Nanotechnology is a well advanced area and different types of nanoparticles are now produced. The most revolutionary topic of the twenty-first century is nanotechnology. Recently, metallic nanoparticles (NPs) have gained a lot of attention. In this study a straightforward, safe,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i2332
Hippocratea africana, a medicinal plant, used in ethnomedicine for the treatment of antimalarial, diabetes, poisoning and inflammatory diseases was investigated for cytotoxic and genotoxic effects on the root meristem cells of Allium cepa. The extract and fractions was also scree...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i2331
Ashwagandha roots (Withania somnifera L. Dunal) have a history of utilization in Ayurveda to address conditions such as fever, asthma, arthritis, rheumatism, inflammation, tuberculosis, mental disorders, and male sexual issues. Through phytochemical analyses, it has been determin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i2330
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease plagued with insufficient insulin production or insulin resistance. New targets and disease pathways are emerging and one such is the 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) which catalyses the intracellular conversion of inert co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i2329
Down’s Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality with a gain of a third copy of chromosome 21, characterized by craniofacial abnormalities, intellectual developmental delay and growth retardation. In the present study, one-day-old neonate and a patient with an aborted fetus were pres...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i2328
Backed by kinetic schemes, attempts have been made to derive equations for the calculation of all zero-order first-order rate constants (ZOFORC) for the activation of the enzyme-substrate (ES) complex and its deactivation. The values of ZOFORC, including the kind for the dissocia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1327
Aim: Whip smut of sugarcane is the most serious and widely spread disease of sugarcane and causes a significant reduction in cane quantity and quality. This work aimed to assess the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics and the variability between isolates of Sporisorium sc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1326
Aim: The study is designed to assess the perception and attitude towards the involvement of males in family planning practices in Nigeria. Methodology: This study design was a descriptive cross-sectional design, whose population were males (15-55 years), and selected via the conv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1325
Purpose: Earlier on, it was reported that altered hepato-renal parameters and depletions of some nutrients co-existed at third trimester among the study participants. Yet the role low levels of nutrients played in altered hepato-renal axis (i.e. a possible association between the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1324
The genus Acacia is important economically to local communities in sub-Saharan Africa for its medicinal and beverage usage. The bark extract is used for making a coffee-like concoction, which is named by locals as ‘Wild coffee’ due to its brown color. The objective of this study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1323