African mistletoe (Loranthus bengwensis L.) has been employed in sub-Sahara African folklore for the treatment of many degenerative diseases such as hypertension. It has been reported that drying methods play an important ...

The general antioxidant chemistry of organotellurium compounds have been largely related to their ability to mimic the native antioxidant enzyme, gluthathione peroxidase (GPx). However, the precise molecular event ...

This study examined the modulatory effect of crude alkaloid extracts of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and water bitter leaf (Struchium sparganophora) on cognitive function, antioxidant status, and activities of ...

One of the mechanisms by which carbofuran (CF) exerts its toxicity is via oxidative stress, thus leading to drastic decrease in the activities of antioxidant enzymes and pool of vital antioxidant components in mammalian ...

Liver is one of the main organs targeted by inorganic mercury compounds, such as mercuric chloride (HgCl2). Multiple mechanisms have been proposed to explain the biological toxicity of HgCl2 as pro-oxidant by investigating ...

Extensive accumulation of manganese (Mn) in the brain causes central nervous system dysfunction. At the cellular level, mitochondria and neurotransmitters are potential targets for Mn neurotoxicity which causes a form ...

Pollution of agricultural soil by crude oil is a wide spread phenomenon in petroleum producing countries worldwide. Therefore, there is need to study effects of crude oil on soil health and find effective and eco-friendly ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes have been reportedly used in folk medicine for the treatment of hypertension, but the mechanism of action remains unexplored. Hence, this study investigated ...

This study was conducted to assess and compared the effects of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala leaves on wound healing in type 2 diabetic rats. Type 2 diabetes was induced experimentally by high fat diet with low ...

Glucoamylase, a starch degrading enzyme was optimally produced from two species of Aspergillus (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus) obtained from the soil of a cassava processing site with a view to biochemically ...