Increased plasma level of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis development and severity. The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) is one of the control mechanisms that the liver uses for cholesterol homeostasis. Gene variations in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2024/v14i5314
Background of Study: Onion (Allium cepa) plant has been used for multiple purposes both for modern and traditional medicine. The study evaluates the atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and antibacterial activities of aqueous red onio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i51407
Background: Clerodendrum polycephalum Baker is used by the traditional people in southwest Nigeria for arresting bleeding from cuts and treating bacterial infections especially wound infection without scientific proof of its efficacy. The plant was investigated in animal models f...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2023/v24i1802
Background: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and other lipoproteins are metabolized in part by the cholesteryl ester transport protein (CETP). Cardiovascular risk and the occurrence of ischemic stroke are linked to polymorphism in the CETP gene. Methodology: For the s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i10782
Objective: Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) rhizome is a well-known food spice and flavoring ingredient with wide range of medicinal properties. The rhizome of ginger consists of unique secondary metabolites compounds. The study evaluates the secondary metabolites profiling of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i730397
Aim: The study evaluates the molecular identification of Escherichia coli isolate from abattoir wastes and its susceptibility to ethanolic root extract of Azadirachta indica (neem). Methodology: The isolation, cultural characterization and identification of Escherichia coli isola...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i1030502
Aim: The study evaluates the phytochemical screening, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and antibacterial activities of aqueous and methanolic extracts of turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Stap...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i930498
Acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase-1 (ACAT-1) catalyzes the synthesis of cholesteryl esters from cholesterol and fatty acyl-CoA in tissues and the enzyme plays a major role in atherosclerosis and cellular cholesterol homeostasis. The study shows the effect of single nuc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2021/v8i430203
Aim: The study determines the GC-MS and the anti-malarial activity of methanolic leaf extract of Carica papaya in Swiss mice infected with Plasmodium berghei NK65. Study Design: The experimental study lasted for five weeks. Place of Study: Department of Chemical Sciences (Biochem...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1230323
Aim: The study evaluates the in-vitro antimicrobial activity of Hunteria umbellata against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus sp. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out for three months in 2019 in Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemi...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1630325