Advances in Biochemistry

Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2014

  • Evaluation of Nitric Oxide and Some Biochemical Changes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Hilla City

    Mufeed Jalil Ewadh, Nibras Yahya Al-Khafaji

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 50-54
    Received: 18 July 2014
    Accepted: 28 July 2014
    Published: 10 August 2014
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    Abstract: The study was conducted on fifty seven of type 2 diabetic patients and thirty one apparently healthy control subject. Blood samples obtained from all subjects from Marjan Medical City and AL-Hilla Teaching Hospital in Babylon Province. The aim of this study to evaluate the differences of oxidant (nitric oxide and malonyldialdehyde), antioxidant enz... Show More
  • Herbal Treatment of Scorpion Envenomation: Plant Extracts Inhibited Opisthacanthus Capensis Venom Phospholipase A2 Activity

    Hassan Zanna, Sa’idu Ahmad, Babagana Abdulmalik, Magaji Tasi’u, Grace Okonkwo Abel, Hauwa Mustapha Musa

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 55-59
    Received: 28 July 2014
    Accepted: 11 August 2014
    Published: 20 August 2014
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    Abstract: The inhibitory effects of Momordica charantia linn, Isoberlinia doka, Terminalia avicennioides, Tamarindus indica and Crotalaria retusa L aqueous leaves extracts on Opisthacanthus capensis (Black creeping scorpion) venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2 ) activity was investigated. The enzyme from O. capensis venom had a pH and temperature optima of 5 and 60... Show More