EVALUATION OF AMINO ACIDS COMPOSITION OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACT OF PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI STEM FROM AGBOR, NIGERIA

Abu Hassan, M. R., Md Said, R. H., Haniza Omar, Z. Z., Md Ali, S. M., Aris, S. A. and Chan, H. (2023). Effects of one-year supplementation with Phyllanthus niruri on fibrosis score and metabolic markers in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Heliyon, 9: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16652. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16652

Achuba, F.I. (2018). Role of bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) extract in prevention of renal toxicity induced by crude petroleum contaminated diets in rats. International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 6: 172-177 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.07.002

Aganbi, E., Onyeukwu, O. B., Avwioroko, J. O. and Tonukari, N. J. (2017). Effect of fermentation on sensory, nutritional and antioxidant properties of mixtures of aqueous extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa (zobo) and Raphia hookeri (raffia) wine. Nigerian Journal of Science and Environment, 15(1): 66 – 74.

Akram, M., Asif, H., Uzair, M., Akhtar, N., Madni, A., Shah, S. M. A., Hasan, Z. and Ullah, A. (2011). Amino acids: A review article. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5: 3997-4000.

Al Zarzour, R. H. Ahmad, M., Asmawi, M. Z., Kaur, G., Saeed, M. A. A., Al-Mansoub, M. A. Saghir, S. A. M., Usman, N. S., Al-Dulaimi, D. W. and Yam, M. F. (2017). Phyllanthus niruri standardized extract alleviates the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and decreases atherosclerotic risk in Sprague-Dawley rats, Nutrients, 9(7):766. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070766 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070766

Behl, T., Rana, T., Alotaibi, G. H., Shamsuzzaman, M., Naqvi, M., Sehgal, A. and Bungau, S. (2022). Polyphenols inhibiting MAPK signalling pathway mediated oxidative stress and inflammation in depression. Biomedical and Pharmacology, 146: 112545. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112545

Chalamaiah, M. A., Dinesh Kumar, B. A., Hemalatha, R. B. and Jyothirmayi, T. (2012). Fish protein hydrolysates: Proximate composition, amino acid composition, antioxidant activities and applications: A review. Food Chemistry, 135(4):3020–3038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.06.100 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.06.100