Coumarin synthase (COSY) is the key enzyme involved in the coumarin biosynthesis. Although it has been identified firstly in Arabidopisis thaliana, there is little known about the COSY gene function in Clematis terniflora ...
Steyn, Marilize; Claassen, Nicolaas; Forbes, Patricia B.C.(National Association for Clean Air, 2023)
The negative health and socio-economic impacts of emissions associated with domestic fuel burning are widely recognized. Although
there has been much progress in the provision of electricity to households in South Africa, ...
Proximate analyses and decomposition profiles of solid fuels commonly used in Kenya were studied to determine their
relative suitability for use as a clean and efficient source of energy in households. The moisture, ...
Electrospun multicomposite nanofibers synthesized from extracts of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) seed biomass blended
with metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were investigated as potential ...
The kinetics of methanol synthesis remains debatable for various reasons, such as the lack
of scientifically conclusive agreement about reaction mechanisms. The focus of this paper is on the
evaluation of the intrinsic ...
Mundy, Christine Elizabeth; Potgieter, Marietjie; Seery, Michael K.(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)
General spectroscopy is known to be difficult for novice students due to its complex and abstract nature. In this study we used a first-year chemistry Mini Spec laboratory activity to uncover language barriers to student ...
Mundy, Christine; Potgieter, Marietjie; Seery, Michael K.(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)
The laboratory is a complex environment where the three levels of the chemistry triplet coincide. As the laboratory environment places a large demand on the working memory of students, cognitive load theory can address ...
Roduner, Emil; Rohwer, Egmont Richard(Wiley Open Access, 2024-01)
Ninety percent of the large interior, rural part of Africa is not an abundant user of fossil fuels and is not connected to an electricity grid. This limits habitability and leads to significant migration to larger cities ...
The alkylation of adenine using alkyl halides under basic conditions in
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a common reaction to achieve N9-alkylated adenine
derivatives, is often low yielding with unreacted adenine and ...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern. This study aimed to investigate the potential of human skin volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as prospective biomarkers for TB diagnosis. It employed a non-invasive approach ...
Faloye, Kolade O.; Adesida, Stephen A.; Oguntimehin, Samuel A.; Adewole, Adetola Henry; Omoyeni, Olajide B.; Fajobi, Sunday J.; Ugwo, Jeremiah P.; Asiyanbola, Isaac D.; Bamimore, Victoria O.; Fakola, Emmanuel G.; Oladiran, Olayemi J.; Spiteller, Michael(Sage, 2023)
Malaria is a deadly disease that continues to pose a threat to children and maternal well-being. This study was designed to identify
the chemical constituents in the ethanolic fruit extract of Azadirachta indica, elucidate ...
One of the challenges in agriculture practices is guaranteeing an adequate and bioavailable
phosphorus supply for plants on phosphorus-deficient soils. A promising alternative lies in the
utilization of phosphate ...
OBJECTIVES : This study reported the antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory and mito-protrective effects of Costus afer (CA), Nauclea latifolia (NA) and Sphenocentrum jollyanum (SJ) methanol extracts in Plasmodium berghei-infected ...
Emmanuel, Stephen Sunday; Olawoyin, Christopher Olusola; Adesibikan, Ademidun Adeola; Nafiu, Sodiq Adeyeye; Bayode, Ajibola A.(Elsevier, 2024-02)
Soil and water are the most essential nonliving natural gift for all essential and nonessential actions in life, without which the earth inhabitants cannot exist because all living things rely on these gifts for their ...
Ndlovu, Musawenkosi; Mosa, Rebamang; Serem, June Cheptoo; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; Opoku, Andrew R.; Bester, Megan; Apostolides, Zeno(American Chemical Society, 2023-08-14)
The increasing incidence of hypercholesterolemia-related
diseases even in the presence of the currently available cholesterol-lowering
drugs indicates a need to discover new therapeutic drugs. This study aimed to
investigate ...
High-resolution mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry provide additional confidence in biological marker discovery and elucidation by adding additional peak capacity through physiochemical separation orthogonal ...
Ocean acidification (OA) is becoming a potential threat to marine organisms, especially in calcifying marine invertebrates. So far, along the Kenya Coast, there has been little research on the impact of OA on cockle (Anadara ...
Pelargonium sidoides DC. (Geraniaceae) is an important indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, historically employed by various ethnic groups to treat respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments. The proprietary
herbal ...
BACKGROUND : Ubiquicidin is a peptide fragment with selective binding to negatively charged bacterial cell membranes. Besides its earlier labelling with gamma emitting radionuclides, it has been labelled with Positron ...