Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Yavar Sharafi, Jafar Hajilou, Seyed AbolGhasem Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Dadpour and Sadollah Eskandari

Pollen-pistil compatibility relationships in some Iranian almond (Prunus dulcis, Batch) genotypes as revealed by PCR analysis

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3338-3341

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1766

 

Juan Lin, YuanJie Jin, Xin Zhou and JingYa Wang

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of the gene encoding geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from Jatropha curcas

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3342-3351

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1780

 

Zhao-hui Liu, Yong Zhang, Jinhua Peng, Kejun Deng, Shunwen Dong and Zhenglong Ren

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and genealogy analysis of the introgressed lines from Gossypium hirsutum × Gossypium barbadense varieties

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3352-3358

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1865

 
Peizhi Yang, Hongmei Zheng, Steven Larson, Yanjun Miao and Tianming Hu

Phylogenetic relationships of eleven Kobresia accessions from the Tibetan plateau

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3359-3367

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.174

 

R. M. Gaafar

Molecular marker analysis of heading date Hd1 locus in Egyptian rice varieties

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3368-3372

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.297

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Arshad Javaid and M. B. M. Shah

Growth and yield response of wheat to EM (effective microorganisms) and parthenium green manure

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3373-3381

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.091
 

 

Zhiguo Liu, Yongli Cai, Kai Li and Jiguang Guo

The leaf size-twig size spectrum in evergreen broad-leaved forest of subtropical China

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3382-3387

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.265

 

Hanife Mut, Ilknur Ayan, Ugur Basaran, Ozlem Onal-Asci and Zeki Acar

The effects of sheep manure application time and rates on yield and botanical composition of secondary succession rangeland

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3388-3395

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.362

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Luis G. Torres, Miguel Hernández, Yolanda Pica, Verónica Albiter and Erick R. Bandala

Degradation of di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentachlorophenol mixtures in an aerobic biofilter
[Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3396-3403

 

Aycan Gur, Firat Caglayan, Adnan Yildiz and Ahmet Selcuk

Dissolution kinetics and mechanism of pandermite in acetic acid solutions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3404-3413

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1000

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Öznur Koç and Kubilay Metin

Purification and characterization of a thermostable glucoamylase produced by Aspergillus flavus HBF34

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3414-3424

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.405

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Vasanthy Arasaratnam and Kulasingam Thayaananthan

Mixture of residual fish hydrolysate and fish extract hydrolysate to activate Bacillus licheniformis 6346

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3425-3430

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1272

 

Anming Wang, Haifeng Li, Zhenming Chen, Xiaolin Pei, Zhaowu Zeng, Lifeng Huang, Xiaopu Yin and Tian Xie

Enhancement of the performance of covalently immobilized lipase using alcohol quenching technology

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3431-3436

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1685

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Ben Zhang, Ting Zou, Yan Hua Lu and Jian Wen Wang

Stimulation of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua hairy roots by oligogalacturonides

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3437-3442

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.010
 

 

Jian-shou Zhou, Yi Huan, Meng-qi Wei and Xin-qing Jiang

Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma with multi-slice spiral CT by using double-arterial phase and portal venous phase enhanced scanning: Effect of iodine concentration of contrast material

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3443-3447

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.041

 

Jian-shou Zhou, Yi Huan and Meng-qi Wei

Quantitative analysis of hepatocellular adenomas with triphasic contrast enhanced multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3448-3457

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.359

 

Wen-Juan Wang, Fang Wu, Yun Qian, Lin-Fang Cheng, Xue-Ting Shao, Xiang-Min Tong and Hong Li

Inhibition of inflammatory factors by parthenolide in human renal mesangial cells under hyperglycemic condition

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3458-3463

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.466

 
 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

J. O. Isibor and P. U. Amadi

Comparison of a modified peptone water transport medium with two commercially available transport media for the recovery of aerobes from swab specimens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3464-3467

 

Seok Hyun Eom and Bruce I. Reisch

Quantificational analysis of NPT-II protein from genetically modified Vitis vinifera L.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3468-3474

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1350

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

A. A. Madara, J. A. Ajayi, O. A. Salawu and A. Y. Tijani

Anti-malarial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Piliostigma thonningii Schum. (Caesalpiniacea) in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei berghei

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3475-3480

        DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.924