Review

 

Aggrey Bernard Nyende

Biotechnology in plant nutrient management for agricultural production in the tropics: The research link

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 664-669

 

Henry A. Okeri and Ikhuoria M. Arhewoh

Analytical profile of the fluoroquinolone antibacterials. I. Ofloxacin

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 670-680

 

 

 

Research

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Lelethu Bungu, Maryna van de Venter and Carminita Frost

Evidence for an in vitro anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity in Tulbaghia violacea

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 681-688

 

Xianfang Yue, Li Wang, Shufeng Sun, Lige Tong

Viscoelastic finite-element analysis of human skull - dura mater system as intracranial pressure changing

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 689-695

 

A. Y. Tijani, M. O. Uguru and O. A. Salawu

Anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diarrhoeal properties of Faidherbia albida in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 696-700

 

Ogbonnia, S., Adekunle, A. A., Bosa, M. K. and Enwuru, V. N.

Evaluation of acute and subacute toxicity of Alstonia congensis Engler (Apocynaceae) bark and Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) fruits mixtures used in the treatment of diabetes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 701-705

 

Gül Özcan Arıcan, Uğur Serbes and Ercan Arıcan

Evaluation of the cytotoxicity interactions between epirubicin and daunorubicin in HeLa cell cultures

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 706-711

 

Ji-Huan He

An allometric scaling law for understanding mammalian sleep

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 712-713

 

 

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

J. Lwelamira, G. C. Kifaro, P. S. Gwakisa and P. L. M. Msoffe

Association of LEI0258 microsatellite alleles with antibody response against newcastle disease virus vaccine and body weight in two Tanzania chicken ecotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 714-720

 

Feng Xu, Rong Cai, Shuiyuan Cheng, Hewei Du, Yan Wang and Shuhan Cheng

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene from Ginkgo biloba

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 721-729

 

G. Mohammadi-Nejad, A. Arzani, A. M. Rezai, R.K. Singh and G. B. Gregorio

Assessment of rice genotypes for salt tolerance using microsatellite markers associated with the saltol QTL

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 730-736

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Fahad Al-Qurainy

Effect of ambient gases and soil moisture regimes on carbohydrate translocation in kidneybean plants grown in pots in Riyadh, KSA

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 737-743

 

Rudo Ngara, Jasper Rees and Bongani K. Ndimba

Establishment of sorghum cell suspension culture system for proteomics studies

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 744-749

 

H. Turhan, L. Genc, S. E. Smith, Y. B. Bostanci and O. S. Turkmen

Assessment of the effect of salinity on the early growth stage of the common sunflower (Sanay cultivar) using spectral discrimination techniques

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 750-756

 

Akaneme, Florence Ifeoma and Eneobong, Effiom Eneobong

Tissue culture in Pinus caribaea Mor. var. Hondurensis barr. and golf. II: Effects of two auxins and two cytokinins on callus growth habits and subsequent organogenesis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 757-765

 

Adama Diouf, Tahir Abdoulaye DIOP, Ibrahima Ndoye and Mamadou Gueye

Response of Gliricidia sepium tree to phosphorus application and inoculations with Glomus aggregatum and rhizobial strains in a sub-Saharian sandy soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 766-771

 

Çiğdem Küçük and Merih Kıvanç

Preliminary characterization of Rhizobium strains isolated from chickpea nodules

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 772-775

 

Necat Togay, Yesim Togay, Kerim Mesut Cimrin and Metin Turan

Effects of rhizobium inoculation, sulfur and phosphorus applications on yield, yield components and nutrient uptakes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 776-782

 

Jinming Wang and Runzhi Li

Integration of C4-specific ppdk gene of Echinochloa to C3 upland rice and its photosynthesis characteristics analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 783-787

 

Mahdi Davari and Behzad Hajieghrari

Phoma negriana, a new invasive pathogen for Moghan's vineyards in Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 788-791

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Tebekeme Okoko and Ibiba F. Oruambo

Garcinia kola extract reduced lipopolysaccharide activation of macrophages using U937 cells as a model

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 792-795

   

De Sousa, Karina, Silva, Marcelo S. and Tavira, Luís T.

Variation of nitric oxide levels in imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria episodes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 796-799

   

S. M. I. Sajidu, I. Persson, W. R. L. Masamba and E. M. T. Henry

Mechanisms for biosorption of chromium(III), copper(II) and mercury(II) using water extracts of Moringa oleifera seed powder

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 800-804

   

Deepanjan Banerjee, Shrabana Chakrabarti, Alok K. Hazra, Shivaji Banerjee, Jharna Ray and Biswapati Mukherjee

Antioxidant activity and total phenolics of some mangroves in Sundarbans

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 805-810

 

Mamadou Koné, Diomandé Dramane, Traoré Karim Sory, Dembélé Ardjouma and
Houenou Pascal Valentin

Comparison of trace element contamination levels (Cu, Zn, Fe, Cd and Pb) in the soft tissues of the gastropods Tympanotonus fuscatus fuscatus and Tympanotonus fuscatus radula collected in the Ebrié Lagoon (Côte d'Ivoire): Evidence of the risks linked to lead and cadmium.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 811-820

   

P. Valipour, S. Nourbakhsh, M. Maboudi, A.G. Ebadi and A.Taravati

Study of chemical and physical behavior cotton fabrics treated by corona discharge after several laundering

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 821-823

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

T E. Ogbulie, J. N Ogbulie and I Umezuruike

Biodegradation of detergents by aquatic bacterial flora from Otamiri River, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 824-830 

 

Hazrat Ali and Shah Khalid Muhammad

Biodecolorization of acid violet 19 by Alternaria solani

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 831-833

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

V. Vijayagopal and P. L. Sabarathinam

Kinetics of biological treatment of phenolic wastewater in a three phase draft tube fluidized bed bioreactor containing biofilm

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 834-837

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

S. Kamala Kannan, K. Murugan, A. Naresh Kumar, N. Ramasubramanian and P. Mathiyazhagan

Adulticidal effect of fungal pathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae on malarial vector Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 838-841