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czwartek, 7 lutego 2013

Grana - 51 (1), 2012





Contents:

Original Articles

Focused ion beam nano-sectioning and imaging: a new method in characterisation of palaeopalynological remains
Uxue Villanueva-Amadoz, Alessandro Benedetti, Jesús Méndez, Luis Miguel Sender & José Bienvenido Diez

Pollen ontogeny linked to tapetal cell maturation in Impatiens parviflora (Balsaminaceae)
Stefan A. Vinckier, Steven B. Janssens, Suzy Huysmans, Anneleen Vandevenne & Erik F. Smets

In vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth differences among Quercus robur L. clones in response to meteorological conditions
Krunoslav Sever, Željko Škvorc, Saša Bogdan, Jozo Franjić, Daniel Krstonošić, Ivana Alešković, Snježana Kereša, Goran Fruk & Tomislav Jemrić

Micromorphological approach to the systematics of Mediterranean Isoëtes species (Isoëtaceae, Lycopodiophyta): analysis of the megaspore surface
Angelo Troia, Giuseppe Bazan & Rosario Schicchi

Fungal biodeterioration in historic buildings of Havana (Cuba)
Teresa Irene Rojas, María Jesús Aira, Amado Batista, Isara Lourdes Cruz & Sergio González

Forecast models and trends for the main characteristics of the Olea pollen season in Nice (south-eastern France) over the 1990–2009 period
Pierre Sicard, Michel Thibaudon, Jean-Pierre Besancenot & Antoine Mangin

The foraging preferences of two species of Melissodes latreille (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Eucerini) in farmed sunflower in Argentina
Gabriela Cilla, Marta Caccavari, Norberto J. Bartoloni & Arturo Roig-Alsina

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poniedziałek, 7 maja 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (1-2), 2012


African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (1), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles


Gamal K. M. Ali and Abdeen M. Omer

        Pharmaceuticals in Sudan: Development in regulations, governance and implementation of national drug policies

       
Jesjeet Singh Gill, Tan Jin Teong, Lee Hong Gee, Tan Jing Wen and Rosy Jawan

        Adherence to metabolic monitoring guidelines in atypical antipsychotic treated subjects: Do physicians comply?

       
Naseem Ullah, Muhammad Farid Khan and Muhammad Mukhtiar

        Human blood glutathione (GSH) as a tool for arsenic detoxification

        
Mir Hadi Khayate Nouri and Ali Namvaran Abbas Abad

        Antinociceptive effect of Matricaria chamomilla on vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice

       
Ya-li LV, An-jie LAN, Yuan-yuan LAN, Chao LI, Ning LEI, Cheng WU and Li-hong LIU

        Activity of curcumin against human cytomegalovirus in vitro


Du Bing,Cui Wen-peng,Xu Guo-liang, Sun Guo-qiang, Wu Guo-dong, Qu Rui, Lin Shu-mei, Liu Yun-yang, Qin Ling

        A meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of arotinolol in the treatment of Chinese patients with essential hypertension

     
Naveed Muhammad, Muhammad Saeed, Barkatullah, Muhammad Ibrar and Haroon Khan

        Pharmacognostic studies of Viola betonicifolia
       

Pei-Xi Zhao, Chao Wang, Li Qin, Ming Yuan, Qian Xiao, Ying-Hua Guo and Ai-Dong Wen

        Effect of clinical pharmacist’s pharmaceutical care intervention to control hypertensive outpatients in China  

      
Shaoxia Liu, Shanshan Chen, Xinwei Ren and Guojun Zhang

        A meta analysis of the efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in Chinese patients with multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosisosis 

       
Konstantinos Goltsos, Dimitrios Soulas, Carlos A. Cordente Martínez, Maria Zakynthinaki, Antonio J. Monroy Antón and Gema Sáez Rodríguez

        Anabolic drugs consumption of high school students participating in school championships of physical education

       

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (2), 2012



Contents:


Review

 
Y. XiaoMing, F. JianQiao, Z. FangFang, S. XiaoMei and L. Yi

        Loss of menstruation associated with furazolidone: A case report and  review of literature

     
Kingston Rajiah, Sajesh K. Veettil, Suresh Kumar and Elizabeth M. Mathew

        Study on various types of infections related to balanitis in circumcised or uncircumcised male and its causes, symptoms and management

       
Research Articles

 
Yen-Jung Chou, Cheng-Yi Kuo, Pei-Yi Chen, Lih-Lian Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh, Hsien-Shen Kuo and Chin-Hsien Chang

        Oral administration of Qing-Shu-Yi-Qi-Tang reduce lung cancer-induced cachexia in mice

     
M. J. Saka, A. O Saka, A. A. G. Jimoh and I. S. Abdulraheem

        Therapeutic value of multivitamin: Reducing emerging symptoms of menopausal women helping as a child care giver in Nigeria

     
Ravi Sheshala, Nurzalina Khan and Yusrida Darwis

        Validated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of sumatriptan in rabbit plasma: Application to pharmacokinetic study

      
Shila Jalalpour and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

        Frequency of isolated antibiotic resistant bacterial strains from nursing staff (Azzahra Hospital, Iran)

      
Shila Jalalpour and Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi

        Role of nano structure of crystalline layer and beta lactamase nano enzyme in antibiotics resistant bacteria
        

Xilian Hu, Haibao Xie, Quanshen Yang, Yazhen Wang, Gengxiang Mao, Weihong Xu, Yuandong Lv, Xiaolin Wen, Pinghua Tao, Bing Lin, Guofu Wang and Jing Yan

        Cannabinoid receptor 2 gene polymorphism was associated with bone  mineral density and t-score in Chinese postmenopausal women  

       

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środa, 18 kwietnia 2012

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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poniedziałek, 16 kwietnia 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65-69), 2011


African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65), 2011


Contents:

 
Review

 
Yanbo Hu and Guangyu Sun

The application of plant biotechnology for non-food uses: The case of China


Ajay Kumar Jha Jianzheng Li, Loring Nies and Liguo Zhang

Research advances in dry anaerobic digestion process of solid organic wastes


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Kefyalew Negisho, Tesfaye Balemi and Belayneh Admassu

Analysis of gene expression by promoter reporter constructs and knockout plants: A case study under phosphorus stress


Adéoti, K., Rival, A., Dansi, A., Santoni, S., Brown, S., Beule, T., Nato, A., Henry, Y., R. Vodouhe, Loko, L. Y. and Sanni, A.

Genetic characterization of two traditional leafy vegetables (Sesamum radiatum Thonn. ex Hornem and Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.) of Benin, using flow cytometry and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Mervat S. Mohamed, Walid Abu El-Soud and Magda F. Mohamed

Cloning and expression of the recombinant NP24I protein from tomato fruit and study of its antimicrobial activity


Lou, H. Q., Hu, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y. J., Tu, P. G., Yu, X. T., Jin, Y. J. and Wang, L.

Epidemiological survey and phylogenetic analysis of Paragonimus westermani isolates in Jinhua, China


K. K. Nkongolo, K. Mbuya, M. Mehes-Smith, and A. Kalonji-Mbuyi

Molecular analysis of quality protein (QPM) and normal maize varieties from the DR-Congo breeding program


Jinyi Xing, Baozhi Wang, Kunhang Jia, Shubo Wan, Jingjing Meng, Feng Guo and Xinguo Li

Isolation of Arachis hypogaea Na+/H+ antiporter and its expression analysis under salt stress


Reda E.A. Moghaieb, Abdel-Hadi A. Abdel-Hadi and Mohamed Reda A. Ahmed

Genetic stability among date palm plantlets regenerated from petiole explants
 

Panfeng Zhao, Lingxia Zhao, Qian Sheng, Shanshuang Li, and Huizheng Peng

The days anthesis in relation to the floral shapes, pollen size, and S-RNase gene identifying in self-incompatibility of wild species


Yan Lei, Shi-jie Chen, Cheng-dong Wang, Zhi-he Zhang, Cheng-dong Wang, Wan-zhu Guo, Xu Wang and Ling Guo and Qi-gui Yan

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of VP6 gene of giant panda rotavirus strain CH-1


Osama E. Amer, Mohamed. A. Mahmoud, AbdEl-Rahim M. A. El-Samawaty and Shaban R. M. Sayed

Non liquid nitrogen-based-method for isolation of DNA from filamentous fungi


Yousheng Jiang, Xuanyun Huang, Kun Hu, Wenjuan Yu, Xianle Yang and Liqun Lv

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against small hapten-ciprofloxacin


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Bin Li, Rongrong Yu, Qiaomei Tang, Xiaoling Chen, Zhiyi Wu, Yanli Wang, Guanlin Xie, Hongye Li and Guochang Sun

Carbon adaptation influence the antagonistic ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis


Rym Kaddour, Nehla Sellami, Houda Chennaoui, Nawel Nasri, Olfa Baatour, Hela Mahmoudi, Imen Tarchoun, Mokhtar Lachaâl, Margaret Gruber and Neila Trifi

Correlation between salt tolerance and genetic diversity between Sulla carnosa and Sulla coronaria


Nawel Nasri, Rym Kaddour, Hela Mahmoudi, Olfa Baatour, Najoua Bouraoui and Mokhtar Lachaâl

The effect of osmopriming on germination, seedling growth and phosphatase activities of lettuce under saline condition


Adam. B. Puteh, Ellia M. Aris, Uma R. Sinniah, Md. M. Rahman, Rosli B. Mohamad and Nur. A. P. Abdullah

Seed anatomy, moisture content and scarification influence on imbibition in wild banana (Musa acuminata Colla) ecotypes


Ibrahim Ethem Guler

Effects of diameter and helical angle of flute on the flow evenness of fluted roller used in seed drills using lentil seed


Jennifer N. Mukhongo, J. I. Kinyamario, R. M. Chira1 and W. Musila

Assessment of soil seed bank from six different vegetation types in Kakamega forest, Western Kenya


Jing Zhang, Donald L. Smith, Weiguo Liu, Xinfu Chen and Wenyu Yang

Effects of shade and drought stress on soybean hormones and yield of main-stem and branch


Arshad Javaid, Khajista Jabeen, Sara Samad and Amna Javaid

Management of parthenium weed by extracts and residue of wheat


Shan Han, Tian-Hui Zhu, Shu-jiang Li and Fang-Lian Li

Effect of Cryphonectria parasitica toxin on lipid peroxidation and ultrastructure in two Chinese chestnut cultivars


Ayut Kongpun, Bernard Dell and Benjavan Rerkasem

Alleviating acid soil stress in cowpea with a local population of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi


Mei-Rong Xu, Casiana M Vera Cruz, Bin-Ying Fu, Ling-Hua Zhu, Yong-Li Zhou and Zhi-Kang Li

Different patterns of gene expression in rice varieties undergoing a resistant or susceptible interaction with the bacterial leaf streak pathogen


Hasan Akgul, Demet Yilmazkaya and C. Cem Ergul

New microfungi records on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) from Gaziantep province of Turkey


Zurong Zhang, Wei Qiang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Chunxian Yang, Yufan Fu, Min Chen, Lingjiang Zeng, Weiqiang Wang and Zhihua Liao

Molecular cloning and characterization of the chalcone isomerase gene from sweetpotato


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nenad Stavretović, and Jovana Stevanović

Invasive plant species in lawns of Belgrade roads


Javed Kamal

Impact of allelopathy of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots extract on physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Mohammad Mirjalili, Mahmood B. Tabatabai and Loghman Karimi

Novel herbal adsorbent based on wheat husk for reactive dye removal from aqueous solutions


Bing-Hua Liao, Sheng-Yan Ding, Guo-Fu Liang, Yi-Li Guo, Li Tian, Si Shu, Yang Zhang and Huai-Xu Hu

Dynamics of plant functional groups composition along environmental gradients in the typical area of Yi-Luo River watershed


Hui Li, Jin Zhou, Rui Shi and Wuyong Chen

Identification of fungi from children's shoes and application of a novel antimicrobial agent on shoe insole


Mahmoudi Hela, Nasri Nawel, Tarchoune Imen, Zargouni Hanen, Ben salah Imen, Ben Massoud Raouia, Baatour Olfa, Kaddour Rym, Ben Nasri Ayachi Mouhiba, Hannoufa Abdelali, Mokhtar Lachaâl and Zeineb Ouerghi.

Salt stress induced changes in germination, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seedlings


Halimatun Saadiah Hafid, Nor ‘Aini Abdul Rahman, Suraini Abd-Aziz, and Mohd Ali Hassan

Enhancement of organic acids production from model kitchen waste via anaerobic digestion


Youbao Wang, Jiemin Tao and Jie Dai

Lead tolerance and detoxification mechanism of Chlorophytum comosum


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Samreen Rasul, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Munir Ahmad Sheikh and Tehreema Iftikhar.

Enhanced production and characterization of a novel ß-D-glucose:oxygen-1-oxidoreductase by using Aspergillus niger UV-180-C mutant strain


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Xiaolong Shao and Yunfei Li

Quality control of fresh sweet corn in controlled freezing-point storage


Satilmiş Ürgün and Sencer Buzrul

Use of genetic algorithms for high hydrostatic pressure inactivation of microorganisms


Babangida Lawal Yusuf and Yong He

Design, development and techniques for controlling grains post-harvest losses with metal silo for small and medium scale farmers



Shahid Akbar Khalil, Abdus Sattar and Roshan Zamir

Development of sparse-seeded mutant kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco) through budwood irradiation


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mairim Russo Serafini, Claudio Moreira de Lima, Rodrigo Correia Santos, Grace Anne Azevedo Dória, Josepha Yohanna de Jesus, Marcelia Garcez Dória de Melo, Joao Paulo Almeida dos Santos, Thallita Kelly Rabelo, Vanessa Silveira Fortes, Maria José Vieira Fonseca, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Junior, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior and Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo

Pre-clinical toxicity of Morinda citrifolia Linn. leaf extract


Siavash Hosseinpour Chermahini and Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid

Cosmeceutical values, antimicrobial activities and antioxidant properties of cashew leaves extract


Zhang Yan, Sui da-yun, Zhou Jing-shu and Zhou Hong-li

Microwave-assisted extraction and antihyperlipidemic effect of total flavonoids from corn silk


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Nelma Neylanne Pinho Muniz Oliveira, Edson Santos Ferreira-Filho, Danielly Albuquerque da Costa, Mariana Helena Chaves, Antônio Carlos Romao Borges, Aldeídia Pereira de Oliveira and Rita de Cássia Meneses Oliveira

Vasorelaxant response induced by Sida santaremnensis H. Monteiro ethanol extract on rat superior mesenteric artery


Xiu-Mei Duan, Jing Huang, Hong-Xi Ma, Xiao-Qi Wang, Yuan-Yuan Che, Yan Tan and Yin-Ping Wang

A flow cytometric assay for simultaneously measuring the proliferation and cytotoxicity of cytokine induced killer cells in combination with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) labeling


Ali M. Bahrami

Pathology of worm infestation in ovine and its treatment with two different plants extraction


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

Mutation analysis of the negative regulator cyclin G2 in gastric cancer


Samie, A. and Shivambu, N.

Biofilm production and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from HIV and AIDS patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa


Sheng-tan Zhang, Zhao-yu Wang, Guo-hua Cheng, Tie-shan Wang, Zheng Ni and Jing-ming Lin

Optimization for ultra high pressure extraction of Scutellaria barbata by central composite design-response surface methodology


Brice W. Obiang-Obounou, Jang-Gi Choi, Young-Seob Lee, Ok-Hwa Kang, You-Chang Oh, Joon-Ho Keum, Lamidi Maroufath, Jung-Rae Rho, Dong-Won Shin and Dong-Yeul Kwon

In vitro activity of certain antimicrobial agents in combination with Augouardia letestii hexane extracts against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Hamed A. Ghramh

Description of a new species of the genus Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and a key to Saudi Arabian species


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Fateme Khajepour and Seyed Abbas Hosseini

Effect of dietary citric acid supplementation and partial replacement of dietary fish meal with soybean meal on calcium and phosphorus of muscle, scute and serum of Beluga, Huso huso


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Khawaja Raees Ahmad, Muhammad Zaheer, Shafaat Yar Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Kausar Raees, Muhammad Arshad and Tahir Abbas

Effects of diazinon on the ovarian micro-anatomical and micrometric parameters of pregnant mice


Byung Uk Kim, Mi Ae Jeong, Yeon Sun Ryu, Hwa Chun Park, Jong Hyun Jung, Sam Woong Kim, Chul Wook Kim, Young Min Song, Ki Hwa Chung, Il Suk Kim, Sang Keun Jin, Sang Suk Lee, In Soon Choi and Kwang Keun Cho

Comparative proteomic analysis of the effects of dietary mugwort (Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura) on the pig Longissimus dorsi muscle


Ogbu, C. C. and Ugwu, S. O. C.

Evaluation of pre-mating reproductive isolation in Archachatina marginata from three populations in the humid tropics


M. Bayeriyar, A. H. Khaltabadi Farahani and H. Moradi Shahrbabak

Estimation of genetic parameters for economic important traits in Moghani Iranian sheep


Yin Dai, Xuelan Liu, Hong Ye, Fangfang Chen, Shengjie Liu and Weiyi Yu

cDNA cloning and polymorphic domains of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I? in two Chinese native chicken breeds

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Contents:

 
Review

 
D. Singh, A. Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. Chauhan, V. Kumar, N. Kumar, A. Singh, N. Mahajan, P. Sirohi, S. Chand, B. Ramesh, J. Singh, P. Kumar, R. Kumar, R.B. Yadav and R. K. Naresh

Marker assisted selection and crop management for salt tolerance: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Sami Souid, Dalel Brahmi, Jean-Antoine Lepesant and Lazhar Zourgui

Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) extract improves endoplasmic reticulum stress in Drosophila melanogaster


Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sadia Anjum, Amna Salman, Sajjad Ashraf, Zia Ur Rehman Farooqi, Tahir Ahmed, Yasir waheed and Ishtiaq Qadri

Interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphism as a potential host susceptibility factor in Pakistani patients with pulmonary tuberculosis


C. Han, J. M. Xu, Z. H. Du, G. Y. Li, B. S. Zeng, S. J. Wu and W. Wang

Polyploidy induction of clone of Eucalyptus grandis with colchicine


K.P. Chong, M.S. Lum, C.P. Foong, C.M.V.L. Wong, M. Atong and S. Rossall

First identification of Ganoderma boninense isolated from Sabah based on PCR and sequence homology


Y. X. Luo, D. Z. Du, G. Fu2, L. Xu, X. P. Li, X. R. Xing, Y. M Yao, X. M. Zhang, Z. Zhao and H. D. Liu

Inheritance of leaf color and sequence-related amplified polymorphic (SRAP) molecular markers linked to the leaf color gene in Brassica juncea


Yan Jiang and Jin-Ping Liu

Analysis of genetic diversity of Piper spp. in Hainan Island (China) using inter-simple sequence repeat ISSR markers


Xiaoxia Han, Lei Li, Lingling Cui, JunJie Xing, Li Tang and Mengliang Cao

Isolation of candidate disease resistance genes from enrichment library of Oryza minuta based on conserved domains


Bilal Ahmad Mir, Sushma Koul, Arun Kumar, M. K. Kaul, A. S. Soodan and S. N. Raina

Assessment and characterization of genetic diversity in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal using RAPD and AFLP markers


Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Abdul Ghafoor, Inamullah, Fida Muhammad Abbasi, Afsari S. Qureshi and Habib Ahmad

Study of nutritional characteristics, mineral nutrients and agro-biodiversity in black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) genotypes from Pakistan


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Quan Zhao, Chang-Qing Duan and Jun Wang

Components of non-anthocyanin phenolic compounds in wines of Vitis amurensis and its hybrids


Yang Xi-wen, Tian Xiao-hong, Lu Xin-chun, Gale William J and Cao Yu-xian.

Foliar zinc fertilization improves the zinc nutritional value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain


Fang Yuan, Quan Wang, Qifang Pan, Guofeng Wang, Jingya Zhao, Yuesheng Tian and Kexuan Tang

An efficient somatic embryogenesis based plant regeneration from the hypocotyl of Catharanthus roseus


Wenting, Han and Pute, Wu

Evaluation model development for sprinkler irrigation uniformity based on catch-can data


Guo-Qing Zhuang, Bin Li, Hong-Ying Guo, Jun-Li Liu and Fang Chen

Molecular cloning and characterization of P5CS gene from Jatropha curcas L.


Mehdi Dahmardeh, Lila Mehravaran and Saleheh Naderi

Eucalyptus plantlet growth in relation to foliar application with complete fertilizers in Southeast of Iran


Kun Yuan, Xuan Ding, Li-Fu Yang, Zhen-Hui Wang, Wei-Fu Lin and Jian-Hua Cao

Proteome analysis of interaction between rootstocks and scions in Hevea brasiliensis


Koksal Aydinsakir, Ismail Hakki Tuzel and Dursun Buyuktas

The effects of different irrigation levels on flowering and flower quality of carnation (Dianthus caryophllus L.) irrigated by drip irrigation


Yonghui Yang, Jicheng Wu, and Pute Wu

Effects of superabsorbent polymer on the physiological characteristics of wheat under drought stress and rehydration


Iraj Zarei, Ghadir Mohammadi, Yousef Sohrabi, Danial Kahrizi, E.M. Khah and Kheirollah Yari

Effect of different hydropriming times on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)


Hanaa Mahdy Abouzied

Assessment of genetic diversity among wheat somaclonal variants lines using morphological traits and molecular markers


Chen Zhi-hong, Wang Zan, Yun Xu-jiang, Li Xiang-fang and Gao Hong-wen

Physiological and biochemical responses of ultra-dry storage of Elymus dahuricus seeds


Zahra Khodarahmpour and Mohammad Motamedi

Evaluation of drought and salinity stress effects on germination and early growth of two cultivars of maize (Zea mays L.)


R. Amooaghaie and M. Valivand

The combined effect of gibberellic acid and long time osmopriming on seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of Klussia odoratissima Mozaff.


Ogbonna, P. E. and Umar-Shaaba, Y. G.

Yield responses of sesame (Sesamium indicum L) to rates of poultry manure application and time of planting in a derived savannah ecology of south eastern Nigeria


Lei Wang, Hong-Ling Wang, Chuan-Hua Yin and Chang-Yan Tian

Cold stratification, but not stratification in salinity, enhances seedling growth of wheat under salt treatment


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Fatih Sivrikaya

TThe importance of spatial accuracy in characterizing stand types using remotely sensed data


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Veena, V., Poornima, P., Parvatham, R., Sivapriyadharsini and Kalaiselvi, K.

Isolation and characterization of ß-glucosidase producing bacteria from different sources


Gang Zhang, Guang Yang, Ying Li and Jilun Li

Purification and characterization of a novel 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase from Klebsiella oxytoca


Angela Faustino Jozala, Daniel P. Silva, António A. Vicente, José A. Teixeira, Adalberto Pessoa Júnior and Thereza C. V. Penna

Processing of byproducts to improve nisin production by Lactococcus lactis


Bülent Çetin

Production of probiotic mixed pickles (Turşu) and microbiological properties


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Sajad Fatemi, Mehrdad Jafarpour, Shahin Eghbalsaied, Abbas Rezapour and Hasan Borji

Effect of essential oils of Thymus vulgaris and Mentha piperita on the control of green mould and postharvest quality of Citrus Sinensis cv. Valencia


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Pitchaon Maisuthisakul and Michael H. Gordon

Effect of oil, surfactant and phenolic extract from mango seed kernel on the physicochemical properties of water–oil–water (W/O/W) emulsions


L. Tao, Z. Yu, X. S. Guo and H. Zhou

Ensiling and in vitro digestibility characteristics of Ceratoides arborescens treated with lactic acid bacteria inoculants and cellulase


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY



 
H. Saremi, M. E. Amiri and J. Ashrafi

Epidemiological aspects of bean decline disease caused by Fusarium species and evaluation of the bean resistant cultivars to disease in Northwest Iran


Afifa Belaid and Khaled Hani

Antiviral and antifungal activity of some dermaseptin S4 analogues


Yu Xin, Hailin Yang, Xiaole Xia, Ling Zhang, Yuran Zhang, Yanjun Tong, Yi Chen and Wu Wang

Expression and comparison of recombinant cholesterol oxidases (COD) in Escherichia coli with native cholesterol oxidase expressed in Brevibacterium sp.


Saniye Bilici, Gamze Akbulut, Nilüfer Acar tek, Hilal Yildiran, Eda Koksal, Makbule Gezmen Karadag and Nevin Sanlier

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome using NCEP-ATPIII and international dietetics federation (IDF) definitions: A cross- sectional study in Turkish adults


Ani, A. O. and Ugwuowo, L. C.

Response of weaner rabbits to diets containing graded levels of processed velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens)


Ahou Rachel Koumi, Kouamé Mathias Koffi, Boua Celestin Atsé and Lucien Patrice Kouame

Growth, feed efficiency and carcass mineral composition of Heterobranchus longifilis, Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon melanotheron juveniles fed different dietary levels of soybean meal-based diets.


Qiuyu Xia, Rui Li, Songlin Zhao, Weijun Chen, Hua Chen, Bo Xin, Yulin Huang and Minmin Tang

Chemical composition changes of post-harvest coconut inflorescence sap during natural fermentation


Ogbe, Raphael John, Abu, Adakole Hyacinth, Eustace, Bonghan Berinyuy and Ochalefu Dickson Owoicho

Safety evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of Cochlospermum planchonii rhizome in rats


Lifang Si, Chunsheng Gao, Xiangchao Cheng, Wen Deng, Jin Zhao and Shulin Chen

The effects of interferon-gamma (INF-?) on the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in uterus, ovaries and peripheral blood of rats in early pregnancy


K. Muthu and P. Krishnamoorthy

Evaluation of androgenic activity of Mucuna pruriens in male rats


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
V.O. Njoku, C. Obi and O.M. Onyema

Phytochemical constituents of some selected medicinal plants


Se Won Kang, Ji Eun Jeong, Chan-Hee Kim, Sang-Haeng Choi, Sung-Hwa Chae, Sung Ah Jun, Hee-Jae Cha, Jae-Hyung Kim, Young-Min Lee, Jun-Sang Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Inho Choi, Hong-Seog Park, Bok Luel Lee and Yong Seok Lee

Gene expression profiles in adenosine-treated human mast cells


Mogale, M. A, Lebelo, S. L., Thovhogi, N, de Freitas A. N. and Shai, L. J

?-Amylase and ?-glucosidase inhibitory effects of Sclerocarya birrea [(A. Rich.) Hochst.] subspecies caffra (Sond) Kokwaro (Anacardiaceae) stem-bark extracts


Yang Lin, Manhua Cui, Yanyu Shi, Fengwen Wang, Quyuan Wang and Hong Teng

Increased COX-2 expression in patients with ovarian cancer


Xue-Feng Lian, Chuan-Xing YU, Xiao-Li He, Jun-Jin Lin,Yi-Zhong Chen and Ling Zhu

Construction of lentiviral shRNA expression vector targeting phospholipase D2 (PLD2) gene


ENTOMOLOGY

 
K. Tamilarasan and M. Dharmendira Kumar

Optimization of medium components and operating conditions for the production of solvent-tolerant lipase by Bacillus sphaericus MTCC 7542


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
O. M. Olarinmoye, V. O. Taiwo, E. O. Clarke, C. A. Kumolu-Johnson, O. J. Aderinola and F. Adekunbi

Hepatic pathologies in the brackish water catfish (Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus) from contaminated locations of the Lagos lagoon complex


Orhan Demir and Gürkan Diken

Effects of commercial enrichment products on fatty acid components of rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ming-Jun Zhu, Zhi-Sheng Zhu and Xu-Hui Li

Bioconversion of paper sludge with low cellulosic content to ethanol by separate hydrolysis and fermentation


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Zhang Feng-Chun, Zhao Meng, Yin Dandan, Luo Su and Chen Xia

Study on the differences in chemical compositions of various medicinal parts of Rumex patientia in different growth years by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Y. Ebrahim Nezhad, J. Ghyasi Gale-Kandi, T. Farahvash and A. R. Yeganeh

Effect of combination of citric acid and microbial phytase on digestibility of calcium, phosphorous and mineralization parameters of tibia bone in broilers


N. Du Rand and M. D. Laing

Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of crude extracted insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis and Brevibacillus laterosporus

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Contents:

Review


Kohan, Eisa and Bagherieh-Najjar, Mohammad B.

DRE-binding Transcription factor (DREB1A) as a master regulator induced a broad range of abiotic stress tolerance in plant


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Y. M. S. Al-Barzinji, S. Lababidi, B. Rischkowsky, A. A. Al-Rawi, M. Tibbo, Halima Hassen and M. Baum

Assessing genetic diversity of Hamdani sheep breed in Kurdistan region of Iraq using microsatellite markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Xia Yan, Liang He, Guannan Song and Ruihong Wang

Antagonistic bioactivity of endophytic strains isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza


Ilknur Korkutal, Gulderen Kaygusuz and Secil Bayram.

Different effect of scion types on callusing in bench grafting


Shahid Akbar Khalil, Roshan Zamir, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid, Hina Fazal, Mubarak Ali Khan, Nighat seema and Riaz Alam

In vitro regeneration of plantlets from unpollinated ovary culture in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck)


Dong Yong Shin, Eun Soo Seong, Jong Kuk Na, Ji Hye Yoo, Won Hee Kang, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Jung Dae Lim and Chang Yeon Yu

Conditions for regeneration and transformation of Solanum tuberosum cultivars using the cotton glutathione S-transferase (Gh-5) gene


Ugur Şirin

Determining the effects of Trichoderma harzianum and some mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth and against Rhizoctania solani Kühn in Lilium under in vivo conditions


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ramya Thangarajan, Eric M. Adetutu, Robert B. Moore, S. T. Ogunbanwo and Andrew S. Ball

Comparison between different bio-treatments of a hydrocarbon contaminated soil from a landfill site


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yang Mingyan, Zeng Xianlai, Tianjia and Zhang Xiaoqi

Screening of complex thermophilic microbial community and application during municipal solid waste aerobic composting


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Nadeem Ahmed, Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Naila Shahid, Idrees Ahmed Nasir and Ahmad Usman Zafar

One step purification of biological active human interleukin-2 protein produced in yeast (Pichia Pastoris)


Vladimir Filipović, Stevan Radivojević, Jean Andrei, Jonel Subić and Vladan Ugrenović

Non-sugar matter as an indicator of technological value in different sugar beet genotypes


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Elham Farsi, Armaghan Shafaei, Sook Yee Hor, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed, Mun Fei Yam, Idress Hamad Attitalla, Mohd. Z. Asmawi and Zhari Ismail

Correlation between enzymes inhibitory effects and antioxidant activities of standardized fractions of methanolic extract obtained from Ficus deltoidea leaves


ENTOMOLOGY


Fouzia Tine-Djebbar, Aicha Beya Larhem and Noureddine Soltani

Enzyme immunoassay measurements of the molting hormone in different post-embryonic stages of two mosquito species, Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
J. Oyebamiji Babalola, N. Adesola Babarinde and A. Idowu Adeogun

The reactivity of CysF9[93]ß sulphydryl group of des-HisHC3[146]ß human haemoglobin A


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Tohid Vahdatpour, Hossein Nikpiran, Arman Moshaveri, Alireza Ahmadzadeh, Seyyed Reza Riyazi and Sina Vahdatpour

Effects of active, inactive and compounded Saccharomyces cerevisiae on growth-related hormones and performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica)


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Contents:

Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
N. A. Adesola Babarinde, J. Oyebamiji Babalola and Simonetta Croci

Inositol-P6 induced structural changes in duck major haemoglobin


Sadia Ali, Ambreen Ijaz, Amina Zafar, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Yunus, Zafar Iqbal, Shahid Nadeem and Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka.

Investigation of simple sequence repeats (SSR) marker-assisted genetic diversity among upland Bt- and non Bt-cotton varieties


Shuyan Guan, Piwu Wang, Huijing Liu, Guangna Liu, Yiyong Ma, and Lina Zhao

Production of high-amylose maize lines using RNA interference in sbe2a


Siti Sarah Jumali, Ikram Mohd Said, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Ismanizan Ismail, Zuraida Ab. Rahman and Zamri Zainal

Molecular cloning and characterization of strictosidine synthase, a key gene in biosynthesis of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa


Khadija Fares, Ferdaous Guasmi, Leila touil, Sawsen Drine,Tebra triki and Ali Ferchichi

Genetic variability of some cultivars of pistachio tree based in composition of vitamins


Dong Chun-lin, Zhang Ming-yi, Zhang Yan-qin, Yang Li-li, Liang Gai-mei, Sun Jie, Lin Zhong-ping and Gou Jjian-fang

Transformation of trehalose synthase gene (TPS Gene) into corn inbred line and identification of drought tolerance


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Parvez Anwar, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Adam Puteh, Ahmad Selamat, Azmi Man and Abdul Hakim

Seeding method and rate influence on weed suppression in aerobic rice


Márkilla Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante, Genilda Canuto Amaral, Alcilane Arnaldo Silva, Ítalo Herbert Lucena Cavalcante, Marluce Pereira Damasceno Lima.

Alternative substrates for production of Heliconia psittacorum L. seedlings under shade and open field conditions


Shazma Anwar, Mohammad Shafi, Jehan Bakht, Mohammad Tariq Jan and Yousaf Hayat

Effect of salinity and seed priming on growth and biochemical parameters of different barely genotypes


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Darío Spelzini, Beatriz Farruggia, Nelson Perez Guerra, Maria Luisa Rua and Lorenzo Pastrana

Production of aspartic peptidases by Aspergillus spp. using tuna cooked wastewater as nitrogen source and further extraction using aqueous two phase system


M. Jayakumar, T. Sivakami, D. Ambika and N. Karmegam.

Effect of turkey litter (Meleagris gallopavo L.) vermicompost on growth and yield characteristics of paddy, Oryza sativa (ADT-37)


M. J. Kwak, S. H. Lee and S. Y. Woo

Physiological and biochemical traits of different water and light intensities on cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Benson Chuks Iweriebor, Tracy Masebe, Julius Nwobegahay, Jeffrey M. Mphahlele and Pascal Obong Bessong

Impact of nucleotide polymorphisms at drug resistance sites on genetic barrier in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C resistance evolution


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Hilaire Nahimana, Arun S. Mujumdar and Min Zhang

Drying and radial shrinkage characteristics and changes in color and shape of carrot tissues (Daucus carota L) during air drying


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Alam Zeb

Effects of ß-carotene on the thermal oxidation of fatty acids


El-Baz, A. F., Shetaia, Y. M. and Elkhouli, R. R..

Xylitol production by Candida tropicalis under different statistically optimized growth conditions


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

Study of biosorptive potential in the peel of Citrus reticulata, Punica granatum, Daucus carota and Momordica charantia


Saenphoom, P., J. B. Liang, Y. W. Ho, T. C. Loh and M. Rosfarizan

Effect of enzyme treatment on chemical composition and production of reducing sugars in palm (Elaeis guineenis) kernel expeller


Shun-ming Tang, Zhiyong Qiu, Qiao-ling Zhao, Yong-zhu Yi and Zhi-fang Zhang

Characteristic analysis of heat-shock-cognate 70-4 gene promoter from silkworm, Bombyx mori (Bmhsc70-4)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Liqin Zhu, Huiming Wang, Junhua Xu, Jun Lin and Xiaoxiang Wang

Effects of nacre-coated titanium surfaces on cell proliferation and osteocalcin expression in MG-63 osteoblast-like cells


Raenu Yucharoen, Sunee Chansakaow and Yingmanee Tragoolpua

Inhibitory effect of aromatic herbs, lavender, sage and chamomile against herpes simplex virus infection


ENTOMOLOGY


Aquino Bolanos T, Ruiz Vega J, Giron Pablo S, Pérez Pacheco R, Martínez Tomas SH, and Silva Rivera M.E

Interrelationships of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Gyllenhal), Erwinia carotovora (Dye), entomopathogenic agents and agrochemicals


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Hakki Dereli and Mustafa Erdem

Spawning period and first maturity size of deep water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in the Aegean Sea


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

Estimates of age, growth and mortality of spotted catfish, Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792), off the Coast of Yunlin, Southwestern Taiwan
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Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

Histopathological changes in the gills of naturally-infected Capoeta aculeata (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844) with parasites


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Soo Jin Kim, Jong-Man Jeong, Sangeun Lee, Keun Yong Ryu, Hyun Suk Jung and Hee-Seok Kweon

Applicable technical method for lower temperature freeze-substitution of cryo-fixed cells


Mingxiong Pang, J. McD. Stewart and Jinfa Zhang

A mini-scale hot borate method for the isolation of total RNA from a large number of cotton tissue samples


AQUACULTURE

 
Juan Sui, Qinghua Liu, Tao He, Zhizhong Xiao, Shihong Xu, Daoyuan Ma, Yongshuang Xiao, Fan Lin and Jun Li

Analysis of the early development in first and backcross generations between Paralichthys olivaceus and Paralichthys dentatus


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Mahdieh Senemari, Majid Kalantar, saeed khalajzadeh and Mohsen Gholizadeh

Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in Zandi sheep


Farshid Kheiri, Javad Pourreza, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Kambiz Nazeradl and Sayed Mohammad Ali Jalali Haji-abadi

Effects of supplemental ractopamine and L-carnitine on growth performance, blood biochemical parameters and carcass traits of male broiler chicks


Abd El-Rahman, H. H., A. A. Abedo, Fatma M. Salman, M. I. Mohamed and M. M. Shoukry

Partial substitution of cumin seed meal by Jatropha meal as a potential protein source for feed


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Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior, Érica Cristina de Oliveira, Leandro Simoes Azeredo Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto Scapim, Liliam Silvia Candido, Thiago Rodrigues da Conceiçao Silva, Cássio Vittorazzi and Keila Silva da Cunha

Assessment of genetic diversity among maize accessions using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers


Peng Wang, Rui-Rui Su, Ji-Yang Zheng, Shuang-Huai Cheng and Guo-Ping Zhu

Molecular cloning and phylogenetic analysis of a novel BURP domain-containing gene from Camellia sinensis


Sahib Gul Afridi, Habib Ahmad, Mukhtar Alam, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan and Mukhtiar Hassan

DNA landmarks for genetic diversity assessment in tea genotypes using RAPD markers


Burcu Tarikahya Hacioglu and Sadik Erik

Phylogeny of Symphytum L. (Boraginaceae) with special emphasis on Turkish species


Li Li, Wei Liu, Yin-Bing Bian and Yang Xiao

Development of species-specific primers for identifying Auricularia auricula-judae using intergenic spacer 1 (IGS1) sequences


Reza Nahavandi, Parivash Hafezamini and Mariana Nor Shamsudin

Genetic diversity of intensive cultured and wild tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) in Malaysia using microsatellite markers


Wei Le, Qiuming Chen, Junhai Qian, Chunyan Li, Shengdao Dan, Denglong Wu, LiHe Guo and JinFu Zhang

Analysis of sex chromosomal constitution in sperm from a 47, XYY/46, XY male by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Cheng Zhi-hui, Wang Chun-hui, Xiao Xue-mei and Muhammad Azam Khan

Allelopathic effects of decomposing garlic stalk on some vegetable crops


Yong-Gui Pan and Xin-Hua Liu

Effect of benzo-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) treatment on the resistant substance in postharvest mango fruits of different varieties


Muhammad Essa, Syed Moazzam Nizami, Sarwat N. Mirza, Irshad A. Khan and Mohammad Athar

Contribution of agroforestry in farmers’ livelihood and its impact on natural forest in northern areas of Pakistan


Azeem Khan, Muhammad Islam, Inam-ul-Haq, Sarfraz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas and Mohammad Athar

Technology transfer for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production under protected agriculture in uplands Balochistan, Pakistan


Hatice Demiray, Aylin E. Dereboylu, Filiz Altan and Ali Zeytünlüoglu

Identification of proteins involved in excess boron stress in roots of carrot (Daucus carota L.) and role of niacin in the protein profiles


Ji-zhan Liu, Yang Hu, Xiu-qiong Xu and Ping-ping Li

Feasibility and influencing factors of laser cutting of tomato peduncles for robotic harvesting


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
J. Kassongo and C. A. Togo

Evaluation of full-strength paper mill effluent for electricity generation in mediator-less microbial fuel cells


Salih Aydemir and Halime Sünger (Akil)

Bioreclamation effect and growth of a leguminous forage plant (Lotus corniculatus) in calcareous saline-sodic soil


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Mohamed E. A. Dawoud and Amira M. Abu Taleb

Evaluation of nutritional substrate and physical stress (gamma irradiation) in b-glucan productivity by mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)


Claude Ghislaine Kouadjo and Adolphe Zeze

Chromium tolerance and reduction potential of Staphylococci species isolated from a fly ash dumping site in South Africa


Özgür Karamanli Şekeroglu, Eser Eke Bayramoglu and Gonca Telli Yamamoto

Determination of the effectiveness of organosulfur compound in the leather industry by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) luminometer


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
A. R. Shahab Lavasani, M. R. Ehsani, S. Mirdamadi and S. M. Mousavi

Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis on some physico-chemical and organoleptical properties of Lighvan cheese


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Flora J. Chadare, Jochem Jonkman, Judith Wolkers-Rooijackers, Martinus J. R. Nout, Joseph D. Hounhouigan and Marcel H. Zwietering

Microbiota of Tayohounta, a fermented baobab flavour food of Benin


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Atusa Vaziri, Nasrin Motamed, Ali-Reza Abbasi, Beniamin Yazdani and Vahid Niknam

Aging and some physiological and biochemical characteristics of two Aelorupus species


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nweze NE, Anene BM and Asuzu IU

In vitro anti-trypanosomal activities of crude extracts, ß-sitosterol and ?-sulphur from Buchholzia coriacea seed


Liang Xiangdang, Guo Zhanshe and Sun Geng

Design and research of a new kind of minimally invasive fixation device in orthopaedics


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Jun Tao, Liqin Yu, Fen Kong and Daqiu Zhao

Effects of plant growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Cymbidium faberi Rolfe


Zhang Yinglong, Zhang Haibo, Zhu Youshuang and Huang Feng

The effect of laccase on cellulase-treated lignin in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/H2O homogeneous and H2O heterogeneous solutions


Bo Diao, Ying Liu, Yi Zhang and Guo-zheng Xu

A graph-clustering approach to search important molecular markers and pathways of Parkinson’s disease


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ali Ahmad Alaw Qotbi, Saeed Najafi, Omid Ahmadauli, Enayat Rahmatnejad and Masumeh Abbasinezhad

Investigation of poultry housing capacity on energy efficiency of broiler chickens production in tropical areas


Fatemeh Ghasemian, Mahnaz Azarnia, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Shervin Ghadarjani and Mohammad Hadi Bahadori

High efficacy of fibroblast and hepatocyte growth factors on the in vitro blastocyst production of post-thaw mouse two-cell embryo: The cryotop method

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (64), 2011





Contents:

 
Review

 
Chong Zhao, Xiaoxu Li, Shibin Luo and Yaqing Chang

Assessments of lysosomal membrane responses to stresses with neutral red retention assay and its potential application in the improvement of bivalve aquaculture


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
ZXiaoMing Wu, JianQiang Du, Shuang Wang, Min Zhang, Xuanqi Wang and Xiong Guo

DNA regulatory motif selection based on support vector machine (SVM) and its application in microarray experiment of Kashin-Beck disease


Ji Qian-hua, Zeng Ji-wu and Guo Yan-jun

Using optimized random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to identify the category status of Citrus nobilis Lour. Gonggan


Saikat Gantait and Uma Rani Sinniah

Morphology, flow cytometry and molecular assessment of ex-vitro grown micropropagated anthurium in comparison with seed germinated plants


Yapan Song, Liping Sun, Hongzhen Yang, Guohua Hua, Aizhen Guo and Liguo Yang

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism is associated with abortion in Chinese Holstein cows


Wei Yu, Yue Ma and Yao-Zhou Zhang

Expression and functional analysis of apoptosis-related gene BmICAD in silkworm, Bombyx mori


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Ragbet Ezgi Duran, Yasemin Coskun and Cigdem Savaskan

The examination of Na-Ca effect on some qualitative and quantitative characters in durum wheat plants


Hui-Mei Wang, Ya-Jie Chen, Hai-Di Yu and Yuan-Gang Zu

Adventitious shoot regeneration from in vitro stem explants of Phellodendron amurense


Maqsood Ahmed, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Mohammad Jamil Ahmed, Ghulam Mustafa Sajid, Abid Yoqub and Muhammad Shafqat

Role of plant growth regulators in preservation of Pyrus germplasm in vitro


Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Ahmad and Matthew A. Jenks

Water stress causes differential effects on germination indices, total soluble sugar and proline content in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes


Weiwei Ren, Lingxia Zhao, Yuliang Wang, Lijie Cui, Yueli Tang, Xiaofen Sun and Kexuan Tang

Overexpression of homogentisate phytyltransferase in lettuce results in increased content of vitamin E


Rizwan Alam, Aqib Iqbal, Ikhtiar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Iqbal Munir, Arshad Javed, Inayat-ur-Rehman and Zahoor Ahmad Swati

Enhanced antioxidant defense after exogenous application of Ca2+ and K+ in Brassica napus seedlings under water deficit stress


Hua Cai, Imran Haider Shamsi, Haijun Zhao, Huabing Meng, Ghulam Jilani, Qin Zou, Xuefeng Xu and Lixin Zhu

Cytological evidences of pollen abortion in Ornithogalum caudatum Ait


Khosro Mohammadi, Mokhtar Eskandari, Gholamreza Heidari and Mohammad Tahsin Karimi Nezhad

Canola traits and some soil biological parameters in response to fertilization and tillage management


Ozlem Onal Asci

Biodiversity in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) collected from Turkey. I: Morpho-agronomic properties


Neriman Tuba Barlas, Mehmet Eşref Irget and Mahmut Tepecik

Mineral content of the rocket plant (Eruca sativa)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Dayong Jin, Siyuan Liu, Lei Xu and Hui Ye

Study of a cleaner extraction of pyruvic acid from fermentation broth


Yekeen, Taofeek A. and Fawole, Olatunde O.

Toxic effects of endosulfan on haematological and biochemical indices of Clarias gariepinus


Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Ali Nori and Hossein Shahbazi

Effects of drought stress on some agronomic and morphological traits of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) landraces under greenhouse condition


Seyed Ataollah Hosseini, Reza Lotfi, Majid Lotfalian, Ataollah Kavian and Aidin Parsakhoo

The effect of terrain factors on landslide features along forest road


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Uaboi-Egbenni, P. O., Bessong, P. O., Samie, A.1 and Obi, C. L.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter jejuni and coli isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic goat faeces in Venda region, South Africa


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Chong Chiao-Wei, Hii Siew-Ling and Wong Ching-Lee1,

Antibacterial activity of Sargassum polycystum C. Agardh and Padina australis Hauck (Phaeophyceae)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Xiuting Li, Baoguo Sun, Jin Zhao, Yuegang Lv, Hongxia Song1 E. Li and Yunping Zhu

Production and improved bleaching abilities of a thermostable xylanase from a newly isolated Streptomyces chartreusis strain


Wei Jin, Dai-di Fan, Yan-e Luo, Lei Chi, Jia-qing Guo, Gao-ping Zhang and Chen-hui Zhu

Optimizing the feeding operation of recombinant Escherichia coli during fed-batch cultivation based on Pontryagin's minimum principle


Tayebeh Baghipour, Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh, Mehdi Rajabi and Jamshid Mehrzad

Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of diethyl 5-acetyl-4-methyl- 6-(2-fluorophenylimino)-6H-thiopyran-2,3-dicarboxylate (3TM)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Hamuel James Doughari, Patrick Alois Ndakidemi, Izanne Susan Human and Spinney Benade

Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility among verotoxic non O157: H7 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from water and wastewater samples in Cape Town, South Africa


Yong Peng, Qingwang Li, Kun Li, Hongwei Zhao, Zengsheng Han, Fenglin Li, Man Sun and Yanxia Zhang

Antitumor activity of baicalein on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer


Peng Chen, Yu Yun, Bo He, Shaobin Ma and Zhiqiang Shen

Preventive effect of polydatin against thrombosis: and its mechanism


Abdullah A. Al-Arfaj, Abdelnasser S.S. Ibrahim, Ali Mohammed Somily and Ali A. Al-Salamah

Genetic basis of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter clinical isolates in Saudi Arabia


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Milena O. B. Monteiro, Nelson de Souza Pinto, Pedro J. Marin, Sebastiao David Santos-Filho, Mario Bernardo-Filho

Effect on osmotic fragility of red blood cells of whole blood submitted to vibrations in an oscillating platform


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
C. S. Gajana, T. T. Nkukwana, M. Chimonyo and V. Muchenje

Effect of altering the starter and finisher dietary phases on growth performance of broilers


A Reum Kim, Seong Hwa Park, Juhyun Nam, Joseph Kwon, Min Hwa Park, Sang-Oh Kwon, Eun Jung Kwon, Jong Hyun Jung, Hwa Choon Park, Beom Young Park, Geum Sook Hwang, Ik Soon Jang, Woo Young Bang, Chul Wook Kim and Jong-Soon Choi

Determination of free amino acids of porcine serum responsible for the meat quality by 1H NMR and HPLC analyses


Bakhshali Khodaparast, Ramin Salamat Doust-Nobar, Naser Maheri-Sis, Mohammad Salamat Azar and Mohammad Taher Maddah

Nutritional evaluation of treated canola straw for ruminants using in vitro gas production technique


Matshidiso Bailekae Masenya, M. L. Mphaphathi, M. H. Mapeka, P. H. Munyai, M. B. Makhafola, F. V. Ramukhithi, P. P. Malusi, D. O. Umesiobi and T. L. Nedambale

Comparative study on semen characteristics of Kolbroek and Large White boars following computer aided sperm analysis® (CASA)


Amata, I. A. and Lebari, T.

Comparative evaluation of the nutrient profile of four selected browse plants in the tropics, recommended for use as non-conventional livestock feeding materials

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (54-55), 2011



African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (54), 2011


Contents:

Review


Katarzyna Leja, Katarzyna Czaczyk and Kamila Myszka

Biotechnological synthesis of 1,3-propanediol using Clostridium ssp.


Bayram Sade, Süleyman Soylu and Elif Yetim

Drought and oxidative stress


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Ruijuan Li, Wenjing Lu, Juntao Gu, Xiaojuan Li, Chengjin Guo and Kai Xiao

Molecular characterization and functional analysis of OsPHY2, a phytase gene classified in histidine acid phosphatase type in rice (Oryza sativa L.)


Xiu Hua Zhao, Jin Yu Wang, Gen Xi Zhang, Yue Wei and Ya Bo Yu

Polymorphisms of two neuroendocrine–correlated genes associated with body weight and reproductive traits in Jinghai yellow chicken


Hai Thi Hong Truong, HakSoon Choi, Myoung Cheoul Cho and Hye Eun Lee

Conversion of the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker UBC#116 linked to Fusarium crown and root rot resistance gene (Frl) into a co-dominant sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker for marker-assisted selection of tomato


Mostafa Farajpour, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Reza Amiri, Seyed Ahmad Sadat Noori Sepideh Sanjari and Rasoul Golzari

Study of genetic variation in yarrow using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Chunyan Ma, Hongyu Ma, Lingbo Ma, Keji Jiang, Fengying Zhang and Wei Song

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from cDNA library of Scylla paramamosain

  
Dongming Lan, Huiling Yan, Bo Yang and Yonghua Wang

Blunt-end vectors generated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for direct cloning of blunt-end DNA fragments

    
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Rasool Asghari Zakaria, Maryam Haghighat Hour and Naser Zare

Callus production and regeneration of the medicinal plant Papaver orientale


S. H. Tabatabaei, Sh. Moslehi, P. Najafi and T. Raiesi

Management of water content of soil in cultivation of greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus L, Nasim variety) in Isfahan- Iran

 
C. C. Nwangburuka, O. B. Kehinde, D. K. Ojo, O. A. Denton and A. R. Popoola

Morphological classification of genetic diversity in cultivated okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench using principal component analysis (PCA) and single linkage cluster analysis (SLCA)

     
Rasool Asghari-Zakaria, Shahla Razmi, Rosita Madadi and Mojtaba Fathi

Karyological study of the medicinal plant Papaver rhoeas from northwest of Iran


A. O. Eni, J. d’A. Hughes and M. E. C. Rey

Production of yam mosaic virus monoclonal antibodies in mice peritoneum


Barat Ali Siahsar, Simin Sarani and Maryam Allahdoo

Polypeptide electrophoretic pattern of Matricaria chamomilla and Anthemis nobilis under salt and Fe-deficiency stress


Vahid Mollasadeghi, Yaser Momeni Gizilasheg, Rogaye Hazrati Hazejan and Hadi Mazhabi

Evaluation of 14 winter bread wheat genotypes in normal irrigation and stress conditions after anthesis stage


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Bazgha Ahmad, Haq Nawaz Bhatti and Sadia Ilyas

Bio-extraction of metal ions from laterite ore by Penicillium chrysogenum


Du Fengqin, Li Shengrong, Yan Lina, Lv Wenjie, Lu Jing and Sun Wenyan

Relationship of phosphorus content in carp otoliths with that in ambient water in Xiaoxi Port of the Taihu Lake, East China


S.M.Ali Shah, Nadia Shamshad Malik, Asim Awan, Muneeb Ahmad Idrees, M. Akram, H.M. Asif and Shahzad Nawaz

Prevalence of amoebiasis in Gadap Town, Karachi


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Jianyou Long, Xiaoning Gao and Jianrong Xia

Enhancement production of qinlingmycin by a soil-derived Streptomyces No. 24 using protoplast fusion technology and assessment of antibacterial activity


V. Vasanthabharathi, R. Lakshminarayanan and S. Jayalakshmi

Melanin production from marine Streptomyces

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY


S. Elayaraja, T. Velvizhi, V. Maharani, P. Mayavu, S. Vijayalakshmi and T. Balasubramanian

Thermostable ?-amylase production by Bacillus firmus CAS 7 using potato peel as a substrate


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Nzewi, Daniel and Egbuonu, Anthony C. C.

Effect of boiling and roasting on the proximate properties of asparagus bean (Vigna Sesquipedalis)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


C. Mahamadi, E. Togarepi and P. Dzomba

Extraction of phenolic compounds from Temnocalyx obovatus


Ana R. C. Nogueira, Arlete A. Soares, Abdulrazak B. Ibrahim and Francisco A.P. Campos

Analysis of organogenic competence of cotyledons of Jatropha curcas and their in vitro histological behavior


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Ngwuluka, Ndidi C., Ochekpe, Nelson A. and Odumosu, Patricia O.

An assessment of pharmaceutical waste management in some Nigerian pharmaceutical industries


Shahedur Rahman, Faizus Salehin and Asif Iqbal

Antibacterial efficacy of raw and commercially available honey


Yasemin Nasir, Yusuf Nergiz, Ayfer Aktaş and Nurten Akdeniz

Immunohistochemical evaluation of iron accumulation in term placenta of preeclamptic patients


Saied Habibian Dehkordi, Vajeh Fallah and Shohreh Habibian Dehkordi

Enhancement of broiler performance and immune response by Echinacea purpurea supplemented in diet


Jinous Asgarpanah, Gholamreza Amin and Malihe Parviz

In vitro antiglycation activity of Eremurus persicus (Jaub. Et Sp.) Boiss


BIOTECHNIQUES


Hossein Ahari Mostafavi, Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi, Hadi Fathollahi, Vaheh Minassyan and Seyed Mohammad Mirjalili

Evaluation of gamma irradiation effect and Pseudomonas flourescens against Penicillium expansum


Rosnani Alkarimiah, Siti Baizura Mahat, Ali Yuzir and Mohd. Fadhil Md. Din and Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

Performance of an innovative multi-stage anaerobic reactor during start-up period


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Jing Wang, Haifeng Ji, Dongyan Zhang, Hui Liu, Sixin Wang, Dacong Shan and Yamin Wang

Assessment of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum ZLP001 isolated from gastrointestinal tract of weaning pigs


Junqing Lu, Shuisheng Hou, Wei Huang, Junying Yu and Wenwu Wang

Polymorphisms in the myostatin gene and their association with growth and carcass traits in duck


Jing-Hua Fu, Qing-You Liu, Min-Jun Xu, De-Shun Shi, Xian-Hui He, Yan Pan, Rui-Bin Guo, Qi Gao, Sheng-Xian Yi, Hua-Sheng Si and Xing-quan Zhu

Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma bovis infection in dairy cows in subtropical southern China


Slim Smaoui, Hajer Ben Hlima, Riadh Ben Salah and Raoudha Ghorbel

Effects of sodium lactate and lactic acid on chemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics of marinated chicken

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (55), 2011


Contents:

Review

 
A. M. Chapa-Oliver, R. G. Guevara-González, M. M. González-Chavira, R. V. Ocampo-Velázquez, A. A Feregrino-Pérez, L. Mejía-Teniente, G. Herrera-Ruíz and I. Torres-Pacheco

Analogies between geminivirus and oncovirus: Cell cycle regulation


 D. O. Ibitoye and P. E. Akin-Idowu

Marker-assisted-selection (MAS): A fast track to increase genetic gain in horticultural crop breeding


Mueen Alam Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Moazzam Jameel, Wajad Nazeer, Sara Shakir, Muhammad Tabish Aslam and Bushra Iqbal

Potentials of molecular based breeding to enhance drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Yongzhong Lu and Zhijian Zhang

Bioinformatic identification of microRNAs and their targets in Aquilegia formosa x Aquilegia pubescens


Maria Selvaggi and Cataldo Dario

Analysis of two Pit-1 gene polymorphisms: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distribution patterns in Podolica cattle breed


H. R. Singh, B. G. Unni, K. Neog and S. B. Wann

Isolating silkworm genomic DNA without liquid nitrogen suitable for marker studies


Leila Mirzaei and Fatemeh Rahmani

Genetic relationships among Rosa species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers


Wei-Ming Li, Chun-Mei Qian, Yi-Wei Mo, Yu-Lin Hu and Jiang-Hui Xie

Tolerance of banana for fusarium wilt is associated with early H2O2 accumulation in the roots


Ahlam A. Abou Mossallam, Soheir M. El Nahas, Nevien M. Sabry, Eman R. Mahfouz and Amal A. Hassan

Partial characterization of three ß-defensin gene transcripts in river buffalo and cattle


Dinh Thi Phong, Vu Thi Thu Hien, Tran Thi Viet Thanh, Nguyen Tuong Van and Nguyen Quoc Binh

Genetic diversity on the tropical rare wood species of Dalbergia in Vietnam revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers


Assane Ndong, Toffene Diome, Cheikh Thiaw, Awa Ndiaye, Khadim Kébé, Ali Douma, Guillaume Ketoh, Antoine Sanon and Mbacké Sembene

Several haplotypes of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed-beetle, Caryedon serratus Ol. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), in West Africa: Genetic identification using 28S sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Leila Radhouane

Seedling characters at different temperatures in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.)


N. M. Mkolo, K. B. Sako, J. O. Olowoyo1, S. Ndlovu and S. R. Magano

Variation in the repellency effects of the leaves of Mentha piperita against adults of Amblyomma hebraeum


Babakhani, B., Khavari-Nejad, R.A., Hassan sajedi, R., Fahimi, H. and Saadatmand S.

Biochemical responses of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars subjected to NaCl salinity stress


Bing-gan Lou, Ai-ying Wang, Chai Lin, Tong Xu, Xiao-dong Zheng

Enhancement of defense responses by oligandrin against Botrytis cinerea in tomatoes


Alphonsus K. Belane, Joseph Asiwe and Felix D. Dakora

Assessment of N2 fixation in 32 cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) genotypes grown in the field at Taung in South Africa, using 15N natural abundance


Issa Piri, Mohsen Moussavi Nik, Abolfazl Tavassoli, Fatemeh Rastegaripour and Mahdi Babaeian

Effect of irrigation frequency and application levels of sulphur fertilizer on water use efficiency and yield of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)


Jin Jia, Xiangjun Cui, Jinhua Wu, Jianying Wang and Guoze Wang

Physiological and biochemical responses of halophyte Kalidium foliatum to salt stress


Yue-Ning Yang, Ying-Fang Niu, Chao Xu, Yin Wang, Jie-Sheng Liu, Wei-Dong Yang and Hong-Ye Li

Characterization of upstream sequences from the 8S globulin gene of Vigna radiata


Kunlun Liu, Yan Zhao, Fusheng Chen, Zhenxin Gu and Guanhao Bu

Enhanced glutathione peroxidases (GPx) activity in young barley seedlings enriched with selenium


Funda Yoldas, Safak Ceylan, Nilgun Mordogan and Bihter Colak Esetlili

Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on yield and mineral content of onion (Allium cepa L.)


Samake Gabriel, Traore Bakary M., Senou Hamidou and Wang Hua-Fang

In vitro regeneration of Acacia nilotica from nodes on MS medium


F. Saadati, Ali R. Bandani and A. Moslemi

Effect of plant seeds protein extract on the Sunn pest, Eurygaste integriceps Puton, growth and development and its gut serine protease activity


De Wet, H.

Antibacterial activity of the five South African Erythroxylaceae species


Fatemeh Nejatzadeh Barandozi, Sattar Tahmasebi Enferadi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Younes Mostofi and Amir Mousavi

Survey of chemical manure on morphological traits in Iranian Aloe vera


Askif Pasaribu, Rosli B. Mohamad, Yahya Awang, Radziah Othman and Adam Puteh

Growth and development of symbiotic Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Glomus mossea (Nicol. and Gerd.), in alachlor and glyphosate treated soils


Xiaoli Chen, Xining Zhao, Pute Wu, Zikui Wang, Fengyun Zhang and Yongyong Zhang

Water and nitrogen distribution in uncropped ridge-tilled soil under different ridge width


Farhad Lashgarara, Roya Mohammadi and Maryam Omidi Najafabadi

Identifying appropriate information and communication technology (ICT) in improving marketing of agricultural products in Garmsar City, Iran


Naushad Ali Turi, Farhatullah and Malik Ashiq Rabbani

Genetic diversity through stability analysis for various fatty acids profile in indigenous Brassica species


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


C. S. van Wyk

Removal of heavy metals from metal-containing effluent by yeast biomass


Abdulali Taweel, M. Shuhaimi-Othman and A. K. Ahmad

Heavy metals concentration in different organs of tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from selected areas of Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia


Algasan Govender and Balakrishna Pillay

Characterization of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) degrading bacteria isolated from South African waste water


A. Govender and B. Pillay

Biochemical activities of 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA) degrading bacteria


Savar Sofla, S., Taheri Dezfuli, B. and Mirzaei, F.

Interaction between genotype and climates for Holstein milk production traits in Iran

Wen Guo-qin, Cai Liang, Liu Zhen, Li De-kuan, Luo Qin, Li Xu-feng, Wan Jian-mei and Yang Yi

Arabidopsis thaliana VDAC2 involvement in salt stress response pathway


Natesan Sivakumar, Muthuraman Sundararaman and Gopal Selvakumar

Efficacy of micro algae and cyanobacteria as a live feed for juveniles of shrimp Penaeus monodon


Xiaodong Deng, Bo Gu, Xinwen Hu, Jianchun Guo and Xiaowen Fei

Photosynthetic efficiency and lipid accumulation are affected by the concentration of carbon in microalgae Micractinium pusillum Y-002


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ho Young Kang, Ki Hwan Moon, Se Won Kim, Jeong Dong Bahk, Sang Wan Gal, Kwang-Keun Cho, Chul-Wook Kim, John Hwa Lee and Sam Woong Kim

An efficient secretion of the protein fused to the AgfA signal sequence in Salmonella


Weibao Kong, Hao Song, Yuntao Cao, Hong Yang3, Shaofeng Hua and Chungu Xia

The characteristics of biomass production, lipid accumulation and chlorophyll biosynthesis of Chlorella vulgaris under mixotrophic cultivation


Chenyan Zhou, Yongtao Wang, Zhenhua Liu, Guanhua Fu, Duan Li, Weiyun Guo, Huigen Feng and Wu Wang

Acidic xylanase II from Aspergillus usamii: Efficient expression in Pichia pastoris and mutational analysis


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Jiangfei Meng, Yulin Fang, Jinshan Gao, Ang Zhang, Jinchuan Liu, Zhijun Guo, Zhenwen Zhang and Hua Li

Changes in aromatic compounds of cabernet sauvignon wines during ageing in stainless steel tanks


SongYi Lin, Yang Guo, JingBo Liu, Qi You, YongGuang Yin and Sheng Cheng

Optimized enzymatic hydrolysis and pulsed electric field treatment for production of antioxidant peptides from egg white protein


Zheng Lianhe, Wang Li, Huang Xing and Chen Zhengxing

Antioxidant activities of seed extracts from Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen


Dragan Tešanović, Bojana Kalenjuk, Dušanka Tešanović, Đorđe Psodorov, Zoran Ristić and Vladimir Marković

Changes of biochemical and sensory characteristics in the musculus longissimus dorsi of the fallow deer in the early phase post-mortem and during maturation


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


B. Banisalam, W. Sani, K. Philip, H. Imdadul and A. Khorasani

Comparison between in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity of Curcuma zedoaria from Malaysia


Majeed Hussein Al-Sarry and Khitam Jassim Al-Karishy

Histopathological changes and metabolic gene polymorphism in experimental rats exposed to aramite


Weijun Chen, Chunmei Zhang, Yulin Huang, Fangfang Cheng, Songlin Zhao, Yan Shen and Jiangkang Liu

DNA damage protection and 5-lipoxygenase inhibiting activity of areca (Areca catechu L.) inflorescence extracts


Folasade M. Olajuyigbe and Ayodele O. Kolawole

Purification and partial characterization of a thermostable alkaline protease from Bacillus licheniformis LHSB-05 isolated from hot spring


Ali Mostafaie, Kheirollah Yari and Sara Kiani

A comparative evaluation of rehydration and cup-loading sample application for modified two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of human serum proteins using immobilized pH gradient


Michele A. A. Lima, Francisco Fábio M. de Oliveira, Geovany A. Gomes, Patrícia L. Lavor, Gilvandete M. P. Santiago, Aparecida T. Nagao-Dias, Ângela M. C. Arriaga, Telma L. G. Lemos and Mário Geraldo de Carvalho

Evaluation of larvicidal activity of the essential oils of plants species from Brazil against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Yumei Liu, Ziqiang Zhang and Xuefeng Yang

Kinetin protects against lipid peroxidation and improves antioxidant status in cultured astrocytes and mouse brain exposed to D-galactose


Zunlai Sheng, Jichang Li and Yanhua Li

Optimization of forsythoside extraction from Forsythia suspensa by Box-Behnken design


Zhi Liu, Yueqiao Xu, Qi Hua,Yanling Wang, Rongkun Liu and Zheng Yang

Additive effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and hypertension on inflammatory reaction


ENTOMOLOGY


Dürdane Yanar, Izzet Kadioglu and Ayhan Gökçe

Acaricidal effects of different plant parts extracts on two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch)


FISHERY SCIENCE


Qian Yang, Yousheng Jiang, Hongxu Xu, Yan Chen, Lin Wang and Liqun Lu

Prokaryotic expression and immunodot-blot detection of Taura syndrome virus capsid proteins VP2 and VP3


Orhan Demir, Ali Günlü, Fahrettin KÜÇÜK, Iskender GÜLLE and Erkan GÜMÜŞ

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Relative in vitro effectiveness of several gonadal steroids on oocyte maturation in freshwater teleost Barilius vagra


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Enhanced citric acid production by Aspergillus niger EB-3 mutant using an inert solid support in molasses medium


ANIMAL SCIENCE


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Artificial neural network analysis of ultrasound image for the estimation of intramuscular fat content in lamb muscle


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Cell cycle regulation of human foreskin fibroblasts

      

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