June 2011
Advances in genetic engineering for plants abiotic stress control
Agricultural productivity is highly influenced by abiotic stresses, known as the most harmful factor concerning the growth and productivity of crops worldwide. Furthermore, industrial crops are nowadays highly influenced by abiotic stress; these include extremes in temperature, drought, salinity, heavy metals and radiation.Typical studies were discussed by many researchers about the control of abiotic...
June 2011
Effects of zerumbone on cisplatin-induced clastogenesis in Sprague-Dawley rats bone marrow cells
Zerumbone (ZER) is derived from Zingiber zerumbet smith from the Zingiberaceae family. It has been shown to have anti-cancer and apoptosis-inducing properties against various human tumour cells. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of ZER on cisplatin-induced clastogenesis in Sprague-Dawley rat bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs) using micronucleus test (MN). Animals treated with...
June 2011
Effect of pineapple (Ananas comosus) on haematological and biochemical parameters in albinos Wistar rats intoxicated with Dolipraneâ
The aim of this study is to evaluate the liver’s protection of Ananas comosus on albinos Wistar rats intoxicated with Doliprane® which contained 20% of paracetamol. Four batches of 30 were used. The negative control group was not treated with Doliprane® and A. comosus. Batches no. 2 and no. 3 were treated for six weeks with Doliprane® (2 g per kg of body weight for each day)....
June 2011
β-Carotene content of selected banana genotypes from Uganda
Health related problems due to vitamin A deficiency affect a large part of the world’s population. Enhancing the levels of vitamin A in staple foods is regarded as a sustainable food-based approach that can have a significant long term beneficial impact on optimising vitamin A intake. Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) is the staple food crop for millions of people in Africa and other parts of the...
June 2011
Expression, purification and characterization of recombinant exfoliative toxin A from Staphylococcus aureus
For the expression of Staphylococcus aureus exfoliative toxin A in Escherichia coliregulated by a T5 promoter, the gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and cloned into expression vector pQE-30 to generate pQE-ETA. The maximum production of His6-tagged protein by E. coli M15 (PQE-ETA) was obtained with 0.1 mM IPTG induction for 4 h at 25°C. The expressed protein was purified by...
June 2011
Cloning and molecular characterization of a copper chaperone gene (HbCCH1) from Hevea brasiliensis
The cDNA encoding a copper chaperone, designated as HbCCH1, was isolated fromHevea brasiliensis. HbCC1 was 589 bp long containing a 261 bp open reading frame encoding a putative protein of 86 amino acids, flanked by a 103 bp 5’UTR and a 225 bp 3’UTR. The predicted molecular mass of HbCCH1 was 9.2 kDa, with an isoelectric point (pI) of...
June 2011
Collection, evaluation and classiï¬cation of Iranian confectionary sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) populations using multivaraite statistical techniques
Characterization of confectionary sunflower germplasm resources is critical to their efficient collection and management as well as for breeding programs. Thirty six (36) confectionary sunflower populations originating from different regions of Northwest Iran were characterized using 15 agro-morphological traits. Among the studied traits, high coefficients of variation were observed for harvest index (48.36), seed yield...
June 2011
Genetic variation within and among five natural populations of endangered Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) subsp. Birrea in Sudan
Knowledge of genetic diversity is important for successful conservation and domestication of species. In order to determine genetic diversity within and amongSclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Htochst. subsp. birrea populations in Sudan, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used. Leaf materials from 75 seedlings from five populations (Rashad, Alfaid, Alkhwi, Aldamazin and Baw) of this species...
June 2011
Seed yield and quality of okra as influenced by sowing dates
Field trials were conducted at the Gangetic Alluvium of eastern India to find out the most suitable sowing time to achieve higher yield, comparatively less incidence of yellow vein mosaic virus (YVMV) and quality seed of okra over four consecutive years having seven sowing times at fortnight interval (1st February, 16th February, 1st March, 16th March, 1st April, 16th April and 1st May). The seed yield attributing...
June 2011
Seed yield and quality of okra as influenced by sowing dates
Field trials were conducted at the Gangetic Alluvium of eastern India to find out the most suitable sowing time to achieve higher yield, comparatively less incidence of yellow vein mosaic virus (YVMV) and quality seed of okra over four consecutive years having seven sowing times at fortnight interval (1st February, 16th February, 1st March, 16th March, 1st April, 16th April and 1st May). The seed yield attributing...
June 2011
Genetic transformation of olive somatic embryos through Agrobacterium tumefaciens and regeneration of transgenic plants
Transformed olive plants were regenerated from inoculated somatic embryos withAgrobacterium tumefacience strain GV3101, which carries the plasmid pBI-P5CScontaining Arabidopsis thaliana P5CS cDNA, kanamycin marker (nptП) gene anduidA reporter gene. Initially, repetitively embryogenic cultures were established from radicles and cotyledonary segments of mature olive zygotic embryos. Single...
June 2011
Preliminary study on the inducement effect of colchicine during microsporogenesis of Ginkgo biloba L.
This is the first report of colchicine treatment effect on microsporogenesis of Ginkgo biloba L, By high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, colchicine was detected in microsporocyte inclusion from colchicine-treated microsporangium and microsporocyte of G. biloba, The change amount of colchicine was detected in mixture liquid after the protoplasm of G. biloba was co-cultured with...
June 2011
Effective genes for resistance to stripe rust and virulence of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Pakistan
Virulence patterns of wheat stripe rust were studied under the field conditions across four environmentally different locations: Quaid-i-Azam University (Islamabad), Pirsabak (NWFP), Faisalabad (Punjab) and Sakrand (Sindh) by planting trap nursery of tester lines and Pakistan varieties. The results revealed that stripe rust resistance...
June 2011
The relationships between soil erosion and crust strengths to polyvinylalcohol (PVA) applications on different types of soils in Menemen Plain, Turkey
This study was carried out to determine the effect of polyvinylalcohol (PVA) on water erosion and crust strengths at different doses (0, 6.70 and 33.50 kg ha-1) under laboratory conditions with two replications. The PVA solutions were sprayed on soil samples and two consecutive rain storms (65 mm h-1) were applied on the experimental soils. Erosion plot was weighted under a platform that has 4...
June 2011
Improvement of nutritional quality and antioxidant activities of yeast fermented soybean curd residue
This study evaluated the potential use and improves the health beneficial properties of the soybean waste manufacturing products by solid-state fermentation of six GRAS different yeast strains, including extractable antioxidant activities and bioavailable nutritional compositions. In comparison with non-fermented okara (control), some levels of value addition occurred as a result of the fermentation. The protein...
June 2011
Optimization of growth parameters for lipase production by Ganoderma lucidum using response surface methodology
Lipases comprise a group of hydrolytic enzymes which catalyze reversibly the hydrolysis and synthesis of triacylglycerides in the oil water interface. In this study, a response surface approach was used to study the production of extracellular lipase from Ganoderma lucidum which has diverse applications in various fields. Interactions were studied for five different variables (moisture, canola oil cake, olive...
June 2011
Histological changes in the endometrial of pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats under supplementation levels of n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio
This study describes a changed uterine morphometry and its application to the endometrial structure of a pregnant rat. The number and the size of uterine gland and blood vessels changed during the pregnancy period of the rat. This effect on day 15 was significantly changed in the different groups. When the endometrial morphology was related to the circulating progesterone concentrations on day 15, it was observed that...
June 2011
Biotransformation of ß-estradiol isolated from Sonchus eruca
The biotransformation of ß-estradiol (1,3,5-estratriene-3,17,ß-diols) by Bacillussubtillus resulted in four metabolites which were (1) 3,5-estratriene-3-ol–17–one, (2) 1,3,5-estratriene-3,16,17-triol, (3) 1,3,5,7-estratetra-ene-3-ol-17-one and (4) 1,3,5,6, estratetra-ene-3-ol-17-one. The structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic techniques. Compound 3 showed good...
June 2011
Malondialdehyde level and some enzymatic activities in subclinical mastitis milk
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes occurring in milk malondialdehyde (MDA) level and some enzymatic activities as a result of subclinical mastitis (SCM) in dairy cows. A total of 124 milk samples were collected from 124 lactating cows from the same herd in the period between the 2nd week after calving and the 10th week postpartum. They were classified by bacterial culture and the California mastitis...
June 2011
Comparative analysis on the performance of the hybrid offspring of wild argali and Bashibay sheep
The increase in world population has also increased the demand of meat with low fat and high protein to satisfy their protein requirements. In this study, we have measured and analyzed the growth, body shape and appearance, meat performance and meat ingredients of the hybrid offspring of wild argali and pure Bashibay sheep and also their comparison was made with pure Bashibay sheep. The results showed that,...
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