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       Table of Contents: 18 January 2008; 7(2)

 

Research

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Raymond I. Ozolua and Peter Alonge

Aqueous and ethanol leaf-extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum) increase locomotor activity in Sprague-Dawley rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 073-076

 

Nmorsi, O. P. G. Ukwandu, N. C. D., Isaac, C., Ekoma, N. E, Asibor, V.

Immunoglobulin profile of Nigerian children with Plasmodium falciparum infection

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 077-080

 

M. S. Ranjith, A.J.A. Ranjitsingh, S. Gokul Shankar, G. S. Vijayalaksmi, K. Deepa and Harcharan Singh Sidhu

Enhanced Phagocytosis and Antibody Production by Tinospora cordifolia - A new dimension in Immunomodulation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 081-085

 

Mubashir H. Masoodi, Bahar Ahmed, Iqbal M. Zargar, Saroor A. Khan, Shamshir Khan and Singh P.

Antibacterial activity of whole plant extract of Marrubium vulgare

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 086-087

 

 

 

 PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Hakan Simsek, Ergun Baysal, Mehmet Colak, Hilmi Toker, and Ferah Yilmaz

Yield response of mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) on wheat straw and waste tea leaves based composts using supplements of some locally available peats and their mixture with some secondary casing materials

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 088-094

 

Town Mohammad Hussain, Thummala Chandrasekhar and Ghanta Rama Gopal

Micropropagation of Sterculia urens Roxb., an endangered tree species from intact seedlings

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 095-101

 

Alishah Omran and Bagherieh-Najjar Mohammad B

Polyploidization effect in two diploid cotton (Gossypium herbaceum L. and G. arboreum L.) species by colchicine treatments

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 102-108

 

 

 

 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

J. Venkateswara Rao, P. K. Usman and J. Bharat Kumar

Larvicidal and insecticidal properties of some marine sponges collected in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar waters

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 109-113

 

Chamunorwa Aloius Togo, Cecil Clifford Zvandada Mutambanengwe and Christopher George Whiteley

Decolourisation and degradation of textile dyes using a sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) – biodigester microflora co-culture

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 114-121

 

S. Uba, A. Uzairu, G. F. S. Harrison, M. L. Balarabe and O. J. Okunola

Assessment of heavy metals bioavailability in dumpsites of Zaria Metropolis, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 122-130

 

 

 

GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

E. Okogbenin, J. Marin and M. Fregene

QTL analysis for early yield in a pseudo F2 population of cassava

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 131-138

 

A. Muchugi, G. M. Muluvi, A. J. Simons, F. N. Wachira and R. H. Jamnadass

Estimation of out-crossing rate in a natural breeding population of Warburgia ugandensis using AFLP marker

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 139-146

   

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Yuru You, Yuanfeng Wu, Jianwei Mao, Ligen Zou and Shiwang Liu

Screening of Chinese brassica species for anti-cancer sulforaphane and erucin

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 147-152

 

Justine T. Ekanem and Oluwatosin K. Yusuf

Some biochemical and haematological effects of black seed (Nigella sativa) oil on Trypanosoma brucei-infected rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 153-157

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Alakali, J. S., Okonkwo, T. M. and Iordye, E. M.

Effect of stabilizers on the physico-chemical and sensory attributes of thermized yoghurt

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 158-163

 

F. C. K. Ocloo and G. S. Ayernor

Physical, chemical and microbiological changes in alcoholic fermentation of sugar syrup from cassava flour

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 164-168

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

John, O. Akerele, Osahon, Obasuyi, Maureen, I. Ebomoyi Israel, E. Oboh, Osamuyi, H. Uwumarongie

Antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract and fractions of the seeds of Garcinia kola Heckel (Guttiferae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 169-172

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

H. Genc, L. Genc, H. Turhan, S. E. Smith and J. L. Nation

Vegetation indices as indicators of damage by the sunn pest (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) to field grown wheat

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 173-180

 

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