Analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., genotype BAT93) calmodulin cDNA using computational tools.

Background: Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important part of the human diet and serves as a source of natural products. Identification and understanding of genes in P.

Nucleotide sequence of Phaseolus vulgaris L. alcohol dehydrogenase encoding cDNA and three-dimensional structure prediction of the deduced protein.

Background: Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are widely consumed as a source of proteins and natural products. However, its yield needs to be increased.

Computational analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., genotype BAT93) lycopene β-cyclase and β-carotene hydroxylase gene's cDNA.

The identification of genes and understanding of genes' expression and regulation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is necessary in order to strategize its improvement using genetic engineering techniques. Generation of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) is useful in rapid isolation, identification and characterization of the genes.

Construction of efficient and effective transformation vectors for palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase gene silencing in oil palm.

Unlabelled: Palm oil obtained from E. guineensis Jacq. Tenera is known to have about 44% of palmitic acid (C16:0).

Patterns of HIV infection among native and refugee Afghans.

The current study was conducted to explore the origins of the HIV epidemics among the Afghan refugees in Pakistan and the native Afghans in Afghanistan. Phylogenetic analysis of HIV gag gene from 40 samples showed diverse HIV variants, originating from a number of countries. Intermixing of diverse HIV variants among Afghans may give rise to seeding of infections with rare HIV strains which may pose serious challenges for the treatment and control of infection.

Analysis of beta-carotene hydroxylase gene cDNA isolated from the American oil-palm (Elaeis oleifera) mesocarp tissue cDNA library.

Unlabelled: It is well known that the nutritional quality of the American oil-palm (Elaeis oleifera) mesocarp oil is superior to that of African oil-palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Tenera) mesocarp oil. Therefore, it is of important to identify the genetic features for its superior value.

Insights from the GC content analysis of 76genome survey sequences (GSS) from Elaeisoleifera.

Unlabelled: South American oil-palm (Elaeis oleifera) is not cultivated in tropical countries like Malaysia on large scale due to low yield of palm oil derived from its fruit mesocarp. However, its fruit mesocarp oil contains about 68.6 % oleic acid (C(18:1)) which is more than double in comparison to commercially cultivated oilpalm, E.

Micropropagation of Elaeis guineensis Jacq. 'Dura': Comparison of three basal media for efficient regeneration.

Three basal plant tissue culture media, namely, N6, MS, and modified Y3, were compared to optimize micropropagation protocol for E. guineensis. Full strength media were used separately to regenerate plantlets directly using immature zygotic embryos (IZEs), and through somatic embryogenesis of calli obtained from IZEs.

Cutaneous presentation of aleukemic monoblastic leukemia cutis - a case report and review of literature with focus on immunohistochemistry.

Aleukemic monoblastic leukemia cutis is a rare cutaneous manifestation of a systemic hematological disorder associated with dermal infiltration of monoblasts preceding bone marrow or peripheral blood involvement. We report a case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with an erythematous maculopapular rash, which was clinically diagnosed as viral exanthema. Microscopy of the skin biopsy showed features of monoblastic leukemia.

Differential gene expression and characterization of tissue-specific cDNA clones in oil palm using mRNA differential display.

The mRNA differential display method was utilized to study the differential expression and regulation of genes in two species of oil palm, the commercially grown variety Elaeis guineensis, var. tenera and the South American species, Elaeis oleifera. We demonstrated the differential expression of genes in the mesocarp and kernel at the week of active oil synthesis (15 week after anthesis) during fruit development as compare to the roots and leaves and the isolation of tissue-specific and species-specific cDNA clones.