Aims: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)], the microbially produced biodegradable thermoplastics has find wide range of applications in recent years. Development of low cost production strategies utilizing novel organisms is a crucial challenge. Present study is aimed to isolate and...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16750
Five agricultural wastes and sawmill soil were investigated for fungi capable of producing cellulase. Isolation was carried using serial dilution techniques and isolates were screened for cellulase production on carboxymethyl cellulose-containing agar plates. Copious isolates wer...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17575
Karin Vega, Victor Sarmiento, Yvette Ludeña, Nadia Vera, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Gretty K. Villena & Marcel Gutiérrez-Correa·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Alkaline cellulases are demanded by the textile industry for several purposes but commercial preparations showing activity at alkaline conditions are very scarce. Aim: To characterize a Penicillium strain isolated form soils of a Peruvian rainforest showing alkaline cellulase act...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17831
This research is aimed at highlighting the degradation of actin in the Longissimus dorsi muscle of five species, namely, bovine, ovine, caprine, poultry, and freshwater fish. To reveal the degradation of actin, by Western blotting, the myofibrillar proteins of the five studied sp...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17054
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of Phyllanthus amarus leaf meal on haematology and serum biochemical profile of broiler finishers vis a vis oxytetracycline, in order to serve a basis for further study focusing on antibacterial properties of Phyllanthus amarus....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/10304
Aim: In this study, an attempt has been made to examine the utility of these species in treating dairy wastewater. Bioreactor was studied using immobilized Chlorella vulgaris and Anabaena ambigua to treat dairy effluent. Study Design: The entire study including the treatment and...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16931
Aims: The aim of this study is to optimize extraction process of phenolics compounds from kola nuts by using experimental design. Study Design: Kola nuts were collected in October 2014-February 2015 in south of Côte d’Ivoire. Harvested kola nuts were transferred to the laboratory...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17030
In an attempt to develop drought tolerant genotypes of bread wheat, two procedures, i.e., mutation and hybridization were used to induce new genetic variation. Selection for high grain yield/plant (GYPP) and other desirable traits was practiced in the M2 populations of 7 gamma ir...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15898
Xylanases are in the focus of research due to their potential to replace many current polluting chemical technologies by biochemical conversion. The field of application for xylanases is vast; it comprises industrial applications like wood pulp bio-bleaching, papermaking and bioe...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15982
Sorghum is one of the important cereals consumed by humans, animals and also used for the production of mushroom spawns in Ghana. Aim: Identification of fungi present on sorghum grains before and after pretreatment (steam and gamma radiation) principally for mushroom cultivation....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16747