In this study, functional food ingredients have been developed from tomatoes. Specifically, this paper investigates the possibility of producing tomato powder with high solubility by decomposing (saccharification) the cellulose contained in tomatoes using three different microbial enzyme preparations. Additionally, the paper examines the differences in the concentration of sugar produced wit ..read more

The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in a population of type 2 diabetics and to study the relationship between serum homocysteine ??levels and sociodemographic, clinical and biological characteristics in this population. This is a cross-sectional study involving 100 type 2 diabetic patients. Each patient underwent a routine biological assessment a ..read more

This study develops functional food ingredients made from tomatoes. In particular, the cellulose contained in tomatoes was saccharified using microbial enzyme preparations, and the possibility of producing highly soluble tomato powder was investigated. First, the study investigated the conditions for saccharification of Avicel using enzyme preparations A, B and C. A result of saccharifying t ..read more

Market gardeners use pesticides that could contain disruptors affecting pancreatic function. The objective was to explore exocrine and endocrine pancreatic functions in market gardeners exposed to pesticides. This prospective study was conducted on a cohort of 50 market garden producer participants. Sociodemographic and clinical variables, as well as information on pesticides used, were coll ..read more

Elaeis guineensis commonly known as the African palm oil, a monocotyledon widely used due to its nutritional and economic importance. The effect of deterioration of the harvested palm fruit on the physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of palm oil was investigated. The palm fruit was processed after each period of deterioration (fresh, 7, 14 and 21 days after harvest) for oil ..read more

A feeding experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding fermented cassava-palm kernel cake (PKC) on weight gain in broiler finishers. Twenty-five 25-day-old chicks were used and divided into five groups. Each group was fed a different diet with varying ratios of maize to cassava roots-palm kernel cake (PKC). The study found no significant difference in weight gain between bir ..read more

High levels of hemoglobin F (HbF) could reduce the severity of sickle cell disease (SCD) by inhibiting hemoglobin S (HbS) polymerization. HbF expression is modulated by the Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) located on the HBS1L-MYB intergenic region (HMIP) (rs28384513) and intron 2 of the B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 11A (BCL11A) gene (rs4671393, rs1427407). To assess the impact of QTLs of HbF on c ..read more

Oils extracted from Blighia sapida fruits are usually consumed without any information on its chemical composition. However the bad quality of oil can be a source of toxicity. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the physicochemical quality of the oil extracted from B. sapida from Togolese flora. To reach the goal of the study, mature and immature of B. sapida arils were used for oi ..read more

Jalin Herbal Mannex Liquid (JHML) is a polyherbal formulation from honey, Panax ginseng, Liriosma ovate, and Lepidium mehenil, intended for enhanced sexual performance and improve sperm count in men. JHML was studied via its effect on body weight, biochemical indices and histopathology of the testes. Twenty healthy Wistar rats of 120 -150 g weight were allotted into groups A and B., of ten r ..read more

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a public health problem which affects all human beings including dark-skinned subjects. In children, it can cause disabilities associated with skeletal abnormalities such as rickets or stunted growth. VDD is also associated with a significant risk of extra-skeletal, infectious, auto-immune, neoplastic, and cardiovascular diseases. The concentration of 25 (OH) D ..read more