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IMPORTANCE OF UTAZI GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM AND NCHUANWU OCIMUM GRATISSIUM

ABSTRACT The research work was focused on the possible vitamin composition of Utazi (Gongronema  latifolium) and Nchuanwu (Ocimum gratissimum) leaf juice. Here, it was only the vitamin A and C that were scientifically tested for. Where upon, it was discovered that Utazi had 1.14mglml of vitamin A and 34:61mg1 100m1 of vitamin C, while Nchuanwu had 2.14mglm1 of vitamin A and 30.76mg1 100m1 of vitamin C. From the result gotten, it shows ...

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THE EFFECT OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON PEROXIDASE (EC 1.11.1.7) FROM GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM

ABSTRACT Peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) extracted from Gongronema latifolium was purified, on a two-step purification process of ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by dialysis. The enzyme was purified  6.8 fold with a specific activity of 2.04 when o-dianisidine was used as substrate. When the enzyme was subjected to different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and o-dianisidine, the peak activity was 17.75µ/ml at 5mM for hydrogen peroxide and for o-dianisidine the peak activity was ...

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