Palm tree (Elais guineensis) is a tropical plant cultivated as a major agricultural crop for palm oil production but debates related to palm oil’s potential unhealthy effects due are still ongoing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical and nutritive properties...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/46025
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fermented cassava leaves used as diet on provitamin A carotenoid bioefficacy. Study Design: Carotenoid analysis of fermented (F) and non-fermented (NF) cassava leaves, feeding Mongolian gerbils with F and NF leaves and β-c...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2018/43881
Cocoa fermentation is a crucial step in determining the quality, yet spontaneous fermentation often yields inconsistent results. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Candida tropicalis as a starter culture to improve fermentation performance and bean quality at a sem...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i84588
Leafy vegetables play an important role as essential components of diet for rural populations in tropical Africa. This study was undertaken to provide a more comprehensive characterization of carotenoids and phenolics in these neglected plant foods. For this, 12 leafy vegetables...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/41570
Aims: Microbial enzymatic activities are important in cassava dough fermentation for attiéké production. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular identification and the amylolytic, pectinolytic and cellulolytic enzymes potential of four (4) Bacillus species invol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/29688
Hadja Djeneba OUATTARA, Pelepo Michelline Coulibaly, Kouadio Eric N’Dri, Efui Holaly GBEKLEY, Allah Antoine Assamoi & Sébastien Niamké·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Hypertension is associated with oxidative stress, inflammation and metabolic disturbances. This study evaluated the effects of Parkia biglobosa pulp powder on blood pressure, haematological, biochemical and histological parameters in male Wistar rats with induced hypertension. Si...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94297
Jean-Marie Ahoussi, Hadja Ouattara, Lamine Samagaci, Victoria Kadet, Yannick Ettien & Sébastien Niamké·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2024
However, uncontrolled or random fermentations carried out in the country by farmers producing marketable cocoa beans of variable quality. The problem of variability in the quality of beans has led to significant economic losses in the country estimated at several billion CFA Fran...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2024/v39i42072