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Proteomic and SNP analysis of the Cadherin 10 type-II (CDH10) gene, in the South African autistic population
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a very diverse neurological disorder that manifests specifically in children and infants between the ages of two to three years of age. An individual suffering is deemed as ...
Development of nanotechnology-based drug delivery and imaging system to the white adipose tissue vasculature using Wistar Rat Model
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Obesity is a complex metabolic disease of excessive fat accumulation. It is a worldwide epidemic affecting billions of people and its pharmacological management is hampered by drug toxicity and undesirable side effects. ...
Tumour specific targeted in vitro theranostics application of fabricated nanostructures in a multi-drug resistant ovarian carcinoma cell line
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Ovarian cancer is called the “Silent Killer” as it is often diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease or misdiagnosed which ends with a poor prognostic outcome for the patient. A high rate of disease relapse, a high ...
A transcriptome analysis of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) cv ‘golden delicious’ fruit during fruit growth and development
(2013)
The growth and development of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) fruit occurs over a period of about 150 days after anthesis to full ripeness. During this period morphological and physiological changes occur defining fruit ...
Bacteriophage diversity in haloalkaline environments
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
There are limited reports on virus population in haloalkaline environments;
therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and
biology of bacteriophage communities in these environments. Bacteria ...
Engineering bacterial magnetic nanoparticles
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Magnetosomes, produced by magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), are the most attractive alternative source of non-toxic biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). A magnetosome contains Fe2O4 magnetite with properties superior ...
Barley anther culture: determining the optimal pre-treatment for green plant regeneration
(2013)
Doubled Haploid (DH) Technology is an important tool for plant breeding and
biotechnological applications as it accelerates the breeding cycle of plants by shortening the time required to attain homozygosity. Anther culture ...
Investigating the functional interaction of transcription regulator card of mycobacterium tuberculosis with ribonucleic acid polymerase
(2013)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TB mainly affects lungs of patients but other parts of the body can also be affected. It kills approximately 2 million people annually. ...
Actinobacterial and archaeal diversity in lake Magadi, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Microorganisms of the class Actinobacteria and domain Archaea are interesting from a
biotechnological perspective owing to their metabolic attributes as producers of
secondary metabolites and resilience under harsh ...
Identification of differentially expressed proteins in obese rats fed different high fat diets using proteomics and bioinformatics approaches
(2013)
Obesity is a medical condition in which an energy imbalance leads to excessive
accumulation of body fat. Obesity leads to a reduction in life expectancy through its
association with chronic diseases of lifestyle. The ...