Aims: The present study was aimed at investigating the nutritional properties of legume-seeds from Canavalia genus as a function of their ripening stage. Methodology: Seeds of three species of canavalia seeds notably Canavalia gladiata, Canavalia ensiformis and Canavalia rosea we...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i9776
Aims: Formulate instant infant flours based on a mixture of Tigernut-rice enriched with legumes, maize and peanuts. Study Design: Original research. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place at the Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological R...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i830345
Aims: To determine the effect of ethanolic extract of Urtica dioica roots on reproductive hormones and antioxidant enzymes in female Wistar rats. Study Design: Experimental Research. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Lagos State University, Lagos Nigeria be...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i830344
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of essential oil extracted from leaves of African basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.) in post-harvest preservation of peanuts as well as the effects on the physicochemical, technological and organoleptic characteristics of derived peanut...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i830343
Aim: The research aimed to investigate the antimalarial activity of the plant Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel (Caesalpiniaceae) bark methanol extract. Methodology: The bark dried, powdered bark of Daniellia oliveri was extracted with n-hexane followed by methanol....
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i830342
Kingsley Onuh, Karderam Bukar Dikwa, Victoria Moltong Dan, Mohammed Sani Abdulsalami, Ugochukwu Okechukwu Ozojiofor, Enimie Endurance Oaikhena, Kenneth Onuh, Ebipade Kereakede & Asabe Danjuma·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2022
Cowpea is one of the most consumed food in Africa. Recombinant DNA technology has been used to insert foreign genes into plants genome via cassettes there by creating a new generation of plants with desired traits. Such plants possess improved seed quality, yield and resistance t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i830340
Olaide K. Olanrewaju, Leonard O. Ehigie, Sunday Faith Oyelere, Tolulope A. Oyedeji, Fiyinfoluwa D. Ojeniyi, Folasade P. Olabinrin, Ige. F. Olaoye & Adeola F. Ehigie·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2022
Mitochondrial membrane permeability pore opening is recognized as a molecular mechanism involved in programmed cell death. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of certain fractions crude aqueous extract of the root bark of Plumbago zeylanica (PZ) on the opening o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730338
Aims: An important aspect of the valorization of plants of interest is the search for phytoactives. This work aims to show the effect of extractive processes (maceration, decoction, Soxhlet extraction) both on the phytoconstituents of a plant species and on their intrinsic proper...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730337
Objective: The study was carried out in order to document the phytochemical contents and radical scavenging capacities of different wild fruits consumed in south eastern Nigeria. Methods: Phytochemical screening and in-vitro antioxidant studies were carried out using standard met...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730336
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a contaminant with increasing exposure and exerts both toxic and estrogenic effects on cells The general population is potentially exposed to many chemicals that can affect the endocrine system. These substances are called endocrine disruptors (EDs), and amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730335
Paraquat is an organic compound also known as methyl viologen, a chemical herbicide or weed killer with highly toxic effect on ingestion or exposure. Vitamin E and C are powerful antioxidants that act as initial responder against oxygen reactive species called free radicals which...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730334
This study investigated the effect if ethanolic fruit extracts of Perssea americana and Prunus dulcis on caffeine-testicular damage in male albino rats. Sixty rats weighing 120 and 170 g were used for this study. The rats were separated into 12 groups of five rats per group. Grou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630331
The menace of ravaging infection of trypanosomiases in Africa is of concern in view of the parasites resistance to drug coupled with the cost and extended treatment practice with adverse effect. The prospect of exploiting medicinal plants as alternative in treating illnesses is h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630332
Aims: We have previously shown that mild hyperthermia (39-42°C) rapidly induces apoptosis in H-HeLa cells arrested in mitosis but not in interphase cells and not in mitotic-arrested cells of other HeLa strains such as HeLa S3. Our goal was to test the idea that this sensitivity...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630329
Aims: Impact of Lactobacillus plantarum. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological Resources, between February 2021 and November 2021. Methodology: Two pulses (Vigna unguiculata and Vigna subterranea) purchased at the Adj...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630327