Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Bio-Remediation
Contents: Preface. 1. Prostate cancer: chemoprevention by silibinin involves down-regulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling/Rana P. Singh and Rajesh Agarwal. 2. Influence of the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in fish research/Atindra Kumar Pandey, N.S. Nagpure and Sunil P. Trivedi. 3. Role of bioinformatics in drug design and development/Suchit Swaroop, Kamal Jaiswal and Priti Saxena. 4. Analyzing the stream water quality in a multiple reach river basin through computational software/Brajesh Mishra, Durgesh Pratap. N.B. Singh, Pankaj Yadav and Nand Baba Ojha. 5. A mathematical model describing the relationship between human and green environment/Akhilesh Tripathi. 6. The friend, the foe and the factotum in biotechnology: a bird\'s eye view/Farha Khan, Kamal Jaiswal and M.Y. Khan. 7. Parasitic enzymes as potential targets for antiparasitic drug development/J.K. Saxena. 8. Impact of new technologies on silkworm rearing at farmers level under REC, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh/R.K. Dhingra, Awadhesh Kumar, H.C. Mani, P.N. Mishra, M.M. Bhatt and M.A. Khan. 9. Existence of multifactorial regulatory mechanism of cortisol secretion in some non-mammalian vertebrates/Shamshun Nehar. 10. Ethno-medicinal flora and their uses in Almora district of Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand/Vijay Sharma and B.D. Joshi. 11. Mulberry tree production technology/B.B. Bindroo and M.A. Khan. 12. Environmetric modeling and river water quality of little Gandak river, Deoria district, The Ganga plain, India/Vikram Bhardwaj, Dhruv Sen Singh and Amit Awasthi. 13. Diversity of medicinal plants used to cure diabetes and cardiovascular problems in Bhadravathi taluk, Karnataka/B.R. Kiran, Pancheshwara, K. Harishbabu and E.T. Puttaiah. 14. A preliminary survey of Kala-Azar and its vector in India with special reference to Bihar/Geeta Maheshwari and Girish Maheshwari. 15. A simple plankton model based on pond ecosystem/Rajesh Sharma, Usha Rancholi and Prahlad Dube. 16. Role of horticultural plants in the amelioration of the environment/Deepa H. Dwivedi, Vigya Mishra and Shailendra K. Dwivedi. 17. Removal of fluoride from water using bio- adsorption technique/Nand Baba Ojha, Durgesh Pratap, Pankaj Yadav, N.B. Singh and Brajesh Mishra. 18. Scientific approach and technology: in identification and detection of virus in mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L./Anil K. Sharma, R.K. Khatri, V.P. Sharma, Babulal and M.K. Tripathi. 19. Bioremediation--the natural scavenging/Shailesh Kumar Mishra and Veer Pratap. 20. Plant based bioremediation and removal of heavy metals for sustainable development and its future approach/Yogesh K. Sharma. Index.
"The present book entitled "Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Bio-Remediation" comprises 20 research papers/ articles pertaining to the same discipline. This book is basically a part of the proceedings of the 18th \'All India Congress of Zoology\' and National Seminar on "Current Issues on Applied Zoology and Environmental Sciences with Special Reference to Eco-restoration and Management of Bio-resources" (SCIAZE) held at the University of Lucknow, Lucknow from 7th-9th December, 2007. The articles and research papers contained in the book have been contributed by well known experts and researchers in their respective fields. Overwhelming response of the contributors is well reflected in the book in the form of wide coverage area.
This book will be of immense use for the students, teachers, and researchers of this field and it can also be used as a standard reference book." (jacket)
