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Bioprospecting Filamentous Fungi from Araucaria Moist Forests and the Pampa Biome: High Amylase Production with a Potential Industrial Application

Thiago M. Pasin, Eliano A. Moreira, Mariana Cereia & Maria de Lourdes T. M. Polizeli · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Background and Research Aims: Microorganisms, especially fungi, are used in the production of enzymes which are applied in industries to decrease the costs of production as well as to increase the speed and quality of final products. Amylases are among the most studied and widely...

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Physico-Chemical Analysis and Aerobic Bioremediation of Paint Effluent Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis

Udumma, N. Onuoha & Prince, O. Alaebo · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Bioremediation uses biological techniques to reduce the harmful effects of pollutants in   the environment, including wastewater. It is a handy tool for various applications in environmental protection. In developing strategies for bioremediation of paint effluent, untreated pain...

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Bioremediation of Paper Mill Effluent using Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli

Udumma, N. Onuoha, Prince, O. Alaebo & George, C. Njoku · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Effluent from onward paper mill limited Nigeria was collected and analyzed. Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and mixed cultures of both organisms were used to bioremediate the effluent collected. The setups were inoculated with Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and mixed cul...

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Aerobic Bioremediation of Brewery Effluent using Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas sp.

Udumma N. Onuoha, Prince O. Alaebo, George C. Njoku & Chibuzo V. Alisigwe · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Effluent from Guinness Nig. Plc was obtained and inoculated with two aerobic organisms, and physicochemical analysis was carried out to evaluate the intrinsic degradative capabilities of the organisms based on the parameters to determine which organism has a better degradative po...

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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Biologically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles using Aqueous Peel Extracts of Guava (Psidium guavaja) and Pumpkin (cucurbita pepo)

M. Tasiu, Y. Abdulmumin, T. M. Abdulmumin, M. Murtala, A. Shehu, A. L. Abubakar, S. Zainab, R. K. Mustapha & S. S. Binta · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Introduction: Green nanoparticle synthesis is a new field of nanotechnology that uses ecologically friendly resources such as entire cells, metabolites, agricultural waste such as peel, or extracts from plants and microbes to make metallic nanoparticles. In this study, silver nan...

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Biochemical and Molecular Insights into Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Rao Saad Rehman, Syed Ali Zafar, Mujahid Ali, Asad Nadeem Pasha, Hassan Bashir, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Usman Yaqoob & Mubashar Hussain · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Plants cannot move, so they must endure abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and extreme temperatures. These stressors greatly limit the distribution of plants, alter their growth and development, and reduce crop productivity. Recent progress in our understanding of the mol...

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and Physicochemical Parameters of Sachet Water Consumed in Bukuru Metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

Y. Denkok, V. G. Linus, U. S. Abara & K. F. Oyebade · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Aim: The study investigated various concentrations of heavy metals present in some sachet water consumed in Bukuru metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Twenty five (25) sachet water were obtained from different selling sp...

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Plant Bioactives and Biotechnological Approaches to Enhance Their Production and Bioactivity

G. Janarny, H. A. C. O. Hettiarachchi, N. N. G. Chiranthika & K. D. P. P. Gunathilake · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Plants considered as an excellent source for discovering new compounds with medicinal significance in drugs/ functional foods/ nutraceutical formulations. Bioactive compounds of found in plants are those secondary metabolites exhibiting health benefit in human. It is obvious that...

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Preliminary Investigation of Haemoglobin Polymorphism among Indigenous Cattle in North Western Nigeria

Bunjah Umar Danladi, Adejoh-Ubani Elizabeth Ojoma, Rufina Obioma Okeke, Edward Christopher Dung, Japheth Joel Kalang, Danjuma Reuben Tom & Stanley David Oziegbe · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

The goal of this research was to identify the genetic pool of the Bunaji and Sokoto-Gudali cows using haemoglobin (Hb) polymorphism. Blood samples were collected from a total of 150 mature Bunaji, Sokoto-Gudali and HolsteinXBunaji cows in north western Nigeria. To reveal the band...

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Identification of Novel Bioactive Compounds from Banana Fruit (Musa sapientum) as Antidepressant in Pregnant Women: Molecular Docking, Physiochemical and ADMET Evaluation

K. R. Sharmili Banu, I. Mohana Priya & A. S. Azar Zochedh · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Mood disorder in women during pregnancy is a critical public issue. Generally, pregnancy and childbirth has major impact in the development of mental depression in women. There are many factors in which depression occur, such as post pregnancy depression after past deliveries, ev...

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A Simple and Effective Phenol-Chloroform Method of DNA Extraction from Mammalian Feces

Abinaya Nadarajan, Karthy Sivapushanam, Kanchana Ramasamy, Debasis Jana & Pradeep Anbazhagan · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2022

Aims: To non-invasively collect the fecal samples of 12 different mammals and devise a simple method of fecal DNA extraction using a modified phenol-chloroform procedure of DNA isolation for species identification. Study Design:  The experiment was laid out to check the applicabi...

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An Extensive Review: Industrially Important Enzymes, their Classification and Depicting the Consortium of Industrial Applications

Sidra Yasmeen · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2021

Microorganism has been used since the start of human society. Enzyme processing processes are quickly gaining the attention because of their short time of processing, cost effective, non-toxic, low energy input and environment friendly characters as well. Moreover, through protei...

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Evaluation of the Hepatoprotective Potential of Methanol Extract of Carica papaya Linn. (Caricaceae) Ripe Fruit Peel against Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats

Ubani, C. D., Amah Akuma Kalu, Chris Akunneh Wariso & Ogwo, E. U. · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2021

The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of methanol extract of ripe Carica papaya (pawpaw) fruit peel in adult male wistar rats. Six groups of adult male wistar rats of five rats per group were used for the study. Group 1 was the normal control; Group...

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A Detailed Review of Conventional and Modern Breeding Technologies and Approaches of Field Crops

Muhammad Saddam Mustafa, Samia Rashid, Nimra Gulnaz, Usama Saleem, Ghanwa Noor, Noveera Shakoor & Kamran Arshad · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2021

The existence of genetic variability in plant material is considered to be the basis of crop improvement. A plant breeder finds this variability in various ways to create new crop varieties which are capable of withstanding different types of stresses including drought, temperatu...

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