Volume 8, Issue 2 (2012) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Physical Properties of Corn Residues

Yaning Zhang — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.44.53

Corn residues (cobs, leaves and stalks) are abundantly available renewable materials that can be used as an energy source in gasification and combustion systems. Proper understanding of the physical p...

Dihydrobiopterin (BH₂): Key Determinant in Influencing Arginine Mediated Endothelial Tolerance and Dysfunction

Srinidi Mohan — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.54.62

The redox-sensitive tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an essential cofactor that is required by endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) for L-arginine (ARG) mediated Nitric Oxide (NO) generation. Oxidatio...

Micrornas are Not That Small to Ignore

Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.63.70

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNA molecule that negatively regulates gene expression by causing either degradation or translational inhibition of their target mRNAs. These miRNAs are key reg...

Role of Progranulin Gene Expression as a Molecular Biomarker for Bladder Cancer

Salwa M. Abo El-khair — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.71.80

Bladder cancer is the second most common cancer of the urinary system. Early diagnosis of this tumor and estimation of risk of future progression has a significant impact on prognosis. Although there ...

KEY PARAMETERS OF MEASLES VIRUS PRODUCTION FOR ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY

K. Weiss — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.81.98

Attenuated measles virus has revealed selective tumor cell killing and is currently tested in clinical trials for the therapy of cancer patients. The amount of infectious particles per dose needed for...

Papain, a Plant Enzyme of Biological Importance: A Review

Florence Mamboya — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.99.104

Papain is a plant proteolytic enzyme for the cysteine proteinase family cysteine protease enzyme in which enormous progress has been made to understand its functions. Papain is found naturally in papa...

Advances in Menaquinone-7 Production by Bacillus subtilis Natto: Fed-Batch Glycerol Addition

Aydin Berenjian — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.105.110

Menaquinone-7 was produced by fermentation mainly using Bacillus subtilis species. Due to the low concentration of menaquinone-7 in fermentation processes and the associated expense of recovering the ...

Antibiotic Resistance and Chromium Reduction Pattern Among Actinomycetes

Preeti Jain — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.111.117

Actinomycetes, one of the most important groups of microbes, exhibit many interesting activities such as degradation and transformation of organic and metal substrates together with production of anti...

Nutrient Composition of Dandelions and its Potential as Human Food

Abdel E. Ghaly — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.118.127

Two thirds of the world’s populations are suffering from protein malnutrition and about 36 million people die every year due to hunger. Expansion of present agriculture practices into marginal land ...

Kinetics of Thin Layer Drying of Poultry Manure

A. E. Ghaly — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.128.142

The poultry industry is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors of livestock production in the world. The estimated 2010 world flock was over 18 billion birds with a yearly manure output of 22 ...

Hepatitis B Virus DNA Can be Amplified Directly From Dried Blood Spot on Filter Paper

Naglaa Fathy Alhusseini — 2012-06-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.143.149

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infections represent a major public health problem because of the ability of HBV to cause a chronic carrier state. Even though chronic carriers remain largely asymptomatic, a l...