Lipases obtained from healthy and pebrinised larvae were purified by 45-85% (NH4)2SO4 fractionation followed by Sephadex S-100 gel filtration and CM-Sepharose. In both the samples final enzyme purification reported was 19.02 and 17.7 folds(magnitude) and the recovery of final pur...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24442
The nutrients assay and microbial evaluation of ginger pre-treated smoked African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) stored for a week at room temperature were studied. Forty five fish samples weighing 1.0 kg each were purchased, killed, eviscerated and washed thoroughly under tap...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24119
Ophiocordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus parasitic in the larvae of ghost moths (Lepidoptera), has always been used as one of the most valued Traditional Chinese Medicines throughout the Orient World. However, O. sinensis fails to be artificially cultivated so far, because...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23536
Aims: To prepare commercial-grade wine from cashew apples using less expensive household materials and vinegar production by natural spontaneous fermentation. Study Design: Cashew wine was prepared by fermenting cashew apple juice with Saccharomyces cerevisae. Various parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23366
Aim: This study investigated the effect of silver and selenium nanoparticles on Alternaria solani, the pathogenic fungus causing early blight disease of potato. Place and Duration of Study: Drug Radiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research & Technolog...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24155
Shunmugiah V. Ramesh, Bhagat S. Chouhan, Girish K. Gupta, Rajkumar Ramteke, Suresh Chand & Syed M. Husain·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aim: Coat protein (CP) genes encoded by Legume yellow mosaic viruses (LYMVs) were analysed to study molecular diversity and to devise effective PCR based assay to distinguish major Begomovirus species (Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus and Mungbean yellow mosaic virus) infecting...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24362
Aims: This research studied the dynamic changes of main pigments, glucose, GA3 (Gibberellic acid) and ABA (Abscisic acid) contents in different parts of tomato fruit during the ripening stage, and provided references for the further research for the coloring mechanism of tomato f...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23865
Aim: To determine ochratoxin A production by cocoa bean seeds infested Aspergillus species in Ondo State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Cocoa bean seeds were randomly collected from six local government areas namely Idanre, Akure, Owo, Akure, Oba-Akoko, and Ile-Oluji know...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24139
Aims: In-vitro produced microrhizomes in ginger are favored as planting material over other conventional planting materials as they are free from soil born pathogens. This study was conducted to develop an efficient protocol for production of healthy microrhizomes including the i...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23903
Aims: This is an innovative cell-based research project focused on the hair follicle dermal papillae (DP) as a source of key-element cells for regeneration of hair growth. DP is major dermal compartment which has a role in hair formation at embryogenesis and is able to differenti...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23393