Selected South African plants with tyrosinase enzyme inhibition and their effect on gene expression [PDF]
Hyperpigmentation causes patches of skin to blemish and may lead to serious skin disorders. Prevention of hyperpigmentation would require suppressing the melanogenesis pathway which uses the rate limiting enzyme tyrosinase.
Stapelberg, Julanie +4 more
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Phytochemical and biological studies on some South African plants used in traditional medicine for skin hyperpigmentation. [PDF]
Magister Scientiae - MSc (Chemistry)The regulation of the Western beauty care products is currently inadequate and a huge concern to consumers throughout the world, as most of the products manufactured by personal care industry are made of synthetic ...
Rondo, Mtandazo
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Proximate content and lipid profile of seeds from rapanea melanophloeos (the Cape beech) tree
: Rapanea melanophloeos (Cape beech) is a fruit-bearing tree indigenous to Southern Africa which produces edible fruit. Previous studies have focussed on investigating the nutritional potential of the tree’s fruit pulp.
Nyakudya,Trevor T. +5 more
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Myrsine africana L. and Rapanea melanophloeos L. belong to the plant family Myrsinaceae. Various rural communities in Kenya, such as smallholder farmers and pastoralists, use them to treat their livestock.
Höglund, J. +3 more
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The anti-platelet aggregation activity of Rapanea melanophloeos -A Zulu medicinal plant
Submitted to the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbioogy at the University of Zululand, 2011.Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez is a ...
Gwala, Phiwamandla Emmanuel
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Hericium ophelieae sp. nov., a novel species of Hericium (Basidiomycota: Russulales, Hericiaceae) from the Southern Afrotemperate forests of South Africa. [PDF]
Van der Merwe B, Herrmann P, Jacobs K.
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Impacts of participatory forest management on species composition and forest structure in Ethiopia
The present study assesses the impacts of decentralized forest management on forest conditions in Ethiopian Montane forests. We compared observed densities of different tree species and size categories in forests managed by local forest user groups (FUGs)
Meilby, Henrik +2 more
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Canopy plant composition and structure of Cape subtropical dune thicket are predicted by the levels of fire exposure. [PDF]
Strydom T +3 more
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Phytotoxicity evaluation of six fast-growing tree species in South Africa
Vachellia sieberiana, Albizia adianthifolia, Buddleja saligna, Combretum kraussii, Halleria lucida and Rapanea melanophloeos are fast-growing, indigenous tree species in South Africa.
Van Staden, J., Sunmonu, T.O.
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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) was investigated as a potential tool with which medicinal bark products used in South African traditional healthcare may be authenticated.
van Staden, J. +4 more
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