Can Crude Oil Exploration Influence the Phytochemicals and Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants? A Case of Nigerian <i>Vernonia amygdalina</i> and <i>Ocimum gratissimum</i>

Can Crude Oil Exploration Influence the Phytochemicals and Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants? A Case of Nigerian <i>Vernonia amygdalina</i> and <i>Ocimum gratissimum</i>

The Nigerian Niger-Delta crude oil exploration often results in spills that affect indigenous medicinal plant biodiversity, likely changing the phytochemical profile of surviving species, their bioactivity or toxicity. In crude oil-rich Kokori and crude oil-free Abraka, classic examples of indigenou...

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Main Authors: Oluwatofunmilayo A. Diyaolu, Emmanuel T. Oluwabusola, Alfred F. Attah, Eric O. Olori, Adeshola A. Fagbemi, Gagan Preet, Sylvia Soldatou, Jones O. Moody, Marcel Jaspars, Rainer Ebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
<i>Vernonia amygdalina</i> leaves
<i>Ocimum gratissimum</i> leaves
UPLC-QTOF-MS
sickle cell anaemia
molecular docking
metabolomics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/23/8372

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