Jap Mai Cing, Trini Suryowati, Nur Nunu Prihantini, Muhammad Alfarabi, Fri Rahmawati, Lusia Sri Sunarti, Forman Erwin Siagian & Zyachra Maulidya Sunandar·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2022
Aims: Due to the complexity of teaching new subjects to medical freshmen, especially in basic medical science, and the variability of the academic performance, we want to explore the difference of our student’s Biochemistry examination score based on their gender and place of res...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i230218
Osuji, P. Onuawuchi, Enemor, V. H. Azubuike, Ogbunugafor, A. Henrientta, Shalom, N. Chinedu, Akunna T. Ogochukwu & Uchechukwu C. Ogbodo·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2022
Thaumatococcus daniellii is a large flowering herb with rhizomatous rootstock, commonly found mostly in the western part of Nigeria. Thaumatococcus daniellii fruit arils that contain the sweetener, are embedded within a gel-like fluid that is richly composed of polysaccharide. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i230217
Oil palm biomass generates an abundance via the oil palm industry such as Palm kernel shell (PKS), empty fruit bunch (EFB), frond, trunk. Problem Statement: The main issue nowadays is global warming; one of the factors is the increment of CO2 content in the atmosphere. In order...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i130215
This study aimed at investigating the antioxidant potential of flavonoids as a subgroup of polyphenols and ultimately entirely and partially substitute the synthetic antioxidant with natural them. All relevant databases were searched for the terms including 'phytochemical', polyp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i130214
Background: According to GLOBOCAN estimates, breast cancer was found to be the most often diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, (11.7%) and the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality (6.9%). The present study was aimed to evaluate the involvement of oxidative stress on breast ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i130213
Purpose: The study investigated honey's hepatoprotective effect and lipid profile on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Methods: Thirty-six (36) male Wistar rats were assigned into six (6) groups with six (6) animals each, group 1 (Normal control), group 2 (Negative control), group 3...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i130212
Liliane Tamires Alves Silva, Tarcisio Michael Ferreira Soares de Oliveira, Barbhara Mota Marinho, Thiago Machado Pasin, David Lee Nelson, Juliana Rocha de Meira Pires & Vivian M. Benassi·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2022
Microbial amylases are commercially available and have almost completely replaced the chemical hydrolysis of starch in various industrial processes. Microbial amylases have a wide range of applications because they are more stable than amylases obtained from plants and animals. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v10i130211
Aims: To estimate the level of Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) in the serum and to evaluate the role of inhibitors in ascertaining the type of isoenzyme of ALP and further correlation with clinical diagnosis and other biochemical parameters of the patients. Study Design: Cross Section...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430210
Background: Chikungunya is a viral infection caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belonging to the Togaviridae family. The transmission of the virus is taking place through the bite of infected daytime biting female mosquitoes – primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430209
Adriana Rodríguez Pérez, Monica Banda Gómez, Juan Fernando Cárdenas González, Víctor Manuel Martínez Juárez, Erika Enriquez Domínguez, Juana Tovar Oviedo, Dalila Contreras Briones & Ismael Acosta Rodríguez·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
Aims: The objective of this work was to analyze the production of some extracellular lytic enzymes of the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. Methodology: The fungus was isolated from Valencian orange and was cultivated on Mathur medium modified with polygalacturonic acid (2% w/v) or...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430208
Peter Folorunsho Ayodele, Dorcas Ibukun Akinloye, Adio Jaimiu Akamo, David Adejare Agboola & Oluseyi Adeboye Akinloye·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
The extensive utilization of cadmium (Cd) in industry is a major cause of environmental health menace to humans and animals. This study was to investigate the protective effects of Xylopia aethiopica fruit ethanol extract (XAFEE) on cadmium-induced inflammation and dyslipidemia i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430207
Peter Folorunsho Ayodele, Oyeleke Oyedotun, Olayinka Fisayo Onifade, Abiola Muhammad Adeosun, Ifeoluwa Adebayo Odeniyi, Olaniyi Stephen Omowaye & Mohammad Akram·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2021
The current research investigated the nutritional value of the Moringa oleifera leaves Four diets, different in their composition were used on sixteen male albino rats (n=4). Commercial vitamins and minerals premix (75.0 g) were used solely in diet 1; diet 2 contained 37.5 g of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i430206
The protective effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Ipomoea biloba in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced cardiotoxicity and the antioxidant activity involved in this protection were investigated in rats. Myocardial infraction was produced in rats with 20 mg/kg b.wt of ISO administered su...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330204
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) constitutes a very important antioxidant defense against oxidative stress in the body. SOD is found aplenty in many organisms, from microorganisms to plants and animals. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels and fruits have been used in traditional med...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330203
The effects of some alkali metal ions (Na+ and K+) and alkaline earth metal ions (Mg 2+ and Ba2+) on the initial reaction rates of Congregibacter litoralis KT71 β-lactamase hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl myristate was investigated by varying the concentrations of the metal ions in t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2021/v9i330202