Reviews

 

Rashida Ali, Mohammad Athar, Umer Abdullah, S. Abudiat Abidi and Manzar Qayyum

Nutraceuticals as natural healers: Emerging evidences

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 891-898

 

K. Ramesh Babu, S. Ramakrishna, Y. Harish Kumar Reddy, G. Lakshmi, N. V. Naidu, S. Sadak Basha and M. Bhaskar

Metabolic alterations and molecular mechanism in silkworm larvae during viral infection: A review

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 899-907

 

S. Abdolhamid Angaji

Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping and its application on mapping and marker-assisted plant breeding

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 908-914

 

Emmanuel O. Aluyor and Mudiakeoghene Ori-jesu

Biodegradation of mineral oils – A review

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 915-920

 

Chhotu D. Jadia and M. H. Fulekar

Phytoremediation of heavy metals: Recent techniques

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 921-928

 

F. B. Lewu and A. J. Afolayan

Ethnomedicine in South Africa: The role of weedy species

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 929-934

 

 

Research Articles

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Javid Hussain, Nargis Jamila, Syed Abdullah Gilani, Ghulam Abbas and Sagheer Ahmed

Platelet aggregation, antiglycation, cytotoxic, phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of extracts of Nepeta juncea

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 935-940

 

Waidi Folorunso Sule, Moses Olubusuyi Adewumi and Temitope Christiana Samuel

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) specific antibodies among married pregnant women and female commercial sex workers attending voluntary counseling and HIV testing (VCT) centre in Abuja, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 941-948

 

A. O. T. Ashafa, M. T. Yakubu, D. S. Grierson and A. J. Afolayan

Toxicological evaluation of the aqueous extract of Felicia muricata Thunb. leaves in Wistar rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 949-954

 

Mehmet Ozaslan, Işık Didem Karagoz, Ibrahim Halil Kiliç, Beyhan Cengiz, Mehmet Emin Kalender, Mohammed Emin Güldür, Alper Karagoz and Mehmet Emin Zümrütdal

Effect of Plantago major sap on Ehrlich ascites tumours in mice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 955-959

 

Ejebe, D. E., Siminialayi, I. M., Emudainohwo, J. O. T., Ovuakporaye, S. I., Ojieh, A. E., Akonoghrere, R,, Odokuma, I. E. and Ahatty, G. C.

An improved technique for oral administration of solutions of test substances to experimental rats using Mediflon/Medicut intravenous cannula

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 960-964

 

Saalu, L. C., Oguntola, J. A., Babalola, O. S. and Oyewopo, A. O.

Reversal of experimental varicocele-induced testicular toxicity by L-ascorbate in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 965-970

 

Poornima G.N. and Ravishankar Rai V.

Evaluation of phytonutrients and vitamin contents in a wild yam, Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Haines

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 971-973

 

 

  

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

G. Mahendra Perumal, V. Ganesan and N. Anand

Identification and phylogenetic analysis of filamentous Cyanobacteria using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 974-978

 

Nadia Elboutahiri, Imane Thami-Alami, Elhoussine Zaïd and Sripada M.Udupa

Genotypic characterization of indigenous Sinorhizobium meliloti and Rhizobium sullae by rep-PCR, RAPD and ARDRA analyses

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 979-985

 

Baoxia Tian, Keping Chen, Qin Yao, Huiqin Chen, Zhe Yang and Jia Zhou

Isolation and characterization of a PUF-domain of pumilio gene from silkworm Bombyx mori

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 986-994

 

Hassan Hussein Musa, Yunhua Xu, Baoying Dai, Xiaoyan Kang, Chunhong Zhu and Guoqiang Zhu

Cytokine gene expression of peripheral blood lymphocytes stimulated by lipopolysaccharide

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 995-999

 

Fujuan Feng, Minmin Chen, Dongdong Zhang, Xin Sui and Shijie Han

Application of SRAP in the genetic diversity of Pinus koraiensis of different provenances

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1000-1008

 

Yu Jiang Wang, Zhi Qiang Han, Bo Nian Shui, Guang Dong Liu, Tian Xiang Gao, Sylvanus Anene Nwafili, Seiichi Watanabe and Ya Ping Zhang

Genetic population structure of the Japanese mitten crab Eriocheir japonica in Japanese islands

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1009-1015

 

Mamta Sharma, Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Joginedi Narayan Rao, Seetha Kannan, David Hoisington and Suresh Pande

Genetic diversity in Indian isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, chickpea wilt pathogen

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1016-1023

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Abdul Latif Khan, Muhammad Hamayun, Javid Hussain, Hamayun Khan, Syed Abdullah Gilani, Akira Kikuchi, Kazou N. Watanabe, Eung Ho Jung, and In-Jung Lee

Assessment of allelopathic potential of selected medicinal plants of Pakistan

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1024-1029

 

J. Mahamood, Y. A. Abayomi and M. O. Aduloju

Comparative growth and grain yield responses of soybean genotypes to phosphorous fertilizer application

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1030-1036

 

Mehmet Oz, Abdullah Karasu, Ibrahim Cakmak, Abdurrahim Tanju Goksoy and Zeki Metin Turan

Effects of honeybee (Apis mellifera) pollination on seed set in hybrid sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1037-1043

 

Dibong Siegfried Didier, Engone Obiang Nestor Laurier, Ndongo Din, Priso Richard Jules, Taffouo Victor, Fankem Henri, Salle Georges and Amougou Akoa

Artificial infestations of Tapinanthus ogowensis (Engler) Danser (Loranthaceae) on three host species in the Logbessou Plateau (Douala, Cameroon)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1044-1051

 

Khalid Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Arshad and Farooq Ahmad

Taxonomic diversity of stomata in dicot flora of a district tank (N.W.F.P.) in Pakistan

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1052-1055

 

Junang Liu, Li He, Guoying Zhou

Specific and Rapid Detection of Camellia oleifera Anthracnose Pathogen by Nested-PCR

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1056-1061

 

Ahmet Turhan, Vedat Şeniz and Hayrettin Kuşçu

Genotypic variation in the response of tomato to salinity

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1062-1068

 

Murat Yıldırım, Arda Akcal and Kenan Kaynas

The response of Cyclamen hederifolium to water stress induced by different irrigation levels

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1069-1073

 

Muruvvet Ilgin and Semih Caglar

Comparison of leaf stomatal features in some local and foreign apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) genotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1074-1077

 

M. Nkomo and L. Kambizi

Effects of pre-chilling and temperature on seed germination of Corchorus olitorius L. (Tiliaceae) (Jew’s Mallow), a wild leafy vegetable

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1078-1081

 

Habip Eroğlu, M. Sinan Özkaya, H. Hulusi Acar, Ali Karaman and H. Ahmet Yolasığmaz

An investigation on roundwood extraction of Fagus orientalis lipsky, Abies nordmanniana (Stew.) Spach. and Picea orientalis (L.) Link. by Urus M III forest skyline on snow

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1082-1089

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Olusola A. Ojo and Benjamin A. Oso

Biodegradation of synthetic detergents in wastewater

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1090-1109

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Nalan Yılmaz Sarıözlü and Merih Kıvanç

Isolation of gallic acid-producing microorganisms and their use in the production of gallic acid from gall nuts and sumac

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1110-1115

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

B. Daramola, O. A. Fasominu, O.J. Oje and O.O. Makanju

Influence of dietary supplementation on biotransformation of locust beans (Parkia biglobosa) to condiment

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1116-1120

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Lin-Ling Wang and Ze-Yang Zhou

RNA recognition motif (RRM)-containing proteins in Bombyx mori

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1121-1126

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

H. Najafi, R. Assefipour, M. Hajilari and H. R. Movahed

One bath method dyeing of polyester/cotton blend fabric with sulphatoethylsulphonyl disperse/reactive dyes treatment by chitin biopolymer

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1127-1135

 

Tariq Mahmood Ansari, Khuala Umbreen, Raziya Nadeem and Muhammad Asif Hanif

Polypogon monspeliensis waste biomass: A potential biosorbent for Cd (II)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1136-1142

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

Mahnaz Khanavi, Mannan Hajimahmoodi, Mina Cheraghi-Niroomand, Zahra Kargar, Yousef Ajani, Abbas Hadjiakhoondi, Mohammad R. Oveisi

Comparison of the antioxidant activity and total phenolic contents in some Stachys species

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1143-1147

 

Mushtaq Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Arshad and Shazia Sultana

Quality assurance of herbal drug valerian by chemotaxonomic markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1148-1154

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Ozturk Ergin, Coskun Isa, Ocak Nuh and Erener Guray

Effects of dietary humic substances on egg production and egg shell quality of hens after peak laying period

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1155-1159

 

Suna Cebesoy

Morphology and histochemistry of primary flight muscles in Rhinolophus mehelyii

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1160-1164

 

S. O. C. Ugwu, A. E. Onyimonyi and H. Foleng

Testicular development and relationship between body weight, testis size and sperm output in tropical boars

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1165-1169