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Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by UP Author "Lall, Namrita"
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Mahapatra, Anita; Mativandlela, S.P.N. (Sannah Patience Nkami); Binneman, Brigitte; Fourie, P.B. (Petrus Bernardus); Hamilton, Chris J.; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion; Van der Kooy, Frank; Houghton, P.J. (Peter James); Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2007-12)The naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone (5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) has previously been isolated and identified as an active component of root extracts of Euclea natalensis which displays antitubercular activity. ...
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Loggenberg, Samantha Rae; Twilley, Danielle; De Canha, Marco Nuno; Meyer, Debra; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2022-07)Various Aloe L. species have been used worldwide to soothe and treat dermal wounds and burns. However, there is a lack of substantiative research on the efficacy of Aloe L. species for wound healing. The aim of this study ...
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De Canha, Marco Nuno; Thipe, Velaphi Clement; Katti, Kattesh V.; Mandiwana, Vusani; Kalombo, Michel Lonji; Ray, Suprakas Sinha; Rikhotso, Rirhandzu; Janse van Vuuren, Arno; Lall, Namrita (Frontiers Media, 2021-09-13)The human skin is home to millions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses which form part of a unique microbiome. Commensal microbes, including Cutibacterium acnes can occasionally become opportunistic resulting in the onset of ...
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Nyila, Monde Alfred; Leonard, C.M.; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2012-01)In South Africa, the antimicrobial activity of many indigenous plants has been investigated. In general, studies have focused on planktonic bacteria, with less attention given to bacterial biofilms. Many organisms, however, ...
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Lall, Namrita; Kishore, Navneet; Bodiba, Dikonketso; More, Garland Kgosi; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel; Kikuchi, H.; Oshima, Y. (Taylor and Francis, 2017-08)Antimicrobial potential of medicinal plants have been explored extensively these days. This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial potential from aerial parts of plant, called ‘Annona senegalensis’ and its ...
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Esmear, Tenille; Twilley, Danielle; Thipe, Velaphi Clement; Katti, Kattesh V.; Mandiwana, Vusani; Kalombo, Michel Lonji; Ray, Suprakas Sinha; Rikhotso-Mbungela, Rirhandzu; Bovilla, Venugopal Reddy; Madhunapantula, SubbaRao; Langhanshova, Lenka; Roma-Rodrigues, Catarina; Fernandes, Alexandra R.; Baptista, Pedro; Hlati, Silvestre; Pretorius, Judey; Lall, Namrita (Elsevier, 2024-03)Please read abstract in the article.
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Xing, Honghong; An, Lijun; Song, Ziteng; Li, Shanshan; Wang, Huimei; Wang, Chunyan; Zhang, Jie; Tuerhong, Muhetaer; Abudukeremu, Munira; Li, Dihua; Lee, Dongho; Xu, Jing; Lall, Namrita; Guo, Yuanqiang (American Chemical Society, 2020-09)Ten new ent-kaurane diterpenoids, including two pairs of epimers 1/2 and 4/5 and a 6,7-seco-ent-kauranoid 10, were obtained from the aerial parts of Isodon serra. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by ...
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Lall, Namrita; De Canha, Marco Nuno; Szuman, Karina; Charrouf, Zoubida; Davids, Lester M.; Rademan, Sunelle (Emanuscript Services, 2019-01)INTRODUCTION: Argan oil is a well-known cosmeceutical that is commercially available. It is traditionally used for the treatment of acne and skin inflammation among others. The objective of this study was to assess the ...
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Verma, Surjeet; Twilley, Danielle; Esmear, Tenille; Oosthuizen, Carel Basson; Reid, Anna-Mari; Nel, Marize; Lall, Namrita (Frontiers Media, 2020-09)The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), known to cause the disease COVID-19, was declared a pandemic in early 2020. The objective of this review was to collate information regarding the potential ...
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Bodiba, Dikonketso; Prasad, Preety; Srivastava, Ajay; Crampton, Bridget Genevieve; Lall, Namrita (Medknow Publications, 2018-02-20)BACKGROUND : Curative plants have reportedly been used to make chewing sticks/toothbrushes intended for the treatment of oral diseases. OBJECTIVE : The in vitro antibacterial activities of Azadirachta indica, Pongamia ...
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Sharma, Richa; Kishore, Navneet; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Lall, Namrita (BioMed Central, 2013-10)BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris is a chronic skin disorder leading to inflammation as a result of the production of reactive oxygen species due to the active involvement of Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) in the infection ...
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Fouotsa, Hugues; Mbaveng, Armelle T.; Mbazoa, Celine D.; Nkengfack, Augustin E.; Farzana, Shaheen; Iqbal, Choudhary M.; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion; Lall, Namrita; Kuete, Victor (BioMed Central, 2013-04-10)BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistance is a worrying cause of treatment failure in bacterial infections. The search of bioactive constituents from medicinal plants against multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria has significantly ...
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Sharma, Richa; Lall, Namrita (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014-11)The use of plants to treat skin ailments has strong support in the current trend of drug discovery. Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic pathogen, plays an important role in the occurrence of acne. The present study was ...
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Seebaluck-Sandoram, Roumita; Lall, Namrita; Fibrich, Bianca; Blom van Staden, Analike; Mahomoodally, Fawzi (Elsevier, 2018-03)Acalypha integrifolia Willd. (Euphorbiaceae) (AI), an indigenous medicinal plant of the Mascarene Islands is traditionally used to manage infectious diseases. The authors aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial, antibiotic-p ...
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Seebaluck-Sandoram, Roumita; Lall, Namrita; Fibrich, Bianca; Blom van Staden, Analike; Mahomoodally, Fawzi (Elsevier, 2017-07)Antidesma madagascariense Lam. (AM) is used in the treatment and management of a panoply of human diseases. Leaf decoction, acetone extracts and fractions of AM were evaluated for antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, ...
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Berrington, Danielle; Lall, Namrita (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)Acetone extracts of selected plant species were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against a noncancerous African green monkey kidney (Vero) cell line and an adenocarcinoma cervical cancer (HeLa) cell line. The ...
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Nkobole, Nolitha; Houghton, P.J. (Peter James); Hussein, Ahmed A.; Lall, Namrita (Natural Product, 2011)Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disorder that affects more than 100 million people worldwide. South African plants namely Terminalia sericea, Euclea natalensis, Warbugia salutaris, Aloe ferox Artemisia afra, Sclerocarya ...
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More, Garland Kgosi; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel; Lall, Namrita; Botha, Francien Susanna; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion (Elsevier, 2008-10)Ethanol extracts of eight plant species used traditionally in South Africa for the treatment of oral diseases were investigated for in vitro antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens namely Actinobacillus actinomycet ...
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Mbaveng, Armelle T.; Ngameni, Bathélémy; Kuete, Victor; Simo, I.K.; Ambassa, P.; Roy, R.; Bezabih, M.; Etoa, F-X.; Ngadjui, Bonaventure T.; Abegaz, B.M.; Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion; Lall, Namrita; Beng, Veronique P. (Elsevier, 2008-03)Please refer to abstract in article
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More, Garland Kgosi; Lall, Namrita; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel (2012)The phytochemical investigation of an ethanol extract of Artemisia afra led to the isolation of six known compounds, acacetin (1), 12α,4α-dihydroxybishopsolicepolide (2), scopoletin (3), α-amyrin (4), phytol (5), and a ...
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