Volume 5, Issue 4 (2009) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Concomitant Down Regulation of Glycolytic Enzymes, Upregulation of Gluconeogenic Enzymes and Potential Hepato-Nephro-Protective Effects Following the Chronic Administration of the Hypoglycemic, Insulinotropic Citrullus colocynthis Pulp Extract

Mohammad Dallak — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.153.161

Background Citrullus colocynthis pulp seedless extract has been demonstrated to have antihyperglycemic and insulinotropic effects. Problem statement: The mechanism(s) underlying the antihyperglycemic ...

Effect of Drought Stress and Methanol on Yield and Yield Components of Soybean Max (L 17)

Mojtaba Mirakhori — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.162.169

Problem statement: In order to evaluate drought stress and methanol on yield and yield components of soybean in field experiments with factorial experiment inform of a randomized complete block design...

Characterization of Pullulanase Type II from Bacillus cereus H1.5

Hii Siew Ling — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.170.179

Problem statement: Pullulanase is one of the important enzymes in starch industry. Search for the pullulanase with distinct features, possibly from easily grown bacterium, is of interest for industria...

Chemical Composition of Propolis from Different Regions in Java and their Cytotoxic Activity

Syamsudin — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.180.183

Problem statement: Propolis samples from tropical zones, such as Java (Indonesia) with its vast biodiversity, have become a subject of increasing scientific and economic attention. The association of ...

Determination of Precipitation Limit of Zn(II) Ion with (2S)-2-Aminobutanedioic Acid

Fatmir Faiku — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.184.188

Problem statement: In this study we examined the precipitation of Zn(II) ion in water solutions of ZnSO4.7H2O (1.10-2 and 5.10-3 mol L-1) with (2S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid (1.10--1.10-3 mol L-1) in c...

Feasibility of Treatment of the Waters of a Wadi Charged in Iron by Filters Planted of Macrophytes (Phragmites australis)

Semadi Faten — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.189.195

Problem statement: The context is summarized by the presence of important Steel manufactory close to the wadi Meboudja and its effluents rejected into the wadi which contaminate the water used for irr...

Molecular Evidence for the Association of a Strain of Uganda Variant of East African Cassava Mosaic Virus to Symptom Severity in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Fields in Togo

K. D. Adjata — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.196.201

Problem statement: This study was carried out to demonstrate that the severity of Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) in Togo, is not only influenced by synergism between cassava Begomoviruses in presence, b...

A New Polyoxypregnane Glycoside from the Roots of Dregea volubilis (L.f) Benth. ex Hook. f and its Chondroprotective Effect

Saksri Sanyacharernkul — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.202.209

Problem statement: Dregea genus (Asclepiadaceae) is well known for the rich of steroid pregnane contents and these plants are famous for the potential to be applied as alternative biological activitie...

The Black Cutworm as a Potential Human Food

A.E. Ghaly — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.210.220

Problem statement: The black cutworms (Agrotis ipsilon) were grown in an artificial medium to evaluate their potential as a human food. Approach: The culture was started from moths and the life cycle ...

Screening of Actinomycete Isolates from Niche Habitats in Manipur for Antibiotic Activity

Debananda S. Ningthoujam — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.221.225

Problem statement: The exhaustion of the usual terrestrial sources and the rise of resistant pathogens dictate the search for novel actinomycetes and new antibiotics. In this context, niche habitats s...

Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) from East Part of Kosova

Arben Haziri — 2009-12-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 December 2009; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2009.226.228

Problem statement: We have analyzed the chemical nature of essential oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) from East part of Kosova. Approach: The essential oil from aerial part of Tanacetum parthenium (L....