Volume 12, Issue 1 (2012) | OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

Decolorization of Mordant Orange-1 by Marinobacter algicola MO-17

R. S. Shertate — 2012-02-25

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 25 February 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.1.5

Problem statement: The textile industries use different types of dyes in their processing units which are liberated in natural marine water bodies. This release of dyes in turn affect the marine flora...

Antimicrobial Activity Studies of Bactoriocin Produced by Lactobacilli Isolates from Carrot Kanji

Harshada M. Sowani — 2012-03-02

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.6.10

Problem statement: In the present study, Staphylococcus aureus a causative agent of food poisoning is selected as a test organism to study the antimicrobial effect of bacteriocin. S. aureus produces n...

Focal Adhesion Kinase: An Old Protein with New Roles

Atul Kumar Pandey — 2012-03-13

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 13 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.11.14

Focal adhesion kinase, FAK is a tyrosine kinase which is prominently localized to focal adhesions and therefore its name, is an indispensable protein in integrin signaling. Since the discovery of FAK,...

Effect of Inhibitory Substances on Microbiospora Isolated from Soil under Cultivation of Curcuma Longa L.

A. P. Kamble — 2012-03-16

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 16 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.15.17

Problem statement: Soil Pollution is major problem because different types of pesticides are used to control plant pest. The residual component of pesticide diffuses into the soil. It is necessary to ...

Sugar Utilization Potential of Micropolyspora Isolated from Extreme Environment

A. B. Koli — 2012-03-16

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 16 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.18.20

Problem statement: Waste water of various industries contain large amount of organic compounds which are continuously added in sea via river which causes water pollution. There is need to degrade the ...

Effect of Storing Temperature on Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity of Ifosfamide in Female Rat

Falah Mohammed Aziz — 2012-03-19

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.21.26

Problem statement: Ifosfamide (IFO) is a cytotoxic alkylating drug used for the treatment of a variety of cancers, although it has been found to induce certain hematological, hepatotoxic and nephrotox...

Effect of Dietary Kaempferia parviflora on Ischemic Brain Injury in the rat

Wathita Phachonpai — 2012-03-20

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 20 March 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.27.33

Problem statement: Stroke often causes irreversible neuronal damage and related behavioral deficits. The lack of effective and widely applicable pharmacological treatments for ischemic stroke patients...

Phoretic Association and Facultative Parasitoidism Between Megaselia scalaris and Blowflies, Under Natural Conditions

Jose Antonio Batista-Da-Silva — 2012-04-28

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 28 April 2012; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2012.34.37

Problem statement: This is the first time that a phoretic association and facultative parasitoidism between Megaselia scalaris and blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) has been reported under natural co...