Chemistry or Medicinal chemistry is a discipline at the Interchange ofchemistry and pharmacology engaged with designing, methodize andcreating drug chalcones is a conventional term given tointensifies bearing the (E)- 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one, which can befunctionlized in the...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1230256
Aims: Purification and characterization of xylanase by Aspergillus terreus isolated from elephant dung. Study Design: Xylanase enzyme produced by A. terreus was extracted from the fermented solid medium using solid state fermentation and purified using chromatographic techniques....
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1230254
Aims: This study investigates the effect of chlorides of lead and some transition metals on the kinetics of crude peroxidase from watermelon seeds Study design: In vitro enzyme assay. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ambrose Alli...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1130251
The bio-catalytic enzyme potential of microbial consortium in selected agrowastes was evaluated in this study. Bio-wastes possess renewable resources of biomass and represents potentially-valuable sources due to their low cost, environmental friendly and sustainable nature. The i...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1130253
This study identified the efficacy of different amendments as biostimulants in bioremediation. This experiment was carried out for 4 weeks in the laboratory. One kilogram of pristine soil was spiked with one liter of crude oil in earthen pots, to each pot 10 grams of amendments w...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1130250
Two successful field experiments were carried out during 2020and 2021 growing seasons to evaluate the effect of bio fertilizers; Bacillus amyloliquifaciens (BA), Bacillus megaterium (BM) and cyanobacteria inoculation on the vegetative growth, growth parameters and plant chemical...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1130248
Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) cause significant losses during the production and marketing of horticultural products. Brazilian growers usually adopt full-coverage insecticide spraying to control fruit flies, but toxic bait is a more strategic technique, because reach effica...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1130249
Inspite of the availability of different antiseptic and antibiotics in most localities in some parts of the world, there is still a number of information on the usage of some local plants in various kinds of treatments of different ill-health conditions. Leaves of Ocimum basilicu...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030247
Microbial biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) like Anthracene, represent an efficient, time, and cost-effective way for bioremediation of the polluted environment. This study was aimed at isolating, identifying and characterizing bacteria with potential to d...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030246
Background: Knowledge of the anatomy of Anthocleista species is crucial for understanding how these plants adapt to the environment. Aim: This study was aimed at investigating the adaptive relationship of moisture gradient influence on the anatomy of four species in the genus Ant...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030245
Aims: Anthropogenic activities such as crude oil exploration and exploitation has led to the suspicion of heavy metals contamination in the study area. This study investigated the concentration of zinc, nickel, lead and cadmium in the soil extracted from the area where Scent Leaf...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030244
Plant transformation is now an important biotechnological tool in plant biology and a practical tool for transgenic plant development. There are many verified methods for stable introduction of novel genes into the nuclear genomes of diverse plant species. As a result, gene trans...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030243
Aims: This study investigated the level of zinc, nickel, lead and cadmium in selected medicinal plants - Scent Leaf (Ocimum gratissimum) and Pawpaw (Carica papaya) that are traditionally used in alternative medicine in Amassoma community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Study Design: Sce...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i930241
Aims: A study was conducted to identify fungal species isolated from dumpsite soil in University of Port Harcourt using molecular techniques. Methodology: Molecular methods for determining the species of a fungus based on the amplification and sequencing of the internal subscribe...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i930239
Diarrassouba Moussa, Soumahin Eric Francis, Konan Djézou, N’guessan Kan Pulchérie, Moro Affia Perpetue, Koffi Antoine & Obouayeba Samuel·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2021
To find out the effect of cultural techniques on agrophysiological parameters, four combinations ̏planting densities (low density or DF at 350 t/ha, normal density or DN at 510 t/ha) and opening standards (opening at 65cm and opening at 50 cm) ̋ were tested on Hevea brasiliensis...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i930240