guo-Wei Le and Yong-Hui Shi

Effect of boiling on the physicochemical properties of Roselle seeds (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) cultivated in Mali


Yong Zhang, Jun Li, Xiao-Wei Ma, Xiao-Feng Zhu, Feng Zhang and Ming-Guo Zhou

A study on the mechanism of resistance to streptomycin in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae


Lingyun Zhong, Liang Xu1, Xiangjie Meng, Youliang Peng, Yuanquan Chen, Peng Sui, Mingan Wang and Ligang Zhou

Botrallin from the endophytic fungus Hyalodendriella sp. Ponipodef12 and its antimicrobial activity


Cheng Fang Wang, Peng Liu, Kai Yang, Yan Zeng, Zhi Long Liu, Shu Shan Du and Zhi Wei Deng

Chemical composition and toxicities of essential oil of Illicium fragesii fruits against Sitophilus zeamais


Gang Chen, Zhao-Kai Xing, Wen-Li Pan, Li-Ping Bai, Jing-Feng Ye, Dong-Jing Ma, Zhong-Ping Wei, Jun-Gang Fan and Zhi-Fu Guo

Cloning of a novel stearoyl-acyl desaturase gene from white ash (Fraxinus americana) and evolution analysis with those from other plants


Jie Liu, Peidong Zhang, Dong Guo, Shuna Niu and Xiumei Zhang

Annual change in photosynthetic pigment contents of Zostera marina L. in Swan Lake


Qin Guo, Linlin Cheng, Jide Wang, Fenbin Che, Pin Zhang and Bin Wu

Quality characteristics of fresh-cut ‘Hami’ melon treated with 1-methylcyclopropene


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Patel Shivani, Patel Khushbu, Nilkanth Faldu, Vasudev Thakkar and R. B. Shubramanian

Extraction and analysis of Jatropha curcas L. seed oil


Wenting Han and Pute Wu

Derivation and application of hydraulic equation for variable-rate contour-controlled sprinklers


Zahra Khodarahmpour

Effect of drought stress induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) on germination indices in corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
N. T. Mazomba and L. V. Mabinya

The influence of carbon source and calcium on the production of proteases by Erwinia chrysanthemi


Muhammad Irshad and Muhammad Asgher.

Production and optimization of ligninolytic enzymes by white rot fungus Schizophyllum commune IBL-06 in solid state medium banana stalks


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
P. Tumutegyereize, F. I. Muranga, J. Kawongolo and F. Nabugoomu

Optimization of biogas production from banana peels: Effect of particle size on methane yield


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
N. J. Siddiqi

Studies on the comparative effect of sodium fluoride on collagen content in various rat organs


Ehsan Ramezani-Fard, Mohd Salleh Kamarudin, Che Roos Saad and Sharr Azni Harmin.

Changes over time in muscle fatty acid composition of Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides, fed different dietary lipid percentage


Yinbiao Wang, Guangxu Xing, Junqing Guo, Songlin Qiao, Qingxia Lu, Qingmei Li, Gaiping Zhang

Immunogenicity of the glycoprotein 5 truncated trans-membrane regions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Vithya Amman, Dayang Fredalina Basri and Fahrul Huyop

Determination of the post-antibiotic effect (PAE) of combinations of extracts from galls of Quercus infectoria with vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)


Tao Wen Hui, Liu Hong, Li Gang, Zhu You Qing and Qin Rui

Apoptosis induced by GanoPoly in human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 cells


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Mustafa Koyun

Occurrence of monogeneans on some cyprinid fishes from Murat River in Turkey


BIOTECHNIQUES


Yuan Lin, Benqiang Li, Man Wang, Rui Jia, Jianhua Wang, Ying Zhang and Jianguo Zhu

Improved affinity of a chicken single-chain antibody to avian infectious bronchitis virus by site-directed mutagenesis of complementarity-determining region H3


J. Trögl, V. Pilařová, A. Boušková, J. Mrákota and R. Stloukal.

Application of Lentikats Biotechnology for removal of nitrates from ion-exchange brines: Implications for adaptation of encapsulated denitrifiers


Xiang Li, Jianzhong Ma, Jing Xia, Yundong Shi and Hao Wu

Study on the alcohol fermentation technology of Dioscorea zingiberensis and D. zingiberensis residue


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Kamal Emam Mahmoud, Tamara Shalahmetova, Shaban Deraz and Bauyrzhan Umbayev

Combined effect of vanadium and nickel on lipid peroxidation and selected parameters of antioxidant system in liver and kidney of male rat


Hui Wang, Di Liu, Dapeng Jin, Yu Guo, Weijun Guan and Yuehui Ma

Establishment and biological characteristics of Piedmontese cattle fibroblast line

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (78), 2011

Contents:

Research Articles

  
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Xueyan Li, Chunxia Wang, Hongmei Sun and Tianlai Li

Establishment of the total RNA extraction system for lily bulbs with abundant polysaccharides


Naeem Rashid, Saira Hameed, Masood Ahmed Siddiqui and Ikram-ul-Haq

Gene cloning and characterization of NADH oxidase from Thermococcus kodakarensis


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

Cloning, expression and functional analysis of MAP30 from Momordica charantia reveals its induction of apoptosis of the BGC-823 cells


Shufeng Zhou, Shanhua lü, Fenglin Fu, Hai Lan, Zhiming Zhang, Suzhi Zhang, Qilin Tang and Yuanqi Wu

Over-expression of Sub1A, a submergence tolerance gene from rice, confers enhanced hypoxic stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Shiyang Zhu, Xiaoling Zhang, Tiankuan Luo, Qing Liu, Zheng Tang and Zange Jing

Effects of NaCl stress on seed germination, early seedling growth and physiological characteristics of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.)


Mahmoud Sabaouhi, Ahmad Ghanbari, Fatemeh Rastegaripour, Abolfazl Tavassoli and Yaser esmaeilian

Economic evaluation and Applications of the Policy Analysis Matrix of sole and intercropping of leguminous and cereals Case study: Shirvan city-Iran


Chunhui Wu, Quanzhen Wang, Bao Xie, Zhengwei Wang, Jian Cui and Tianming Hu

Effects of drought and salt stress on seed germination of three leguminous species


Jungai Ma, Minwei Chai and Fuchen Shi

Effects of long-term salinity on the growth of the halophyte Spartina alterniflora Loisel


S. Arulchinnappan and G. Rajendran

A study on reverse osmosis permeating treatment for yarn dyeing effluent using fuzzy linear regression model


Sadegh Balotf and Gholamreza Kavoosi

Differential nitrate accumulation, nitrate reduction, nitrate reductase activity, protein production and carbohydrate biosynthesis in response to potassium and sodium nitrate


Wei Wang, Renqing Wang, Yifu Yuan, Ning Du and Weihua Guo

Effects of salt and water stress on plant biomass and photosynthetic characteristics of Tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis Lour.) seedlings


Eyüp Erdogan, Ekrem Akçiçek, Selami Selvi and Gülendam Tümen

Comparative morphological and ecological studies of two Stachys species (sect. Eriostomum, subsect. Germanicae) grown in Turkey


Yanbing Guo, Zhenming Zhang , Lu Wen, Jinlan Liu, Kun Ma, Rong Zhang and Jiakai Liu.

The relationship between ancient trees health and soil properties


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Memory Tekere, Adéle Lötter, Jana Olivier, Nelia Jonker and Stephanus Venter

Metagenomic analysis of bacterial diversity of Siloam hot water spring, Limpopo, South Africa


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Qinrong Wang, Ying Pan, Jinzhi Wang, Qing Peng, Hongjun Luo and Jinhong Zheng

Synthesis and biological activities of substituted N'-benzoylhydrazone derivatives


S. E.Oriaifo and E. K. Omogbai

Comparative effects of imipramine, sertraline, nifedipine, furosemide and bumetanide on ingestive behaviour in mice


Denise Boechat Leite, Ricardo Martins-da-Rocha Meirelles, Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda, Haroldo José de Matos and Mario Bernardo-Filho

Serum insulin-like growth factor-I adult reference values for an automated chemiluminescence immunoassay system


Hasan Kiliçgün, Abdullah Olgun and Zeynep Köksal

Investigation of the protective effects of Vitamin C, iron and desferrioxamine on heat stress resistance in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans


Bo Ma, Minghui-Chen, Qi Zhang, Qingqing-Yang, Zhendong-Yang, Zimei-Wu, Yanping-Cheng, Yonglu-Wang and Hanjie-Ying

Determination of strontium in rat plasma and plasma ultrafiltrate by Zeeman Furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (77), 2011

Contents:

Review


Zhang Fengyun, Wu Pute, Zhao Xining and Cheng Xuefeng

The effects of no-tillage practice on soil physical properties


Guillermo De la Torre-Gea, Genaro M. Soto-Zarazúa, Irineo López-Crúz, Irineo Torres-Pacheco and Enrique Rico-García

Computational fluid dynamics in greenhouses: A review


Arthur GD

Benefits and concerns surrounding the cultivation of genetically modified crops in Africa: The debate


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Leilei Wang, Ying Zhang, Lingling Wang, Jialong Yang, Zhi Zhou , Yunchao Gai , Limei Qiu, Linsheng Song

A new anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (EsALF-3) from Eriocheir sinensis with antimicrobial activity


Mohammad Reza Sarookhani and Majid Asiabanha

Spectrum of ?-thalassemia mutations in Qazvin Province, Iran


Wang Yuhua, Wang Wei, Tong Wei and Zhao Weiguo

Analysis of chloroplast ribosomal subunit S16 (rpS16) intron sequences in Morus (Urticales: Moraceae)


Chunlian Wu, Jinghui Sun and Wanru Hou

cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and analysis of the ribosomal protein L37A gene (RPL37A) from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and its over-expression


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Feng Hui, Yang Ning, Liu Zhiyong and Wang Hao

A genetic male sterile line developed by molecular marker-assisted selection in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis)


Ojokoh, A. O.

In vitro effect of steep water and slurry from fermented sorghum varieties on bacteria that causes diarrhea


Zahra Ahmad Abadi, M. Ghajar Sepanlou and M. A. Bahmanyar

The effect of municipal compost application on the amount of micro elements and their absorption in soil and medicinal plant of mint (Menthas)


Gamze Özdemir and Ismail Hakki Kalyoncu

A selection study on oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) grown in the campus area of Selcuk University in Konya, Turkey


Han Yuzhu, Wang Xiaomei and Song Shuyao

Nitrogen determination in pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) plants by color image analysis (RGB)


Hongying Duan, Xiaosheng Ding, Zhiqing Wei, Chune Zhou and Yanqing Zhou

The influences of Hygromycin B on growth of Arabidopsis thaliana cotyledon and leaf


Xia Jiang-bao, Zhang Shu-Yong, Zhang Guang-Can, Xie Wen-Jun1,Lu Zhao-Hua

Critical responses of photosynthetic efficiency in Campsis radicans (L.) Seem to soil water and light intensities


Hamdollah Eskandari

Intercropping of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and bean (Vicia faba): Effects of complementarity and competi-tion of intercrop components in resource con-sumption on dry matter production and weed growth


Asita, A. O. and Molise, T.

Antimutagenic effects of red apple and watermelon juices on cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxicity in mice


Neelam Singh, Mukesh Kumar Meena and Vidya Patni

Effect of plant growth regulators, explants type and efficient plantlet regeneration protocol through callus induction in Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson and its biochemical investigation


Aisha Waheed Qurashi and Anjum Nasim Sabri

Alleviation of salt stress by Halomonas sp. and osmolytes in Zea mays


Kamyar Kazemi and Hamdollah Eskandari

Effects of salt stress on germination and early seedling growth of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars in Iran


Sayed Mohammad Reza Khoshroo, Ramezanali Khavarinejad, Amin Baghizadeh, Hamid Fahimi and Zahra Noor mohammadi

Seed storage protein electrophoretic profiles in some Iranian date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars


Roza Gholamin and Majid Khayatnezhad

The Effects of water and salt stresses on germination in two bread wheat genotypes


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Kanokphorn Sangkharak and Poonsuk Prasertsan

Utilization of biodiesel waste as a feedstock for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate by Cupriavidus necator


Atilgan Atilgan, Hasan Oz and Kenan Buyuktas

The location of manure accumulated in cattle livestock barns and its interaction with the environment


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Khwaja Salahuddin, Ram Prasad, Santosh Kumar and Manish D. Visavadia

Isolation of soil thermophilic strains of actinomycetes for the production of ?-amylase


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
M. Djuric, J. Mladenovic, R. Pavlovic, N. Murtic, S. Murtic, V. Milic and G. Šekularac

Aluminium content in leaf and root of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown on pseudogley soil


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Jamaleddine Z. O. Lyam P., Fajimi O., Giwa A., Aina A., Lawyer E. F., Okere A. U. and Odofin W. T.

In vitro growth response of Artemisia annua seeds to different concentrations of plant growth regulators


M. J. Zhu, H. X. Wang and T. B. Ng

Purification and identification of a phytase from fruity bodies of the winter mushroom, Flammulina velutipes


Naseem Ullah, Muhammad Farid Khan, Muhammad Mukhtiar, Haroon Khan and Asim.ur.Rehman

Metabolic modulation of glutathione in whole blood components against lead-induced toxicity


Sellema Bahri, Raja Marrakchi, Amel Benammar-ElGaaied and Jeannette Ben Hamida

Cross reaction between P-61 sunflower seedlings oleosomal protein band and porcine pancreatic lipase


Muhammad Azmat Ullah Khan, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Abdul Qayyum Rao, Sarfraz Kiani, Muhammad Aleem Ashraf, Adnan Muzaffar and Tayyab Husnain

Role of epicuticular waxes in the susceptibility of cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV)


Sadia Aslam and Muhammad Asgher

Partial purification and characterization of ligninolytic enzymes produced by Pleurotus ostreatus during solid state fermentation


Nargis Jamila, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed Ali Abdunnabi Alwahsh, Sajjad Haider, K.C Wong and Zahoor Ullah

Secondary metabolites from Nepeta juncea


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Hai-Yan Sun, Juanhua Li, Pingjuan Zhao and Ming Peng

Banana peel: A novel substrate for cellulase production under solid-state fermentation


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Adnyane, I. K. M., Zuki, A. B. Z., Noordin, M. M., Wahyuni, S. and Agungpriyono, S.

Morphological study of the infraorbital gland of the male barking deer, muntiacus muntjak


Fhulufhelo Vincent Ramukhithi, Tshimangadzo Lucky Nedambale, Ben Sutherland and Khoboso Christina Lehloenya

Cryopreservation of South African indigenous goat semen


Ali Hashemi, Karim Mardani, Mohammad Farhadian, Iraj Ashrafi and Mehdi Ranjbari

Allelic polymorphism of Makoei sheep leptin gene identified by polymerase chain reaction and single strand conformation polymorphism

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (75-76), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (75), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Jinsong Chen, Conglin Huang, Xiuhai Zhang, Rong Yu and Zhongyi Wu

Detection of herbicide-resistant maize by using loop-mediated isothermal amplification of the pat selectable marker gene


Qian Wang, Yucheng Zhang, Min Gao, Chen Jiao and Xiping Wang

Identification and expression analysis of a pathogen-responsive PR-1 gene from Chinese wild Vitis quinquangularis


Musa Hasan Abu Zarga and Mukaram Shikara

NADP+- dependent isocritrate dehydrogenase from human kidney mitochondria


Avinash Pandey, Amit Kumar and Ramya P

Genetic diversity in green gram accessions as revealed by STMS markers


Yongxin Liu, Guixing Wang, Yi Liu, Jilun Hou, Yufen Wang, Fei Si, Zhaohui Sun, Xiaoyan Zhang and Haijin Liu

Production and verification of heterozygous clones in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus by microsatellite marker


Ahmed Nagib Sharaf, Ahmed Gaber, Abdelhadi Abdallah Abdelhadi Abdelshafy Ibrahim Ragab and Walid Ahmed Korani

Induction, characterization and genetic analysis of Aspergillus flavus resistant mutants in Arachis hypogaea


Zhiyong Wang, Li Liao, Xuejun Yuan, Aigui Guo and Jianxiu Liu

Genetic relationships of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon) from different countries revealed by sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) analysis
 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Hatira Taşkin, Saadet Büyükalaca, Davut Keleş and Ercan Ekbiç

Induction of microspore-derived embryos by anther culture in selected pepper genotypes


Kalpana Sengar, R. S. Sengar and Sanjay Kumar Garg

The effect of in-vitro environmental conditions on some sugarcane varieties for micropropagation


Yousaf Jamal, Muhammad Shafi and Jehan Bakht

Effect of seed priming on growth and biochemical traits of wheat under saline conditions


Zhenming Zhang, Siming Song, Hailong Wu, Xinxiao Yu and Qian Zhang

Factors affecting soil erosion in Beijing mountain forestlands


Sureyya Altintas

Effects of prohexadione-calcium with three rates of phosphorus and chlormequat chloride on vegetative and generative growth of tomato


Özlem Tuncay

Relationships between nitrate, chlorophyll and chromaticity values inrocket salad and parsley


Sureyya Altintas

Effects of chlormequat chloride and different rates of prohexadione-calcium on seedling growth, flowering, fruit development and yield of tomato


Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz

Mineral, vitamin C and crude protein contents in kale (Brassica oleraceae var. acephala) at different harvesting stages


Mahdi, Babaeian, Yasser, Esmaeilian, Abolfazl, Tavassoli and Mehdi, Javaheri

Interaction of micro and macro elements with manure on barley feed yield and soil nutrient content in Sistan region


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Tong Bao, Tieheng Sun and Lina Sun

Low molecular weight organic acids in root exudates and cadmium accumulation in cadmium hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. and non-hyperaccumulator Solanum lycopersicum L.


Tian-Nv Wang, Lei Lu, Guo-Fu Li, Jun Li, Teng-Fei Xu, Min Zhao

Decolorization of the azo dye reactive black 5 using laccase mediator system


Rafi Ullah, Jehan Bakht, Mohammad Shafi, Madiha Iqbal, Ayub Khan and Muhammad Saeed

Phyto-accumulation of heavy metals by sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) grown on contaminated soil


Zheng Zi-Cheng, LI Ting-Xuan, Xiao Guang-Li, Zhang Xi-Zhou, Yu Hai-Ying and Wang Yong-Dong

Mineral composition of dominant plant species growing in a phosphorus mining area


Oguz Kurdoglu and Başak Avcioglu Çokçalişkan

Assessing the effectiveness of protected area management in the Turkish Caucasus


Ali BÜLBÜL, Tugbanur ÖZEN and Gültekin TARCAN

Hydrogeochemical and hydrogeological investigations of thermal waters in the Alasehir-Kavaklidere area (Manisa-Turkey)


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Shi-jun Yu, Ying Zhang, Chun-ru Li, Qian Zhang, Zhong-you Ma and Mei-zhen Fan

Optimization of ultrasonic extraction of mycelial polysaccharides from Paecilomyces hepiali using response surface methodology and its antioxidant activity


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Farid Bensalah, Asmaa Labtar, Christine Delorme and Pierre Renault

Occurrence, isolation and DNA identification of Streptococcus thermophilus involved in Algerian traditional butter ‘Smen’


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Omojola, Moses O., Afolayan, Michael O., Adebiyi, Adedayo B., Orijajogun, Joyce O., Thomas, Sunday A. and Ihegwuagu, Nnemeka E.

Further physicochemical characterization of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth fruit pulp as a mineral supplement


Farzana Siddique, Kiran Sultan Khan, Asif Ahmad, Anwaar Ahmed, Muhammad Gulfraz and Feroza Hamid Wattoo

Development and optimization of sweet cream butter from buffaloes at cottage scale


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Margaret Oluwatoyin Sofidiya, Busola Oduwole, Elizabeth Bamgbade, Olukemi Odukoya and Sunday Adenekan

Nutritional composition and antioxidant activities of Curculigo pilosa (Hypoxidaceae) rhizome


Yun Liu, Junkai Wang, Yunjun Yan and Jiangchuan Li

Biocatalytic synthesis and antioxidant capacities of ascorbyl esters by Novozym 435 in tert-butanol system using different acyl donors


He Ying, Zhang Nian-zhang, Zhao Ping, Chu Yue-feng, Gao Peng-cheng, Zhang Jian-jun and Lu Zhong-xin

Improvement of specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the identification of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Olayinka A. Aiyegoro and Sandra van Dyk

The antioxidant properties, cytotoxicity and monoamine oxidase inhibition abilities of the crude dichloromethane extract of Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. leaves


Saadia Shahzad Alam, Samreen Riaz and M. Waheed Akhtar

Effect of high dose thiamine therapy on activity and molecular aspects of transketolase in Type 2 diabetic patients


D. O. Awoniyi, Y. G. Aboua, J. L. Marnewick, S. S. du Plesis and N. L. Brooks

Protective effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), green tea (Camellia sinensis) and commercial supplements on testicular tissue of oxidative stress-induced rats


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Gong Cheng, Fangrong Ding, Yunping Dai and Ning Li

Targeting the human lysozyme gene on bovine ?s1-casein gene locus in fibroblasts


Yingchun Qi, Yaomei Ye and Manzhu Bao

Establishment of plant regeneration system from anther culture of Tagetes patula


Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Feng Kao, Tsong-Rong Jang, Wen-Lang Lin, Hsueh-Kuan Lu and Yu-Yawn Chen

Estimation of segmental fat free mass in Taiwanese elderly females by bioelectrical impedance analysis with new mathematical model


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Farjad Rafeie, Cyrus Amirinia, Ardeshir Nejati Javaremi, Seyed Ziaeddin Mirhoseini and Nour Amirmozafari

A study of patrilineal genetic diversity in Iranian indigenous horse breeds


Wang Hong, Zan LinSen, Cheng Gong, Wang HongBao and Fu ChangZhen

Molecular cloning, expression analysis and sequence prediction of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta gene of Qinchuan cattle


Muhammad Naeem, Amina Zuberi, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Riaz-ul-Haq, Muhammad Khalid, Mudasra Mehreen, Muhammad Farhan Nasir, Saeed Akhtar Rasool and Abir Ishtiaq

Some morphometric relationships of hatchery reared male population of Oreochromis mossambicus from Pakistan


Mingyan Shi, Xue Gao, Hongyan Ren, Zhengrong Yuan, Huiguang Wu, Jiao Li, Lupei Zhang, Huijiang Gao, Junya Li and Shangzhong Xu

Association analysis of CAPN1 gene variants with carcass and meat quality traits in Chinese native cattle


Navid Mogadam and Aidin Azizpour

Ameliorative effect of glucomannan-containing yeast product (Mycosorb) and sodium bentonite on performance and antibody titers against Newcastle disease in broilers during chronic aflatoxicosis


Maryam Royan, Goh Yong Meng, Fauziah Othman, Awis Qurni Sazili and Bahman Navidshad

Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), n-3 and n-6 fatty acids on performance and carcass traits of broiler chickens

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (76), 2011


Contents:

Review

 
Suchitra Muenthaisong, Andras Dinnyes and Tshimangadzo Lucky Nedambale

Review of somatic cell nuclear transfer in pig


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
F. Ebrahimi, G. Mohammadi-Nejad, A. Baghizadeh and M. Abdolinejad

Genetic diversity evaluation of rapeseed genotypes (Brassica napus L.) based on phenotypic traits and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Gerald Otti, Ayodele Fakoya, Ikpan Andrew and Melaku Gedil

Development of genomic tools for verification of hybrids and selfed progenies in cassava (Manihot esculenta)


Ping Cao, Jing Sun, Peng Zhao, Heng Liu and Guochang Zheng

A new putative plasmodesmata-associated protein, At1g19190, in Arabidopsis


Jiali Dong, Yunyun Jiang, Rongjun Chen, Zhengjun Xu and Xiaoling Gao

Isolation of a novel xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (OsXET9) gene from rice and analysis of the response of this gene to abiotic stresses


Sun, Y. L., Wang, D., Lee, H. B., Park, W. G., Kwon, O. W. and Hong, S. K.,

Phylogeny of Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus turczaninovii) based on nuclear ribosomal ITS sequence


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Liqing Du, Hui Zeng, Minghong Zou, Hanzhou Zhang, Lianfang Luo and Chaozhong Lu

Characters analysis of the Macadamia cv. Ikaika (333) germplasm resource


JIN Xiao-Ming, AI Lin, LIU Ji-Dong and LU Xin-Shi

The dynamics of age structures on Agropyron michnoi and Leymus chinensis in community with two dominant species populations


Süleyman Korkut

Physical and mechanical properties and the use of lesser-known native Silver Lime (Tilia argentea Desf.) wood from Western Turkey


Li Xia, Wang Chao and Ren Chenggang

Effects of 1-butanol, neomycin and calcium on the photosynthetic characteristics of pepc transgenic rice


Maheshwari .R. Bhadragoudar and Chandrashekhar .G. Patil

Assessment of genetic diversity among Capsicum annuum L. genotypes using RAPD markers


Agathar Kamota, Pardon Muchaonyerwa and Pearson N. S. Mnkeni

Effects of ensiling of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize (MON810) on degradation of the crystal 1Ab (Cry1Ab) protein and compositional quality of silage


Ruo-Fei Yang, Wan-Chen Li, Jing He, Shu-Feng Zhou, Yue-Hui She and Feng-Ling Fu

Inducement and identification of an endosperm mutant in maize


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Yanling Li, Zhijun Gong and Ji Shen

Diatom distribution in the surficial sediments of Lake Fuxian, Yunnan Plateau, China


Nannan Zhang, Yawen Fan and Yixin Liu

Relationship between diatom communities and environmental conditions at Honghe wetland, China


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Jinpeng Wang, Xuexia Ji, Yuxiang Bai, Zhengyu Jin1, Xueming Xu and Yin Li

Effects of fermentation conditions on the production of 4-?-glucanotransferase from recombinant Escherichia coli


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Saleh A. Mohamed, Azza M. Abdel-Aty, Mohamed Belal Hamed, Mohamed O. El-Badry and Afaf S. Fahmy

Ficus sycomorus latex: A thermostable peroxidase


Horieh Saderi and Maryam Abbasi.

Evaluation of anti-adenovirus activity of some plants from Lamiaceae family grown in Iran in cell culture


Joseph M. K. Mulema, Patrick Okori and Katherine J. Denby

Proteomic analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana-Botrytis cinerea interaction using two-dimensional liquid chromatography


Muhammad Rashid Khan, Azra Memon, Gul Nabi Khan, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Naseer Ali Shah, Jasia Bokhari, and Umbreen Rashid

Protective effects of Digera muricata (L.) Mart. against carbon tetrachloride induced oxidative stress in thyroid of rat


Chuanhui Fan, Zhanmin Liu and Lifeng Yao

Medium optimization for protopectinase production by batch culture of Aspergillus terreus


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Tao Kong, Yusen Jia, Jingzhe Yang, Xin Wang, Chunsong Jia and Limin Liao

Down-regulation of Notch-1 by ?-secretase inhibitor suppress the proliferation and migration of prostate cancer cells


Ying Yang, Bo Yu, Yuan Gao and Guiping Wu

Atorvastatin reverses the effects of interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß) on membrane potential in cultured rat aorta smooth muscle cells by activating big conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BK) and scavenging hydrogen dioxide


Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee, Elmira Jafari Navimipour, Siavash Savadi Oskoee, Mahmoud Bahari and Fatemeh Pournaghiazar

Effect of different adhesion strategies on push-out bond strength of fiber reinforced composite posts


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Miao Xie, Min-sheng You, Juan Cheng and Liette Vasseur

A proteomic analysis of short-term exposure to fipronil in larvae of Plutella xylostella


FISHERY SCIENCE


H. Raeisi, S. A. Hosseini, S. Y. Paighambari, S. A. A. Taghavi and R. Davoodi

Species composition and depth variation of cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus L. 1785) trawl bycatch in the fishing grounds of Bushehr waters, Persian Gulf


Hangjun Wang, Liyan Zhang, Xiaowan Chen and Shaoxiong Ding

Characterization of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for the Chinese black sleeper, Bostrychus sinensis


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Mukesh, Ruheena Javed, Uma Gaur, Han Jianlin and S. Sathyakumar

Cross-species applicability of chicken microsatellite markers for investigation of genetic diversity in Indian duck (Anas platyrhynchos) populations


Gholamreza Kavoosi

Zataria multiflora essential oil reduces diabetic damages in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats


Houda Bouraoui, Elena Vendramin, Andrea Squartini, and Mohamed-Laid Haddi

Taxonomical analysis of the suspended bacterial fraction in the dromedary rumen fluid

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