Jonathan C. Ifemeje

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive review on nanoparticles' toxic effects, the factors underlying their toxicity, and the mechanisms by which toxicity is induced, including the ability of nanoparticles to initiate the formation of reactive species, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and neurotoxicity.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review investigated the bioactive compounds reported to possess activities against type 2 diabetes, and found that quercetin, Kaempferol, Rosmarinic acid, Cyanidin, Rutin, Catechin, Luteolin and Ellagic acid were the most cited bio-active compounds which all fall within the class of polyphenolic compounds.

TL;DR: This chapter presents an introduction to pesticides, its history, uses, classifications, chemical structures, and mechanisms of actions, and documents plant chemical constituents with potentials as natural sources of pesticides.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the composition and energy of four raw and heat processed staple foods (yams, cassava, cocoyam and maize) from oil-producing (Eleme, Ogoni, Okrika, and Nembe) areas of Rivers and Bayelsa States and Abakaliki (a non-oil producing area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria) as control.

TL;DR: This chapter presents an overview of the usefulness of medicinal plants as sources of drugs, the drug discovery process, the efficacy and safety of phytochemicals, current uses, advances in screening tools, problems and the way forward.