Biochemistry: Recent submissions

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NEUROPROTECTIVE AND ANTI-STRESS EFFECTS OF HOT WATER INFUSIONS OF PASSION FLOWER (PASSIFLORA INCARNATA LINN) AND ROOIBOS (ASPALATHUS LINEARIS LINN) TEAS IN MALE ALBINO RATS

OMONIYI, FEMI EMMANUEL (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-10)

Herbal teas have been in used for many years globally for human wellbeing to manage stress without altering the physiological functions of the body. This research is aimed at investigating the neuroprotective and anti-stress ...
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE MODULATORY EFFECTS OF VITAMIN C AND REDUCED GLUTATHIONE ON THE ANTIOXIDANT POTENCY OF QUERCETIN.

OMOGBADEGUN, OMOLARA OMOTUNDE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2014-12)

Progressions in free radicals mediated degenerative diseases are often characterized by diverse and excessive generation of reactive oxygen species and oxidant systems and thus management of such diseases may require ...
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF THE EFFECTS OF NARINGENIN ON DIESEL EXHAUST PARTICLES-INDUCED CARDIOVASCULAR AND HEPATIC DYSFUNCTIONS IN WISTAR RATS

OLUYEDE, MOSES DARE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-10)

One of the major and toxic components of diesel exhaust (emissions) is diesel exhaust particle (DEP). Studies have shown that DEP, a typical air particulate matter (PM), exerts its toxic effects by inducing the generation ...
EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-DYSLIPIDEMIC PROPERTY OFn-HEXANE LEAF EXTRACT OF FLAMING GLORY FLOWER (Clerodendrum splendens) IN MALE ALBINO RATS.

OLUSOLA, RACHEAL OLUWATOYIN (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2017-04)

Glory flower (C.splendens) is a plant that has been used for the treatment of various ailments in traditional medicine. The current study is carried out to establish and ascertain the level of the medicinal potentials ...
AMELIORATIVE POTENTIALS OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GLORY LEAF (ClerodendrumSplendensG.Don)ONALLOXANINDUCED TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS ON MALE ALBINO RATS

OLORUNFEMI, EMMANUEL SUNDAY (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-08)

Diabetes Mellitus a long existing Human disease which is characterized by persistent hyperglyceamia of insulin deficiency origin with its devastating effect nearly reaching epidemic level deserves urgent healthy attention; ...
EFFECT OF β-CARYOPHYLLENE ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND KEY ENZYMES RELEVANT TO ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN RATS

OLOPADE, ELIJAH OLUWATOSIN (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-12)

β-Caryophyllene (BCP) is an important essential oil component present in abundance in a number of spices, fruits, vegetables and herbs. This study sought to determine the effects of BCP on some enzymes linked to erectile ...
EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-STRESS ACTIVITIES OF METHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF ELEPHANT EAR FERN (PLATYCERIUM ANGOLENSE) IN RATS.

OLOLADE, OLUWASEYI JOHN. (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2014-12)

Lower plants are regarded as unstudied portion of plant kingdom that is not traditionally employed for healing, treatment and management of ailments in folklore medicine. In this study methanolic extract of Platycerium ...
INFLUENCE OF THIOL-REGULATED REDOX SYSTEM ON THE ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIALS OF POLYPHENOLIC AND SELENIUM COMPOUNDS

OLOGBOSERE, EBENEZER TOLU (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2018-04)

It is established that the precise underlying antioxidant mechanism of polyphenols (quercetin and tannic acid) is based on the ability to either chelate transition metals, scavenge radicals or reduce transition elements, ...
EFFECTS OF MOON SEED VINE (Triclisia gilletiiSTANER) ON ETHANE-1,2-DIOL-INDUCED NEPHROLITHIASIS AND RENOTOXICITY IN WISTAR RATS

OLAYERIJU, OLANREWAJU SAM (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-04)

Moonseed vine (Triclisia gilletii Staner) in the family Menispermaceae is used locally in Nigeria for the management of renal-related ailments. Phytochemical screening, characterization of Triclisia gilletii aqueous ...
NEURO-PROTECTIVE EFFECTS AND ANTI-STRESS PROPERTIES OF HOT-WATER TEA INFUSIONS OF LEONURUS CARDIACA LINN (MOTHERWORT TEA) AND CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA JACG (HAWTHORNE TEA) IN MALE ALBINO RATS

OLAWALE, ATINUKE ADEBIMPE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-10)

Synthetic drugs such as benzodiapenes and cyclo oxygenase inhibitors have been known as an effective treatment of stress disorders, however, most of these drugs can also bring about undesirable side effects.Recently, the ...
EFFECTS OF SOME SELECTED CITRUS SPECIES PEELS ON Drosophila melanogaster MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

OLATUNDE, DAMILOLA MOSES (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-11)

Citrus peel, a major by-product of citrus juice processing industry, is used as a source of phytochemicals by the food, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. This studyseeks to determine the effect of orange (Citrus ...
EFFECT OF BLANCHING ON ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND NUTRIENT/ANTINUTRIENT CONTENT OF TWO VARIETIES OF LAGOS SPINACH (Celosia argentea)

OLANIYI, MUSILIYU AKANDE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2016-05)

Green leafy vegetables, fruits, legumes and cereals are excellent sources of nutrients and antioxidant components. In Nigeria, most of the vegetables undergo processes like blanching or cooking rather than eaten raw. Lagos ...
PRODUCTION AND SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ACID PROTEASE FROM Aspergillus niger (NRRL 1785)

OLAJUYIGBE, FOLASADE MAYOWA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2002-05)

The effect of growth of Aspergillus niger (NRRL 1785) on acid protease production was investigated over a five day fermentation period. The production of acid protease by Aspergillus niger (NRRL 1785) using five saccharides ...
EFFECT OF ALKALOID EXTRACTS OF BUSH APPLE (HEINSIA CRINITA) AND PADAUK (PTEROCARPUS SOYAUXII) LEAVES ON ALUMINIUM-INDUCED TOXICITY IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

OLADUN, FOLASADE LOYAL (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-11)

This study sought to examine the in vitro and in vivo protective properties of alkaloid extracts of two vegetables commonly consumed in the south-eastern part of Nigeria: Bush apple (Heinsia crinita) and Padauk (Pterocarpus ...
EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF TIGER NUT (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS L.) AND WALNUT (TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM MÜLL. ARG.) ON SOME BIOMOLECULES RELEVANT TO ERECTION IN RATS

OLABIYI, AYODEJI AUGUSTINE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2018-06)

Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) and walnut (Tetracarpidium conophorum Müll. Arg.) have been reportedly used in folk medicine for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in male, but the mechanism of action remains unexplored. ...
NEUROPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF Antiaris Africana (FALSE IROKO TREE) LEAF EXTARCT AND FRACTIONS AGAINST MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICANTS

OKE, ROFIAT FUNMILOLA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2017-02)

Antiaris africana, popularly known as false Iroko tree is used in African ethnomedicine to treat several disorders, such as mental illness, neurodegenerative diseases, stomach disorder, respiratory disorders etc. The plant ...
BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON EFFICACY OF CRUDE OIL BIOREMEDIATION TECHNIQUE ON THE LIVER OF JUVENILES AFRICAN CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus)

OJO, OLUWADAMILOLA ELIZABETH (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-07)

Crude oil spill threatens water and a wide range of subsurface aquatic organisms including fishes. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of crude oil exposure at different concentration (ranging from ...
NEUROTHERAPEUTIC EVALUATION OF KOLAVIRON IN A 2-VESSEL OCCLUSION MODEL OF GLOBAL CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION-MEDIATED BRAIN INJURY

OJO, OLUBUKOLA BENEDICTA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2017-03)

Brain damage as a consequence of cardiac arrest and stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide with overwhelming majority of strokes adduced to cerebral ischemia. Kolaviron, the predominant ...
POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENT HYDROPHOBIC THIOLS OF SULFHYDRYL PROTEINS IN THE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE MIMICRY OF DIPHENYL DISELENIDE

OJO, TOLULOPE AYOOLA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-12)

There is a strong line of evidence speculating that the translation of the chemical model of the glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimetic catalytic cycle of organoseleniums into simple biological model may be integrally linked ...
EVALUATION OF Trevo®, A PHYTOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT FOR PROTECTIVE EFFECTS ON ACETAMINOPHEN-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND HEPATOTOXICITY

OGUNTUNDE, KEHINDE OLUFEMI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-07)

Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is a widely used analgesic and antipyretic drug which at high doses leads to undesirable side effects such as hepatotoxicity. Trévo™ is a popular phytopharmaceutical product reputed to enhance ...

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