abstract：:Three important varieties of dates (Sukri, Barhi, and Rothana), grown in Saudi Arabia were analyzed for their chemical, mineral and anti-bacterial activity. Among all the varieties analyzed, the Sukri dates had the highest moisture (16%), carbohydrate (80.65 mg/g) and the phenolic content (1.24 mg GAE/100 g) whereas, ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Perveen K,Bokahri NA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the 1H HRMAS-NMR (High-resolution Magic Angle Spinning-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) spectra of 52 cheese samples obtained from the South Korean dairy farms were evaluated for their metabolic profiling and intensities associating with the sensory qualities. The NMR profiles displayed a broad range of comp...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Kandasamy S,Yoo J,Yun J,Kang HB,Seol KH,Ham JS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The objective was to investigate the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as the effects of macrophage MIF on tumor cells. Methods:The human NSCLC cell strains H358 and H524 were selected as research objects. The Real-Time Polymerase Chain ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang H,Duan J,Wu O

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelatin is used as an ingredient in both food and non-food industries as a gelling agent, stabilizer, thickener, emulsifier, and film former. Porcine skins, bovine hides, and cattle bones are the most common sources of gelatin. However, mammalian gelatins are rejected by some consumers due to social, cultural, religio...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Ahmed MA,Al-Kahtani HA,Jaswir I,AbuTarboush H,Ismail EA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The objective of this study is to investigate the expression of Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and very late appearing antigen-4 (VLA-4) cytokines in MM (multiple Myeloma). Method:Forty patients with MM are selected as the experimental group and 30 healthy persons as the control group. Flow cytom...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Hao P,Zhang C,Wang R,Yan P,Peng R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is a major health hazard. The syndrome is strongly linked to cardiovascular disease. The objective of the current study was to address whether or not crocin could protect against experimentally-induced MetS in rats as well as the possible underlying mechanisms. Animals were allocated into 4 g...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Algandaby MM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Camels are an integral and essential component of the Saudi Arabian heritage. The genetic diversity and population genetic structure of dromedary camels are poorly documented in Saudi Arabia so this study was carried out to investigate the genetic diversity of both local and exotic camel breeds. The genetic diversity ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Hossam Mahmoud A,Mohammed Abu-Tarbush F,Alshaik M,Aljumaah R,Saleh A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian citrus psyllid is a most damaging insect pest of citrus. In this field study, the efficacy of seven insecticides (emamectin benzoate, bifenthrin, chlorfenapyr, fipronil, imidacloprid, pyriproxyfen and thiamethoxam) was evaluated against Diaphorina citri Kuwayama in the citrus orchard of Kinnow mandarin, Citrus r...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Iqbal J,Nazeer Hussain H,Latif M,Barjees Baig M,Owayss AA,Raweh HS,Alqarni AS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represents one of the major causes of nosocomial infections, leading to high mortality. Surfaces in clinics, as well as the attending uniform and the hands of the dental doctor can be MRSA reservoirs. Having this in mind, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Gonçalves E,Carvalhal R,Mesquita R,Azevedo J,Coelho MJ,Magalhães R,Ferraz MP,Manso MC,Gavinha S,Pina C,Lopes Cardoso I

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, under normal conditions plants are resistant to many of the incompatible pathogens (viral, fungal and bacterial), and this is named "non-host resistance phenomenon". To understand this phenomenon, different types of food crops (faba bean, squash, barley and wheat) were inoculated with compatible and incompa...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Hafez YM,Mourad RY,Nasr EB,Attia K,Abdelaal KA,Ghazy AI,Al-Ateeq TK,Ibrahim EI,Mohammed AA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The objective of this study is to explore the construction of a digital three-dimensional model of virtual technology that plays an auxiliary role in orthopedic treatment. Methods:Three fracture patients were selected, with no abnormality was observed in bone examination, no musculoskeletal disease in the pa...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Li C,Xue F,Zhou F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clarias gariepinus, weighing 119.18 ± 5.21 g, were exposed to 0%, 20%, 40%, and 60% of the LC50 lead nitrate, Pb(NO3)2, which represents the following treatments 0 (control), 16, 32, and 48 mg/l, respectively, for a period of 10 and 20 days. The results showed that the bioaccumulation of Pb(NO3)2 in gills were signifi...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Abdel-Warith AA,Younis EMI,Al-Asgah NA,Rady AM,Allam HY

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin angiotensin system (RAS) is an endocrine system widely known for its physiological roles in electrolyte homeostasis, body fluid volume regulation and cardiovascular control in peripheral circulation. However, brain RAS is an independent form of RAS expressed locally in the brain, which is known to be involved in...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Abiodun OA,Ola MS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this research was to study the effect of tong bian decoction on colon transport function of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in chronic transit constipation (CTC) and the inhibition of autophagy of ICC, so as to achieve the free movement of the bowels. In this research, the experimental rats were div...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhou X,Qian H,Zhang D,Zeng L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The objective is to investigate the biomechanical conditions of the Posterior Vertebral Column Resection (PVCR) of the constructed scoliosis 3D finite element model. Methods:A patient with scoliosis was selected; before the PVCR orthopaedy, the patient was submitted to the radiography of normal and lateral f...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Chen X,Cai H,Zhang G,Zheng F,Wu C,Lin H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a chronic disorder that is associated with body mass index (BMI) of greater or equal to 30 kg/m2. The prevalence of obesity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is increasing at an alarming rate and is expected to reach 41% in men and up to 78% in women by 2022. Since chemokines are associated with involunt...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Harakeh S,Kalamegam G,Pushparaj PN,Al-Hejin A,Alfadul SM,Al Amri T,Barnawi S,Al Sadoun H,Mirza AA,Azhar E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The richness and diversity of avian species inhabiting Turaif province of Saudi Arabia were surveyed for a period of one-year (2014-2015) using walked belt transects in different habitats of the studied area. Bird species were observed and recorded by sightings or vocal calls. A total of thirty-three bird species belo...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Ajarem JS,Al-Sadoon MK,Paray BA,Al-Mfarij AR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lynch syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant mode. Lynch syndrome is caused by impairment of one or more of the various genes (most frequently MLH1 and MSH2) involved in mismatch repair. In this study, whole genome comparative genomic hybridization array (array CGH) based genomic analysis was performed on twel...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Rasool M,Pushparaj PN,Mirza Z,Imran Naseer M,Abusamra H,Alquaiti M,Shaabad M,Sibiany AMS,Gauthaman K,Al-Qahtani MH,Karim S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato is known as a highly valuable crop and grown worldwide for various uses. The cultivation and tomato production severely affected globally by several diseases caused by various pathogens. Begomoviruses causes yellow mosaic and leaf curl disease of tomato in the tropical, subtropical, temperate, and semi-arid reg...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Sohrab SS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The antimicrobial resistance of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) has progressively been reported worldwide. This resistance has been ascribed to global dissemination of a single E. coli clone, namely E. coli sequence type 131 (E. coli ST131). The main goal of this study is to determine the...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Alqasim A,Abu Jaffal A,Alyousef AA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis and osteopenia has a significant link with substantial fracture risk. Epidemiological data revealed a protective role of adipose tissue on bone biology in postmenopausal osteoporosis. The current study assessed the associations between select adipokines and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal wom...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Ansari MGA,Hussain SD,Wani KA,Yakout SM,Al-Disi D,Alokail MS,Reginster JY,Al-Daghri NM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Warfarin doses are greatly affected by polymorphism altering cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (VKORC1) gene. This study evaluated the prevalence of alleles (either single or double) and carriers of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in both genotypes CYP2C9 and VKORC1 ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Saikhan FI

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legumes are essential and play a significant role in maintaining food standards and augmenting physiochemical soil properties through the biological nitrogen fixation process. Biotic and abiotic factors are the main factors limiting legume production. Classical breeding methodologies have been explored extensively abo...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Afzal M,Alghamdi SS,Migdadi HH,Khan MA,Nurmansyah,Mirza SB,El-Harty E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the clinical application value of the Mo-targeted X-ray examination, color Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis and preoperative comprehensive evaluation of breast cancer. Methods:Among 170 breast cancer patients, they underwent Mo-targeted X-ray examination...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Zhang H,Guo LL,Tao WJ,Zhang JD,Bai GJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the internal mechanism of lung cancer under the action of caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) and immunosuppressive cells myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the Lewis lung cancer mice model. In this research, mice were selected as research objects, ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Wu X,Li F,Deng Y,Fan X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyze the incidence of malnutrition in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at stage III-IV accompanied by hypothyroidism and indicate the improvement in nutritional status and kidney disease of CKD patients after undergoing thyroid hormone replacement (THR) therapy as therapeutic models. T...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Deng X,Tang C,Wu J,Han R,Fang F

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the widely grown vegetables worldwide. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) is the significant contributory pathogen of tomato vascular wilt. The initial symptoms of the disease appear in the lower leaves gradually, trail by wilting of the plants. It has been reported ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Srinivas C,Nirmala Devi D,Narasimha Murthy K,Mohan CD,Lakshmeesha TR,Singh B,Kalagatur NK,Niranjana SR,Hashem A,Alqarawi AA,Tabassum B,Abd Allah EF,Chandra Nayaka S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the massive production of cow and poultry manures, farmers in Saudi Arabia are moving towards the application of organic fertilizers in their farms. Therefore, the present work was conducted to study the response of soil and selected vegetable crops to poultry and cow manures, using ground data and Landsat-8 ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Gaadi KA,Madugundu R,Tola E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitin expression protein DNA clone (Hl-UBI) was isolated from Heterodera latipons collected from North Jordan. Its sequence of 285 nucleotides was also determined and deposited in the GeneBank. The 285-bp open reading frame coded for 76-amino acid protein having two domains; the ubiquitin domain and the C terminal...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Banna L,Sadder MT,Lafi HA,Dawabah AAM,Al-Nadhari SN

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multi-factorial disease and the most common of chronic liver diseases worldwide. The four clinical-pathological entities which are usually followed by NAFLD course include non-alcoholic steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis, and hepatocellu...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Ahmed IA,Mikail MA,Mustafa MR,Ibrahim M,Othman R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to investigate the important reproductive biology and morphology of A.m. jemenitica queens and drones through measuring the weight of virgin and mated queens, size and weight of spermathecae, weight of ovaries, number of ovarioles, quantity and viability of semen in queen and drones. Accordingl...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Sarhan R,Adgaba N,Tadesse Y,Alattal Y,Al-Abbadi A,Single A,Al-Ghamdi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinobacteria, which are the prolific producers of antibiotics and significant suppliers to the pharmaceutical industry, can produce a wide variety of bioactive metabolites. An actinomycete strain designated NLKPB45 was isolated from mangrove soils samples of Nellore coastal regions Andhra Pradesh and assessed for an...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Kalyani BS,Krishna PS,Sreenivasulu K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency is a pandemic problem. Non-animal source of vitamin D is obtained from edible mushrooms. Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) was sliced into the size of 1 cm3, 4 cm3 and 9 cm3, and treated with the sun as a natural resource of UVB under subtropical settings in Ethiopia. The content of vitamin D ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Keflie TS,Nölle N,Lambert C,Nohr D,Biesalski HK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains on surfaces of hospital dental clinics. Specimens were obtained from 5 clinically symptoms-free patients of five different specialties clinics (Implantology, Pediatric Dentistry, Prosthetics, Restorative Dentistry, and Oral Medici...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Faden A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium is among the toxic and hazardous metal widely dispersed in the environment in high levels. Current studies have provided new insights into antioxidant properties of bioflavonoid which have emerged as probable therapeutic and nutraceutical agents. The present study is geared to investigate the possible role of ...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Saggu S,Rehman H,Aziz AT,Alzeibr FMA,Oyouni AAA,Zidan N,Panneerselvam C,Trivedi S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the phytochemical components, microbial inhibitory effectiveness and antioxidant properties of Aerva lanata plant extracts. The whole plant showed various medicinal applications in folklore and traditional medicine in various parts of the world. The organic extracts such as ethanol, ethyl...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Al-Ansari M,Al-Humaid LA,Vijayaraghavan P,Ravindran B,Chang SW,Agastian P,Rathi MA,Balamuralikrishnan B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are gaining considerable importance due to their attractive physicochemical properties for many applications. In the present study, (Ag NPs) were synthesized by the reduction of aqueous solutions of silver nitrate (AgNO3) with powder and solvent extracts of Padina pavonia (brown algae). Th...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Abdel-Raouf N,Al-Enazi NM,Ibraheem IBM,Alharbi RM,Alkhulaifi MM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants encounter many biotic agents, such as viruses, bacteria, nematodes, weeds, and arachnids. These entities induce biotic stress in their hosts by disrupting normal metabolism, and as a result, limit plant growth and/or are the cause of plant mortality. Some biotic agents, however, interact symbiotically or synerg...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Hashem A,Tabassum B,Fathi Abd Allah E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vector-borne diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks are on the rise. The effective and sustainable control of these arthropod vectors is a puzzling challenge for public health worldwide. In the present review, I attempted to provide a concise and updated overview of the current mosquito and tick research scenari...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Benelli G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to identify how exposure to ambient noise that is over 75 dB affects the oxidant-antioxidant profile using hematological and biochemical indicators, and to investigate the effects of a strong and current antioxidant, α lipoic acid, on rats that wer...

journal_title：Saudi journal of biological sciences

authors： Karafakioğlu YS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00