ARAB JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Volume 12 Number 1 January 2009

Contents

Animal Biotechnology                                                                                                                                     Pages

1. A genome scan inference to the genetic evaluation of selected and randombred chicken populations.                            1-12

     Essam A. El-Gendy

    Abstract    Full Paper

Anti- Cancer Drugs

2. Effect of anticancer drugs on genomic DNA and chromosomes in Ehrlich ascites tumor bearing female mice.           13-26

    Mona H. Hussein, Zakaria A. Teleb, Reda A. Mogheib, Maged I. Ibrahim

    Abstract    Full Paper

Food Biotechnology

3. Biological studies on the protective role of artichoke and green pepper against potential toxic effect of thermally    oxidized oil in mice.                                                                                                                                                                                27-40

    Wagdy K. B. Khalil; Heba A. M. Abd El- Kader; Mariam G. Eshak,; Ibrahim M. Farag and Kadry Z. Ghanem

    Abstract    Full Paper

4. The effect of natamycin on keeping quality and organoleptic characters of yoghurt.                                                           41-48

    Eman M. El-Diasty , M. R. El-Kaseh and M.R. Salem

    Abstract    Full Paper

5. Incidence of lipolytic and proteolytic fungi in some milk products and their public health significance.                     49-56

    Eman M. El-Diasty and M.R. Salem

    Abstract    Full Paper

6. Microbiological monitoring of raw milk and yoghurt samples collected from El- Beida city.                                       57-64

    E.M. El-Diasty and R. M. El- Kaseh

    Abstract    Full Paper

7. A study on the fungal contamination and prevalence of Aflatoxins and some antibiotic residues in table eggs.          65-72

     R. M.Salem; R. M. El-Kaseh and E. M. El -Diasty

    Abstract    Full Paper

Genetic Engineering

8. Production of transgenic tomato plants with enhanced resistance against the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.                  73-84

    Dina E. Abbas; Naglaa A. Abdallah and Magdy M. Madkour

    Abstract    Full Paper

9. Overexpression of rice chitinase gene: Evaluation of chitinase ability as a bioantifungal agent.                                   85-98

    Ahmed. N. Sharaf; Hayam S. Abdelkader; Abd El-Hadi A. Abd El-Hadi and Dalia S. Ahmed

    Abstract    Full Paper

10. Transformation and expression of Na+/H+antiporter vacuolar (AtNHX1) gene in tobacco plants under salt stress.                99-108

      Mohamed H. Soliman; Hanaa S. Omar ; Mohamed A. El-Awady ; Sallah Al-Assal and Abd Alkader Y. Gamal El-Din

    Abstract    Full Paper

Microbial Biotechnology

11. Genetic fingerprints of some Bacillus spp. isolates gathered from different locations at Saudi Arabia.                 109-120

      Kawther Abed and Hussam Z. Hassan

    Abstract    Full Paper

12. Genetic fingerprinting and relationships of some Corynebacterium isolates based on DNA polymorphism.       121-132

       Kawther Abed and Hussam Z. Hassan

    Abstract    Full Paper

13. Evaluation of some cucumber inbred lines and their hybrids for Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) resistance.                          133-148

     ِA. H. Khereba; Naglaa A. Abdallah; H. A. Hassan ; Mahassen A. Mohamed; Hayam S. Abdelkader ; A. M. Abdrabou and H. S. Zein

    Abstract    Full Paper

Tissue Culture

14. Effect of exogenous ascorbic acid on wheat tolerance to salinity stress conditions.                                                   149-174

      Farghal A. Zeid, Osama M. El Shihy; Abd El Rahman M. Ghallab and Fatma El Zahraa A. Ibrahim

    Abstract    Full Paper