Research Articles

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Adebowale Bernard Saba, Olayinka Ayotunde Oridupa, Matthew Olugbenga Oyeyemi and Oluwaseun Dapo Osanyigbe

Spermatozoa morphology and characteristics of male wistar rats administered with ethanolic extract of Lagenaria Breviflora Roberts

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1170-1175

 

Fagbemi, Josephine Ferdinand, Ugoji, Esther, Adenipekun, Tayo and Adelowotan, Omotoyin

Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of unripe banana (Musa sapientum L.), lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus S.) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on pathogens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1176-1182

 

A.O. Afolabi, O. Aluko, O. Oyewopo, B.M. Olabinri, O. Olotu and Y. Raji

Trino IB ameliorates the oxidative stress of cryptorchidism in the rat

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1183-1187

 

 

  

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Saqib Mumtaz, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, Shahid Ali, Bahadur Zeb, Arshad Iqbal, Zamarud Shah and Zahoor Ahmed Swati

Development of RAPD based markers for wheat rust resistance gene cluster (Lr37-Sr38-Yr17) derived from Triticum ventricosum L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1188-1192

 

Yu Long Li, Xiao Yu Kong, Zi Niu Yu, Jie Kong, Shen Ma and Li Mei Chen

Genetic diversity and historical demography of Chinese shrimp Feneropenaeus chinensis in Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea based on mitochondrial DNA analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1193-1202

 

Wei Wang, Min Chen, Chunxian Yang, Wanhong Liu, Xiaozhong Lan, Zhihua Liao

The geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba: cloning, characterization and functional identification

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1203-1210

 

Montazam Seyed Hassan, Safar Farajnia and Raheb Aboshof

Molecular cloning and sequencing of penicillin G acylase from Shigella boydii

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1211-1213

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Shaheen Asad, Muhammad Arshad, Shahid Mansoor and Yusuf Zafar

Effect of various amino acids on shoot regeneration of sugarcane (Sacchrum officinarum L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1214-1218

 

Amadi, J. E. and Adeniyi, D. O.

Mycotoxin production by fungi isolated from stored grains

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1219-1221

 

Mbagwu, F. N., Chime, E. G. and Unamba, C. I. N.

Palynological studies on five species of Asteraceae

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1222-1225

 

Guo-Qing Zhuang, Dan-Wei Ma, Wen-Guo Wang, Sheng-Hua Wang and Fang Chen

Genetic diversity of Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack. in Southwest China revealed by AFLP markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1226-1232

 

Aamir Saleem, Sarwat N. Mirza, Irshad Ahmad Khan and Jennifer Franklin

Effect of diverse ecological conditions on biomass production of Themeda triandra (Kangaroo grass) at various growth stages

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1233-1237

 

S. M. Shahidullah, M. M. Hanafi, M. Ashrafuzzaman, M. Razi Ismail and A. Khair

Genetic diversity in grain quality and nutrition of aromatic rices

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1238-1246

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

M. Ashrafuzzaman, Farid Akhtar Hossen, M. Razi Ismail, Md. Anamul Hoque, M. Zahurul Islam, S.M. Shahidullah and Sariah Meon

Efficiency of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for the enhancement of rice growth

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1247-1252

 

Oyeleke, S. B. and Istifanus, N.

The microbiological effects of hospital wastes on the environment

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1253-1257

 

Chiheb Ibtissam, Riadi Hassane, Martinez-Lopez José, Dominguez Seglar Josè Francisco, Gomez Vidal Josè Antonio, Bouziane Hassan and Kadiri Mohamed

Screening of antibacterial activity in marine green and brown macroalgae from the coast of Morocco

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1258-1262

 

N. C. Mafu, G. Pironcheva and A. I. Okoh

Genetic diversity and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility profile of Salmonella species isolated from domestic water and wastewater sources in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1263-1269

 

Rajbir Singh and Saroj Arora

In vitro evaluation of peroxyl radical scavenging capacity of water extract/fractions of Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. Ex Del

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1270-1272

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Zhang Zhen-qian and Guan Chun-yun

Screening for lipase-producing Enterobacter agglomerans for biodiesel catalyzation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1273-1279

 

S. O. Oyedemi, A. I. Okoh, L. V. Mabinya, G. Pirochenva and A. J. Afolayan

The proposed mechanism of bactericidal action of eugenol, α-terpineol and g-terpinene against Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus pyogenes, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1280-1286

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Maria Makri

Biochemical and textural properties of frozen stored (-22˚C) gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fillets

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1287-1299

 

M. O. Oke, S. O. Awonorin, O. J. Oyelade, J. O. Olajide, G. O. Olaniyan and P. O. Sobukola

Some thermo-physical properties of yam cuts of two geometries

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1300-1304

 

F. O. Adetuyi, T. A. Ibrahim, Jude-Ojei and G. A. Ogundahunsi

Total phenol, tocopherol and antibacterial quality of honey Apis mellifera sold in Owo community, Ondo State, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1305-1309

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

A. J. David, G. A. Adefolaju, B. U. Enaibe, M. S. Ajao and E. A. Caxton-Martins

LDH and G-6PDH activities in the ovaries of adult female Wistar rats following the administration of aqueous extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1310-1313

 

R. Jeyakumar, R. Rajesh, D. Rajaprabhu, B. Ganesan, S. Buddhan, R. Anandan

Hepatoprotective effect of Picrorrhiza kurroa on antioxidant defense system in antitubercular drugs-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1314-1315

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Xiaoming Yu, Xiumei Zhang, Peidong Zhang and Cungen Yu

Swimming ability and physiological response to swimming fatigue in kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1316-1321

 

S. A. Osofero, S. O. Otubusin and Daramola J. A.

Effect of stocking density on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus 1757) growth and survival in bamboo – net cages trial

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1322-1325

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Sang-Hoon Lee, Ki-Won Lee, Ki-Yong Kim, Gi Jun Choi, Sei Hyung Yoon, Hee Chung Ji, Sung Seo, Young Chul Lim and Nagib Ahsan

Identification of salt-stress induced differentially expressed genes in barley leaves using the annealing-control-primer-based GeneFishing technique

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1326-1331

 

Mahejabeen Mukhtar

Removal of chromium ion from leather industrial wastes by activated pure rice hulls

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1332-1336

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

Jianqin Zhou

Immobilization of alliinase and its application: Flow-injection enzymatic analysis for alliin

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1337-1342

 

Olayinka Olabisi Ishola

Effects of challenge dose on faecal shedding of Salmonella enteritidis in experimental infected chickens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1343-1346

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Halima Hassen, F. W. C. Neser, A. de Kock and E van Marle-Köster

Study on the genetic diversity of native chickens in northwest Ethiopia using microsatellite markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1347-1353

 

S. O. C. Ugwu

Relationship between scrotal circumference, in situ testicular measurements and sperm reserves in the West African dwarf bucks

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1354-1357

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

Aderolu Ademola Zaid and Oyedokun Ganiyat

Comparative utilization of biodegraded and undegraded rice husk in Clarias gariepinus diet

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 1358-1362