Volume 3, Issue 2 (2007) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Potential Strain to Produce Bioprotein from Cheaper Carbon Source: Hope for Millions

Parveen Jamal — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.42.46

Bioprotein production is one of the most promising breakthroughs of biotechnological innovations. Due to its increasing demand, the efficient strains, substrate and method must be used for high yield ...

Production of Levan by Bacillus licheniformis for Use as a Soil Sealant in Earthen Manure Storage Structures

Abdel E. Ghaly — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.47.54

Manure application is not permitted on frozen land in Canada and therefore, manure management and storage are the primary issues facing the agri-food industry. Low-cost, effective and environmentally ...

Potential of Agarose for Biosorption of Cu(II) In Aqueous System

Anurag Pandey — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.55.59

The ability of agarose gel as an adsorbent for Cu(II) ions in aqueous solution was studied. The experiments were done as batch processes. Batch kinetics and isotherm studies were carried out under var...

New Bacterial Species Isolated from Malaysian Sea Cucumbers with Optimized Secreted Antibacterial Activity

Abd El-Aziem Farouk — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.60.65

In this study, several Malaysian sea cucumber species that have traditional medicine value were selected and from them, the native bacterial population was isolated. Optimization of growth was designe...

Protein Molecular Structures, Protein SubFractions, and Protein Availability Affected by Heat Processing: A Review

Peiqiang Yu — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.66.86

The utilization and availability of protein depended on the types of protein and their specific susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis (inhibitory activities) in the gastrointestine and was highly ass...

Beta-2-Microglobulin in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Paula Goines — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.87.91

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are heterogeneous neurodevelopmental diseases of unknown etiology. There are no biological markers for ASD and current diagnosis is based on behavioral criteria. Recent...

The NifX Protein is Involved in the Final Stages of FeMo-cofactor Transport to the MoFe Protein

Surobhi Lahiri — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.92.102

The nitrogenase enzyme catalyzes the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia and is composed of the Fe and MoFe proteins. The iron molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co) of the MoFe protein is the site of active su...

Assessment of Genotoxic Activity of Para-nitrophenol in Higher Plant Using Arbitrarily Primed- polymerase Chain Reaction (AP-PCR)

Mohamed R. Enan — 2007-06-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 June 2007; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2007.103.109

Paranitrophenol is a common toxic environmental pollutant; the aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the DNA fingerprinting by AP-PCR assay to detect the DNA damage in the common bean (Ph...