JANUARY, 2019 Vol. 16, No. 01

1. Strain improvement and assessment of cultural conditions for improved biosynthesis of pectinase using Pencillium notatum.
   Ali Nawaz, Mahnoor Hussain, Marium Munir, Hamid Mukhtar and Ikram ul Haq

2. Biosynthesis of C10H16 (limonene) by mevalonate pathways and its pharmacological applications.
   Mehmood Khan, Fozia Karam Khan, Sadaf Moneeba, Mehru Nisa, Robina Manzoor, Kaleem Imdad, Kaleem Ullah, Zahid Mehmood, Ashif Sajijad, Muhammad Ayub, Noor Hassan and Amir Rasool

3. Serum copper level as a predictive marker in patients of malignat cancerous prostate and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) along with its correlation to serum acid phosphatase.
   Naheed Qadir, Jalil Qadir and Jamil Ahmed Siddiqui

4. Role of biotechnology for the improvement of stress tolerance in plants.
   Arif Malik, Samra Javed, Qurban Ali, Maida Mehmood, Muzammal Mateen Azhar, Ali Tahir, Kausar Malik and Ayesha Zahid

5. Isolation of a novel halotolerant lipase producing strain of Pseudomonas stutzeri
   Sana Ahmad and Muhammad Noman Syed

6. Isolation of non-pathogenic biosurfactant producing bacteria from Karachi coast of Arabian sea
   Erum Shoeb, Jameela Akhtar, Khaizran Siddiqui, Samina Imtiaz, Maheen Waqar, Faiza A. Ansari, Fouad M. Qureshi and Obaid Y. Khan

7. Ischemic heart disease and obesity: Plasma Lipids, Homocysteine and Hematological studies
   Aisha Javaid, Sumera Sohail, Taseer Ahmed Khan, Huma Zahir and Zahir Hussain

8. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy of agar from red seaweeds of Karachi coast   .
   Iqra Rasheed, Asma Tabassum, Usmanghani Khan and Aliya Rehman

9. The Hepato-Preventative Effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. against Hepato-Toxicity Induced by Paracetamol in Rats.
   Marina Sheikh, Lubna Naz, Ghazala Yasmeen, Nazish Iqbal Khan, Sumera Sohail and Samia Mushtaq

10. Antibiotic Resistance (ABR) Profile of Enterobacter cancerogenus (NS3-E-8) Isolated from Hospital Associated Samples at Khairpur, Pakistan
    Shahida Mangi, Anwar Hussain Phulpoto, Muneer Ahmed Qazi, Majid Ali Maitlo, Rafique Ahmed Channa and Nisar Ahmed Kanhar

11. Antimicrobial potency and reversion of the bacterial resistance of ethanol extract of Momordica charantia Linn.
    Houéto E.E.M., Johnson R.C., Amoussa A.M.O., Kpètèhoto H.W., Mignanwandé F.M.Z., Loko F. and L. Lagnika

12. Evaluation of the antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of Psammogeton biternatum in streptozotocin induced Diabetic male rats
    Muhammad Ajaib, Muhammad Changaiz, Aziz-ul-Hassan, Muhammad Asif Iqbal and Khizar Hayat Bhatti

13. Fungicidal effect of solanaceous plants against root rot pathogens and on the growth of crop plants
    Shaista Jabeen, Asma Hanif and Shahnaz Dawar

14. Potential of Gliricidia sepium as a repellent against rice field rat, Bandicota bengalensis
    Syeda Azra Tariq, Hina Zafar and Rahila Nazli

15. Individual and combined effect of UV-B radiation and heavy metals (lead and cadmium) on Cucumis sativus L. (cucumber).
    Muniza Riaz, Iram Us Salam and Sahar Zaidi

16. Impact of gamma rays on phenological, growth and yield associated characters in bread wheat genotypes
    Tanweer Fatah Abro, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Zahoor Ahmed Soomro, Mehboob Ali Sial, Wahid Dino Sipio, Muhammad Naveed Tareen, Ayaz Ahmed Lashari, Muhammad Sharif Kakar, Gul Muhammad Panezai and Ghulam Asghar Baloch  

17. Genetic analysis of different biometric characters in pearl millet
    Muhammad Irshad-ul- Haq, Muhammad Siddique, Saeeda Khanum and Naveed Kamal

18. Effect of canal and untreated domestic sewage water on the soil characteristics and yield of cotton
    Qazi Mehmood Ali, Muhammad Ibraheem Keerio, Shamsuddin Tunio and  Inayatullah Rajpar

19. Identification of Potential Risk Areas of Malaria Parasites in Pakistan Using Climate Data and GIS
    Khalid Mazhar, Mudassar Hassan Arsalan, Syed Jamil Hassan Kazmi and Imran Ahmed Khan

20. Effect of irrigation upon iron redox species within Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.
    Iffat Abdul Tawab Khan, MalihaYousuf, Sadaf Iqbal, Faiza Anwar, Sajid Iqbal and Muhammad Abbas Bhutto

21. Blue-green algae inhabiting back waters of Manora, Karachi, Pakistan
    Muhammad Ali Ayubi and Ehsan Elahi Valeem

22. Mycoflora associated with seeds of different varieties of chickpea and its effect on germination and radicle growth
    Arshad Javaid and Iqra Haider Khan

23. Responses of seeds of Vachellia erioloba (E. Mey) P.J.H. Hurter in Botswana to different pre-sowing treatment methods
    Onalenna Odirile, Witness Mojeremane, Demel Teketay, Kashe Keotshepile and Thembinkosi Mathowa

24. Communal Health Perception of tap water quality supplied to Shah Faisal Town, Karachi
    Aamir Alamgir, Moazzam Ali Khan, Syed Shahid Shaukat, Rabia Majeed and Syeda Urooj Fatima

25. First report on the occurrence of parasitic copepod, Nothobomolochus    lateolabracis Yamaguti &Yamasu, 1959  in freshwater fish caught from Haleji Lake Sindh, Pakistan
    Atia Batool, Sumera Farooq,  Nazia Arshad and Karim Gabol

26. A new record of the predatory bug Biasticus flavus (Distant) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from Pakistan and its re-description with reference to its unknown male and female genitalia
    Hina Afzal and Imtiaz Ahmad

27. Genus Sorbus L.: A Phytochemical Review
    Sadia Khan, Mehdi Hassan Kazmi, Farah Inamullah, Shagufta Afaq, M Zahid Farhad, Sadia Ferheen and Sarwat Ismail

28. Potential bioactive phytoconstituents in Carthamus oxycantha M. Bieb. root
    Arshad Javaid, Muhammad Rafiq  and Amna Shoaib

29. Seedling characteristics of Cassia fistula L. (Caesalpiniaceae)
    D. Khan and M. Javed Zaki