This study sought to explore the medicinal properties of extracts obtained from C. edulis seeds. ... more This study sought to explore the medicinal properties of extracts obtained from C. edulis seeds. The seeds were obtained from farms in the Upper East Region of Ghana, dried and milled into coarse powder. Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were used to extract the bioactive compounds present in the seeds by the cold maceration method. Antioxidant properties of the extracts were evaluated using the Phosphomolybdenum and DPPH free radical scavenging assays. The Folin-Ciocalteu assay was used to estimate the total phenol content and carrageenan-induced paw oedema model in chicks employed for the anti-inflammatory effects. The results showed that methanol extract had the highest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities while the petroleum ether extract showed the least activity. The anti-inflammatory activity of the methanol extract (31.3% oedema inhibition at 300 mg/kg body weight) was however lower than diclofenac (54.04% oedema inhibition at 100 mg/kg body weight), the re...
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, 2021
The study focused on using locally produced palm kernel oil, palm ethanol and CaO catalyst from g... more The study focused on using locally produced palm kernel oil, palm ethanol and CaO catalyst from guinea fowl eggshells for biodiesel production. The physicochemical properties such as density (0.8936±0.00008165 g/ml), viscosity (83.32±0.193cP/P), refractive index (1.4540±0.00036), pH (5.89±0.084 mol/L H +), acid value (13.9±0.3 mgKOH/g), saponification value (283.305±23.24 mgKOH/g) and iodine value (20.7±5.77 mgI 2 /g) of the crude oil was determined. The transesterification process was carried out by optimizing reaction conditions using the One-Factor (OFAC) at a time method. The biodiesel produced from optimum conditions had density (0.877±0.001g/ml), iodine value (13.97±1.037 mgI 2 /g) and cetane index (76.215±0.531). The results also gave a kinematic viscosity (7.87±0.531 mm²/s), pour point (8.667±0.943°C), acid value (0.92±0.145 mgKOH/g) and saponification value (161.75±11.017 mgKOH/g).
This study sought to explore the medicinal properties of extracts obtained from C. edulis seeds. ... more This study sought to explore the medicinal properties of extracts obtained from C. edulis seeds. The seeds were obtained from farms in the Upper East Region of Ghana, dried and milled into coarse powder. Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were used to extract the bioactive compounds present in the seeds by the cold maceration method. Antioxidant properties of the extracts were evaluated using the Phosphomolybdenum and DPPH free radical scavenging assays. The Folin-Ciocalteu assay was used to estimate the total phenol content and carrageenan-induced paw oedema model in chicks employed for the anti-inflammatory effects. The results showed that methanol extract had the highest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities while the petroleum ether extract showed the least activity. The anti-inflammatory activity of the methanol extract (31.3% oedema inhibition at 300 mg/kg body weight) was however lower than diclofenac (54.04% oedema inhibition at 100 mg/kg body weight), the re...
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, 2021
The study focused on using locally produced palm kernel oil, palm ethanol and CaO catalyst from g... more The study focused on using locally produced palm kernel oil, palm ethanol and CaO catalyst from guinea fowl eggshells for biodiesel production. The physicochemical properties such as density (0.8936±0.00008165 g/ml), viscosity (83.32±0.193cP/P), refractive index (1.4540±0.00036), pH (5.89±0.084 mol/L H +), acid value (13.9±0.3 mgKOH/g), saponification value (283.305±23.24 mgKOH/g) and iodine value (20.7±5.77 mgI 2 /g) of the crude oil was determined. The transesterification process was carried out by optimizing reaction conditions using the One-Factor (OFAC) at a time method. The biodiesel produced from optimum conditions had density (0.877±0.001g/ml), iodine value (13.97±1.037 mgI 2 /g) and cetane index (76.215±0.531). The results also gave a kinematic viscosity (7.87±0.531 mm²/s), pour point (8.667±0.943°C), acid value (0.92±0.145 mgKOH/g) and saponification value (161.75±11.017 mgKOH/g).
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