Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Kamel A. Saleh, Mohammed Ali Alshehri, Mohammed Yahya Al-faifi and Hulya Sivas    

Mutated N-ras does not induce p19arf in CO25 cell line 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11366-11371

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4263

 

Qingdao Zou, Haitao Li, Zijun Zhang, Shuwen Lu, Yongcheng Wang, Guodong Yang, Xinyu Zhang and Yipeng Qiu     

Identification of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker of Ph-3 gene for late blight resistance in tomato   
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11372-11376

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1065

 

 PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Olivera Prodanović, Radivoje Prodanović, Jelena Bogdanović Pristov, Aleksandra Mitrović and , Ksenija Radotić    

Effect of cadmium stress on antioxidative enzymes during the germination of Serbian spruce ([Picea omorika (Panč.) Purkynĕe)]
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11377-11385

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4114

 

Yosra Ben Akal-Ben Fatma, Katia Pianelli, Martine Dieuaide-Noubhani, Aline Le Menn, Catherine Deborde, Mickaël Maucourt, Marie-Hélène Andrieu, Dominique Rolin, Christophe Rothan, Annick Moing, Sadok Bouzid and Cécile Cabasson    

1H-NMR metabolomics: Profiling method for a rapid and efficient screening of transgenic plants   
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11386-11399

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.088

 

Somchit Youpensuk, Wonwinee Piwpueak and Benjavan Rerkasem    

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on resistance to Phytophthora parasitica of citrus seedlings and on growth of Thai honey tangerine scions on citrus rootstocks  
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11400-11406

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.126

 

O. M. Pelinganga, P. W. Mashela, B. Nzanza and M.S. Mphosi    

Baseline information on using fermented crude extracts from Cucumis africanus fruit for suppression of Meloidogyne incognita and improving growth of tomato plants   
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11407-11413

DOI: 10.5897/AJB-12-138

 

Simeen Mansoor and Farzana N. Naqvi    

Effect of gibberrelic acid on α-amylase activity in heat stressed mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) seedlings 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11414-11419

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.242

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Hamad Al-Mefarrej    

Diversity and frequency of Acacia spp. in three regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11420-11430

DOI: 10.5897/xAJB12.1703

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Marielou Ferrao and Sandeep Garg    

Shake flask optimization of β-carotene production in Rhodotorula graminis RC04  
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11431-11437

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.421

 

Ehab A. Beltagy, Amany S. Youssef, Mohamed A. El-Shenawy and Samy A. El-Assar    

Purification of kappa (k)-carrageenase from locally isolated Cellulosimicrobium cellulans 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11438-11446

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1062

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Aditi Sourabh, Sarbjit Singh Kanwar and Om Prakash Sharma    

In vitro characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae HM535662 obtained from an indigenous fermented food “Bhaturu” of Western Himalayas
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11447-11454

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3295

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Mohamed F. Elshal, Mohamed Abdel Salam and Jalaluddin A. Khan    

In vitro cytotoxicity and induction of apoptosis by multiwalled carbon nanotubes in human peripheral lymphocytes: Correlation with physicochemical properties  
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11455-11462

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4082

Akinrinmade, Joseph Fadeyemi and Akinrinde, Akinleye Stephen    

Aflatoxin status of some commercial dry dog foods in Ibadan, Nigeria
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11463-11467

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1106

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Abbas H Alsaeed    

Elevated level of serum triglyceride among high risk stress bank employees in Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11468-11473

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.805

 

Usman Sumo Friend Tambunan, Noval Amri and Arli Aditya Parikesit    

In silico design of cyclic peptides as influenza virus, a subtype H1N1 neuraminidase inhibitor    
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11474-11491

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.4094

 

Yu-Bao Zheng, Liang Peng, Ying Yan, Yu-Rong Gu, Geng-Lin Zhang, Zhan-Lian Huang, Pei-Pei Wang, Xiao-Hong Zhang, Cao-Shuang. Lin, Dong-Ying Xie, Bin-Liang Lin, Yu-tian Chong and Zhi-Liang Gao    

Amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a novel therapeutic approach in the treatment of fulminant hepatic failure in rats  
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11492-11500

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1074

 

Sepideh Ghasemian, Hossein Najafzadeh, Masoud Reza Seifi, Amir Jalali and , Hamid Galehdari    

Developing high performance and cost effective real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for P-glycoprotein gene expression analysis in rat   
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11501-11508

DOI: 10.5897/AJB-1.3146

Awatif H. Issa and Hayder Abdul Hussein Al-Hmudi   

Detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA levels among seropositive HBsAg patients in Basrah province, Iraq
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11509-11511

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.952 [Article Not Available]

 

 

ENTOMOLOGY

Li Chen, Baojian Zhu, Guoqing Wei, Lei Yu, Yingying Xu, Chaoliang Liu and Jia Cao    

Identification of HSP90 gene from the Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11512-11519

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.979

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Salman Mushtaq, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Syed Zia Ul Hasan, Muhammad Arif Muhammad Asif Shehzad Rizwan rafique, Misbah Rasheed Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Shahid Iqbal    

Evaluation of seed priming on germination of Gladiolus alatus
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11520-11523

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1158

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 

S. E. Oriaifo and E. K. I. Omogbai    

Effect of nifedipine, imipramine and sertraline on the antidepressant-like actions of furosemide in forced swim (FST) and tail suspension (TST) tests models of depression in mice
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11524-11529

DOI: 10.5897/AJB-12-248

 

Abid Nabil Ben Salem, Rouis Zyed, Lassoued Mohamed Ali, Soualeh Nidhal,Sfar Souad and Aouni Mahjoub     

Cytotoxic effect of nanoparticles synthesized from Salvia officinalis L. and Ricinus communis aqueous extracts against vero cell line and evaluation of their antioxidant activities   
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11530-11534

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.344

 

Emad M. Abdallah, Anis Ben Hsouna and Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa    

Antimicrobial, antioxidant and phytochemical investigation of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. edible fruit from Sudan 
[Abstract] [Full Article - PDF]   pp.  11535-11542

DOI: 10.5897/AJB12.1102