TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Abstract v Table of Contents vi List of Tables ix List of Appendices xi CERTIFICATION ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv ABSTRACT vi CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Objective … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Title page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Abstract v Table of Contents vi List of Tables ix List of Figures x List of Appendices xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 2 1.3 Objective of the Study 3 1.4 Research … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Title Page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Abstract vi Table of Contents vii List of Tables xi List of Figures xvii Abbreviations xviii List of Appendices xix CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Objective of the Study … Read more
ABSTRACT Peroxidase activity from G. latifolium was done to see whether it could be used in industries. Crude peroxidase was extracted from G. latifolium with 0.05M sodium phosphate buffer of pH 6.0; 70% ammonium sulphate saturation to precipitated protein with the highest G. latifolium peroxidase activity. After gel filtration, two major peaks were seen and … Read more
ABSTRACT Peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) extracted from Gongronema latifolium was purified, on a two-step purification process of ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by dialysis. The enzyme was purified 6.8 fold with a specific activity of 2.04 when o-dianisidine was used as substrate. When the enzyme was subjected to different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and o-dianisidine, the peak … Read more
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of cocoa polyphenol on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in Wistar rats. Polyphenol was extracted from cocoa using a hydroalcohol solvent. Forty albino rats divided into six groups of four rats each were used for the study. Groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 were pretreated with the extract (300, 500 and … Read more
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page – – – – – – – – I Certification Page – – – – – – – – – ii Dedication – – – – – – – – – iii Acknowledgement – ¬- – – – – – – – iv Abstract – – – – – – … Read more
ABSTRACT Anaemia is a common blood disorder that affects people of all ages, though people at greater risk are the elderly, young women and infants. Different drugs are used but many depend mainly on plants and herbal products for its treatment. In this study, the aqueous leaf extract of Justicia carnea was used. The percentage … Read more
ABSTRACT Millettia aboensis leaf is a rich source of reducing sugar, tannins, glycosides and flavonoids and has been reported to have medicinal property as well as some physiological potentials. The leaf also has been used by traditional herbalists for general healing of diseases including ulcer and laxatives. This study evaluated the effect of aqueous extract … Read more
ABSTRACT Pregnancy induced hypertensive disorders have become very common medical complication in Nigeria with its attendant morbidity and mortality. The morbidity and mortality may be associated with its possible effect on the kidneys which was studied. Results of the electrolyte changes from this study showed that there was non-significant difference (p>0.05) in sodium ion concentration … Read more