The two South African spices named Lippia javanica (Izinziniba) and Foeniculum vulgare (Imbambosi) were studied for its proximate principles, minerals, vitamins and anti-nutrients properties. The experiment shows that L. javanica had higher figure in its lipids, fibres and carboh...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i230198
Milene Barbosa da Silva, Márcia Pinheiro da Silva, José Dobles Dias dos Reis Júnior, Carlos Antônio Couto Lima & Anderson de Oliveira Souza·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2021
Several compounds extracted from medicinal plants and their active ingredients can relieve symptoms and even cure diseases, although they occasionally have adverse effects. The knowledge of their properties has been transmitted over the centuries within and among human communitie...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i230197
Clean water is one of the most significant challenges for our society. Efficient reuse of effluent water after treatment can becomes an effective solution to the shortage of water resources. The focus of this study is to investigate the use of Eichhornia crassipes plants for post...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130196
The use of Polyethylene or Polyethylene terephthalate (PE/PET) packaging bags for water in Nigeria has great marketing appeal to consumers. However, poor storage and display techniques could subject these products to microbial, physical and chemical deterioration. Sachet water sa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130194
Ebele Lauretta Iloanya, Okwesili Fred Chiletugo Nwodo, Obiajulu Christian Ezeigwe, Ogochukwu Prince Alaebo, Nnanyelugo Benneth Enemchukwu, Okwuchukwu Bibian Aziagba & Ifeanyi Sunday Okpani·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2021
Introduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of fraction 2 (F2) of methanol extract of the seeds of Abrus precatorius on malondialdehyde and antioxidant level of alloxan-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats. Materials and Methods: The methanol extract of the seeds...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130195
The recent COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) has taken the world by surprise since its outbreak in 2019, and as on February 2021, the world had experienced a total of 107,643,141 (one hundred and seven million, six hundred and forty-three thousand, one...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130193
Climatic change has a great challenge to almost all human activities over the years. Continuous increase in climate change could have a negative effect on global food security. In order to feed the current ever-increasing world population, there is a need to double the rate of ag...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130192
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of juices kept in juice dispensers and sold in retail in canteens and snack bars. Study Design: The study was done with thirty samples of juice, collected in the morning and in the afternoon, obtained at comm...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i1130185
Artificial pollution of groundwater may arise from either point or diffuse sources. Several different means to improve the microbial quality of water and reduce waterborne diseases have been documented around the world. Traditional methods of water treatment include Filtration t...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i1130191
A comparative study was conducted to estimate biodiesel productivity of five varieties of castor beans: Ricinus communis zanzibariensis {white black} (castor 1), Ricinus communis sanguineus (castor 2), Ricinus communis carmencita (castor 3), Ricinus communis zanzibariensis {dark...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2020/v23i1130186