Pub Date : 2020-06-15DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.136.144
A. ., A. Surendran, A. Thatheyus
{"title":"Microbial Degradation of the Organophosphorus Insecticide, Methyl Parathion Using the Natural Bacterial Isolate, Pseudomonas aeruginosa","authors":"A. ., A. Surendran, A. Thatheyus","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.136.144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.136.144","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"08 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134058461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-15DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.127.135
Muhammad Shahidul Haque, A. Azad, N. Saha, Muhammad Monirul Islam
{"title":"Analysis of Yardlong Bean (Vigna unguiculata Subsp. sesquipedalis) Genetic Diversity using RAPD Markers","authors":"Muhammad Shahidul Haque, A. Azad, N. Saha, Muhammad Monirul Islam","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.127.135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.127.135","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115247173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-30DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.108.119
S. Okoduwa, D. Mhya, J. Alegbejo, K. Anigo
Background and Objective: Balanites aegyptiaca fruit is a useful source of hypoglycaemic remedy for management of diabetes in some part of Northern Nigeria. This study evaluated the effects of fractionated ethanol extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca fruit-mesocarp (BAFM) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Ethanol crude extract of BAFM was fractionated with water and ethyl acetate (1:1 v/v) then separated to obtain the specific extract-fraction. The extract-fractions were evaluated for antidiabetic activities in rats induced with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus was induced in male Wistar rats by intra-peritoneal injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 60 mg kgG1 body weight. Results: From the results, rats induced with diabetes were characterized by low serum insulin, hyperglycemia and decrease in body weights. Treatment with the extract-fractions of BAFM elevated serum insulin, lowered fasting blood glucose levels and reversed serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, serum albumin and total protein. The aqueous fraction (AFF) was more comparable in lowering fasting blood glucose by 18.61% when compared to 24.62% by metformin. A significant increase in serum insulin levels was recorded in diabetic rats treated with AFF when compared to diabetic control rats and diabetic rats treated with ethyl acetate fraction. Conclusion: Both aqueous and ethyl acetate extract-fractions of BAFM exert hypoglycaemic, antihyperglycaemic and antilipidaemic effects. However, the aqueous fraction was more potent. This study is a step towards the isolation of bioactive components. Further research is needed to explore the bioactive component(s) responsible for the antidiabetic effects.
{"title":"Fractionated Ethanol Extract of Balanites aegyptiaca Fruit-Mesocarp Effect on Diabetes Mellitus Model Rats","authors":"S. Okoduwa, D. Mhya, J. Alegbejo, K. Anigo","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.108.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.108.119","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objective: Balanites aegyptiaca fruit is a useful source of hypoglycaemic remedy for management of diabetes in some part of Northern Nigeria. This study evaluated the effects of fractionated ethanol extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca fruit-mesocarp (BAFM) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Ethanol crude extract of BAFM was fractionated with water and ethyl acetate (1:1 v/v) then separated to obtain the specific extract-fraction. The extract-fractions were evaluated for antidiabetic activities in rats induced with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus was induced in male Wistar rats by intra-peritoneal injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 60 mg kgG1 body weight. Results: From the results, rats induced with diabetes were characterized by low serum insulin, hyperglycemia and decrease in body weights. Treatment with the extract-fractions of BAFM elevated serum insulin, lowered fasting blood glucose levels and reversed serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, serum albumin and total protein. The aqueous fraction (AFF) was more comparable in lowering fasting blood glucose by 18.61% when compared to 24.62% by metformin. A significant increase in serum insulin levels was recorded in diabetic rats treated with AFF when compared to diabetic control rats and diabetic rats treated with ethyl acetate fraction. Conclusion: Both aqueous and ethyl acetate extract-fractions of BAFM exert hypoglycaemic, antihyperglycaemic and antilipidaemic effects. However, the aqueous fraction was more potent. This study is a step towards the isolation of bioactive components. Further research is needed to explore the bioactive component(s) responsible for the antidiabetic effects.","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123241062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-30DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.120.126
C. Salifou, M. Dahouda, G. S. Ahounou, S.A.A. Olutchi, R. Agossa, M. B. Konsaka, A. Youssao
Background and Objective: Post-mortem treatments, the cooling regime and the cutting method have a great influence on organoleptic quality of the meat such as the color and tenderness. The aim of this study was to evaluate meat quality of burnt sheep and stripped sheep in Benin. Material and Methods: Sixty samples of Longissimus dorsi, 30 burnt and 30 stripped Sahelian ewes in Cotonou slaughterhouse were used. Animals were all aged from 2-3 years and they were weighed before and after slaughter. Meat color, pH during 48 h post-mortem, loss of juice by cooking and tenderness were also measured. A sensory analysis (flavor, juiciness, tenderness and overall rating) of the boiled samples was carried out on small identical cubes of the meat. Results: The slaughtering lively weight and the hot carcass weight didn't vary from a type of dressing to another. Longissimus dorsi of burnt ewes has a lower red index, flavor and shear force than that of stripped (p<0.05). On the other hand, the initial and final pH and tenderness were higher in these same burnt. The juiciness and the water retention capacity didn’t vary from burnt to stripped ewes. Conclusion: The study on the carcass quality and technological and organoleptic quality of the ewes slaughtered at the Cotonou slaughterhouse showed the effect of the type of dressing on the quality of the meat. The burning technique seems to influence the yield of the hot carcass.
{"title":"Carcass and Meat Differentiation of Burnt and Stripped Sheeps in Benin","authors":"C. Salifou, M. Dahouda, G. S. Ahounou, S.A.A. Olutchi, R. Agossa, M. B. Konsaka, A. Youssao","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.120.126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.120.126","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objective: Post-mortem treatments, the cooling regime and the cutting method have a great influence on organoleptic quality of the meat such as the color and tenderness. The aim of this study was to evaluate meat quality of burnt sheep and stripped sheep in Benin. Material and Methods: Sixty samples of Longissimus dorsi, 30 burnt and 30 stripped Sahelian ewes in Cotonou slaughterhouse were used. Animals were all aged from 2-3 years and they were weighed before and after slaughter. Meat color, pH during 48 h post-mortem, loss of juice by cooking and tenderness were also measured. A sensory analysis (flavor, juiciness, tenderness and overall rating) of the boiled samples was carried out on small identical cubes of the meat. Results: The slaughtering lively weight and the hot carcass weight didn't vary from a type of dressing to another. Longissimus dorsi of burnt ewes has a lower red index, flavor and shear force than that of stripped (p<0.05). On the other hand, the initial and final pH and tenderness were higher in these same burnt. The juiciness and the water retention capacity didn’t vary from burnt to stripped ewes. Conclusion: The study on the carcass quality and technological and organoleptic quality of the ewes slaughtered at the Cotonou slaughterhouse showed the effect of the type of dressing on the quality of the meat. The burning technique seems to influence the yield of the hot carcass.","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"55 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115998502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-25DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.97.107
H. Beshir, Gebre Garmame Galgaye, A. G. Roro
Background and Objective: Moringa stenopetala L. is a plant called miracle plant due to its adaptability and versatility in use. However, in spite of its marvelous importance, the plant has got little attention for research based on stress physiology. Therefore, in this study, pot experiment was conducted to investigate the chlorophylls concentration, Leaf gas exchanges, stomata traits and leaf water status responses of Moringa stenopetala L. accessions seedlings to drought stress under greenhouse condition. Materials and Methods: The experiment was consisted of 3 accessions (Konso, Arba Minch Zuria and Humbo) and 4 drought stresses (daily, 5 days interval, 10 days interval and 15 days interval watering) assigned in completely randomized design with 3 replications. Results: The accession “Arbaminch Zuria” was higher in all parameters except stomata number. Regarding to water stress, the experiment shown that, increased water stress reduced all parameters except stomata number. Additionally, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance and leaf relative water content were significantly influenced due to the interaction effect of accession and drought stress. Accession “Arbaminch Zuria” grown under daily watering was higher in all traits those indicated significant due to interaction. Conclusion: Therefore, Arbaminch Zuria can be taken as a better accession both under stressed and unstressed conditions for production of moringa seedling. Furthermore, study is still needed on more indigenous and exotic accession under different drought stress for longer periods of time as a perennial crop.
{"title":"Physiological Responses of Moringa (Moringa stenopetala L.) Seedlings to Drought Stress under Greenhouse Conditions, Southern Ethiopia","authors":"H. Beshir, Gebre Garmame Galgaye, A. G. Roro","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.97.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.97.107","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objective: Moringa stenopetala L. is a plant called miracle plant due to its adaptability and versatility in use. However, in spite of its marvelous importance, the plant has got little attention for research based on stress physiology. Therefore, in this study, pot experiment was conducted to investigate the chlorophylls concentration, Leaf gas exchanges, stomata traits and leaf water status responses of Moringa stenopetala L. accessions seedlings to drought stress under greenhouse condition. Materials and Methods: The experiment was consisted of 3 accessions (Konso, Arba Minch Zuria and Humbo) and 4 drought stresses (daily, 5 days interval, 10 days interval and 15 days interval watering) assigned in completely randomized design with 3 replications. Results: The accession “Arbaminch Zuria” was higher in all parameters except stomata number. Regarding to water stress, the experiment shown that, increased water stress reduced all parameters except stomata number. Additionally, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance and leaf relative water content were significantly influenced due to the interaction effect of accession and drought stress. Accession “Arbaminch Zuria” grown under daily watering was higher in all traits those indicated significant due to interaction. Conclusion: Therefore, Arbaminch Zuria can be taken as a better accession both under stressed and unstressed conditions for production of moringa seedling. Furthermore, study is still needed on more indigenous and exotic accession under different drought stress for longer periods of time as a perennial crop.","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127167991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-07DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.87.96
MH Hassan, Z. Abdulkarim, M. Mary
{"title":"Effect of Balanites aegyptiaca Fruit-pericarp Extract on Fructose Induced Hyperglycemia and Hyperlipidemia in Rats","authors":"MH Hassan, Z. Abdulkarim, M. Mary","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.87.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.87.96","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122827220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-31DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.56.64
S. Zaman, Badhan Sarker, Afrin Priya Talukder, Md. Akhtar-E-E, M. Uddin, M. Saleh
{"title":"Biological Control of Foodborne Pathogenic Enterobacter sp. and Bacillus sp. Using Different Spice Extracts Available in Bangladesh","authors":"S. Zaman, Badhan Sarker, Afrin Priya Talukder, Md. Akhtar-E-E, M. Uddin, M. Saleh","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.56.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.56.64","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"487 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115959298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-31DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.65.74
W. Tekalign, Abenezer Wendimu
{"title":"Infusion Extraction of Toxin from Chili Pepper (Capsicum baccatum) for Bedbug Protection","authors":"W. Tekalign, Abenezer Wendimu","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.65.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.65.74","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"23 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114097459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-31DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.75.86
Immaculate Jeyasanta, N. Sathish, J. Patterson
{"title":"Identification of Bioactive Peptides in Mussel Species of Kanyakumari Coast","authors":"Immaculate Jeyasanta, N. Sathish, J. Patterson","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.75.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.75.86","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125462138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-26DOI: 10.3923/ajbkr.2020.47.55
H. Shaaban, Nesreen Ali, A. Nagib
{"title":"Dates Utilization to Process Some New Dietary Products (Marshmallow and Sheets) and Their Acceptability Evaluation","authors":"H. Shaaban, Nesreen Ali, A. Nagib","doi":"10.3923/ajbkr.2020.47.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbkr.2020.47.55","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":274901,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Biotechnology","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128173235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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