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       Table of Contents: 6 July 2009; 8(13)

 

 

Reviews

 

Abdelaziz Benjouad

Antibody biotechnology

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2911-2915

 

Md. Zeyaullah, Azza S. Abdelkafe, Wafa Ben Zabya and Arif Ali

Biodegradation of catechols by micro-organisms - A short review

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2916-2922

 

Gaurab Gangopadhyay, Subhash Kanti Roy and Kalyan K. Mukherjee

Plant response to alternative matrices for in vitro root induction

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2923-2928

 

 

 

Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Hamid Deldar-Tajangookeh, Ahmad Zare Shahneh, Mohammad Javad Zamiri, Morteza Daliri, Hamid Kohram and Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi

Study of BMP-15 gene polymorphism in Iranian goats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2929-2932

 

M. Chandrika and V. Ravishankar Rai

Genetic fidelity in micropropagated plantlets of Ochreinauclea missionis an endemic, threatened and medicinal tree using ISSR markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2933-2938

 

Prashant, D. S. Gour, P. P. Dubey, A. Jain, D. K. Nanda, B. K. Joshi and Dinesh Kumar

Complete nucleotide sequencing, SNP identification and characterization of SRY gene in Indian Sangamneri goat

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2939-2942

 

S. Abdul Azeez, R. Nelson, A. Prasadbabu and M. Srinivas Rao

Genetic diversity of Santalum album using random amplified polymorphic DNAs

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2943-2947

 

Syed Abdullah Gilani, Akira Kikuchi and Kazuo N. Watanabe

Genetic variation within and among fragmented populations of endangered medicinal plant, Withania coagulans (Solanaceae) from Pakistan and its implications for conservation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2948-2958

 

Huawen Zou, Guohui Ma, Cuihua Li and Xiaohai Tian

Expression, purification and kinase activity analysis of maize ZmSPK1, a member of plant SnRK2 subfamily

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2959-2962

 

ChangKug Kim, UngHan Yoon, GangSeob Lee, HwanKi Lee, YongHwan Kim and JangHo Hahn

Rice genetic marker database: An identification of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and quantitative trait loci (QTL) markers

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2963-2967

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

B. M. Olabinri, J. A. Adebisi, O. F. Odesomi, P. F. Olabinri and G. E. Adeleke

Experimental classification of the antioxidant capacity of the leaf, stem and root barks of Magnifera indica and Azadirachta indica

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2968-2972

 

Zafer Olmez and Askin Gokturk

Effects of cold stratification, sulphuric acid, submersion in hot and tap water pretreatments in the greenhouse and open field conditions on germination of bladder-Senna (Colutea armena Boiss. and Huet.) seeds

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2973-2977

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Abdullah Kaya

Macrofungal diversity of Nemrut Mount National Park and its environs (Adiyaman–Turkey)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2978-2983

 

Wei Xiao-rong, Shao Ming-an, Zhang Xing-chang and Shao Hong-bo

Landform affects on profile distribution of soil properties in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) land in loessial gully region of the Chinese Loess Plateau and its implications for vegetation restoration

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2984-2992

 

Da-Wen Gao, Yuan Fu, Yu Tao, Wei-Min Wu, Rui An and Xin-Xin Li

Current research and development of controlling membrane fouling of MBR

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2993-2998

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

M. Ashrafuzzaman, A. K. M. Kamruzzaman, M. Razi ismail, S. M. Shahidullah and S. A. Fakir

Substrate affects growth and yield of shiitake mushroom

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2999-3006

 

Mustafa Oskay

Antifungal and antibacterial compounds from Streptomyces strains

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3007-3017

 

H. D. Zakpaa, E. E. Mak-Mensah and F. S. Johnson

Production of bio-ethanol from corncobs using Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisae in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3018-3022

 

 

  

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Nam-Soon Oh and Man-Jin In

Phytate degradation by Leuconostoc mesenteroides KC51 cultivation in soymilk

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3023-3026

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

S. Nadal, C. I. González-Verdejo, J. R. Guzmán, M. J. Suso and B. Román

Sucrose effect on broomrape (Orobanche crenata) development on narbon bean (Vicia narbonensis L.)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3027-3030

 

A. C. C. Egbuonu, O. Obidoa, C. A. Ezeokonkwo, L. U. S. Ezeanyika and P. M. Ejikeme

Hepatotoxic effects of low dose oral administration of monosodium glutamate in male albino rats

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3031-3035

 

E. Muge, K. Burg, C. Kadu, A. Muchugi, S. Lemurt and R. Jamnadass

Isolation of high quality DNA and RNA from cambium of the East African Greenheart (Warburgia ugandensis)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3036-3040

 

S. K. Das, M. Masuda, A. Sakurai and M. Sakakibara

Effects of additives on cordycepin production using a Cordyceps militaris mutant induced by ion beam irradiation

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3041-3047

 

D. B. James, D. A. Ameh and A. S. Agbaji

Effect of dietary substitution with solvent extracted neem seed cake on growth and nitrogen metabolism of albino rats (wistar strain)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3048-3052

 

H. Najafi and H. R. Movahed

Improvement of COD and TOC reactive dyes in textile wastewater by coagulation chemical material

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3053-3059

 

Elif Şıktar

The effect of L-carnitine on carbonic anhydrase level in rats exposed to exhaustive exercise and hypothermic stress

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3060-3065

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

B. C. Adebayo-Tayo, A. A. Adegoke and O. J. Akinjogunla

Microbial and physico-chemical quality of powdered soymilk samples in Akwa Ibom, South Southern Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3066-3071

 

Hildebert B. Maurice, Esther Tuarira and Kennedy Mwambete

Virtual high screening throughput and design of 14α-lanosterol demethylase inhibitors against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3072-3078

 

Tao Yang, Bo Niu, Niuliang Cheng, Jun Xie and Lijun Yang

High-density fermentation and functional characterization of a recombinant echistatin mutant

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3079-3083

 

Amal Kumar Ghimeray, Cheng-Wu Jin, Bimal Kumar Ghimire and Dong Ha Cho

Antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of azadirachtin and nimbin in Azadirachta Indica A. Juss grown in foothills of Nepal

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3084-3091

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Önder Yıldırım, Ali Türker, Sebahattin Ergün, Murat Yigit and Anıl Gülşahin

Growth performance and feed utilization of Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848) fed partial or total replacement of fish meal with poultry by-product meal

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3092-3096

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

H. Arabian Hossein Abadi, H. Rashedi, G. Amoabediny and M. Mazaheri Asadi

Purification of rhamnolipid using colloidal magnetic nanoparticles

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3097-3106

 

 

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