Aims: This study investigated the protective effects of Ocimum gratissimum (OG) leaf extract against ibuprofen-induced gastrointestinal and renal toxicity in rats. Study Design: Experimental animal study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Animal House Facili...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1470
Background: Alcohol-induced liver injury is a major global health concern, characterized by oxidative stress, dyslipidemia, hepatocellular injury, and altered liver function. The present study evaluated the hepatoprotective and lipid-modulating effects of Amaranthus spinosus aque...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1471
Augustine E. Ibeziako, Irechukwu C. Nwosu, Luke C. Ali, Moses O. Ezenwali, Harriet M. Ndofor-Foleng, Chijioke C. Ani, Martins C. Ibeziako, Christopher O. Ezike & Hannah F. Kama·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Introduction: Feather waste poses an environmental challenge because keratin is a structural fibrous polypeptide protein that is highly resistant to proteolytic degradation due to its complex bonding structure, which is stabilized by disulfide and hydrogen bonds. Aim: In this res...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1469
Gueye Mouhamadou Moustapha, Sow Harouna Ousmane, Sow Djiby, Lo Serigne Abdoul Ahad, FAYE Ibrahima, Ramatoulaye Ba, Soumah Idrissa Yahya, Abdourahmane Samba, Ndiaye Arame, Thiam Souleymane, Cisse Fatou & Agne Diallo Fatou·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus, defined by chronic hyperglycemia (fasting blood glucose ≥ 1.26 g/L or ≥ 2 g/L at any time), is frequently associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia, which exacerbates cardiovascular risk. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive, and analytic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1468
Gueye Mouhamadou Moustapha, Sow Harouna Ousmane, Abdourahmane Samba, Sow Djiby, Lo Serigne Abdoul Ahad, FAYE Ibrahima, Soumah Idrissa Yahya, Ndiaye Arame, Thiam Souleymane, Cisse Fatou & Agne Diallo Fatou·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic pathology characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. It is defined as fasting blood glucose ≥ 1.26 g/L (7 mmol/L) confirmed twice or blood glucose ≥ 2 g/L (11.1 mmol/L) at any time of the day. The presence of dyslipidemia affects almost...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1467
Most indigenous plants in Nigeria exhibit a wide range of biological and physiological activities like anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic and anti-carcinogenic. Plants such as Tetrapleura tetraptera and Brachystegia eurocoma also exhibit medicinal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1466
This study evaluated the effect of polypropylene (PPE) containers of different colors (black, blue, yellow, and white) on the stability of lutein and zeaxanthin in palm oil under sunlight exposure. Lutein and zeaxanthin, essential carotenoids with significant antioxidant and eye...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1465
Abubakar Usman, James Olayinka Adisa, Ibrahim Mohammed, Mohammed Salisu Abubakar, Musa Ozovehe Mohammed, Isah Rilwanu Tsamiya & Abdu Umar·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2026
Wound defined as a loss or breaking of epithelial cellular. Wound healing is a complex process that is dependent on several factors that may hasten or affect the process of wound healing activity. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of aqueous leaves extract of individ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2026/v16i1464
Xarah Pauleen M Pauleen, Charm Joshean A A Tapic, Chloe Vincent Macabale, Denzyl Dawn M M Altomera, John Earl T Lingolingo, T Lingolingo, Cybreal S Alsola & John Lloyd P Alarcon·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2025
The Philippines is a global biodiversity hotspot and has numerous ethnic communities that utilize their rich local flora as a foundational element of their traditional healing systems and irreplaceable ethnomedical knowledge. This study systematically documented and scientificall...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i6462
This study was aimed at identifying and characterizing Polyethylene degrading bacterial isolates from a refuse dump in Amadi-Ama Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria. The microorganisms were isolated from plastic polyethylene wastes deposited in the soil of a refuse dump in Amadi-A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i6463