The use of plants for medicine is gaining more acceptability worldwide due to its availability, affordability, efficiency and considerable safety. This study sought to gather information on the phytochemical and nutrient composition of Pterocarpus erinaceus stem bark. This will b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36546
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is an important commercial fruit in southern China. In this study, the antioxidant activity and total contents of phenolics and flavonoids of two guava cultivars that with different pulp color were examined. The contents of total phenolics and flavonoid...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36497
Aims: Breast cancer (BC) is the greatest female malignancy and the leading causes of cancer death in the less developed countries. The determination of markers that help in diagnosis, prognosis, discovery of recurrence and metastasis is a valuable tool for management in BC patien...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35678
The present study was conducted to understand the biochemical changes in rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes viz., heat tolerant (N22), moderately heat susceptible (IR8) and fine grain rice variety (PR116) in response to different transplanting time. Constitutive level of phenylalan...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36807
This study investigated the proximate composition and the hydrogen cyanide content of two different cassava species, bitter cassava and sweet cassava species (Manihot esculenta Crantz) harvested from Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The proximate composition...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36215
The influence of cooking and dietary palm oil on the nutrient and anti-nutrient contents of cocoyam was investigated. Cocoyam is ranked third in importance, and has been found to be nutritionally superior to cassava and yam due to its easily digestible starch and high protein, vi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35894
The effects of two drying methods, (oven drying and sun drying) of tomatoes and storage conditions of the products were studied to assess their effects on chemical, nutritional quality and sensory properties. Eleven kilograms of Fresh tomatoes were obtained from Ankpa metropolis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/33103
Background: Glycemic index (GI) describes the blood glucose response after consumption of a carbohydrate containing test food relative to a reference food, typically glucose or white bread. Glycemic index was originally designed for people with diabetes as a guide to food selecti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/34471
The fundamental benefit for consuming edible products is based on its nutritional compositions. Several factors affect the nutritional composition of diverse edible products. This study was carried out between August-October, 2016 at Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshod...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36135
Randle cycle (1963) is about substrate competition between products of glycolysis and β–oxidation to capture the citric acid cycle for further oxidation. Acetyl –CoA, the end product of both the energy metabolisms, when accumulates in mitochondrial matrix beyond the oxidative ca...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35088