Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Subject "In vitro"
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An assessment of three Carpobrotus species extracts as potential antimicrobial agents.
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)For centuries, indigenous people in South Africa have used a variety of medicinal herbs to treat chronic infections. This investigation focused on three Carpobrotus species, in an attempt to assess their potential antimicrobial ... -
Effects of the alkaloid present in the ethyl acetate: hexane (1 :4) fraction of Crinum macowanii on the isolated perfused rat heart
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Crinum macowanii (CM) is used in traditional medicine in the treatment of various diseases including ischemic heart disease, rheumatic fever, cancer and skin diseases. The aqueous extract of CM bulbs was found have a ... -
The in vitro detection and measurement of the unfolded protein response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Bioethanol is currently the most widely used biofuel and can be used as a direct replacement for current fossil fuel based transportation fuels. Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP), in which bioethanol is produced in a single ... -
In vitro investigation of the ubiquitination and degradation of p53 by Murine Double Minute 2 (MDM2) and Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 6 (RBBP6)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)P53 is one of the most important tumour suppressor proteins in the body which protects the cell against the tumourigenic effects of DNA damage by initiating processes such as apoptosis, senescence and cell cycle arrest. ... -
Molecular, functional and biological characterization of a single enveloped nucleopolyhedrovirus infecting the crop pest Helicoverpa armigera
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)My study involves a detailed molecular and cellular characterisation of a South African isolate of a nucleopolyhedrovints (I.IPV) isolated from the Lepidopteran insect Helicoverpa armigera (HaSNPV-SA). Chapter two entails ... -
What constitutes morphological normal and abnormal human sperm heads
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)The percentage morphologically normal sperm appears to be of predictive value in the in vitro fertilization laboratory. However, the methodology used in this context is technically inaccurate and imprecise (subjective) and ...