Volume 4, Issue 3 (2008) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

An Inducible System for the Identification of Target Genes for a Regulator in Mycobacteria

Shruti Jain — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.226.230

We described principle and application of an inducible system for identification of target genes of a given mycobacterial protein with a regulatory function. This vector system, a promoterprobe vector...

Proteomics Approach for Investigating the Disease Resistance Using Cucumber as Model Plant

Saligrama A. Deepak — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.231.238

The profile of proteins induced in cucumber leaves pretreated with Acibenzolar-S-Methyl (ASM) and challenge inoculated with Colletotrichum orbiculare are presented. ASM was applied to the first leaf a...

The Antidiabetic Efficacy of Combined Extracts from Two Continental Plants: Azadirachta indica (A. Juss) (Neem) and Vernonia amygdalina (Del.) (African Bitter Leaf)

Patrick Ekong Ebong — 2008-08-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 August 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.239.244

Polyherbal therapy is said to be a current pharmacological principle having the advantage of producing maximum therapeutic efficacy with minimum side effects. We assessed the antidiabetic efficacy and...

Chelation Study of Captopril with Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺Ions

Mohammad Joshaghani — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.245.249

The protonation constants of Captopril, (1-(3-mercapto-2-(S)-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-S(L) proline, (CPL) and stabilities of its two divalent metal ions Cd(II) and Pb(II) were determined potentiometrically...

Biodiesel Fuel Production from Algae as Renewable Energy

A.B.M. Sharif Hossain — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.250.254

Biodiesel is biodegradable, less CO2 and NOx emissions. Continuous use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and the contribution of these ...

Novel Metal Accumulator and Protease Secretor Microbes from East Calcutta Wetland

Sanhita Chowdhury — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.255.264

Nine bacterial isolates were screened from different sites of East Calcutta Wetland, an ecosystem located at the eastern fringes of Calcutta. Other than being a biodiversity rich area, the important f...

The Effect of S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine and S-Nitroso-Captopril Co-Administered with Cysteine on Blood Glucose Concentration in an Animal Model

Sacha Campbell — 2008-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.265.272

The study sought to test the hypothesis that co-administration of SNAP and cysteine or CapSNO and cysteine in normoglycaemic rats may further reduce glucose tolerance. An oral glucose tolerance was ca...

Effects of pollution on lead and cadmium concentration and correlation with biochemical parameters in blood of human population nearby Kosovo thermo power plants

Eugene Oks — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.273.276

This study describes an investigation of lead and cadmium pollution of Kosovo environment as a result of outflow from the coal processing industry. In a comparative study of lead and cadmium concentra...

Essential Oil Component in Flower of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.)

Jafer Adinee — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.277.278

This research focuses on the analysis of the chemical composition lemon balm essential oil. The essential oil of flowers was obtained by steam distillation with a Clevenger apparatus. The chemical com...

Kinetics of Iron Uptake by Wetland Plants

A.E. Ghaly — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.279.287

The aim of this study was to assess the kinetics of Fe removal by broad-leaved cattail, soft stem bulrush, soft rush and wool grass plants from contaminated wastewater under laboratory conditions. The...

Inhibition of Sphingolipid Biosynthesis in Cultured Cells Enhances the Oligosaccharide Production from Exogenous Artifical Substrate

Tomohisa Kato — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.288.294

The effect of fumonisin B1 which is an inhibitor of ceramide synthesis on saccharide elongation of dodecyl β-lactoside (Lac-C12), which is the analogue of lactosyl ceramide (LacCer), in mouse melanom...

In Vitro Metabolism Studies of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Rat and Human Liver Microsomes

Shun Wen Cheng — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.295.303

A number of studies have recently reported the bioaccumulation of the commonly used fire retardants, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), in humans and wildlife. Exposure of animals to PBDEs has be...

NifH: Structural and Mechanistic Similarities with Proteins Involved in Diverse Biological Processes

Surobhi Lahiri — 2008-09-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 September 2008; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.304.316

The NifH protein is a subunit of the nitrogenase enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia. This protein contains highly conserved regions including the nucleotide binding...