Search Results - "Cupido, Christopher N"
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Ecological adaptation and phylogenetic analysis of microsymbionts nodulating Polhillia, Wiborgia and Wiborgiella species in the Cape fynbos, South Africa
Published in Scientific reports (08-12-2021)“…Polhillia , Wiborgia and Wiborgiella species are shrub legumes endemic to the Cape fynbos of South Africa. They have the ability to fix atmospheric N 2 when in…”
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Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Capped with Procyanidins from Leucosidea sericea as Potential Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Agents
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (13-03-2020)“…In this study, procyanidins fractions of dimers and trimers (F1-F2) from the total extract (LSTE) were investigated for their chemical constituents. The total…”
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Large Scale Screening of Southern African Plant Extracts for the Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Microtitre-Plate Method
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (08-11-2016)“…The preparation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) involves a variety of chemical and physical methods. These methods use toxic and environmentally harmful…”
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Neuroprotective Activities of Crossyne flava Bulbs and Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (30-06-2021)“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases and affects approximately 6.3 million people worldwide. To date, the treatment of…”
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Abietane Diterpenes as Potential Candidates for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Published in Current pharmaceutical design (01-01-2020)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered one of the most common metabolic disorders with an elevated morbidity and mortality rate. It is characterised by a…”
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Inhibition of Bacteria Associated with Wound Infection by Biocompatible Green Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles from South African Plant Extracts
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (26-11-2017)“…Unlike conventional physical and chemical methods, the biogenic synthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) is considered a green and non-toxic approach to produce…”
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Alpha-Glucosidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activities of Novel Abietane Diterpenes from Salvia africana-lutea
Published in Antioxidants (20-09-2019)“…The re-investigation of a methanolic extract of collected from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa (SA), afforded four new abietane diterpenes, namely…”
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Seasonal Effect on Bacterial Communities Associated with the Rhizospheres of Polhillia, Wiborgia and Wiborgiella Species in the Cape Fynbos, South Africa
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (09-10-2022)“…The Cape fynbos biome in South Africa is home to highly diverse and endemic shrub legumes, which include species of Aspalathus, Polhillia, Wiborgia and…”
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In Vitro Alpha-Glucosidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activities and Antioxidant Capacity of Helichrysum cymosum and Helichrysum pandurifolium Schrank Constituents
Published in Separations (01-08-2022)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of systemic metabolic disorders with a high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to the detrimental side effects of…”
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Wahlenbergia cordiformis sp. nov. (Campanulaceae: Campanuloideae), a new woody species from Western Cape, South Africa
Published in Nordic journal of botany (01-06-2018)“…Wahlenbergia cordiformis, a new species of the Lightfootia‐type is described and illustrated. It is currently only known from the farm Knolfontein, in the…”
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Roella divina sp. nov. (Campanulaceae: Campanuloideae) from the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Published in Nordic journal of botany (01-02-2015)“…The new species Roella divina is described and illustrated. It belongs in R. ser. Muscosae Adamson and is closely similar to R. uncinata Cupido. R. divina is…”
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First phylogenetic and biogeographical study of the southern bluebells (Wahlenbergia, Campanulaceae)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-06-2011)“…[Display omitted] ► The first molecular phylogeny of Wahlenbergia confirms non-monophyly of the genus. ► Molecular dating estimates a South African origin 29.6…”
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Phylogeny of Southern African and Australasian Wahlenbergioids (Campanulaceae) based on ITS and trnL-F Sequence Data: Implications for a Reclassification
Published in Systematic botany (01-06-2013)“…The Campanulaceae: Wahlenbergioideae currently comprises 15 genera, one of which, Wahlenbergia, is widespread over the southern continents. Southern Africa is…”
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Floral functional structure, sexual phases, flower visitors and aspects of breeding system in Roella ciliata (Campanulaceae) in a fragmented habitat
Published in Plant systematics and evolution (01-05-2012)“…Continued habitat destruction in lowland areas of the Western Cape, South Africa, due to urbanization has reduced Roella ciliata to a few isolated populations…”
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Seasonal Effect on Bacterial Communities Associated with the Rhizospheres of IPolhillia/I, IWiborgia/I and IWiborgiella/I Species in the Cape Fynbos, South Africa
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-10-2022)“…The Cape fynbos biome in South Africa is home to highly diverse and endemic shrub legumes, which include species of Aspalathus, Polhillia, Wiborgia and…”
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Kericodon (Campanulaceae s.s.), a new monotypic wahlenbergioid genus from South Africa
Published in Kew bulletin (01-12-2016)“…Evidence is presented to support the exclusion of Prismatocarpus crispus from Prismatocarpus and placing it in a new monotypic genus, Kencodon. It is distinct…”
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Treichelia dodii (Campanulaceae s.s.), a new name in an endemic genus from Western Cape, South Africa
Published in Kew bulletin (01-12-2011)“…Examination of herbarium specimens and field studies showed that an unnamed taxon collected from Malmesbury, Western Cape for phylogenetic studies in the…”
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In Vitro Alpha-Glucosidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activities and Antioxidant Capacity of IHelichrysum cymosum/I and IHelichrysum pandurifolium/I Schrank Constituents
Published in Separations (01-07-2022)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of systemic metabolic disorders with a high rate of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to the detrimental side effects of…”
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Systematic studies in the genus Merciera (Campanulaceae): A re-assessment of species boundaries
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