Browsing Thesis (Master of Science in Biotechnology) by Issue Date
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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 ... -
Association of comorbidities with the survival of non small cell lung cancer
(BRAC University, 2014-12-01)Lung cancer constitutes the major mortality in the world and incidence of the disease varies considerably among different ethnic population throughout the world. Palliative chemotherapy has been a choice in advance ... -
Identification of stress proteins in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and detection of their antigenic properties
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'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 ... -
Development of improved quality Yogurt in terms of texture, flavor, food value and low cost
(BRAC University, 2015-03-14)The present study is concerned with how to develop improved quality yogurt in terms of texture, flavor, food value and low cost. Natural flora and traditional flavor in yogurt of indigenous varieties have been continuously ... -
Evaluation of the antioxidant and in vitro cytotoxic activity of Averrhoa carambola, Aegle marmelos and Spondias pinnata leaf extracts
(BRAC University, 2015-04)Three typically grown Bangladeshi fruit trees, Averrhoa carambola L, Spondias pinnata and Aegle marmelos possess various therapeutically important properties and their different parts have been experimented for antioxidant ... -
Immune response to shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli : detection of antibodies against outer membrane proteins of the bacteria in healthy population of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015-04)Escherichia coli O157:H7, a serotype of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) is responsible for numerous food and waterborne outbreaks more reported in industrialized countries than from developing countries. Until recently, ... -
Studies on physico-chemical and microbiological qualities of some selected brand of mango fruit juice of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015-05)Among many local fruits, mango is very delicious and nutritious for our health. Many people want to take test of mango around the year. Consumption of mango juice continues to increase in Bangladesh because of its taste, ... -
Process optimization for the in vitro growth and maintenance of human epidermal keratinocytes
(BRAC University, 2015-07)In the past few decades, the in vitro cultivation of human epidermal keratinocytes has significantly been improved owing to several developments in terms of media, growth factors and overall culture conditions. This ... -
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 ... -
Study of acute toxicity of an unani medicine used in dysentery
(BRAC University, 2015-08)Marbelus is an Unani Medicine of unique combination of Bael (Aegle marmelos) fruit and Connessi (Holarrhena antidysenterica) bark, which is highly effective in diarrhoea, dysentery (Amoebic & Bacillary dysentery), ... -
Transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) regeneration by comparing different transformation techniques
(BRAC University, 2015-08)Production of saline-tolerant high-yielding crop has become most important in the current global scenario. Biotechnological approaches are extensively employed for introducing foreign genes into high-yielding genotypes. ... -
Characterization of phytoconstituents, in vitro antioxidant activity and pharmacological investigation of the root extract of typhonium trilobatum
(BRAC University, 2015-08-25)In the present study, the phytochemical screening, in vitro antioxidant activity, thrombolytic activity, membrane stabilizing activity, acute toxicity and anti-depressant activity were evaluated using Forced Swimming Test ... -
Establishment of transformation protocol and regeneration potential comparison following introduction of the antiporter gene in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
(BRAC University, 2015-09)Peanut is a cash crop which is cultivated in 24 million ha all over the world for extracting edible oil. It is a great food having outstanding food values, specially for hunger and malnutrition affecting Asian countries ... -
The value of different red cell parameters in the diagnosis of microcytic hypochromic anaemia
(BRAC University, 2016-01)The most common causes of microcytosis are iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and Beta thalassemia trait (BTT). BTT is an important differential diagnosis of IDA in Southeast Asian countries including Bangladesh. A definitive ... -
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 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 ... -
Bioinformatic approach to predict structure, sequence motif and expression level of breast cancer biomarker molecule: protein and miRNA
(BRAC University, 2016-04)Breast cancer is an important public health issue. It is both a heterogeneous disease and most common cancer affecting women worldwide. It has become the reason of 69% cancer death in women throughout the whole world and ... -
In Vitro regeneration and rapid multiplication of two orchid varieties of Dendrobium bensoniae and Dendrobium aphyllum
(BRAC University, 2016-04)The effect of different concentrations of BA and IBA on in vitro plant regeneration was studied in both varieties of Dendrobium bensoniae and Dendrobium aphyllum. The composition of the culture medium using different ... -
Isolation, characterization, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria associated with pharmaceutical waste water treatment
(BRAC University, 2016-08)The pharmaceutical industries in Bangladesh are one of the most developed hi-tech sectors within the country's economy. The rapid development of pharmaceutical industries resulted in the production of huge amounts of ...