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Isolation and characterisation of esterases from thermophilic Actinomyces
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Alternative sources of fuel are required worldwide, and bio-ethanol is the leading candidate. Lignocellulosic biomass, a waste component of the agricultural industry, is a promising renewable source. Due to its complex ...
Identification and characterisation of hemicellulases from thermophilic Actinomycetes
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
To ensure the sustainability of bioethanol production, major attention has been directed to develop feedstocks which provide an alternative to food-crop biomass. Lignocellulosic (LC) biomass, which is chiefly composed of ...
Microbial quality and safety of ostrich meat
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to determine the quality of slaughtered ostrich meat and to evaluate the ostrich slaughter process, to determine whether ostrich meat are contaminated by the in-house slaughtering practices and ...
The identification of novel regulatory elements in the promoters of heat shock response genes
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The main objective of this study was to investigate promoter sequences of putative HSR genes for the presence of unique regulatory elements and modules that might be involved in the regulation of HSR. In order to achieve ...
Single nucleotide polymorphism association studies of ABCA13 and ABHD11 genes and the bioinformatics analysis of the autism candidate genes localized on chromosome 7
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Autism, Aspergers Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Delay-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), among others, fall under an umbrella of disorders known as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Twin studies show that autism is a highly ...
Deciphering a potential cytoprotective role of novel heat shock responsive proteins using a proteomic approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, is a condition where the blood supply to the heart tissue is cut off, starving the tissue from oxygen and nutrient supply, with consequent lethal damage to the heart ...
Investigation of the link between drought-induced changes in the expression of a novel sterol biosynthesis gene and drought tolerance in soybean
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Glycine max (soybean) is an important crop species globally as it is used as a protein-rich food
and feed crop and as a source of oils used in the food and biofuel industry. However, the
growth and yield of soybean is ...
Characterization of the role of a cycloartenol synthase gene (ZMCAS494) in Zea mays responses to drought stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Plant Sterols are an important part of the membrane and their role is to control cell membrane
fluidity and permeability. Several studies have indicated that plants that are mutant for genes
that play a role in the sterol ...
Structural Analysis of Induced Mutagenesis Protein B from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Jeremy
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Knowing the three-dimensional structure of a protein may be useful in understanding its function.
In this study, induced mutagenesis protein B (ImuB) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis was
analyzed using molecular biology and ...
Identification of novel miRNAs as diagnostic molecules for detection of breast cancer using in silico approaches
(University of the Western cape, 2017)
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and is the
second most common cancer in the world, responsible for more than 500 000 deaths
annually. Estimates are that 1 in 8 women will develop BC in their ...