The antisickling effects of the extracts of three vegetables highly consumed in Nigeria were investigated which included: Allium cepa (Onion), Allium sativum (Garlic) and Telferia occidentalis (Ugu). The extracts were partitioned into, the fat-soluble (FAS), the water-soluble (WAS), the butanol-soluble (BUS) and the crude aqueous extracts (CAEs) respectively. Free amino acid concentrations of t...

The use of natural antioxidants as mitigating agents has become prevalent. Garlic (Allium sativum) is one such agent which has been proven to have antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal, antiparasitic, anticoagulant and antitumor properties. The present investigation deals with the ameliorative effects of Allium sativum on the antimalarial drug induced hepato-toxicity. Artesunate is being used a...

Onion bulb composition varies widely, both within and between varieties. Development of Allium gene sequence and mapping resources has enabled dissection of bulb composition traits through genetic analysis and physiological studies. The collaborative use of complementary genetic stocks has proved critical to this progress. Mutation scanning of the 5’ regions of genes has proved the most robust ...

Large areas of arable lands in China have been contaminated by heavy metals, which cadmium (Cd) contamination was the most prevalent. Cd accumulation main food crops and leafy vegetables grown Cd-contaminated fields has aroused considerable attention recent years. The present study investigated pollution farmland soils Qujing city Yunnan Province, China. By comparing uptake capacities different...

Allium L. (Alliaceae), a genus of major economic importance, exhibits a great diversity in various morphological characters and particularly in life form, with bulbs and rhizomes. Allium species show variation in several cytogenetic characters such as basic chromosome number, ploidy level, and genome size. The purpose of the present investigation was to study the evolution of nuclear DNA amount...