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Antiplasmodial Flavonoids from Erythrina sacleuxii
(Planta Med, 2006)
The acetone extracts of the root bark and stem of Erythrina sacleuxii showed antiplasmodial activities against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Chromatographic ...
Effect of fermentation on protein digestibility of soybean and sweet potato blends: aspergillus oryzae vs. Lactobacillus plantarum
(2009)
The improvement of nutritional quality of foods through fermentation has been practiced for long.Fermentation imparts desirable characteristics to products and makes them more utilizable nutrient sources than the unfermented ...
Flavor Stability of High-Oleic Peanuts Stored at Low Humidity
(2001-08)
Shelf-life studies were conducted on roasted high-oleic peanuts (HOP; F1250, BC93Q10) and a reference peanut with normal oleic acid content (NOP, Florunner). HOP contained at least 80% oleic acid and 3% linoleic acid, ...
Land-snail faunas of afromontane forests of Mount Kenya, Kenya: ecology, diversity and distribution patterns
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001)
Aims To (1) describe the distribution patterns of land-snails occurring in afromontaneforest habitats on Mount Kenya, in relation to elevation and aspect; (2) explore therelations between the land-snail faunas and environmental ...
A New Sterol Diglycoside from Conyza floribunda
(The South African Journal of Chemistry, 2009)
Chemical investigation of CH2Cl2 and MeOH extracts of Conyza floribunda have led to the isolation of (24S)-ethylcholesta-5, 22E, 25-trien-3-O-glucosyl (1” 4’)-rhamnoside (1), (24S)-ethylcholesta-5,25-dien-3-O- -glucoside ...
INFLUENCE OF GRAZING BY LARGE MAMMALS ON THE SPIDER COMMUNITY OF A KENYAN SAVANNA BIOME
(Bio One complete, 2005-09)
Pitfall trap and sweep net samples were taken over a period of fifteen months (2002– 2003) in the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), in which the presence of domestic and wild herbivores have been independently ...