APRIL, 2019 Vol. 16, No. 02

1. Mycobiosynthesis and characterization of silver nano particles and its antimicrobial activity.
   Shafaq Aiyaz Hassan, Erum Hanif, Ehtisham Asif, Hira Anis, Hafsa Muhammad Hussain and Saifullah

2. Influence of chemical stress on the stability of chitinase produced by Glutamicibacter uratoxydans KIBGE-IB41.
   Tayyaba Asif, Aiman Pirzada, Asma Ansari, Nadir Naveed Siddiqui, Shah Ali Ul Qader and Afsheen Aman

3. Induction of the dextrinase and other hydrolyzing enzymes in the suspension culture of Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
   Warisha Alvi, Aiman Awais, Shafaq Ayaz Hassan and Saifullah

4. Screening of halothermophilic bacterial strain for starch saccharification enzyme.
   Ayisha Aman, Rashida Rahmat Zohra, Mahnaz Ahmad and Raheela Rahmat Zohra

5. Screening of antilisterial efficacy and partial purification of chromosomally located bacteriocin isolated from Lactobacillus Plantarum.
   Fariha Ibrahim, Afsheen Aman, Nadir Naveed Siddiqui, Tayyaba Asif, Shah Ali Ul Qader, Raheela Rahmat Zohra and Asma Ansari

6. Neuroprotective role of quercetin against neurotoxicity induced by lead acetate in male rats.
   Muhammad Farhan, Hamna Rafiq, Hira Rafi, Ramsha Ali and Samra Khan

7. Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Lahore, Pakistan on the basis of Staphylococcal Protein A (Spa) typing.
   Anam Tariq and Numan Javed

8. Role of Taraxacum officinale Wigg. against experimentally induced renal damage through carbon tetrachloride in rats.
   Maham Zafar, Lubna Naz, Nazish Iqbal Khan, Sumera Sohail, Ghazala Yasmeen and Nazneen Zehra

9. Paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats Role of Aegles marmelos (L.) Correa against liver damage.
   Tooba Siddiqui, Lubna Naz, Sumera Sohail, Ghazala Yasmeen, Nazish Iqbal Khan and Mufzala Shamim

10. The prevalence of human intestinal protozoal and helminthic infection in Karachi.
    Salva Arshad, Nasira Khatoon, Jawed Abubakar Warind, Aly Khan, Samina Waheed and Wali Khan

11. Diabetes mellitus, obesity and adipocytokines pathophysiological perspectives.
    Sumera Sohail, Aisha Javaid, Taseer Ahmed Khan, Huma Zahir and Zahir Hussain

12. LDL-cholesterol serum variations relate to serum homocysteine in female patients with ischemic stroke.
    Samir Mohammed Abdulfattah Attia, Yaser Hasan Bahakeem, Nazish Iqbal Khan, Zahir Hussain Mamdouh H. Kalakatawi, Hani Faidah, Lubna Naz, Ghazala Yasmeen, Samia Mushtaq, Amal Alkhotani, Huma Zahir, Adil Atia Samran Allahaibi, Turki Hilal Atawi Al-hassani, Malek Hameed Ahmed Al-Harbi, Mohammed A. Bafail and Abdulhalim S. Serafi

13. Premenstrual estradiol levels in female patients with ischemic stroke and post-ischemic stroke epilepsy.
    Samir Mohammed Abdulfattah Attia, Yaser Hasan Bahakeem, Lubna Naz, Zahir Hussain, Gisela H. Maia, Mamdouh H. Kalakatawi, Hani Faidah, Nazish Iqbal Khan, Ghazala Yasmeen, Samia Mushtaq, Amal Alkhotani, Huma Zahir, Mohammed A. Bafail and Abdulhalim S. Serafi

14. Influence of inulin on some biochemical aspects of maize under salt stress condition.
    Humaira Gul, Muhammad Azeem, Maryam Khan, Mamoona Arif，M. Yousuf Adnan and Yang Shoujun

15. Spatial pattern analysis of some coastal and inland plants and corresponding soils using geostatistics.
    Noreen Noor, S. Shahid Shaukat and Maria Kaleem

16. Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of different solvent extract of Tamarix aphylla (L.)Karst.(Athel Tamarisk).
    Nida Jan, Mohammad Sayyar Khan, Mazhar Ullah, Waqar Ahmad, Sayed Usman Ali Shah and Sahibzada Muhammad Jawad

17. Black point of wheat in commercial varieties of Sindh, Pakistan.
    Nasreen Sultana, Khalil Ahmed Khanzada and Muhammad Talha Azeem

18. Efficacy assessment of bio-pesticides against rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera Pyralidae) using DNA quantification method.
    Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Shahzad, Mubarak Ali Anjum, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Saleem Haider and Urooj Mubashar

19. In vitro growth of Alternaria porri, the causal agent of purple blotch of onion.
    Justina Jane Tahira, Salik Nawaz Khan and Maroof Siddique

20. Screening of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasms for resistance against charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.
    Shumaila Farooq, Ahsan Mohyo-Ud-Din, Sumera Naz, Maroof Siddique and Salik Nawaz Khan

21. Seed-borne mycoflora of rice varieties Sindh Basmati, IRRI-9 and DR-83 with first report of seed transmission of Macrophomina phaseolina in rice from Sindh, Pakistan.
    Muhammad Mujeeb Akram and Saleem Shahzad

22. Eco-friendly approaches for the control of root rot, wilt and leaf spot diseases of okra.
    Nasreen Sultana, Khalil Ahmed Khanzada Jawed Akhtar and Muhammad Talha Azeem

23. Alveograph rheological parameters in relation to physicochemical attributes as an indicator of wheat flour quality.
    Shahid Yousaf, Hafiza Mehwish Iqbal, Saqib Arif, Salman Khurshid and Quratul Ain Akbar

24. Growth response of Cicer arietinum L. to soil applied sugar cane residue ash.
    Abdul Hakeem Jokhio, Rabia Asma Memon, Saeed Akhter Abro and Aijaz Ali Otho

25. Influence of electromagnetic field (E.M. Field) and lead chloride on the seed germination, growth and chlorophyll content of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek (mung bean).
    Muniza Riaz, Sahar Zaidi, Iram Us Salam and Nabeela Mahmood

26. Spectroscopic analysis of iron content in indigenous fresh and dry bean species from Karachi city.
    Iffat Abdul Tawab Khan, Qurrat-ul-Ain, Muhammad Kaleem Khan, Agha Arslan Wasim, Saba Fazal-ur-Rehman, Sumaira Khurshid and Anum Hafeez

27. Utilization of agro-industrial wastes for the production of amylase by indigenously isolated Bacillus cereus AS2.
    Aneela Rehman, Asma Saeed, Wajeeha Asad, Muneera Naz Baloch and Malik Mujaddad Ur Rehman

28. The utilization of phosphate solubilizing lactic acid bacteria in plant growth promotion.
    Mehak Farooqui, Muneera Naz Baloch, Wajeeha Asad, Mahrukh Zaidi, Marium Zia and Mamona Mushtaq

29. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial activity of Physorrhynchus brahuicus leaves and roots extracts.
    Sana Eijaz, Hira Ahmed, Aisha Sohail, Muneeba Khan and Anjum Parveen

30. Oesophagostomum rafiae sp.n. (Nematoda Strongyloidea) in a goat from Karachi, Pakistan.
    Gul-e-Lala, Nasira Khatoon, Aly Khan and S.M.H.M. Naqvi

31. Distribution and abundance of loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta L.) from Pakistan.
    Muhammad Moazzam and Rab Nawaz

32. Seasonal occurrence of planktonic Ostracods at Haleji Lake, Sindh, Pakistan.
    Shahina Rao and Solaha Rahman

33. Species composition and occurrence of Cladocera in Keenjhar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan.
    Shahina Rao and Muhammad Arshad Azmi

34. Effect of Heavy metals (Zn and Cadmium) on ALAT, ASAT, ALP, Creatinine, Uric acid, Relative weight of Liver and Kidneys of Pigeon Columba livia domestica.
    Shahid Hussain and Rahila Tabassum

35. Iposteride, new antimicrobial steroidal glucoside from Ipomoea turpethum L.
    Sadia Farheen, Mehdi Hassan Kazmi, Sadia Khan, Itrat Fatima, Abdul Malik, Farah Inamullah, Shagufta Afaq, Shagufta Ambreen Shaikh, Zeeshan Akhtar, M Zahid Farhad and Rashid Ali Khan

36. Assessment of Blood lactate levels and its correlation with strenuous exercise in male athletes with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
    Humayun Imran Azeemi, Basit Ansari, Junaid Mahmood Alam and Syed Riaz Mahmood

37. Effects of NaCl and Na2SO4 salinization on germination and seedling growth of fifteen germplasms of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) - in vitro
    Ishrat Jahan, D. Khan and M. Javed Zaki