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
The Postcolonial Ecopolitics of Consumption: Reimagining the Kola Nut in Chris Abani’s GraceLand
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DOI: 10.1080/02560046.2018.1431686
Abstract: ABSTRACT For the Igbo people, the kola nut has traditionally held a central place in many religious ceremonies, as well as in everyday greetings and gatherings. With colonialism, however, these traditions were partially ruptured and… read more here.
Keywords: chris abani; abani graceland; kola; kola nut ... See more keywords
Tectonic and geomechanical control of dikes and sill-like bodies: Evidence from the northwestern part of the Kola Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1134/s0016852117030074
Abstract: A study of the meticulously documented Paleoproterozoic swarms of basic dikes and sill-like bodies, as well as granite veins crosscutting Archean granite-gneiss country rocks of the Central Kola Geoblock of the Fennoscandian Shield, elucidates the… read more here.
Keywords: sill like; geomechanical control; like bodies; kola ... See more keywords
Genetic variability of bioactive compounds and selection for nutraceutical quality in kola [Cola nitida (Vent) Schott. and Endl.]
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242972
Abstract: Cola nitida known as Kola serves as flavouring ingredient in the food industry and is also of great importance during traditional rites in Africa. Despite the well-known pharmaceutical values of the species, efforts to develop… read more here.
Keywords: quality; phenolic traits; nutraceutical quality; cola nitida ... 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