Background: African locust bean is a condiment believed to be for the people of low class. Its health importance has not been fully known especially to the so-called high class. Aim: This study is aimed at investigating the effect of African locust bean on fasting blood sugar and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i430073
Agatemor Uzuazokaro Mark- Maria, Ozioko Eucharia Ngozi, Momoh Theophilus Boniface, Idakwoji Precious Adejoh & Nweje- Anyalowu Paul Chukwuemeka·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2019
In this study the antidiabetic effect of a polyherbal formulation- ZPC was investigated in Wistar rats. Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 50 mg/kg. Rats having Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level above 250 mg/dl after 72 hrs were conside...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i330071
Since the discovery of the platinum based complex, cisplatin, medicinal inorganic chemistry has attracted much more attention and a large number of platinum complexes with promising pharmacological properties have been synthesized. In this work a new platinum complex of N-(5-inda...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i330070
Background: Coumarin derivatives have attracted intense interest in recent years, because they have anti-tumor, antioxidant activities, and induce apoptosis. Aims and Objective: Our study aims to evaluate the antitumor and anti-oxidant activities of new Coumarin derivatives: N-(P...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i330069
Background: There has been different interpretation of kosmotropes and chaotropes without concern for the physicochemical characteristics of the macromolecule and for the link between Hofmeister phenomena with solution structure. The objectives of this research are: 1) To investi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i330068
Background and Objective: Thyroid is one of the largest glands; its hormones affect almost every cell in the body, the incidence of thyroid cancer has raised in recent years, About 52,070 new cases of thyroid cancer in the United States in 2018 only. This study was undertaken to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i230066
Augustine I. Airaodion, Olaide O. Awosanya, Emmanuel O. Ogbuagu, Uloaku Ogbuagu, Onyinyechi C. Njoku, Chimdi Esonu & Edith O. Airaodion·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2019
Aim: This study is aimed at evaluating the level of potassium bromate in bread in Ogbomoso metropolis. Study Design: This study was made to fit a one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Place and duration of Study: The bread samples were purchased in Ogbomoso metropolis and analyze...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i230065
Aim: This study investigated the proximate and phytochemical composition of Brachystegia eurycoma leaves. Methods: Crude ethanol extract of B. eurycoma leaves was obtained by cold extraction method. AOAC method was used for proximate analysis. Phytochemical profiling was done wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i230064
Heavy metals gain entry into biological systems mainly via inhalation and ingestion, and also via radiation or radio-therapeutic measures. The accumulation of these heavy metals in biological systems overtime may cause several deleterious health challenges such as liver, kidney a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i230062
Aims: To evaluate the effect of Cd and As on lipid profile in rats by using an experimental food-chain to imitate the natural food-chain of fish to rat. Study Design: Toxicity of Cd and As was first induced in fishes through an artificial habitat; the fishes after 1 month of expo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2019/v4i230063