Elewechi Onyike

Cysteine Protease Inhibitors from Calotropis procera with Antiplasmodial Potential in Mice

Abdullahi Abdulkadir, Ismail Alhaji Umar, Sani Ibrahim, Elewechi Onyike & Adamu Yusuf Kabiru · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

Inhibitory activity of crude extract of cysteine protease inhibitors from Calotropis procera against Plasmodium berghei infected mice was investigated. Various extracts obtained from the leaves, roots, flowers, latex and stem bark of Calotropis procera using different extraction...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22866

Production and Optimization of γ-PGA from Bacillus subtilis Using Rice Husk as a Cheap Biomass

Stephen D. Titus, Shuaibu M. Bala, Achilus Francis, Ikenna K. Maduike, Omachonu A. Odoma, Mohammed S. Aliyu, Ezeonu C. Stephen, Silas V. Tatah & Elewechi Onyike · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2025

Aims: We optimized poly γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) production from Bacillus subtilis isolate utilizing rice husk in solid-state fermentation (SSF). The effects of various factors, including medium components and process conditions, on γ-PGA yield, with a focus on enhancing productio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i4420