Volume 12, Issue 1 (2016) | American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Analysis of Benzo[a]Pyrene Contamination from an Long-Term Contaminated Soil

Svetlana Sushkova — 2015-11-16

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 16 November 2015; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.1.11

Analysis of benzo[a]pyrene contamination from an aged contaminated chernozemic, meadow-chernozemic and alluvial soils under the effect of aerotechnogenic emissions from the Novocherkassk regional powe...

Intracellular L-Asparaginase from Bacillus sp. PG02: Purification, Biochemical Characterization and Evaluation of Optimum pH and Temperature

Fatemeh Izadpanah Qeshmi — 2015-11-26

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 26 November 2015; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.12.19

Bacterial L-asparaginases are amidohydrolases that act on L-asparagine and produce L-aspartate and ammonia. These enzymes have been used in treatment of lymphoblastic leukemia. In the present study, a...

Polymerisation and Oxidation of Docosahexaenoic Acid

Brian Mundell Ross — 2015-12-11

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 11 December 2015; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.20.25

Oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linseed oil, can oxidise to form polymers. These can be used as protective coatings and act as an alternative to those derived from petrochemicals. Su...

Physiological Active Substance Changes of Soybean Curd Residue Fermented by Preussia aemulans and its Bioactivity

Yiting Li — 2016-01-06

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 6 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.26.35

A new species of fungus Preussia aemulans isolated from the Cordyceps sinensis fruiting body was cultured by soybean curd residue using solid-state fermentation method. The content of polysaccharide, ...

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Bacterial Extracts from Marine Bacteria Associated with Sponge Stylotella sp.

Daning Yoghiapiscessa — 2016-02-22

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 22 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.36.46

Sponge-associated bacteria have great potential in developing marine pharmaceutical industry since they are capable of synthesizing numerous bioactive metabolite compounds. This study aimed to isolate...

A Novel 2D Graphical Representation and its Application in the Similarities/Dissimilarities Analysis of Protein Sequences

Xianyou Zhu — 2016-03-17

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 17 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.47.55

In this study, a novel 2D graphical representation of protein sequences is proposed based on the physicochemical feature pK2 of amino acids first and then, on the basis of the newly given 2D graphical...

Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis S14 Screening Extracellular Antimicrobial Metabolites

Jie Zhang — 2016-03-19

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 19 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.56.63

Total 24 isolates with antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus and Shigella castellani, out of 259 strains, were isolated from the internal of seven mar...

Telomere Length Measurement by Quantitative Real-time PCR: A Molecular Marker for Human Age Prediction

Naglaa F. Alhusseini — 2016-03-24

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 24 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.64.71

The fact that telomere shortening occurs with aging leads to the hypothesis that a correlation could be made between Telomere Length (TL) and suspect age. This study aimed to assess if TL can be used ...

Variability of Chloroplast DNA of Extranuclear Sunflower Mutants

Markin Nicolay — 2016-03-26

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 26 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.72.78

A comparative analysis of full-genome sequences of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of the original inbred line 3629 and three extranuclear mutants, which were obtained by the method of mutagenesis induced wit...

Determination of Abscisic Acid and its Relationship to Drought Stress Based on Cowpea Varieties with Different Capability of Drought Resistance

Wei Lei — 2016-03-30

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Published online: 30 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.79.85

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is one of the most important grain legume supplying necessarily dietary proteins. Although its can tolerate drought environment, still the severe condition can limit the ...