Effect of a smoking ban on respiratory health in nonsmoking hospitality workers: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a smoking ban on lung function, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, and respiratory symptoms in nonsmoking hospitality workers. METHODS: Seco
Bioactive derivatives of isopropylstilbene from mutasynthesis and chemical synthesis (Publications)
Isopropylstilbene is a natural product from Photorhabdus luminescens TT01, with multiple biological activities. A mutant deficient in the production of both anthraquinones and cinnamic acid was constr
<em>In vitro</em> antiplasmodial screening of ethnopharmacologically selected South African plant species used for the treatment of malaria (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The investigated plant species are traditionally used by Venda people of South Africa in the treatment of malaria and associated symptoms. To evaluate the in vitro anti
<em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> eflornithine transporter AAT6 is a low-affinity low-selective transporter for neutral amino acids (Publications)
Amino acid transporters are crucial for parasite survival since the cellular metabolism of parasitic protozoa depends on the up-take of exogenous amino acids. Amino acid transporters are also of high