Aims: Lignocellulose is one of the most abundant sources of organic material in the world and it is a polysaccharide which consisted of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Cellulases are group of hydrolytic enzymes capable of degrading cellulose to smaller sugar components such...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27831
Hybrid gold and silver nanoparticles (AuNPs and AgNPs) are known as chemically or biologically engineered nanomaterials that have size dimension in the range of 1-100 nm. Nanosized materials are exhibited various novel properties like site-specific reactivity, greater sensing cap...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27734
Optimization of different physico-chemical and cultural parameters such as temperature, pH, incubation time and inoculum dose along with variation of NaCl, glucose and casein hydrolysate concentrations were carried out in the present investigation for the enhancement of extracell...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27839
Tubulins are composed of filaments or thread like structures called as microtubules which plays an important role in structural composition of cytoskeleton. Tubulin comprise of various types and subtypes. They belong to family of globular proteins.α-tubulin’s are considered as a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26691
Aims: To determine the performance, apparent nutrient digestibility and cost benefit of West African Dwarf goats fed dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal diets. Study Design: Completely randomized design and Latin square design. Place and Duration of Study: At the Sheep a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27390
Vegetable oil was extracted from Curcubita pepo seeds in n-hexane using Soxhlet extractor at 60°C. The physico-chemical parameters of the purified oil was analysed according to American Oil Chemist Society method. The physico-chemical of oil gave the free fatty acids of 0.83 mgKO...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27821
The research was carried out to determine the effects of biochar and rhizobium inoculation on selected soil chemical properties, shoot N and P of groundnut plant. Two factors were used for this experiment; Biochar and rhizobium inoculation. Biochar was applied at the rate of 20 t...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27300
Insulin plays an essential role in metabolic control of multiple cellular processes. A number of DNA sequences that regulate transcription of the insulin gene have already been identified. The regulation of carbohydrates and fats can be operated by insulin specific receptor molec...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26715
Fifty samples of sixteen spices commonly used in Tanzania were collected randomly from different local markets around Dar es Salaam and fungal contaminants determined using standard microbiological procedures. Forty nine filamentous fungi from 7 genera namely; Aspergillus, Fusari...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27600
The most effective and acceptable therapy for snakebite victims is the immediate administration of antivenin following envenomation which is limited by problems of hypersensitivity reactions in sensitive individuals and its inability to resolve the local effects of the venom. In...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26952