About
Professional Summary
Rita M. Sunday is a Researcher at National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria. Dr. R. M. Sunday has over 22 Scientific papers published and presented at both local and international conferences. She is an Internationally recognized expert in many areas of advanced pharmacology including Ethno-pharmacology, Toxicology, medicinal plants, diabetes, drug discovery and development. Dr. R. M. Sunday is currently carrying out research on antidiabetic and antioxidant effect of medicinal plants using both in vivo and in vitro models. Her recent publication is an article titled Anti-diabetic Effect of Asparagus adscendens on RIN-5F cells, HepG2 cells and Wistar rats. Dr. R. M. Sunday is a Member of the West African Society of Pharmacology, Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Society of Nigeria. She has been investigating the anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant and potential Toxicological Effect of Medicinal plants. She holds a B.Sc.in Biochemistry from University of Jos Nigeria, M.Sc. and Ph.D. Pharmacology from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. She also did her Posdoctorate research in the area of plant Biotechnology.
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Publications (23)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Effect of Physalis angulata L. Leaves on Free Radicals: Antioxidant Study
Rita Maneju Sunday, Oluwole Isaac Adeyemi
Trends in Medical Research
| Journal Article
2023
Antidiabetic effect of Viburnum foetidum bark in cell lines and wistar rats.
Sunday, R.M., E.M. Obuotor and A. Kumar,
Res. J. Medic. Plants,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2019
Antidiabetic effect of Asparagus adscendens Roxb. in RIN-5F cells, HepG2 cells and Wistar rats.
Sunday, R.M., E.M. Obuotor and A. Kumar,
Can. J. Biotechnol.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2019
Antioxidant activities of Asparagus adscendens root ethanolic extract and fractions using in vitro models.
Sunday, R.M., E.M. Obuotor and A. Kumar,
Trends Appl. Sci. Res.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2019
Anti-diabetic effect of Anthocleista vogelii ethanolic root extract and fractions in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino rats.
Sunday, R.M., O.A. Ayannuga, J.A. Ibeh, L.A. Ajige and O.J. Oyedele et al.,
Eur. J. Med. Plants,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2017
Phytochemical properties and effect of temperature on proximate and mineral composition of Curcuma longa Linn. rhizomes ethanolic extract.
Sunday, R.M., C.F. Onyeka, M.P. Afolayan, J. Onwatogwu and B.O. Oshagbemi,
Int. J. Biochem. Res. Rev.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2017
Phytochemical Properties, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Curcuma longa Linn. and Zingiber officinale Rosc.: A Comparative Study.
Taoheed, A.A., A.A. Tolulope, A.B. Saidu, O.G. Odewumi, R.M. Sunday and M. Usman,
J. Sci. Res. Rep.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2017
Antioxidant property and phenolic content of anthocleista vogelii root ethanolic extract and fractions.
Sunday, R., O. Ilesanmi and E. Obuotor,
Br. Biotechnol. J.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2016
Antioxidant property and phenolic content of anthocleista vogelii root ethanolic extract and fractions.
Sunday, R.M. O.R. Ilesanmi and E.M. Obuotor,
Br. Biotechnol. J.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2016
Anti-diabetic effect of Anthocleista vogelii ethanolic root extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
Sunday, R.M., O.R. Ilesanmi and E.M. Obuotor,
Res. J. Med. Plants,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2016
Safety potential of yoyo bitter on lipid indices, hematology and renal function in experimental animals.
Alabi, M.A., B.S. Fagbohunka, R.M. Sunday, O.A. Obideyi, B.R. Babaniyi and F.A. Ojo,
J. Int. Res. Med. Pharm. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2015
Effect of smoke drying techniques on the proximate and mineral composition of Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (African river prawn).
Omomo, D.E., R.M. Sunday and I. Kareem,
World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol. Int. J. Biol. Biomol. Agric. Food Biotechnol. Eng.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2015
Safety potential of Yoyo bitter on lipid indices, hematology and renal function in experimental animals.
Alabi, M.A., B.S. Fagbohunka, R.M. Sunday, O.A. Obideyi, B.R. Babaniyi and F.A. Ojo,
J. Int. Res. Med. Pharm. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2015
Anti-diabetic effect of Anthocleista vogelii aqueous root extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.
Sunday, R.M., O.R. Ilesanmi, E.M. Obuotor, A.J. Ibeh and O.A. Ayannuga,
Ife J. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2015
Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteria from selected hospitals in akungba akoko, ondo state, southwest Nigeria.
Olowokere, T., M.A. Alabi, R.M.S. , E.T.S. , F. Osanaiye and J.F. Afolabi,
Bacteriol. J.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2014
Effect of smoke drying techniques on the proximate and mineral composition of macrobrachium vollenhovenii (African river prawn).
Omomo., D.E., R.M. Sunday and I. Kareem,
World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol. Int. J. Biol. Food, Vet. Agric. Eng.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2014
Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteria isolated from selected hospitals in akungba akoko, Ondo state, South West Nigeria.
Olowokere, T., M.A. Alabi, B.S. Fabgohunka, R.M. Sunday, E.T. Salami, F. Osanaiye, J.F. Afolabi and T. Otunla,
IOSR J. Pharm. Biol. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
Assessing the ground water quality in Sagamu town, Ogun state, south west Nigeria.
Alabi, M.A., G. Idowu, O.H. Oyefuga, R.M. Sunday, T. Olowokere, F.G. Osanaiye and S. Odiaka,
IOSR J. Environ. Sci. Toxicol. Food Technol.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteria from selected hospitals in Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, southwest Nigeria.
Olowokere, T., M.A. Alabi, B.S. Fabgohunka, R.M. Sunday and E.T. Salami et al.,
IOSR J. Pharm. Biol. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
Proximate composition of whole seeds and pulp of african black velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense).
Osanaiye, F.G., M.A. Alabi, R.M. Sunday, T. Olowokere, E.T. Salami, T.A. Otunla and S.C. Odiaka,
IOSR J. Agric. Vet. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
Effect of A. precatorius aqueous seed extract on the histology of kidney, lungs and intestines of wistar rats.
Sunday, R.M., O.R. Ilesanmi, M.A. Alabi., F.G. Osanaiye, T. Olowokere and T.A. Otunla,
J. Pharmacol. Toxicol.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
Effect of bitters on the body weight, lipid profile, catalase and lipid peroxidation in experimental animals.
Alabi, M.A., R.M. Sunday, T. Olowokere, F.A. Kareem and F. Osanaiye,
J. Med. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
2013
A study of arterial variation of willis circle in 100 human brain in East Azarbaijan, Iran.
Ghanbari, A.A., B.S. Rad, F. Ashrafian and H.T. Nasrabadi,
J. Med. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Rita Maneju Sunday
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