Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Author "Rahiman, Farzana"
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The effects of artificial and natural sweeteners on various physiological systems
Rahiman, Farzana (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study aimed to investigate the effects of commercially available natural (sugar cane molasses, white sugar and brown sugar) and artificial (Canderel, Equal, Natreen, Sweetex, Splenda and Swheet) sweeteners on various ... -
The effects of carbon-based nanoparticle surface functionalization on immune responses
Salie, Imaad (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Nano-based technologies are highly desired for the unique properties achieved through size restrictions. Nanoparticles (NPs) achieve a higher surface-to-volume ratio during synthesis. As a result there is a greater rate ... -
Tyrosol production of Candida species by plant extracts used for skin treatment remedies
Heredia, Dario Gabriel (University of the Western Cape, 2022)The fungal genus Candida is a collection of approximately 150 asporogenous yeast species which are able to cause life-threatening diseases when the normal host defences have been compromised. The most commonly isolated ...