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Cloning, expression and characterisation of Amidase Genes from a psychrotolerant Nesterenkonia isolate
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
A nitrile and amide hydrolysing Nesterenkonia sp. was isolated from Antarctic soil and was characterised as a psychrotolerant, halotolerant and alkaliphilic extremophile. Amidases are widely distributed in both prokaryotic ...
The identification of candidate genes using cDNA microarray and the analysis of two SNPs of the reelin gene in a South African austistic population
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) that's incidence is approximately 1 in 158. It is four times more prevalent in males than females and is believed to be caused by both genetic and environmental factors. ...
Characterisation of eight non-codis Ministrs in four South African populations to aid the analysis of degraded DNA
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In many forensic cases, such as mass disasters reconstruction cases, the recovered DNA is highly degraded. In such incidences, typing of STR loci has become one of the most powerful tools for retrieving information from ...
Screening for subtate tolerant Geobacillus pallidus RAPc8 nitrile hydratase
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In this study G. pallidus RAPc8 NHase mutants were screened for reduced substrate inhibition compared to the wild type enzyme. Wild type and mutant enzymes were expressed and purified using hydrophobic interaction ...
The diversity of key anabolic genes in antarctic hypolithons
(2009)
Antarctica is known for its pristine environments. A variety of unsuitable environmental conditions were once thought to render the continent unsuitable for sustaining life. However, metagenomic data have revealed a wealth ...