The purpose of this study is to contribute to a better valorization of Palmyra (Borassus aethiopum) by the content determination in essential minerals of the flours of its young shoots enriched with the powders of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaves and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/32518
Cytotoxicity of different concentrations of crude oil on Zea mays a widely cultivated crop in Nigeria was investigated for 21 days, using physicochemical and cytotoxicity assay. The experiment was conducted in green-house under controlled environmental conditions. The cytotoxic e...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31376
Aim: To investigate the effect of oral administration of ethanolic extract of ripe Denettia tripetala (DT) fruits on indices of kidney and liver function in male albino rats. Study Design: Twenty (20) male albino rats weighing between 160–210 g were used for the study and were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31490
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of fermentation on the nutritional and microbial qualities of Roselle calyces from two States in Nigeria. Roselle calyx was fermented naturally (FN), fermented with coconut husk ash (FWCHA), Fermented with cocoa pod ash (FWCPA), F...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/30168
Aims: The present work evaluates the sensory properties of culinary recipes based on mucilage extracted from mucilaginous food plants derived from the Ivorian flora. Study Design: MFPs edible parts were dried, mucilage were extracted and sensorial analysis was done on recipes bas...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/32379
Aims: The aims of this study were to characterize the existing genetic diversity from Azad Jammu & Kashmir and to identify some selectable markers based on total leaf protein profiles. The purpose of the investigation was to detect any possible variations among selected culti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/32097
Malaria is one of the most significant public health problems in the world today; with 97 countries having on-going transmission. Despite advancement in malaria research, the disease continues to be a global problem. This is attributed to inadequate knowledge of Plasmodium falcip...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/29473
Triterpenoids are the most promising plant secondary metabolites. Several triterpenoids, including ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, betulinic acid, celastrol, pristimerin, lupeol and avicins are representative group of phytochemicals possesses biological properties. Anti-tumor, anti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31165
Butachlor is a very commonly used pre-emergence herbicide. In the present study, the effect of butachlor at three different application rates (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 kg a.i. / ha) on the activities of some soil enzymes, microbial population and transformation and availability of C, N a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/30717
Objective: To evaluate the effect of the combined ethanol extracts of Moringa oleifera and Pleurotus ostreatus on the liver and some renal function of alloxan-induced diabetic rats by checking the concentrations of the liver enzymes (AST, ALT & ALP), total bilirubin, total pr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/29014
This study was designed to formulate complementary foods from millet and soybean blends with the aim to provide high energy and proteineous food for vulnerable populations. Single screw extruder was used for the extrusion of the millet-soybeans composite blends and response surfa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/30581
Aims: The present study was conducted to assess the clinical utility of survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, and the profibrogenic tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) as non-invasive biomarkers for the discrimination between stages of HCV-associated liver fibrosis that...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31609
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by a broad disturbance in metabolism. Since the liver plays a vital role in the regulation of metabolism, there is evidence of liver dysfunction in DM. There is a high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among diabet...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31935
Aims: 1) To formulate models based on defined principle for the application of Fitter’s model and 2) ultimately show that there are changes in the radius of an enzyme in solution and consequently conformational entropy change with temperature before and during catalytic activity....
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/31097
Background: Obesity is a public health problem worldwide. It results from energy imbalance where energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. It’s associated with a variety of diseases including cardiovascular dysfunctions. Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate the potential rol...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/32056