In this study, the optimum growth conditions and lipolytic enzyme activity shown by the bacterial isolate (PCSIR NL-37) from the soil of Lahore (Punjab, Pakistan) are being reported. Lipolytic bacteri ... Read More
Over last ten years a total of 1300 imported ornamental fish,belonging to 10 different species were examined for parasitic, fungal and bacterial infection. The fish species studied were; Carassius aur ... Read More
Drug repurposing (finding new uses of existing drugs) has offered a novel strategy for discovering new anticancer drugs from non-cancer drugs. Drug repurposing has attracted the attention of scientifi ... Read More
The present study was designed to find the association of two stress enzymes i.e., monooxygenases and glucathione S-transferases with breast cancer. For enzyme estimation plasma samples from the patie ... Read More
In the present study, three bacterial isolates, named as H1, H4 and M4, were selected on the basis of chitinase assay and diameter of zone of hydrolysis. All the isolates were identified as Bacillus s ... Read More
This study was planned to estimate the effect of different dietary lysine regimens on slaughter and carcass traits in Lakha, Mianwali, Mushki and Peshawari varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken. A tot ... Read More
Industrial leachate is a brownish color liquid containing various toxic heavy metals and other chemicals of organic and inorganic nature which can house a variety of pathogens. As it drains it pollute ... Read More
High blood cholesterol, lipoproteins like low density lipoproteins, very low-density lipoprotein and decreased high density lipoprotein levels are the major risk factors involved in the development of ... Read More
Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD), an autosomal recessive hereditary disease, slowly progresses punctate opacities in the cornea which result in bilateral loss of vision and leads to corneal transplanta ... Read More
Due to the emerging problem of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens, there is a demand of novel biological active compounds to replace currently used antibiotics in order to evade resistance. Currently ... Read More
This study was designed to compare the efficient production of ethanol in separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. Fungal strains of ... Read More
In continuation of our previous investigations, this study was designed to evaluate the effect and correlation of weaning process in infants above 6 months of age with their mothers’ literacy level, ... Read More
The fossil material of Gazella sp. from the Chinji Formation, Chakwal District, Pakistan, is described and discussed in this paper. The dental remains comprise isolated upper and lower molars. The ant ... Read More
Pesticides not only brought great economic benefits but also cause serious ecological harms like non-target toxicity of organism. Synthetic pyrethroid (deltamethrine) is widely used due to its less to ... Read More
The present study was aimed to evaluate the repellent potential of Ricinus communis (L.), Jatropha curcas (L.) and Citrus paradise (MACF.) against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Plant materials (50 g p ... Read More
Newly discovered dental remains of a medium sized gazelle from the Dhok Pathan Formation in northern Pakistan, are described in this paper. The specimens comprise mandibular fragment and isolated teet ... Read More
Screening of plasmid mediated AmpC beta-lactamases (AmpC) has clinical significance due to developing resistance of clinical pathogens against several beta-lactam antibiotics. This study was conducted ... Read More
The present study was designed to check minerals in fish body with organic acid supplemented diets in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Five experimental diets were prepared containing organic acid (0%), mali ... Read More
Current study was conducted in the autumn season of 2015 to determine the prevalence of Dengue fever virus in district Mansehra, Pakistan. Patients were selected with the convenience sampling which we ... Read More
The 96 h LC50 and lethal concentration of Fe+Ni+Pb+Zn mixture for the fish, Cirrhina mrigala was determined in this research work. The fish were exposed to each of the 19 different concentrations (5-9 ... Read More
In this study, cellulase enzyme production was assessed by pretreating cotton stalk with dilute sulphuric acid which was optimized through response surface methodology. Pretreatment conditions were op ... Read More
The scorpion fauna of Pakistan is rich in diversity and applicability. However, limited information is available on these animals especially in Punjab province of Pakistan. Furthermore, distributional ... Read More
Birds from Siberian region migrate to oriental region through different fly-zones in order to shun the perils of extreme cold annually in the winter season. Indus Fly Zone in Pakistan serves as a midd ... Read More
Herpetofaunal surveys are useful to record data related to diversity, distribution and habitat preferences of amphibians and reptiles in any particular ecosystem. During past few years, a decline in a ... Read More
Present study was carried out in local population of Barikot, District Swat for incidence of malarial disease. For this purpose a total of 997 individuals were screened for malarial test in the study ... Read More
Agricultural and domestic use of permethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, has led to intoxication of varying intensities in non target organisms including human. In present study, teratogenicity and embr ... Read More
This research was carried out to investigate the length-weight relationship and condition factor of Coptodon guineensis from the New Calabar River and Buguma Creek, Nigeria. Assessments of the length ... Read More
Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, is a potential carcinogen, mutagen and teratogen through bioaccumulation in tissues. Aim of present study was to analyze various developmental abnormalities by a sub ... Read More
Growing rate of high fat diet consumption can lead to an alarming ratio of metabolic disturbance and obesity. Despite the genetic regulation of metabolic responses, a close relationship between high ... Read More
In this study, solid state fermentation of potato peels were done by Aspergillus niger for the production of α–amylase. The crude enzyme produced was further characterized. The results showed that enz ... Read More
Animals kept in captivity tend to behave differently than are kept free range mainly due to confinement. It is the responsibility of the animal keepers to provide enrichment including adequate space ... Read More
Microbial pectinases are enzymes of industrial importance; they are being used commercially in a variety of ways such as clarification of the juices in beverage industries, tea making, and wastewater ... Read More
Bacteria retain the ability to produce certain compounds to survive in unfavorable conditions; bioplastics is one of them. The aim of this study was to evaluate various environments for bioplastic pro ... Read More
In order to assess the biodiversity and distribution of coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), sampleswere collected from rainfed and irrigated fields of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan during 2015 ... Read More
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