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Mafe, A. N

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria.

2 Publications

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Research Article Vol. 38, Issue 2

Profiling Phytochemical Constituents and Antibacterial Efficacy of Ethanol Extract of Anacardium occidentale Linn (Cashew) Slender Branches

Jesse I. A*, Istifanus T., Mafe, A. N, Oloninefa S. D, Attah F, Targema B. T.

Antibiotic resistance in most bacterial infections remains a threat to humanity. This necessitates the search for natural sources of remedy from Anacardium occidentale Linn (cashew) slender branches. The plant slender branches were air dried for four weeks at 25oC and process for extraction. Cold maceration method was used to obtain the extract ...

Dec, 2024 Vol. 38, Issue 2
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Research Article Vol. 36, Issue 2

Determination of Phytochemical and Antibacterial Properties of the Leaf and Seed Extracts of Senna occidentalis (L.)

Ishaya, S. G*, Umaru, F. F, Samuel, K. B., Mafe, A. N, Angyu, A. E, Babylon, P, Khan, N, Hammanjoda, H.

Senna occidentalis is widely used by herbalists in northern Nigeria for the treatment of microbial diseases. This study determined the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activities of aqueous extracts of the leaf and seed of S. occidentalis against some selected clinical pathogens. The Leaf and seed were reduced to powder and extracted by...

Dec, 2022 Vol. 36, Issue 2
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