AmpC-BETA Lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated at a Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda Aim: To characterize AmpC-beta lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Study Design: Laboratory-based descriptive...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10570
Characterization of Trypsin-Like Serine Protease from Lethocerus indicus Salivary Venom and its Cytotoxic Effect against Human Epidermoid Carcinoma Cell, A431 Objective: Lethocerus indicus salivary venom characterization and evaluation of extracellular degradation activity and cy...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12217
Optimization of Chromatographic Criterion to Recover Indian White Shrimp (Fenneropenaeus indicus) Alkaline Phosphatase from Hepatopancreas Commercially important alkaline phosphatase can be recovered from the hepatopancreatic tissue of Indian white shrimp with optimum yield, acti...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12289
Establishment of Efficient System for Isolation and Manipulation of Single Protoplasts Containing Aposporous Embryo Sac Initial Cell in Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum) Aims: In order to do the molecular analysis of mechanism of aposporous embryo sac initial cell (AIC) appearance,...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12213
Relation of Sirtuin 1 Gene Polymorphisms with Lipid Profile in Hemodialysis Patients Very little is known about the genetic variation of SIRT 1 and its effects on energy homeostasis in humans. Mammalian SIRT1deacetylates a host of target proteins that are important for apoptosis,...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12326
Aims: Through the National Botanical Research Institute's phosphate growth medium (NBRIP) and 16S rDNA sequence analysis were used to isolate and identify the bacterial groups that actively solubilized phosphates in vitro from rhizosphere soil for three cultvited leguminous in ag...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12387
Aims: Study was carried out to investigate the effect of imidacloprid on biochemical parameters and growth of soil isolate. The imidacloprid degradation by the soil isolate was also studied. Study Design: The soil isolate was identified and used for toxicity testing. The isolate...
Aims: To investigate cell growth profile of Aspergillus niger in a batch submerged culture medium and then evaluation of cell kinetic behavior using some different non-structured kinetic models. Methodology: Experiments of cell growth and substrate utilization were conducted in b...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11472
Aims: The aim of this study was to isolate and identify microorganisms in crude oil polluted soils in Eastern Tanzania. Study Design: Isolation and identification of microorganisms using conventional and molecular techniques. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Molecular B...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11780
Aims: The work was undertaken to identify the role of Neem derived compounds (saponins and azadirachtin) on the digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity of red flour beetle (T. castaneum), rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) and red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicolis)....
Assessment of Toxic Metals in Dairy Milk and Animal Feed in Peshawar, Pakistan Aims: To assess the concentration of toxic heavy metals [Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Nickle] in dairy milk and animal feed of urban and rural areas and correlate them. Study Design: It was a cross-sectio...
Blast disease caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is the most important disease of rice in Egypt and in the world. Field surveys in main production regions, revealed that the highest disease incidence was recorded in El-Behera Governorate. Seven rice cultivars were screened for resista...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10910
Aims: The aim of this study is to report an oral iron chelator phytic acid (PA), on blood samples from different types of thalassaemic patients of various age groups and physical conditions. Study Design: The In vitro iron chelating effect was evaluated by ferritin assay using EL...
Mitochondrial DNA Variability among Some Saudi Arabian Goat Breeds Five hundred nucleotides of cytochrome b gene was sequenced for Pakistani, Tihami, Syrian, Masri and Aardi goat breeds inhabiting Saudi Arabia. Based on two computational maximum-parsimony and neighbor-joining met...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12166
Enhanced Biodegradation of Spent Lubricating Oil Contaminated Soil Using Poultry Litter Enhanced biodegradation of spent lubricating oil contaminated soil using (40% w/w) poultry litter was studied for a period of 56 days. The bacterial count ranged from 1.7×106 cfu/ml – 4.0×106...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11567