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       Table of Contents: 19 November 2008; 7(22)

 

 

Research

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Adebayo, I. A., Awoniyi, T. A. M. and Olaleye, O. D.

Affinity (tropism) of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus for brain cells

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3980-3983

 

R. Sivakumar and C. Alagesaboopathi

Studies on cytotoxicity and antitumor screening of red and white forms of Abrus precatorius L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3984-3988

 

Ndip R.N., Ajonglefac A.N., Mbullah S.M., Tanih N.F., Akoachere J-F T.K., Ndip L.M., Luma H.N., Wirmum C., Ngwa F. and Efange S.M.N.

In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Lycopodium cernuum (Linn) Pic. Serm

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3989-3994

 

Dingqiang Lu, Shumin Zhang, Jun Wang, Hui Li and Yan Dai

Adsorption separation of 3β-D-monoglucuronyl-18β-glycyrrhetinic acid from directional biotransformation products of glycyrrhizin

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3995-4003

 

Hui Yan, Dongjie Zhu, Dabao Xu, Jie Wu and Xuyun Bian

A study on Cordyceps militaris polysaccharide purification, composition and activity analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4004-4009

 

Hao Liang, Wings TY Loo, Barry H.S. Yeung, Mary NB Cheung, Min Wang, JP Chen

A non-toxic herbal remedy which enhance lymphocyte activity and cytokine secretion: Ganoderma lucidum

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4010-4014

 

Hong Ren, Jian Ping Chen, Bin Yan Tan, Dong Mei Wang, Shu Hai Lin, Y. P. Zhang, D. P. Yang, T. Y. Wings Loo, H. S. Barry Yeung, Miaozhen Jin and Xiaofang Li

The disposition and pharmacokinetics of Dioscorea nipponica Makino extract in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4015-4018

 

Z. Hattingh, C. M. Walsh, C. J. Bester and O. O. Oguntibeju

Evaluation of energy and macronutrient intake of black women in Bloemfontein: A cross-sectional study

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4019-4024

 

Ihsan Edan Alsaimary

A study of atopic diseases in Basrah

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4025-4026

 

 

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Mohammad Reza Safari Motlagh and Behzad Kaviani

Study of genetic variation in population of Bipolaris victoriae, the causal agent of rice brown spot disease, in Guilan Province of Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4027-4030

 

Nawroz Abdul-razzak Tahir

Characterization and glutenin diversity in tetraploid wheat varieties in Sulaimanyah by wheat storage proteins

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4031-4036

 

Daodong Pan and Dezhen Zhang

Function and safety assessment of Lactococus lactis subsp. lactis LB12 as potential probiotic strain

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4037-4044

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Jazet Dongmo, P. M., Tatsadjieu, N. L., Tchinda Sonwa, E., Kuate, J., Amvam Zollo, P. H and Menut, C.

Antiradical potential and antifungal activities of essential oils of the leaves of Citrus latifolia against Phaeoramularia angolensis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4045-4050

 

A. Almodares, M. R. Hadi and H. Ahmadpour

Sorghum stem yield and soluble carbohydrates under different salinity levels

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4051-4055

 

Bingcheng Xu, Lun Shan, Suiqi Zhang, Xiping Deng and Fengmin Li

Evaluation of switchgrass and sainfoin intercropping under 2:1 row-replacement in semiarid region, northwest China

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4056-4067

 

Boukary Ousmane Diallo, Doyle Mckey, Marie-Hélène Chevallier, Hélène I. Joly and Martine Hossaert-Mckey

Breeding system and pollination biology of the semi-domesticated fruit tree, Tamarindus indica L. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae): Implications for fruit production, selective breeding, and conservation of genetic resources

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4068-4075

 

Dogan, R., Goksoy. T. A., Yagdi, K. and Turan, M. Z.

Comparison of the effects of different crop rotation systems on winter wheat and sunflower under rain-fed conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4076-4082

 

Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe, Umoren E. Umoren, Patrick U. Owai and Fraideh Brisibe

Dietary inclusion of dried Artemisia annua leaves for management of coccidiosis and growth enhancement in chickens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4083-4092

 

Khosravi, A. R., Kadir, M. A., Kazemin, S. B., Zaman F.Q and De Silva, A. E.

Establishment of a plant regeneration system from callus of Dendrobium cv. Serdang Beauty

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4093-4099

 

Hakan Geren, Riza Avcioglu, Hikmet Soya, Behcet Kir

Intercropping of corn with cowpea and bean: Biomass yield and silage quality

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4100-4104

 

Ceknas Erdinc, Onder Turkmen and Suat Sensoy

Comparison of some local melon genotypes selected from Lake Van Basin with some commercial melon cultivars for some yield and quality related traits observed in field and high tunnel conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4105-4110

 

X. Z. Lee, Y. R. Liang, H. Chen, J. L. Lu, H. L. Liang, F. P. Huang and E. G. Mamati

Alleviation of UV-B stress in Arabidopsis using tea catechins

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4111-4115

 

D. Dhanavel, P. Pavadai, L. Mullainathan, D. Mohana, G. Raju, M. Girija and C. Thilagavathi

Effectiveness and efficiency of chemical mutagens in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4116-4117

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Hidayah Ariffin, Nor `Aini Abdul Rahman, Phang Lai Yee and Mohd Ali Hassan

Comamonas sp. EB172 isolated from digester treating palm oil mill effluent as potential polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producer

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4118-4121

 

Bülent Sağlam, Ertuğrul Bilgili, Ömer Küçük and Bahar Dinç Durmaz

Fire behavior in Mediterranean shrub species (Maquis)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4122-4129

 

Javed Kamal and Asghari Bano

Effects of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) extracts on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and physicochemical characteristics of soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4130-4135

 

  

  

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Anju Koul and Geeta Sumbali

Detection of zearalenone, zearalenol and deoxynivalenol from medicinally important dried rhizomes and root tubers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4136-4139 

 

S.O. Oyedemi, G. Pirochenva, L.V Mabinya G. Bradley and A.J. Afolayan

Compositions and comparisons of antimicrobial potencies of some essential oils and antibiotics against selected bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4140-4146 

 

P. B. Acharya, D. K. Acharya and H. A. Modi

Optimization for cellulase production by Aspergillus niger using saw dust as substrate

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4147-4152 

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Saim Ates, Yonghao Ni, Mehmet Akgul, Ayhan Tozluoglu

Characterization and evaluation of Paulownia elongota as a raw material for paper production

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4153-4158 

 

Xiuhai Zhang, Zhongyi Wu, Conglin Huang

Effects of gibberellin mutations on in vitro shoot bud regeneration of Arabidopsis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4159-4163 

 

Pirwana K. Chokoe, Peter Masoko, Matlou P. Mokgotho, Rachmond L. Howard and Leseilane J. Mampuru

Does seasonal variation influence the phytochemical and antibacterial properties of Carpobrotus edulis?

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4164-4171 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY  

 

G. Essono, M. Ayodele, J. Foko, A. Akoa, J. Gockowski, Z. Ambang, J.M. Bell, and Ndongo Bekolo

Farmers’ perceptions of practices and constraints in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) chips production in rural Cameroon

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4172-4180

   

Hamma Samia, Nicoletti Cendrine and Sadoun Djamila

The effect of fermented milk with Bifidobacterium infantis on intestinal disorders in the case of antibiotherapy with amoxicillin and contamination with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4181-4191

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE  

 

Soyinka, Olufemi Olukolajo

The feeding ecology of Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus) from a high brackish tropical lagoon in South-west, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4192-4198

 

Mehdi Yousefian, Halat Goli Gezel and Hedayati Fard Masoud

Induction of ovulation in endemic Chalcarburnus chalcoides, living in the Caspian Sea, using LRH-Aa combined with metoclopramide

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4199-4201

 

   

BIOTECHNIQUES  

 

Lucy Gitonga, Esther Kahangi, Simon Gichuki, Kamau Ngamau, Anne Muigai, Eston Njeru, Nancy Njogu, and Simon Wepukhulu

Factors influencing in vitro shoot regeneration of Macadamia Integrifolia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4202-4207

 

Javed Kamal and Asghari Bano

Potential allelopathic effects of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on microorganisms

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4208-4211

 

   

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE  

 

Seung Jae Hwang, Mi Young Lee, Iyyakkannu Sivanesan and Byoung Ryong Jeong

Growth control of kalanchoe cultivars Rako and Gold Strike by application of paclobutrazol and uniconazole as soaking treatment of cuttings

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4212-4218

 

   

  

 

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