Vol. 11 No. 33 (2012) | African Journal of Biotechnology

Published: 2015-12-16

Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and prognosis in septic patients

Yoshan Moodley

8167-8171

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Direct colony polymerase chain reaction (PCR): An efficient technique to rapidly identify and distinguish Mycosphaerella fijiensis and Mycosphaerella musicola

Roberto Vázquez-Euán, Rosa Grijalva-Arango, Bartolomé Chi-Manzanero, Miguel Tzec-Simá, Ignacio Islas-Flores, Cecilia Rodríguez-García, Leticia Peraza-Echeverría, Andrew C James, Gilberto Manzo-Sánchez, Blondy Canto-Canché

8172-8180

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10.5897/AJB11.4044

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Rapid establishment of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) system for chloroplast DNA in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]

SX Chen, GN Qi, H Li, HL Shan, Y Zou

8181-8188

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10.5897/AJB11.4167

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Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Nigeria using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers

AO Aduramigba-Modupe, R Asiedu, AC Odebode, OF Owolade

8189-8195

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10.5897/AJB11.230

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Identification of a male-specific amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) marker in Broussonetia papyrifera

Wang Lianjun, Dai Changbo, Liu Degao, Liu Qingchang

8196-8201

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10.5897/AJB11.243

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Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers analysis of genetic diversity among Brassica napus inbred lines based on correlation between seed quality traits and seed pigments content

Cunmin Qu, Fuyou Fu, Liezhao Liu, Kun Lu, Jieheng Huang, Xiaolan Liu, Jingmei Xie, Li Chen, Rui Wang, Zhanglin Tang, Jiana Li

8202-8211

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10.5897/AJB11.3557

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The effects of activation time on the production of fructose and bioethanol from date extract

MH Gaily, AK Sulieman, MA Zeinelabdeen, SM Al-Zahrani, HK Atiyeh, AE Abasaeed

8212-8217

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10.5897/AJB12.082

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In vitro regeneration from internodal explants of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) via indirect organogenesis

Muthu Thiruvengadam, Nagella Praveen, Ill-Min Chung

8218-8224

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10.5897/AJB12.252

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Introgression of bacterial blight (BB) resistance genes Xa7 and Xa21 into popular restorer line and their hybrids by molecular marker-assisted backcross (MABC) selection scheme

Junying Xu, Jiefeng Jiang, Xiaofei Dong, Jauhar Ali, Tongmin Mou

8225-8233

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10.5897/AJB12.341

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Concentration of selected heavy metals in water of the Juru River, Penang, Malaysia

AA Idriss, AK Ahmad

8234-8240

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10.5897/AJB11.3840

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Influence of two inocula levels of Saccharomyces bayanus, BV 818 on fermentation and physico-chemical properties of fermented tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) juice

John Owusu, Haile Ma, Ernest Ekow Abano, Felix Narku Engmann

8241-8249

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10.5897/AJB11.4300

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High-yield production of Streptavidin with native C-terminal in Escherichia coli

Xuelan Chen, Feng Xu, Fuzhong Peng, Hong Xu, Wei Luo, Hengyi Xu, Yonghua Xiong

8250-8258

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Effect of garlic’s mode of administration on erythrocytes and plasma parameters in Wistar rat

Sonia Hamlaoui-Gasmi, Meherzia Mokni, Nadia Limam, Ferid Limam, Mohamed Amri, Ezzedine Aouani, Lamjed Marzouki

8259-8263

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10.5897/AJB11.2500

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Chemical modification of β-endoglucanase from Trichoderma viridin by methanol and determination of the catalytic functional groups

Feng Cai, Yangang Xie, Xiaochun He, Tiejun Li

8264-8274

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10.5897/AJB11.3429

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Effects of dietary intake of red palm oil on fatty acid composition and lipid profiles in male Wistar rats

AO Ayeleso, OO Oguntibeju, NL Brooks

8275-8279

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10.5897/AJB11.4080

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Effect of terrains on the volatiles of Cabernet Sauvignon wines grown in Loess Plateau region of China

Bao Jiang, Zhen-Wen Zhang, Jun-Xian Zhang

8280-8287

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10.5897/AJB10.1649

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Purification and characterization of α-amylase from Ganoderma tsuage growing in waste bread medium

Muhammad Irshad, Zahid Anwar, Muhammad Gulfraz, Hamama Islam Butt, Amir Ejaz, Haq Nawaz

8288-8294

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10.5897/AJB11.3643

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Extraordinary mullet growth through direct injection of foreign DNA

Samy Yehya El-Zaeem

8295-8301

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10.5897/AJB11.4085

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Comparison of liquid culture methods and effect of temporary immersion bioreactor on growth and multiplication of banana (Musa, cv. Dwarf Cavendish)

Farah Farahani, Ahmad Majd

8302-8308

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10.5897/AJB11.2020

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Effects of an ethanolic extract of Garcinia kola on glucose and lipid levels in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

BN Duze, CR Sewani-Rusike, BN Nkeh-Chungag

8309-8315

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10.5897/AJB11.2980

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Optimization of cholesterol oxidase production by Brevibacterium sp. employing response surface methodology

Shengli Yang, Hui Zhang

8316-8322

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10.5897/AJB12.291

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Salvia miltiorrhiza inhibits the expressions of transcription factor T-bet (T-bet) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) in the experimental colitis in mice

Xu Dekui, Wu Simeng, Yu Hongbo, Zheng Changqing, Liu Dongmei, Lin yan

8323-8331

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10.5897/AJB11.1796

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Antimicrobial and antiviral activities against Newcastle disease virus (NDV) from marine algae isolated from Qusier and Marsa-Alam Seashore (Red Sea), Egypt

Ibraheem Borie Mohammad Ibraheem, Neveen Abdel-Raouf, Mohamed Sayed Abdel-Hameed, Khaled El-yamany

8332-8340

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10.5897/AJB11.3982

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Chemical composition of essential oil of Psidium cattleianum var. lucidum (Myrtaceae)

Raju K Chalannavar, Venugopala K Narayanaswamy, Himansu Baijnath, Bharti Odhav

8341-8347

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10.5897/AJB10.1942

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Regulatory effects of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus on immunological function in mice

Qingfeng Tang, Yin Dai, Benguo Zhou

8348-8352

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10.5897/AJB12.340

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Effect of dietary protein, lipid and carbohydrate contents on the carcass composition of Cyprinus carpio communis fingerlings

Muzaffar Ahmad, TA Qureshi, AB Singh

8353-8360

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10.5897/AJB11.2530

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Effect of dietary protein, lipid and carbohydrate contents on the viscera composition and organ Indices of Cyprinus carpio communis fingerlings

Muzaffar Ahmad, TA Qureshi, AB Singh

8361-8366

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Effect of dietary protein, lipid and carbohydrate contents on the nutrient and energy utilization and digestibility of Cyprinus carpio communis fingerlings

Muzaffar Ahmad, TA Qureshi, AB Singh

8367-8374

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10.5897/AJB11.2536

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Preparation of immunoaffinity column for rapid purification of human DNA polymerase delta and its subassemblies

Xiao Li, Huiqing Chen, Lei Zhang, Liu Liu, Yujue Wang, Qian Zhang, Xiaoyong Liu, Yuanqing He, Yan Chen, Keping Chen, Yajing Zhou

8375-8382

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10.5897/AJB11.4272

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Variation in quantitative characters of faba bean after seed irradiation and associated molecular changes

Sonia Mejri, Yassine Mabrouk, Marie Voisin, Philippe Delavault, Philippe Simier, Mouldi Saidi, Omrane Belhadj

8383-8390

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10.5897/AJB11.291

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Decolorization of azo dyes by Pycnoporus sanguineus and Trametes membranacea

ESL Da Paz, FB Paz Júnior, BB Neto, MAQ Cavalcanti

8391-8397

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10.5897/AJB11.1370

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Effect of cadmium chloride and ascorbic acid exposure on the vital organs of freshwater Cyprinid, Labeo rohita

Abdul Latif, Muhammad Ali, Rahila Kaoser, Rehana Iqbal, Kashif Umer, Muhammad Latif, Shazia Qadir, Furhan Iqbal

8398-8403

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10.5897/AJB12.118

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Antibacterial spectrum of traditionally used medicinal plants of Hazara, Pakistan

Ihtisham Bukhari, Mukhtiar Hassan, Fida M Abassi, Yasmeen Shakir, Asfandyar Khan, Sohail Ahmed, Rabia Masood, Zeba G Burki, Muhammad Afzal, Uzma Khan, Faisal Shahzad, Sajjad Hussain

8404-8406

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10.5897/AJB11.3173

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Supplementation of broiler feed with leaves of Vernonia amygdalina and Azadirachta indica protected birds naturally infected with Eimeria sp.

TO Oyagbemi, JO Adejinmi

8407-8413

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10.5897/AJB11.3190

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