Volume 20, Issue 1 (2024) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

The Underestimated Prevalence of Ureaplasma Infections: A Comprehensive Epidemiological Study in South Korea (2018-2020)

Jae Eun Choi — 2024-03-25

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 25 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.1.6

Ureaplasma infections are frequently underestimated due to potential inaccuracies in data collection from symptomatic patients. This study aimed to accurately assess the prevalence of Ureaplasma Ureal...

Unveiling the Investigation and Comfort Research in Various Scenarios of Mask Protection Equipment against Respiratory Transmission

Xin Zhang — 2024-03-25

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 25 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.7.15

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential to protect medical staff (HCW) from highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and masks are indeed important functional small effective defensive equ...

Stress Resistance Physiological Traits in Maize Under High-Concentration Salt Stress

Mingxia Wang — 2024-04-26

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.16.25

To quantitatively analyze the stress-resistant physiological characteristics of maize under high-concentration salt stress, a combination of statistical analysis and quantitative recursive analysis is...

Analysis of Plasma Amyloid-Beta and Apolipoprotein E Genotypes as Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Healthy Korean Adults

Eun Ju Oh — 2024-03-26

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.26.32

The presence of the ApoE4 allele interferes with human Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) clearance and reduces the neuronal damage response, which, in turn, is associated with increased Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) ri...

The Effect of Trilobatin on Bovine Serum Albumin: Interaction Mechanism and Molecular Docking

Yuhan Zhai — 2024-03-29

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 29 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.33.42

Understanding the transport and distribution of small molecules in vivo is aided by studying their interactions with proteins. As a natural sweetener, trilobatin possesses several biological activitie...

Isolation and Identification of Bacteria Leading to Microbial Spoilage of Sweet Potato and Screening for Antistaling Agents Running Head

Daoqi Liu — 2024-04-26

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.43.51

To develop natural preservatives tailored for sweet potatoes, the control effect of essential oils on the spoilage microorganisms of sweet potatoes is uncertain. Therefore, we first isolated and ident...

Effect of Lead on the Chlorophyll and Antioxidant Response in the Leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana

Jun Xing — 2024-03-31

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 31 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.52.62

Lead (Pb) is a non-essential heavy metal element for plants. In this study, the effect of 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 g/L Pb on the chlorophyll and antioxidant response was analyzed in the leaves ...

Maximizing Fungal Growth in State-of-the-Art Tray Solid-State Fermenter: Aeration Strategies Optimized for Enhanced Performance

Musaalbakri Abdul Manan — 2024-04-09

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 9 April 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.63.83

This study introduced a tray fermenter, featuring eight layers of squared perforated trays, specifically designed for solid-state fermentation applications. It is named the multi-layer squared tray so...

Optimization of the Fermentation Medium of Streptomyces ahygroscopicus ΔnysB, a Tetramycin Producing Strain, by the Response Surface Method

Xiao Wang — 2024-04-09

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 9 April 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.84.93

Streptomyces ahygroscopicus ΔnysB is a genetically engineered strain that produces tetramycin by blocking the competition nystatin pathway. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to optimize its...

Research on Cotton Top Bud Target Detection Algorithm Based on Improved RetinaNet

Jikui Zhu — 2024-04-17

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2024.94.104

To solve the problems of low accuracy and high miss rate in the recognition of cotton apical buds during mechanical topping, an enhanced method based on the RetinaNet network is proposed for the accur...