Donatus C. Belonwu

Ameliorative Potentials of Persea americana Mill (Avocado) Seed Extract on Acetaminophen-induced Hepatic Insufficiency in Rats

Enyinnaya A. Ogbonnaya, Donatus C. Belonwu, Ogechukwu E. Ezim & Uzoma Umeh · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2024

Aim: The ability of ethylacetate extract of Persea americana Mill (avocado) seed to ameliorate the hepatotoxic effect of acetaminophen in rats was assessed. Methodology: Thirty experimental rats were placed in 6 groups of 5 animals per group. Two animal groups received distilled...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrb/2024/v14i2281

Effect of Sublethal Concentration of Heavy Metal Contamination on Soil Physicochemical Properties, Catalase and Dehydrogenase Activities

Linus A. Nwaogu, Cosmas O. Ujowundu, Callistus I. Iheme, Tobias N. I. Ezejiofor & Donatus C. Belonwu · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2014

The effect of sublethal contaminations (100 mg/dm3) of heavy metals such as mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) on soil enzyme and physicochemical properties was investigated after one hundred and twenty days. Soil sample without heavy metal contamination served as the contr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6341