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Ganiyu Oboh is a researcher affiliated with the Federal University of Technology Akure in Nigeria. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Pharmacology, Plant Science, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research addresses a range of topics related to medicinal plants and neuroprotection, natural antidiabetic agents, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, and phytochemicals with antioxidant activities. Specific subjects such as Moringa oleifera research and applications, sexual function and dysfunction, as well as antioxidant activity and oxidative stress, are also part of their scholarly exploration.

Recent publications by Ganiyu Oboh include the following:

  • Blood glucose lowering and effect of oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus)- and shiitake (Lentinus subnudus)-supplemented diet on key enzymes linked diabetes and hypertension in streptozotocin-induced diabetic in rats, 2021, Food Frontiers
  • Effect of Andrographis paniculata and Phyllanthus amarus leaf extracts on selected biochemical indices in Drosophila melanogaster model of neurotoxicity, 2020, Drug and Chemical Toxicology
  • Can gallic acid potentiate the antihyperglycemic effect of acarbose and metformin? Evidence from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model, 2020, Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Antioxidant properties of eugenol, butylated hydroxylanisole, and butylated hydroxyl toluene with key biomolecules relevant to Alzheimer's diseases-In vitro, 2020, Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Characterization and neuroprotective properties of alkaloid extract of Vernonia amygdalina Delile in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Ganiyu Oboh include:

  • Ayokunle O. Ademosun
  • Opeyemi B. Ogunsuyi
  • Sunday I. Oyeleye
  • Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha
  • Adedayo O. Ademiluyi

The researcher's frequent publication venues demonstrate their active engagement in relevant scientific communities. These venues include:

  • Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Comparative Clinical Pathology
  • Drug and Chemical Toxicology
  • Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
  • Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Effect of blanching on the antioxidant properties of some tropical green leafy vegetables

    Ganiyu Oboh

  • Soybean phenolic-rich extracts inhibit key-enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase) and hypertension (angiotensin I converting enzyme) in vitro

    Adedayo O. Ademiluyi;Ganiyu Oboh

  • Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum, Tepin and Capsicum chinese, Habanero) prevents Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation in brain – in vitro

    G. Oboh;R.L. Puntel;J.B.T. Rocha

  • Comparative study on the inhibitory effect of caffeic and chlorogenic acids on key enzymes linked to Alzheimer's disease and some pro-oxidant induced oxidative stress in rats' brain-in vitro.

    Ganiyu Oboh;Odunayo M. Agunloye;Ayodele J. Akinyemi;Ayodele J. Akinyemi;Adedayo O. Ademiluyi

  • Caffeic and chlorogenic acids inhibit key enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes (in vitro): a comparative study

    Ganiyu Oboh;Odunayo M Agunloye;Stephen A Adefegha;Ayodele J Akinyemi

  • Inhibitory effect of polyphenol-rich extracts of jute leaf (Corchorus olitorius) on key enzyme linked to type 2 diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase) and hypertension (angiotensin I converting) in vitro

    Ganiyu Oboh;Ganiyu Oboh;Adedayo O. Ademiluyi;Adedayo O. Ademiluyi;Ayodele J. Akinyemi;Thomas Henle

  • Nutrient enrichment of cassava peels using a mixed culture of Saccharomyces cerevisae and Lactobacillus spp solid media fermentation techniques

    Ganiyu Oboh

  • Change in the Ascorbic Acid, Total Phenol and Antioxidant Activity of Sun-dried Commonly Consumed Green Leafy Vegetables in Nigeria

    G. Oboh;A.A. Akindahunsi

  • Cardio-protective and antioxidant properties of caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid: Mechanistic role of angiotensin converting enzyme, cholinesterase and arginase activities in cyclosporine induced hypertensive rats.

    Odunayo Michael Agunloye;Ganiyu Oboh;Adedayo Oluwaseun Ademiluyi;Ayokunle Olubode Ademosun

  • Biochemical changes in cassava products (flour & gari) subjected to Saccharomyces cerevisae solid media fermentation

    G Oboh;A.A Akindahunsi

  • Influence of gallic acid on α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties of acarbose.

    Ganiyu Oboh;Opeyemi Babatunde Ogunsuyi;Mariam Damilola Ogunbadejo;Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha

  • Polyphenols in red pepper [Capsicum annuum var. aviculare (Tepin)] and their protective effect on some pro-oxidants induced lipid peroxidation in brain and liver

    Ganiyu Oboh;Ganiyu Oboh;Joao Batista T. Rocha

  • Antioxidant properties of some commonly consumed and underutilized tropical legumes

    Ganiyu Oboh

  • Antioxidant and inhibitory effect of red ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Rubra) and white ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) on Fe2+ induced lipid peroxidation in rat brain in vitro

    Ganiyu Oboh;Ayodele J. Akinyemi;Adedayo O. Ademiluyi

  • Characterization of the antioxidant properties of phenolic extracts from some citrus peels.

    G. Oboh;A. O. Ademosun

  • Antioxidative Properties and Effect of Quercetin and Its Glycosylated Form (Rutin) on Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase Activities.

    Ayokunle O. Ademosun;Ganiyu Oboh;Fatai Bello;Peluola O. Ayeni

  • Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activities and some pro-oxidant induced lipid peroxidation in rat brain by two varieties of ginger (Zingiber officinale).

    Ganiyu Oboh;Adedayo O. Ademiluyi;Ayodele J. Akinyemi

  • Antioxidant properties of polar and non‐polar extracts of some tropical green leafy vegetables

    Ganiyu Oboh;Heike Raddatz;Thomas Henle

  • Cooking enhances the antioxidant properties of some tropical green leafy vegetables

    S. A. Adefegha;G. Oboh

  • Metabolite modifications in Solanum lycopersicum roots and leaves under cadmium stress

    Latifa Boulila Zoghlami;Wahbi Djebali;Zouhaier Abbes;Hedia Hediji

Frequent Co-Authors

Margareth Linde Athayde
Margareth Linde Athayde Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger
Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Vera Maria Morsch
Vera Maria Morsch Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Thomas Henle
Thomas Henle TU Dresden
Anthony Jide Afolayan
Anthony Jide Afolayan University of Fort Hare
Anthony I. Okoh
Anthony I. Okoh University of Fort Hare

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