African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (8-9), 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (8), 2012


Contents:


Full Length Research Article

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Juntao Gu, Liu Weina, Akindele Akinnagbe, Jinmao Wang, Li Jia and Mingsheng Yang

Effect of salt stress on genetic diversity of Robinia pseudoacacia seedlings


Kong Juanjuan and Zhu Ping

p53 oncogene mutations in head and neck cancer based on the weighted Euclidean distance


Wu-Feng Li, Jun-Ya Li, Xue Gao, Shang-Zhong Xu and Wen-Bin Yue

Association analysis of PRKAG3 gene variants with carcass and meat quality traits in beef cattle


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Marijana Skorić, Suzana Živković, Jelena Savić, Branislav Šiler, Aneta Sabovljević, Sladjana Todorović and Dragoljub Grubišić

Efficient one-step tissue culture protocol for propagation of endemic plant, Lilium martagon var. cattaniae Vis.


Cevdet Saglam, Ibrahim Tobi, Ferhat Küp and Melih Yavuz Çevik

An input-output energy analysis in pistachio nut production: A case study for Southeastern Anotolia region of Turkey


Shiva Ram Bhandari, Suk-Keun Park, Young-Cheol Cho and Young-Sang Lee

Evaluation of phytonutrients in Adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) seeds


Suzanne M. Huddy, Ann E. Meyers and Vernon E. Coyne

Transformation of lacZ using different promoters in the commercially important red alga, Gracilaria gracilis


Rizwan Ali Sheirdil, Kashif Bashir, Rifat Hayat and Mohammad Saleem Akhtar

Effect of cadmium on soybean (Glycine max L) growth and nitrogen fixation


Nagehan Desen Köycü, Nuray Özer and Nafiz Delen

Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea isolates against some fungicides used in vineyards


Sara Saadatmand and Fariba Azarbooyeh

New records of fungi from Iran


Jeong-Eun Lee, Sang-Gyu Seo, Bong-kyu Kim, Seong-Min Woo, Bon-Cheol Koo, Tae-Ho Park, Yong Pyo Lim and Sun-Hyung Kim

Induction of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in the reed grass (Phragmites communis Trin.)


Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Mostafa Valizadeh, Hossein Shahbazi3 and Ali Nori

Behavior of durum wheat genotypes under normal irrigation and drought stress conditions in the greenhouse


Talat A. El-kersh, Yazeed A. Al-sheikh, Raid A. Al-akeel1 and Alaa A. Alsayed

Isolation and characterization of native Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Saudi Arabia


Dongni Ren, Yonghua Gao and Qingling Feng

Enrichment of Pb, Hg and Cr in cultured carp otolith


Wu-Shan Chu, Yi-You Hou, Yih-Tsong Ueng, and Jiang-Ping Wang

Length-weight relationship of largescale mullet, Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846), off the southwestern coast of Taiwan


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Sung-Soo Jang, Yoshihito Shirai, Motoharu Uchida and Minato Wakisaka

Production of mono sugar from acid hydrolysis of seaweed


Monnat Theerachat, Sandrine Morel, David Guieysse, Magali Remaud-Simeon and Warawut Chulalaksananukul

Comparison of synthetic dye decolorization by whole cells and a laccase enriched extract from Trametes versicolor DSM11269


Shujiang Li, Tianhui Zhu, Guanghai Liu and Hanmingyue Zhu

Diversity of macrofungal community in Bifeng Gorge: the core giant panda habitat in China


Sulaiman Ngongu Depamede, Niken Asri, Nur Indah Julisaniah, Bambang F. Suryadi, and Djoko Kisworo

Isolation and partial purification of lysozyme from saliva of Bali cattle (Bos sondaicus) using an aqueous mixture of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with sodium sulfate


Du Yun-peng, Li Wen-yuan, Zhang Ming-fang, He Heng-bin and Jia Gui-xia

The establishment of a slow-growth conservation system in vitro for two wild lily species


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


B. Ghosh, B. P. Mukhopadhyay and H. R. Bairagya

Effect of amino acids on bioleaching of chalcopyrite ore by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans


Aicha Benlounissi, Aicha Mechakra-Maza, Zoubida Gherib, Meriem Mahfouz, Loic J. Blum and Christophe A. Marquette

Milk-clotting fungus enzymes production: A sustainable development approach based on whey recycling


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Sina Dobaradaran, Ramin Nabizadeh, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Azita Noroozi, Masoud Yunesian, Noushin Rastkari, Shahrokh Nazmara and Soraya Zarei

Kinetic and degradation efficiency of trichloroethylene (TCE) via photochemical process from contaminated water


Azza M. Gawish, Aliaa M. Issa, Nahed S. Bassily and Sherin M. Manaa

Role of green tea on nicotine toxicity on liver and lung of mice: Histological and morphometrical studies


Xinzhang, Guangdao Yang, Jie Yang and Qinglong Shu

Physiological mechanism of resistance to anthracnose of different Camellia varieties


Sun Yan-Lin, Jin Cheng-Wu and Hong Soon-Kwan

Effect of saturation on seed dormancy and germination of the halophyte Leymus chinensis


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Huang Yong, Kong Jian qiang, Shen Jun hao, Zheng Xiao dong, Wang Wei, Yang Kang juan and Zhu Ping

Effect of mating types on amorpha-4,11-diene production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae


Muhammad Shakil Khan, Sana Zahra and Hamid Rashid

Bioinformatic analysis to discover putative drug targets against diarrheal causative agents


Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Farid Khan, Kamran Ahmad Khan, Haroon Khan, Muhammad Tahir Razi, Asim.ur.Rehman and Naseem Ullah

Glutathione role in gallium induced toxicity


Zhi Liu, Lushan Liu, Yueqiao Xu, Qi Hua and Jian Qin

Influence of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute ST elevated myocardial infarction


Mahin Bakhshi, Majid Sirati Sabet, Elham Sadat Hashemi, Sedigheh Bakhtiari, Maryam Tofangchiha, Saranaz Azari Marhabi and Somayyeh Alirezaei

Evaluation of biochemical changes in unstimulated salivary, calcium, phosphorous and total protein during pregnancy


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Lovet T. Kigigha and Marigold N. Atuzie

Assessment of traditional medicinal application of Alchornea cordifolia


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Jessy Van Wyk and Trevor J. Britz

A rapid high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the extraction and quantification of folates in dairy products and cultures of Propionibacterium freudenreichii


Jennifer Lamb, Melanie Napier and Samson Mukaratirwa

PCR-based identification reveals unique Southern African internal transcribed spacer (ITS) haplotypes of hookworms (Ancylostoma) of dogs from the Durban metropole, South Africa


Xiaoyu Zhao, Deshui Yu, Hainan Gong, Liqiang Meng, Jing Li, Shumei Zhang, Xu Cao and Xingjun Feng

Design, synthesis and antibacterial activity of a novel hybrid antimicrobial peptide LFM23


Li Li, Hong-jun Yang, Dai -cheng Liu, Hong-bin He, Chang-fa Wang, Ji-feng Zhong, Yun-dong Gao and Yanjun Zeng

Analysis of biofilm formation and associated gene detection in Staphylococcus isolates from bovine mastitis


AQUACULTURE

 
Borhan Shokrollahi and Masoud Zandieh

Estimation of genetic parameters for body weights of Kurdish sheep in various ages using multivariate animal models


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Hosseini Aliabad S. A., Pourbakhsh, S. A., Charkhkar S., Bozorgmehri Fard M. H. and Shikhi, N.

Molecular study and phylogenetic analysis of Mycoplasma synoviae isolated from poultry flocks from Mazandran Province of Iran


Ismet Ara, Najat A. Bukhari, N. M. Aref, Mahera M. A. Shinwari and M. A. Bakir

Antiviral activities of streptomycetes against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in Datura plant: Evaluation of different organic compounds in their metabolites


Ali Asghar Saki, Reza Nasseri Harcini, Enayat Rahmatnejad and Jalal Salary

Herbal additives and organic acids as antibiotic alternatives in broiler chickens diet for organic production


Bechr Hamrita, Kamel Rouissi, Soumaya Kouidhi, Bassem Jaouadi and Amel Benammar Elgaaied

Do diosgenin ameliorate urinary bladder toxic effect of cyclophosphamide and buthionine sulfoximine in experimental animal models?


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (9), 2012


Contents:


Full Length Research Article

  
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Ning Qiu, Meihu Ma and Gang Chen

Genome analyses of Nocardia farcinica for the identification and comparison of cytochrome P450 complement with related actinomycetes


Ali Ouji, Safia El Bok, Naeem H. Syed, Raoudha Abdellaoui, Mustapha Rouaissi, Andrew J. Flavell and Mohamed El Gazzah

Genetic diversity of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) populations revealed by sequence specific amplified polymorphism (SSAP) markers


Raul Tapia-Tussell, Alba Suaste-Dzul, Alberto Cortes-Velazquez, Claudia Torres-Calzada, Andres Quijano-Ramayo, Rodolfo Martin-Mex, Angel Nexticapan-Garcez and Daisy Perez-Brito

Molecular characterization of Yucatan tomato phytoplasma (Group 16Sr III)s


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Rassaa N., Bnejdi F., Chalh A. and El Gazzah M

The validity of using juvenile stages for evaluation of salt stress tolerance of Triticum durum genotypes


Morteza Kahrarian

Studies of occurrence of pod borer Heliothis viriplaca in relation to the phenology of chickpea in rain-fed chickpea fields in Kermanshah region of Iran


Abdul Rehman, Atta Rehman U, Nazir Javed, Aman Ullah Malik and Saira Mehboob

Toxin production by Fusarium solani from declining citrus plants and its management


Bilgin Guller

Effects of heat treatment on density, dimensional stability and color of Pinus nigra wood


Hamdache Ahlem, Ezziyyani Mohammed, Alain Badoc and Lamarti Ahmed

Effects of calcium and humic acid treatment on the growth and nutrient uptake of Oriental lily


Le Chang, Yun Wu, Wei-wei Xu, Ali Nikbakht1, and Yi-ping Xia

Effect of pH, temperature and water activity on the inhibition of Botrytis cinerea by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolates


Enteshari Shekoofeh, Hajbagheri Sepideh, Razavizadeh Roya

Role of mycorrhizal fungi and salicylic acid in salinity tolerance of Ocimum basilicum resistance to salinity


Onyeonagu, C. C and Ukwueze, C. C.

Anti-nutrient components of guinea grass (Panicum maximum) under different nitrogen fertilizer application rates and cutting management


Ubani, E. K, Oluduro, A. O, E. K. and Ofoezie, I. E.

A survey of common habits of computer users as indicators of possible environmental contamination and cross infection source


Jianmin Tang, Jingyi Xu, Yongsheng Wu, Yansheng Li and Qian Tang

Effects of high concentration of chromium stress on physiological and biochemical characters and accumulation of chromium in tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Fu-Lin Sun, You-Shao Wang, Mei-LinWu1, Yu-Tu Wang and Qian P. Li

Spatial and vertical distribution of bacteria in the Pearl River estuary sediment


Chellaiah Edward Raja and Kiyoshi Omine

Arsenic, boron and salt resistant Bacillus safensis MS11 isolated from Mongolia desert soil


Sahar W. Hassan and Hala Y. El-Kassas

Biosorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solutions Using A local Fungus Aspergillus cristatus (Glaucus Group)


Abdul Hussain Shar, Yasmeen Faiz Kazi, Nisar Ahmed Kanhar and Irshad Hussain Soomro

Bacterial community patterns of municipal water of Sukkur city in different seasons


Wissam A. Alaiwi, Rudrabhatla V. Sairam1, Puthiyaparambil C. Josekutty, Shobha D. Potlakayala, Deepkamal Karelia and Stephen L. Goldmang

In vitro regeneration, flowering, and cell culture of Centaurea species


Shi-Miao Tan, Rui-Min Luo1, Yan-Ping Zhou1, Hong Gong and Ze Tan

Rapid and non-destructive discrimination of tea varieties by near infrared diffuse reflection spectroscopy coupled with classification and regression trees


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Yassin M. El-Ayouty, Amira El-said and Ahmed M. Salama

Purification and characterization of a keratinase from the feather-degrading cultures of Aspergillus flavipes


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Milanović Spasenija, Kanurić Katarina, Vukić Vladimir, Hrnjez Dajana, Iličić Mirela, Ranogajec Marjan and Milanović Maja

Physicochemical and textural properties of kombucha fermented dairy products


E. Rahimi, H. Momtaz, M. Mohammad Hosseini Anari, M. Alimoradi, M. Momeni and M. Riahi

Isolation and genomic characterization of Escherichia coli O157:NM and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in minced meat and some traditional dairy products in Iran


Milne, S. J. and Avenant-Oldewage, A.

Seasonal growth of the attachment clamps of a Paradiplozoon sp. as depicted by statistical shape analysis


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
M. M. Suleiman, V. Naidoo and J. N. Eloff

Preliminary screening of some fractions of Loxostylis alata (Anacardiaceae) for antimicrobial and antioxidant activities


Lorena Dediu, Victor Cristea and Zhang Xiaoshuan

Waste production and valorization in an integrated aquaponic system with bester and lettuce


Anjun Liu, Kezhuang Sun, Chuanling SI, Zhenyuan Zhu and Wei Zhang

The adverse reaction of chitooligosaccharides in rats


Islam Saruhan

Discrimination of the Palomena prasina L. (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) nymph stages and sex using some morphological parameters by the multiple regression analysis


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yi-Qiang Xie and Xian-bo Wu

Lentinan treatment of Plasmodium yoelii-infected mice induces apoptosis of regulatory T cells


Shabnam Sadoogh Abbasian, Hamid Abtahi, Mohammad Reza Zolfaghari, Safieh Soufian and Ehsanollah Ghaznavi- Rad

Cloning, expression, purification and antigenic evaluation of hyaluronidase antigenic fragments recombinant protein of streptococcus pyogenes


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Peyman Namvar, Mohammed Hassan Safaralizadeh, Valiollah Baniameri, Ali Asghar Pourmirza and Javad Karimzadeh

Estimation of larval density of Liriomyza sativae Blanchard (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in cucumber greenhouses using fixed precision sequential sampling plans


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Ming-hua Deng, Jin-fen Wen, Jin-long Huo, Hai-shan Zhu, Xiong-ze Dai, Zhu-qing Zhang, Hui Zhou and Xue-xiao Zou

Cloning and characterization of two novel purple pepper genes (CHS and F3H)


AQUACULTURE


Reza Masoudi, Hamid Kohram, Ahmad Zare Shahne, Seyed Danial Moein Ale Davoud and Abbas Akbari sharif

Effects of exogenous oxytocin on cervical penetration of Iranian ewes


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Iara Carvalho Faria, Ana Cláudia Coelho Nery-Diez, Pablo Christiano Barboza Lollo, Jaime Amaya-Farfán, Clécio da Silva Ferreira

Myocardial glycogen is increased in sedentary rats fed milk whey protein digests when brought to exhaustion


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