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       Table of Contents: 4 January 2010; 9 (1)

 

 

Reviews

 

Benedict C. Gbaruko, Ekeoma I. Ogwo, Jude C. Igwe and Hongtao Yu

Organophosphate induced chronic neurotoxicity: Health, environmental and risk exposure issues in developing nations of the world

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5137-5141

 

Mohammad Alimohammadi and Mohammad B. Bagherieh-Najjar

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants: Basic principles and influencing factors

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5142-5148

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Thangavelu Pugalendhi, Murugesan Premalatha and Shreedhar G. Bhat

Agrobacterium mediated transformation of annexin gene in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5149-5154

 

Gang Xiao, Xian Men Wu and Chun Yun Guan

Identification of differentially expressed genes in seeds of two Brassica napus mutant lines with different oleic acid content

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5155-5162

 

Hasibe Cingilli Vural

Quantification and presence of human ancient DNA in burial place remains of Turkey using real time polymerase chain reaction

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5163-5168

 

Muhammad Yalwa Gwarzo

Nrf2 transcription factor gene regulates basal transcription of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase enzyme in mouse brain

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5169-5172

 

Felix M. Chipojola, Weston F. Mwase, Moses B. Kwapata, James M. Bokosi, Joyce P. Njoloma and Moses F. Maliro

Morphological characterization of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) in four populations in Malawi

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5173-5181

 

Chen, S. C., Liu, A. R., Wang, F. H. and Ahammed, G. J.

Combined overexpression of chitinase and defensin genesin transgenic tomato enhances resistance to Botrytis cinerea

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5182-5188

 

Syed Kashif Nawaz and Shahida Hasnain

Comparison of the optimized conditions for genotyping of ACE ID polymorphism using conventional and direct blood PCR

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5189-5192

 

An-Qi Geng, Zhan-Jun Zhao, Xuan-Li Nie and Xing-Guo Xiao

Expression analysis of four flower-specific promoters of Brassica spp. in the heterogeneous host tobacco

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5193-5200

 

Cao Bi-hao, Lei Jian-jun, Wang Yong and Chen Guo-ju

Inheritance and identification of SCAR marker linked to bacterial wilt-resistance in eggplant

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5201-5207

 

Yuan Zhou, Shao Hong-bo and De-yu Chen

Effects of organic nitrogen and carbon sources on mycelial growth and polysaccharides production and their optimization in the submerged culture of Grifola umbellate, a Chinese medicinal herb

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5208-5214

 

Ying-fan Cai, Sheng-wei Li, Yi Liu, Sun Quan, Min Chen, Yong-fang Xie, Huai-zhong Jiang, En-zhao Wei, Neng-wen Yin, Ling Wang, Rui Zhang, Cheng-lin Huang, Xiao-Hong He and Ming-feng Jiang

Molecular phylogeny of Ranunculaceae based on internal transcribed spacer sequences

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5215-5224

 

A. Niknejad, M. A. Kadir, S. B. Kadzimin, N. A. P. Abdullah and K. Sorkheh

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationships among and within species of Phalaenopsis (Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) based on RAPD analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5225-5240

 

Orlović Saša, Galović Vladislava, Zorić Miroslav, Kovačević Branislav, Pilipović Andrej and Zoran Galic

Evaluation of interspecific DNA variability in poplars using AFLP and SSR markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5241-5247

 

Lingling Lv, Guangming Sun, Jianghui Xie, Xiaoping Zang, Yulin Hu and Jun Duan

Determination of chromosomal ploidy in Agave ssp.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5248-5252

 

ChangKug Kim, JeomHwa Han, YounHee Shin, SungHan Park, DoWon Yun, ByungOhg Ahn, DongHern Kim, BeomSeok Park and JangHo Hahn
A genome browser database for rice (Oryza sativa) and Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5253-5259

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Omid Sofalian, Seyyed A. Mohammadi, Saeid Aharizad, Mohammad Moghaddam and Mohammad R. Shakiba

Mapping of QTLs for frost tolerance and heading time using SSR markers in bread wheat

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5260-5264

 

Nurgul Tankut

Effect of various factors on the rigidity of furniture cases

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5265-5270

 

Mohammad Reza Mohammadi and Behzad Hajieghrari

Sugarcane mosaic virus: The causal agent of mosaic disease on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) in Tehran province of Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5271-5274

 

B. O. Obadoni, J. K. Mensah and L. O. Ikem

Varietal response of four cowpea cultivars (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) to different densities of guinea grass (Panicum maximum)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5275-5279

 

J. Mpika, I. B. Kébé, A. E. Issali, F.K. N’Guessan, S. Druzhinina, M. Komon-Zélazowska, C. P. Kubicek and S. Aké

Antagonist potential of Trichoderma indigenous isolates for biological control of Phytophthora palmivora the causative agent of black pod disease on cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in Côte d’Ivoire

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5280-5293

 

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan and Byoung Ryong Jeong

Induction and establishment of adventitious and hairy root cultures of Plumbago zeylanica L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5294-5300

 

Saber Kouas, Ahmed Debez, Claude Plassard, Jean Jacques Drevon and Chedly Abdelly

Effect of phosphorus limiting on phytase activity, proton efflux and oxygen consumption by nodulated-roots of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5301-5309

 

Tayyaba Sultana and Abdul Ghafoor

Botanical and molecular evidences of landraces from the germplasm exclusively collected from Baluchistan, a centre of diversity for Lens culinaris

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5310-5315

 

Süleyman Korkut, M. Hakkı Alma and Y. Kenan Elyildirim

The effects of heat treatment on physical and technological properties and surface roughness of European Hophornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.) wood

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5316-5327

 

Nighat Shaheen, Mir Ajab Khan, Ghazalah Yasmin, Mushtaq Ahmad, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, and Muhammad Zafar

Foliar epidermal anatomy and its systematic implication within the genus Sida L. (malvaceae)
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5328-5336

 

Behnam Amiri-Besheli

Toxicity appraisement of methaldehyde, ferricol®, snail repellent tape® and sabzarang® (snail repellent paint) on land snails (Xeropicta derbentina), (Xeropicta krynickii)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5337-5342

 

L. Tripathi and J. N. Tripathi

Relative susceptibility of banana cultivars to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5343-5350

 

Davood Hashem Abadi, Behzad Kaviani, Shahram Sedaghat Hoor, Ali Mohammadi Torkashvand and Roghayeh Zarei

Quality management of cut carnation 'Tempo' with 1-MCP

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5351-5357

 

Jianming Fei, Yufeng Li, Yan Wu, Xichuang Bai, Guofang Shi, Feng Yu and Yuanzhang Kuai

Identification of a latent pathogen on mulberry tree with a disease of mosaic dwarf

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5358-5361

 

Lianghua Ni, Xiaolu Li, Jan B. M. Custers, Keqin Zhang and Lemin Zhang

Response of arum lily calli to culture filtrate of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5362-5366

 

Kagan Kokten, Faruk Toklu, Ibrahim Atis and Rustu Hatipoglu

Effects of seeding rate on forage yield and quality of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) - triticale (Triticosecale Wittm.) mixtures under east mediterranean rainfed conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5367-5372

 

Y. Lu, C. X. Zhong, L. Wang, C. Lu, X. L. Li and P. J. Wang

Anti-inflammation activity and chemical composition of flower essential oil from Hedychium coronarium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5373-5377

 

Monir Hosseinzadeh Namin, Hassan Ebrahimzadeh, Behzad Ghareyazie, Tayebeh Radjabian, Sara Gharavi and Narges Tafreshi

In vitro expression of apocarotenoid genes in Crocus sativus L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5378-5382

 

Asiwe, J. A. N.

Needs assessment of cowpea production practices, constraints and utilization in South Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5383-5388

 

Selcuk Gumus

Constitution of the forest road evaluation form for Turkish forestry

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5389-5394

 

O. B. Oyebanji, O. Nweke, O. Odebunmi, N. B. Galadima, M. S. Idris, U. N. Nnodi, A. S. Afolabi and G. H. Ogbadu

Simple, effective and economical explant-surface sterilization protocol for cowpea, rice and sorghum seeds

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5395-5399

 

Dai Qi-lin, Chen Chen, Feng Bin, Liu Ting-ting, Tian Xia, Gong Yuan-ya, Sun Ying-kun, Wang Jin and Du Shi-zhang

Effects of NaCl treatment on the antioxidant enzymes of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) seedlings

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5400-5405

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Wu-Chung Chan and Hui-Zheng You

Nonionic surfactant Brij35 effects on toluene biodegradation in a composite bead biofilter

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5406-5414

 

J. B. Xia, G. C. Zhang, S. Y. Zhang and H. B. Shao

Growth process and diameter structure of Pinus tabulaeformis forest for soil and water conservation in the hilly loess region of China

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5415-5421

 

Milan Knezevic, Dragica Stankovic, Borivoj Krstic, Mirjana Sijacic Nikolic and Dragica Vilotic

Concentrations of heavy metals in soil and leaves of plant species Paulownia elongata S.Y.Hu and Paulownia fortunei Hemsl

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5422-5429

 

Li Dong-Mei, Liu Zeng-Hui, Shao Hong-Bo and Wu Gang

Improving the eco-environment in the western-China by applying local tree species: Issues and implications for global arid areas

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5430-5435

 

Hasan Oz, Atilgan Atilgan, Kenan Buyuktas and Taner Alagoz

The efficiency of fan-pad cooling system in greenhouse and building up of internal greenhouse temperature map

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5436-5444

 

Cüneyt Aki, Esra Güneysu and Okan Acar

Effect of industrial wastewater ontotal protein and the peroxidase activity in plants

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5445-5448

 

Adimulam Nagamani, Rupadevi Soligalla and Madan Lowry

Isolation and characterization of phenol degrading Xanthobacter flavus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5449-5453

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

J. Francis Borgio, B. Jesvin Bency, S. Ramesh and M. Amuthan

Exopolysaccharide production by Bacillus subtilis NCIM 2063, Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 2862 and Streptococcus mutans MTCC 1943 using batch culture in different media

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5454-5457

 

Lucretia Govender, Lureshini Naidoo and Mathabatha Evodia Setati

Isolation of hydrolase producing bacteria from Sua pan solar salterns and the production of endo-1, 4-b-xylanase from a newly isolated haloalkaliphilic Nesterenkonia sp.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5458-5466

 

JinLi Zhang, Min Wang, Hua Sun, XiaoDan Li and LiPing Zhong

Isolation and characterization of Rhodococcus ruber CGMCC3090 that hydrolyzes aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic nitriles

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5467-5475

 

Saliu, Bolanle Kudirat

Amylase activity of a yellow pigmented bacterium isolated from cassava waste

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5476-5481

 

Jian-Fen Zhang, Yu-Guo Zheng and Yin-Chu Shen

Study on optimal production of 3-ketovalidoxylamine A C-N lyase and glucoside 3-dehydrogenase by a newly isolated Stenotrophomonas maltrophilia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5482-5488

 

Zheng Ma, Zhiming Rao, Liyu Xu, Xiangru Liao, Huiying Fang, Bin Zhuge and Jian Zhuge

Production of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol by engineered Escherichia coli using a novel co-expression vector

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5489-5494

 

Prasanna Reddy Battu and M. S. Reddy

Bacteriological examination of drinking water with reference to coliforms in Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5495-5496

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Junwen Li and Xinhuai Zhao

Oxidative cross-linking of casein by horseradish peroxidase and its impacts on emulsifying properties and the microstructure of acidified gel

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5497-5504

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Ayodele O. Kolawole, Ralphael E. Okonji and Joshua O. Ajele

Inhibition of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) activity from cowpea storage bruchid, Callosobrochus maculatus Frabiricius by some plant extracts

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5505-5510

 

Reza Pourabbas, Safar Farajnia, Soodabeh Kimyai, Leila Mohammadnejad, Antony Johnson and Touraj Nejatian

In vitro assessment of cytotoxicity of giomer on human gingival fibroblasts

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5511-5515

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

L. L. Qi, J. B. Wang, H. Z. Wang, Y. T. Luo and T. X. Wu

Curcumin induces cleavage of β-catenin by activation of capases and downregulates the β-catenin/Tcf signaling pathway in HT-29 cells

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5516-5522

 

Xiuquan Ling, Dingqiang Lu, Jun Wang, Qingbo Tu, Wei Ren and Pingkai Ouyang

Optimization of enantioselective production of chiral epichlorohydrin catalyzed by a novel epoxide hydrolase from domestic duck liver by response surface methodology

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5523-5530

 

Yasemin Zer, Ilkay Karaoglan, Mustafa Namıduru, Iclal Balcı, Işık Didem Karagoz, Mehmet Ozaslan, Halil Ibrahim Kılıc and Aynur Suner

Investigation of nasal colonization of health care workers by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with using new generation real-time PCR assay: Discussing of risks

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5531-5535

 

Siavash Savadi Oskoee, Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee, Soodabeh Kimyai, Narmin Mohammadi and Sahand Rikhtegaran

Effect of simulated pulpal pressure on composite bond strength to dentin prepared using Er, Cr: YSGG laser

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5536-5540

 

G. M. El-Aragi

Pulsed high voltage discharge induce hematologic changes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5541-5547

 

Ji-Huan He

Be careful for neglected diseases

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5548-5550

 

A. Doss, M. Palaniswamy, J. Angayarkanni and R. Dhanabalan

Antidiabetic activity of water extract of Solanum trilobatum (Linn.) in alloxan-induced diabetes in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5551-5553

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Sabahat Noor, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Arshad, Shoukat Ali and Yusuf Zafar

Optimization of callus induction and regeneration system for Pakistani wheat cultivars Kohsar and Khyber-87

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5554-5558

 

Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Saadia Andleeb, Naeem Ali, Pir Bux Ghumro and Safia Ahmed

Up-flow immobilized fungal Column Reactor for the Treatment of Anthraquinone dye Drimarene blue K2RL

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5559-5566

 

Suhua Zhang, Xiaojun Ma, Jinbao Tang and Shujuan Liang

pLIVE-EGFP: A liver specific vector carrying the EGFP reporter for transgenic screening and expression

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5567-5570

 

Zongli Hu, Ning Zhang, Feng Gu, Yong Li, Xiaojie Deng and Guoping Chen

Expression, purification and characterization of recombinant targeting bifunctional hirudin in Pichia pastoris

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5571-5577

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 

N. Kambouche, B. Merah, A. Derdour, S. Bellahouel, J. Bouayed, A. Dicko, C. Younos and R. Soulimani

Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of Anabasis articulata (Forssk) Moq (Chenopodiaceae), an Algerian medicinal plant

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5578-5583

 

Sandra van Dyk, Sharon Griffiths, Robyn L. van Zyl and Sarel F. Malan

The importance of including toxicity assays when screening plant extracts for antimalarial activity

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5584-5590

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

A. Akhlaghi, A. Zare Shahneh, M. J. Zamiri, A. Nejati Javaremi and G. Rahimi Mianji

Effect of transient postpubertal hypo- and hyperthyroidism on reproductive parameters of Iranian broiler breeder hens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5591-5599

 

Jianhua Xie, Rijun Zhang, Changjiang Shang and Yaoqi Guo

Isolation and characterization of a bacteriocin produced by an isolated Bacillus subtilis LFB112 that exhibits antimicrobial activity against domestic animal pathogens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5600-5608

 

Bahman Navidshad, Masoud Adibmoradi and Jamal Seifdavati

Effect of dietary levels of a modified meat meal on performance and small intestinal morphology of broiler chickens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5609-5615

 

Behnaz Nadri, Saeed Zeinoaldini and Hamid Kohram

Ascorbic acid effects on in vitro maturation of mouse oocyte with or without cumulus cell

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 5616-5620

 

 

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