Vol. 7 No. 12 (2008) | African Journal of Biotechnology

Published: 2010-09-02

Why bacteria derived R-M nucleic enzymatic peptides are likely efficient therapeutic molecules for use in the design and development of novel HIV inhibitory strategies

W Misaki

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10.5897/AJB07.516

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Assessment techniques of antimicrobial properties of natural compounds of plant origin: current methods and future trends

NS Ncube, AJ Afolayan, AI Okoh

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10.5897/AJB07.613

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Volumetric and viscometric behaviour of soya bean and gram proteins in aqueous methotrexate (anticancer drug) solution at 298.15 to 308.15K

M Singh, RK Yadav, HS Verma

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5028

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Inhibition of dehydrogenase activity in pathogenic bacteria isolates by aqueous extracts of Musa paradisiaca (Var Sapientum)

CS Alisi, CE Nwanyanwu, CO Akujobi, CO Ibegbulem

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5029

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Antioxidant activity in some selected Indian medicinal plants

PS Kumar, S Sucheta, VS Deepa, P Selvamani, S Latha

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5030

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Genetic analysis and QTL mapping of maize yield and associate agronomic traits under semi-arid land condition

J Guo, G Su, J Zhang, G Wang

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5031

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Genetic variation within a collection of Nigerian accessions of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa,/I>) revealed by RAPD primers

OK Moyib, MA Gbadegesin, OO Aina, OA Odunola

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10.5897/AJB08.117

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Genetic variation and trait correlations in a birdresistant pearl millet landrace population

R Akromah, D Afribeh, MS Abdulai

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5032

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Genetic sequences derived from suppression subtractive hybridization analysis provides insight into their possible roles in Xanthomonas albilineans

R Shaik, B Pillay, D Pillay

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10.5897/AJB08.082

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Production, purification and characterization of two recombinant DNA-derived N-terminal ovine growth hormone variants: oGH3 and oGH5

AJ Sami, OC Wallis, M Wallis

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10.5897/AJB08.074

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Effect of natural and chemical insecticides on Hyalopterus pruni and Armeniaca vulgaris

A Ali, S Al-Quraishy

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5033

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Allelopathic effects of Juglone and decomposed walnut leaf juice on muskmelon and cucumber seed germination and seedling growth

I Terzi

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In vitro micropropagation of almond (Amygdalus communis L. cv. Nonpareil)

Ç Isikalan, FA Akbas, S Namli, E Tilkat, D Basaran

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5035

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Effect of temperature on accumulation of chlorophylls and leaf ultrastructure of low temperature induced albino tea plant

YY Du, H Chen, WL Zhong, LY Wu, JH Ye, C Lin, XQ Zheng, JL Lu, YR Liang

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5036

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Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of plant extracts used in traditional medicine in Mexico

F Ruiz-Terán, A Medrano-Martínez, A Navarro-Ocaña

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5034

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Optimization of fermentation conditions for red pigment production from Penicillium sp. under submerged cultivation

S Gunasekaran, R Poorniammal

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5037

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Rapid micro-propagation of Aloe vera L. via shoot multiplication

D Hashemabadi, B Kaviani

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5038

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The effects of maxicrop leaf fertilizer on the yield and quality of soybean (Glycine max L. Merril)

B Yildirim, N Okut, D Türközü, Ö Terzioglu, M Tunçtürk

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5039

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Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi using agricultural products and by products

K Sahayaraj, SKR Namasivayam

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10.5897/AJB07.778

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Farmers’ perception of the performance of the National Special Programme for Food Security (NSPFS) in Enugu State, NIgeria

AE Agwu, PU Ugwu

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5040

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Stimulation of taxane production in suspension cultures of Taxus yunnanensis by oligogalacturonides

YT Guo, JW Wang

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10.5897/AJB07.807

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Isolation and characterization of diesel oil degrading indigenous microrganisms in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

C Singh, J Lin

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10.5897/AJB07.728

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Evaluation of groundwater and stream quality characteristics in the vicinity of a battery factory in Ibadan, Nigeria

MO Dawodu, AR Ipeaiyeda

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10.5897/AJB07.781

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Purification and properties of Rhizobial DehL expressed in Escherichia coli

F Huyop, NA Rashid, RAB Wahab, RA Cooper

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Expression of nitrogenase gene (NIFH) in roots and stems of rice, Oryza sativa, by endophytic nitrogenfixing communities

A Elbeltagy, Y Ando

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5042

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Evaluation of in vitro antibacterial property of seaweeds of southeast coast of India

M Kandhasamy, KD Arunachalam

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10.5897/AJB08.120

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Seasonal variation in the physicochemistry of a small tropical reservoir (Aiba Reservoir, Iwo, Osun, Nigeria)

OE Atobatele, OA Ugwumba

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5043

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Ecological effects of some heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr) pollution of phytoplanktonic algae and zooplanktonic organisms in Sarýyar Dam Reservoir in Turkey

T Atici, S Ahiska, A Altindag, D Aydin

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5044

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Isolation, identification and screening of potential xylanolytic enzyme from litter degrading fungi

M Palaniswamy, BV Pradeep, R Sathya, J Angayarkanni

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5045

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Autochthonous white rot fungi from the tropical forest: Potential of Cuban strains for dyes and textile industrial effluents decolourisation

MI Sánchez-López, SF Vanhulle, V Mertens, G Guerra, SH Figueroa, C Decock, A Corbisier, MJ Penninckx

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10.5897/AJB08.042

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Purification and characterization of pectinmethylesterase from Aspergillus repens isolated from cultivated soil

DJ Arotupin, FA Akinyosoye, AK Onifade

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5046

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Biological studies on albino rats fed with Sorghum bicolorstarch hydrolyzed with ∝-amylase from Rhizopus sp.

AO Adebiyi, IC Oladipo, AA Ayandele, AP Adebiyi, OO Adelowo

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5047

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Characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from poultry farms in Senegal

C Ibourahema, RD Dauphin, D Jacqueline, P Thonart

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5048

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Protoplast formation, regeneration and transformation from the taxol-producing fungus Ozonium sp.

X Zhou, Y Wei, H Zhu, Z Wang, J Lin, L Liu, K Tang

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5050

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In vitro regeneration of Turkish dwarf chickling (Lathyrus cicera L) using immature zygotic embryo explant

N Sahin-Demirbag, H Kendir, KM Khawar, CY Ciftci

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5052

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Evaluation of the activated carbon prepared from the algae Gracilaria for the biosorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions

A Esmaeili, S Ghasemi, A Rustaiyan

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10.5897/AJB08.038

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Biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol using Mycoplana dimorpha extracts and evaluation of kinetic parameters

R Manikandan, HJ Prabhu, P Sivashanmugam

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5053

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Effect of vitamin C on collagen biosynthesis and degree of birefringence in polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT)

SR Sharma, R Poddar, P Sen, JT Andrews

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10.5897/AJB07.486

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Growth and viability of yogurt starter organisms in honey-sweetened skimmed milk

A Riazi, H Ziar

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10.5897/AJB08.134

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Enhanced lipase production by mutation induced Aspergillus japonicus

SK Karanam, NR Medicherla

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5054

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Sublethal haematological effects of zinc on the freshwater fish, Heteroclarias sp. (Osteichthyes: Clariidae)

Ovie Kori-Siakpere, EO Ubogu

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10.5897/AJB07.706

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Phylogenetic analysis of anemone fishes of the Persian Gulf using mtDNA sequences

SA Ghorashi, SM Fatemi, F Amini, M Houshmand, RS Tabar, K Hazaie

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5055

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Cast net design characteristics, catch composition and selectivity in tropical open lagoon

BE Emmanuel, LO Chukwu, LO Azeez

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10.5897/AJB2008.000-5056

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Changes in the serum profiles of lipids and cholesterol in sheep experimental model of acute African trypanosomosis

S Adamu, A Ige, ID Jatau, JS Neils, NM Useh, M Bisalla, NDG Ibrahim, AJ Nok, KAN Esievo

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10.5897/AJB08.011

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Comparison of live and dead biomass of fungi on decolorization of methyl orange

I Seyis, T Subasioglu

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