Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the acute phase reactants in the backdrop of insulin resistance represented by prediabetic and overt diabetic states. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of the Study: The study was undertaken at Rajarajeswari Medical col...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37785
Mendoza-Figueroa María Saraí, Torres-López Elisa Yoalli, García-Cardoso Karina Yunuen, Solanes-Herrera Valeria, Gómez-Ulloa Milos Davi & Mendoza-Figueroa José Silvestre·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2017
The tomato plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a crop rich in nutriments but is susceptible to infection such as mosaic caused by the Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV). In this review it will be described some mechanisms that L. esculentum have developed to overcome the infection amongst...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37065
Cardamine uliginosa Bieb. is a native plant belonging to Brassicaceae family which can used in ethnomedicine. This study was carried out to evaluate the essential oils composition of Cardamine uliginosa and its antibacterial activity. The plant sample was analyzed by GC/GC-MS sys...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/37184
Finger millet blast is the most devastating disease affecting different aerial parts of the plant at all growth stages starting from seedling to grain formation. Magnaporthe grisea being a ubiquitous pathogen with many hosts, understand the basis for host pathogen interaction and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/33353
Introduction: Cataract is the most common cause of blindness which is treatable. Though there are multiple risk factors involved, exact pathogenesis of cataract is yet to be established. Diabetics are known to be associated with electrolyte disturbances, like hypo/hypernatremia,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36813
Meat and meat type products have high biological value with rich nutritional compounds such as proteins, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Increased consumer’s demand for convenience and easily available foods such as meat products and their byproducts have the changed due t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36561
Aims: The study was aimed at evaluating the nutritional qualities of Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea pubescens seeds. Study Design: It was designed to determine the proximate and amino acids profiles of Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea pubescens seeds to indicate their nutritional potenti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36536
This study assesses the ability of fish feeds to produce competitive commercial fish in quantity. Three hundred and one (301) fish farms were surveyed in fifteen (15) regions of Côte d’Ivoire between May and November 2013. Fish feeds and farming systems were inventoried, characte...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36595
Aims: The aim of this study is to contribute to a better valorization of Terminalia catappa by the determination of minerals and vitamins of cakes enriched with the powders of almonds of Terminalia catappa, also evaluate the nutritional contributions of their consumption. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/36726
Ogiri, a fermented product of melon seed (Citrullus vulgaris), is a fermented condiment rich in vitamins and protein commonly consumed in South-East and Western Nigeria. It was produced by sorting the dehulled seed by hand to remove the spoilt seeds, washing, boiling for 4 h, as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/29804
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