Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern. This study aimed to investigate the potential of human skin volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as prospective biomarkers for TB diagnosis. It employed a non-invasive approach ...
Faloye, Kolade O.; Adesida, Stephen A.; Oguntimehin, Samuel A.; Adewole, Adetola Henry; Omoyeni, Olajide B.; Fajobi, Sunday J.; Ugwo, Jeremiah P.; Asiyanbola, Isaac D.; Bamimore, Victoria O.; Fakola, Emmanuel G.; Oladiran, Olayemi J.; Spiteller, Michael(Sage, 2023)
Malaria is a deadly disease that continues to pose a threat to children and maternal well-being. This study was designed to identify
the chemical constituents in the ethanolic fruit extract of Azadirachta indica, elucidate ...
One of the challenges in agriculture practices is guaranteeing an adequate and bioavailable
phosphorus supply for plants on phosphorus-deficient soils. A promising alternative lies in the
utilization of phosphate ...
OBJECTIVES : This study reported the antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory and mito-protrective effects of Costus afer (CA), Nauclea latifolia (NA) and Sphenocentrum jollyanum (SJ) methanol extracts in Plasmodium berghei-infected ...
Emmanuel, Stephen Sunday; Olawoyin, Christopher Olusola; Adesibikan, Ademidun Adeola; Nafiu, Sodiq Adeyeye; Bayode, Ajibola A.(Elsevier, 2024-02)
Soil and water are the most essential nonliving natural gift for all essential and nonessential actions in life, without which the earth inhabitants cannot exist because all living things rely on these gifts for their ...
Ndlovu, Musawenkosi; Mosa, Rebamang; Serem, June Cheptoo; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; Opoku, Andrew R.; Bester, Megan; Apostolides, Zeno(American Chemical Society, 2023-08-14)
The increasing incidence of hypercholesterolemia-related
diseases even in the presence of the currently available cholesterol-lowering
drugs indicates a need to discover new therapeutic drugs. This study aimed to
investigate ...
High-resolution mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry provide additional confidence in biological marker discovery and elucidation by adding additional peak capacity through physiochemical separation orthogonal ...
Ocean acidification (OA) is becoming a potential threat to marine organisms, especially in calcifying marine invertebrates. So far, along the Kenya Coast, there has been little research on the impact of OA on cockle (Anadara ...
Pelargonium sidoides DC. (Geraniaceae) is an important indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, historically employed by various ethnic groups to treat respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments. The proprietary
herbal ...
BACKGROUND : Ubiquicidin is a peptide fragment with selective binding to negatively charged bacterial cell membranes. Besides its earlier labelling with gamma emitting radionuclides, it has been labelled with Positron ...
Mshengu, Bongiwe P.; Dube, Sinenkosi; Khathi, Andile; Musabayane, Cephas; Van Heerden, Fanie(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Rhoicissus tridentata is one of the most frequently used plants in preparing Isihlambezo, a herbal drink consumed by many South African women to induce labour and tone the uterus in pregnancy. This study aimed to identify ...
Van Wyk, Lorinda T.; Neyt, Nicole; Jugmohan, Jaimee; Panayides, Jenny-Lee; Riley, Darren L.(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-01)
Globally, major depressive disorders are a leading cause of disconsolateness affecting more than 300 million individuals. Bupropion is a unique dopamine-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (DNRI) commonly utilized in the ...
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a global environmental concern due to their persistent nature. In South Africa, microplastic research has primarily focused on marine systems. However, recent years have seen a shift in ...
Spherical nanoclusters with countable member atoms and delocalized valence orbitals are
superatoms with properties analogous to those of simple atoms. This is reflected, in particular, in their
optical spectra and magnetic ...
Urea and thiourea derivatives: 1,3-bis[(E)-furan-2-yl)methylene]urea
(BFMU) and 1,3-bis[(E)-furan-2-yl)methylene]thiourea (BFMT) were synthesized and
characterized by spectrometry analyses (UV, IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR). ...
Direct monitoring of volatile organic compounds emitted from industrial sources as well as the monitoring of ambient levels thereof in the atmosphere play an important role in providing data for various legislative ...
Biomass burning is a significant anthropogenic source of air pollution, including the preharvest burning of sugar cane. These burn events result in atmospheric emissions, including semivolatile organic compounds, that may ...