Sodipo OA

Department of Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Publications

  • Research Article   
    Certain Foaming Characteristics of Crude Saponins from the Seeds of Balanites aegyptiaca (DEL)
    Author(s): Abubakar I75308*, Sodipo OA75309 and Zakariyya HB75310

    In this study, the foaming potentials of saponins from the seeds of Balanites aegyptiaca (DEL) were assessed by evaluating the foam heights of the crude saponin extract in comparison with commercially available detergents, including Tween 80 and Triton-X-100, at varying concentrations of 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 1.0%. The foam heights of the various extracts were analyzed statistically using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine differences at 0 minutes, 1 minute, 5 minutes and T (hour). The results showed that the crude saponin extract, as well as Tween 80 and Triton-X-100 solutions p>0.05, were not significantly different. The crude saponin extract formed foam with the highest height of 3.35 ± 0.13 cm at a concentration of 1.0% at the initial time, with a foaming time of 4.68 ± 0.32 hours. It was observed that the crud.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.15.10.321-323

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