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Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2023 Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as fruit fly, vinegar fly, is a small model organism used in the study of various disciplines. D. biochemical, neurological and physiological sim ilarities with human beings and has about 75% functional homologs of
Osunbor, J.O. Osakue, J.E.
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Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry, 2023 This study evaluated the combination interactive effects of G. latifolium leaves and P. nitida seed extracts using a metabolic glucose tolerance test.
Maureen Ifeyinwa Egbuniwe +5 more
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Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 The performance of Picralima nitida extract (PNE) in bio-coagulation-flocculation (BCF) for the reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in municipal solid waste leachate (MSWL) was studied.
Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe +3 more
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Sciences of Phytochemistry, 2023 Insomnia is known as sleep insufficiency and is considered a capital public health concern. Bryophyllum pinnatum which belongs to the family Grassulaceae is used in folkloric medicine to treat various kind of ailment.
Kosisochukwu Frances Okoye +3 more
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Assessment of antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of Picralima nitida seed extracts [PDF]
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2019 The study investigated the antioxidant potential as well as the inhibitory potential of the seed extracts of Picralima nitida on α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes. The methanolic, aqueous and coconut water extracts were obtained using 70% methanol, distilled water and coconut water, respectively.
Kemi Feyisayo Akinwunmi +1 more
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Glucose uptake stimulatory effect of akuammicine from Picralima nitida (Apocynaceae)
Phytochemistry Letters, 2010 A bioactivity-guided fractionation of the chloroform extract of the seeds of Picralima nitida using glucose uptake in fully differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes afforded six indole alkaloids (akuammicine, 10-deoxyakuammine, akuammine, akuammidine, burnamine and picraline) and a mixture of four 5-hydroxy tryptamine amides.
Shittu, H +3 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Cissus polyantha (Vitaceae) is a plant used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes. The aims of this study were to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of the aqueous extract of Cissus polyantha leafy stems. The enzyme inhibitory activity was determined in vitro on α‐amylase and α‐glucosidase enzymes,
Mahamad Abba Talba +5 more
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Germination Biology of Picralima nitida(Stapf) under Pretreatments [PDF]
Greener Journal of Biological Sciences, 2013 Viable seed sometimes fails to germinate under favourable conditions. The study assessed the germination of Picralima nitida (Stapf) seeds following pretreatments. Fruits were collected from Benin, Southern Nigeria (lat. 6 0 23 1 N and long. 5 0 13 1 E). The seeds were extracted manually and processed for sowing.
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PHYTOCHEMICAL-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FROM PICRALIMA NITIDA STEM BARK: STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES [PDF]
Acta Scientifica MalaysiaThis study reports the green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles (FeONPs) using Picralima nitida stem bark extract, a plant renowned for its rich phytochemical profile.
Aghedo Oscar Notoriuwa +3 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2018., 2018 Abstract Aim Oxalis barrelieri is a medicinal plant commonly used in Cameroon, for the treatment of many diarrheal diseases. The antibacterial properties of O barrelieri aqueous extract (WOb) against Shigella dysenteriae type 1 were investigated in vitro and in vivo.
Michel Archange Fokam Tagne +3 more
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