Reviews

 

Xiao-Hong Han, Zhao-Jian Gao and Xing-Guo Xiao

Enzymes and genes involved in the betalain biosynthesis in higher plants

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6735-6744

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Jamshid Raheb, Mohammad Javad Hajipour and Babak Memari

Evaluation of the conserve flavin reductase gene from three Rhodococcus sp. strains isolated in Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6745-6749

 

Borhan Shokrollahi, Cyrus Amirinia, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Noor Amirmozaffari, Mohammad Ali Kamali

Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for Iranian river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6750-6755

 

Anbalagan Ezhilarasi and Narayanaswamy Anand

Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Anabaena based on PCR fingerprinting

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6756-6763

 

Zhiwei Jia, Yun Lian, Yun Zhu, Junguang He, Zuping Cao and Guoying Wang

Cloning and characterization of a putative transcription factor induced by abiotic stress in Zea mays

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6764-6771

 

Meltem Sesli and E. Dilşat Yeğenoğlu

Standardization of RAPD assay for genetic analysis of olive

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6772-6776

 

Muhammad Rashid, Liu Ren-hu, Jin Wei, Xu Yong-han, Wang Fu-lin, Tao Yue-zhi, Wang Jun-mei, Akbar Ali Cheema, Chen Jin-qing and Guangyuan He

Genomic diversity among Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L) mutants obtained through 60Co gamma radiations using AFLP markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6777-6783

 

Zhang Qingxia, Xu Xuefeng, Wang Yi, Li Tianzhong and Han Zhenhai

Intracellular localization of Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter from Malus zumi (MzNHX1)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6784-6786

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Ijoyah, M. O. and Koutatouka, M.

Effect of soil solarization using plastic mulch in controlling root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) infestation and yield of lettuce at Anse Boileau, Seychelles

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6787-6790

 

Sadrollah Ramezani and Akhtar Shekafandeh

Roles of gibberellic acid and zinc sulphate in increasing size and weight of olive fruit

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6791-6794

 

Maralian Habib

Effect of foliar application of Zn and Fe on wheat yield and quality

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6795-6798

 

Angélica Guerrero Zúñiga, Alfredo Cruz Orea, Juvencio Galíndez Mayer and Angélica Rodríguez Dorantes

Uptake and compartamentalization of phenanthrene by roots of Cyperus hermaphroditus in hydroponic system

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6799-6806

 

Abdelmalek El Meskaoui and Francine M. Trembaly

Effects of exogenous polyamines and inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis on endogenous free polyamine contents and the maturation of white spruce somatic embryos

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6807-6816

 

Zerihun Abebe, Ayelign Mengesha, Alemayehu Teressa and Wondyfraw Tefera

Efficient in vitro multiplication protocol for Vanilla planifolia using nodal explants in Ethiopia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6817-6821

 

R. Mehravar, M. Jahanshahi and N. Saghatoleslami

Production of biological nanoparticles from α-lactalbumin for drug delivery and food science application

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6822-6827

 

Ki-Won Lee, Gi Jun Choi, Ki-Yong Kim, Hee Chung Ji, Hyung Soo Park, Sei Hyung Yoon and Sang-Hoon Lee

High frequency plant regeneration from mature seed-derived callus of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivars

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6828-6833

 

Zhongze Piao, Maobai Li, Peide Li, Jianming Zhang, Chunmei Zhu, Hui Wang, Zhixiang Luo, Jungro Lee and Runqing Yang

Bayesian dissection for genetic architecture of traits associated with nitrogen utilization efficiency in rice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6834-6839

 

Nobakht, G. M., Kadir, M. A. and Stanslas, J.

In vitro mass propagation of Typhonium flagelliforme as affected by plant growth regulators
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6840-6843

 

Inayt-ur-Rahman, H. Ahmad, Inamullah, Sirajuddin, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Fida M. Abbasi, M. Islam and Sajidul Ghafoor

Evaluation of rapeseed genotypes for yield and oil quality under rainfed conditions of district Mansehra

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6844-6849

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Rajeswari K. and Mangai Kasthuri G.

Molecular characterization of Azotobacter spp. nifH gene Isolated from marine source

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6850-6855

 

Mustafa Karatas, Sukru Dursun and Mehmet Emin Argun

Decolorization of reactive dyes under batch anaerobic condition by mixed microbial culture

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6856-6862

 

Niharendu Saha and Sunanda Biswas

Mineral phosphate solubilizing bacterial community in agro-ecosystem

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6863-6870

 

J. K. Oloke, E. A. Adebayo and D. A. Aina

Effect of nitrogen and phosphate limitation on utilization of bitumen and production of bitu-oil and gas by a bacterial consortium 

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6871-6879

 

Paulraj Kanmani, P. Karuppasamy, C. Pothiraj and Venkatesan Arul

Studies on lignocellulose biodegradation of coir waste in solid state fermentation using Phanerocheate chrysosporium and Rhizopus stolonifer

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6880-6887

 

Ali Akbar Safari Sinegani and Ali Mahohi

Temporal variability of available P, microbial P and some phosphomonoesterase activities in a sewage sludge treated soil: The effect of soil water potential

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6888-6895

 

Liping Qiu, Xingchang Zhang, Jimin Cheng and Xinning Han

Effects of 22 years of re-vegetation on soil quality in the semi-arid area of the Loess Plateau

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6896-6907

 

Bhargavi Moturi and M. A. Singara Charya

Strain improvement in dye decolourising mutants of Mucor mucedo by protoplast fusion

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6908-6912

 

Xin Qi, Yingjun Zhao, Lili Jiang, Yue Cui, Yulan Wang and Bao Liu

QTL analysis of kernel soluble sugar content in super-sweet corn

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6913-6917

 

Ertan Sait Kurtar

Influence of gamma irradiation on pollen viability, germinability and fruit and seed-set of pumpkin and winter squash

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6918-6926

 

S. Nambiar, C. A. Togo and J. L. Limson

Application of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to enhance anodic performance of an Enterobacter cloacae-based fuel cell

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6927-6932

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Sumangala K. Bhat and Vivek Kempraj

Biocidal potential of clove oils against Aedes albopictus – A comparative study

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6933-6937

 

Eser Eke Bayramoğlu, Gonca Telli Yamamoto and Düden Uluç

Comparison of certain microbial counting methods which are currently commonly used in the soaking process

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6938-6944

 

Nighat Fatima, Muhammad Zia, Riaz-ur-Rehman, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Safia Ahmad, Bushra Mirza and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary

Biological activities of Rumex dentatus L: Evaluation of methanol and hexane extracts

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6945-6951

 

Chan Lai Keng, Nhawal A. Saidon and Arvind Bhatt

Somatic embryogenesis and root regeneration in Hyoscyamus niger L. for the production of hyoscyamine

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6952-6960

 

 

 

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 

Kalaiselvi Senthil, V. Veena, M. Mahalakshmi, Ramakrishna Pulla, Deok Chun Yang and R. Parvatham

Microbial conversion of major ginsenoside Rb1 to minor ginsenoside Rd by Indian fermented food bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6961-6966

 

M. A. Abdalla, S. E. Suliman and A. O. Bakhiet

Food safety knowledge and practices of street food-vendors in Atbara City (Naher Elneel State Sudan)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6967-6971

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Tilahun Seyoum Workneh, G. Osthoff and M. S. Steyn

Integrated agrotechnology with preharvest ComCat® treatment, modified atmosphere packaging and forced ventilation evaporative cooling of carrots

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6972-6984

 

Hong Xiao and Jun Wang

Discrimination of Xihulongjing tea grade using an electronic tongue

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6985-6992

 

Junwen Li, Tiejing Li and Xinhuai Zhao

Hydrogen peroxide and ferulic acid-mediated oxidative cross-linking of casein catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase and the impacts on emulsifying property and microstructure of acidified gel

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6993-6999

 

Li Zhi-Guo, Liu Ji-Zhan, Li Ping-Ping and Yin Jian-Jun

Study on the collision-mechanical properties of tomatoes gripped by harvesting robot fingers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7000-7007

 

Yasin Tuncer

Some technological properties of phenotypically identified enterococci strains isolated from Turkish tulum cheese

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7008-7016

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Mohamed Bouaziz, Abdelhafidh Dhouib, Slim Loukil, Makki Boukhris and Sami Sayadi

Polyphenols content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of extracts of some wild plants collected from the south of Tunisia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7017-7027

 

Zhang Yanfang, Wang lijuan and Tao Weny

Biochemical changes in low-salt fermentation of solid-state soy sauce

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7028-7034

 

K. Kalaiarasi and P. U. Sunitha

Optimization of alkaline protease production from Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from meat waste contaminated soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7035-7041

 

Modupe Ogunlesi, Wesley Okiei, Edith Ofor and A. Elizabeth Osibote

Analysis of the essential oil from the dried leaves of Euphorbia hirta Linn (Euphorbiaceae), a potential medication for asthma

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7042-7050

 

Lu Chun, Yu Xiaoping, Huang Guangrong and Wang Hong

Preparation and characterization of antigenic properties of gramicidin A- keyhole limpet hemocyanin and gramicidin A- ovalbumin conjugates

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7051-7058

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Hanaa H. Abd El-Baky, Farouk K. El Baz and Gamal S. El-Baroty

Production of phenolic compounds from Spirulina maxima microalgae and its protective effects

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7059-7067

 

V. Maphosa, P. J. Masika and B. Moyo

Investigation of the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities of Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels root extract in male rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7068-7072

 

Syed Zeenat Shaheen, Krishna Bolla, Kandukuri Vasu and M. A. Singara Charya

Antimicrobial activity of the fruit extracts of Coccinia indica

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7073-7076

 

Santosh Kumar Singh, Vidya Dhar Pandey, Aradhana Singh and Chandan Singh

Antibacterial activity of seed extracts of Argemone mexicana L. on some pathogenic bacterial strains

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7077-7081

 

Zabta Khan Shinwari, Irfan Khan, Shamma Naz and Altaf Hussain

Assessment of antibacterial activity of three plants used in Pakistan to cure respiratory diseases

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7082-7086

 

Chhavi Sharma, Tasmia Ahmed, Swetha Sasidharan, Musthaq Ahmed and Arif Hussain

Use of gemcitabine and ginger extract infusion may improve the efficiency of cervical cancer treatment

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7087-7093

 

Wings T. Y. Loo, L. J. Jin, Mary N. B. Cheung, Yi-ding Dou and J. P. Chen

Polistes olivaceous decreases biotic surface colonization

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7094-7100

 

K. Abdullahi, U. Abubakar, T. Adamu, A. I. Daneji, R. U. Aliyu, N. Jiya, M. T. O. Ibraheem and S. U. Nata’ala

Malaria in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7101-7105

 

Reda Awadallah Saleh, Mohamed A. Dkhil, Abdel-Azeem S. Abdel-Baki and Saleh Al-Quraishy

Epithelial lining of the endometrium during the luteal phase in patients under controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7106-7110

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Hacer Muratoglu, Hatice Kati, Zihni Demirbag and Kazım Sezen

High insecticidal activity of Leclercia adecarboxylata isolated from Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Col.: Chrysomelidae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7111-7115

 

Hengchuan Xia, Honggang Lv Keping Chen, Qin Yao, Peng Lv, Jun Li, Huiqing Chen and Lin Wang

Cloning and characterization of peptidylprolyl isomerase B in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7116-7124

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

P. Manivasagan, N. Annamalai, S. Ashokkumar and P. Sampathkumar

Studies on the proteinaceous gel secretion from the skin of the catfish, Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7125-7129

 

Ebele M. Ilondu, Francis O. Arimoro and Adjekawen P. Sodje

The use of aqueous extracts of Vernonia amygdalina in the control of saprolegniasis in Clarias gariepinus, a freshwater fish

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7130-7132

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Renmin Gong, Yaqian Liu, Yan Jiang and Chengcheng Li

Isothermal, kinetic and thermodynamic studies on basic dye sorption onto tartaric acid esterified wheat straw

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7138-7147

 

LiHua Chen, Qiang Wang and WanGuo Hou

The utilization of BSA-modified chip on the investigation of ligand/protein interaction with surface plasma resonance

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7148-7155

 

J. Maiwore, N. L. Tatsadjieu, D. Montet, G. Loiseau and C. M. F. Mbofung

Comparison of bacterial communities of tilapia fish from Cameroon and Vietnam using PCR-DGGE (polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7156-7163

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 

M. Gundidza, N. Gweru, M. L. Magwa and V. Mmbengwa and A. Samie

The chemical composition and biological activities of essential oil from the fresh leaves of Schinus terebinthifolius from Zimbabwe

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7164-7169

 

Mahmoudi, M., Ebrahimzadeh, M. A., Ansaroudi, F., Nabavi, S. F. and Nabavi, S. M.

Antidepressant and antioxidant activities of Artemisia absinthium L. at flowering stage

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7170-7175

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Y. J. Zhang, G. C. Li and Y. L. Jiang

Polymorphism and association of microsatellite SJ01 with birth weight and early growth traits in pigs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7176-7181 

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (Addendom)

 

Asiwe, J. A. N.

The impact of phosphate fertilizer as a pest management tactic in four cowpea varieties

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 7182-7188