Review

 

Muhammad Saleem and Mustafa Kamal

Monoclonal antibodies in clinical diagnosis: A brief review application

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 923-925

 

 

 

Research

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Nursel Gül, Suna Cebesoy and Nesrin Özsoy

Lectins binding during alloxan-induced diabetes in rat soleus muscle

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 926-930

 

Olivia Afa Achonduh and Pierre Roger Tondje

First report of pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana RBL1034 to the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera; Culicidae) in Cameroon

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 931-935

 

Bla Kouakou Brice, Yavo William, Ouattara Lacinan, Basco Leonardo and Djaman Allico Joseph

Influence of the asexual parasite biomass on in vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Abidjan

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 936-940

 

A. Kumar, R. Ilavarasan, T. Jayachandran, M. Deecaraman, R. Mohan Kumar,
P. Aravindan, N. Padmanabhan and M. R. V. Krishan

Anti-inflammatory activity of Syzygium cumini seed

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 941-943

 

  

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Odiaka Ngozi. Ifeoma, Akoroda Malachy. O and Odiaka Emmanuel Chukwunyem

Diversity and production methods of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.); Experience with vegetable farmers in Makurdi, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 944-954

 

Dilek Başalma, Serkan Uranbey, Derya Gürlek, and Sebahattin Özcan

TDZ-induced plant regeneration in Astragalus cicer L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 955-959

 

Dilek Başalma, Serkan Uranbey, Semra Mirici and Özer Kolsarici

TDZ x IBA induced shoot regeneration from cotyledonary leaves and in vitro multiplication in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 960-966

 

Behzad Hajieghrari, Mousa Torabi-Giglou, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi and Mahdi Davari

Biological potantial of some Iranian Trichoderma isolates in the control of soil borne plant pathogenic fungi

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 967-972

 

N. Sathyanarayana, T. N. Bharath kumar, P. B. Vikas and R. Rajesha

In vitro clonal propagation of Mucuna pruriens var. utilis and its evaluation of genetic stability through RAPD markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 973-980

 

Binott, J. J., Songa, J. M., Ininda, J., Njagi, E. M. and Machuka, J.

Plant regeneration from immature embryos of Kenyan maize inbred lines and their respective single cross hybrids through somatic embryogenesis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 981-987

 

Osei Yaw Ampomah, Emmanuel Ofori-Ayeh, Bjorn Solheim and Mette Marianne Svenning

Host range, symbiotic effectiveness and nodulation competitiveness of some indigenous cowpea bradyrhizobia isolates from the transitional savanna zone of Ghana

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 988-996

 

Rabha Abdelwahd, Najat Hakam, Mustapha Labhilili and Sripada M. Udupa

Use of an adsorbent and antioxidants to reduce the effects of leached phenolics in in vitro plantlet regeneration of faba bean

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 997-1002

 

O.J. Adeniyi, V.O. Adetimirin, I. Ingelbrecht and R. Asiedu

Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata Poir and Dioscorea alata L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1003-1008

 

Ji-Huan He

Geometrical approach to length-biomass allometry in predominantly bidimensional seaweeds

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1009-1010

 

 

 

GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Mikail Akbulut, Meral Yücel, Hüseyin Avni Öktem

Analysis and optimization of DNA delivery into chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seedlings by Agrobacterium tumefacience

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1011-1017

 

Kamal Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mishra and Raj Shekhar Misra

A simple and efficient method for extraction of genomic DNA from tropical tuber crops

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1018-1022

 

Mpoloka S.W., Kgotlele T. and Wally A.

Determination of allele frequencies in nine short tandem repeat loci of five human sub-populations in Botswana

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1023-1027

 

Afroz Alam, Pradeep K. Naik, Pallavi Gulati, Ashwani Kumar Gulati and Gyan P. Mishra

Characterization of genetic structure of Podophyllum hexandrum populations, an endangered medicinal herb of Northwestern Himalaya, using ISSR-PCR markers and its relatedness with podophyllotoxin content

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1028-1040

 

Agoreyo, B. O., Golden, K. D. and Brown, S. E.

Analysis of genetic variability among plantain cultivars (Musa paradisiaca L.) using arbitrarily primed PCR technique

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1041-1045

 

Archana Mathur, Ajay Kumar Mathur, Priyanka Verma, Shrawan Yadav, Moti Lal Gupta and Mahendra P. Darokar

Biological hardening and genetic fidelity testing of micro-cloned progeny of Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. et Fernand.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1046-1053

 

Peng Li, Xiaoping Zhang, Yicun Chen, Guangqin Lu, Guan Zhou, Yangdong Wang

Genetic diversity and germplasm resource research on tung tree (Vernicia fordii) cultivars, investigated by inter-simple sequence repeats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1054-1059

 

Soheir M. El Nahas, Amal A. Hassan, Ahlam A. Abou Mossallam, Eman R. Mahfouz, Mona A. Bibars, Hanaa A. S. Oraby and H.A. de Hondt

Analysis of genetic variation in different sheep breeds using microsatellites

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1060-1068

 

K.H. Liu, L.M. Zhang, X.W. Ding, B.W. Deng, and W.Q. Chen.

Analysis of in vivo binding of yeast heat shock factor to promoter DNA

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1069-1071

 

H. Y. Zhang, F. S. Li, l. L. He, H. Q. Zhong, Q. H. Yang and S. C. He

Identification of sugarcane interspecies hybrids with RAPDs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1072-1074

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Gerard Nkwelang, Henri F L Kamga, George E Nkeng and S P Antai

Studies on the diversity, abundance and succession of hydrocarbon utilizing micro organisms in tropical soil polluted with oily sludge

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1075-1080

 

Metin Tunay and Kenan Melemez

An analysis of biomechanical and anthropometric parameters on classroom furniture design

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1081-1086

 

K. J. Rashamuse, C. C. Z. Mutambanengwe and C. G. Whiteley

Enzymatic recovery of platinum (IV) from industrial wastewater using a biosulphidogenic hydrogenase

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1087-1095

 

   

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

S. Nizamuddin, A. Sridevi and G. Narasimha

Production of β-galactosidase by Aspergillus oryzae in solid-state fermentation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1096-1100

   

Kavita Bhavsar, Parin Shah, Sarvesh Kumar Soni and J. M. Khire

Influence of pretreatment of agriculture residues on phytase production by Aspergillus niger NCIM 563 under submerged fermentation conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1101-1106

 

M.O. Daramola and L. Zampraka

Experimental study of the production of biomass by Sacharomyces cerevisiae in a fed batch fermentor

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1107-1114

 

Huang Guangrong, Dai Dehui, Hu Weilian and Jiang Jiaxin

Optimization of medium composition for thermostable protease production by Bacillus sp. HS08 with a statistical method

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1115-1122

 

Mona E. M. Mabrouk and Amani M. D. El Ahwany

Production of β-mannanase by Bacillus amylolequifaciens 10A1 cultured on potato peels

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1123-1128

 

Buddolla Viswanath, M. Subhosh Chandra, H. Pallavi and B. Rajasekhar Reddy

Screening and assessment of laccase producing fungi isolated from different environmental samples

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1129-1133

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

U. J. Ukpabi, R. M. Omodamiro, J.G. Ikeorgu and R. Asiedu

Sensory evaluation of amala from improved water yam (Dioscorea alata) genotypes in Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1134-1138 

 

M. Melkamu, T. Seyoum and K. Woldetsadik

Effects of pre- and post harvest treatments on changes in sugar content of tomato

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1139-1144

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Ibrahim Ilker Ozyigit

Phenolic changes during in vitro organogenesis of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) shoot tips

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1145-1150 

 

Bing Zhou and Sheng Qiang

Environmental, genetic and cellular toxicity of tenuazonic acid isolated from Alternaira alternata

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1151-1156 

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

J. Yang, Z. C. Gong and X. Tan

Induction of callus and extraction of alkaloid from Yi Mu Cao (Leonurus heterophylus Sw.) culture

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1157-1162 

 

Tahir Atici, Khalid Mahmood Khawar, Cigdem Alev Ozel, Hikmet Katircioglu and Mevlude Alev Ates

Use of psyllium (isubgol) husk as an alternative gelling agent for the culture of prokaryotic microalgae (Cyanobacteria) Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann and eukaryotic green microalgae (Chlorophyta) Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Brebisson

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1163-1165 

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Khebbeb, M. E. H., Gaouaoui, R. and Bendjeddou, F.

Tebufenozide effects on the reproductive potentials of the mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1166-1170 

 

Emeka Vincent Ezieshi and Julius Mark Olomu

Nutritional evaluation of palm kernel meal types: 2. Effects on live performance and nutrient retention in broiler chicken diets

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1171-1175 

 

 

 

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 

Ogiehor I. S. Nwafor O. E.2 and Owhe-Ureghe U. B.

Changes in the quality of zobo beverages produced from Hibiscus sabdarifa (Linn roscelle) and the effects of extract of ginger alone or in combination with refrigeration

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1176-1180 

 

Chougrani Fadela, Cheriguene Abderrahim and Bensoltane Ahmed

Use of lactic strains isolated from Algerian ewe's milk in the manufacture of a natural yogurt

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1181-1186 

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Babarinde, Samuel A., Adebayo, Moses A. and Oduyemi, Kolade

Integrating varietal resistance with Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Richard seed extract for the management of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky in stored maize

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1187-1191 

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

Saurin Hem, Sékou Toure, Cé Sagbla and Marc Legendre

Bioconversion of palm kernel meal for aquaculture: Experiences from the forest region (Republic of Guinea)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1192-1198