P. N. Abara

Phytochemical Screening and Antibacteria/ Antifungi Activities of Root and Shoot Extracts of Euphorbia hirta (Asthma Weed)

L. A. Adjeroh, M. O. Nwachukwu, P. N. Abara, J. C. Nnokwe, J. N. Azorji & I. O. Osinomumu · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Medicinal plants, also called herbal medicine, have been used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. The phytochemical screening of root and shoot extracts of Euphorbia hirta plant commonly known as asthma weed was evaluated using soxhlet and aqueous extract a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i630281

Cytotoxicological Response of Zea mays to Crude Oil: The Ecological Effects of Exposure to Contaminants

A. C. Udebuani, O. Otitoju, P. N. Abara, E. C. Eze & M. C. Duru · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2017

Cytotoxicity of different concentrations of crude oil on Zea mays a widely cultivated crop in Nigeria was investigated for 21 days, using physicochemical and cytotoxicity assay. The experiment was conducted in green-house under controlled environmental conditions. The cytotoxic e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31376

Cytotoxic and Genotoxic Impacts of Pharmaceutical Effluent from KP Pharmaceutical Industry, Nigeria

A. C. Udebuani, A. O. Ofoma, O. Otitoju, P. N. Abara, T. N. Ezejiofor & M. C. Chukwuma · Chemical Science International Journal · 2016

The potential genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of water effluent from a pharmaceutical industry in Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria was evaluated using Allium cepa Linn assay. This is an alternate first-tier assay to experiments on animals for preliminary toxicity screening in accordan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27604