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Vol.4, No.2, 153-262 (2013) ABB

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 4, Number 2, February 2013

Evaluation of a novel oral iron chelator 1-(N-acetyl-6-aminohexyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one (CM1) for treatment of iron overload in mice

S. Srichairatanakool, K. Pangjit, C. Phisalaphong, S. Fucharoen…………………………………………………………………153

The RAPD techniques used to assess the genetic diversity in Draba dorneri, a critically endangered plant species

R. Catană, M. Mitoi, R. Ion………………………………………………………………………………………………………164

Parthenogenesis and activation of mammalian oocytes for in vitro embryo production: A review

S. D. Kharche, H. S. Birade………………………………………………………………………………………………………170

Plasma catalase, glutathione-s-transferase and total antioxidant activity levels of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

V. K. Çelik, E. Erşan, S. Erşan, S. Bakır, O. Dogan………………………………………………………………………………183

Female reproductive system of Amaranthus as the target for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

U. Munusamy, S. N. A. Abdullah, M. Abd Aziz, H. Khazaai……………………………………………………………………188

Efficiency of different vaccination strategies for childhood diseases: A simulation study

I. A. Moneim……………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………193

Expression of mRNA of chemokines and chemokine receptors and cytokines amount in the blood of healthy volunteers

K. Sysoev…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………206

Lignocellulolytic activities of a novel strain of Trichoderma harzianum

M. Rubeena, K. Neethu, S. Sajith, S. Sreedevi, P. Priji, K. N. Unni, M. K. S. Josh, V. N. Jisha, S. Pradeep, S. Benjamin……………………………………………………………………………………………………………214

On the road: Clinical trials with stem cell extended to non-hematologic disease

J. Y. Yu, Y. Q. Yu……………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………222

A monograph on amylases from Bacillus spp.

S. Benjamin, R. B. Smitha, V. N. Jisha, S. Pradeep, S. Sajith, S. Sreedevi, P. Priji, K. N. Unni, M. K. S. Josh…………………227

Determination of amino-acidic positions important for Ocimum basilicum geraniol synthase activity

M. J. C. Fischer, S. Meyer, P. Claudel, D. Steyer, M. Bergdoll, P. Hugueney……………………………………………………242

Autophagic cell death: A new frontier in cancer research

S. Zappavigna, A. Luce, G. Vitale, N. Merola, S. Facchini, M. Caraglia…………………………………………………………250

The figure on the front cover is from the article published in Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2013, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 188-192 by Umaiyal Munusamy, Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah, Maheran Abd Aziz and Huzwah Khazaai.

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