Enset [Enset ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman], a plant widely cultivated in south and southwest of Ethiopia has been shown to be a rich source of starch. A review regarding comparison of enset starch with other widely known commercial starches and its significant applications in pha...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26896
Aims: Hemoglobinopathies including HbE β thalassemia are associated with significant cardiac and pulmonary compromise in affected persons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiac and pulmonary health of transfusion dependent 50 HbE β thalassemia patients of West Bengal....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26529
There is unequivocal evidence that administration of probiotics could be effective in the treatment of acute infectious diarrhoea in children and the prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhoea and nosocomial/community acquired diarrhoea. Encouraging evidence is also emerging f...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26531
Objective: To investigate the effect of the combined treatment of Moringa oleifera and Pleurotus ostreatus on blood glucose, amylase and lipid profile of diabetic rats. Study Design: Animal experimental study. Place of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of S...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27365
Microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC) is defined as the deterioration of metals as a result of metabolic activities of microbes. The biological harmful activities modify local chemistry and render it more corrosive to the metal. The aerobic iron and manganese bacteria are...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27049
The degree of hydrolysis (DH), proximate composition, functional properties and anti-oxidative characteristics of enzymatic kariya seed hydrolysates were evaluated with a view to increasing the utilisation of the seed as food ingredient. Protein hydrolysates were obtained from fe...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26685
Aims: To develop in vitro propagation and callus induction protocol for regeneration and conservation of the rare and threatened medicinal climber, Corallocarpus epigaeus, which is widely acclaimed for high medicinal values. Place and Duration of Study: The plant was spotted on N...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27229
Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of methanolic, ethanolic, ethyl acetate and n-hexanic extract from the leaves of Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) growing in Morocco. Study Design: Determination of total phenol and flavonoid...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26488
This research work was designed to examine the antimicrobial activities of some medicinal and aromatic plants. The essential oils of Adansonia digitata, Arachis hypodaea, Capsicum frutecens, Gossypium hirsutum, Hisbiscus esculentus, Nicotiana tabacum L., Piliostigma reticulatum H...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24290
Aim: To investigate the antioxidant property as well as the phenolic and flavonoid content of Anthocleista vogelii root ethanolic extract (EE) and fractions (aqueous [AF], ethyl acetate [EAF], dichloromethane [DF] and n-hexane [HF] fractions). Study Design: Activity directed anti...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27016
Twenty cotton genotypes belonging to Gossypium barbadense L. were used to screen the cotton genotypes for drought stress tolerance and to study gene expression of some genes related to cotton tolerance for drought stress. According to the field performance, highly significant gen...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26643
Aim: To study the phytochemical profiles of Cynodon dactylon with three different solvent extractions, such as petroleum ether, acetone and ethanol, and their growth promoting ability on Macrobrachium rosenbergii PL. Study Design: Complete extraction of C. dactylon using non-pol...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26863
Aims: To reveal which amino acid residues determine whether a protein is acidic or basic between orthologous pairs, acidic proteins from halophilic species and corresponding basic proteins from non-halophilic species were compared. Similarly acidic versus acidic protein pairs, an...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/25207
Probiotics, in point of fact, well-thought-out as the health effective microbial food supplements by fashioning mutuality environment to consumers intestinal gut in an advantageous manner. Goat milk is a broaden source of probiotics in consort with other nutrients. That’s why the...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26397
Aims: This study reported the purification and partial characterization of the enzyme β-galactosidase (EC 3:2: 1: 23) from the seeds of Cajanus cajans. Methodology: The dry seeds of Cajanus cajans were purchased at Shomolu market in Lagos Nigeria. One hundred and fifty gram of th...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21345