Aims: The three plants presented in this study are Citrullus colocynthis, Gladiolus psittacinus and Circuligo pilosa. Their corn-steep fermenting liquor is traditionally used in preparing concoctions and decoctions for the treatment of various diseases. Our aim was to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28178
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of total methanolic extract of Chrysophyllum perpulchrum (Sapotaceae) on hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and hypertension to diabetic induced rats. This study was conducted at the biochemical pharmacodynamic laboratory of Felix...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26473
Oxidative stress plays an important role in different disease processes. Some studies conducted on diabetic patients also support it. But very few studies have been conducted in the Indian subcontinent so far. Lipid peroxidation refers to the oxidative degradation of lipids. In t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/27764
Aim of the Study: The treatment of preeclampsia (PE) is symptomatic till date, as the etiology of this condition has remained elusive for many centuries. Appreciating polymorphonuclear activation and oxidative stress as the early events in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, we hyp...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/27595
Background: The pre-analytical errors occur commonly due to the presence of interfering substances like hemoglobin, bilirubin, lipids and paraproteins. Analyzer has the capability to detect them and produce semi quantitative unit less index values, collectively known as serum ind...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28150
The most effective and acceptable therapy for snakebite victims is the immediate administration of antivenin following envenomation which is limited by problems of hypersensitivity reactions in sensitive individuals and its inability to resolve the local effects of the venom. Pho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26949
Human exposure to lead may alter the enzyme antioxidants level and the interaction between antioxidants and blood lead level (BLL) eventually cause oxidative stress. Therefore, the present investigation was carried out to establish the relationship between the antioxidant enzymes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26992
A large number of proteins are efficiently produced by microbes. Protein engineering especially working with enzymes has become a very promising section of the biotechnology industry. Due to increasing demands of proteins, bioengineering strategies have been gaining importance to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26639
Aim: This study was to investigate the effect of dietary lemon peel extract (LPE) on high fat diet induced obesity in rats. Some of the LPE mechanism of action was also elucidated. Fifty adult rats were divided into five groups: 1) normal control, 2) lemon peel extract group supp...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26651
Aim: To determine the in-vivo antiplasmodial activity of aqueous, N-butanol and ethylacetate fractions of leaf and stem bark methanol extracts of Diospyros mespiliformis on Plasmodium berghei berghei (Nk65) infected mice. Place and Duration of Study Sample: Biochemistry Departmen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/21645