abstract：:Cassava is an important food for millions of people around the world. However, cassava is deficient in protein, iron, zinc, pro-vitamin A and vitamin E. Cassava biofortified with pro-vitamin A can help reduce Vitamin A Deficiency among the undernourished communities that rely upon it for sustenance. BioCassava Plus pr...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Telengech PK,Maling'a JN,Nyende AB,Gichuki ST,Wanjala BW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An esterase-producing clone Aph2 was isolated from the Apharwat soil metagenomic library, a mountain peak in NW Himalayas. ORF 2 (Est Ac) of clone Aph2 corresponds to 271 aa protein and showed 26 % sequence similarity to carboxylesterase gene of Synechococcus sp. JA-2-3B. Est Ac contains nucleophilic Ser in S68-X-X-K7...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Sudan AK,Vakhlu J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing requirement of food neutral biofuels demands the detection of alternative sources. The use of non-arable land and waste water streams is widely discussed in this regard. A Cyanobacterium was isolated on the area of a possible algae production side near a water treatment plant in the arid desert region a...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Winckelmann D,Bleeke F,Bergmann P,Klöck G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial strain producing thermostable, alklophilic alpha-amylase was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KCP2 using 16S rDNA gene sequencing data (NCBI Accession No: KF112071). Medium components were optimized through the statistical approach for the synthesis of alpha-amylase by the organism under solid-st...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Prajapati VS,Trivedi UB,Patel KC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of using Aspergillus terreus protease in detergent formulations was investigated. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated that the purified alkaline protease (148.9 U/mg) is a monomeric enzyme with a molecular mass of 16 ± 1 kDa. This was confirmed by liquid...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Niyonzima FN,More SS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of public or occupational radiation overexposure and eventual radiological accidents, it is important to provide dose assessment, medical triage, diagnoses and treatment to victims. Cytogenetic bio-dosimetry based on scoring of dicentric chromosomal aberrations assay (DCA) is the "gold standard" biotechnology...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Al-Hadyan K,Elewisy S,Moftah B,Shoukri M,Alzahrany A,Alsbeih G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases caused by antimicrobial-resistant microbes (ARMs) and the treatment are the serious problems in the field of medical science today world over. The development of alternative drug line to treat such infectious diseases is urgently required. Researches on ARMs revealed the presence of membrane protei...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Srivastava J,Chandra H,Nautiyal AR,Kalra SJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three bacterial isolates in five genera were recovered from naturally infected green pepper fruits (38 samples) showing dark brown, irregular-shaped splotches. The pathogenicity test was performed on healthy green pepper fruits and red colonies were from inoculated fruits showing the same symptoms and the infect...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Al-Mijalli SH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the genetic diversity among four canola cultivars (namely, Serw-3, Serw-4, Misser L-16 and Semu 249), random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), simple sequence repeat polymorphism (SSR) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses were performed. The data indicated that all of the three molecula...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Moghaieb RE,Mohammed EH,Youssief SS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated three novel strains of Trichoderma (two T. harzianum and one T. atroviride) from wild mushroom and tree bark, and evaluated their biocontrol potential against Sclerotium delphinii infecting cultivated cotton seedlings. T. harzianum strain CICR-G, isolated as a natural mycoparasite on a tree-pathogenic...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Mukherjee AK,Sampath Kumar A,Kranthi S,Mukherjee PK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soil bacterium, Bacillus subtilis, isolated from the rhizosphere of Chilli, showed high antagonistic activity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides OGC1. A clear inhibition zone of 0.5-1 cm was observed in dual plate assay. Microscopic observations showed a clear hyphal lysis and degradation of fungal cell wall. In...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Ashwini N,Srividya S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endophytes, by residing within the specific chemical environment of host plants, form unique group of microorganisms. Microbially unexplored medicinal plants can have diverse and potential microbial association. The rhizome of ginger is very remarkable because of its metabolite richness, but the physiological processe...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Jasim B,Joseph AA,John CJ,Mathew J,Radhakrishnan EK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mistletoes are a group of obligate plant semi-parasites in the order Santalales. These clumps of plants growing on a wide range of host plants have been traditionally regarded as medicinal repositories. However, current scientific discoveries have validated their health potentials like never before. Their extracts con...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Patel S,Panda S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peach and nectarine (Prunus persica L.) are highly perishable; they ripen and deteriorate quickly at ambient temperature. Storage at low temperature (0-5 °C) is a common strategy used to slow the ripening processes and to extend shelf life. However, if susceptible varieties are held too long at a low temperature, they...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Dhanapal AP,Crisosto CH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of the raw material and its efficient utilization are the critical factors in economization of second generation (2G) ethanol production. Fermentation of the released sugars into ethanol by a suitable ethanol producing microorganism using cheap media ingredients is the cornerstone of the overall process. Thi...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Milessi TS,Antunes FA,Chandel AK,Silva SS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroporation parameters can be optimized by coupling RC constant values with the amount of electrical power dissipation in the electroporation medium. Electroporation efficiency increases more steeply with power at low power values. ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Lurquin PF

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed an in vitro screening system for antihyperlipidemic activity by measuring lipoprotein profiles secreted from human intestinal epithelium-like cells from the colon cancer cell line, Caco-2. Sodium (Na) butyrate at 5 mM differentiated Caco-2 cells into intestinal epithelium-like cells and numerous microvill...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Takahashi J,Ogihara K,Naya Y,Kimura F,Itoh M,Iwama Y,Matsumoto Y,Toshima G,Hata K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral diseases affecting sweetpotato are the most devastating and cause up to 98 % yield loss. In this paper, we report, meristem culture, graft transmission and virus indexing for management of viral pathogens in seven elite sweetpotato cultivars. Plantlets were developed in vitro from the apical meristematic dome wi...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Alam I,Sharmin SA,Naher MK,Alam MJ,Anisuzzaman M,Alam MF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale production of plasmid DNA to prepare therapeutic gene vectors or DNA-based vaccines requires a suitable bacterial host, which can stably maintain the plasmid DNA during industrial cultivation. Plasmid loss during bacterial cell divisions and structural changes in the plasmid DNA can dramatically reduce the...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Al-Allaf FA,Tolmachov OE,Zambetti LP,Tchetchelnitski V,Mehmet H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pythium aphanidermatum is one of the common causal pathogen of damping-off disease of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in Manipur. A total of 110 indigenous Trichoderma isolates obtained from North east India were screened for their biocontrol activity which can inhibit the mycelial growth of P. aphanidermatum, the...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Kamala T,Indira S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New primer pairs of genomic DNA microsatellite markers were tested to assess the genetic diversity of eleven date palm genotypes. The results indicated that out of thirty, only seven primers (23.3%) failed to amplify the expected PCR fragments, while thirteen primers (43.3%) amplified monomorphic banding patterns and ...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Elmeer K,Sarwath H,Malek J,Baum M,Hamwieh A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parthenium hysterophorus is a noxious weed in America, Asia, Africa and Australia. This weed is considered to be a cause of allergic respiratory problems, contact dermatitis, mutagenicity in human and livestock. Crop production is drastically reduced owing to its allelopathy. Also aggressive dominance of this weed thr...

journal_title：3 Biotech

authors： Patel S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00