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Molecular application of aptamers in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and communicable diseases
(MDPI, 2018)
Cancer and infectious diseases such as Ebola, HIV, tuberculosis, Zika, hepatitis, measles
and human schistosomiasis are serious global health hazards. The increasing annual morbidities
and mortalities of these diseases ...
Peptide-functionalized quantum dots for potential applications in the imaging and treatment of obesity
(DovePress, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic affecting millions of people. The current pharmacological treatment of obesity remains limited and ineffective due to drugs’ undesirable side effects. Hence, there is a need for ...
Inhibition of bacteria associated with wound infection by biocompatible green synthesized gold nanoparticles from South African plant extracts
(MDPI, 2017)
Unlike conventional physical and chemical methods, the biogenic synthesis of gold
nanoparticles (GNPs) is considered a green and non-toxic approach to produce biocompatible
GNPs that can be utilized in various biomedical ...
One-pot synthesis and characterization of InP/ZnSe semiconductor nanocrystals
(Elsevier, 2013)
We report on the one-pot synthesis of InP/ZnSe quantum dots (QDs) using a precursor-based colloidal synthesis in a noncoordinating solvent environment. The structural and optical studies were carried out on the as-prepared ...
An unusual 2,3-secotaraxerene and other cytotoxic triterpenoids from pleiocarpa pycnantha (apocynaceae) leaves collected from Nigeria
(MDPI, 2014)
Three known triterpenoids, namely ursolic acid (1), and the 27-E- and 27-Z-pcoumaric
esters of ursolic acid (compounds 2, 3), were isolated together with a new
triterpene 2,3-seco-taraxer-14-en-2,3-lactone [pycanocarpine ...
Large Scale Screening of Southern African Plant Extracts for the Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Microtitre-Plate Method
(Molecules, 2016-11)
The preparation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) involves a variety of chemical and physical methods. These methods use toxic and environmentally harmful chemicals. Consequently, the synthesis of AuNPs using green chemistry ...