C. M. Ekuma

Determination of Some Heavy Metals (Cu, Co, Ni) in Edible Clay from South Eastern Nigeria and Its Effect Due to Consumption

C. M. Ekuma & T. C. Ogunyemi · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2019

Determination of heavy metal contents in edible clay (kaolin) from Enyigba in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State of Nigeria was carried out using Atomic absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The quantitative analysis of heavy metal analyzed in the edible clay sample were 0.012 mg/kg for Co, 0...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2019/v6i218995

Proximate and Mineral Composition of Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica) Seed Grown in South-Western Nigeria

T. C. Ogunyemi, C. M. Ekuma, J. E. Egwu & D. M. Abbey · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2020

Luffa cylindrica is locally a source of food, medicinal substances and have other traditional application. This study investigated the proximate and mineral analysis of L. cylindrica. The result of the analysis showed that the seed contain principally protein (35.83%) and fat con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i430248

Effect of Harvest Time on Phytochemical Profile of Citrus aurantifolia Leaf Essential Oil Grown in North Central, Nigeria

T. C. Ogunyemi, C. M. Ekuma, T. O. Akintoye & S. T. Ogunyemi · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2019

Citrus aurantifolia essential oils are volatile phytochemicals obtained from various part of the plant which has found wide range of domestic, medicinal and industrial applications. The research seeks to investigate the effect of time of harvest on the yield and phytochemical com...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430119