Browsing Thesis (Master of Science in Biotechnology) by Title
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Microbiological qualities of some foods sold in the street and in the mid-level and high-level restaurants
(BRAC University, 2014-12)Street foods and restaurant foods play an important role in people’s daily food options as well as their regular nutritional requirements are dependent on these foods, as their ever-growing busy schedule take away the ... -
Micropropagation of medicinal plant in Bangladesh: A short review
(Brac University, 2022-12)Micropropagation of medicinal plants is widely applied in the ayurvedic and pharmaceutical industries to produce active compounds. Besides that, in-vitro regeneration is important in the production of high-quality plant-based ... -
Molecular and phenotypic investigations of enzyme mediated resistance profiles against aminoglycoside antibiotics in gram-negative clinical isolates in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-09)In recent decades, focus has shifted from notorious Gram-positive pathogens to Gram-negative threats, the majority of which comprise members of the Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonadaceae families. These, often commensal ... -
Morpho-molecular identification and myco-chemical profiling of endophytic fungi isolated from Psidium Guajava
(Brac University, 2022-12)Endophytic fungi reside inside healthy living plants without causing any disease or morphological changes for the plant’s part or whole life cycle. It increases the plant defense system and produces active secondary ... -
Multi-hospital surveillance and antibiotic sensitivity among bacterial isolates of acute respiratory and enteric infection in underfive children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015-07-27)Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ARI), enteric fever and diarrhea remain the prevalent causes for mortality and morbidity of under-five children in Bangladesh. However, little information is available on true ... -
Multidrug Resistant Salmonella Spp. and Staphylococcus Spp. Isolated from milk in Dhaka City
(Brac University, 2021-03)The foodborne pathogen Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus spp. are responsible for a food borne disease affecting both humans and animals. To evaluate the presence of these nuisance bacteria, a total of 61 samples ... -
Mutation patterns in the HBB gene determine the frequency and onset of blood transfusion in patients with beta-thalassemia major and HbE-beta thalassemia
(Brac University, 2019-11)Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form or inadequate amount of hemoglobin. Co-inheritance of beta-thalassemia alleles from two parents results ... -
A novel approach for predicting the evolutionary origin of acquisition of foreign genes in bacteria: application of codon usage analyses
(BRAC University, 2009)Lysogenic bacteriophages, are considered as a major player for the introduction of foreign genes into bacterial strains. At the time of introduction foreign genes do not fit well into the translation system of the recipient ... -
'O antigenic' polysaccharide specific memory B cell responses in Bangladeshi Cholera patients infected with Vibrio cholerae O1
(BRAC University, 2015-03)Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae O1/O139, is an acute dehydrating enteric disease with high mortality rate if untreated. Several efforts have been made to develop effective vaccines, and effort is still continuing. The ... -
Optimization of alkaline protease production by Bacillus licheniformis MZK05M9 in batch culture using response surface methodology
(BRAC University, 2014-09)Bacterial alkaline protease has got its particular eco friendly technical applications in leather processing, detergent and feathers digestion to feed in Bangladesh. The present study is aimed at the optimization of major ... -
Optimization of immunodot blot assay for diagnosis of Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever using the TPTest for comparison
(BRAC University, 2014-07)Typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric) fever are responsible for morbidity and mortality worldwide. Bangladesh is an endemic zone of enteric fever where sanitation and hygienic conditions are poor. Rapid, accurate diagnosis ... -
Optimization of photoproduction of hydrogen by the bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus: role of Pyruvate Formate Lyase
(BRAC University, 2010)The bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus uses solar energy to produce hydrogen, a clean energy from many organic substrates derived from renewable sources. Two types of enzymes can catalyze the reduction of protons to H2, ... -
Optimization of transpeptidation reaction of the insulin precursor for efficient yield recovery during downstream processing
(BRAC University, 2017)Nowadays Yeast cell is a popular host for recombinant human insulin production where initially it secrets insulin precursor fusion protein with N-terminal spacer peptide and deletedthreonineB30, followed by a small C-peptide ... -
Overview of the risk factors, prevention and management of SARS-COV-2
(Brac University, 2020-08)SARS-CoV-2, the novel corona virus that originated in Wuhan, China in late December is a positive single stranded RNA virus. COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by symptoms such as fever, sore ... -
Pathway analysis of Disease-Gene associated network in the human breast cancer
(Brac University, 2020-01)The research of human genes and diseases is very interrelated and can lead to an improvement in healthcare, disease diagnostics, and drug discovery. In this work, a system was established to construct similarity measures ... -
Pattern of brain tumor among admitted patients in a specialized center of Dhaka city: a cross sectional study
(BRAC University, 2017)A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm which involves varied types of cells. Management strategies and prognosis of tumor depends on the combination of factors like the type and grade of tumor, its location, size ... -
Potato variety improvement through marker assisted selection
(Brac University, 2021-02)Late blight (LB), caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, is the most destructive for potato. The main objective of this study was to evaluate 72 potato lines, derived from cross products of the recipient cv. ... -
Potential analgesic activity of Alpinia nigra
(BRAC University, 2016-03)Alpinia nigra, a plant of Zingiberaceae family, content many important medicinal compounds was studied in three experimental models of nociception. The analgesic activity of crude extracts of acetone-ethanol (1:1) of ... -
Potential analgesic and cytotoxic activities of the plant Typhonium trilobatum
(BRAC University, 2016-03)Typhonium trilobatum, a plant of Araceae family, containing many important chemical compounds was studied for its analgesic activity in three experimental models of nociception. The analgesic activity of crude chloroform ... -
Potential use of Vibriophage in association with antibiotic to treat the vibrio Cholerae biofilm
(Brac University, 2021-08)In cholera prevalent areas, Vibrio cholerae in the aqueous environment can exist in a cell aggregated form covered by an extra polysaccharide matrix called Biofilm. These type of cells are named as VBNC (viable but non ...