BIOCHEMISTRY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 121. COMPARATIVE HYPOLIPIDEMIC EFFECT OF TELFERIA OCCIDENTALIS AND VERNONIA AMYGDALIN...

  » ABSTRACT The importance of vegetables in human nutrition cannot be overemphasized, as they are important sources of nutrients, dietary fibre, and phytochemicals. However, the bioavailability of these nutritive values and palatability among other reasons has set certain barriers in their consumption. This work investigated utilized 60 wistar rats fed with different diet composition such as high su...Continue Reading »

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• 122. ESTIMATION OF NUTRITIONAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DIOSCOREA DUMENTORUM ...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Bitter yam (Dioscoreadumentorumpax) can also be called Trifoliate yam which belongs to the genus Dioscorea and family Dioscoreaceae (Onweme 1978;Bai and Ekanayake, (1998).it is an annual plant with an underground storage tuber in which starch is deposited (Bai, and Ekanayakeet al.,1998). The starchy tubers may be single but are usually produced in clusters, in a stand ...Continue Reading »

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• 123. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANAEMIA, GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY AND O...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type (WHO, 2014). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria is a significant public health problem in more than 100 countries and causes an estimate...Continue Reading »

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• 124. HEPATOCURATIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF ETHYL-ACETATE AND N-BUTANOL FRACTIONS O...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble Herbal medicines are herbal preparations produced by subjecting plant materials to extraction, fractionation, purification, concentration or other physical or biological processes which may be produced for immediate consumption or as a basis for herbal products (WHO, 2001). Notwithstanding the extent of significant advancement in modern medicine in recent deca...Continue Reading »

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• 125. ANALYSIS OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE HUMAN HAIR

  » Hair is a filamentous biomaterial that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Found exclusively in mammals, hair is one of the defining characteristics of the mammalian class. (Definition askoxford. Com). The word “hair” often refers to two distinct structures: the part beneath the skin, called the bulb. This organ is located in the dermis and maintains stem cells which not only reg...Continue Reading »

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• 126. METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF AQUEOUS OF ENANTIA CHLORANTHA

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Natural products have been, and have remained the cornerstone of health care. Present estimates show that 80% of the world’s population still rely on traditional medicine for their health care needs (Farnsworth et al. 1985). It is estimated that there are between 200 000 and 700 000 species of tropical flowering plants that have medicinal properties, this has mad...Continue Reading »

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• 127. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF CRATEVA AD...

  » ABSTRACT This research investigated the phytochemical and anti inflammatory properties of methanol extract of Crateva adansonii stembark. Although several edible and non edible plants parts are used in inflammatory treatment, many record has been found of the use of Crateva adansonii stem bark. For this research, fresh stem bark of Crateva adansonii were collected from Asata village in Enugu State...Continue Reading »

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• 128. THE EFFECT OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF DESMODIUMVELUTINUM STEM ON SOME MARKER EMZYME ...

  » Abstract Present investigations were carried out on the effect of ethanol extract of Desmodium velutinumstem on some liver enzymes of albino wistar rats fed with high fat from cow‟s brain. Twelve healthy albino wistar rats were divided into four groups. Group I rats were fed with balanced diet (normal feed, that is grower‟s mash) and tap water. Group II rats were fed with fat diet (cow‟s bra...Continue Reading »

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• 129. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTS OF BURANTASHI EXTRACT ON LIVER ENZYMES OF ...

  » ABSTRACT This work was carried out to investigate the effects of Burantashi extract on liver enzymes of albino male and female whistar rats. Burantashi is a popular seasoning agent to barbecued meat (suya) in Nigeria,mostly found in the northern part of the Nigeria. Liver Enzymes are those enzymes that plays important role in the liver both in function and regulation. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is ...Continue Reading »

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• 130. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTS OF BURANTASHI EXTRACT ON LIPOPROTEINS OF A...

  » ABSTRACT This work was carried out to investigate the effects of Burrantashi extracts on the lipoproteins Burantashi is a popular seasoning agent to barbecued meat (Suya) in Nigeria. Found in the northern parts of the country. Lipoproteins are the principal steroid or fat that is synthesized in the liver or intestines of animals. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the consistent or recurrent ...Continue Reading »

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• 131. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL EXTRACT...

  » ABSTRACT Inflammation is a complex biological response of vascular tissue to harmful stimuli such as pathogen, damage cells or irritants. The urgency generated by in increased rate of stroke, atheroselerosis attributed to prolong use of cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 inhibitors have acceralated anti inflammatory drug research over the last decade while synthetic pharmaceutical agents continued to dominate...Continue Reading »

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• 132. CARDIO PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES OF N-HEXANE EXTRACT OF DESMODIUM VELUTINUM STEM ON...

  » ABTRACT This study evaluates the cardio protactive effect of N hexane extract of Desmodium Velutinum stem on albino wister rat. Rats used in this study were grouped into four and each group was fed differentely. Rats in group one, three, and four wre fed with the aid of a syringe without needle with 6ml of the lipoprotein food mixture containing 3.6g of the cow’s brain twice a day for seven ...Continue Reading »

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• 133. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME BRANDS OF BITTERS SOLD IN AKWA IBOM STATE

  » ABSTRACT Goko cleanser, Teco cleanser and Goody Cleanser are poly herbal mixtures that are sold in large commercial quantities in Akwa Ibom State. Due to their perceived therapeutic values and relative affordability; the poly herbal mixtures are highly patronized by the citizens of the State. This study was therefore carried out to screen for the phytochemical constituents of these herbal mixtures...Continue Reading »

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• 134. COMPREHENSIVE THEORETICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CUBIC AND MONOCLINIC LATTICE OF ...

  » 1.0 INTRODUCTION Tungsten (vi) oxide, also known as tungsten trioxide or tungsten analysis, W03 is a chemical compound containing oxygen and transition metal tungsten it is obtained as an intermediate in the recovery of tungsten from its minerals. Tungsten is treated with alkali to produce W03 further reaction with carbon or hydrogen gas reduces tungsten trioxide to the pure metal. Tungsten trioxi...Continue Reading »

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• 135. EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF JATHROPHA TANJORENSIS ON KIDNEY FUNCTION OF...

  » ABSTRACT Jatropha tanjorensis has been consumed as a leafy vegetable and as a medicinal plant in Nigeria has shown hematological, antimalarial, antimicrobial, hypoglyceamic, hypolipidemic and antihypertensive activities. This study was designed to investigate the effect of ethanol root extract of jatropha tanjorensis on the kidney function of albino Wistar rat. Twenty rats (20) adult female adults...Continue Reading »

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• 136. QUALITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF S. aculeastrum SEED

  » ABSTRACT Solanum aculeastrum is an important medicinal plant commonly known as soda apple, soda apple nightshade, goat apple, poison apple or more ambiguously as “bitter apple”. It is a poisonous nightshade species from Africa and not related to true apples. The term “soda apple” probably derives from “Sodom apple”, modified due to the detergent properties. The ...Continue Reading »

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• 137. BRAIN ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF SIX ARTEMISININ-BASED COMBINATION THERAPIES (AC...

  » ABSTRACT Malaria parasite has remained a menace to human immune system as it usually subjects its host to oxidative stress which in turn has an effect on the levels of the antioxidant system due to generation of reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the brain antioxidant activities with six artemisinin based combination therapies in an experimental malaria model. Forty (40) adult male S...Continue Reading »

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• 138. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONSTITUENT OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS OF ETHYLE ACAELETE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The presence of chemical constituents in plants is important for consuming as nutrition and treatment against several diseases. These phytochemicals are essentially classified into two groups and which are primary and secondary metabolites based on the utility in plant metabolism. The primary metabolites are included common Carbohydrates, Amino ...Continue Reading »

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• 139. BIOCHEMISTRY OF GOUT

  » 1.1 Introduction Gout was described by Hippocrates as “the disease of kings” due to its association with rich diet. (Falasca, 2006). Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases resulting from the deposition of urate (as monosodium urate monohydrate) crystals in supersaturated extracellular fluids. It’s also a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a re...Continue Reading »

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• 140. MODULATORY EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF SPHENOCENTRUM JOLLYANUM PIERRE (...

  » ABSTRACT The effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Sphenocentrum jollyanum pierre (SPJ) on liver function and hematological indices of cadmium chloride induced toxicity in male albino wistar rats was investigated after 21 days of administration of the plant extract. Thirty (30) matured male wistar rats of albino strain were weighed and grouped into six (6) groups of five (5) animals per group accord...Continue Reading »

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