Background: Chikungunya is a viral infection caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belonging to the Togaviridae family. The transmission of the virus is taking place through the bite of infected daytime biting female mosquitoes – primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430209
Adriana Rodríguez Pérez, Monica Banda Gómez, Juan Fernando Cárdenas González, Víctor Manuel Martínez Juárez, Erika Enriquez Domínguez, Juana Tovar Oviedo, Dalila Contreras Briones & Ismael Acosta Rodríguez·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
Aims: The objective of this work was to analyze the production of some extracellular lytic enzymes of the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. Methodology: The fungus was isolated from Valencian orange and was cultivated on Mathur medium modified with polygalacturonic acid (2% w/v) or...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430208
Peter Folorunsho Ayodele, Dorcas Ibukun Akinloye, Adio Jaimiu Akamo, David Adejare Agboola & Oluseyi Adeboye Akinloye·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
The extensive utilization of cadmium (Cd) in industry is a major cause of environmental health menace to humans and animals. This study was to investigate the protective effects of Xylopia aethiopica fruit ethanol extract (XAFEE) on cadmium-induced inflammation and dyslipidemia i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430207
Peter Folorunsho Ayodele, Oyeleke Oyedotun, Olayinka Fisayo Onifade, Abiola Muhammad Adeosun, Ifeoluwa Adebayo Odeniyi, Olaniyi Stephen Omowaye & Mohammad Akram·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
The current research investigated the nutritional value of the Moringa oleifera leaves Four diets, different in their composition were used on sixteen male albino rats (n=4). Commercial vitamins and minerals premix (75.0 g) were used solely in diet 1; diet 2 contained 37.5 g of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430206
The protective effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Ipomoea biloba in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced cardiotoxicity and the antioxidant activity involved in this protection were investigated in rats. Myocardial infraction was produced in rats with 20 mg/kg b.wt of ISO administered su...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330204
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) constitutes a very important antioxidant defense against oxidative stress in the body. SOD is found aplenty in many organisms, from microorganisms to plants and animals. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels and fruits have been used in traditional med...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330203
The effects of some alkali metal ions (Na+ and K+) and alkaline earth metal ions (Mg 2+ and Ba2+) on the initial reaction rates of Congregibacter litoralis KT71 β-lactamase hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl myristate was investigated by varying the concentrations of the metal ions in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330202
Ivana Ortega Rojas, Adriana Rodríguez Pérez, Juan Fernando Cárdenas González, Víctor Manuel Martínez Juárez, Erika Enriquez Domínguez, Juana Tovar Oviedo & Ismael Acosta Rodríguez·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
Aims: The objective of this work was to determine the degradation capacity of low-density polyethylene by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis and analyze the production of extracellular laccase activity. Methodology: The experiments was realized in 50 mL of culture medium, added with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330201
Aims: Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are an important class of nanomaterials used as antimicrobial agents for a wide range of medical and industrial applications.Current study was performed to study the therapeutic effects of chitosan nanoparticles extract towards the treatments w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330200
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder associated with the development of metabolic complications. This research evaluated the hypoglycemic and hypolipidaemic effects of Moringa oleifera (MO), Treculia africana (TA) and Albizzia chevalieri (AC) plant extracts on diabet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i230199