This study was carried out to determine the ability of Rhizobium species CWP G34B to degrade the peels of selected Nigerian fruits. The potential of the bacterium to digest some carbon sources (lactose, maltose, sucrose and mannitol) and peels of some Nigerian fruits (pineapple, orange, plantain, banana, pawpaw and mango fruits) was investigated by growing the organism on the substances separat...

The peel of Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.) contains high levels of bioactive compounds, especially carotenoids which possess significant antioxidant capacities. However, the peel of Gac is regarded as a waste from the production of carotenoid-rich oil from Gac fruit. In this study, carotenoids of Gac peel were extracted by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and ultrasound-assist...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of gutta-percha solvents on the bond strength of fiberglass post to root canal dentin. Forty bovine incisors were decoronated, prepared, filled, and randomly distributed into four groups (n = 10) according to the gutta-percha solvent used: control, xylene, eucalyptol and orange oil. After root canal treatment, the posts were cemented in...

Sour oranges (Citrus aurantium L.) are well known in the processing and cosmetics industries for aromatic properties of their essential oils. Intercultivar genetic diversity is not documented. The objective this study was to evaluate impact morphological selection mechanisms varietal diversification (mutation or hybridization) on odor variability sour orange Forty-five accessions from INRAE-CIR...

Haemonchus contortus is a blood-sucking abomasal helminth of small ruminants responsible for major economic losses to producers worldwide. Widespread resistance to commercial anthelmintics has created a need for alternative methods of parasite control. One method involves using plant products with natural anthelmintic properties. This thesis assessed the efficacy of several plant products again...

Previous research showed that exposure to the aroma of orange oil (Citrus sinensis L.) increased the mating success of male Mediterranean fruit flies (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). This work, however, involved the exposure of small groups of males (n = 25) in small containers (volume 400 ml). In implementing the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), several programs use plastic adult reari...

Citrus plants are the rich source of secondary metabolites which includes alkaloids, steroids, tanins, flavonoids, phenols and polyphenols. Having the rich source of polyphenols and natural flavonoids draw attention to screen the phytochemical compounds and their beneficial activities from different solvents. The present investigation explore the in vitro antioxidant activity of orange (Citrus ...

A new colorimetric method for determination of diosmin is proposed. The method is based on formation of a chromophore by the flavonoid in presence of 75% (v/v) HCl showing maximum absorbance at 405 nm. The technique with linearity over 10 through 80μg flavonoid (r ± s.e. = 0.9994 ± 0.0008, b±s.e. = 0.0089 ± 0.0001, COV ± s.e. = 2.8 ± 0.5, n= 6 each) has been compared with standard aluminium chl...