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Biological synthesis of platinum nanoparticles: Effect of initial metal concentration by Riddin, T., Gericke, M., Whiteley, C.G.

“…The unusual and novel properties of metal nanoparticles are highly sought after in a number of new and existing industries. Current chemical methods of…”
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Response surface methodology: Synthesis of short chain fructooligosaccharides with a fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus aculeatus by Nemukula, A., Mutanda, T., Wilhelmi, B.S., Whiteley, C.G.

“…A transferase was isolated, purified and characterised from Aspergillus aculeatus. The enzyme exhibited a pH and temperature optima of 6.0 and 60 °C,…”
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Etiology of Alzheimer’s disease: Kinetic, thermodynamic and fluorimetric analyses of interactions of pseudo Aβ-peptides with neuronal nitric oxide synthase by Padayachee, E.R, Whiteley, C.G

“…Abstract Aggregated β-amyloid deposit is a hallmark in the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease but their mechanism of formation still remains unresolved…”
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Interaction of glycine zipper fragments of Aβ-peptides with neuronal nitric oxide synthase: Kinetic, thermodynamic and spectrofluorimetric analysis by Padayachee, E.R, Whiteley, C.G

“…Abstract Five peptide fragments [Aβ17–21 ; Aβ25–29 ; Aβ29–33 ; Aβ33–37 ; Aβ25–37 ] of the toxic Aβ1–40(42) amyloid peptide were shown to bind with neuronal…”
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Interaction of metal nanoparticles with recombinant arginine kinase from Trypanosoma brucei: Thermodynamic and spectrofluorimetric evaluation by Adeyemi, O.S., Whiteley, C.G.

“…Trypanosoma brucei, responsible for African sleeping sickness, is a lethal parasite against which there is need for new drug protocols. It is therefore…”
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Microbial enzymatic production and applications of short-chain fructooligosaccharides and inulooligosaccharides: recent advances and current perspectives by Mutanda, T, Mokoena, M. P, Olaniran, A. O, Wilhelmi, B. S, Whiteley, C. G

“…The industrial production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulooligosaccharides is expanding rapidly due to the pharmaceutical importance of…”
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Enzyme technology and biological remediation by Whiteley, C.G., Lee, D.-J.

“…The heterogeneous complexity of sludges and wastewaters has created gross uncertainty and deviations in predictions of suitable models for their measurement…”
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Two different hydrogenase enzymes from sulphate-reducing bacteria are responsible for the bioreductive mechanism of platinum into nanoparticles by Riddin, T.L., Govender, Y., Gericke, M., Whiteley, C.G.

“…A mixed consortium of sulphate-reducing bacteria was used to investigate the enzymatic mechanism for the total bioreduction of platinum (IV) into platinum (0)…”
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Isolation, characterization, interaction of a thiazolekinase (Plasmodium falciparum) with silver nanoparticles by Yao, J., van Marwijk, J., Wilhelmi, B., Whiteley, C.G.

“…•Recombinant His-tagged thiazole kinase isolated, purified from genomic DNA of Plasmodium falciparum.•Monomeric enzyme with mass 34kDa, specific activity…”
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Docking of HIV protease to silver nanoparticles by Whiteley, C.G., Shing, C-Y, Kuo, C-C, Lee, Duu-Jong

“…•Molecular dynamic simulation of docking HIVPR with silver nanoparticles.•Analysis by RMSD, CD, Rg, electrostatic potentials, dihedral angle changes.•Decrease…”
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HIV protease: Multiple fold inhibition by silver nanoparticles—Spectrofluorimetric, thermodynamic and kinetic analysis by Shing, C.-Y., Whiteley, C.G., Lee, Duu-Jong

“…•Interaction of silver nanoparticles with HIV protease.•FRET showed the nanoparticles were bound 1.03nm [Ag] from a single tryptophan.•Nanoparticles bind to a…”
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Response surface methodology: Synthesis of inulooligosaccharides with an endoinulinase from Aspergillus niger by Mutanda, T., Wilhelmi, B.S., Whiteley, C.G.

“…Oligosaccharides of chain length up to degree of polymerisation (DP) 5 have been synthesised using a purified endoinulinase and response surface methodology…”
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Interaction of superoxide dismutase with the glycine zipper regions of β-amyloid peptides: is there an implication towards Alzheimer's disease and oxidative stress? by Oyatsi, F, Whiteley, C G

“…Not only are β-amyloid peptides and senile plaque deposits characteristics in Alzheimer's disease but there is growing evidence to suggest that oxidative…”
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Controlled Production of Fructose by an Exoinulinase from Aspergillus Ficuum by Mutanda, T, Wilhelmi, B, Whiteley, C. G

“…An exoinulinase has been isolated, purified and characterised from a commercially available broth of Aspergillus ficuum. The enzyme was purified 4.2-fold in a…”
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Isolation, purification and characterisation of an endoglucanase and β-glucosidase from an anaerobic sulphidogenic bioreactor by Oyekola, O.O., Ngesi, N., Whiteley, C.G.

“…Two endoglucanases and a β-glucosidase have been isolated, purified and characterised from an anaerobic sulphidogenic bioreactor. The enzymes, associated…”
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Decolorization and Degradation of Textile Dyes with Biosulfidogenic Hydrogenases by Mutambanengwe, C. C. Z., Togo, C. A., Whiteley, C. G.

“…Successful decolorization of azo dyes (Orange II, Amido Black 10, Reactive Black 5, and Reactive Red 120) and industrial textile dye influents and effluents…”
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Primary sludge floc degradation is accelerated under biosulphidogenic conditions: Enzymological aspects by Watson, S.D., Akhurst, T., Whiteley, C.G., Rose, P.D., Pletschke, B.I.

“…The mechanism of enhanced sludge floc fracture due to the action of enzymes hydrolysing important structural components, remains a key element in our…”
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The enzymology of sludge solubilisation utilising sulphate reducing systems: Properties of proteases and phosphatases by Whiteley, C.G, Heron, P, Pletschke, B, Rose, P.D, Tshivhunge, S, Van Jaarsveld, F.P, Whittington-Jones, K

“…The first stage in the degradation and recycling of primary sewage sludge (PSS) and particulate organic matter is the solubilisation and enhanced hydrolysis of…”
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The enzymology of sludge solubilisation utilising sulphate-reducing systems: the properties of lipases by Whiteley, C.G., Burgess, J.E., Melamane, X., Pletschke, B., Rose, P.D.

“…The first stage in the degradation and recycling of particulate organic matter is the solubilisation and enhanced hydrolysis of complex polymeric organic…”
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The enzymology of sludge solubilisation utilising sulphate reducing systems by Whiteley, C.G, Heron, P, Pletschke, B, Rose, P.D, Tshivhunge, S, Van Jaarsveld, F.P, Whittington-Jones, K

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