Aims: An important aspect of the valorization of plants of interest is the search for phytoactives. This work aims to show the effect of extractive processes (maceration, decoction, Soxhlet extraction) both on the phytoconstituents of a plant species and on their intrinsic proper...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730337
Objective: The study was carried out in order to document the phytochemical contents and radical scavenging capacities of different wild fruits consumed in south eastern Nigeria. Methods: Phytochemical screening and in-vitro antioxidant studies were carried out using standard met...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730336
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a contaminant with increasing exposure and exerts both toxic and estrogenic effects on cells The general population is potentially exposed to many chemicals that can affect the endocrine system. These substances are called endocrine disruptors (EDs), and amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730335
Paraquat is an organic compound also known as methyl viologen, a chemical herbicide or weed killer with highly toxic effect on ingestion or exposure. Vitamin E and C are powerful antioxidants that act as initial responder against oxygen reactive species called free radicals which...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i730334
This study investigated the effect if ethanolic fruit extracts of Perssea americana and Prunus dulcis on caffeine-testicular damage in male albino rats. Sixty rats weighing 120 and 170 g were used for this study. The rats were separated into 12 groups of five rats per group. Grou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630331
The menace of ravaging infection of trypanosomiases in Africa is of concern in view of the parasites resistance to drug coupled with the cost and extended treatment practice with adverse effect. The prospect of exploiting medicinal plants as alternative in treating illnesses is h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630332
Aims: We have previously shown that mild hyperthermia (39-42°C) rapidly induces apoptosis in H-HeLa cells arrested in mitosis but not in interphase cells and not in mitotic-arrested cells of other HeLa strains such as HeLa S3. Our goal was to test the idea that this sensitivity...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630329
Aims: Impact of Lactobacillus plantarum. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological Resources, between February 2021 and November 2021. Methodology: Two pulses (Vigna unguiculata and Vigna subterranea) purchased at the Adj...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630327
Heavy metals find their way into the soil and eventually the food chain via anthropogenic activities. The deleterious effects of some heavy metals depend on the concentration of the metal and the tolerant capacity of the plant. The present study investigated the morphological and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i630325
Vigna unguiculata is a drought tolerant legume which serves as a staple in sub-Sahara West Africa region especially in Nigeria. Studies have shown that cowpea possesses adaptive features which enables it to strive in dry regions. The present study investigates the antioxiodant ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i530324