Advances and Trends in Biotechnology and Genetics Vol. 3

Authors

Dr. Tsygankova Victoria Anatolyivna, (Editor)

Department for Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine.

Short Biosketch

Prof. Dr. Lanzhuang Chen, (Editor)

Professor, Division of Biotechnology and Breeding, Faculty of Environmental and Horticultural Science, The Dean of Graduate School of Horticulture and Foods, Minami Kyushu University, Japan.

Short Biosketch

Palaniappan Ramasamy

Research and Development Wing, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER (Bharath University), Chromepet, Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600044, India.

Aruna Sharmili

Department of Biotechnology, Stella Mary’s College, Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600032, India.

Iwuagwu, Christian C.

Department of Crop Science/Horticulture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria.

N. J. Okonkwo

Department of Crop Science/Horticulture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria.

Rafael Lopes e Oliveira

Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Technology, Chemical Engineering Course, School of Technology, State University of Amazonas, CEP 69050-020, Manaus-AM, Brazil and Multidisciplinary Support Center, Federal University of Amazonas, CEP 69077-000, Manaus-AM, Brazil.

Salony Aquino Pereira

Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Technology, Chemical Engineering Course, School of Technology, State University of Amazonas, CEP 69050-020, Manaus-AM, Brazil.

Leonor Alves de Oliveira da Silva

Laboratory of Fermentative Processes, Department of Antibiotics, Biological Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, CEP 50670-901, Recife-PE, Brazil.

Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque

Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Technology, Chemical Engineering Course, School of Technology, State University of Amazonas, CEP 69050-020, Manaus-AM, Brazil and Graduate Program in Biotechnology and Natural Resources, School of Health Sciences, State University of Amazonas, CEP 69065-001, Manaus-AM, Brazil.

Ikechi-Nwogu Chinyerum Gloria

Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt. Nigeria.

Chime Happy

Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt. Nigeria.

Camila Beatriz Atanásio Borba

Department of Antibiotics, Biological Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, CEP 50670-901, Recife-PE, Brazil.

Sergio Duvoisin Junior

Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Technology, Chemical Engineering Course, School of Technology, State University of Amazonas, CEP 69050-020, Manaus-AM, Brazil.

Norma Buarque de Gusmão

Department of Antibiotics, Biological Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, CEP 50670-901, Recife-PE, Brazil.

Edmar Vaz de Andrade

Multidisciplinary Support Center, Federal University of Amazonas, CEP 69077-000, Manaus-AM, Brazil.

S. R. Sivakumar

Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.

A. Azhivaendhan

Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.

Nkounkou-Loumpangou Célestine

Unit of Chemistry of Plant and of the Life, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, B.P. 69, Brazzaville, Congo.

Gouollaly Tsiba

Unit of Chemistry of Plant and of the Life, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, B.P. 69, Brazzaville, Congo.

Mahmout Yaya

Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Substances, Faculty of Exact and Applied Sciences, University of N'Djamena, BP 1117, N'Djamena, Chad.

Elouma Ndinga Arnold Murphy

Unit of Chemistry of Plant and of the Life, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, B.P. 69, Brazzaville, Congo.

Ouamba Jean-Maurille

Unit of Chemistry of Plant and of the Life, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, B.P. 69, Brazzaville, Congo.

Chalchat Jean Claude

Heterocycle Chemistry Laboratory, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Essential Oil Chemistry, Blaise Pascal University, 4, avenue des Landais, Campus des Cézeaux, 63177, Aubière, France.

Figuérédo Gilles

Laboratory of Analysis of Plant Extracts and Flavors, Blaise Pascal University, 4, avenue des Landais, Campus des Cézeaux, 63177, Aubière, France.

Mbawala Augustin

Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National School of Agro-Industrial Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.

Pahane Mbiada Majesté

Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National School of Agro-Industrial Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.

Mouafo Tene Hippolyte

Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, National School of Agro-Industrial Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroon and Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, P.O.Box 6163, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Tatsadjieu Ngoune Léopold

Department of Food Engineering and Quality Control, University Institute of Technology, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.

A. Doss

PG & Research Department of Botany, V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.

P. S. Tresina

PG & Research Department of Botany, V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India.

V. R. Mohan

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumarakovil, Tamil Nadu, India.

Hajivand Shokrollah

Horticultural Science Research Institute (HSRI), Mahdasht Road, Hemmat St. Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran.

Kamaruzaman Sijam

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Khairulmazmi Ahmad

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia and Institute of Plantation Studies (IKP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Ravi Mahalakshmi

Plant Tissue Culture and Bioprospecting Laboratory, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Road, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai- 600113, India and Meta Procambial Biotech Private Limited, P. Thanneer Pandal Palayam, Peria Semour PO, Erode- 638 004, Tamil Nadu, India.

Palanisami Eganathan

Ajay Kumar Parida

Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Road, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai- 600113, India and Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), NALCO Square, Bhubaneswar- 751023, Odisha, India.

Joseph Cinelli

Department of Advanced Education in Orthodontics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas–School of Dental Medicine, USA.

Erica Nguyen

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Karl Kingsley

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas–School of Dental Medicine, USA.

Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi

Department of Basic and Medical Science, College of Nursing, Babylon University, Babylon Province, Iraq.

Shaimaa Obaid Hasson

Department of Medical microbiology, College of veterinary –Al-Qasim green University, Babylon Province, Iraq.

Shatha Khazal Kadhim Hindi

Al-Qasim Hospital, Babylon Province, Iraq.

B. Chandra Sekhar Singh

Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Post Box: 19, Ethiopia.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of biotechnology, genetics and other related fields. The contributions by the authors include biosurfactants; antimicrobial activity; bio-preservation; shelf life; plasmid; algal plasmid; plasmid like DNA; fungal contamination; mycotoxins; Detarium microcarpum; Brachystegia eurycoma; Huanglongbing disease; Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus; citrus; Jatropha curcas; euphorbiaceae; essential oil; palmitic acid; linoleic acid; alloisolongifolene; β-farnesene; moisture barrier; shelf-life of horticultural produce; SGOT; SGPT; alloxan monohydrate; aspirin; membrane stabilization; cellulase activity; actinomycetes; fermentation; carboxymethyl cellulose; xylanolytic activity; Trametes sp.; Annona senegalensis; Oulotricha subspecies; thermophiles; bacterial isolates; antibiotic resistance; pathogenicity; urinary tract infections; Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSC); Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP-2) etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of biotechnology and genetics.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Thermophilic Bacteria: Novel Polymers for Biotechnological Applications

Palaniappan Ramasamy, Aruna Sharmili
Chapter 2
Effects of Moisture Barrier and Initial Moisture Content on the Storage Life of Some Horticultural Produce in Evaporative Coolant

Iwuagwu, Christian C., N. J. Okonkwo
Chapter 3
Production of Cellulase and Xylanase Using an Amazon Fungus (Trametes sp.)

Rafael Lopes e Oliveira, Salony Aquino Pereira, Sergio Duvoisin Junior, Leonor Alves de Oliveira da Silva, Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque
Chapter 4
Food Condiment Series 1: Fungal Contamination of Two Food Condiments (Brachystegia eurycoma and Detarium macrocarpum) Sold in Some Local Markets in Rivers State

Ikechi-Nwogu Chinyerum Gloria, Chime Happy
Chapter 5
The Use of Streptomyces capoamus Isolated from Caatinga in the Production and Characterization of Microbial Endoglucanase

Rafael Lopes e Oliveira, Camila Beatriz Atanásio Borba, Sergio Duvoisin Junior, Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque, Norma Buarque de Gusmão, Edmar Vaz de Andrade, Leonor Alves de Oliveira da Silva
Chapter 6
A Review on Algal Plasmid DNA

S. R. Sivakumar, A. Azhivaendhan
Chapter 7
Identification of the Essential Oils from Annona senégalensis Pers. Sous-espèce Oulotricha Le Thomas (Annonaceae)

Nkounkou-Loumpangou Célestine, Gouollaly Tsiba, Mahmout Yaya, Elouma Ndinga Arnold Murphy, Ouamba Jean-Maurille, Chalchat Jean Claude, Figuérédo Gilles
Chapter 8
Biopreservation of a Cameroonian Indigenous Fermented Milk (Pendidam) Using Biosurfactants

Mbawala Augustin, Pahane Mbiada Majesté, Mouafo Tene Hippolyte, Tatsadjieu Ngoune Léopold
Chapter 9
Antidiabetic and Antiinflammatory Activity of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts of Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.

A. Doss, P. S. Tresina, V. R. Mohan
Chapter 10
Control of Huanglongbing (HLB) Disease with Reference to Its Occurrence in Citrus Industry in the World

Hajivand Shokrollah, Kamaruzaman Sijam, Khairulmazmi Ahmad
Chapter 11
Effect of Lead (Pb) on in vitro Shoots Essential Oil Constituents of Jatropha curcas L.

Ravi Mahalakshmi, Palanisami Eganathan, Ajay Kumar Parida
Chapter 12
Assessment of Dental Pulp Stem Cell (DPSC) Biomarkers Following Induction with Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 (BMP-2)

Joseph Cinelli, Erica Nguyen, Karl Kingsley
Chapter 13
Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile of Bacterial Isolates from Urinary Tract Infection among Honeymoon Women in Iraq

Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi, Shaimaa Obaid Hasson, Shatha Khazal Kadhim Hindi
Chapter 14
Morphological Characterization and Tissue Culture of Medicinal Plant Aloe vera L.

B. Chandra Sekhar Singh