STUDIES ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL AND NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT OF JUSTICIA CARNEA AND ITS EFFECT ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN ANAEMIC RATS.

ABSTRACT Anaemia is a common blood disorder that affects people of all ages, though people at greater risk are the elderly, young women and infants….

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PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIESEL FROM LUFFA CYLINDRICA SEED OIL

ABSTRACT Biodiesel was produced from the seed oil of Luffa cylindrica. The oil obtained was transesterified to produce methyl-esters and glycerol. The percentage oil yield…

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STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF MILLETTIA ABOENSIS LEAVES ON LOMOTIL–INDUCED CONSTIPATION IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS

ABSTRACT Millettia aboensis leaf is a rich source of reducing sugar, tannins, glycosides and flavonoids and has been reported to have medicinal property as well…

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF MORINGA OLEIFERA AND VERNONIA AMYGDALINA LEAVES ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL INDICES IN ALBINO

ABSTRACT   A comparative study of the effects of aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera and Vernonia amygdalina on selected biochemical indices of prostate pathologies of…

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PHYTOCHEMICAL, ANTIOXIDANT AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS

ABSTRACT The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of many diseases is associated with folk medicine from different parts of the World. However, information…

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EXTRACTION, PARTIAL PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CELLULASE FROM Aspergillus fumigatus AND Aspergillus flavus IN SUBMERGED FERMENTATION SYSTEM USING BREADFRUIT HULLS AS CARBON SOURCE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   Enzymes are the catalysts of biological processes. Like any other catalyst, an enzyme brings the reaction catalyzed to its equilibrium position…

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COMPOSITIONAL EVALUATION AND NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF WINGED TERMITE (Macrotermes bellicosus)

  ABSTRACT As part of the effort in combating hunger, this study was undertaken to determine the nutrient composition of an insect, winged termite (Macrotermes…

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INTERACTION OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS (PYRIMETHAMINE AND SULPHADOXINE) WITH NORMAL AND SICKLE HAEMOGLOBINS: A UV-VISIBLE STUDY

ABSTRACT Crude haemoglobins were extracted from blood samples of identified individuals of normal (AA), sickle trait carrier (AS), and sickle (SS) by employing centrifugation techniques….

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EFFECT OF ALKALINE STEEP AND AIR-REST CYCLE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SORGHUM PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY DURING MALTING

Abstract The effect of  alkaline steep and air-rest cycle on the development of  peroxidase activity during malting was investigated in sorghum variety, KSV8. Preliminary experiment…

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PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS, FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING PROPERTIES AND ANTIDIABETIC POTENTIALS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF THE STEM (BARK) OF Alstonia boonei ON ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETIC ALBINO RATS

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the phytochemical constituents of the methanol extract of the stem (bark) of Alstonia boonei (MEAB), in vitro…

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