Phytochemicals have been widely used in pharmaceuticals in recent decades due to their anti-inflammatory, cancer-preventative and cardiovascular-protective properties. These phytochemicals were tested on Crotalus durissus terrificus secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2), a significa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i530283
Soil contaminated with hydrocarbons of petroleum and its products need a very cost effective process of remediation which is known as bioremediation. There are numerous factors which affect the efficiency of bioremediation process which generally includes microbial population, en...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i530284
Georges Abizi, Ouattara-Soro Fatou Shcherazade, Blahi Adélaïde Nadia Méa, Séverin Koffi, John Kouadio Kouakou & Emile Begbin Kouassi·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2022
Mitracarpus scaber is a known plant in the Ivorian pharmacopoeia where it is used in various ways for the treatment of different diseases and ailments, including skin problems. The present study aims at evaluating the cutaneous toxicity of the aqueous extract of the aerial parts...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i530282
T. Y. Jimoh, A. A. Olayeri, T. E. Falebita, G. A. Reis, B. I. Olufowobi, A. O. Saba, B. P. Akinbode, O. T. Olorunfemi & P. N. Nwabuisi·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2022
Aims: This research was conducted to investigate the effects of Agbara abattoir wastes dumped into the Ologe lagoon. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Ologe lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria from September 2019 - December 2019. Methodology: Water samples from the lag...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i530281
Salmonella is one of the most common food-borne bacteria incriminated in gastroenteritis in dogs. The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) genes raises spectre of intractable disease and constitute significant public health risk. Already, there are various reports of resistanc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i530279
Background: Pregnancy results in certain physiological and metabolic changes that results to shift in certain biochemical markers and could even result in hypertension in some women thus predisposing them to risk of cardiovascular disease. While this is true, some women express t...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430278
Aim: This study aimed at evaluating the duration dependent impact of aspartame and Sacoglottis gabonensis on the liver of male swiss mice. Location and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the green house of the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Rivers St...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430277
Vikas Jha, Kabir Thakur, Navdeep Kaur, Vrushali Dhamapurkar, Omkar Bhosale, Pankaj Mhatre, Mansi Mulay, Ashish Jhangiani, Diksha Rai & Himadri Yadav·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2022
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are infamous to cause liver damage, hepatocellular carcinoma, and cirrhosis, all of which can be fatal in nature. Nucleotide analogues, which target viral reverse transcriptase, and interferon therapy, which is known to have side effects in reci...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430276
Gastric Ulcer is a common ailment in Nigeria, with synthetic drug treatment becoming less effective, hence, herbal remedies are being sought. Daedalea quercina (Dq) has been shown to have significant therapeutic potential, but little is known about its anti-ulcer and blood-enhanc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430275
Background: DNA extraction is the process by which the DNA is extracted and purified from the living or dead cells or tissues. There are many different kits commercially available for DNA extraction, with varying protocols. This study aimed at determining the optimal conditions f...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430274
Maize is one of the most essential staple foods consumed and its spoilage by fungi has been a serious concern to humans since the dawn of agriculture and food storage. Therefore, this research was aimed at isolating, identifying and determining the toxicity level of fungi causing...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330273
Nkechi Eucharia Egbe, Ume Austine Okpaga, Vantsawa Philip Anthony, Nwankwo Henry Chizoba, Effiong Thomson Essien, Eze Godson Ofobuike & Ayuba-Buhari Sharifat·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2022
Starch is an essential biomaterial and food product globally used for different purposes. This study determined the physicochemical composition of starch extracted from selected cassava (M.ExOboma I and M.ExOboma II) and sweet potato (I.ExOboma I and I.ExOboma II) varieties in co...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330272
Olasupo John Ilori, Esther Chidima Okeke, Adesola Esther Adeneye, Temiloluwa Folasayo Afolayan, Abiola Hilder Emmanuel-Akerele & Omolola Abiola Bassey·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2022
Plant based medicines have been a part of traditional healthcare in most parts of the world for thousands of years. The medicinal plants are of great interest to human health. It has been proven that antimicrobials of plant origin work more efficiently with fewer side effects. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330271
The study screened the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic PAH in urban city center Owerri, Imo State. Soxhlet extraction-gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (SE-GC-FID) method was used to analyze PAH concentrations in the different environmental component to determine its...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330270
Objective: Dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) are the subjects of new and emerging fields of clinically applied biotechnology. However, much remains unknown regarding the most effective and appropriate methods for isolation, expansion and culture techniques for DPSC. To address thes...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330269