African Journal of
Biochemistry Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0778
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 426

Table of Content: 15 February; 6(3)

February 2012

Comparative phenolic profile of Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.) leaves cultivars grown in Iran

In this study Walnut leaves from 11 different cultivars (Mayette, Fernor, Mellanaise, Elit, Orientis, Lara, Hartley, Franquette, Parisienne, Arco and Marbot) were studied for their phenolic compounds. The evolution of major phenolic compounds amounts was monitored from May to September. Two extractive procedures were assayed and the best results were obtained using acidified water (pH 2) and a solid phase...

Author(s): Amir Jalili and Asra Sadeghzade

February 2012

Bacteriological characterization of snacks sold in Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Two types of pastry snacks (Moin-moin and Buns) were bought from four different hawkers in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, from four locations viz. Student Residential area, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Old Administrative area. Ten representative bacterial isolates from each of the snacks from the locations were tentatively identified separately from...

Author(s): Lovet T. Kigigha and Henry C. Uge