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       Table of Contents: 9 February 2012; 11 (12)  Download Complete Issue (11300kb)

 

 

Review

 

Waris Ali Gabol, Aleem Ahmed, Hadi Bux, Kaleem Ahmed, Amanullah Mahar and Shafiullah Laghari

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Pakistan
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2807-2813

DOI: 10.5897/AJBX11.001

 

Seo Ryang We, Eun-Ok Jeong, Yun Hyung Koog and Byung-Il Min

EEffects of nutraceuticals on knee osteoarthritis: Systematic review
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2814-2821

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.026

 

Qian Dai, Yun Tian and Xiangyang Lu

Flooding response in rice: Ethylene networks and sugar signaling
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2822-2826

DDOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3267

 

 

Full Length Research Article

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Zhiming Zhang, Li Liu, Haijian Lin, Guangsheng Yuan, Xing Zeng, Yaou Shen, Maojun Zhao, Qi Zhao, and Guangtang Pan

Identification of genes differentially expressed in maize (Zea mays L.) during Rhizoctonia Solani Kühn infection by suppression subtractive hybridization
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2827-2838

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1563

 

Azeem Mehmood Butt, Ishaque Badshah Khan, Asifa Ahmed, Yigang Tong

Structural analysis of deafness associated E216V mutation in human myosin VI protein

[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2839-2845

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2689

 

Saima Aftab, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Ikram-Ul-Haq, Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Asma Zafar and Irfana Iqbal

Cloning and expression of endo-1,4–β-glucanase gene from Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE 3)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2849-2854

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2902

 

Xi-Mei Zhang, Ning Wang, Dong-Mei Li, Xia Li , Lian-Hong Jin and Lei Lei

Induction of epigenetic reprogramming in fibroblast by extracts of carcinoma
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2855-2861

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2932

 

Maziar Yahyavi, Majid Afkhami, Ali Javadi, Maryam Ehsanpour, Aida Khazaali,
Reza khoshnood and Amin Mokhlesi

Fatty acid composition in two sea cucumber species, Holothuria scabra and Holothuria leucospilata from Qeshm Island (Persian Gulf)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2862-2868

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3529

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Muhammad Iqbal, Saghir Ahmad, Wajad Nazeer, Taj Muhammad, Muhammad Bismillah Khan, Mubshar Hussain, Abid Mehmood, Muhammad Tauseef,
Asifa Hameed and Abdul Karim

High plant density by narrow plant spacing ensures cotton productivity in elite cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes under severe cotton leaf curl virus (CLCV) infestation
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2869-2878

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3259

 

Dita Agisimanto, Normah Mohd Noor, Rusli Ibrahim and Azhar Mohamad

Efficient somatic embryo production of Limau madu (Citrus suhuiensis Hort. ex Tanaka) in liquid culture
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2879-2888

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1018

 

Mahmood Ghorbani-Marghashi, Mansour Gholami, Reaza Maadankan and Hassan Jamshidi

The study of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T effects on gene expression at early stages of embryogenesis in chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.)
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2889-2903

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1919

 

Akande, T. O. and Odunsi, A. A.

Nutritive value and biochemical changes in broiler chickens fed detoxified castor kernel cake based diets
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2904-2911

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.677

 

Kai-Xing Qu, Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Zhan-Xing He, Bi-Zhi Huang, Xi-Ping Yuan, Ya-Ping Zhang and Lin-Sen Zan

Genetic diversity and bottleneck analysis of Yunnan mithun (Bos frontalis) using microsatellite loci
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2912-2919

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2255

 

Kamal Nabiollahy, Ahmad Heidari, Norair Tomanian, Gholamreza Savaghebi and Khosro Mohammadi

Spatial variability of arsenic in relation with some soil forming factors
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2920-2930

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2504

 

Mohtasham Mohammadi

Effects of kernel weight and source-limitation on wheat grain yield under heat stress
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2931-2937

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2698

 

M. R. EnayatGholizadeh, A. M. Bakhshandeh, M. Dehghan Shoar, M. H. Ghaineh, K. H. Alami Saeid and M. Sharafizadeh

Effect of source and seed size on yield component of corn S.C704 in Khuzestan
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2938-2944

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2720

 

Paulo Ivan Fernandes Júnior, Elson Barbosa da Silva Júnior, Sebastiăo da Silva Júnior, Carolina Etienne Rosalia da Silva e Santos, Paulo Jansen de Oliveira, Norma Gouvęa Rumjanek, Lindete Míria Vieira Martins and Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier

Performance of polymer compositions as carrier to cowpea rhizobial inoculant formulations: Survival of rhizobia in pre-inoculated seeds and field efficiency
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2945-2951

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1885

 

Mukesh Kumar Meena, Neelam Singh and Vidya Patni

In vitro multiple shoot induction through axillary bud of Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels: A threatened medicinal plant
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2952-2956

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2140

 

Jiangbo Zhou, Aiqing You, Zhujun Ma, Lili Zhu and Guangcun He

Association analysis of important agronomic traits in japonica rice germplasm
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2957-2970

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1912

 

Abbas Biabani, Lynne Carpenter Boggs, Kovalskaya Natasha3 and Umarov Morad

Microscopic morphology of nitrogen fixing paranodules on wheat roots
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2971-2976

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1524

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Natalia C. de Oliveira, Ariana A. Rodrigues, Maria I. R. Alves, Nelson R. Antoniosi Filho, Geraldo Sadoyama1 and José Daniel G. Vieira

Endophytic bacteria with potential for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons and derivatives
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2977-2984

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.2623

 

 

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Badriah Alabdulkarim, Zubaida Abdel Nabi Bakeet and Shaista Arzoo

Effect of frying oils on quality characteristics of frozen chicken patties incorporated with honey
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2985-2992

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3389

 

Luciano Bruno de Carvalho-Silva, Maria Teresa Bertoldo Pacheco, Rachel Bertoldo, Clarice de Carvalho Veloso, Luciana Costa Teodoro, Alexandre Giusti-Paiva Pablo, Cristhiano Barboza Lollo and Roseli Soncini

Anti-inflammatory activities of enzymatic (alcalase) hydrolysate of a whey protein concentrate
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2993-2999

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2330

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Heidi Riedel, Divine N. Akumo, Nay Min Min Thaw Saw, Onur Kütük, Peter Neubauer and Iryna Smetanska

Elicitation and precursor feeding influence phenolic acids composition in Vitis vinifera suspension culture
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3000-3008

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1185

 

Bashir Ahmad, Niaz Ali, Saziq Azam and Shumila Bashir

Blood pressure lowering effect of Tylophora hirsuta wall
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3009-3013

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1081

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Seyed Ali Hosseini, Che Roos Saad, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Mohammad Sayyad Bourani, Hassan Mohd Daud and Sharr Azni Harmin

Effect of weight on osmoregulation ability in Rutilus frisii kutum fingerlings
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3014-3021

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3144

 

Maria Mohammadizadeh, Majid Afkhami, Kazem Darvish Bastami, Maryam Ehsanpour Aida khazaali and Farzane Soltani

Determination of some biochemical values in the blood of Liza klunzingeri from the coastal water of the Persian Gulf
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3022-3025

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3476

 

Gui-Mei Kong, Xiao-Rong Zhang , Ke-Yan Wu, Yue-Xiao Liao1and Ping Bo

Anti-proliferative activity of recombinant melittin expressed in Escherichia coli toward U937 cells
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3026-3030

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3083

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Y. R. Yang, F. C. Meng, P. Wang3, Y. B. Jiang, Q. Q. Yin1, J. Chang1, R. Y. Zuo, Q. H. Zheng and J. X. Liu

Effect of organic and inorganic selenium supplementation on growth performance, meat quality and antioxidant property of broilers
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3031-3036

DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.3382

 

Chunling Bai, Cheberi, Lei Cheng, Fengxia Yin, Dongsheng Wu, Xihe Li, Bou Shorgan and Guang-Peng Li

Effect of jasplakinolide on the in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes
[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3037-3047

DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.918

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