Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Investigation of Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) from Garcinia kola Pulp Extract
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DOI: 10.1007/s11468-020-01274-9
Abstract: The properties of gold nanoparticles, such as conductivity, half-life, catalytic nature, improved solubility efficiency, chemical stability, and its mechanism in binding with bacterial cell wall to induce cell death, have increased its medicinal applications. This… read more here.
Keywords: gold nanoparticles; microscopy; kola; garcinia kola ... See more keywords
Cuprizone toxicity and Garcinia kola biflavonoid complex activity on hippocampal morphology and neurobehaviour
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02102
Abstract: Cuprizone-induced neurotoxicity has been employed to study the biology of remyelination in experimental models of multiple sclerosis. This study was aimed at determining the role of kolaviron, a biflavonoid from Garcinia kola, in mitigating the… read more here.
Keywords: cuprizone toxicity; biflavonoid; cuprizone; kolaviron ... See more keywords
Gakolanone: a new benzophenone derivative from Garcinia kola Heckel stem-bark
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DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1528583
Abstract: Abstract Gakolanone (3',5'-digeranyl-2',4',6',3-tetrahydroxybenzophenone; 1), a novel benzophenone derivative was isolated from the hexane extract of Garcinia kola Heckel stem-bark along with three known 3-8'' linked biflavonoids: 3'',4',4''',5,5'',7,7''-heptahydroxy-3,8''-biflavanone (2); 3'',4',5,5'',5''',7,7''-heptahydroxy-4-methoxy-3,8''-biflavanone (3) and 4',4''',5,5'',7,7''-hexahydroxy-3,8''-biflavanone (4) from the… read more here.
Keywords: heckel stem; stem bark; benzophenone derivative; kola heckel ... See more keywords
Garcinia kola treatment exhibits immunomodulatory properties while not affecting type 1 diabetes development in an experimental mouse model
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DOI: 10.1177/20587384211069831
Abstract: Objective T cells orchestrate an inflammatory response that destroys pancreatic insulin-producing β cells during the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D). Garcinia kola Heckel (GK) is a plant widely exploited in West African traditional… read more here.
Keywords: development; garcinia kola; type diabetes; model ... See more keywords
Kolaviron and Garcinia kola attenuate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in Wistar rats
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DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2016-0168
Abstract: Abstract Background The Garcinia kola seeds have been reported for its antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic and also for its chemoprevention property. The use of doxorubicin as an anticancer drug has been accompanied with avalanche of side… read more here.
Keywords: doxorubicin induced; cardiotoxicity; garcinia; kolaviron garcinia ... See more keywords
Domestication Potential of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae): Searching for Diversity in South Cameroon
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12040742
Abstract: Seeds and bark of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae) are popular products in West and Central Africa. Despite the tree’s economic and cultural importance, little is known about its phenotypic and genotypic variation. This study characterised… read more here.
Keywords: domestication; kola; kola heckel; heckel clusiaceae ... See more keywords