Aim: To analyze the RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRps) of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-related coronaviruses (CoVs) to find out the conserved motifs, metal binding sites and catalytic amino acids and propose a plausible mechanism of action for these enzymes, using...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i1030236
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common cause of end- stage renal disease. Albuminuria is the foremost commonly utilized marker to anticipate onset of diabetic nephropathy (DN) without sufficient affectability and specificity to identify early DN. Aim: This s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i1030237
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common cause of end- stage renal disease. Albuminuria is the foremost commonly utilized marker to anticipate onset of diabetic nephropathy (DN) without sufficient affectability and specificity to identify early DN. Aim: This s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i1030238
Objective: To investigate the association between plasma free amino acids (PFAAs) profile changes, vitamin D concentration and hypertension and evaluate the clinical utility of this association for nascent hypertension before the development of complications. Methods: 70 subjects...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930232
Corona virus-2 (nCOVID-19), causes respiratory infection including cold, fever, sneezing and coughing, pneumonia, headache, diarrhea and upper respiratory diseases. It transmitted human to human via airborne droplets. Corona virus enters in human cell through membrane ACE-2 exope...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930231
Alafia barteri leaves are valued for its efficacy in the traditional medicine system in Nigeria. It has been used over the years for the treatment of various diseases some of which include malaria, sickle cell anaemia, and eye infections. This has necessitated the evaluation of i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930230
Several plants worldwide have exhibited potentiality in human pathogen eradication. The aim of this work was to characterize the compounds and determine antibacterial efficiency of Tithonia diversifolia essential oils and its iron II nanoparticles. The experimental test was done...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930229
Aims: To determine the effect of V. amygdalina on the levels of antioxidants and the liver of rabbits fed on a atherogenic diet. Study Design: Prospective experimental study. Place and Duration of study: Study lasted 14 weeks at Department of Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930228
The demand of vegetable crops is increasing day by day due to changes in consumption patterns, so the need of the hour is to develop technologies that enhance the vegetable production at a rapid rate. Plant Tissue culture is one such remarkable biotechnological tool that has its...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930226
Aim: Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element in many cellular processes. However, there is dearth of literature on its influence on indomethacin-induced hepatorenal damage. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of manganese on indomethacin-induced hep...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i930227