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Bacillus licheniformis isolated from Mozambican soil capable of producing 2, 3-butanediol
(The University of the Western Cpae, 2018)
Due to the current fossil fuel sources rapidly depleting as a result of the increased global need,
alternative, sustainable and renewable sources are required. Biofuels, which are environmentally
friendly, meet all the ...
Optimizing the ion source for polarized protons
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Beams of polarized protons play an important part in the study of the spin dependence of the nuclear force by measuring the analyzing power in nuclear reactions. The source at iThemba LABS produces a beam of polarized ...
Physical and genetical investigation of the Xp11.3 region on the short arm of the human X-chromosome
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The pattern of inactivation in the DXS8237E-UBE1-PCTK1 region is of particular interest, since the mechanisms of X chromosome inactivation and the escape from inactivation are, as yet, not fully understood. The inactivation ...
Expression and purification of the novel protein domain DWNN
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Proteins play an important role in cells, as the morphology, function and activities of the cell depend on the proteins they express. The key to understanding how different proteins function lies in an understanding of the ...
Tungsten Telluride Quantum dot-based Biosensor for Alpha-Methylacyl CoA Racemase – An Emerging Prostate Cancer Biomarker
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Prostate cancer, commonly referred to as adenocarcinoma of the prostate, is the leading cause of cancer death in men in 46 countries, and it was estimated that by the end of 2018 there would approximately be 1.3 million ...
Genomic instability in South African breast cancer patients
(2013)
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies in women. Death results from treatment failure and metastatic disease. Thousands of lives might be saved if it was possible to detect and eliminate occult metastatic ...
Electrochemical Aptasensing of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-A Biomarker for Myocardial Infarction
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
infarction (MI) affects many parts of the western world and in South Africa alone it is estimated that MI is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths (17.3%). Traditional diagnostic methods for MI include an electrocardiograms and ...
Investigation of socio-demographic, clinical and genetic factors associated with blood pressure and glycaemic control among indigenous South African adult patients
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Achieving blood pressure and glycaemic treatment targets remain a major public health challenge in individuals with hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM). This research project was, therefore, designed to investigate the ...
Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Bulbine frutescens leaf extract and their antimicrobial effects.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Combating antimicrobial resistant infections caused by nosocomial pathogens poses a major public health problem globally. The widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of wound infections has led to ...
Genetic variation between two subspecies of Reedfrogs in the genus Hyperolius (Anura: Hyperoliidae)
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)
The frog genus Hyperolius is the largest of 19 genera in the Hyperoliidae (Channing, 1939). The members of the genus display considerable morphological homogeneity with a diversity of dorsal colour patterns. The genus is ...