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Gallic acid modulates salt stress tolerance in soybean plants by regulating antioxidant capacity
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Soybean [Glycine max L (mer)] is one of the top commodity crops in the world
including South Africa (de Beer and Prinsloo, 2013). These small yet important
podded legumes are a great source of protein and are used in many forms.
Proteomic characterisation of wine yeast strains for the expression of arginases involved in urea formation during fermentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Wine is a fermented beverage widely consumed all over the world as a recreational drink, but is known
for its health benefits to humans. However, wine contain urea, a by-product of arginine hydrolysis by
arginases expressed ...
The antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized with plant extracts against Staphylococcus aureus
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Nanoparticles using a green synthesis production method is of increasing interest for
biomedical applications. Zinc oxide is currently used in medicinal and cosmetic formulations,
and zinc oxide nanoparticles have potential ...
Bioactivity and genome guided isolation of a novel antimicrobial protein from Thalassomonas viridans
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The continued emergence of bacterial resistance to the antibiotics currently employed to treat several diseases has added to the urgency to discover and develop novel antibiotics. It is well established that natural products ...
Identification and characterisation of novel cellulolytic genes using metagenomics
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Metagenomics has been successfully used to discover novel enzymes from uncultured microorganisms in the environment. In this study, metagenomic DNA from a Malawian hot spring soil sample was used to construct a fosmid ...
Development of nanotechnology-based therapeutic approaches to treat HIV
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology has been the focus of many biologists with regard to drug delivery. The ability of nanoparticles to enter cellular compartments makes it possible to explore specific treatment ...
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 ...