Reviews

 

Abonyi, D. O., Adikwu, M. U., Esimone, C. O. and Ibezim, E. C.

Plants as sources of antiviral agents

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

 

M. Ángeles Pozo-Bayón, Isabel Pardo, Sergi Ferrer and M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas

Molecular approaches for the identification and characterisation of oenological lactic acid bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3995-4001

 

Fazli Wahid, Taous Khan, Kyung-hee Hwang and You Young Kim

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in animals: The story so far

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4002-4006

 

Thohirah Lee Abdullah, Hajivand Shokrollah, Kamaruzaman Sijam and Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah

Control of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease with reference to its occurrence in Malaysia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4007-4015

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Bahadar Zeb, Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, Shahid Ali, Sardar Bacha, Saqib Mumtaz and Zahoor Ahmed Swati

Study on genetic diversity in Pakistani wheat varieties using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4016-4019

 

Guetat Arbi, Boulila Naceur, Messaoud Chokri, Boussaid Mohamed and Neffati Mohamed

A simple, rapid and efficient method for the extraction of genomic DNA from Allium roseum L. (Alliaceae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4020-4024

 

Misaki, Wayengera, Henry, Kajumbula, Kaddu, D. Mulindwa, Joseph Olobo and Wilson, Byarugaba

Proteomics of Marburg and Ebola glycoproteins: Insights into their physicochemical similarities and irregularities

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4025-4031

 

R. K. Garg, N. Silawat, Pramod Sairkar, Neetu Vijay and N. N. Mehrotra

RAPD analysis for genetic diversity of two populations of Mystus vittatus (Bloch) of Madhya Pradesh, India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4032-4038

 

Kazumitsu Matsumoto, Glaucia Barbosa Cabral, João Batista Teixeira and Damares de Castro Monte

Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system in banana immature fruits

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4039-4042

 

Hidayet Bostan and Pinar Kubra Peker

The feasibility of tetraplex RT-PCR in the determination of PVS, PLRV, PVX and PVY from dormant potato tubers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4043-4047

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

D. Vinothkumar, S. John Britto, J. Sebastinraj, J. Philip Robinson and S. Senthilkumar

Callus regeneration from stem explants of Pseudarthira viscida (L.) Wight and Arn. – a vulnerable medicinal plant

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4048-4051

 

Subbiah Karuppusamy, Chadipiralla Kiranmai, Varimadugu Aruna and Thammineni Pullaiah

In vitro conservation of Ceropegia intermedia - an endemic plant of south India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4052-4057

 

Niranjan Reddy, B. P., Bhavna, Gupta and Kotasthane, A. S.

Saturation mapping of QTL region determining resistance specificity to bacterial leaf blight pathogen in rice with molecular markers, ESTs and genes on sequences in silico

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4058-4065

 

Hassan Sher and Farrukh Hussain

Ethnobotanical evaluation of some plant resources in Northern part of Pakistan

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4066-4076

 

A. Soleimani, A. Ahmadikhah and S. Soleimani

Performance of different greenhouse cucumber cultivars (Cucumis sativus L.) in southern Iran

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4077-4083

 

Ahmet Sıvacıoğlu, Sezgin Ayan and Durmuş Ali Çelik

Clonal variation in growth, flowering and cone production in a seed orchard of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4084-4093

 

Aamir Saleem, Fayyaz ul Hassan, Abdul Manaf and Muhammad Shoaib Ahmedani

Germination of Themeda triandra (Kangaroo grass) as affected by different environmental conditions and storage periods

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4094-4099

 

Woo Gun Shin, Seung Jae Hwang, Iyyakkannu Sivanesan and Byoung Ryong Jeong

Height suppression of tomato plug seedlings by an environment friendly seed treatment of plant growth retardants

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4100-4107

 

T. Akar, Z. Mert, S. Yazar, T. Sanal and M. Avci

Sustainable use of winter Durum wheat landraces under Mediterranean conditions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4108-4116

 

Mirjana Šijačić-Nikolić, Jelena Milovanović and Martin Bobinac

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea agg. Ehrendorfer 1967) rare haplotypes appearance in Serbia
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4117-4120

 

Faruk Toklu, B. Tuba Biçer and Tolga Karaköy

Agro-morphological characterization of the Turkish lentil landraces

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4121-4127

 

Youbi Mustapha, Djebar Med Réda, Berrebbah Houria and Hennouni Nacira

Effects of artea, a systemic fungicide, on the antioxidant system and the respiratory activity of durum wheat (Triticum durum L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4128-4130

 

Ishfaq Hameed and Ghulam Dastagir

Nutritional analyses of Rumex hastatus D. Don, Rumex dentatus Linn and Rumex nepalensis Spreng

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4131-4133

 

Christopher T. Gadzirayi, Edward Mutandwa, Marizvikuru Mwale and Tembinkosi Chindundu

Utilization of Tephrosia vogelii in controlling ticks in dairy cows by small-scale commercial farmers in Zimbabwe

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4134-4136

 

Mbagwu, F. N., Nwachukwu, C. U. and Okoro, O. O.

Root anatomical studies on Solanum macrocarpum and Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4137-4139

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Ghazy, S. E. and El-Morsy, S. M.

Sorption of lead from aqueous solution by modified activated carbon prepared from olive stones

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4140-4148

 

Pragati Saini, Ajay Kumar and J. N. Shrivastava

Influence of untreated and bacterial-treated Yamuna water on the plant growth of Zea mays L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4149-4153

 

Mathan Ramesh, Manoharan Saravanan and Chokkalingam Kavitha

Hormonal responses of the fish, Cyprinus carpio, to environmental lead exposure

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4154-4158

 

D. Dhanasekaran, S. Selvamani, A. Panneerselvam and N. Thajuddin

Isolation and characterization of actinomycetes in Vellar Estuary, Annagkoil, Tamil Nadu

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4159-4162

 

Saleh M. Al-Garni, Khaled M. Ghanem and Abdulaziz S. Bahobail

Biosorption characteristics of Aspergillus fumigatus in removal of cadmium from an aqueous solution

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4163-4172

 

Yerima, M. B. Ogunkoya, M. A. and Farouq, A. A.

Rumen derived anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth (Eicchornia crassipes)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4173-4174

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Zulfiqar Ali, Faqir Muhammad Anjum and Tahir Zahoor

Production of lactic acid from corn cobs hydrolysate through fermentation by Lactobaccillus delbrukii

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4175-4178

 

O. A. Idowu, A. B. Idowu, C. F. Mafiana and S. O. Sam-Wobo

Cultivation and multiplication of viable axenic Trypanosoma vivax in vitro and in vivo

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4179-4182

 

Fekadu Massebo, Mekuria Tadesse, Tesfaye Bekele, Meshesha Balkew and
Teshome Gebre-Michael

Evaluation on larvicidal effects of essential oils of some local plants against Anopheles arabiensis Patton and Aedes aegypti Linnaeus (Diptera, Culicidae) in Ethiopia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4183-4188

 

Hui-Ling Chai, Rahayu Ahmad, A. R. M. Yahya, M. I. A. Majid and A. A. Amirul

Microbial synthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) copolymer by Cupriavidus sp. USMAA2-4 through a two step cultivation process

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4189-4196

 

Shirish Rajmalwar and P. S. Dabholkar

Production of protease by Aspergillus sp. using solid-state fermentation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4197-4198

 

 

  

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 

Jazila El Malti and Hamid Amarouch

Microbiological and physicochemical characterization of the natural fermented camel meat sausage

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4199-4206

 

Narasimha Rao Kollu, Vijaypal Reddy Baireddy, Girisham Sivadevuni and Madhusudhan Reddy Solipuram

Influence of volatile compounds and food preservatives in the management of fumonisins (B1) production by Fusarium moniliforme

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4207-4210

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

K. M. Anigo, D. A. Ameh, S. Ibrahim and S. S. Danbauchi

Nutrient composition of commonly used complementary foods in North western Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4211-4216

 

Abdalbasit Adam Mariod, Mohamed Elwathig S. Mirghani, Ahmad Bustamam Abdul and Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab

Detarium microcarpum Guill and Perr fruit proximate chemical analysis and sensory characteristics of concentrated juice and jam

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4217-4221

 

Yusuf Tunçtürk

Influence of starter culture strains, pH adjustment and incubation temperature on exopolysaccharide production and viscosity in whey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4222-4228

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Baharak Hosseinkhani, Giti Emtiazi and Iraj Nahvi

Analysis of phytase producing bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.) from poultry faeces and optimization of this enzyme production

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4229-4232

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Khaled Hamden, Serge Carreau, Feriel Ellouz, Hatem Masmoudi4 and A. El Feki

Improvement effect of green tea on hepatic dysfunction, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defence depletion induced by cadmium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4233-4238

 

Ghaleb Mohamma Adwan, Bassam Ali Abu-shanab and Kamel Mohammad Adwan

In vitro activity of certain drugs in combination with plant extracts against Staphylococcus aureus infections

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4239-4241

 

D. Kavitha and R. Nirmaladevi

Assessment of Aristolochia bracteolata leaf extracts for its biotherapeutic potential

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4242-4244

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

S. H. Martínez-Tomás, R. Pérez-Pacheco, C. Rodríguez Hernández, G. Ramírez-Valverde and J. Ruíz-Vega

Effects of an aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica on the growth of larvae and development of pupae of Culex quinquefasciatus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4245-4250

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Wei-hong Lu, Jian-rong Li and Ping Yu

Optimization of critical medium components for higher phycocyanin holo-α subunit production in Escherichia coli using statistical approach

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4251-4259

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

Guo Qing Ying, Hao Yang, Yu Yi and Feng Xu

Relationships between the molecular structure and moisture-absorption and moisture-retention abilities of succinyl chitosan

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4260-4264

 

M. H. Abdolmohammadi, S. Fouladdel, A. Shafiee, G. Amin, S. M. Ghaffari and E. Azizi

Antiproliferative and apoptotic effect of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) drude on T47D human breast cancer cell line: Potential mechanisms of action

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4265-4276

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Yongfeng Liu, Linsen Zan*, Fang Wei, Dengke Liu, Yaping Xin and Wanqiang Tian

Exogenous cycilc AMP and cycilc GMP influence the metabolism of traces of tritium-labeled glycerol in rabbits

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 4277-4283