The burden of colon cancer is compounded by the cost of therapy, which is unbearable for low-income earners and patients in developing countries. This has led to a continual search for alternative and affordable therapy. ...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a major flavour enhancer extensively used as a food additive. Despite its taste stimulation and appetite enhancement, many studies have linked MSG to several pathological and biochemical ...

Angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE-1), is a key component the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS), which regulates blood pressure. Since the over expression of RAAS is known to be associated with vascular ...

This study was designed to investigate the protective potential of kolaviron against global ischemia/reperfusion-induced brain damage in male Wistar rats. Animals which were 48 in number were divided into eight groups with ...

Phytase from Bacillus licheniformis PFBL-03 was purified in three steps by using ammonium sulphate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE Sephadex A-50 and gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-100. The ...

The antioxidant mechanism of action of organoseleniums in rat’s brain is largely linked with either their glutathione peroxidase (GPx) or peroxiredoxin mimetic activities. However, the precise molecular dynamics between ...

The functional properties of plant foods had received much attention in recent times. However, several investigations have revealed the antioxidant, nutritional and medicinal potential of unripe plantain and millet when ...

Hepatic and renal dysfunctions are now major health challenges with attendant high mortality, morbidity and economic cost. Treatment with orthodox medicines have undesirable side effects necessitating the quest for alternative ...

The antioxidant mechanism of action of diphenyl diselenide, an organoselenium, is largely linked with its glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity. However, the precise relationship between the GPx-mimicry of diphenyl diselenide ...

Polyclonal antibodies represent a group of mixture of antibodies produced by different B-lymphocytes in response to the same antigen. Thus, different antibodies in the group recognize different parts of the antigen. ...