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				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
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					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
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<ArticleTitle>Dendrosomal nano-curcumin; The novel formulation to improve the anticancer properties of curcumin</ArticleTitle>
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			<FirstPage>143</FirstPage>
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					<FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
					<LastName>Tahmasebi Birgani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz,
Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Vahid</FirstName>
					<LastName>Erfani-Moghadam</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of advanced Medical Technology, Golestan University of Medical sciences,
Gorgan, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Esmail</FirstName>
					<LastName>Babaei</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Farhood</FirstName>
					<LastName>Najafi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Resin and Additives, Institute for Color Science and Technology</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Mina</FirstName>
					<LastName>Zamani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Molood</FirstName>
					<LastName>Shariati</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Shima</FirstName>
					<LastName>Nazem</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Baharak</FirstName>
					<LastName>Farhangi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Paria</FirstName>
					<LastName>Motahari</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Majid</FirstName>
					<LastName>Sadeghizadeh</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Genetics, Faculty of biological sciences, Tarbiat Modares Univesity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

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					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>03</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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		<Abstract>Curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol extracted from the plant curcuma longa with established&lt;br /&gt;anticancer properties. However, curcumin benefits have been impaired by its very low water&lt;br /&gt;solubility, low absorption, rapid metabolism and clearance from the body. Recently,&lt;br /&gt;nanotechnology promises to be helpful in development of drugs delivery systems by recent&lt;br /&gt;advances in macromolecular design of nanocarriers. In this review, we present the novel&lt;br /&gt;generation of nano-vehicles termed dendrosomes which are readily synthesized from&lt;br /&gt;esterification of oleic acid and polyethylene glycol residues. Dendrosomes efficiently&lt;br /&gt;encapsulate curcumin in a spherical micellar or polymersome structures which leads to increase&lt;br /&gt;aqueous solubility of this hydrophobic agent and higher bioavailability of curcumin. Anticancer&lt;br /&gt;potency of this nanoformulation was confirmed in different mouse and human cancer&lt;br /&gt;cells including fibrosarcoma, colon, glioblastoma, bladder, gastric, breast and hepatocellular&lt;br /&gt;carcinoma in vitro and vivo. It has also demonstrated that this nano preparation has no&lt;br /&gt;cytotoxicity effects on normal cells. Finally, these results introduce dendrosomal curcumin as&lt;br /&gt;potent anti-tumor agent although further clinical examinations are needed.</Abstract>
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<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Antibacterial activity of some actinomycetes isolated from soils of Alborz province, Iran</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>159</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>167</LastPage>
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Ensieh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Salehghamari</LastName>
<Affiliation>1. Department of Cellular and Molecular Science, School of Biological Science, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran
2. Cell-Development and biodiversity research center, Karaj, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Mona</FirstName>
					<LastName>Soleimani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Science, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Vida</FirstName>
					<LastName>Tafacori</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Cellular and Molecular Science, School of Biological Science, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran</Affiliation>

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				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
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				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2014</Year>
					<Month>11</Month>
					<Day>24</Day>
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		<Abstract>Screening of microorganisms for the production of novel antibiotics has been intensively&lt;br /&gt;pursued for many years by scientists. Actinomycetes have the capability to synthesize many&lt;br /&gt;different antibiotics. A total of 69 actinomycete isolates were recovered from soil samples&lt;br /&gt;collected from Alborz Province. Selected colonies (rough, chalky) of actinomycetes were&lt;br /&gt;purified. All screened isolates were identified morphologically and physiologically. And all of&lt;br /&gt;them belong to the Streptomyces genus. These were then assessed for their antibacterial activity&lt;br /&gt;against pathogenic bacteria. Four pathogenic test strains were used in this study including&lt;br /&gt;Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Bacillus subtilis ATTC 6633, Klebsiella pneumoniae&lt;br /&gt;ATTC 10031, and Escherichia coli ATCC 29998. Determination of antibacterial activities of&lt;br /&gt;isolated actinomycetes performed by using modified spektra-plak method and Mueller Hinton&lt;br /&gt;agar (Oxoid) plates. Antagonism was detected by formation of inhibition zone. Results of the&lt;br /&gt;study indicated that 12 isolates were active against S. aureus, 15 isolates against B. subtilis, six&lt;br /&gt;isolate against K. pneumonia, and four isolate were active against E. coli.</Abstract>
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<Article>
<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Effects of liquid, temporary immersion bioreactor and solid culture systems on micropropagation of Lilium ledebourii via bulblet microscales— An endangered valuable plant with ornamental potential</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>169</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>180</LastPage>
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Masoud</FirstName>
					<LastName>Mirmasoumi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Plant Physiology, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Mehdi</FirstName>
					<LastName>Bakhshaie</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
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			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>01</Month>
					<Day>21</Day>
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		<Abstract>Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss. (Liliaceae) is a critically endangered lily species native to&lt;br /&gt;northern Iran, where it is protected by law. In order to develop a cost effective method for largescale&lt;br /&gt;propagation, the effects of three culture systems (solid, liquid and temporary immersion)&lt;br /&gt;and two types of cytokinins [6-Benzyladenine (BA) and Thidiazuron (TDZ)] were studied on&lt;br /&gt;the in vitro plant regeneration of L. ledebourii. To establish the protocol, we used in vitro&lt;br /&gt;regenerated bulblets obtained from bulb scale segments that were cultured on solid Murashige&lt;br /&gt;and Skoog (MS) media as starting material. The bulblet microscale transverse thin cell layers&lt;br /&gt;were cultured on MS solid medium containing 3% sucrose and different combinations of plant&lt;br /&gt;growth regulators. Choice of both, the culture system and the type of cytokinin, affected the&lt;br /&gt;differentiation of explants. Two types of calli formed on explants: type I callus was&lt;br /&gt;embryogenic, while type II callus was shoot organogenesis. The highest percentage (94%) of&lt;br /&gt;embryogenic callus was obtained when calli were transferred on MS solid media supplemented&lt;br /&gt;with 0.54 μM α-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 0.44 μM BA. In addition, it was also&lt;br /&gt;observed that the use of temporary immersion bioreactor resulted in a significantly lower&lt;br /&gt;amount of shoot organogenesis rather than solid culture systems. Seventy percent of the&lt;br /&gt;plantlets were successfully acclimatized to ex–vitro conditions and were phenotypically similar&lt;br /&gt;to the mother plants.</Abstract>
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<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Amount of Mn and Zn in herbaceous plants growing on industrial area of steel production companies in southeast of Ahvaz, Iran</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>181</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>193</LastPage>
			<ELocationID EIdType="pii">55528</ELocationID>
			
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Parzhak</FirstName>
					<LastName>Zoufan</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Postal Code 6135743337,
Ahvaz, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Atefeh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Saadatkhah</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Postal Code 6135743337,
Ahvaz, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Saadat</FirstName>
					<LastName>Rastegarzadeh</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Postal Code 6135743337,
Ahvaz, Iran</Affiliation>

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				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>01</Month>
					<Day>05</Day>
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		<Abstract>In the present study, a field study was performed on some herbaceous plants growing in the&lt;br /&gt;southeast of Ahvaz, where some metal producing industries are active. The aim of this study&lt;br /&gt;was to investigate and compare manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) accumulation in seven dominant&lt;br /&gt;herbaceous plants in this area. Plant samples were collected randomly. Associated soils were&lt;br /&gt;sampled from the same sites next to the root of individual plants. The metals concentration in&lt;br /&gt;the soil and the plant samples were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.&lt;br /&gt;Highest Mn and Zn concentrations were observed in the shoots of Halocnemum strobilaceum,&lt;br /&gt;Taraxacum kotschyi, Malva parviflora, and Solanum nigrum. Moreover, elevated accumulation&lt;br /&gt;of Mn was found in the roots of Lolium temulentum, and Convolvulus arvensis. Regarding to&lt;br /&gt;defined standards for phytoremediation purposes, studied plants could not be classified as&lt;br /&gt;hyperaccumulators, at least under field conditions. Nevertheless, based on accounted&lt;br /&gt;bioconcentration and translocation factors, it seems that the majority of investigated plants have&lt;br /&gt;the metals accumulation capacity in shoot parts.</Abstract>
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<Article>
<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Influential feeding dynamics of sharks and mathematical formulas to estimate the power of biting by morphological data</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>195</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>205</LastPage>
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Mona</FirstName>
					<LastName>Goharimanesh</LastName>
<Affiliation>MSc student, Biology Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Fereshteh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Ghassemzadeh</LastName>
<Affiliation>Professor, Biology department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Masoud</FirstName>
					<LastName>Goharimanesh</LastName>
<Affiliation>PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran</Affiliation>

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					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>01</Month>
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		<Abstract>The mouths of some bony and cartilaginous fishes are located in the anterior part of their&lt;br /&gt;bodies, with a slight variation in sharks, which have theirs located in the abdominal part. This&lt;br /&gt;variation is evolutionary over time. The force exerted by the jaws of sharks in order to&lt;br /&gt;dismember their prey can be examined from two origins: .The determined force exerted by teeth&lt;br /&gt;and muscles and the force as a result of torque arm through jaw distance. Although sharks apply&lt;br /&gt;less force compared to crocodile, their sharp teeth and mouth position provides much stronger&lt;br /&gt;effect. Moreover, several species are characterized with heavier upper jaw and this enhances the&lt;br /&gt;power. A mouth located in the anterior part of the body would have less force exerted. On the&lt;br /&gt;contrary, human jaw is shorter, which applies much more force. This paper relates the prebranchial&lt;br /&gt;length and power with preying strength. According to this survey, a couple of&lt;br /&gt;predators were considered in terms of their mouth position, as well as different kind of feeding&lt;br /&gt;and ecological characteristics. Morphological data on several sharks were extracted and&lt;br /&gt;evaluated by MATLAB software to prove the following deductive hypothesis. The more the&lt;br /&gt;support distance (prebranchial length) to concentrated force was, the stronger the shark preyed&lt;br /&gt;on animals. The amount of torque had significant relationship with the lever distance and&lt;br /&gt;concentrated force. Besides, several formulas have been recommended to estimate the bite force&lt;br /&gt;and torque based on morphological characteristics.</Abstract>
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<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Isolation and identification of native sulfuroxidizing bacterium capable of uranium extraction</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>207</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>221</LastPage>
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Faezeh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Fatemi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, I.R. Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Abbas</FirstName>
					<LastName>Rashidi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Samaneh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Jahani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, I.R. Iran</Affiliation>

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					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>03</Month>
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		<Abstract>Bioleaching is the extraction of metals from their ores through the use of microorganisms. In&lt;br /&gt;this process, the use of native bacteria leads to achieve more yields of metals. So, in the present&lt;br /&gt;study, native sulfur-oxidizing bacterium in potentiality of uranium extraction was isolated from&lt;br /&gt;Ghachin mine in Iran and identified by partial gene sequencing. For this purpose, the water&lt;br /&gt;samples were collected from Ghachin mine and cultivated in Starkey medium. In following, the&lt;br /&gt;isolate was inoculated into individual Starkey plates and incubated until the colonies indicating&lt;br /&gt;the purified bacterium appeared. Then, the identification was carried out based on phenotypic&lt;br /&gt;characteristics and 16s rDNA sequencing. After that, bioleaching of uranium experiments&lt;br /&gt;carried out using uranium ore at 2.5 and 5% pulp densities. The result showed that after 15 days&lt;br /&gt;of incubation, the bacteria in the fresh samples was grown. Following 5-7 days of the plate&#039;s&lt;br /&gt;incubation, we obtained the single purified colonies of the bacteria. On the basis of 16s rDNA&lt;br /&gt;nucleotide sequencing, the bacteria showed 99.71% similarity to A. thiooxidans ATCC 19377.&lt;br /&gt;Besides, the bioleaching experiments indicated that the bacterium is capable of uranium&lt;br /&gt;extraction in 2.5 and 5% pulp densities during 3 and 5 days. In conclusion, in this study, for the&lt;br /&gt;first time, we isolated the native sulfur-oxidizing bacterium capable of uranium extraction, from&lt;br /&gt;uranium mine of Gachin in Bandar Abbas, Iran.</Abstract>
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				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
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					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>The effect of diazinon exposure on hepatic tissue and enzymes in male frog Rana sridibunda</ArticleTitle>
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			<FirstPage>223</FirstPage>
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					<FirstName>Leila</FirstName>
					<LastName>Ghasemzadeh</LastName>
<Affiliation>M.S. Payamenoor University, Iran</Affiliation>

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<Author>
					<FirstName>Hamidreza</FirstName>
					<LastName>Mohajereani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Assistant professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Sima</FirstName>
					<LastName>Nasri</LastName>
<Affiliation>Associate Professor, Biology Department, PayamNoor University,19395-4697 Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Alireza</FirstName>
					<LastName>Rostami</LastName>
<Affiliation>Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery Department, Arak University of Medical Science, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
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				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2014</Year>
					<Month>02</Month>
					<Day>06</Day>
				</PubDate>
			</History>
		<Abstract>The purpose of this study was to examine the acute and sub-acute effects of diazinon on&lt;br /&gt;histopathological parameters of liver tissue and blood level of hepatic enzymes of male common&lt;br /&gt;frog (Rana ridibunda). Frogs were assigned to 9 groups (n=8, meaning 8 frogs in each group):&lt;br /&gt;control and treatment groups with 30, 60, 90 and 120 μg/L diazinon in water for one day or one&lt;br /&gt;week. Hepatic enzymes containing alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase&lt;br /&gt;(AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured using biochemical kit. All ALP values&lt;br /&gt;were significantly different between the control group and one-day and one-week diazinon&lt;br /&gt;exposed groups. Hepatocyte changes were observed only for diazinon concentrations greater&lt;br /&gt;than 60 μl after one week. The most important characteristics of the affected cells were&lt;br /&gt;hyperplasia and chromatin formation. Results show that sub-lethal concentrations of diazinon&lt;br /&gt;have an increasing effect on the blood level of hepatic enzymes, which probably indicated the&lt;br /&gt;detoxification response of liver on the basis of diazinon sub-lethal effect model.</Abstract>
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<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
				</PubDate>
			</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Comparative responses of two Trigonella species to salinity and drought stresses in vitro</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>233</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>248</LastPage>
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<AuthorList>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Armita</FirstName>
					<LastName>Kyani</LastName>
<Affiliation>School of Biology, and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of
Tehran, Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Vahid</FirstName>
					<LastName>Niknam</LastName>
<Affiliation>School of Biology, and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny
of Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran,
Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
</AuthorList>
				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>03</Month>
					<Day>25</Day>
				</PubDate>
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		<Abstract>Effects of salinity and drought on growth, contents of proline, malondialdehyde (MDA), protein&lt;br /&gt;and activity of antioxidative enzymes were studied in two Trigonella species. Seeds and&lt;br /&gt;explants of T. foenum-graecum and T. aphanoneura were grown on Murashige and Skoog&lt;br /&gt;medium (MS) complemented with iso-osmotic concentrations of NaCl (0, 100, 150 mM) and&lt;br /&gt;mannitol (0, 180, 275 mM). Growth and relative water content (RWC) of seedlings and calli&lt;br /&gt;decreased by increasing of salinity and drought in both species. In contrast to that of calli,&lt;br /&gt;proline and protein contents increased in seedlings of both species under both stresses. The&lt;br /&gt;increase of proline content in seedlings of T. aphanoneura was higher than that of T. foenumgraecum&lt;br /&gt;under NaCl stress. MDA content in seedlings of T. aphanoneura was higher than that&lt;br /&gt;of T. foenum-graecum and increased in both species under salinity. Among antioxidative&lt;br /&gt;enzymes, catalase (CAT) activity increased continuously in seedlings of T. aphanoneura&lt;br /&gt;comparing to that of T. foenum-graecum. Similar increasing trends were obtained regarding&lt;br /&gt;CAT activities in calli of both species under both stresses. Increase in activities of SOD, CAT&lt;br /&gt;and POX was observed in calli of both species under stress. It seems that undifferentiated calli&lt;br /&gt;respond more regularly to both stresses. Finally, higher proline content and lower amount of&lt;br /&gt;MDA could be considered as criteria for higher tolerance of T. foenum-graecum seedlings&lt;br /&gt;against osmotic stresses.</Abstract>
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<Article>
<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
				</PubDate>
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<ArticleTitle>Diversity of chromosome numbers and meiotic studies in genus Anchusa (Boraginaceae) from Iran (10 Nov 2015)</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>249</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>259</LastPage>
			<ELocationID EIdType="pii">56042</ELocationID>
			
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<AuthorList>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
					<LastName>Almasi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, Herbarium division, Bu-Ali Sina University, P.O. Box 65175/4161, Hamedan, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Massoud</FirstName>
					<LastName>Ranjbar</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, Herbarium division, Bu-Ali Sina University, P.O. Box 65175/4161, Hamedan, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
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				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>04</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
				</PubDate>
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		<Abstract>The present study reports the chromosome number and meiotic behaviour of 14 populations&lt;br /&gt;belonging to four taxa of Anchusa subgenus Buglossum Gusul. from Iran. All populations&lt;br /&gt;showed the chromosome number 2n= 4x= 32. It is the first meiotic study for A. subg.&lt;br /&gt;Buglossum. We discuss some habit form and evolutionary aspect in the light of cytogenetic&lt;br /&gt;data. The origin of polyploidy (auto-allopolyploidy) were also surveyed. As the result of the&lt;br /&gt;present study and reviewing the chromosome numbers in Anchusa subg. Buglossum and A.&lt;br /&gt;subg. Buglossoides Gusul. in Iran, it can be concluded that polyploidy is the major force&lt;br /&gt;modeling the chromosome evolution within these subgenera. Almost all the studied taxa&lt;br /&gt;displayed regular bivalent pairing and chromosome segregation at meiosis. However, some&lt;br /&gt;meiotic abnormalities observed in different taxa are discussed here.</Abstract>
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<Article>
<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
				</PubDate>
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<ArticleTitle>Aggregation of adult and fetal hemoglobin by ingested nitrate anions</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>261</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>271</LastPage>
			<ELocationID EIdType="pii">56043</ELocationID>
			
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			<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Rezan</FirstName>
					<LastName>Amjadi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Laboratory of Microanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, P.O. Box
13145-1384, Tnarhe, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Hedayatollah</FirstName>
					<LastName>Ghourchian</LastName>
<Affiliation>Laboratory of Microanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, P.O. Box
13145-1384, Tnarhe, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Ali Akbar</FirstName>
					<LastName>Moosavi-Movahedi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Laboratory of Microanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, P.O. Box
13145-1384, Tnarhe, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Aghdas</FirstName>
					<LastName>Banaie</LastName>
<Affiliation>Laboratory of Microanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, P.O. Box
13145-1384, Tnarhe, Iran; and Research Institute of Applied Science, Academic Center of Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), University
of Shahid Beheshti, P.O. Box ,Tehran, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
</AuthorList>
				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>03</Month>
					<Day>20</Day>
				</PubDate>
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		<Abstract>The ingested nitrates sourced from tap water, food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals are&lt;br /&gt;converted to nitrites in the body surfaces by bacteria and then, the nitrite ions can lead the&lt;br /&gt;structural changing in hemoglobin. In the present work, aggregation of the purified hemoglobin&lt;br /&gt;in adult (HbA) and in fetus or newborn (HbF) in the presence of nitrite ions were studied.&lt;br /&gt;Hemoglobin aggregation was performed chemically in the presence of 10 mg/l nitrite ions and&lt;br /&gt;examined by UV-Vis spectrophotometer at 360 nm wavelength. The extrinsic fluorimetric&lt;br /&gt;measurements indicated that repulsive electrostatic interaction between nitrite anions and&lt;br /&gt;negative charged groups of both types of HbA and HbF molecules leads to expose the&lt;br /&gt;hydrophobic patch of the protein molecules. Moreover, the α-helix to β-strand transition in both&lt;br /&gt;types of hemoglobins shown by circular dichroism support aggregation process among this&lt;br /&gt;protein. However, at natural pH, the protonated amino group of Gly in HbF tends to bind to&lt;br /&gt;nitrite anions more than the unprotonated forms of Val residue in HbA. The drastic slop of&lt;br /&gt;aggregation plot and shorter lag time of HbF relative to HbA demonstrated more aggregation of&lt;br /&gt;former protein.</Abstract>
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<Article>
<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Effects of soil conductivity on properties of saffron corms and in vitro production of its style explants</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>273</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>286</LastPage>
			<ELocationID EIdType="pii">56044</ELocationID>
			
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<AuthorList>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Sepideh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Mashayekhi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Faculty of Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran, P.O. Box: 1993891176</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Monir</FirstName>
					<LastName>Hosseinzadeh Namin</LastName>
<Affiliation>Faculty of Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran, P.O. Box: 1993891176</Affiliation>

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				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>02</Month>
					<Day>20</Day>
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		<Abstract>Saffron is the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L., a member of the Iridaceae family which is&lt;br /&gt;propagated by means of corms. Corms are faced with many stresses in soil. Therefore, it is&lt;br /&gt;important to reduce these stresses and improve the quantity of saffron production. Biotic and&lt;br /&gt;abiotic stresses disrupt the metabolic balance of cells; thereby, resulting in accumulation of&lt;br /&gt;reactive oxygen species (ROS) which cause oxidative damage. In this study, the effect of soil&lt;br /&gt;electrical conductivity (EC) on biochemical indicators of corms, the percentages of callus&lt;br /&gt;formation and stigma-like structures (SLSs) on calli were investigated. In order to obtain calli&lt;br /&gt;and SLSs, immature style explants from floral buds of corms were collected from three regions&lt;br /&gt;(Shahroud, Mardabad and Torbat Heydarieh) and used for tissue culture. Style explants were&lt;br /&gt;separated first from the immature floral buds, then sterilized and used for tissue culture.&lt;br /&gt;Biochemical analysis of calli with SLSs including malondialdehyde (MDA) and proline&lt;br /&gt;contents, antioxidant enzymes activities and polysaccharides and reducing sugars contents were&lt;br /&gt;investigated and compared. Moreover, sodium and potassium ions content and EC of soils of&lt;br /&gt;the three regions were investigated. The results indicated that corms from Shahroud with the&lt;br /&gt;highest level of EC soil showed more imposed stress than that from Torbat Heidariye and&lt;br /&gt;Mardabad but the calli percentage and number of SLSs of Mardabad’s were higher than those of&lt;br /&gt;the other two respectively. In this study, a close relationship between soil EC and in vitro&lt;br /&gt;production of saffron with a short glance on epigenetic modification was postulated.</Abstract>
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<Journal>
				<PublisherName>University of Tehran Press</PublisherName>
				<JournalTitle>Progress in Biological Sciences</JournalTitle>
				<Issn>1016-1058</Issn>
				<Volume>5</Volume>
				<Issue>2</Issue>
				<PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>07</Month>
					<Day>01</Day>
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<ArticleTitle>Optimization of alkaline protease production from a locally isolated Bacillus sp. ZR-5: Potential application as a detergent additive</ArticleTitle>
<VernacularTitle></VernacularTitle>
			<FirstPage>287</FirstPage>
			<LastPage>301</LastPage>
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<Author>
					<FirstName>Hossein</FirstName>
					<LastName>Mohammadian</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
					<LastName>Rabbani</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
					<LastName>Hafizi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Hamid</FirstName>
					<LastName>MirMohammad Sadeghi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Amin</FirstName>
					<LastName>Davary</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Fatemeh</FirstName>
					<LastName>Moazen</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Ziaedin</FirstName>
					<LastName>Samsam Shariat</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biochemistry, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</Affiliation>

</Author>
<Author>
					<FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
					<LastName>Etemadifar</LastName>
<Affiliation>Department of Biology, School of Basic Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran</Affiliation>

</Author>
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				<PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
			<History>
				<PubDate PubStatus="received">
					<Year>2015</Year>
					<Month>03</Month>
					<Day>10</Day>
				</PubDate>
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		<Abstract>The aim of this study was to optimize protease production using a novel Bacillus sp. ZR-5 strain&lt;br /&gt;isolated from the soil, and evaluate its application in detergent industry. The proteolytic activity&lt;br /&gt;of the strain was demonstrated using gelatin hydrolysis screening test. Protease production&lt;br /&gt;optimization was carried out using a two-step approach: a conventional method in order to&lt;br /&gt;identify the best carbon and nitrogen sources followed by the application of response surface&lt;br /&gt;methodology (RSM) to optimize the factors, which include temperature, pH and incubation&lt;br /&gt;time. Glucose or fructose (5 g/L), wheat bran (5 g/L), temperatures of 25 and 55°C, pH 10.0 and&lt;br /&gt;an approximate incubation time of 44 h, were determined as the optimal conditions according to&lt;br /&gt;optimization processes. Validation tests were carried out under these conditions and the results&lt;br /&gt;were in good agreement with RSM predicted data. The in-gel activity (zymogram) test showed&lt;br /&gt;two hydrolytic zones with 66.2 and 36.5 kDa molecular weight on the casein containing&lt;br /&gt;polyacrylamide gel. The high compatibility in the presence of detergent powder and washing&lt;br /&gt;performance test suggested that the crude enzyme could be an appropriate choice as a detergent&lt;br /&gt;additive in detergent industries.</Abstract>
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