Review

 

Oni M. O. and Oguntibeju O. O.

Clinical and diagnostic importance of proteinuria: A review

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3166-3172

 

 

Research

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Jimoh, F. O., Adedapo, A. A., Sofidiya, M. O., Masika, P. J. and Afolayan, A. J.

Safety evaluation of the extract from the shoots of Arctotis arctotoides in rats and mice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3173-3177

 

E.E. Akortha and O. S. Egbule

Transfer of tetracycline resistance gene (tet^r) between replicons in some enteric bacteria of diarrhoeal origin from some hospitals in South-South, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3178-3181

 

I. A. Adeleye, C. C. Onubogu, C. I. Ayolabi, A. O. Isawumi and M. E. Nshiogu

Screening of crude extracts of twelve medicinal plants and “wonder-cure” concoction used in Nigeria unorthodox medicine for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from tuberculosis patients sputum

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3182-3187

 

Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Fereshteh Pourmorad and Ahmad Reza Bekhradnia

Iron chelating activity, phenol and flavonoid content of some medicinal plants from Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3188-3192

 

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Yigzaw Dessalegn, L. Herselman and M. T. Labuschagne

AFLP analysis among Ethiopian arabica coffee genotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3193-3199

 

Adenubi Adesoye, Jesse Machuka and Adeniyi Togun

CRY 1AB transgenic cowpea obtained by nodal electroporation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3200-3210

 

Sayed M. Zain Hasan, Mohammad Shafie B. Shafie and Ramisah M. Shah

Efficient method for the extraction of genomic DNA from wormwood (Artemisia capillaris)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3211-3216

 

Yonathan Tilahun, Khairy Soliman, Kathy S. Lawrence, Leland J. Cseke and Joel W. Ochieng

Nuclear ribosomal DNA diversity of a cotton pest (Rotylenchulus reniformis) in the United States

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3217-3224

 

G. Vonothini, M. Murugan, K. Sivakumar and S. Sudha

Optimization of protease production by an actinomycete Strain, PS-18A isolated from an estuarine shrimp pond

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3225-3230

 

Aryadeep Roychoudhury and Supratim Basu

Overexpression of an abiotic-stress inducible plant protein in the bacteria Escherichia coli

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3231-3234

 

Natesan Balasubramanian and Damodaran Lalithakumari

Characteristics of protoplast inter, intra-fusant and regeneration of antagonistic fungi Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma viride

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3235-3243

 

Talat Khan, David Krupadanam and Syed Yousuf Anwar

The role of phytohormone on the production of berberine in the calli cultures of an endangered medicinal plant, turmeric (Coscinium fenestratum l.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3244-3246

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Jedidah Danson, Martin Lagat, Michael Kimani and Alex Kuria

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for resistance to gray leaf spot and common rust diseases of maize

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3247-3254

 

Yesim Togay, Necat Togay, Fatih Cig, Murat Erman and A. Esen Celen

The effect of sulphur applications on nutrient composition, yield and some yield components of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3255-3260

 

Javed Kamal and Asghari Bano

Allelopathic potential of sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) on soil metals and its leaves extracts on physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3261-3265

 

Wilkson Makumba and Festus K. Akinnifesi

Mineralization and N-use efficiency of tree legume prunings from fertilizer tree systems and low quality crop residues in Malawi

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3266-3274

 

Mustafa Harmankaya, Mustafa Önder, Mehmet Hamurcu, Ercan Ceyhan and Sait Gezgin

Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars to foliar and soil applied boron in boron-deficient calcareous soils

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3275-3282

 

Zheng XQ, Jin J, Chen H, Du Y.Y, Ye JH, Lu JL, Lin C, Dong JJ, Sun QL, Wu LY and Liang YR

Effect of ultraviolet B irradiation on accumulation of catechins in tea (Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3283-3287

 

Abdul Mannan, Nazia Shaheen, Waheed Arshad, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Muhammad Zia and Bushra Mirza

Hairy roots induction and artemisinin analysis in Artemisia dubia and Artemisia indica

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3288-3292

 

V. H. Kabambe, F. Kanampiu and A. Ngwira

Imazapyr (herbicide) seed dressing increases yield, suppresses Striga asiatica and has seed depletion role in maize (Zea mays L.) in Malawi

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3293-3292

 

Hudai Yilmaz and Arzu Kina

The influence of NaCl salinity on some vegetative and chemical changes of strawberries (Fragaria x ananssa L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3299-3305

 

A. Taiga, M. N. Suleiman, W. Sule and D. B. Olufolaji

Comparative in vitro inhibitory effects of cold extracts of some fungicidal plants on Fusarium oxysporium mycelium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3306-3308

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Leena, R. and Selva Raj, D.

Bio-decolourization of textile effluent containing Reactive Black-B by effluent-adapted and non-adapted bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3309-3313

 

Firdaus-e-Bareen and Sheza Khilji

Bioaccumulation of metals from tannery sludge by Typha angustifolia L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3314-3320

 

C. N. Owabor and E. O. Aluyor

Application of adsorbent as a novel technique during biodegradation of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (anthracene)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3321-3325

 

Sasmita Mishra and Niranjan Behera

Amylase activity of a starch degrading bacteria isolated from soil receiving kitchen wastes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3326-3331

 

  

  

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY 

 

M. Mohammadi, G.D. Najafpour, M. Asadi, M. Rahimnejad, S. Najafpour M. Pazouki

Production of organic acids in an immobilized cell reactor using Propionibacterium acidi-propionici

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3332-3338 

 

Farinde, E.O., Obatolu, V.A., Fasoyiro, S.B., Adeniran, A.H. and Agboola, E.R.

Use of alternative raw materials for yoghurt production

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3339-3345

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Alireza Sadeghi, Fakhri Shahidi, Ali Mortazavi and Mahdi Nassiri Mahallati

Evaluation of Lactobacillus sanfransicencis (ATCC 14917) and Lactobacillus plantarum (ATCC 43332) effects on Iranian Barbari bread shelf life

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3346-3351 

 

Guo Yongchao, Li Zhenxing and Lin Hong

Mouse model in food allergy: dynamic determination of shrimp allergenicity

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3352-3356 

 

Udensi, E. A., Ijeh, I. I. and Kanu, C. P.

Effect of processing on the toxicity of Mucuna jaspada flour

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3357-3359 

 

V. O. Adetunji and O. T. Salawu

West African soft cheese ‘wara’ processed with Calotropis procera and Carica papaya: A comparative assessment of nutritional values

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3360-3362

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE  

 

Mehmet Fatih Çelen, Suleyman Kozat, Suat Ekin, İbrahim Hakki Yörük and Emine Alkiş

Effects of adding aluminum sulfate to different litters on selected trace elements and vitamins concentrations in broiler

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3363-3366

   

Benakriche Ben Mehel, Bekada Ahmed, Philippe Pochart, Saïdi Djamel and Kheroua Omar

Protein malnutrition and metronidazole induced intestinal bacterial translocation in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3367-3372

 

Zare Shahneh, A. Sadeghipanah, H. Javaheri Barfourooshi and M. A. Emami-mibody

Effects of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) administration and flushing on reproductive performance in Nadooshan goats of Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3373-3379

   

Mahdi Khodaei Motlagh, Ahmad Zare Shahneh, Morteza Daliri, Hamid Kohram and Framarz Gharagozlou

In vitro maturation of sheep oocytes in different concentrations of mare serum

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3380-3382

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY  

 

Asita Okorie Asita, Mann E. Dingann and Sibusisiwe Magama

Lack of modulatory effect of asparagus, tomato, and grape juice on cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxicity in mice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3383-3388 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Abdulaziz M. Al-Swailem, Mohamed B. Al-Fageeh, Essam J. Alyamani,
Maher M. Shehata and Turki A. Al-Shammari

Characterization of recombinant Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) insulin

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3389-3394