Therapeutic strategies using various preparations and their combinations with different mechanisms of action are gaining increasing attention. But the experiments are carried out in accordance with the work ethic on animals using anesthetics, which change the internal environment...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17525
Aim: The nutritional and anti- nutritional qualities of Pleurotus ostreatus (EM-1) and Pleurotus eous (P-31) cultivated on rice straw were compared. Methodology: In vitro antioxidant analysis, proximate analysis, refractometry, atomic absorption and Atwaters procedure. Results: N...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/16522
Aims: To optimize the cultural parameters for enhanced amylase production by Streptomyces cheonanensis VUK-A. Place and Duration of the Study: Coringa mangrove ecosystem of Andhra Pradesh, India, between June 2012 and July 2013. Methodology: About 20 actinobacterial strains were...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18025
Aim: Physico-chemical and culture-dependent microbiological properties of spent mushroom compost (SMC) were investigated. Study Design: The physico-chemical and microbiological properties of spent mushroom composts were determined using standard methods. Place and Duration of the...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/16065
This study aimed to microbiologically assess some ready-to-eat (RTE) foods for presence of Bacillus species. Hygienic conditions of the food vending sites were also considered. Samples were purchased from nine sale points. Sixty ready-to-eat (RTE) food samples (Buns, Meat pie, Eg...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17407
Purpose: Cassia sieberiana (Fabaceae), is one plant that has been reported to possess numerous pharmacological activities. The purpose of this study is to scientifically investigate its anti-diarrheal property. Methods: The anti-diarrheal activity of the methanol extract of Cassi...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13810
A trickling filter at a Waste Water Treatment Facility in the Village of Minoa in Central New York State represents an entire ecological community with different algae during the spring, summer, fall and winter months. The algae types present are identified as Cladophora glomerat...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17861
Introduction: The liver is an organ with a particular function of synthesizing and storing glycogen from glucose and other sources. Paracetamol has a compound called acetaminophen that produces a toxic metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is capable inducing se...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15828
Aims: One of the major outlooks in biotechnology is to enhance enzymes production using various strains of microorganisms. Filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus brasiliensis has been found to be the most promising strain as it produces extracellular enzymes such as xylanase which...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17274
Aims: The study was conducted to know the prevalence of Giardia spp in different sources of water in District Karak Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods of Study: A total of 65 water samples was collected from different villages of District Karak was tested in the lab of the Dep...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15937