B. C. Nwanguma

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel p,p’-DDT-Degrading Bacterium: Aeromonas sp. Strain MY1 from Agricultural Soil

Y. Murtala, B. C. Nwanguma & L. U. S. Ezeanyika · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology · 2020

Background: Despite the banned on the use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention for their toxicity, emerging shreds of evidence have indicated that DDT is, however, still in use in developing countries....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajb2t/2020/v6i430086

Partial Purification of a Catalase from an Improved Nigerian Sorghum Grain Variety

C. I. Nnamchi, B. C. Nwanguma & O. C. Amadi · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2020

Catalases are key components of cellular detoxification pathways that prevent the formation of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals through catalyzing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and molecular oxygen. Their presence in brewery grains prevent the inactivation of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2020/v8i419051

Quantification of Pesticide Residues in Retail Samples of Cowpea - Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp

C. S. Okoye, C. E. Oguh, O. J. Umezinwa, C. C. Uzoefuna, B. C. Nwanguma & L. U. S. Ezeanyika · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2021

Quantification of pesticide residues in retail samples of food is one way to determine the level of human exposure to these chemicals and hence their potential health hazards. The study was aimed at quantifying the level of some known pesticides in retail samples of Vigna unguicu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130105