American Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017

  • Screening and Characterization of Fungal Taxol from Leaf Spot Fungi

    Bose Chitra Kani, Senthuran Suresh Kumar, Mohan Pandi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017
    Pages: 113-120
    Received: 01 November 2017
    Accepted: 09 November 2017
    Published: 06 December 2017
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    Abstract: Plants are the tremendous source for the discovery of new biotherapeutic products with medicinal importance in drug development. Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a plant-derived natural product that exhibits potential anticancer activity. Taxol binding specifically with β-tubulin and prevents depolymerisation during the process of cell division in cancer cell... Show More
  • Comparison of In Sacco Rumen Dry Matter Degradability and Feeds intake and Digestion of Crossbred Dairy Cows (Holestian Friesian X Horro) Supplemented with Concentrate Diet

    Tesfaye Mediksa

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017
    Pages: 121-130
    Received: 12 August 2017
    Accepted: 23 September 2017
    Published: 07 December 2017
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    Abstract: A study was conducted at Bako Agricultural Research Centre to evaluate the feeding value of Pennisetum purpureum Silage (PPS) as basal diet when offered sole or in mixture with Natural Grass Hay (NGH) on voluntary feed intake, digestibility, degradability, milk yield and composition of crossbred dairy cattle. Ten dairy cows (Horro X Friesian) with ... Show More
  • Immunopotentiating Impact of The Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing on Herbomineral Formulation After Oral Administration in Male Sprague Dawley Rats

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Ariadne Esmene Afaganis, Barbara Marie Bader, Brian A. Weekes, Daphne Luisa Dumas, Denise Marie Fiedler, Dennille Mellesia Smith, Desi Pano, Donna Felice Galla, Donna Maria Alija, Elaine Barbara Mullins, Elaine M. Scorza, Ellia O'Donnell, Fabio Massimo Paciucci, Frances Goodman Warlick, Haddon Norman Salt, Inthirani Arul, Jacqueline Y. Andrews, James Jay McLeran, James Stephen Burnett, Jean Caroline White, Mayank Gangwar, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017
    Pages: 131-140
    Received: 30 October 2017
    Accepted: 11 November 2017
    Published: 11 December 2017
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    Abstract: A new proprietary herbomineral formulation was formulated, consisting of essential ingredients viz. herbal root extract ashwagandha and minerals (zinc, magnesium, and selenium). The aim of the study was to evaluate the immunomodulatory potential of Biofield Energy Healing (The Trivedi Effect®) Treatment on the herbomineral formulation in male Sprag... Show More
  • Environmental Damage Caused by Wastewater Discharge into the Lake Manzala in Egypt

    Ahmed Ismail, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017
    Pages: 141-150
    Received: 11 November 2017
    Accepted: 22 November 2017
    Published: 25 December 2017
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    Abstract: Lake Manzala is a brackish lake in northeastern Egypt on the Nile Delta. It is the largest of the northern Delta lakes of Egypt. The Lake is exposed to high inputs of pollutants from industrial, domestic, and agricultural sources. Climate gases and large amounts of particulate matter, nutrients, bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic organics are transp... Show More