African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12496

Table of Content: 10 May, 2017; 16(19)

May 2017

Heavy metals bioremediation potential of Klebsiella species isolated from diesel polluted soil

Heavy metals are transition elements whose presence at mild doses in water bodies is deadly. Most effectively harnessed technique of their remediation is the microbial approach, also known as bio-remediation. This study is hereby aimed to investigate the potential of Klebsiella species isolated from diesel polluted soil in bioremediating the heavy metals present in effluent water.  A sample of diesel polluted soil...

Author(s): Aransiola E. F., Ige O. A., Ehinmitola E. O. and Layokun S. K.

May 2017

Optimized production of lipase from Bacillus subtilis PCSIRNL-39

Lipases catalyze the hydrolysis of long chain triglycerides. Microbial lipases are receiving much attention because of their industrial potential in the chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, biosurfactant synthesis, leather industries, mutation, agrochemicals and paper manufacturing industries. This article presents the isolation of maximum lipase producing bacteria and the optimization of different conditions...

Author(s): Haniya Mazhar, Naaz Abbas, Sakhawat Ali, Amir Sohail, Zahid Hussain and Syed Shahid Ali

May 2017

Persimmon leaf and seed powders could enhance nutritional value and acceptance of green tea

Acceptance of green tea, a health promoting functional food material, could be increased if its flavor is improved. Persimmon seeds and leaves are likely potential options for green tea improvement since they contain a large number of volatile flavor compounds. In the present study, amino acids, volatile flavor compounds, and antioxidant potentials of persimmon tea (PT) prepared with green tea were investigated. PT...

Author(s): Il-Doo Kim, Sanjeev Kumar Dhungana, Hye-Ryun Kim, Young-Joon Choi and Dong-Hyun Shin

May 2017

Traditional production technology, consumption and quality attributes of toubani: A ready-to-eat legume food from West Africa

Toubani is a traditional ready-to-eat legume food, consumed as staple food with stews. This study investigated the socio-cultural profile of stakeholders, the traditional processing techniques and sensory quality attributes. For this purpose, a survey was carried out in two municipalities using a questionnaire managed to stakeholders. The results showed that toubani production is exclusively undertaken by women while...

Author(s): Franck Hongbété, Abdoul-Kader Tidjani and Janvier Mêlégnonfan Kindossi,

May 2017

Juice clarification with tannases from Aspergillus carneus URM5577 produced by solid-state fermentation using Terminalia catappa L. leaves

Tannase is an inducible extracellular enzyme produced by filamentous fungi, yeasts, and bacteria by solid-state fermentation (SSF) or submerged fermentation (SmF). Among the filamentous fungi, Aspergillus and Penicillium are recognized as the most efficient producers of tannase. The aims of this study were to evaluate the production of tannase under SSF by isolation from Aspergillus and Penicillium preserved in the...

Author(s): Vanilla Mergulhão Alves da Silva, Roberta Cruz, Julyanna Cordoville Fonseca, Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta, Amanda Reges de Sena and Keila Aparecida Moreira

May 2017

Common bean germplasm resistant to races 73 and 2047 of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

The present work aims to identify common bean accessions resistant to anthracnose by incompatibility reaction evaluations to races 73 and 2047 of C. lindemuthianum, associated with using of SF101072 and SAS13950 molecular markers linked, respectively, to gene Co-10 and allele Co-42. A total of 75 common bean accessions from Common Bean Germplasm Bank (CBGB) of Núcleo de Pesquisa Aplicada à Agricultura...

Author(s): Luana Mieko Darben, Adriana Gonela, Haroldo Tavares Elias, Claudete Rosa da Silva, Heloisa Helena Pastre and Maria Celeste Gonçalves-Vidigal