1. From the New Editor-in-Chief

   • Jonathan N. Sachs

   EditorialNotes 26 May 2016 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Activity Enhancement Based on the Chemical Equilibrium of Multiple-Subunit Nitrile Hydratase from Bordetella petrii

   • Yi Liu
   • Ping Liu
   • Weifeng Sun

   BriefCommunication 13 April 2016 Pages: 3 - 9

   

3. Selection of RNA Aptamers Against Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Light Chain Through a Non-Radioactive Approach

   • Tzuu-Wang Chang
   • Pavithra Janardhanan
   • Shuowei Cai

   OriginalPaper 16 April 2016 Pages: 10 - 25

   

4. Seed germination of medicinal plant, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill), as affected by different priming techniques

   • Amirreza Tahaei
   • Ali Soleymani
   • Majid Shams

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2016 Pages: 26 - 40

5. Surface Modification of Naturally Available Biomass for Enhancement of Heavy Metal Removal Efficiency, Upscaling Prospects, and Management Aspects of Spent Biosorbents: A Review

   • Lata Ramrakhiani
   • Sourja Ghosh
   • Swachchha Majumdar

   ReviewPaper 20 April 2016 Pages: 41 - 78

   

6. Comparative Analysis of Proteins with Stimulating Activity on Ovarian Estradiol Biosynthesis from Four Different Dioscorea Species in vitro Using Both Phenotypic and Target-based Approaches: Implication for Treating Menopause

   • J. Lu
   • R. N. S. Wong
   • S. C. W. Sze

   OriginalPaper 30 April 2016 Pages: 79 - 93

   

7. Steam explosion of Brewer’s spent grain improves enzymatic digestibility of carbohydrates and affects solubility and stability of proteins

   • K. Kemppainen
   • K. Rommi
   • K. Kruus

   OriginalPaper 16 April 2016 Pages: 94 - 108

   

8. Boosting TAG Accumulation with Improved Biodiesel Production from Novel Oleaginous Microalgae Scenedesmus sp. IITRIND2 Utilizing Waste Sugarcane Bagasse Aqueous Extract (SBAE)

   • Neha Arora
   • Alok Patel
   • Vikas Pruthi

   OriginalPaper 19 April 2016 Pages: 109 - 121

   

9. Loops Adjacent to Catalytic Region and Molecular Stability of Man1312

   • Haiyan Zhou
   • Jie Yong
   • Yongyao Wu

   OriginalPaper 18 May 2016 Pages: 122 - 135

   

10. Characterization and Optimization of Amylase Production in WangLB, a High Amylase-Producing Strain of Bacillus

    • Shihui Wang
    • Jenasia Jeyaseelan
    • Wensheng Qin

    OriginalPaper 26 April 2016 Pages: 136 - 151

    

11. Comparative Analyses of the Relative Effects of Various Mutations in Major Histocompatibility Complex I—a Way to Predict Protein-Protein Interactions

    • Ananya Ali
    • Ria Biswas
    • Angshuman Bagchi

    BriefCommunication 28 April 2016 Pages: 152 - 164

    

12. Refolded Recombinant Human Paraoxonase 1 Variant Exhibits Prophylactic Activity Against Organophosphate Poisoning

    • Priyanka Bajaj
    • Rajan K. Tripathy
    • Abhay H. Pande

    OriginalPaper 30 April 2016 Pages: 165 - 176

    

13. Preparation and Biological Activity of New Collagen Composites, Part I: Collagen/Zinc Titanate Nanocomposites

    • Madalina G. Albu
    • Todorka G. Vladkova
    • Tanya I. Topouzova-Hristova

    OriginalPaper 02 May 2016 Pages: 177 - 193