One of the reasons Egypt do not achieve very high maize crop yield is that cultivars used commercially are bred and grown under low plant density (ca 20,000 plants/ fed; one fed= 4200 m2). Therefore, the objective of the present study was to identify maize genotypes of tolerance...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15118
Due to increased environmental and toxicological problems originating from the release of toxic contaminants in the environment, it has become obvious that cheaper and reliable methods of evaluating genotoxicity of these contaminants are needed. Hence, the effect of industrial ef...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/15203
Aims: Dengue Virus is a re-emerging infectious disease that is transmitted through mosquitos. Dengue is a significant health concern because of the number of people it affects globally. Clinical diagnosis of dengue is not possible because the symptoms are similar to other febrile...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/14505
Theresa Kaeuferle, Andrea Osswald, Katrin K. Fleischmann, Philipp Pagel, Julia V. Frowein, Susanne Krauss- Etschmann & Adelbert A. Roscher·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2014
Aims: In this study, we specifically aimed at identifying distinct miRNAs that are governing nutrient-driven adipogenesis via the mTOR pathway. Methodology: The murine pre-adipocyte cell line 3T3-L1 was differentiated in the presence and absence of mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. MiRNA...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/14250
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
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
Slender thistle is one of the species of Asteraceae. It is native to: In the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia, East Europe, Caucasus and the Indian subcontinent are scattered. This study carried out for determination associated species on intraspec...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/11468
Aims: To study multiple bacterial colonization In vitro, several limitations are obvious. One of these limitations is the plant autofluorescence generally between green and red fluorescence depending on the plant sections. The most important limitation is the bacterial fluorescen...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/12444
Aims: Embryo sexing is one of the important ways for sex selection of offspring. This is a potential method to considerably improve animal breeding and the efficiency of dairy and meat production. A novel repeated sequence specific to male cattle has been identified and named S4....
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13828
Aims: The hydroxylation capacity of Beauveria bassiana was enhanced with n-alkane solvents, resulting in a selective and eco-friendly scheme for the synthesis of steroids. A biocatalytic system was engineered to augment the 11α-hydroxylation of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) to va...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13541
Aims: The present study was undertaken to monitor the changes in structural and dynamic state of hepatocyte nuclear membrane of young (3-months) and old (20-months) rats subjected to intermittent fasting (IF). Study Design: young (3-month) and old (20-month) rats were individuall...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13771
Background: Pharmaceutical effluents like other pharmaceutical effluents are toxic waste water generated from drug industries which when discharged directly into the environment without proper handling and treatments may cause deleterious effects on human health and environment....
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/12962