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The geochemistry, geochronology and petrogenetic characteristics of two granitic suites on the eastern margin of the Namaqua Sector, Namaqua-Natal Mobile Belt, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The group of granites on the eastern margin of the Mesoproterozoic Namaqua sector of the polydeformed and highly metamorphosed Namaqua-Natal Province of southern Africa is known as the Keimoes Suite. The suite includes ...
Topogenous structures on categories
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Although the interior operators correspond to a special class of neighbourhood operators,
the closure operators are not nicely related to the latter. We introduce and study the
notion of topogenous orders on a category ...
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 ...
Fabrication of luminescent nanocomposites for diagnosis of breast cancer
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In this study we were able to synthesize separately iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles, InP/ZnSe
and CdTe/ZnS quantum dots. The iron oxide nanoparticles were coupled with InP/ZnSe QDs to
form the luminescent magnetic ...
Detection of selective Tyrosinase inhibitors from some South African plant extracts of Lamiaceae family
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Various dermatological disorders, such as formation of black pigmented patches on the surface
of the skin arise from the over-activity of tyrosinase enzyme's degenerative action. This enzyme
is further implicated in the ...
Observations on the biology and seasonal variation in feeding of the East Coast redeye round herring (Etrumeus wongratanai) (Clupeiformes), off Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The basic biology and ecology of Etrumeus wongratanai was investigated from samples of fish collected by jigging off Scottburgh, Kwazulu-Natal throughout 2014 and 2015. A total of 516 otoliths, 401 gonads, 140 stomachs and ...
Synthesis and evaluation of novel coumarin-donepezil derivatives as dual acting monoamine oxidase B and cholinesterase in Alzheimer's disease
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterised by low acetylcholine (ACh) levels in the hippocampus and cortex of the brain, causing symptoms like progressive memory loss, decline in language ...
Semen characteristics of free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) using Computer-aided sperm analysis, Electron microscopy and Genomics as diagnostic tools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The survival of free-ranging (in situ) African elephant and Southern white rhinoceros populations are currently being challenged on a daily basis in Africa. Reproductive health is considered a vital component of species ...
Synthesis, characterization, and molecular docking of novel 4-Aminoquinolines and Salicylaldimine complexes: evaluation as antimalarial and antitumor agents
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Malaria remains a major global health problem and to date, hundreds of thousands of people
die as a result of this disease every year. Malaria has been able to adapt and rebound despite
various efforts made to combat the ...