Mushroom biotechnology is one of the three aspects of mushroom science which has to do with mushroom products and involves the application of the principles of fermentation technology, mushroom biology/microbiology and bioprocess. It is the application of modern biotechnology in...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/14197
Aims: This study demonstrated obtaining fungal isolates able to degrade and reduce the toxicity of Bisphenol-A (BPA). Study Design: Soils enclosed by; gas stations, paint industries, and pesticides wastes, Cairo, Egypt, will be used for fungal isolation. BPA will be utilized as a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13959
Development of an efficient regeneration system is one of the basic requirements for cassava genetic transformation. Ten elite Nigerian cassava cultivars consisting of seven improved genotypes and three local landraces were evaluated for their ability to produce somatic embryos i...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13837
The study was undertaken to identify the effect of organic manures (OMs) on the productivity, shelf-life, and economic efficiency of tomato varieties for minimizing the continuous application of chemical fertilizers in Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted during the dry seaso...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14679
Aims: This study is aimed at determining the molecular identification and genetic relationships of Spirogyra collected from northern Thailand using the genotyping of ISSR markers. Study Design: The 13 Spirogyra specimens in northern Thailand will be investigated by profiling the...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13875
Quinolones are an important kind of antibiotics employed in the treatment of clinical relevant bacterial infections. It is well known that quinolones causes DNA damage inducing the SOS response system of DNA repair. Many ideas about the effect of these antibiotics on bacterial ph...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15200
The present work involves a rapid and reproducible HPLC method which was developed and validated for the estimation of the drug cefdinir in the bulk drug and pharmaceutical dosage forms. Tinidazole was used as an internal standard. In this method, the estimation was done by using...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12275
ATP-binding cassette protein A1 (ABCA1) is a cholesterol transporter that contributes to the active transport/removal of excess cellular cholesterol. ABCA1 expression is up-regulated when cells accumulate cholesterol. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine any correlat...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14058
Blanching and Juicing Effect on Flavonoids Contents in Commonly Consumed Leafy Vegetables in South West Nigeria Aims: This study investigated the flavonoids level, and effect of blanching and juicing on commonly consumed vegetables in South West Nigeria. Place and Duration of Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14230
Reduction of Plasma Adiponectin in Egyptian Obese Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Background: Obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia are the most significant risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children, and a major cause of liver-rel...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13737
Aim: This study aimed at investigating the effect of aqueous leaf extract of Cissampelos mucronata on testicular function indices in male wistar rats (Rattus novergicus). Methodology: A total of 20 rats, grouped into four, with a group consisting of five rats were used for the st...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14318
Aims: This study aimed to determine the role of L-arginine on eNOS expression and its role on the level of some antioxidants as reduced glutathione and catalase in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Ninety adult male albino rats were divided into three (3) groups of thi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13997
A Comparative Analysis of Lipid Profile among Rural and Urban School Going Male Adolescents in Katsina State, Nigeria Aim: The study is aimed at analyzing blood samples from 484 male school going adolescents; of which 263 were randomly selected from a public school in Katsina met...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14350
The use of vegetation cover to protect the soil and increase the soil organic matter content available to plants is a good practice to minimize loss of soil quality. The effect of soil management practices on the objective of this study was to evaluate the soil quality under diff...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13728
The knowledge on soil iron oxides morphology and crystallization is important for the management of nutrients especially phosphorus. The objectives of the study were to determine the iron oxides minerals in Pothwar uplands. In the study one soil from each parent material (loess,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14384