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Isolation And Testing The Cholesterol Reduction Ability (in-vitro) Of Lactococcus lactis From Fermented Smooth Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus) Leaves
(African Journal of Food Agriculture, Nutrition and Development., 2011)
Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements, which positively affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Studies have shown probiotic activities of Lactococci isolated from dairy foods, which ...
The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2011)
Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks
throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or
threaten to disrupt ...
Antimicrobial Compounds from Terminalia brownii against Sweet Potato Pathogens
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2011)
Phytochemical evaluation of Terminalia brownii extracts led to the isolation of five compounds namely - sitosterol, stigmasterol, monogynol A, betulinic acid and arjungenin. Their structures were established by spectroscopic ...
7a-Acetylugandensolide and antimicrobial properties of Warburgia ugandensis extracts and isolates against sweet potato pathogens
(Elsevier, 2011)
7a-Acetylugandensolide together with thirteen known drimane-type sesquiterpenes have been isolated from Warbugia ugandensis bark extracts. Their structures were established by spectroscopic and physical methods as well as ...
Activity concentrations of 40K, 232Th, 226Ra and radiation exposure levels in the Tabaka soapstone quarries of the Kisii Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2011)
A radiological study was carried out in the soapstone quarries of Tabaka region of Kisii district in the
Southern Nyanza province, Kenya, where soapstone has been mined and used as a carving medium for
hundreds of years. ...