Introduction: Investigations of Ramalina farinaceae and its isolated compounds had reportedly shown appreciable anti-RSV activity albeit within a slim therapeutic window. Sekikaic acid represent one of such compounds. In this present study, sekikaic acid in very low dose was eval...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/40802
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric (GC-MS) was used to investigate the chemical constituents of the essential oil from fresh leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L. The result revealed thirty six (36) compounds representing 100% of the essential oil characterized from the leaves of Nic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/29911
Aim: The study of laccase production by Trametes pubescens cultured on cladode extractive residues alone, and as co-carbon source with wheat, using submerged fermentation condition. Place and Duration of Study: Biotechnology Laboratory, Durban University of Technology, Durban, So...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/39647
Seedlessness is a major objective in Morocco Citrus improvement programmes. Triploidy has played an important role in the development of new seedless mandarin cultivars for fresh fruit market and has received increasing attention for the consumers. For that, many series of diploi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/40063
Rabia Alghazeer, Sana Elgahmasi, Abdul Hakim Elnfati, Mohamed Elhensheri, Mohamed A. Al-Griw, Nuri Awayn & Mariuma El- Nami·Biotechnology Journal International·2018
Flavonoids have been shown to have antioxidant factors and effective against hepatotoxicity. This in vivo study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of flavonoids rich extracts in a model of chemical-induced liver cell injury. Materials and Methods: Flavonoids were extracted from leav...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/39528
Michele Alves Sanches, Ralyvan Araujo dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez, Richy Mariner & João Vicente Braga de Souza·Biotechnology Journal International·2018
Aim: The aim of this work was to find new fungal sources of biosurfactants via bioprospecting and to produce biosurfactants from fungal isolates using inexpensive culture media. Methodology: Bioprocess tests were conducted with five fungal species isolated from soil from the Ama...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/39405
Background: In breeding programs, the selection of parental lines based on their phenotypic traits along with genetic variation at their DNA level is the better option in directional breeding as specific DNA profiles would be useful in producing reliable estimates of genetic iden...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35046
Infections caused by Aspergillus have grown in importance in the last decade. Outbreaks which are caused by Aspergillus flavus appeared to be related to the single or closely related fungal strains. The fungi produce a compound known as aflatoxin which is reputed to be the most t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/33951
The cultivar Nanjanagud Rasabale (Musa spp. AAB, Silk subgroup) geographical indication tagged and leading cultivar of Mysore district. It is known for unique taste, has a huge demand across the country. In vitro regeneration in banana is preferred for faster multiplication rate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/39892
Burdekar Varada, Appukuttan Nair R. Pradeep, Arvind K. Awasthi, Vankadara Sivaprasad, Kankayam M. Ponnuvel & Rakesh K. Mishra·Biotechnology Journal International·2018
Aim: To reveal differential expression of host- response genes activated after nuclear polyhedro virus infection in transgenic silkworm Bombyx mori larva and to show an influence of ‘BmNPV transgenes’ on expression pattern of host- response genes. Study Design: Relative expressio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/39442
Biodegradation of indeno (1, 2, 3- c, d) pyrene and dibenzo (a, h) perylene; high molecular weight PAHs by isolates of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, cyanobacteria and its consortium from Boodo Creek characterized with brackish water was monitored for 56 days using GC- MS. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/33950
Intraspecific hybridization studies were carried out in two strains of Heterobranchus bidorsalis obtained from two ecological zones in Nigeria – Yola (Sudan savannah) and New Bussa (Guinea savanna) with the aim of evaluating the fecundity, percentage fertilization, hatchability,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/38472
Aim: To analyze various single subunit DNA dependent RNA polymerases and identify conserved motifs, active site regions among them and propose a plausible mechanism of action for these polymerases using the T7 RNA polymerase as a model system. Study Design: Bioinformatics, Bioche...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/38632
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an ancient fruit crop belonging to the family Punicaceae. Conventionally, pomegranate is propagated through air layering, hard wood and semihard wood cuttings. Recently micropropagation is gaining popularity due to rapid mass propagation of dis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/38806
This study was set to detect the A and B subunit of Diphtheria toxin gene among patients with pharyngitis and to identify which of the possible biovars is endemic in Kaduna State. The result of standard collection of twenty-two (22) throat swab samples of patients using standard...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/37342