2015 - Volume 6 [Issue 2]

Contents

Original-research-article

Anti-diarrhea Potential and Acute Toxicity Studies of Methanolic Extract of Vernonia amygdalina and Cymbopogon citratus against Castor Oil Induced Diarrhea Model in Rats

 

Osheke Shekins Okere¹, Janet Olayemi Sangodele^1*, Oluwatosin Grace Tade², Olabisi T. Obafemi³ and John Adeolu Falode⁴

¹Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria.
²School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
³Department of Chemical Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Biochemistry, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

 

Article Information
Editor(s):
(1) Carmen Lúcia de Oliveira Petkowicz, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
(2) Yi-Ren Hong, College of Medicine , Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
(3) Alfonso Clemente, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ-CSIC), Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Animal Nutrition c/Profesor Albareda, Granada, Spain.
Reviewers:
(1) Anonymous, India.
(2) Anonymous, Nigeria.
(3) Anonymous, Ghana.
Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/7573

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 46-52

DOI : 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/12293

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Original-research-article

Protective Effect of Costus afer on Lipid Profile and Hepatic Damage in Ethanol - Induced Liver Cirrhosis in Rats

 

Ayakeme Tonkiri^1*, E. B. Essien¹, J. O. Akaninwor¹ and Ronami S. Ogbomade¹

¹Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Science, College of Natural and Applied Medical Sciences. University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.

 

Article Information
Editor(s):
(1) Chunying Li, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA.
Reviewers:
(1) Anonymous, Nigeria.
(2) Ndomou Mathieu, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Cameroon.
(3) Anonymous, Iran.
(4) Anonymous, Pakistan.
Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/7624

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 53-61

DOI : 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14577

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Original-research-article

Clostridium thermocellum Cel5L – Cloning and Characterization of a New, Thermostable GH5 Cellulase

 

Phillip J. Brumm^1*, Spencer Hermanson¹, Krishne Gowda², Dan Xie¹, and David A. Mead^1,2

¹C5•6 Technologies, 2905 Parmenter St., Middleton, WI, United States of America.
²Lucigen Corporation, 2905 Parmenter St., Middleton, WI, United States of America.

 

Article Information
Editor(s):
(1) Rosario Gomez Garcia, Department of Biochemistry, Loyola University, USA.
Reviewers:
(1) Anonymous, India.
(2) Anonymous, India.
(3) Ummirul Mukminin Kahar, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia.
Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/7625

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 62-74

DOI : 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/15199

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Original-research-article

Phytochemical Screening and Mineral Analysis of Grewia mollis Stems Bark

 

Sarah Haruna Sambo^1*, Ahmed Olatunde¹ and Sarah Midong Shaltoe¹

¹Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.

 

Article Information
Editor(s):
(1) Hector M. Mora Montes, Department of Biology, University of Guanajuato, Mexico.
(2) Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan Hassanien, Biochemistry Department, Zagazig University, Egypt.
(3) Luisa Di Paola, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, Faculty of Engineering Università Campus Biomedico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Roma, Italy.
Reviewers:
(1) Anonymous, Italy.
(2) Anonymous, Malaysia.
(3) Hilal Ahmad Rather, School of Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Vels University, India.
Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/7626

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 75-81

DOI : 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14162

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Original-research-article

Toxicological Evaluation of Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) Biodiesel-Contaminated Catfish on Kidney of Albino Rats

 

Adeyemi Olalekan^1*

¹Department of Environmental Science, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, PMB 1221, Effurun, Nigeria.

 

Article Information
Editor(s):
(1) Richard A. Manderville, Departments of Chemistry and Toxicology University of Guelph, Canada.
(2) Luisa Di Paola, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, Faculty of Engineering Università Campus Biomedico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Roma, Italy.
Reviewers:
(1) Anonymous, Nigeria.
(2) Anonymous, Nigeria.
Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/7627

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 82-91

DOI : 10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/15169

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