BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) IN AGEING MEN ATTENDING CLINIC AT UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL (UNTH), ITUKU-OZALLA, ENUGU STATE OF NIGERIA

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ABSTRACT   This study was aimed at investigating biochemical changes associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia in ageing men attending clinic at the university of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria. The assessment included 50 men with BPH attending clinic in addition to 50 healthy men (control). All samples were divided into 5 groups and … Read more

EFFECT OF CONTROLLED FERMENTATION USING ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND TRICHODERMA HARZANIUM ON NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF PRE-TREATED BENGAL INDIGO (INDIGOFERA ARRECTA) SEEDS

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The genus Indigofera Linn. is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the sub-family Papilionoideae in the family Fabaceae / Leguminosae. They occur throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Burkill (1995) recognized 60 species while Soladoye and Lewis (2003) recorded 60 species in Nigeria … Read more

LARVICIDAL POTENTIAL OF EXTRACTS OF Persea Americana SEED AND Chromolaena odorata LEAF AGAINST Aedes vittatus MOSQUITO

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ABSTRACT The larvicidal activity of various solvent (ethanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane) extracts of Persea americana seed and Chromolaena odorata leaves against Aedes vittatus mosquito was analysed. The most potent solvent (n-hexane) extracts of both plants were fractionated using column chromatography and most effective fractions isolated and identified using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and Fourier … Read more

ISOLATION, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FREE AND IMMOBILIZED ALPHA-AMYLASE FROM BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS

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ABSTRACT     The bacteria Bacillus licheniformis was cultured in nutrient agar and then incubated for 15h at 35oC. The bacteria cells were harvested by centrifugation after incubation. The cell free supernatant was used to estimate alpha-amylase activity. The alpha-amylase obtained was isolated and purified using ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography. … Read more

HEPATOPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS OF SENA TORA LEAVE EXTRACT ON CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED TOXICITY

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TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content   CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION 1.1    Aims of the research   CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0    Senna Tora 2.1.1 Taxonomy of Senna Tora (Nature Serve, 2007) 2.1.2 Geographical distribution of Senna Tora 2.1.3 Growth requirements of Senna Tora 2.1.4 Propagation of Senna Tora 2.1.5 … Read more

HEPATOCURATIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF ETHYL-ACETATE AND N-BUTANOL FRACTIONS OF Detarium microcarpum STEM BARK IN CCl4 INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE IN WISTAR RATS

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ABSTRACT   The stem bark of Detarium microcarpum (Guill and Perr.) is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of liver disease in middle belt region of Nigeria. To substantiate this folkloric claim, ethyl-acetate and n-butanol fractions of Detarium microcarpum stem bark was investigated for its hepatocurative and antioxidant effect in CCl4 induced liver damage … Read more

EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WHITE MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS SEED OIL

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  TABLE OF CONTENT   CONTENT          TITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS   CHAPTER ONE 1.0    PREAMBLE 1.1    INTRODUCTION 1.2    OBJECTIVE OF STUDY 1.3    SCOPE OF WORK   CHAPTER TWO 2.0    LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1    FATS AND OILS 2.2.0  COMPONENTS OF MUCUNA SEEDS 2.2.1 NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES 2.2.2 ANTINUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES 2.2.3 PHARMACEUTICAL PROPERTIES 2.3.0 … Read more

EVALUATION OF THE TRACE – ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF THE LEAF EXTRACT (A FOCUS ON PIPER METHYSTICUM (AWA

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TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Herbs 1.2 Objectives of study CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 History of Piper methysticum (Awa) 2.1.1 Chemistry of Awa 2.1.2 Uses of Piper methysticum 2.1.3 Effect of Awa on the fungal growth 2.1.4 Hepatotoxicity of Piper methysticum 2.1.5 Phytochemicals of … Read more

EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF MONODORA MYRISTICA (AFRICAN NUTMEG)

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ABSTRACT This work evaluates the antioxidant potential of Monodora myristica (African nutmeg). Monodora myristica extract was obtained by solvent extraction using n-hexane and used as treatment on freshly prepared crude palm kernel oil and palm oil. Equal volume of oil samples were subjected to different concentration of extract treatment (0.2ml,0.4ml, 0.6ml, 0.8ml, 1.0ml using syringe. … Read more

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS ON PTEROCARPUS MILDBREADII (OHA) SEED PRESENTED

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION, AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Aim of study 1.3 Research objective CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Elemental analysis 2.2 Trace elements as catalysts 2.3 Biological functions of metals,sources and deficiency 2.4 Pterocarpus mildbreadii:A case study for elemental analysis 2.4.1 … Read more

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