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In-vitro cytotoxicity, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of ecklonia radiataand jania verrucosafrom Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of Benin, 2022)
Seaweeds are marine floras constituting in part to over 90% of the oceanic biomass. Despite the enrichments of seaweeds, their potentials are largely unexplored. Hence, this study evaluated the phytochemical screening, ...
Chitosan-coated liposomes of Carissa spinarum extract: synthesis, analysis and antipneumococcal potency
(ICE Publishing, 2023)
In the present study, a chitosan-coatedCarissa spinarum-polyphenol-loaded liposome (LipCsP-chitosan) nanocarrierwas fabricated for the delivery ofC. spinarumpolyphenols (CsPs) to improve the bioavailability ...
A guide to molecular characterization of genotype ii African swine fever virus: Essential and alternative genome markers
(MDPI, 2023)
African swine fever is a contagious viral disease that has been spreading through Europe
and Asia since its initial report from Georgia in 2007. Due to the large genome size of the causative
agent, the African swine fever ...
Prospects of using gum Arabic silver nanoparticles in toothpaste to prevent dental caries
(MDPI, 2023)
There is growing interest in the use of green synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to
control and prevent dental diseases. The incorporation of green synthesized AgNPs into dentifrices to
reduce pathogenic oral ...
Anticancer and drug-sensitizing activities of gold nanoparticles synthesized from cyclopia genistoides (honeybush) extracts
(MDPI, 2023)
Synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using phytochemicals has become tremendously
prominent in biomedical applications because of its enhanced bioactivity and biocompatibility. In
this study, water extracts from the ...
Comparative venom toxin analyses of Nigerian viperidae and elapidae snakes
(Elsevier, 2023)
Envenoming by snakebite is a serious health problem that maims and kills a large number of people, primarily in rural areas of developing African countries. The first comparative venom proteomic analyses of four snakes ...
Green synthesis of iron oxide (hematite) nanoparticles and their influence on sorghum bicolor growth under drought stress
(MDPI, 2023)
Drought is a major abiotic stress that confronts plant growth and productivity, thus
compromising food security. Plants use physiological and biochemical mechanisms to cope with
drought stress, but at the expense of ...
Genetic heritage of the Baphuthi highlights an over-ethnicized notion of “Bushman” in the Maloti-Drakensberg, southern Africa
(Cell Press, 2023)
Using contemporary people as proxies for ancient communities is a contentious but necessary practice in anthropology. In southern Africa, the distinction between the Cape KhoeSan and eastern KhoeSan remains unclear, as ...
Proteomic analysis of grape berry cell cultures reveals that developmentally regulated ripening related processes can be studied using cultured cells
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
This work describes a proteomics profiling method, optimized and applied to berry cell suspensions to evaluate organ-specific cultures as a platform to study grape berry ripening. Variations in berry ripening within a ...
Variability in Responses to Phoma medicaginis Infection in a Tunisian Collection of Three Annual Medicago Species
(Korean Society of Plant Pathology, 2023)
Spring black stem and leaf spot, caused by Phoma medicaginis, is an issue in annual Medicago species. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the response to P. medicaginis infection in a collection of 46 lines of three ...