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Nanocomposite Packaging Delays Lignification of Flammulina Velutipes by Regulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolisms
(Elsevier, 2020)
Lignification is an important inducement of quality deterioration of postharvest Flammulina velutipes. In this study, phenylpropanoid pathway and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolisms were taken as ...
Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Rivina Humilis Leaf Exact to Tackle Growth of Brucella Species and other Perilous Pathogens
(Elsevier, 2020)
Novel approaches are obligatory to treat chronic intracellular bacterial infectious diseases like Brucellosis specifically, are very complicated to deal with. The aim of the study to take upon nanotechnology approach to ...
Differential virulence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense isolates does not influence the outcome of treatment with anti-trypanosomal drugs in the mouse model
(2020)
We assessed the virulence and anti-trypanosomal drug sensitivity patterns of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr) isolates in the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization-Biotechnology Research Institute ...
In vitro antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity assay and partial chemical characterization of Kenyan Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae family) extracts
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2020)
Malaria is a protozoan infection of Public health concern with several new cases yearly reported. Control of malaria infections is constrained due to the toxicity of currently available drugs and the emergence of resistant ...
The effect of invasive species Lantana Camara L. on soil nutrients at Ol-Donyo Sabuk National Park, Kenya
(African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2020)
The aim of this study was to establish whether the invasive plant Lantana camara L. alters the soil chemical properties at Ol-Donyo Sabuk National Park. The key objective was to evaluate the soil nutrient composition in ...
Soil properties and their influence on tree species distribution on and off the floodplain in the Tana River area of Kenya
(Journal of Sustainability, Environment and Peace, 2020)
Variation in soil properties can influence plant composition and distribution in river floodplains of semi-arid regions. Soil data were collected alongside tree species data on and off the Tana River floodplain in South-eastern ...
Selenium deficiency risk in central Kenya highlands: an assessment from the soil to the body
(Springer, 2020)
Selenium (Se) deficiency is associated with increased risk of clinical disorders. Yet, it has not been considered as an important public health issue in Africa. The health burden of this ‘hidden hunger’ remains largely ...
Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Post-Synthesis Betanin and Chitosan Oligosaccharide functionalized Silver Nanoparticles
(Springer, 2020)
Size uniformity and defined surface coating are important parameters for the biological properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Green synthesis uses biomolecules either in pure form or plant extracts as both reductants ...
Broad diversity of simian immunodeficiency virus infecting Chlorocebus species (African green monkey) and evidence of cross-species infection in Papio anubis (olive baboon) in Kenya
(Wiley, 2020)
Background: Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) naturally infects African non-human primates (NHPs) and poses a threat of transmission to humans through hunting and consumption of monkeys as bushmeat. This study investigated ...