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Tyrocidines, cyclic decapeptides produced by soil bacilli, as potent inhibitors of fungal pathogens
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The global rise in microbial resistance, ranging from the agricultural industry to the medical sector, has created the urgent need for novel or supplementary antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides or ... -
Phytoestrogenic extracts of Cyclopia modulate molecular targets involved in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Phytoestrogen containing extracts of Cyclopia, an indigenous South African fynbos plant used to prepare honeybush tea, may serve as a source of new estrogen analogues. It would be of great benefit if these ... -
Characterisation of small cyclic peptides with antilisterial and antimalarial activity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are currently the most researched group of compounds for new antimicrobial drugs especially with the rise in resistance to almost all available drugs by public health ...
