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

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

Analysis of sarcoplamic proteins in natural populations of mountain trout (Salmo trutta macrostigma Dumeril, 1858) with SDS-PAGE


Omid Safari, Mehrdad Farhangi, Chris G. Carter, Bagher Yakhchali and Parvin Shawrang

Effect of sieve size on chemical composition and functional properties of canola meal (Brasscia napus) protein fractions as fishmeal replacement


Amina Zuberi, Muhammad Naeem and Samina Jalali

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


Yildiz Bolat, Yavuz Mazlum, Aydin Demirci and Habil Ugur Koca

Estimating the population size of Astacus leptodactylus (Decapoda: Astacidae) by mark-recapture technique in Egirdir lake, Turkey


BIOTECHNIQUES


Sadia Javed, Muhammad Asgher, Munir A. Sheikh, Haq Nawaz and Amer Jamil

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


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Piotr Ślósarz, Marek Stanisz, Piotr Boniecki, Andrzej Przybylak, Dariusz Lisiak and Agnieszka Ludwiczak

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


Wang Ling-yun, Li Lu, Cheng Gong and Zhou Huan-min

Cell cycle regulation of human foreskin fibroblasts

      

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (52-53), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (52), 2011


Contents:


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Faiza Masmoudi-Allouche, Radhia Gargouri-Bouzid, Walid Kriaâ, Mohammed Najib Saidi, Hajer Jamoussi, Yosr Abdelkefi and Noureddine Drira

Investigation of genetic variability related to the in vitro floral hermaphrodism induction in Date palm (Phonix dactylifera L.)


Qian Wang, Jianli Sun, Li Bao, Jinpan Lian and Huixian Zhao

Twenty putative palmitoyl-acyl transferase genes with distinct expression patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Abdollah Bahrani, Hosein Heidari, Sharif Abad and Amir Aynehband

Nitrogen remobilization in wheat as influenced by nitrogen application and post-anthesis water deficit during grain filling


Iram Fatma Jafri, Ainul Haq Khan and Mohd Gulfishan

Genotoxic effects of 5-bromouracil on cytomorphological characters of Cichorium intybus L.


Periasamy Suranthran, Uma Rani Sinniah, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Maheran A. Aziz, Nordin Romzi and Saikat Gantait

Effect of plant growth regulators and activated charcoal on in vitro growth and development of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. var. Dura) zygotic embryo


Nasser E. Ibrahim, Hanan Shaaban and Andreas Krell

Studies on new antifreeze protein from the psychrophilic diatom, Fragilariopsis cylindrus


Sudarat Thanonkeo, Nuttaporn Chamnipa and Pornthap Thanonkeo

Induced accumulation of 20-hydroxyecdysone in cell suspension cultures of Vitex glabrata R.Br.


Junejo, N., Khanif, M. Y., Hanfi, M. M., Dharejo, K. A. and Wan, Z. W. Y.

Reduced loss of NH3 by coating urea with biodegradable polymers, palm stearin and selected micronutrients

 
Mostafa Ebadi and Alireza Iranbakhsh

The induction and growth of potato (Solanum tuberosum. L) microtubers (sante cultivar) in response to the different concentrations of 6-benzylaminopurine and sucrose

 
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Soumaya Arraouadi, Mounawer Badri, Wael Taamalli, Thierry Huguet and Mohamed Elarbi Aouani

Variability salt stress response analysis of Tunisian natural populations of Medicago truncatula (Fabaceae) using salt response index (SRI) ratio

     
Shu-Cheng Liang, Min Zhao, Lei Lu, Chun-Lei Wang, Li-Yan Zhao and Wen-Jin Liu

Isolation and characteristic of an aerobic denitrifier with high nitrogen removal efficiency

   
Jaime Alioscha Cuervo-Parra, Montserrat Ramírez-Suero, Vladimir Sánchez-López and Mario Ramírez-Lepe

Antagonistic effect of Trichoderma harzianum VSL291 on phytopathogenic fungi isolated from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) fruits


Shazia Nouren, Haq Nawaz Bhatti and Sadia Ilyas

Bioleaching of copper, aluminum, magnesium and manganese from brown shale by Ganoderma lucidum


Ghafoori, M., Nik M. Majid, Islam, M. M. and Sylvia Luhat

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by Dyera costulata cultivated in sewage sludge contaminated soil

  
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ahmed M. El-Bondkly, Aboshosha, A. A. M., Radwan, N. H.2 and Dora, S. A.

Application and comparison of two different intraspecific protoplast fusion methods in Trichoderma harzianum and their effect on ß-glucosidase activity

   
Pornthap Thanonkeo, Sudarat Thanonkeo, Kannikar Charoensuk and Mamoru Yamada

Ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) by Zymomonas mobilis TISTR548

  
FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Zi-Gang Li, Xiao-Yu Yue, Yan-Juan Liu and Yi-Xing Zhang

Effect of calcium salts and tri-sodium citrate on certain properties of calcium-fortified soy milk


Teramoto, Y., Koguchi, M., Wongwicharn, A. and Saigusa, N.

Production and antioxidative activity of alcoholic beverages made from Thai ou yeast and black rice (Oryza sativa var. Indica cv. Shiun)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Minoo Yaghmaei, Saeedeh Salimi, Mojgan Mokhtari, Anoosh Naghavi, Mohsen Saravani, and Farzaneh Farajian- Mashhadi

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene Glu298Asp polymorphism and risk of preeclampsia in South East of Iran


Nazmi Saritaş, Kadir Yildiz, Serdar Büyükipekci and Betül Coşkun

Effect of different levels of royal jelly on biochemical parameters of swimmers


Byung Hoon Park, Deok Jung Kim, Kun Woo Park, Mun Soo Park, Yo Han Son, Na Yeon Woo, Yoo Jin Yi, Hyoung Jun Lee, Yong Min Lee, In Sub Choi, Hyo Jeong Lee, Jae Won Park, Sung Mook Yoo, Su Chan Lee, Jae Deok Lee, Jae Shin Lim and Sangdeog A. Kim

Iron content in forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) measured on different slit widths with atomic absorption spectrometry

  
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Salwa M. Abdel Rahman, Sawsan A. Abd-Ellatif, Sahar F. Deraz and Ashraf A. Khalil

Antibacterial activity of some wild medicinal plants collected from western Mediterranean coast, Egypt: Natural alternatives for infectious disease treatment


Swee Keong Yeap, Abdul Rahman Omar, Wan Yong Ho, Boon Kee Beh, Abdul Manaf Ali and Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

Immunomodulatory effect of Rhaphidophora korthalsii on mice splenocyte, thymocyte and bone marrow cell proliferation and cytokine expression


Ghaffari, J., Naghshvar, F., Nazari, Z.1, Farid, R., Torabizadeh, J. and Madani, F.

Seroprevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection (HTLV1) in different patients in the north of Iran


Ruzanna Ab Kadir, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin, Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Sahidan Senafi and Fahrul Zaman Huyop

Differentiation potential of human suspension mononucleated peripheral blood cells


FISHERY SCIENCE


Muhammad Naeem and Abir Ishtiaq

Proximate composition of Mystus bleekeri in relation to body size and condition factor from Nala Daik, Sialkot, Pakistan


BIOTECHNIQUES


Rodrigo da Silva Guedes, Tatiane Loureiro da Silva, Zanderluce Gomes Luis and Jonny Everson Scherwinski-Pereira

Initial requirements for embryogenic calluses initiation in thin cell layers explants from immature female oil palm inflorescences

   
Dongwu Liu, Xue Wang, Yousheng Lin, Liying Sun, Zhiwei Chen and Hongzhi Xu

Analysis of the effects of cerium on calcium ion in the protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana with confocal microscopy


Zhen Feng, Jing Ren, Yanhe Zhang and Sen Hu

Improved secretory production of calf prochymosin by codon optimization and disruption of PMR1 in Kluyveromyces lactis GG799


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE


M. Afzal, F. S. Mehdi, Fida M.Abbasi, Habib Ahmad, R. Masood, Inamullah, Jan Alam, Gul Jan, M. Islam , Noor Ul Amin , A. Majid1 , M. Fiaz and A.H.Shah

Efficacy of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. leaves extracts against some atmospheric fungi

 
ANIMAL SCIENCE


Saied Habibian Dehkordi, Fatemeh Hosseinpour and Azizollah Ebrahimi Kahrizangi

An in vitro evaluation of antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis

 
GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY


Lejla Duraković, Andrea Skelin, Sanja Sikora, Frane Delaš, Mirna Mrkonjić-Fuka, Katarina Huić-Babić and Mihaela Blažinkov

Impact of new synthesized analogues of dehydroacetic acid on growth rate and vomitoxin accumulation by Fusarium graminearum under different temperatures in maize hybrid

       

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (53), 2011


Contents:

Review


Susan Mir Najd Gerami, Safar Farajnia and Feridoun Mahboudi

Co-solute assistance in refolding of recombinant proteins


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Işil Aydemir and Beyhan Gürcü

Histochemical determination of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in normal and ethanol-induced chick embryo during neural tube development


Syed M. Shahid, Abid Azhar, Syeda N. Nawab, Rozeena Shaikh, Muhammad Ismail and Azam J. Samdani

Single nucleotide substitution mutations and polymorphisms in ECM1 gene in lipoid proteinosis in siblings of a Pakistani family

    
Ahmad-Reza Mehrabian, Masoud Sheidai, Zahra Noormohammadi, Younes Asrei and Valeyollah Mozafarian

Inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and morphological diversity in Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) species in Iran

    
Saber Khederzadeh

Polymorphism of Calpastatin Gene in Crossbreed Dalagh Sheep Using PCR-RFLP

   
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Montaser Fawzy Abdel- Monaim

Role of riboflavin and thiamine in induced resistance against charcoal rot disease of soybean


Tieniu Wu, Yunqiang Wang, Junwei Lv and Bo Zhang

Soil water characteristics of Middle Pleistocene paleosol layers on the loess Plateau


Sivanaswari, Chalaparmal, Thohirah, L. A., Fadelah, A. A., and Abdullah, N. A. P

Hybridization of several Aerides species and in vitro germination of its hybrid


Theerawut Wongwarat, Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul and Piyada Theerakulpisut

Effective methods of preserving SCWL-diseased sugarcane leaves for genomic DNA extraction and molecular detection of phytoplasma

   
Seyed Habib Shojaei, Khodadad Mostafavi, Manouchehr Khodarahmi and Mohammad Zabet

Response study of canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars to multi-environments using genotype plus genotype environment interaction (GGE) biplot method in Iran


Muammer Tepe and Tülin Aydemir

Antioxidant responses of lentil and barley plants to boron toxicity under different nitrogen sources


Liu Sheng-hui, Zang Xiao-ping and Sun Guang-ming

Changes in endogenous hormone concentrations during inflorescence induction and development in pineapple (Ananas comosus cv. Smooth Cayenne) by ethephon


Johari-Pireivatlou, Moharram and Maralian, Habib

Evaluation of 10 wheat cultivars under water stress at Moghan (Iran) condition

 
Xuan Chen, Tongkun Liu, Shan Hao, Wanping Fang, Yuhua Wang and Xinghui Li

Differential gene expression analysis of self-incompatible lines in tea by cDNA-AFLP


Mehrdad Yarnia, Narges Arabifard, Farrokh Rahimzadeh Khoei and Peiman Zandi

Evaluation of drought tolerance indices among some winter rapeseed cultivars

   
Lixia Zhang, Yajun Zhang and Liping Zhang

Structure and immunological activity of a novel polysaccharide from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum

   
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Xue Hongqin, Jing Zhaoqian and Liu Xiaodong

Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solutions by fly ash and fly ash composite filter material: Factorial experimental design

   
Ihab Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa

Finger printing of community acquired-methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus recovered from King Saudi Arabia

  
Jing-wei Jin, Hui-chun Ye, Yue-fei Xu, Chong-yang Shen and Yuan-fang Huang

Spatial and temporal patterns of soil fertility quality and analysis of related factors in urban-rural transition zone of Beijing

 
Sema Alikamanoglu and Ayse Sen

Stimulation of growth and some biochemical parameters by magnetic field in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) tissue cultures


Myung Ja Kwak, Seong Han Lee and Su Young Woo

Growth and anatomical characteristics of different water and light intensities on cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings

 
FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Olutayo Sunday Shokunbi, Ogochukwu Augustine Anionwu, Oluwatosin Sarah Sonug and Grace Oluwatoyin Tayo

Effect of post-harvest processing on the nutrient and anti-nutrient compositions of Vernonia amygdalina leaf

 
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Otitoju, O., Onwurah, I. N. E., Otitoju, G. T. O., Ndem, J. I. and Uwah, A. F.

Effect of Bonny light crude oil contaminated diet on serum cholesterol and testosterone concentrations in Wistar albino rats

 
Shoeb Ahmad and Ravi Kant Upadhyay

Production of polyclonal antibodies against Indian honeybee (Apis indica) venom toxins and its efficacy in reversal of toxic effects

 
Guihong Lan, Zengting Li, Hui zhang, Changjun Zou, Dairong Qiao and Yi Cao

Relationship of microbial diversity from recycled injection water and high-temperature petroleum reservoirs analyzed by polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE)

     
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


T. A. Tor-Anyiin, M. U. Akpuaka and H. O. A. Oluma

Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies on stem bark extract of Sterculia setigera, Del.

     
Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Leopold Djomkam Tientcheu, Veronique Beng Penlap, Christopher Kuaban, Sara Eyangoh, Hubert Wang, Jean Bickii, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, William Titi Lembe, Olama Abega, Njikam Njifutie, Teyim Pride and Baldip Khan

Detection of resistance-associated mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Cameroon using a dot-blot hybridisation technique

       
Baokang Huang, Zhiyong Chu, Weiping He and Luping Qin

IChemical composition, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the petrol ether extract of Pinellia cordata


HaiLin Ren, Yan Sun, XiaoNa Li, HaiLong Hu, ShiBing Li, EnLi Liang and RuiFa Han

Expression of E2F3, miR-17-5p, miR-20a and their interplay in bladder cancer

  
FISHERY SCIENCE


Huriye Ariman Karabulut and N. Mevlut Aras

Effects of different water temperatures and growth agent (recombinant human somatotropin) (r-hGH) on features such as growth, condition factor, feed conversion ratio, survival rate and meat composition of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fingerlings

  
Hmoud Fares Alkahemal-Balawi, Zubair Ahmad, Ali Suliman Al-Akel, Fahad Al-Misned, El-Amin Mohamad Suliman and Khalid Abdullah Al-Ghanim

Toxicity bioassay of lead acetate and effects of its sub-lethal exposure on growth, haematological parameters and reproduction in Clarias gariepinus

     
Muhammad Naeem, Amina Zuberi, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ashraf, Noor Elahi, Muzaffar Ali, Abir Ishtiaq, Tayyaba Malik, Muhammad Jamshed Khan, Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz, Muhammad Javed Iqbal and Bilal Ahmad

Induced spawning, fecundity, fertilization rate and hatching rate of Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) by using a single intramuscular injection of ovaprim–C at a fish hatchery Faisalabad, Pakistan


Muhammad Naeem, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Yunas Khokhar, Muhammad Farhan Nasir, Muhammad Fahad Nouman, Abir Ishtiaq and Razia Allah Yar

Evaluation of metal contents in female Oreochromis niloticus with emphasis on potential risk of consumption and relation to some biological aspects

     
BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Wen-rui Cao, Guo-li Gong, Xin-li Liu, Wei Hu, Zhi-feng Li, Hong Liu and Yue-zhong Li

Optimization of epothilone B production by Sorangium cellulosum using multiple steps of the response surface methodology


Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Muhammad Asghar and HaqNawaz Bhatti

Improving bio-ethanol yield: Using virginiamycin and sodium flouride at a Pakistani distillery

   
ANIMAL SCIENCE


Sawsan A. Omer, Wafa A. I. Al-Megrin, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Mai A. Elobeid and Osama B. Mohammed

A new protocol for the treatment of Brucella melitensis in Neumann’s gazelle (Gazella erlangeri) from Saudi Arabia using oxytetracycline and streptomycin

     
Amina E. Essawy, Ashraf M. Abdel-Moneim, Ibrahim A. Gaaboub and Soad A. El-Sayed

Adverse effects of dimethyl disulphide on sciatic nerve of Swiss albino mice


     

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (51), 2011

Contents:


Review


Bhaskar Roy, Shuang Liang, Peng Zhang, mei-xian Wang, Fang Zhou, Wan Chi Cheong David and Yun-gen Miao

Probability to produce animal vaccines in insect baculovirus expression system


Gana, A. S.

The role of synthetic growth hormones in crop multiplication and improvement


Jian Gao, Zhiming Zhang, Luo Mao, Qin Cheng, Li Liu, Haijian Lin, Yaou Shen, Shibin Gao, Maojun Zhao and Guangtang Pan

Advances on research epigenetic change of hybrid and polyploidy in plants

 
Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Néjia Zoghlami, Aida Bouagila, Myriame Lamine, Haifa Hajri and Abdelwahed Ghorbel

Population genetic structure analysis in endangered Hordeum vulgare landraces from Tunisia: Conservation strategies


Rhouma-Chatti Soumaya, Baraket Ghada, Dakhlaoui-Dkhil Sonia, Zehdi-Azouzi Salwa and Trifi Mokhtar

Molecular research on the genetic diversity of Tunisian date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using the random amplified microsatellite polymorphism (RAMPO) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) methods


Rong Du, Juan Du, Jian Qin, Li-Chun Cui, Jian Hou, Hong Guan and Xiao-Rong An

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cat myostatin gene 5´ regulatory region


Weiwei Wu, Xianglong Li, Rongyan Zhou, Lanhui Li and Huiqin Zheng

Origin and differentiation of a special fragment from Capra hircus agouti gene


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Li-Sha Liu, Ren Li, Yongqin Zhao, Chang-Long Wen, Shuxin Ren and Yang-Dong Guo

High efficiency regeneration and genetic stability analysis of somatic clones of Gynura bicolor DC.
 

Wei Jiang, Shouping Yang, Deyue Yu and Junyi Gai

A comparative study of ATPase subunit 9 (Atp9) gene between cytoplasmic male sterile line and its maintainer line in soybeans

 
An Feng, Kong Lingxue, Gong Lidan, Wang Zhenhui and Lin Weifu

Involvement of rootstocks and their hydraulic conductance in the drought resistance of grafted rubber trees


Z. G. Ginbot and Jill M. Farrant

Physiological response of selected eragrostis species to water-deficit stress


Ilker Nizam

Effects of salinity stress on water uptake, germination and early seedling growth of perennial ryegrass


Pavan Kumar Pindi

Mycorrhizal association of some agroforestry tree species in two social forestry nurseries


Ridvan Polat and Selami Selvi

Edible macrofungi of Edremit Gulf (Balikesir) in Turkey


Behzad Babazadeh Darjazi

Comparison of volatile components of flower, leaf, peel and juice of ‘Page’ mandarin [(Citrus reticulata var ‘Dancy’ × Citrus paradisi var ‘Duncan’) × Citrus clementina]


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


El ouardy Khay, Mohamed Idaomar, Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana Castro, Paula Fajardo Bernárdez, Nadia Skali Senhaji and Jamal Abrini

Antimicrobial activities of the bacteriocin-like substances produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Moroccan dromedary milk


Guanghua Yang, Yucai He, Zhiqiang Cai, Xiyue Zhao, Liqun Wang, and Li Wang

Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas putida WLY for reactive brilliant red x-3b decolorization


Cheng-xu Sun, Hong-xing Cao, Hong-bo Shao, Xin-tao Lei and Yong Xiao

Growth and physiological responses to water and nutrient stress in oil palm


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Zhiping He, Maorun Fu and Linchun Mao

Total phenolic, condensed tannin and antioxidant activity of four Carya species from China


Parang Nikmaram, Mohamad Said Yarmand and Zahra Emamjomeh

Effect of cooking methods on chemical composition, quality and cook loss of camel muscle (Longissimus dorsi) in comparison with veal


S. J. Hosseini-Vashan, N. Afzali, A. Golian, A. Allahressani, M. A. Nasseri and M. Mallakeneh

Comparison of yolk fatty acid content, blood and egg cholesterol of hens fed diets containing palm olein oil and kilka fish oil


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Samaneh Kazemiani and Alireza Motallebi-Azar

Increasing gland number and red pigments in St. John’s wort in vitro culture: Influence of mannitol, sucrose and hydrolyzed casein


Nor Hasnida Hassan, Nor Azah Mohd Ali, Fadhilah Zainudin and Haliza Ismail

Effect of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) in different basal media on shoot multiplication of Aquilaria hirta and detection of essential oils in the in vitro shoots


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Jun-Ling He, Juan-Wen Zhang, Guo-Cai Lv, Ying Zhao, Xiao-Ping Hong

Study on the serum oxidative stress status in silicosis patients


Y. H. Zhang, S. F. Gao, T. Du, H. G. Chen, H.Z.Wang, T.T.Zhu and J. W. Zhang

Direct multiple shoot induction and plant regeneration from dormant buds of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.


Mohammad Froughreyhani, Amin Salem Milani, Saeed Rahimi, Sahar Shakouie and Somaieh Fateh

Comparison of apical sealing ability of resected mineral trioxide aggregate, gutta-percha and a resin-based root canal filling material (resilon)


Akinboro Akeem, Kamaruzaman Bin Mohamed, Mohd Zaini Asmawi and Othman Ahmad Sofiman

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L.: Possible influence of DPPH free radical scavengers


FISHERY SCIENCE


Gang Han, Na Song, Li yan Zhang, Xi fu Sun and Tian xiang Gao

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of ten Gobiidae species in China based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis


BIOTECHNIQUES


Jing Mao,Geert Stoopen, Maarten A.Jongsma1 and Cai-yun Wang

A novel expression cassette for the efficient visual selection of transformed tissues in florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)


Li Wan, Zhi-Biao Wang, Qi-gui Yan, Xu Wang, Yan Lei, Lan Zuo, Yu Cheng, Yu-Peng Ren and Wan-zhu Guo

Genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from commercial swine farms revealed by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR) and repetitive extragenic palindrome PCR (REP-PCR)


Ze-Jian Wang, Ping Wang, Ju Chu and Si-Liang Zhang

Optimization of nutritional requirements and ammonium feeding strategies for improving vitamin B12 production by Pseudomonas denitrificans


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Salama M. Abd El-Hafez, Waleed S. Shell and Yasser A. Ghazi

The immunological response of RB51 vaccinated buffalo calves using brucella periplasmic proteins as ELISA antigen

     

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (50), 2011

Contents:

Review


Xuyong Zhao and Jun Xi

The vaccines for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Morteza Kamrani, Bahram Baghban Kohnehrouz and Ashraf Gholizadeh

Cisgenic inhibition of the potato cold induced phosphorylase L gene expression and decrease in sugar contents


M. Farhadian, A. Hashemi, K. Mardani, R. Darvishzadeh and M. Ranjbari

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


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


M. D. Hossain, M. M. Hanafi, H. Jol and A. H. Hazandy

Growth, yield and fiber morphology of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) grown on sandy bris soil as influenced by different levels of carbon


Po-Hung Wu, Ding-Ding Huang and Doris C. N. Chang

Mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances Phalaenopsis orchid’s growth and resistance to Erwinia chrysanthemi


S. Amiri and S. K. Kazemitabar

Enhancement of callus induction and regeneration efficiency from embryo cultures of Datura stramonium by adjusting carbon sources and concentrations


Ogunsumi, Lucia Omobolanle

Attitude of farmers towards improved agricultural technologies in south-west Nigeria


Shouping Zhao, Xuzhu Ye and Jici Zheng

Lead-induced changes in plant morphology, cell ultrastructure, growth and yields of tomato


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Babaei Semiromi, F., Hassani, A.H., Torabian, A., Karbassi, A.R. and Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, F.

Water quality index development using fuzzy logic: A case study of the Karoon River of Iran


Raúl Tapia-Tussell, Daisy Pérez-Brito, Rafael Rojas-Herrera, Alberto Cortes-Velazquez, Gerardo Rivera-Munoz and Sara Solis-Pereira

New laccase-producing fungi isolates with biotechnological potential in dye decolorization


Lotmani Brahim and Mesnoua Mohamed

Effects of copper stress on antioxidative enzymes, chlorophyll and protein content in Atriplex halimus


Shaukat Ali Abro, Xiaohong Tian, Xudong Wang, Faqi Wu and Jumoke Esther Kuyide

Decomposition characteristics of maize (Zea mays. L.) straw with different carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios under various moisture regimes


A. Hadeel, A. B. M. S. Hossain, Khayyat Latifa, Haitham ALNaqeb, Jama Abear and AlHewiti Norah

Bioethanol fuel production from rambutan fruit biomass as reducing agent of global warming and greenhouse gases


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ferdinandi Patrick, Godliving Mtui, Anthony Manoni Mshandete and Amelia Kivaisi

Optimization of laccase and manganese peroxidase production in submerged culture of Pleurotus sajor-caju


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Shi-hao Zhao, Xiao-hui Liang, Dong-liang Hua, Tong-suo Ma and Hong-bing Zhang

High-yield cellulase production in solid-state fermentation by Trichoderma reesei SEMCC-3.217 using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)


Sunčica Kocić-Tanackov, Gordana Dimić, Jelena Lević, Ilija Tanackov and Danijela Tuco

Antifungal activities of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) extract on Fusarium species


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Hosein Abtahi, Mohammad Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Shabani, Haleh Edalatkhah, Reza Hadavi, Mohammad Mehdi Akhondi and Saeed Talebi

Causes of bimodal melting curve:Asymmetric guanine-cytosine (GC) distribution causing two peaks in melting curve and affecting their shapes


Yong-Guo Jin, Wen-Wen Fu, and Mei-Hu Ma

Preparation and structure characterization of soluble bone collagen peptide chelating calcium


Pengwei Zhao, Ruixia Bai, Lanling Chen, Wenbing Hu, Shiyong Wen, Yan mi, Jianrong Liang, Guifang Cao, Haijun Li, Yingfeng Yang, Chenguang Du, Liping Jiang and Limin Yang

Prokaryotic expression of antimicrobial ovine ß-defensin-1 in Escherichia coli


Diya’uddeen Basheer Hasan, A. R. Abdul Aziz and Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

Application of response surface methodology in process parameters optimization for phenol mineralization using Fenton’s peroxidation


Ji Tian, Hongxiang Shen, Jie Zhang, Tingting Song and Yuncong Yao

Characteristics of chalcone isomerase promoter in crabapple leaves (M.cv. ‘royalty’) and transient expression assay modified in onion epidermal cell


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Salawu, O. T. and Odaibo, A. B.

The molluscicidal effects of Hyptis suaveolens on different stages of Bulinus globosus in the laboratory


Akinboro Akeem, Kamaruzaman Bin Mohamed, Mohd Zaini Asmawi and Othman Ahmad Sofiman

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L.: Possible influence of DPPH free radical scavengers



Eyong U. Eyong, Item J. Atangwho, Esien David-Oku, Margaret A. Agiang and Patrick E. Ebong

Haematological and immunological effects of co-administration of extract of Vernonia amygdalina and Azadirachta indica on normal and diabetic rats


Jian-Min Zhang, Hai-Yan Shen, Cheng-Gang Xu, Li-Li Guo, Bin Zhang, Jing-Yi Li, Ji-Dang Chen, Hui-Ying Fan and Ming Liao

Development and application of a loop-mediated isothermal ampli?cation method for rapid detection of Haemophilus parasuis


FISHERY SCIENCE


Mehmet Zulfu Coban and Dursun Sen

Examination of liver and muscle glycogen and blood glucose levels of Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) living in Hazar Lake and Keban Dam Lake (Elazig, Turkey)


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Hongli Xia, Zui Tan, Jianguo Qiao and Chuan Liang

Recovery of DNA from agarose gel by trap method


Shimin Wang, Xiaolu Li, Lili Yang, Hongzhi Wu, Sixiang Zheng, Xiyan Zhang and Lemin Zhang

Microspore culture of Zantedeschia aethiopica: The role of monosaccharides in sporophytic development



ANIMAL SCIENCE


Marko R. Cincović, Branislava Belić, Bojan Toholj, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Milenko Stevančević, Branislav Lako and Ivan Radović

Metabolic acclimation to heat stress in farm housed Holstein cows with different body condition scores


M. Khalili, A.D. Foroozandeh and M. Toghyani

Lactation performance and serum biochemistry of dairy cows fed supplemental chromium in the transition period


Madoroba, Evelyn, Gelaw, Awoke, Hlokwe, Tiny and Mnisi, Mkhevu

Prevalence of Campylobacter foetus and Trichomonas foetus among cattle from Southern Africa


Ugwu, S. O. C., Ogbu, C. C. and Ikechiuno, I. K.

Reproductive characterization of three species of Giant African land snails (GALs) in captivity


Ahmad Ziarlarimi, Mehrdad Irani, Shahabodin Gharahveysi and Zahra Rahmani

Investigation of antibacterial effects of garlic (Allium sativum), mint (Menthe spp.) and onion (Allium cepa) herbal extracts on Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (15), 2011

Contents:



Diaga Diouf

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Fida M. Abbasi, Rabia Masood and Habib Ahmad

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


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

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


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

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


Amal Kumar Mondal and Sanjukta Mondal (Parui)

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


ismail Sezer, Ahmet Balkaya, Onur Karaagaç and Fatih Öner

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


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

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


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

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


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

The effect of NaCl on proline metabolism in Saussurea amara seedlings


Zeynal Tümsavaş and Ali Kara

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Yue Zhao

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


Şengül Bilgin, Soner Çetinkaya and Yildiz Bolat

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


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

Optimising carbon and nitrogen sources for Azotobacter chroococcum growth


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

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


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

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


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

Fumaric acid, an antibacterial component of Aloe vera L.


Nuhu Alam, Ki Nam Yoon and Tae Soo Lee

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


Batool Sadeghi Nejad, Ablollah Rafiei and Fereshteh Moosanejad

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


Honglei Ding, Linping Huang, Xuhu Mao and Quanming Zou

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


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

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


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

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


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

Adsorption of lysozyme unto silica and polystyrene surfaces in aqueous medium


Taher Yalchi

Determination of digestibility of almond hull in sheep




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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (14), 2011

Contents:


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

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


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

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


Hikmet Murat Sipahioglu, Zekerya Tekin and Mustafa Usta

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Mohammad Akrami, Hadi Golzary and Masoud Ahmadzadeh

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Vahid Bavei, Behrouz Shiran, Mahmood Khodambashi and Abolfazal Ranjbar

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Afolabi Israel Sunmola and Oloyede Oyelola Bukoye

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


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

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


Raju K. Chalannavar, Himansu Baijnath and Bharti Odhav

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

A new tool for in vitro culture of porcine eggs


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

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


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

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


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

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


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (13), 2011

Contents:



Rahul R. Nair and Jerin K. Johnson

Prions and neuro degenerative diseases


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

Ehrlich ascites carcinoma


Akpor, O. B. and Muchie, M.

Environmental and public health implications of wastewater quality


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

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


Xia Liu, Zetian Hua and Yong Wang

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


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

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


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

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


Cenap Cevheri, Çigdem Küçük and Esat Çetin

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


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

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


Lai Zhang, Xian-Qiang Zhang and Min Sun

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


Najmeh Jafari, Rofina Yasmin Othman and Norzulaani Khalid

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


Hema Prasad Narra, Chandra Sekhar Saripalli and Jayashree Gopalakrishnan

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


Mehmet Eker

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


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

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


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

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


Rong-Jen Shiau and Tien-Wei Lin

Chryseobacterium indologenes improves survival of the Chromobacterium violaceum and violacein production


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

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


Marizvikuru Mwale and Patrick J. Masika

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


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

Screening of Zizyphus jujuba for antibacterial, phytotoxic and haemagglutination activities


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

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


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

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


Selima Khatun, Narayan Chandra Chatterjee and Ugur Cakilcioglu

Antioxidant activity of the medicinal plant Coleus forskohlii Briq


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Mitochondrial genome of Taiwan pig (Sus Scrofa)



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (12), 2011

Contents:


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

Diversity between and within farmers’ varieties of tomato from Eritrea


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

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


Abdallah Mahmoud Sliai and Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer

Contribution of chloroplast DNA in the biodiversity of some Aegilops species


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

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


Abdurrahman Onaran and Yusuf Yanarn

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


LiuSan Cheng, Pu-te Wu and XiNing Zhao

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Faraz Arash Rad, Nilufer Aksoz and Mohammad Amin Hejazi

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


Erkan Kalipci and Celalettin Özdemir

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Sabir Ali Channa, Riffat Sultana and Muhammad Saeed Wagan

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Interspecies embryo reconstruction in Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii by handmade cloning


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (11), 2011

Contents:


Wang, Quanzhen and Cui, Jian

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


Shiragambi Hanumantagouda Manohar and Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy

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


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

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


Cagatay Tanriverdi, Hasan Degirmenci and Sertan Sesveren

Assessment of irrigation schemes in Turkey based on management types


Mitra Mohammadi Bazargani, Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei and Mansoor Omidi

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


Iffat Siddiqui, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

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


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

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


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

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


Yasin Ucarli

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


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

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


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

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


Faruk Kutbay, Ismail Varol, Mustafa Bayram and Adile Ozdemir

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


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

Pollution studies on harbours and jetties in Nigeria


Ajuzie Christopher Uche and Bright Amadin Osaghae

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


Ozlem Osmanagaoglu, Fadime Kiran and Ingolf F. Nes

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


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

Growth and exopolysaccharide production by Lactobacillus fermentum F6 in skim milk


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Jingyu Liu and Zhenhua Li

Decreased ADAM9 expression in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis


Tülin Özsisli and Sultan Çobanoglu

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


Shuang Lu, Zongcheng Tian, Yi Lu and Peng Shang

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


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

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by using mango biomass


Ibrahim Mehmeti, Fadime Kiran and Ozlem Osmanagaoglu

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


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

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



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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (10), 2011

Contents:


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

Engineering the functional fitness of transglycosidases and glycosynthases by directed evolution


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Murat Tunçtürk, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Bünyamin Yildirim and Vahdettin Çiftçi

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

Interference of five problematic weed species with rice growth and yield


Nusrat Rabbani, Rukhsana Bajwa and Arshad Javaid

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


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

Purification and characterization of a-galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidofillus


Parichart Khonzue, Khwanchai Khucharoenphaisan, Nantana Srisuk and Vichien Kitpreechavanich

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


Yang Zheng, Zhaoan Chen, Hongbin Lu and Wei Zhang

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


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

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


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

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


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

Synthesis and characterization of styrenated rubber seed oil alkyd


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

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


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

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



Mirjana Ocokoljić, Zoran Nikić, Milan Medarević and Dragana Čavlović

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


Xiuhong Wang

Agricultural biotechnology worldwide patent analysis and mapping


Zdenka Škrbić, Zlatica Pavlovski, Miloš Lukić and Dragan Milić

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


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

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


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

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




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

Contents [10 (7), 2011]:


Saymore P. Ndou, Voster Muchenje and Michael Chimonyo

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Gholamreza Jandaghi

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


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

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


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

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


K. Ramah

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


Yiwei Mo, Guobin Liang, Weiqi Shi and Jianghui Xie

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


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

Potential use of cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of industrial effluents


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

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


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

Remediation of soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from crude oil


Falah Bani Hani and Hussien Al-Wedyan

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


Mustafa Koyun

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


Özgür Kebabci and Nilüfer Cihangir

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


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

Different cell disruption methods for astaxanthin recovery by Phaffia rhodozyma


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

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


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

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


Qunyu Gao, Suling Li, Huali Jian and Shizhong Liang

Preparation and properties of resistant starch from corn starch with enzymes


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

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


Haoliang Chen, R. O. Akinkurolere and Hongyu Zhang

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


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

Exploring cucumber extract for skin rejuvenation


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

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


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

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


Isyaku Umar Yarube and Joseph Olusegun Ayo

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


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

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


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

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


Ozlem Sogut and Fatih Percin

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


Zand, N. and Foroudi, F.

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


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Contents [10 (8), 2011]:


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

Livestock-environment interactions: Methane emissions from ruminants


Naureen Chaudhary and Javed Iqbal Qazi

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


Lin Zhou, Yan Wang and Zhenhua Peng

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


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

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


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

Genetic diversity of Myanmar rice and their implementation on management methods


Tarek A. A. Moussa

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


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

Molecular and biochemical studies of some yeast strains


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

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


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

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


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

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


Shaohui Wang, Yun Kong and Yuncong Yao

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


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

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


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

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


Karthikeyan Sivashanmugam and Gurunathan Jayaraman

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


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

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


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

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


Nazif Bayar and Elvan Özrenk

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


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

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


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

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


Ming-Shien Yen and Chien-Wen Chen

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

A comparison of acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis of rutin


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

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


Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


A. R. Beyzai and M. Adibmoradi

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


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Contents [10 (9), 2011]:


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

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


Sajjad Toghiani

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


Y. Danso, R. Akromah and K. Osei

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


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

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


Sharifi Yazdi MK, Akbari A. and Soltan Dallal MM

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


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

Micropropagation of Ocotea porosa (Nees & Martius) Barroso


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

Performance of chickpea genotypes under two different environmental conditions


Yeşim Okay, Asli Günöz and Khalid Mahmood Khawar

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


Muhd Azlan Abd Ghani, Yahya Awang and Kamaruzaman Sijam

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


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

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


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

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


Sabriye Yazici, Yusuf Yanar and Isa Karaman

Evaluation of bacteria for biological control of early blightdisease of tomato


Nevzat Çakicier, Süleyman Korkut and Fatma Deniz Güler

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Screening of drought oxidative stress tolerance in Serbian melliferous plant species


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

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


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

Accumulation and bioaccessibility of trace elements in wetland sediments


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

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


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

Preliminary biological screening of microbes isolated from cow dung in Kampar


Şenol Köse and Elvan Ocak

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


Ismaila Yada Sudi, Nandita De, and Umaru Ali Dunkrah

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


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

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


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

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


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

Optimization of glucose oxidase production by Aspergillus niger


H. N. Ongendangenda and T. V. Ojumu

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


Chee Wun How, Rasedee Abdullah and Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Ting Ji, Ling Yin and Guohong Chen

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


Ali Ulaş and Ilker Aydin

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



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