African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (7), 2012

Contents:


Full Length Research Article

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Xiao-Hong Guo, Yan-Dong Lv, Jing Jiang, Hui-Yu Li and Gui-Feng Liu

Expression, purification and characterization of a peroxidase from Tamarix hispida


Jaber Nasiri, Aboubakr Moradi, Somayeh Ahangarian Abhari and Ali Nasiri

Analysis of some conventional ab initio gene finders using human and mouse DNA sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Kerlley Cristina de Assis, Flávia Dionísio Pereira, Paula Sperotto Alberto, Fabiano Guimaraes Silva, José Waldemar Silva and Carlos César Evangelista de Menezes

In vitro cultivation of Anacardium othonianum Rizz.: Effects of growth regulator, explant orientation and lighting


Muhammad Azim Malik, Faisal Zahoor, Muhammad Ramzan Anser, Muhammad Rasheed, Umarah Aslam, Khalid Mehmood, S. H. Raza

Weed biomass and economic yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) as influenced by chemical weed control under rainfed conditions


R.Naroui Rad, M.Ab d ul Ka d ir, Hawa Z.E. Jaafar and D.C.Gement

Physiological and biochemical relationship under drought stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum)


Zhou Xin-Bin, Huang Jian-Guo, Zhou Yong-xiang and Shi Wei-Ming

The mechanism on rhizosphere phosphorus activation of two wheat genotypes with different phosphorus efficiency


Po-Hung Wu and Doris C. N. Chang

Cytokinin treatment and flower quality in Phalaenopsis orchids: Comparing N-6-benzyladenine, kinetin and 2-isopentenyl adenine


Li-xin Han, You-ke Wang, Xiao-bin Li and Ping Zhang

Improved irrigation scheduling for pear-jujube trees based on trunk diameter sensing data


C. C. Onyeke and C. O. Akueshi

Pathogenicity and reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) chitwood on African yam bean, Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst Ex. A. Rich) Harms accessions


Yancheng Wen, Tingdong Fu, Jing Wen, Jinxin Tu, Chaozhi Ma, Jinxiong Shen, Shufen Zhang and Yi Bin

Profound improvements of isolated microspores culture techniques in winter Brassica napus L.


Hui An and Zhouping Shangguan

Generality of leaf traits relationships of dominant species along the secondary succession in the Loess Plateau of China


Behrouz Golein, Masoumeh Nazeryan and Babak Babakhani

Assessing genetic variability in male sterile and low fertile citrus cultivars utilizing simple sequence repeat markers (SSRs)


M. Foroughi and S. Toghiani

Phosphorus removal from aquaculture wastewater and latex by Ceratophyllum demersum


Hossein Kari Dolatabadi, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh, Ahmad Moieni and Ajit. Varma

Evaluation of different densities of auxin and endophytic fungi (Piriformospora indica and Sebacina vermifera) on Mentha piperita and Thymus vulgaris growth


Ndukwe, O. O., Muoneke, C. O., Baiyeri, K. P.3 and Tenkouano, A.

Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on nutrient concentrations in plantain (Musa spp.) fruit pulp


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Hakan Yener

Determination of horizontal and vertical distribution of tree species in Turkey via Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) satellite data and geographic information system: the case of Crimean pine (Pinus nigra)


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Zulfiqar Ahmad,Masood Sadiq Butt, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Siddique Awan, Habib Ahmed Rathore, Muhammad Tahir Nadeem, Anwar Ahmad and Abdul Khaliq

Effect of corn cobs concentration on xylanase biosynthesis by Aspergillus niger


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Khoddami, A., Ariffin, A. A., Bakar, J. and Ghazali, H. M.

Quality and fatty acid profile of the oil extracted from fish waste (head, intestine and liver) (Euthynnus affinis)


Houi Lee, Tzuching Wang, Tachen Lin, Jiahsin Guo, Chiching Yang and Yingpei Shen

Anti-Inflammatory molecular mechanisms of Bo-Ye-Niu-Pi-Xiao (Cynanchum taiwanianum Yamazaki)


A. Babu, V. Venkatesan and S. Rajagopal

Biochemical composition of different body parts of Gafrarium tumidum (Roding, 1798) from Mandapam, South East Coast of India


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
J. L. Lim, F. D. A. Bakar, H. M. Yusof and A. M. A. Murad

Cloning and expression of a Trichoderma longibrachiatum ß-mannanase gene in Pichia pastoris


Chenghua Li, Hui Li, Xiurong Su, Taiwu Li, Zhendong Zhang and Ye Li

Isolation of an ATP synthase cDNA from Sinonovacula constricta and its mRNA expression by thermal stress


Xingyi Li, Li Yang, Rongmin Yu, Jianhua Zhu, Tian Tian, Ge Song and Liyan Song

Biotransformation of dihydro-epi-deoxyarteannuin B by suspension-cultured cells of Averrhoa carambola


Nurullah Akcan

Production of extracellular protease in submerged fermentation by Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 12759


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Wajiha Irum and Tehmina Anjum

Production enhancement of Cyclosporin ‘A’ by Aspergillus terreus through mutation


Fadhl M. Al-Akwaa

Analysis and visualization of gene expression data using biclustering: A comparative study


Yawen Zeng, Chunyan Zhao, Xiaoying Pu, Tao Yang, Juan Du and Shuming Yang

Identification of quantitative trait locus (QTLs) for ?-aminobutyric acid content in grain of barley


Narges Obeidi, Eisa Safavi and Habib Emami

Evaluation of the effect of temperature and time of incubation on complete blood count (CBC) tests


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Muhammad Yousaf, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Younas Khokhar

Effect of body size on elemental concentration in wild Wallago attu (Bloch and Schneider) from southern Punjab, Pakistan


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
A. Tripathi and S. K. Srivastava

Biodegradation of orange G by a novel isolated bacterial strain Bacillus megaterium ITBHU01 using response surface methodology


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Okoye, E. L, Nworu, C. S., Ezeifeka, G. O. and Esimone, C. O.

Inhibition of HIV-1 lentiviral particles infectivity by Gynostemma pentaphyllum extracts in a viral vector-based assay


Qinxiong Lin, Mao Li, Riming Zhou and Yun Liu

Chemical composition and anti-bacterial activity of essential oil from Cedrela sinensis (A. Juss.) Roem. seed


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Guang-Hui Zhao, Chuan-Chuan Shang, Yan-Qing Zhao, Man Gao, Guo-Ying Fan, Ting-Ting Tian, Yun-Liang Yao, De-Kun Chen and Xing-Quan Zhu

Seroprevalence of chlamydial infection in dairy goats in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China


Bulbul, A., Bulbul, T., Biricik, H., Yesilbag, D. and Gezen, S. S.

Effects of various levels of rosemary and oregano volatile oil mixture on oxidative stress parameters in quails


K. Khalid Kadhim, A. B. Z. Zuki, M. M. Noordin, S. M. A. Babjee and M. Zamri-Saad

Histomorphometric evaluation of small intestinal mucosa of red jungle fowl and commercial broiler from one day to four months of age


Nwakaego Ernestina Nweze

In vitro anti-trypanosomal activity of Morinda lucida leaves


Bouhroum, N., Bensahli, B. and Niar, A.

Evolution of biochemical parameters in post partum cows affected with brucella, in the wilaya of Relizane


Mohammod Abdul Hamid, Xi Wang and Xingbo Zhao

Genotyping of flavin-containing mono-oxygenase 3 (FMO3) gene by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA-PCR) in chickens


O. Samet-Bali, M. A. Ayadi and H. Attia

Development of fermented milk “Leben” made from spontaneous fermented cow’s milk


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