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Biogenic amine producing bacteria associated with three different commercially fermented beverages in Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJMR, 2013)
The microbial quality and predominant bacterial groups of three fermented beverages was investigated.
The bacteria associated with sorghum beer, sour milk (madila/amasi) and sour maize beverage
(mageu/mahewu) were ...
Free radical scavenging and antioxidant properties of a truffle, Kalaharituber pfeilii found in Kalahari deserts of Botswana
(Int.J.Bioassays, http://www.ijbio.com/index.php/ijb, 2015)
Natural anti-oxidants are the good source for scavenging excess of free radicals generated in the body after oxidative stress. The present study is aimed at in vitro evaluation of free radical scavenging potentials of two ...
The susceptibility of different maize varieties to post-harvest infestation by Sitophilus zeamais (MOTSCH) (Coleoptera: Cuculionidae)
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE, 2010-01)
Nine maize varieties collected at IITA were investigated for their relative susceptibilities to attack by
Sitophilus zeamais MOTSCH, an important insect pest of stored maize. The results obtained were
summarized using ...
Fungi associated with seeds of two varieties of spinach beet and their possible control in vitro by fungicide treatment
(Int.J.Bioassays, http://www.ijbio.com, 2015)
Seeds of Two spinach beet varieties namely; Fordhook giant and Lucullus obtained from commercial markets around Gaborone were used for detection of seed-borne fungi and their possible control in vitro by fungicide. Four ...
Viral diversity and diversification of major non-structural genes vif, vpr, vpu, tat exon 1 and rev exon 1 during primary HIV-1 subtype C infection
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2012)
To assess the level of intra-patient diversity and evolution of HIV-1C non-structural genes in primary infection, viral quasispecies obtained by single genome amplification (SGA) at multiple sampling timepoints up to 500 ...
Virtualizing the p-ANAPL library: A step towards drug discovery from African medicinal plants
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2014)
Background: Natural products play a key role in drug discovery programs, both serving as drugs and as templates for the synthesis of drugs, even though the quantities and availabilities of samples for screening are often ...
More on equivalence properties of Radon-Nikodym property types and Complete Continuity property types
(Pushpa Publishing House, www.pphmj.com, 2013-01)
We study the equivalence property of the I- and II-L-Radon-Nikodým property (resp. I- and II-L-complete continuity property) types of Banach spaces. As a by-product, we obtain a proof of the following: F. Lust-Picard’s ...
Screening of the pan-African Natural Product Library identifies ixoratannin A-2 and boldine as novel HIV-1 inhibitors
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2015)
The continued burden of HIV in resource-limited regions such as parts of sub-Saharan Africa, combined with adverse effects and potential risks of resistance to existing antiretroviral therapies, emphasize the need to ...
Multivariate analysis of Harpagophytum DC. ex Meisn (Pedaliaceae) based on fruit characters
(Academic Journals; http://www.academicjournals.org/ijbc, 2011)
Harpagophytum is bitypic and native to Southern Africa. Its two species are Harpagophytum
procumbens and H. zeyheri. H. procumbens is medicinal. A reliable method of identifying the species is through its fruit. However, ...
The influence of range fire on soil fungi, microbial activity and soil properties along the Boro route of the Okavango Delta
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)
The influence of burning on soil microbial dehydrogenase activity, nitrogen content and fungal population along the Boro route in the Okavango Delta was assessed in the flood and dry seasons. Soil samples from the burnt ...