An outbreak of 26 cases of Salmonella Litchfield infection occurred in the states of Western Australia and Queensland between October 2006 and January 2007. A case-control study was conducted with 12 cases and 24 controls, and a significant association was found between illness and consumption of papaya (odds ratio, 32.8; 95% confidence interval, 2.71 to 883.5). Papaya samples were collected fr...

Papaya (Carica papaya L) belongs to the family Caricaceae is one of the most economically important fruit crops of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a dicotyledonous, polygamous and diploid species, with geographical origin being Southern Mexico and Costa Rica (Candolle, 1884). India stands first in the production of papaya in the world followed by Brazil, Indonesia, Nige...

The tropical fruit Carica papaya and its seeds have proven antihelminthic and anti-amoebic activities. To determine the effectiveness of air-dried C. papaya seeds on human intestinal parasitosis, 60 asymptomatic Nigerian children with stool microscopic evidence of intestinal parasites received immediate doses (20 mL) of either an elixir composed with air-dried C. papaya seeds and honey (CPH) or...

Carica papaya (pawpaw) is an economically important fruit of the tropics and subtropics. The fruit and leaves of pawpaw contain proteins and alkaloids of potential important medicinal, industrial and pharmaceutical applications; these include antimicrobial, anthelmintic and antifertility effects. These effects are attributed to many biologically active compounds of C papaya; Benzyl isothiocyana...

Seedlings of papaya (Carica papaya), cultivar Golden, were exposed to a nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), Papaya meleira virus (PMeV) and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a model fungal elicitor). The aim was to investigate the response of C. papaya to infection and the role of nitric oxide in this process. SNP alone led to a short lived (6 h) burst of peroxidase activity and a...

Biodiesel production from vegetable oil has gained attention as an alternative fuel to minimize the usage of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gases pollution. In Malaysia, oils from local fruit seeds of papaya and rambutan are potential feedstock for biodiesel production due to their high lipid contents and easily available. In the present study, papaya and rambutan seed oils were extracted v...

Department of Biochemistry Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: Saidu, A.N ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The phytochemical screening and hypoglycemic effect of Carica papaya stem bark in alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats was investigated. Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extract of Carica papaya...

Carica papaya L. leaves have been used in ethnomedicine for the treatment of fevers and cancers. Despite its benefits, very few studies on their potential toxicity have been described. The aim of the present study was to characterize the chemical composition of the leaf extract from 'Sekaki' C. papaya cultivar by UPLC-TripleTOF-ESI-MS and to investigate the sub-acute oral toxicity in Sprague Da...

An experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions to observe the distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) hyphae in the rhizosphere of papaya and other plants under intercropping system. Special acrylic root boxes with three compartments, separated by nylon mesh screens, were constructed. One outer compartment contained seedlings of papaya (Carica papaya L.) and other contained seedl...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the development of drug induced nephrotoxicity. The study aimed to determine the nephroprotective and ameliorative effects of Carica papaya seed extract in paracetamol-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. OBJECTIVES To carry out phytochemical screening of Carica papaya, measure serum urea, creatinine and uric acid and describe the histopathologic...