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       Table of Contents: 4 May 2009; 8(9)

 

 

Reviews

 

Haiyan Sun, Xiangyang Ge, Lu Wang, Pingjuan Zhao and Ming Peng

Microbial production of raw starch digesting enzymes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1734-1739

 

Philippe Hervé and Rachid Serraj

Gene technology and drought: A simple solution for a complex trait?

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1740-1749

 

Huijuan Zhang, Guojun Li, Wei Li and Fengming Song

Transgenic strategies for improving rice disease resistance

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1750-1757

 

A. T. Niba, J. D. Beal, A. C. Kudi and P. H. Brooks

Potential of bacterial fermentation as a biosafe method of improving feeds for pigs and poultry

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1758-1767

 

Dinesh Prasad and Ambarish Sharan Vidyarthi

DNA based methods used for characterization and detection of food borne bacterial pathogens with special consideration to recent rapid methods

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1768-1775

 

S. Dube, M. S. Lesoli and A. O. Fatunbi

The efficacy and safety of bromacil based herbicide for the control of the invasive bush species in South African rangelands

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1776-1781

 

Qiong Wu, Tao Liu, Heng Liu, and Guochang Zheng

Unsaturated fatty acid: Metabolism, synthesis and gene regulation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1782-1785

 

 

Research Articles

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Henry A. Córdoba-Ruiz, Raúl A. Poutou-Pińales, Olga Y. Echeverri-Peńa, Néstor A. Algecira-Enciso, Patricia Landázuri, Homero Sáenz and Luis A. Barrera-Avellaneda

Laboratory scale production of the human recombinant iduronate 2-sulfate sulfatase-Like from Pichia pastoris

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1786-1792

 

Steve O. Ogbonnia, Florence E. Nkemehule and Emmanuel N. Anyika

Evaluation of acute and subchronic toxicity of Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill) Vahl (Fam. Verbanaceae) extract in animals

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1793-1799

 

Steve O. Ogbonnia, Sunday O. Olayemi, Emmanuel N. Anyika, Veronica N. Enwuru and Olawale O. Poluyi

Evaluation of acute toxicity in mice and subchronic toxicity of hydroethanolic extract of Parinari curatellifolia Planch (Chrysobalanaceae) seeds in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1800-1806

 

Joseph A.O. Olugbuyiro, Jones O. Moody and Mark T. Hamann

AntiMtb activity of triterpenoid-rich fractions from Spondias mombin L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1807-1809

 

 

 

  

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Sayed M. Zain Hasan, Mohammad Shafie B. Shafie and Ramisah M. Shah

Genetic variability of Artemisia capillaris (Wormwood capillary) by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in Terengganu State, Malaysia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1810-1814

 

R. Jordan, E. van Heerden, C. J. Hugo and L. A. Piater

Using current molecular techniques for rapid differentiation of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Typhimurium

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1815-1818

 

R. Eshghi and E. Akhundova

Genetic diversity of the monomeric prolamins and hordein in hulless barley genotypes and their relation with agronomical traits

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1819-1829

 

Dieudonné Ndjonka and Charles E. Bell

Bacillus halodurans RecA-DNA binding and RecA-mediated cleavage enhancing at alkaliphilic pH in vitro

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1827-1833

 

N. Brown, S. Venkatasamy, G. Khittoo, T. Bahorun and S. Jawaheer

Evaluation of genetic diversity between 27 banana cultivars (Musa spp.) in Mauritius using RAPD markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1834-1840

 

H. Y. Zhang, L. L. He, H. Q. Zhong, F. S. Li, S. C. He1and Q. H. Yang

Identification of intergeneric hybrids between Saccharum spp. and Erianthus fulvus with ITSs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1841-1844

 

Cihan Darcan, Reşit Özkanca and Önder İdil

The role of RpoS, H-NS and AcP on the pH-dependent OmpC and OmpF porin expressions of Escherichia coli at different pH

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1845-1854

 

M. F. Siddiqui and N. Naz

Protein landmarks for diversity assessment in wheat genotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1855-1859

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Y. Y. Mendi, P. Curuk, E. Kocaman, C.Unek, S. Eldogan, G. Gencel and S. Cetiner

Regeneration of begonia plantlets by direct organogenesis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1860-1863

 

Srividya S., Soumya S. and Pooja K.

Influence of environmental factors and salinity on phosphate solubilization by a newly isolated Aspergillus niger F7 from agricultural soil

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1864-1870

 

K. Waseem, M. S. Jilani and M. S. Khan

Rapid plant regeneration of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium l.) through shoot tip culture

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1871-1877

 

Ahmet Erhan Özdemir, Elif Ertürk Çandır, Celil Toplu, Mustafa Kaplankıran, Turan Hakan Demirkeser and Ercan Yıldız

The effects of physical and chemical changes on the optimum harvest maturity in some avocado cultivars

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1878-1886

 

A.R. Gurmani, A. Bano, J. Din, S.U Khan and I. Hussain

Effect of phytohormones on growth and ion accumulation of wheat under salinity stress

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1887-1894

 

Levent Şik and Feyza Candan

Ecological properties of some Crocus taxa in Turkey

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1895-1899

 

K. Subramanyam, D. Muralidhararao and N. Devanna

Genetic diversity assessment of wild and cultivated varieties of Jatropha curcas (L.) in India by RAPD analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1900-1910

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

P. Padmavathi and K. Veeraiah

Studies on the influence of Microcystis aeruginosa on the ecology and fish production of carp culture ponds

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1911-1918

 

Levent Şık, Okan Acar and Cüneyt Akı

Genotoxic effects of industrial wastewater on Allium cepa L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1919-1923

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

S. K. Rath, N. Mohapatra, D. Dubey, S. K. Panda, H. N. Thatoi and S. K. Dutta

Antimicrobial activity of Diospyros melanoxylon bark from Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1924-1928

 

Nurcihan Hacioglu and Basaran Dulger

Monthly variation of some physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in Biga Stream (Biga, Canakkale, Turkey)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1929-1937

 

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Chougrani Fadela, Cheriguene Abderrahim and Bensoltane Ahmed

Physico-chemical and rheological properties of yoghurt manufactured with ewe’s milk and skim milk

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1938-1942

 

Franklin Brian Apea-Bah, Ibok Oduro, William Otto Ellis and Osei Safo-Kantanka

Principal components analysis and age at harvest effect on quality of gari from four elite cassava varieties in Ghana

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1943-1949

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Francis Alemawor, Victoria P. Dzogbefia, Emmanuel O.K. Oddoye and James H. Oldham

Effect of Pleurotus ostreatus fermentation on cocoa pod husk composition: Influence of fermentation period and Mn2+ supplementation on the fermentation process

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1950-1958

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Mir Ajab Khan, Dr.Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar and Aftab Ahmed Khan

Observations on antifertility and abortifacient herbal drugs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1959-1964

 

H. Sood and R. S. Chauhan

High frequency callus induction and plantlet regeneration from different explants of Picrorhiza kurroa - a medicinal herb of Himalayas

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1965-1972

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Liu Hui, Wang Ling, Cao Zhi-jun, Li Sheng-li and Wang Li-bing

Responses of mRNA expression of PepT1 in small intestine to graded duodenal soybean small peptides infusion in lactating goats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1973-1978

 

Samia Addou-Benounan, Rym Nouria Benamara, Omar Kheroua, Daniel Tomé and Djamel Saidi

Effect of a hyper-protein diet on Wistar rats development and intestinal function

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1979-1983

 

S. O. C. Ugwu and G. Igboeli

Motility and fertilizing capacity of boar semen stored in raffia palm (Raffia hookeri) sap extender at 15oC

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1984-1987

 

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Fernand-Nestor Tchuenguem Fohouo, Albert Ngakou and Beaudelaire Stéphanie Kengni

Pollination and yield responses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) to the foraging activity of Apis mellifera adansonii (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1988-1996

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Wilhemina Quaye, Ivy Yawson, Robert M. Yawson and Irene Entsi Williams

Acceptance of biotechnology and social-cultural implications in Ghana

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1997-2003

 

 

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