Vol.23 No. 1 Jan 2015

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As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Jan 2015 Vol. 23 (1)

pg. 1
Letter from the Editor.
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pg. 2 - 9
Role of Hydrogen Peroxide on Viability, Morphology and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Callus Cells of Catharanthus roseus L.

Raziyeh Keshavarz1, Majid Mahdiyeh1, Mohamad Hosein Abnosi1, Mohamad Reza Amirjani1 and Mansour Ghorbanpour2*

1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Arak University, Arak, Iran
2Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran
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pg.10 - 19
A Reliable Protocol for Micropropagation of Gloriosa superba L. (Colchicaceae)

Kuldeep Yadav, Ashok Aggarwal and Narender Singh*

Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Haryana 136119, India.
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pg. 20 - 23
Methods :
Manipulation of Benzyl Acetate and Jasmone Content of Jasminum sambac L. Using Modified Murashige and Skoog Medium on Callus Explant

Dwie Retna Suryaningsih*, Sri Arijanti Prakoeswa and Ribkahwati

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
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pg. 24 - 34
Isolation of Growth Hormone (GH) gene from Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides

Nor Haini Abd Rashid1, Shahreza Md Sheriff1, 2, Muhd Danish Daniel Abdullah1, Nur Asma Ariffin1, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar1 and Abol Munafi Ambok Bolong1

1School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.
2Institute of Tropical Aquaculture (AQUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.
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Vol.23 No. 2 Apr 2015

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As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Apr 2015 Vol. 23 (2)

pg. 35
Letter from the Editor.
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pg. 36 - 47
Isolation and characterization of a biodegrading 3-chloropropionic acid Burkholderia cepacia WH1 isolated from abandoned agricultural land

Wafaa Hassan Muslem1, 3, Fahrul Huyop3*, Iffah Izzati Zakaria4, Roswanira Abdul Wahab2*

1Department of Biology, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Iraq
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia
4Iffah Izzati Zakaria, Natural Products and Drug Discovery Center, Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Block 5-A, Halaman Bukit Gambir, 11700 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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pg.48 - 58
Growth of Moraxella osloensis COK1, a Novel Strain of Bacteria Isolated from Subbituminous Coal, in Dibenzothiophene and Coal Medium

Megga Ratnasari Pikoli1*, Pingkan Aditiawati2, Dea Indriati Astuti2 and Akhmaloka3

1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 95, Ciputat, Tangerang, Banten 15412, Indonesia
2Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Life Science and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung,Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
3Biochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia.
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pg. 59 - 70
Comparison of levels of chloroplast DNA diversity of two Shorea species with contrasting geographical distribution

Zulfahmi1*, Utari Ocsewonda Mahfira2, Ulfah Juniarti Siregar3, Iskandar Zulkarnaen Siregar3, Tedy Yunanto4

1Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim, Panam, Pekanbaru 28293, Riau, Indonesia
2Alumni of Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 1668, Indonesia
3Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 1668, Indonesia
4Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta, 12870 Indonesia.
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pg. 71 - 81
Watering and nitrogen and potassium fertilization: The significance of abiotic control on Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr herbs in Malaysia for better growth and secondary metabolite enrichment

Mohamad Fhaizal Mohamad Bukhori1,2*, Hawa Z.E. Jaafar1, Ali Ghasemzadeh1

1Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
2Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Vol.22 No.1 Jan 2014

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As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Jan 2014 Vol. 22 (1)

pg. 126
Letter from the Editor.
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pg. 127 - 136
Application of cold pretreatment and optimisation of media for enhancement of anther culture response in two barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes derived from Bangladesh

Mozidul Haque and S. M. Shahinul Islam*

Plant Genetic Engineering Lab., Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
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pg.137 - 144
Effect of silver nitrate and gibberellic acid on in vitro regeneration, flower induction and fruit development in Naga Chilli

G. Bora1, 2*, H.K. Gogoi1, P.J. Handique2

1Division of Biotechnology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur-784001, Assam, India.
2Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, India.
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pg. 145 - 151
Organogenesis from chrysanthemum (Dendranthema x grandiflora (Ramat.) Kitamura) petals (disc and ray florets) induced by plant growth regulators

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva1, 2

1Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan.
2Current address: Miki-cho post office, Ikenobe 3011-2, P. O. Box 7, Kagawa-ken, 761-0799, Japan.
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pg. 152 - 163
In vitro morphogenesis and RAPD analysis of Justicia tranquebariensis L.f.-an important medicinal plant

S. Raji1, M. Ayyanar2, P. Ponmanickam1 T. Rajagopal1, 3

1Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College (Autonomous), Sivakasi-626 124, Tamil Nadu, India
2Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai-600 030, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Department of Zoology, Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai- 625 009, Tamil Nadu, India.
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pg. 164 - 170
Sample preservation procedures and simple DNA isolation protocols for the tuberous crop, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)

Nuri Kiptantiyawati1, Nawar Lina Syarifah1, Pradita Maulia2, Etik Sulistiyowati1, Mirza Ramadhana Putra1, Yudiansyah1, Nurul Khumaida1, Sintho Wahyuning Ardie1*

1Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Jl. Meranti Kampus IPB Darmaga 16680, Indonesia.
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Jl. Agatis Kampus IPB Darmaga 16680.
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Vol.22 No.1 Apr 2014

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As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Apr 2014 Vol. 22 (2)

pg. 171
Letter from the Editor.
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pg. 172 - 179
Review
Reciprocal Regulation of the Periodontitis and Diabetes

Gurmeet Kaur and Adline Princy S*

Quorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research on Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA’s Hub for Research and Innovation (SHRI), SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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pg.180 - 184
Mini Review
Alpha 1-antitrypsin and its involvement in rheumatoid arthritis

Khushtar A. Salman*, Akif Ahsan and Sarah Ashraf

Department of Biochemistry, J.N Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P), India.
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pg. 185 - 190
A simple in vitro method to study alkaline tolerance in alkaligrass (Puccinellia airoides) at high pH

Xue Zhang1, Koji Nomura*1, Katsuyoshi Shimizu2 and Ke-Zhang Xu3

1Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan.
2Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan.
3Faculty of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin Province, China.
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pg. 191 - 198
Micropropagation of Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. and genetic fidelity testing of in vitro raised plants

Suman Kumari and Narender Singh*

Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, India.
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Vol.22 No.3 Jul 2014

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As. Pac. J. Mol. Biol. & Biotech., Jul 2014 Vol. 22 (3)

pg. 199
Letter from the Editor.
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pg. 200 - 208
Methods Paper
Optimization of genomic DNA shearing by sonication for next-generation sequencing library preparation

Le Jie Lee1, 2 and Maha Abdullah1*

1Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Malaysia.
2Malaysia Genome Institute, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Malaysia.
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pg. 209 - 218
Development of an efficient protocol for in vitro germination and enhancing protocorm-like body development in three indigenous orchid species in Bangladesh

Bakul Bhattacharjee and S. M. Shahinul Islam*

Plant Genetic Engineering Lab., Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
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pg. 219 - 223
In vitro propagation of Boerhavia diffusa L. (Nyctaginaceae) via nodal and leaf explants

T.P. Ragi and B. Sahaya Shibu*

SIAS-Centre for Scientific Research, SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, Malappuram 673633, India.
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pg. 224 - 231
Genetic diversity in white jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq.) based on AFLP markers

Dede J. Sudrajat1,2*, Iskandar Z. Siregar2*, Nurul Khumaida3, Ulfah J. Siregar2,4 and Irdika Mansur2,4

1Forest Tree Seed Technology Researach Institute, Bogor, Indonesia.
2Departement of Silviculture-Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
3Departemen of Agronomy-Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia.
4SEAMEO-BIOTROP, Bogor, Indonesia.
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