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Genotoxicity Evaluation of Landfill Solid Leachates from Waste Dumpsite in Lagos State, Nigeria Using the Allium cepa Assay
(2018)The management of municipal landfill’s leachate is considered one of the most significant environmental issues. Potential mutagenic and genotoxic effects of solid waste leachates (SWL) were investigated using the Allium ... -
Green Microalgae Cultured in Textile Wastewater for Biomass Generation and Biodetoxification of Heavy Metals and Chromogenic Substances
(Elsevier, 2019-01)Wastewater treatment is expensive and algae are increasingly tested for their usefulness in cleaning wastewater. Here, we evaluated six microalgae isolates for their ability to grow in textile wastewater. The sequences of ... -
Synthesis of Novel Schiff Base Metal Complexes of Aminophenols as Potential Antiseptic Agents
(2015)Advances in medicinal chemistry have been promoted by the role of organic compounds in regulating biological activities. Organic compounds such as benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles and Schiff bases have been reported to ... -
Cytogenetic and Meiotic Studies Reveal Conservatism in Acrida turrita (Linnaeus 1758) (Orthoptera:Acrididae) From Lagos, Nigeria
(Egyptian Society of Biological Sciences, 2019-02-08)The Acrididae exhibits a stable karyotypic uniformity or conservatism and are a typical specimen for cytological and meiotic investigations. Despite the diversity and cytotaxonomic value of this family, however there are ... -
A New Synthetic Route to Boron-10 Enriched Pentaborane(9) from Boric Acid and Its Conversion to anti-10B18H22
(American Chemical Society, 2002-06)Boron-10 enriched boric acid, H310BO3, was converted to the corresponding sodium borohydride, Na10BH4, in essentially quantitative yields, by using slightly modified literature methods involving the formation of butyl ... -
Tunable carbon quantum dots from starch via microwave assisted carbonization
(UniMAP Press, 2017)Tunable luminescence carbon dots (C-dots) were prepared through microwaveassisted carbonization of aqueous starch suspension mediated by sulfuric and phosphoric acids respectively as surface passivating agents. The ... -
Cassava Wastewater and Solid Waste Leachate as Cyanogenic Substrates for the Growth of Nitrile and Linamarin-Utilizing Bacteria. Journal of Tropical Life Science, Vol.9(1), 79-87p.
(University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2019)The direct discharge of wastewaters containing cyanogenic compounds poses se-vere health hazards, hence this study aimed to establish the biodegradative poten-tial of nitrile and linamarin utilizing bacterial strains in ... -
Insecticidal Evaluation of Some Botanical Powders as Stored Maize Grain Protectants against Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidea): A Concern for Postharvest Loss.
(2018-12)The loss of market values and problem of pests in the stored grains has contributed to the problem of food security in Africa. Post-harvest losses due to Sitophilus zeamais remain an important constraint to grain storage ... -
Ethnobotanical Survey and Genetic Conservation of Leafy Vegetables in Lagos, Nigeria.
(International Formulae Group., 2018-04)Many of the leafy vegetables used for food in Nigeria are neglected and underutilized. To assess their diversity in Lagos State, an ethnobotanical survey and genetic conservation was carried out to preserve indigenous ... -
The Infra-familial Taxonomy of African Sapindaceae.
(UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS - FACULTY OF SCIENCE, 2017)A brief historical taxonomic sketch as well as distribution of Sapindaceae in West Africa, Cameroon and Madagascar is presented based on extensive study of herbaria and field collections. The infrafamilial taxonomy of the ... -
Conservation of Trees Genetic Resources of University of Lagos Nigeria.
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Systematic Identification of African Sapindaceae using DNA Barcoding.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, Faculty of Science, 2016-03)Sapindaceae Jussieu is a family of flowering plants in the Order Sapindales. Members of the family exist as trees and shrubs, and tendril-bearing vines with about 140-150 genera and 1400-2000 species worldwide. They are ... -
Phytochemical, Proximate and Antifungal Studies on Phoenix dactylifera L.
(IOSR, 2017-06)Date fruits are one of the very common fruits known to man having a lot of vitamins and minerals necessary for the wellbeing of an individual. In this study, the aqueous, ethanolic, n-hexane and diethylether extracts of ... -
Foliar Epidermal Morphology of Some Members of Subfamily Dodonaeoideae Burnett.
(2018)Dodonaeoideae Burnett is a subfamily of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae Juss. Leaf epidermal characteristics of some species in the subfamily Dodonaeoideae were studied with the aid of a compound light ... -
Comparative Proximate and Phytochemical Analysis of Leafy Vegetables in Lagos, Nigeria.
(Faculty of Physical Sciences and Faculty of Life Sciences, Univ. of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017)A systematic survey of leafy vegetables in three different markets in Lagos state, Nigeria was carried out to compare their proximate and phytochemical compositions. The vegetable samples were oven dried for two weeks, ... -
An Appraisal of Waste Management in Lagos Metropolis: A Case Study of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
(Faculty of Physical Sciences and Faculty of Life Sciences, Univ. of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017)Waste accumulation occurs when waste isn’t readily disposed and this leads to filth, diseased conditions and poor aesthetic appeal. In Lagos, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is the body responsible ... -
Evaluating the Utility of rbcL in Identifying Nigerian species of the genus Afzelia Sm. (Fabaceae; Caesalpinioideae).
(TUBITAK, 2017-09-28)The genus Afzelia Sm. (Fabaceae) represents one of the most useful tree species in tropical Africa. These trees have huge socioeconomic and ecological importance, but are under serious threat from incessant exploitation. ... -
Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Selected Learning Algorithms for Verification of vulnerable and Compromised Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
(Int. Sci. Technol. J. Namibia, 2018)The fact that cybercriminals have caused serious havoc and unprecedented financial loss through internet activities is well acknowledged by internet users across the globe. Different nefarious activities of the internet ... -
A Review of the Taxonomy of African Sapindaceae based on Quantitative and Qualitative Characters
(Obafemi Awolowo University, Faculty of Science, 2013)This study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative morphology to characterise and group different representative species of the family Sapindaceae in Africa. The morphological characters used included leaf, stem ...
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