Pepper soup: A cultural and culinary exploration of a traditional Nigerian dish, with a focus on health benefits and antimicrobial activity

AN Mafe, GI Edo, PO Akpoghelie, E Yousif… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nigerian pepper soup, a traditional dish deeply rooted in the country's culinary heritage,
holds significant cultural importance both year-round and during festivities. Despite its name …

[HTML][HTML] Phenolic profiles, antioxidant, antiquorum sensing, antibiofilm and enzyme inhibitory activities of selected Acacia species collected from Benin

KY Alain, AN Tamfu, S Kucukaydin, O Ceylan… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Gum arabica is a local commercial nutraceutical and food preservative collected mostly from
acacia plants. HPLC-DAD analysis identified gallic acid, syringic acid, ferulic acid, coumarin …

Antibiofilm and anti-quorum sensing potential of cycloartane-type triterpene acids from Cameroonian grassland propolis: phenolic profile and antioxidant activity of …

AN Tamfu, O Ceylan, G Cârâc, E Talla, RM Dinica - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propolis is very popular for its beneficial health properties, such as antimicrobial activity and
antioxidant effects. It is one of the most long-serving traditional medicines to mankind due to …

Chemical Composition, Anti-Quorum Sensing, Enzyme Inhibitory, and Antioxidant Properties of Phenolic Extracts of Clinopodium nepeta L. Kuntze

H Beddiar, S Boudiba, M Benahmed, AN Tamfu… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phenolic extracts of Clinopodium nepeta were prepared and their preliminary phenolic
profiles determined using HPLC-DAD with 26 phenolic standards. Apigenin (21.75±0.41 …

Phenolic Composition, Enzyme Inhibitory and Anti-quorum Sensing Activities of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) and Basil (Ocimum basilicum Linn)

AN Tamfu, S Kucukaydin, O Ceylan, N Sarac, ME Duru - Chemistry Africa, 2021 - Springer
Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Ocimum basilicum are two plants used by many cultures for
food and medicinal purposes. The phenolic composition of ethanol extracts of both plants …

In Vitro Evaluation of α-amylase and α-glucosidase Inhibition of 2,3-Epoxyprocyanidin C1 and Other Constituents from Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir

RT Feunaing, AN Tamfu, AJY Gbaweng… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is one of the leading causes of mortality and
morbidities in elderly humans. Chronic diabetes can lead to kidney failure, blindness, limb …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of benzoyl esters of β-amyrin and lupeol and evaluation of their antibiofilm and antidiabetic activities

AN Tamfu, AM Munvera, AVD Botezatu, E Talla… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetes as well as the enhanced microbial multidrug resistance resulting from biofilm
formation, constitutes some of the major health problems around the world. Triterpenoids …

Evaluation of Enzyme Inhibition and Anti-Quorum Sensing Potentials of Melaleuca alternifolia and Citrus sinensis Essential Oils

T Alfred Ngenge, S Kucukaydin… - Natural Product …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betche) Cheel (tea tree) oil and C. sinensis
(L.) Osbeck (orange) oil was procured, and their chemical compositions were characterized …

Disruption of Biofilm Formation and Quorum Sensing in Pathogenic Bacteria by Compounds from Zanthoxylum Gilletti (De Wild) PG Waterman

HN Ikome, AN Tamfu, JP Abdou, H Fouotsa… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Microbial resistance is facilitated by biofilm formation and quorum-sensing mediated
processes. In this work, the stem bark (ZM) and fruit extracts (ZMFT) of Zanthoxylum gilletii …

Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Syringa vulgaris Mill., Citrus sinensis L. and Hypericum perforatum L.: Phenolic Composition, Enzyme Inhibition and Anti-quorum …

AN Tamfu, S Kucukaydin, MM Quradha, O Ceylan… - Chemistry Africa, 2022 - Springer
Phenolic compounds constitute a class of bioactive metabolites whose extraction from
plants, characterization and medicinal applications are of significant importance. Phenolic …