ABSTRACT Biodiesel was produced from the seed oil of Luffa cylindrica. The oil obtained was transesterified to produce methyl-esters and glycerol. The percentage oil yield of 36.32% was obtained from Luffa cylindrica seed. Biodiesel properties of methyl-esters were determined using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards and compared with that of petrodiesel. The … Read more
ABSTRACT The prevalence and severity of hypoglycaemia and lactic acidosis in Nigerian children diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria were determined in 100 outpatient children aged 3-144 months (12 years). The children were grouped into 2 categories: 3-59 month old and 60-144 month old. The results obtained indicated that out of the 100 children recruited … Read more
ABSTRACT The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of many diseases is associated with folk medicine from different parts of the World. However, information on the toxicology of these plants part used in Nigeria folk medicine is rare. Thus, this work is aimed at revealing a range of phytochemicals in the Phyllanthus amarus plant, … Read more
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the phytochemical constituents of the methanol extract of the stem (bark) of Alstonia boonei (MEAB), in vitro antioxidant activity of the extract and its possible antidiabetic and antioxidant potential using alloxan- induced diabetic rats as model. The qualitative analysis of the extract showed a wide range of … Read more
ABSTRACT Crude haemoglobins were extracted from blood samples of identified individuals of normal (AA), sickle trait carrier (AS), and sickle (SS) by employing centrifugation techniques. The crude haemoglobins were dialysed at 4oC for 12hr against 50mM Tris-HCl buffer of pH 7.2. The effects of pyrimethamine and sulphadoxine on the haemoglobins in the presence and absence … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Enzymes are the catalysts of biological processes. Like any other catalyst, an enzyme brings the reaction catalyzed to its equilibrium position more quickly than would occur otherwise. An enzyme cannot bring about a reaction with an unfavourable change in free energy unless that reaction can be coupled to one whose free … Read more
Abstract The effect of alkaline steep and air-rest cycle on the development of peroxidase activity during malting was investigated in sorghum variety, KSV8. Preliminary experiment showed that alkaline steep (test) and the distilled water steep (control) had germinative energy of 92± 2.87 % and 89± 0.57 % respectively. In regime II (sorghum grains steeped in … Read more
ABSTRACT As part of the effort in combating hunger, this study was undertaken to determine the nutrient composition of an insect, winged termite (Macrotermes Bellicosus). This insect was high in protein (64.30g/100g), also it could be a good source of oil (19.93g/100g) and minerals, particularly calcium and potassium, at 975 and 203mg/100g respectively. The proximate … Read more
ABSTRACT A comparative study of the effects of aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera and Vernonia amygdalina on selected biochemical indices of prostate pathologies of male albino rats was investigated using thirty two adult male albino rats of average weight of 152g. Rats were randomly assigned into four groups of eight rats each with different … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page……………………………………………………………………………i. Certification Page…………………………….……………………………………..ii. Dedication……………………………………………………………………….….iii. Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………..iv. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………v. Table of contents………………………………………………………………..……vi. List of Tables……………………………………………………………………..…ix. List of graphs………………………………………………………………..……….x List of Figures……………………………………………………………………….x List of Abbreviations………………………………………………………………..xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………1. 1.1. Avocado fruit…………………………………..………………………..………27. 1.1.1 Cultivars and Varieties………………………..……………………………….36. 1.1.2. Taxonomy of Avocado……………………………………………………….30. 1.1.3. Description of the avocado fruit pulp oil…………………………………….31 1.2. Biodiesel and other fuels………………………………………………………31. 1.2. Biodiesel production…………………………………………………………………..32. … Read more