European Journal of Molecular Biotechnology

160-168

Authors: Khadidja Bouzid, Fouzia Toumi Benali, Rabah Chadli, Mohamed Bouzouina, Aman Bouzid, Amal Benchohra, Mustapha Mahmoud Dif

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the total phenolic, flavonoid content and to investigate the antioxidant capacities of the fruit extracts of Arbutus unedo L. that grows in Tiaret area (Western Algeria). First we have extracted the fruit by some non-polar solvent (chloroform, ethyl acetate, 1-butanol). Total phenolic content and total flavonoid content were evaluated according to the Folin-Ciocalteu procedure, and a colorimetric method, respectively. Extracts content was determined by using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-UV method. The total phenolic contents of A.unedo L. varied between 12.75±0.06 to 34.17±1.36 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of dry weight of extract. The total flavonoid varied from 2.18±0.10 to 6.54±1.14 mg catechin equivalent/g. The antioxidant potential of all extracts was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity, the IC50 of acetate ethyl was the best by 0,009 mg/ml may due to the phenolic compound, in the second was the chloroform extract by IC50=0,015mg/ml, in the third was butanol extract by IC50= 0,022 mg/ml and in the last was water extract by IC50= 0,048mg/ml. the antioxidant activity of all extracts was better than ascorbic acid. The extract obtained under optimum conditions was analyzed by HPLC and five flavonoid compounds were identified; they are catechin, apiginin, silybin, fisetine and naringin.

180-209

Authors: Oleg Mosin, Ignat Ignatov, Dmitry Skladnev, Vitaly Shvets

Biological influence of deuterium on cells of various taxonomic groups of prokaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms realizing methylotrophic, chemoheterotrophic, photo-organotrophic, and photosynthetic ways of assimilation of carbon substrates (methylotrophic bacteria Brevibacterium methylicum, chemoheterotrophic bacteria Bacillus subtilis, photo-organotrophic halobacteria Halobacterium halobium, and green micro algae Chlorella vulgaris) was investigated at the growth on media with heavy water (2H2O). For investigated microorganisms are submitted the data on growth and adaptation on the growth media containing as sources of deuterated substrates 2H2O, [2H]methanol and hydrolisates of deutero-biomass of methylotrophic bacteria B. methylicum, obtained after multistage adaptation to 2H2O. The qualitative and quantitative composition of intra- and endocellular amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates and fatty acids in conditions of adaptation to 2H2O is investigated. It is shown, that the effects observed at adaptation to 2H2O, possess a complex multifactorial character and connected to cytological, morphological and physiological changes – the magnitude of the lag- period, time of cellular generation, output of biomass, a parity ratio of synthesized amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, and also with an evolutionary level of the organization of the investigated object and the pathways of assimilation of carbon substrates as well.

223-228

Authors: Ajay Tomer, Ramji Singh, Manoj Kumar Maurya

Deoiled cakes of Neem and Jatropha served as source of diversified nutrition for Pseudomonas flourescens when used as substrate for mass culturing of antagonist. The present investigation were undertaken to test the suitability of neem and Jatropha cakes for liquid Concentration and longevity of Pseudomonas flourescens in vitro. Increasing the dilution of stock of initial inoculums resulted in decrease of total viable counts of Pseudomonas flourescens was comparatively highest population (64.67×105) and (201.67×105) lesser after 15 days than after 7 days of inoculation on Neem and Jatropha cake concentration respectively.