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تاثير Probiotic على بكتريا Proteus mirabilis وصفتها الالتصاقية

Author name: غيداء حسين عبد الرحيم الجبوري
Supervisor name: Abdul W. Baqir
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: Al-Nahrain University - College Of Science
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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التمييز بين الذكور والاناث لنبات الهوهوبا خارج وداخل الجسم الحي باستخدام تقنية ال PCR == Molecular Differentiations of simmondsia chinensis

Author name: جميل ربيع جميل العبيدي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: Al-Nahrain University - College Of Science
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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تعدد الاشكال لجيني ACEو NOS وعلاقتها مع بعض المؤشرات الكيموحيوية لمرض الفشل الكلوي == Polymorphisms of ACE and eNOS Genes and Their Association with Some Biochemical Markers in Renal Failure Patients

Author name: وسام عبد الامير راضي جودة
Supervisor name: علي حمود السعدي | ميساء عادل هادي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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دراسة بعض المؤشرات الكيموحيوية و الوراثة الجزيئية لانزيم السوبر اوكسايد دسميوتيز لدى مرضى سرطان القولون والمستقيم == Study some Biochemical Parameter and Molecular Genetic of Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme among Colorectal Cancer Patients

Author name: زهراء عبد علي عبد اللطيف الثابت
Supervisor name: مـحــمـدعــبد الله جــبر | بشار عودة جواد الطائي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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التحري الجزيئي ل Metallo - ? - lactamases الصنف B و Integron مع المقاومة المتعددة لممضادات الحياتية بين عزلات Escherichia coli == Molecular Detection of Metallo - ? - lactamases Class B and Integron with Multi Drug Resistance among Escherichia coli Iso

Author name: احمد عبد الكريم هادي المطيري
Supervisor name: انوار علي عبد الله الحسيني | ذكرى عبد العالي الكعبي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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التغايرات الجزيئيه والكيموحيويه لبعض جينات مضادات الاكسدة لدى مرضى داء السكري من النوع الثاني == Molecular and Biochemical polymorphisms of some antioxidant genes in type 2 Diabetic patients

Author name: مريم احمد علي الاعرجي
Supervisor name: علي حمود السعدي | ازهار حمزة حسن
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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الفعالية الضد بكترية للمركبات النانوية الهجينة (Naproxen and cephalexin) مع اوكسيد الزنك == Antibacterial Activity of Nanohybrid Compound (Naproxen and cephalexin) With Zinc Oxide

Author name: مريم صباح ناصر الحسناوي
Supervisor name: محمد عبد الله جبر
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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ارتباط تعدد الاشكال الجيني وبعض المقاييس الفسيولوجية مع داء الذئب الاحمراري الوظيفي في محافظة بابل == Association of gene polymorphism and some physiological parameters with systemic lupus erythematosus in Babylon Province

Author name: اسراء عبد الحليم عبد الشمري
Supervisor name: علي محمد القزاز
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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الكشف الجزيئي لبعض طفرات مرضى الثلاسيميا الكبرى بيتا في محافظة بابل == Molecular Detection for Some Mutations of ? - thalassemia Major in Babylon Province

Author name: سارة فاضل بنية
Supervisor name: انوار علي الحسيني
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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دراسة جزيئية لبكتريا العائلة المعوية المكونة للاغشية الحيوية على العدد الطبية داخل الرحم == Molecular Study of Enterobacteriaceae that Forming Biofilms on Intrauterine Devices

Author name: زهـراء كامـل كاظم الحسني
Supervisor name: حسن فاضل ناجي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science For Girls - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Babylon
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دراسة تاثير مستخلصي ازهار نبات القيصوم داخل وخارج الجسم على الخصوبة في ذكور الفئران == In vivo and in vitro Study on the Effects of Achillea millefolium Flower Extracts on Fertility in Mice Male

Author name: ضفاف يوسف يعقوب بطي
Supervisor name: Khulood Al-Sameraei | Mohammed A. Ibrahim
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: Al-Nahrain University - College Of Science
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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التحري الجزيئي عن جين الضراوة rmp لبكتيريا Neisseria gonorrhoeae المعزولة محليا من المرضى البالغين == Molecular Detection of Virulance rmp Gene in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Adult patients

Author name: مهـند كـريم عنيد الساعدي
Supervisor name: نورية عبد الحسين علي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: This study included 80 clinical samples from patients suspected to have gonorrhoea (a urine sample and two direct smears from each patient) from different areas of Baghdad, the Kut and Suwairah regions, from private clinics and laboratories for the time period from November 2011 till June 2012. Cases caused by gonococci were diagnosed by finding the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria in the samples using microscopic examination and culturing on media cultures for all the 80 samples which included 17 (21.25 %) women and 63 (78.75 %) men. Microscopy and culture revealed that 47 out of the 80 (58.75 %) samples were positive : 35(43.75 %) of them diagnosed by both microscopy and culture on chocolate agar, Neisseria media and modified Thayer - Martin media; while 9 (11.25 %) samples were diagnosed by microscopy alone (cultures were negative) and the remaining 3 (3.75 %) samples by culture alone (microscopy was negative). Results of the genetic diagnosis looking for the bacteria causing gonorrhoea using primers specific for the rmp gene which were specially designed for this study revealed that 77 (96.25 %) of the direct smears and 75 (93.75 %) of the urine samples were positive. Results of the Nitrogen bases sequence of the PCR technology of the samples in this study revealed consistency reaching up to 99 % with the Nitrogen bases sequence of the rmp gene present in the N. gonorrhoeae strain of the WHO. This study presented high specificity and sensitivity for the diagnosis of gonorrhoea using the PCR technology which is cheaper and faster than the conventional methods currently used in the hospitals and laboratories.

دراسة وراثية عن الطوافر البكتيرية المفككة للمركبات الفينولية

Author name: دانية منعم حامد الجادر
Supervisor name: صبحي دواد حمزة | ميساء جاسب
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - College Of Science - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: Arabic
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: During this study (30) bacterial isolates from (55) soil samples and (10) water samples previously contaminated with petroleum oils were isolated and then screened for their capability for degrading phenol and analine . only (5) isolates were selected which show higher growth and degradation activity on the two substrates and identified Pseudomonas aeruginosa A13 and A5 , Escherichia coli A2 and A11 ، Enterobacter cloacae A8. Adaptation of isolates (A13, A11, A8, A5, A2) in higher concentrations of phenol (500 - 3000) µg/ml and analine (5003500) µg/ml were done . As much as (70,75and 80)% of (2000 µg/ml) phenol and (70,75 and 85)% of (2500 µg/ml) analine were degraded after 3 days of incubation. Number of mutants were generated by using 500 µg/ml of Nitrosoguanidine at incubations time (0.5,1.0and 2.0) hr .It was found that period of 1hr enough to induce mutation in the bacterial isolates in this study . and increased degradation activity as much as (90,90and 97)% of (2000 µg/ml) phenol and (90,97 and 100)% of (2500 µg/ml) analine were degraded by isolates (A13M2, A11M4and A8M12)respectively . Genetic analysis by electrophoretic agarose gel show that (A13, A8 and A8M12) isolates contain three plasmid bands However isolates (A11, A11M4 and A13M2) contain only two . Curing of plasmid frome the three isolates,« A11M4, A13M2 and A8M12»,were done by using acridine orange , ethidum bromide and SDS . It was found that 2200 µg/ml SDS and200 µg/ml acridine orange were capable of curing plasmids frome A11M4, A13M2 . All attempts for curing plasmid of isolates A8M12 was failed , however transformation of plasmid DNA of isolates A11M4, A13M2 and A8M12 in to E. coli MM294 was achieved . Results of the experiments indicate that these plasmids were responsible for degradation ability in the transformed isolates.

تاثير تعريض بذور واعضاء بادرات القرع الجبلي Cucurbita maxima والكالس الناشئ منها للاشعة فوق البنفسجية في محتوى الزيت وتشخيص مركب Cucurbitacin == Exposure Effect of Seeds and Seedlings Explants of Cucurbita maxima and Their Calli to UV in Oil Content with Diagnosis of Cucurbitacin Compound

Author name: اسلام ياسر عبد الله الحمداني
Supervisor name: عبد الله نجم عبد الله النعيمي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Al Mosul - College Of Science
Language: Arabic
University location: Mosul
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Abstract: تعرفت الدراسة الحالية على استجابة الاوراق والسيقان والاوراق الفلقية والسيقان تحت الفلقية لنبات القرع الجبلي Cucurbita maxima لاستحداث الكالس على الوسط الغذائي MS الصلب المدعم بتراكيز مختلفة من الاوكسينات (2,4 - D, IAA,NAA) والسايتوكاينينات (Kin,BA) وقد ابدت قطع الاوراق والسيقان استجابة عالية في الوسط المنتخب MSI(MS+1.0 ملغم/ لترBA+0.5 ملغم/ لترNAA)، اذ بلغت نسبة استحداث الكالس فيهما 100% ويليهما السيقان تحت الفلقية 88% ثم الاوراق الفلقية 77% التي اعطى كالسها اعلى وزن طري على هذا الوسط 5.2غم ثم السيقان 4.3 غم وعليه اعتمد هذا الوسط في هذه الدراسة لادامته الجيدة لكالس جميع الاجزاء النباتية المستخدمة فضلا عن نسبة الاستحداث العالية، كما ان الوسط الثاني MS) + 3.0 ملغم/ لتر Kin+ 0.5 ملغم/ لتر 2,4 - D) حقق نسبة استحداث عالية كذلك للاجزاء النباتية نفسها لكنه استبعد لانه لم يحافظ على حيوية الكالس عند الادامة لمدة طويلة.كما نجحت هذه الدراسة في زيادة نسبة استحداث الكالس في كل من الاوراق الفلقية والسيقان تحت الفلقية الى 100% باستخدام الوسط MSI المضاف اليه نترات البوتاسيوم بما يعادل ثلاثة اضعاف وسط MS وكالس السيقان تحت الفلقية الى 100% باستخدام الوسط MSI المضاف اليه نترات الامونيوم بما يعادل ثلاثة اضعاف وسط MS.استخدمت اربع جرع اشعاعية 10، 20، 40، 60 دقيقة للمطفر الفيزيائي (الاشعة فوق البنفسجية) في هذه الدراسة ولوحظ من خلال النتائج تاثير هذا المطفر على عمليات الانبات والصفات المظهرية وشكل خلايا كالس النبات اذ شجعت اشعة UV على تبكير عملية انبات البذور عند الجرعتين 10، 20 دقيقة كما ان الجرعتين العاليتين 40، 60 دقيقة زادتا من معدل طول النبات وطول الجذر في حين قللت الجرعتان الواطئتان 10، 20 دقيقة ذلك.كذلك شجعت غالبية الجرع الاشعاعية القطع النباتية المختلفة على استحداث الكالس خلال مدة زمنية قصيرة وحصول زيادة في الوزن الطري للكالس المعرض لاشعة UV وخاصة كالس السيقان تحت الفلقية عند الجرعتين 20 ، 40 دقيقة اذ بلغت نسبة الزيادة 2.4 و3.3 على التوالي وكذلك زادت كمية الزيوت في العينات التي عرضت للاشعة وخاصة عند الجرعتين 10 ، 20 دقيقة في قطع الاوراق والسيقان تحت الفلقية الناتجة من البذور المشععة وكالسهما وكذلك عند الجرعة 20 دقيقة في الكالس المشعع.تمكنت الدراسة من تشخيص الاحماض الدهنية Palmitic acid وStearic acidو Oleic acid وLinoleic acidبالاضافة الى تشخيص ثلاثة احماض دهنية جديدة وهي Myristic acid وArachidic acidو Lauric acid لاول مرة في هذا النبات، فضلا عن التشخيص النوعي للمركب Cucurbitacin والتعرف على ايزومراته Cuc E وCuc B وCuc I وCuc L باستخدام كروماتوغرافيا الطبقة الرقيقة (TLC). | The present study found out the response of leaves, stems, cotyledons and hypocotyls of Cucurbita maxima to produce callus on solid MS medium enriched with different concentrations of auxins such as 2,4 - D, IAA and NAA, and cytokinins such as Kin and BA. The explants of leaves and stems showed high response in the selected medium MSI (MS+1.0 mg/L BA + 0.5 mg/L NAA) where callus production from leaves and stems reached 100%, in hypocotyls 88% and cotyledons 77% whose callus had the highest fresh weight in this medium 5.2gm and stems 4.3gm therefore, the study adopted this medium for its good sustenance of the callus of explants in addition to the high rate of production. The medium MS + 3.0 mg/ L Kin + 0.5 mg/L 2,4 - D achieved a high production rate for the same explants. However it was excluded since it did not keep the vitality of callus when maintained for a long time.The study succeeded in increasing the callus production rate in cotyledons and hypocotyls to 100% by using MSI medium added to it potassium nitrate which equals three times the MS medium)] and the callus production rate in hypocotyls to 100% by using MSI medium added to it ammonium nitrate which equals three times the MS medium)]. Four radiational doses 10, 20, 40 and 60 min of ultraviolet were used by the physical mutant. It was noted from the results that the physical mutant affected the germination processes and morphology of the plant and cells shape of plant callus. The UV activated the early germination of seeds at the two doses 10 and 20 min. The high doses 40 and 60 min raised the average length of plant and roots whereas 10 and 20 min decreased it.Most of UV doses activated the explants to produce callus early. There was also an increase in the fresh weight of callus exposed to UV especially the hypocotyls callus of the at the doses 20 and 40 min which reached 2.4 and 3.3 gm respectively. The oil rate in the samples exposed to UV showed an increase at the doses 10 and 20 min in the leaves and in the hypocotyls which grew from radiated seeds and their callus and also at 20 min in radiated callus.The study singled out fatty acids like palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, Linoleic acid, and also singled out new three fatty acids like myristic acid, arachidic acid and lauric acid first time in this plant besides the qualitative diagnosis of cucurbitacin and defining it’s isomers Cuc E, Cuc B, Cuc I and Cuc L, by using thin layer chromatography

تقدير الاسبارجين في مرضى سرطان الدم بوساطة الاسبارجينيز المقيد والمنقى من Portulaca oleracea L == Estimation of Asparagine in Serum Leukemia Patients by Immobilized L - asparaginase Purified from Portulaca oleracea L

Author name: هادي ساجد عبد العباس عبد الله
Supervisor name: محمد عبد الله جبر جاسم
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Babylon - College Of Science - Department Of Biology
Language: Arabic
University location: Babylon
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Abstract: جمعت عينات النباتات قيد الدراسة من منطقة الرارنجية \مدينة الحلة\العراق. وصنفت النباتات من قبل د.نداء عدنان في قسم علوم الحياة \كلية العلوم \جامعة بابل بالاعتماد على الصفات المظهرية للنباتات . تم التحري عن فعالية انزيم الاسباراجينيز والمحتوى البروتيني في المستخلص الخام لهذه النباتات , تبين ان اعلى فعالية نوعية لانزيم الاسباراجينيز في نبات البربينة Portulaca oleracea L., ثم قدرت الفعالية الانزيمية في اجزاء النبات والتي شملت (الاواق, السيقان,الجذور, نبات كامل) حيث ظهرت اعلى فعالية في النبات الكامل مقارنة بالاجزاء الاخرى ,بالاعتماد على هذه النتائج استخدم نبات البربينة Portulaca oleracea L. كمصدر لانتاج وتنقية وتوصيف والاستخدام الطبي لانزيم الاسباراجينيز.درست الظروف المثلى لفعالية انزيم الاسباراجينيز من النبات الكامل وقد اشارت النتائج الى ان اعلى فعالية للانزيم قد تحققت بحضن الانزيم الخام مع الاسبراجين بتركيز 200mM بنسبة 1 : 3 في محلول دارئ فوسفات البوتاسيوم المنظم بتركيز 0.05 مولار بدالة حامضية 8 وبدرجة حرارة 37 م مع الانخفاض التدريجي في الفعالية النوعية للانزيم الخام بعد خزنه لفترات زمنية محددة .تم تنقية انزيم الاسباراجينيز الخام المستخلص من نبات البربينة بثلاث خطوات تضمنت الاولى الترسيب بكبريتات الامونيوم بنسبة 90% ثم التنقية بكروماتوغرافيا الترشيح الهلامي باستحدام السيفاديكس G - 100 وبعدها التنقية بكروماتوغرافيا الترشيح الهلامي باستخدام السيفاديكس G - 150 وقد ظهرت ثلاثة اشكال للانزيم حيث بلغت الفعالية النوعية للانزيم النقي 7440 وحدة\ملغم وعدد مرات التنقية 4.08 وبحصيلة انزيمية بلغت 22.7%.تم توصيف الاسباراجينيز النقي ,اذ بلغ الوزن الجزيئي52±1 كيلو دالتون باستخدام كروماتوغرافيا الترشيح الهلامي باستخدام السيفاديكس G - 100 بوجود البروتينات القياسية والتي هي Trypsin (23 KD), Pepsin (34.5 KD), Egg Albumin (43KD) , and Bovine serum albumin (67 KD) وكان الرقم الهيدروجيني الامثل لفعالية وثبات الانزيم هو 8 في حين كانت درجة الحرارة المثلى لفعالية وثبات الانزيم هي 37 م وعند دراسة الثوابت الحركية للانزيم , ظهر ان معدلات قيم ثابت ميكالس (Km) والسرعة القصوى (Vmax) وعدد التحول(Kcat ) كانت 250 ملي مولار و100 ملي مولار \دقيقة و350 1\ثانية على التوالي. قيد الانزيم باستعمال الاكار,الاكاروز والجيلاتين وتم توصيف الانزيم المقيد ومقارنته مع الانزيم الحر. اظهرت نتائج الدراسة كفاءة التقييد باستعمال مادة الاكاروز والاكار والجلاتين حيث بلغت ( (70,72,78 % على التوالي وكما تبين من النتائج ان اعلى فعالية للانزيم الحر والمقيد بالاكاروز كانت عند الدالة الحامضية 8 اما الانزيم المقيد بالاكار والجيلاتين فكانت اعلى فعالية عند الدالة الحامضية 9. بالمقابل كانت درجة الحرارة 37 م هي المثلى للفعالية للانزيم المقيد بالاكار والجيلاتين والحر و40 م للانزيم المقيد بالاكاروز. واستخدم الانزيم المقيد في تقدير تركيز الاسبارجين في مصل الدم , اظهرت النتاج ارتفاع واضح في تركيز الاسباراجين لمرضى اللوكيميا (سرطان الدم) حيث بلغت〖10〗^( - 2) - 〖10〗^( - 3) مولار مقارنة مع الاشخاص الطبيعيين حيث بلغت〖10〗^( - 4) - 〖10〗^( - 7) مولار | Plants samples were collected during 2016 (August to September) from Al - Raranjia Hamlet field / Al - Hilah city / Iraq. These samples were classified by Dr. Nidaa Adnan Muhammed ,Biology Department/ Collage of Science / University of Babylon , according to their morphological characteristics. Activity of asparaginase was detected in whole plant, leaves, steems and roots extracts. Results showed that Portulaca oleracea L. was the best one from group of tested plants for research due high yield of L - asparaginase enzyme . Maximum asparaginase activity was detected in whole plant extracts which was 43.55 U/ml in comparison with 37.74,33.16 and 36.8 U/ml in extracts of leaves, steems and roots respectively. According to these results whole plant of Portulaca oleracea L. were used as a source for asparaginase production, purification , characterization, and medical application . Activity of crude asparaginase extracted from whole plant were under optimal conditions studied. Results revealed the maximum activity of asparaginase was achieved when the enzyme was incubated with asparagine 200mM at 37°C in the presence of potassium phosphate buffer 0.05 M solution/plant sample (g) (3 : 1 ratio) at pH8 , with gradually increase in activity with increase of the substrate and gradually activity decrease after particular storage period. Crude asparaginase extract was purified in three steps ( Ammonium sulfate precipitation (90%), gel filtration chromatography technique by Sephadex G - 100 and gel filtration chromatography method by Sephadex G - 150. There are three isoform of enzyme while Specific activity of the purified asparaginase was 7440 U/mg and 4.08 Purification folds, 14.5 % yield. Characterization of the purified asparaginase showed that the molecular weight of the enzyme was 52±1 Kilo Dalton by gel filtration chromatography using Sephadex G - 100 in the presence of four standard proteins which they are Trypsin (23 KD), Pepsin (34.5 KD), Egg Albumin (43KD) , and Bovine serum albumin (67 KD). pH 8 was the optimum pH for enzyme activity and stability, while 37°C was the optimum temperature for both enzyme activity and stability, with Km of 250 mM toward L - asparagine as substrate and the maximum velocity (Vmax) and Kcat of 100 mM/min, 350 sec^( - 1) respectively . The activity of immobilized enzyme was determined and compared with free enzyme ,where immobilizing Efficiency of agar , agarose and gelatin techniques was ( 72 %,78 % and 70 % ) respectively, all immobilizing technique proved that the activity of the enzyme was increased significantly compared with free enzyme, where agar and gelatin methods showed more stability of enzyme at alkaline pH (pH 9) , whereas only agarose method get the enzyme more heat stability to enzyme than other immobilizing methods. There are significant elevation level of asparagine concentration in leukemic human serum samples than normal human serum samples , where reached to 〖10〗^( - 4) - 〖10〗^( - 7) M of asparagine in normal human serum samples while it was 〖10〗^( - 2) - 〖10〗^( - 3) M of asparagine in leukemic serum blood samples.

تقييم دور الجين في دم نساء عراقيات مصابات بسرطان الثدي == Evaluation The Rule of Mammoglobin A Gene In Blood of Iraqi Women With Breast Cancer

Author name: نانسي فيصل رشيد
Supervisor name: امنة نعمة الثويني
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - Ibn Al-Haytham College Of Education For Pure Sciences - Department Of Biology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Mammaglobin A is a member of the superfamily of secretoglobins. Its expression is highly specific for mammary tissue and has been shown to be overexpressed in breast tumor tissue, indicating that mammaglobin A might confer a growth advantage to mammaglobin A - expressing tumor cells. The present study was undertaken to develop the mammaglobin A as a serum biomarker for the early detection of breast cancer, and breast cancer patients follow up after treatments. This study had taken ten months, it involved 84 patients with age ranged 15 - 74 years who had diagnosed with either stage I to III breast cancer or benign lesions of breast at certain Iraqi hospitals and breast cancer centers, and a total number of 10 apparently healthy individuals, with comparable age range of patients as control group.Ten ml of venous blood was collected from studied groups in order to be used for measuring estrogen and progesterone levels, Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT - PCR) test for detection of their serum m - RNA mammaglobin A existence, and serum mammaglobin A levels using Enzyme - Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) technique. Demographic study revealed that most cases enrolled in this study were women within their reproductive age 25 - 44 years old. Distribution of patients according to age group, marital status, and lactation status showed no statistically significant association (P>0.05) with any of these variables, in all comparison.The hormonal study states that elevated levels of estrogen were observed in 52 (62%) patients, also decrease in progesterone levels were observed in 50 (59%) patients out of the 84 cases studied. This indicate a highly significant SUMMARYassociation (p < 0.01) between breast cancer risk, elevated estrogen levels, and decrease in progesterone levels. Mammaglobin A protein was detectable by ELISA in 100% of breast cancer patients (65 case), and not in any benign tumor patients (19 case) nor healthycontrol women (10 females) which indicate the highly specificity of ELISA test (P<0.01) for measuring mammaglobin A levels in patients serum. With high concentration of protein in sera of women with late stage of breastcancer compared with a low protein concentration in sera of women with early stage of breast cancer. By applying a statistical analysis on the result it was found that serum mammaglobin A ELISA test is highly significant (P<0.01) for, differentiation between patients with metastatic breast cancer and patients with early diagnosed breast cancer. In this work, SCGB2A2 gene which coded for mammaglobin A was detected in 64 out of 65 breast cancer cases, but not in the benign or healthy individuals indicating its high specificity as a marker gene (SCGB2A2) for cells derived from mammary glands. A statistical analysis was made for comparison between the three groups, E - Malignant Tumors \ Early Stage, L - Malignant Tumors \ Late Stage, and B - benign, (E, L, and B) which show that the results of molecular study of mammaglobin A detected by RT - PCR is statistically high significance (P<0.001) when used for the differentiation between E group and B group, also between L group and B group. The results showed that mammaglobin A can become an important tool for detecting primary and metastatic breast cancer, and predicting disease outcome.

التحري عن التشوهات الكروموسومية وطفرات المورث FLT3/ITD في مرضى ابيضاض الدم النخاعي الحاد == Screening For Chromosomal Aberrations And Gene Mutations FLT3/ITD In Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Author name: سمارة كاظم محمد
Supervisor name: عبد الحسين مويت الفيصل
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - Institute Of Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: صممت الدراسة الحالية من اجل تسليط الضوء على تاثيرات مرض ابيضاض الدم ((AMLفي بعض معايير الوراثة الخلوية والجزيئية الحاصلة في كريات الدم البيضاء في ثلاثة حالات للمرضى اشتملت على مرحلة ما قبل العلاج, في اثناء العلاج وبعد العلاج الكيميائي. كما شملت الدراسة ا | The present study was designed to shed light on the cytogenetic and molecular effects caused by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) pathogenesis in three stages before, during and after treatment with chemotherapy (in vitro) in lymphocytes. It was also aimed to investigate chromosomal aberrations, micronucleus formation and FLT3/ITD point mutations in CN - AML region 100 - 300 bp compared with healthy control. The study was comprised of forty - seven AML Iraqi patients their ages ranged between 2.5 - 81 years. It included twenty females and twenty seven males compared with twenty - six healthy control. The following results were obtained : AML is most common leukemia in adults and uncommon in children. It was found that 46.8% patients suffer from AML, who were under 15 years old, while 19.15% patients their age ranged between 16 - 30 years; 19.15% of patients their age were more than 45 years and 14.9% of patients their age ranged between 31 - 45 years of the total AML patients. AML is more common in males than females. The percentages of females and males were 42.5% and 57.5% respectively representing 1.35 : 1.00 male : female ratio. Two AML patients 5.3% have diploid cells when examined under light microscope. The highest mitotic index was 7.498±1.7 occurred in patients before taking treatment while recorded 6.784±4.5 during treatment and 7.000±2.5 after treatment. Nuclear anomalies such as nucleoplasmic bridges and nuclear buds were observed in AML patients, Micronucleus mean values recorded 0.033±0.018, 0.020±0.00015 and 0.036±0.01for AML patients before, during and after treatment respectively when compared with the control which recorded 0.002±0.00002. Nuclear division index (NDI) means before, during and after treatment of AML patients were 1.658±0.2, 1.000±0.022 and 1.424±0.19 respectively. Significant differences occurred among the three groups when compared with the control group (1.282±0.09). Extracted DNA from 30 AML patients was amplified by PCR to obtain FLT3/ITD gene from exon 11 to intron 12 and ten of them sent for sequencing. Two patients showed larger bands (470 and 460) bp when compared with wild type (330) bp. Among six patients, three displayed point mutations of deletion and substitution while others were normal since no mutations were detected. The percentages of mutation types were substitution 57.78% and deletion 22.2%. The effect of mutations was missense mutation (55.54%), deletion (22.22%) and nonsense (22.22%). It has been concluded from the current work that AML is more common in adult males, patients suffer from AML exhibited high MI, NDI, MN and point mutations are present in such patients including deletion and substitution causing missense, nonsense and deletion.

انشاء وتوصيف لخط سرطان الثدي الخلوي العراقي == Establishment And Characterization of Iraqi Breast Cancer Cell Line

Author name: مرتضى عادل الشامي
Supervisor name: محفوظة عباس عمران | احمد مجيد الشمري
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - College Of Science - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Several primary cultures were initiated from different samples obtained from Iraqi female patients of breast tumor, one sample was successful, and this sample was histological diagnosed as breast cancer infiltrating ductal carcinoma.The cell suspension was cultured in tissue culture flask and confluent monolayer achieved after 16 days from primary culture. The continuous subculture was done in grown cells in tissue culture flask each 48 - 96 hrs. Between subculture to other until across 50 passages through11months.In our current study different experiments were done to characterize the cultured continuous cells, which are studying the growth curve of the new established cell line and calculating the population doubling time that have been 22 hours.Furthermore, a morphological study was carried out by staining the cells with hematoxilin and eosin dyes. The cells were elongated multi - polar epithelial like cells with nuclear polymorphism and multi - nuclei, in addition to high nuclear to cytoplasm ratio, all these characters of the malignant tumor cells.The Cytogenetic study showed chromosomal aberrations with many numerical changes among the tumor cells and abnormal structure gives chromosomes with unknown origin called marker chromosome. In furthermore the G - band stained of normal 46XX chromosome was done to facilities the comparisons between chromosomes of the new established breast cancer cell line and normal chromosomes aberrationsImmunocytochemistry examination was done for the tumor cells grown in multi well tissue culture slide chamber to detect the presence of some hormonal receptors (ER and PR) gives negative result, and to test Her - neu2 gene that gives week positive result.

دراسة جزيئية عن جين المقاومة mecA في بكتريا العنقودية الذهبية المقاومة للمشيسلين والمعزولة من بعض مستشفيات بغداد == Molecular Study For Detection of Meca Gene In Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated From Some Hospital In Baghdad City

Author name: لمى ياسين موسى
Supervisor name: محمد ابراهيم نادر
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - Institute Of Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Two hundred and thirty clinical specimens were collected from two different hospitals in Baghdad during the period (December 2012 to April 2013). These specimens were collected from visitors, hospitalized patients and the health care workers in these hospitals. The specimens included nasal swab, wound swab, burn swab, abscess and pus, sputum, ear swab, urine and blood culture diagnostic results show that 150 out of the (230) specimens gave positive bacterial cultures and (100) isolates are characterized as Staphylococcus aureus depending on the cultural and biochemical examinations.the coagulase test was performed and the results showed that from total 150 isolates of Staphylococci, 100 isolates (61%) were coagulase - positive (COPS), while only 50 isolates (39%) were coagulase negative (CONS). In addition, the distribution of methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus spp. was investigated.The use of the antibiotic susceptibility profile for these isolates was examined against methicillin resistance. Using disk diffusion method revealed that (13) isolates were proved to be methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), While (87) isolates of S. aureus showed sensitivity to methicillin (MSSA) and there was no intermediate resistance among these isolates.The ability of MRSA isolates to produce some virulence factors were investigated and the results showed that MRSA isolates produce many enzymes and toxins that contributed in their virulence such as protease, urease, dnase and gelatinase, and also produce a beta types of haemolysins.The ability to produce slime layer by MRSA isolates was also investigated and the results showed that all isolates of MRSA were produced slime layer when theytested by Congo red agar method and the results showed that all of MRSA isolates produced strong slime layer.One of the aims of this study was to adopted a accurate diagnostic method to detect S.aureus by its genetic material contents through extracting of DNA and gel electrophoresis of the PCR product for the specific gene.Detection of methicilline - resistance gene represented by A confirmatory test was carried out for the selected isolates using Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for further characterization up to the species level by the amplification of (mecA) gene.This is Staphylococcus aureus specific gene that encodes the extra Penicillin Binding Protein, which is unique to methicillin - resistant staphylococci. All the (13) positive isolates by disk diffusion test are found to be positive for the presence of (mecA) gene as their agarose gel revealed the presence of DNA band of mecA gene with a molecular size about (200 bp.).Results of the detecting (femB) gene showed that it was positive in all of MRSA isolates as they appear to have a band with a molecular size of about (651 bp). The genetic determinants of methicillin resistance mecA and femB genes were amplified using multiplex PCR technique in order to identify methicillin resistant (mecA+) and susceptible (lacking mecA) staphylococci and to differentiate S. aureus (femB+) from coagulase negative staphylococci (lacking femB). All of the S. aureus isolates (100%) were found to harbor femA gene, it is species specific marker for S. aureus.

التحري عن فيروس التهاب الكبد نمط B باستخدام تقنيات ELISA وReal Time PCR في دم ولعاب المرضى في محافظة الانبار == Detection of Hepatitis B Virus By Using Elisa And Real Time PCR Techniques In Patients' Blood And Saliva In Al - Anbar Governorate

Author name: ثائر عبد الله حسن الدليمي
Supervisor name: امين سليمان بدوي الجنابي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: Tikrit University - Faculty Of Education - Department Of Biology
Language: Arabic
University location: Salahaddin
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Abstract: اجريت هذه الدراسة في مختبرات قسم علوم الحياة في كلية التربية وفي مختبرات مستشفى الرمادي التعليمي العام ومستشفى الرمادي للنسائية والاطفال ومختبرات النظائر المشعة في بغداد للفترة من 1/11/2011 ولغاية 1/5/2012 والتي تضمنت التحري عن فيروس التهاب الكبد نمط B في | The present study has been carried out at the laboratories of the department of biology at the college of Education and the laboratories of the public - teaching Al - Ramadi hospital and Al - Ramadi hospital for women and children and laboratories of Al - Nathaer Al - Mushe'ah in Baghdad for the period from 1/11/2011 to 1/5/2012. The study consisted of the investigation about Hepatitis B virus in the saliva as compared with serum by using the ELISA and Real Time PCR techniques as well as the detection about antigens and antibody to this virus in serum. It also seeks about the liver functions enzymes and evaluating the extent of its importance for diagnosing liver disease resulted that virus. However, the obtained results showed that HBsAg antigen was found in 99.4% and (1.101± 0.335) mean ±SD in serum as compared with 48.6% in saliva with a (0.330±0.278) mean ±SD, that gave a noticeable increase when comparing it with the control group which was (0.0039± 0.0024) and (0.0017±0.0014 ) for serum and saliva respectively. The value of T test for serum and control group was (16.25) , while the value of T test for saliva and control group was (4.18). The proportion of correlation between saliva and serum in ELISA test was equal to (0.361) with high significance of test while the value of T test for them was (28.902) with high significance of test. The results have also stated that the age groups involved in the experiment contributed as being high proportion of infection in the serum, but in the saliva, these proportions were different and it has been found that the high proportion of infection was 53.3% in the group (10 - 20) yrs., While the lowest proportion was 38.4% in the (31 - 40) yrs. Moreover, it has been concluded that the number of males exceeded the number of females, but the number of females was the most infected with HBsAg in the experiment group. However, the total number of males was 91, It was found that 90 males have positive test to the HBsAg in serum with a proportion equals 98.9% whiles 42 males have a positive test to the HBsAg in saliva with a proportion equals 46.1%. on contrary, the number of female was 84 female and all of them had a positive test to the HBsAg in serum with a proportion 100% and 43 females have a positive test to the HBsAg in the saliva with 51.1 % as compared with control group which included 15 males and 10 female. All of them were negative to the HBsAg test in serum and saliva... The levels of HBV DNA were determined in the samples of positive saliva to ELISA test by using Real Time PCR. 95% from tested serum samples were positive to the viral load While in saliva 50% from the samples was HBV DNA positive. The results also showed that soluble antigen HBeAg has been detected in 24 patients with 13.7% from a total 175 patient as compared with the control group that showed a negative result to this antigen. As for the antibodies, it has been found that anti - HBc IgM was found in only 5 patients with 2.5% while anti - HBc IgG was found in 170 patients with 97.2% from the total number of patients. The control group revealed negative result for these two antibodies. The anti - HBeAg was in 150 patients with 85.7% from the total number of patients. There were no positive patients to this antibody in control group. The anti - HBs wasn’t found in any patient but it was found in the half of control group. This emphasizes to immunize against HBV in those members. The results also exposed that there was a noticeable increase in liver enzymes that it was found that ALT the elevated levels of were found in 76% of patients. As compared with the control group which has normal values 100%. As for AST enzyme was elevated in 60.6%, As compared with the control group which was normal 100%.It has been observed that ALP enzyme was elevated with a 38.4% in the experiment patients as compared with the control group which was normal 100%. Finally, the total values of TSB was elevated in 35.5%, As compared with control group which was normal 100% with (0.52±0.19). Nevertheless, it has been noticed that it cannot be judged about the person's blood on the basis that it is healthy in case of absence of surface antigen unless it is certain that his/her blood is free from HBV DNA by using the technique of Real Time PCR - since many patients who heal from past infection or their infection in a time of passive and amounts of HBV DNA can't be diagnosed by using the ELISA technique

عزل وتشخيص الجين lipA المنتج من بكتريا الزائفة الزنجارية من مياه الصرف الصناعي == Isolation And Identification of lipA Gene Producing Pseudomonas Aeruginosa From Industrial Wastewater

Author name: انتصار طه لفتة
Supervisor name: واثق عباس الدراغي
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad
Language: Arabic
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: توضح هذه الدراسة عزل lipA gene من الزوائف الزنجارية من مياه الصرف الصناعية للزيوت النباتية وتشخيصها اعتمادا على تفاعل البلمرة المتسلسل (PCR). استغرقت هذه الدراسة تسعة اشهر, من شهر شرين الاول 2014 لغاية حزيران 2015. تم جمع خمسين عينة من مياه الصرف الصناع | This study clarify the isolation and identification of lipA gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from industerial wastewater of vegetable oils factories depending on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The present study had taken nine monthes starting from October 2014, till the mid of June 2015. Fifty samples of industrial wastewater were collected from the factories of the general company of vegetable oils, fourty from AL Rasheed factory and ten from AL ameen factory, the samples collected from the physical, chemical and biological treatment units, and other different wastewater tanks departments. While the four sewage samples were collected from sewer service Baghdad /Alrustumaiya. For Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, two types of tests were used in this study. The first type was the routine tests, which include selective cultures, bacteriological and biochemical tests. Thirty four of fifty samples (68%) gave a positive growth and results for tests that were used to confirm the presence of P. aeruginosa. In addition to diagnosis P. aeruginosa in sewage sample which prepare the biological treatment units in vegetable oils factories as active sludge, other bacterial types have been diagnosed by using traditional methods and API 20 E system. For detection of bacterial lipolytic activity, two methods were used for this purpose, the first was the screening of bacterial lipolytic activity which was based on values of clear zones diameter around bacterial colony. The best values were between (1.9 _ 2.7) cm. The second test was carried by the Gas - Chromatography - Flame ionization detector, fatty acids solutions that were produced from hydrolysis by lipase enzyme were extracted by Petrolium ether solvent then analyzed by gas chromatograph apparatus. The second type of test was the Molecular diagnosis by using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to detect lipA gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by two primers. Through two primers used, lipA 948 was the best and more specialized primer to isolation lipA gene of P. aeruginosa. It gave (100%) a positive result. While the second primer lipA 558, gave (66.66%) a positive result and that may be due to the design of this oligonucleotides was not specific for lipA of P.aeruginosa. This is so as was based on highly preserved region of 12 bacterial lipA - homologous genes for many genus and many species belong to Pseudomonas. DNA sequencing done for amplicon generated using lipA 948, this sequence aligned by using BLASTn software against NCBI database to validate the results and investigate the similarity degree with other corresponding strains.

مقارنة نسب الحمل للنساء اللواتي يعانين من توقف الطمث لاسباب ثانويه بعد استعمال ادوية المنشطه للحويصلات المبيضيه باستخدام التمنيه داخل الرحم والطريقه الطبيعيه للحمل == Comparison of Pregnancy Rate Between Intrauterine Insemination And Spontaneous Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction In Women With Secondary Amenorrhea

Author name: سوسن كاظم عبد الامير
Supervisor name: محمد باقر محمد رشاد فخر الدين
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: Al-Nahrain University - Higher Institute For Infertility Diagnosis And Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: انقطاع الطمث لاسباب ثانوية هو انعدام الدوره الشهريه لمدة ثلاثة الى ستة اشهر للنساء اللواتي لهن دوره شهريه منتظمة.واستنادا لمنظمة الصحة العالمية ان انقطاع الطمث يتضمن مجموعة (WHOI) و(WHOII) والتي تكون (30%) من حالات العقم.وتعاني اكثر النساء ممن يكونون من م | Secondary amenorrhea refers to the lack of cycle for three months in a row or for more than six months in a woman who has had regular menstrual periods before, and its associated with conditions classified as World Health Organization (WHO) group 1 and WHO group 2 and has been estimated to represent almost (30%) of all causes of infertility. In clinical practice, WHO group 2 subjects present much more frequently than WHO group 1 subjects and they appear to be much harder to treat successfully. Among women classified as WHO group 2, those diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) constitute the largest group (60 - 85% of cases). These women account for most cases with oligomenorrhea (90%) and represent about (30%) of those with amenorrhea.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to find out the pregnancy rate following intrauterine insemination (IUI) in women complaining of secondary amenorrhea after induction of ovulation and compare it with those achieve pregnancy by natural way.Material and MethodsSeventy five females with secondary amenorrhea were involved in this study, there ages were ranged between (?30, 30 - 39, ?40) years old with infertility duration ranged between (?2, 3 - 4, 5 - 6, 7 - 8, ?9) years. History and medical examination were done for all women, with tubal patency assessment by HSG or laparoscopy.By cycle day two, hormonal assay (S.FSH, S.LH, S.E2, S.Prolactin and S.Testosterone) were done for all females in addition to ultrasonography to exclude any ovarian pathology.Ovulation induction program was applied for all females which include either clomiphene citrate (CC) alone, recombinant Follicular Stimulating Hormone (r - FSH) alone or combined CC and r - FSH. Vaginal ultrasonography was done for all females on day 12 or13 to assess ovarian response (size and number of mature follicles) and endometrial thickness. Meantime all male partners undergo seminal analysis to assess sperm parameters (sperm concentration, sperm motility and morphology).Thirty eight of females participated for natural pregnancy and thirty seven of females participate for IUI. Washing swim up technique was used for sperm activation for all male partner involved in IUI group.Follow up of all these females for pregnancy test to assess the pregnancy rate for both groups (natural and IUI).ResultsThe pregnancy rate achieved by natural way for a women with secondary amenorrhea is (23.7%), and (18.92%) by IUI way.In this study, it was found that female age, infertility duration, hormonal balance and ovulation induction program affect the pregnancy outcome where the young age group and short infertility duration correlate positively with pregnancy rate. Furthermore, early diagnosis of underlying causes of secondary amenorrhea to achieve hormonal balance by suitable ovulation induction program, have an effect on pregnancy rate, were combined CC and r - FSH produce a significant result among females achieve pregnancy by natural way (13.5%) compared with other ways. While ovulation induction by r - FSH drugs produce a significant results (13.5%) among females achieve pregnancy by IUI way.ConclusionFrom results of this study, it was concluded that young female age, short infertility duration, early diagnosis of underlying causes of secondary amenorrhea and the use of r - FSH drugs for ovulation induction produce a high significant pregnancy rate using IUI program.

انتاج انزيم السيليلز من عزلة محلية لبكتريا B167 Streptomyces sp. واستخدامه في انتاج الوقود الحيوي == Cellulase Production From Local Isolate of Streptomyces Sp.B167 And Its Application In Biofuel Production

Author name: بنان محمود سليمان
Supervisor name: ناظم حسن حيدر
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - College Of Science - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: هدفت الدراسة الحالية الى انتاج انزيم السليليز من بكتريا الستربتومايسس ودراسة تاثير بعض الظروف الزرعية على انتاج الانزيم; انتاج الوقود الحيوي من المخلفات السليلوزية من خلال التحلل المائي للمخلفات بالاحماض والانزيمات المايكروبية. تم غربلة 74 عزلة لبكتريا St | The current study was aimed to produce biofuel from cellulosic waste material degraded by local isolate Streptomyces. Seventy four isolates of Streptomyces were screened for cellulase production in solid and liquid media. The results showed higher capability of isolate Streptomyces sp. B 167 for cellulase production and bioconversion of cellulose. Therefore, it was selected for further studies. The results of optimization revealed that the cellulase enzyme productivity by the isolate Streptomyces sp. B 167 reached to 2.1 and 2.28 U/ml after 48 h of incubation time and pH 7 respectively. Cellulase productions in tested isolate improved (2.57 U/ml) by supplementation of cellulose liquid medium with 1 % of yeast extract as nitrogen source. Additives of carbon sources like (manitol, glucose, maltose, sucrose and starch) to the process of saccharification did not improve the cellulase productivity. The bioconversion of cellulosic waste to reducing sugar was maximum with Banana peels (77.78 %) followed by the rice husk (75.56 %), orange peels (71.11 %), corn steep peels (60.0 %) and lowest bioconversions (53.33 %) were recorded with sawdust. The degradation of cellulosic waste increased with increasing substrate concentration. Maximum cellulase productivity (3.18 U/ml) and bioconversion (86.1 %) was obtained at 3 % (w/v) of cellulosic waste (Banana peels). Saccharification of cellulosic waste with different treatment methods was studied. The pretreatment of cellulosic waste with 1 % HCl and H2SO4 produces 21 and 15.8 g of reducing sugar / 100 g of cellulosic waste. In comparison, hydrolysis with Streptomyces sp. B 167 enzymes resulted a significantly higher amount of reducing sugar yield (25 g / 100 g cellulosic waste). Further fermentation of cellulosic hydrolysates was performed using Saccharomyces cerevisiae using stationary fermentation condition. Maximum yield of ethanol were (0.30, 0.19 and 0.10 g ethanol / g glucose) observed with Streptomyces sp. B 167 enzymes, HCl and H2SO4 hydrolysates respectively after 48 h of fermentation

التاثير التثبيطي لبعض المستخلصات على فعالية انزيم Angiotensin converting enzyme وبعض المؤشرات الحيوية المساهمة في ارتفاع ضغط الدم == Inhibitory Effect of Some Plant Extracts On Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Activity And Some Biochemical Marker That Associated With Hypertension

Author name: رؤى اياد يوسف
Supervisor name: غازي منعم عزيز | حسن فياض
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad - College Of Science - Department Of Biotechnology
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: The present study was sought to investigate the inhibitory effect of four crude aqueous plant extracts : Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger), Camellia sinensis (Green tea), Olea europaea (Olive) and Hibiscus sabdariffa (Rosella) on key enzyme linked to hypertension, Angiontensin - I Converting enzyme (ACE), and on the oxidant/antioxidants status, lipid profile in vitro and in vivo studies. Study of some biochemical biomarker demonstrated that antioxidant enzyme, oxidant enzyme, liped profile and ACE level for 75 hypertension patients. Antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were shown to have cross relationship with ACE level in hypertension groups, while lipid profile have positive relationship with ACE level in hypertension groups. ACE activity for the four groups G1, G2, G3, G4 were 19.61±3.97, 21.3 ± 1.95, 28.06 ± 5.34 and 32.74±8.19 ng/ml respectively. From these results we concluded that ACE was associated with hypertension and its modulated by drug or herbal extracts. Angiotensin - I Converting enzyme was extracted from sheep lung with specific activity 0.08 U/mg, then the crude ACE extract was concentrated with sucrose by dialysis with specific activity 0.1 U/mg, purification fold was 1.25.The enzyme was purified partly by ion - exchange chromatography using DEAE - cellulose with specific activity 0.5U/mg, yield 30% and purification fold 6.25. ACE activity was determined using N - [3 - (2 - furyl) acryloyl]L - phenylalanyl glycyl glycine (FA - PGG) as a substrate. Results for in vitro ACE inhibitory activity using plant extracts (ginger, green tea, roselle and olive) showed that the all four crude aqueous plant extracts had inhibitory activity in different values when used in the same concentrations about (1 mg/ml), and ginger extract possessed higher inhibitory activity than other three extracts. The ACE inhibitory potency of the ginger extract was found to be significant (P<0.001) when compared with the standard anti - ACE inhibitor drug (Captopril) at the same concentration. The inhibitory activity of ginger extract with different concentration (25, 50, 100 mg/kg) in L - N - ? - nitro - L - arginine methyl ester (L - NAME) induced hypertensive mice was evaluated. Acute oral administration with L - NAME 50mg/kg.b.w causes a rise in blood pressure in normal mice. Administration of aqueous ginger extract (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg) for 4 weeks in L - NAME treated mice significantly (P<0.05) reduced the mean arterial blood pressure compared with L - NAME animals without treatment, with decreasing the serum levels of ACE; while the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase(GPx) showed a significant elevation in ginger treated L - NAME induced hypertensive mice. The results suggest that ginger extract could prevent the development of high blood pressure induced by L - NAME probably can be attributed to prevent or reduce the oxidation process and the inhibition of physiological processes of a substance L - NAME and so as it contains ginger compounds of polyphenols, which inhibits the activity of the ACE and prevent oxidation of fats and repair System Antioxident. Our study concluded that ginger might act as a natural alternative to better and safer in the prevention of negative impacts and risk factors such as high blood pressure and lipids.

تحديد تعبير الجين المتحمل للملوحة TaGSK1 في عدد من اصناف الحنـطـة == Determination of Gene Expression of Salt Tolerant Gene Tagsk1 In Wheat Cultivars

Author name: ايمان نعمان اسماعيل
Supervisor name: نورية عبد الحسين علي | مجيد ارشيد سباح
General topic: Biology
Specific topic: Biotechnologies
Degree: Master
University: University of Baghdad
Language: Arabic
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: نفذت الدراسة الحالية في مركز بحوث التقنيات الاحيائية/ جامعة النهرين للمدة 2011 - 2012 لغرض الكشف عن جين الملوحة TaGSK1 ودراسة التعبير الجيني له في صنفين من الحنطة فرات ودجلة والتركيب الوراثي 2H المنتخبة لصفة تحمل الملوحة مقارنة مع الصنف تموز2 الحساس للملو | This study was conducted in biotechnology research center, Al - Nahrain university in 2011 - 2012 to detect the gene responsible for salt tolerant (TaGSKI) and study its expression in two wheat (Tigris and Euphrates) cultivars and the genotype (2H) were selected for salt tolerance through improvement and breeding programs as compared with to the sensitive local wheat cultivar (Tamooze 2). Seeds of the these cultivars were sown in flasks that contained Ms media in three salt levels (0, 15, 25) ds/m with three replication for each. Five seeds from each cultivars were sown in each replicate. After 10 - 15 days from the sowing, the percentage of germination was estimated, and samples of leaves were collected for RNA extraction and then changed to the cDNA. B - actin gene that consider endogenous control and salt tolerant gene TaGSK1 were amplificated by using PCR technique to discover the gene and by QPCR to estimate gene expression by determine the CT (Cycle Threshold) value for B - actin and TaGSK1 genes in wheat plants of the studying cultivars. Number of DNA dilutions of 189bp molecular weight that extracted from agarose gel were used to determing CT value for each dilution. Standard curves were drawn to find out value of PCR Efficiency which was used for gene expression for the salt tolerant gene TaGSK1.The results of germination percentage (%) showed that there were high differences between the two salt tolerant cultivars (Tigris and Euphrates) and 2H genotype and local cultivar (Tamooze 2). Euphrates cultivar gave 100% germination percentage, and the Tigris cultivar and 2H genotype gave 89, 86% germination percentage respectively at 25ds/m. whilst the local cultivar gave zero germination percentage at the same level of salinity. At 15ds/m level, also the Euphrates cultivar gave 100% germination percentage while the Tigris cultivar and 2H genotype gave 96, 94% germination percentage respectively as compared to Tamooze cultivar that gave 13% germination percentage. All the cultivars have 100% germination percentage at 0.0ds/m level. The conclusion of this result is the two cultivars (Tigris and Euphrates) and 2H genotype more salt tolerance than local cultivar at this growth stage which more salt sensitive than others growth stages. The results of PCR reaction were also indicated that Tigris and Euphrates cultivars and 2H genotype have salt tolerant gene TaGSK1, while this gene did not exist in the local cultivar. There were two bands of TaGSK1 gene that have 189bp and 404bp molecular weight in the Tigris and Euphrates cultivar and the genotype 2H, while the local cultivars have only one band that have 404bp molecular weight. These results were indicated that 189bp molecular weight of this gene is responsible for salt tolerance character in these cultivars.The results of QPCR reaction also were revealed that there is difference between the cultivars in their gene expression. Tigris and Euphrates cultivars and 2H genotype gave the highest gene expression at 15ds/m and increased at 25ds/m as compared to 0.0ds/m. At the second level 15ds/m the gene expression of the two cultivars and genotype was 0.8682, 0.8190 and 0.8688 respectively, and at the third level 25ds/m was 1.656, 1.3176 and 1.2665 respectively, while at the first level 0.0ds/m was less than the other 15, 25 ds/m as compared to local cultivar that the gene salt tolerant (TaGSK1) have no gene expression at the same salt levels. This result indicated that the local cultivar does not have salt tolerant gene TaGSK1. From these results we can revealed that TaGSK1 gene was found in the Tigris and Euphrates cultivars and 2H genotype, and this gene can be considered from high salt tolerant gene, because it gave the highest gene expression at the highest salt level 25ds/m. Therefore this gene help the plant to tolerate salt stress and grow very well. The results also showed that the two salt tolerant cultivars (Tigris and Euphrates) and the salt tolerant genotype (2H) proximately have the same salt tolerance degree, so they have proximately the same gene expression as compared to salt sensitive local cultivar which have no salt tolerant gene TaGSK1. This gene is good indicator for salt tolerance at high salinity levels 15, 25 ds/m in these cultivars and genotype.
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