Browsing RP-Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 533
-
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among an Urban Population in Kenya
(Diabetes Care, 201-04)OBJECTIVE Developing countries are undergoing an epidemiologic transition accompanied by increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to urbanization and lifestyle modifications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster ... -
Scanning Electron Microscope Study of the Morphology of the Reptilian Lung: the Savanna Monitor Lizard Varanus Exanthematicus and the Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus Tornieri.
(Anat Rec, 1989)The morphology of the lungs of two reptilian species, Varanus exanthematicus and Malacochersus tornieri, have been studied on gross preparations, latex casts, and critical-point-dried tissues. The shape of these lungs was ... -
Tryptophan metabolism in vitamin B6-deficient mice
(Cambridge University Press, 1990-01)Vitamin B6 deficiency was induced in mice by maintenance for 4 weeks on a vitamin B6-free diet. Tryptophan metabolism was assessed by determining the urinary excretion of tryptophan metabolites, the metabolism of [14C]tryptophan ... -
Schistosoma mansoni: Effects on tryptophan metabolism in mice
(Elsevier, 1990-01)In mice, infection with 20–30 cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni resulted in a considerable reduction in the formation of 14CO2 from [14C]tryptophan. Infected animals excreted significantly lower amounts of kynurenine, ... -
Ultrastructural Changes in Salivary Glands of Tsetse, Glossina Morsitans Morsitans, Infected with Virus and Rickettsia-like Organisms.
(Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1990-11)Electron microscope observations on enlarged hypertrophied salivary glands dissected from adult laboratory-reared male Glossina morsitans morsitans show a concurrent infection of the salivary gland tissue with rod-shaped ... -
Differentiation of Vector Species of Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Kenya by Chorionic Sculpturing of their Eggs.
(The Entomological Society of America., 1992)Chorionic sculpturing on eggs of Phlebotomus pedifer Lewis, Mutinga, and Ashford; the closely related Phlebotomus aculeatus Lewis, Minter, and Ashford (= P. elegonensis Ngoka, Madel, and Mutinga); and Phlebotomus martini ... -
Medicinal plants of Kenya: Effects on Meloidogyne incognita and the growth of okra.
(Novacrystal, 1992-01)Root dip in the extracts of Datura metel, Ricinus communis and Galium aparinoides significantly reduced infection by Meloidogyne incognita on okra. Soil amendment with these plants had a similar effect. Plant growth improved ... -
Tryptophan metabolism and vitamin B6 nutritional status in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni and in infected mice
(Cambridge University Press, 1992-06)Patients infected with Schistosoma mansoni showed an abnormal response to a test dose of tryptophan, with little increase in the urinary excretion of kynurenine, hydroxykynurenine, xanthurenic and kynurenic acids, N1-methyl ... -
Preliminary Observations on the Efficacy of Mel Cy (Cymelarsan) in Domestic Animals Infected with Stocks of Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei and T.b. Evansi.
(Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 1992-12)The trypanocidal activity of an arsenical compound (RM 110; mel Cy; Cymelarsan) was evaluated against Trypanosoma brucei brucei and T. brucei evansi in cultures, in goats and pigs. The trypanosome stocks used differed in ... -
Simulated performance of thermal storage in a solar cooker
(Elsevier, 1997)An explicit finite-difference method is used to simulate the thermal performance of short-term thermal storage for a focusing, indoor, institutional, solar cooker. The cooker storage unit consists of a cylindrical solid ... -
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of genetic variation in Moringa oleifera Lam
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 1999) -
Isolation of Trypanosoma Brucei from the Monitor Lizard (Varanus niloticus) in an Endemic Focus of Rhodesian Sleeping Sickness in Kenya.
(Acta Tropica - Journal, 1999)Monitor lizards were sampled along the shores of Lake Victoria to detect natural infections of potentially human-infective trypanosomes. In an area with endemic rhodesian sleeping sickness, one of 19 lizards was infected ... -
Effect of the Stage of Infection by Rust on Yield of French Beans
(1999)The most critical periods of infection of French beans were planted at two sites--Kabete, where temperatures are cool and Naivasha, where it is warmer. They were inoculated with the rust pathogen at six different stages ... -
EDXRF analysis of local and imported pica soil samples
(Faculty of Science Kenyatta University, 2001)Several studies have implicated trace metal metabolism with some human diseases. Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence(EDXRF)method was used to analyse pica soil samples, which are consumed by some pregnant mothers in ... -
Population Level of Bean Rhizobia in the Soil of Semi-Arid South-East Kenya and Assessment of Symbiotic Behaviour
(Faculty of Science Kenyatta University, 2001)The major objective of this study was to investigate Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in common bean in semi-arid south-east Kenya. The population of indigenous rhizobia specific to common bean was determined using the ... -
Non-typhi Salmonella in Children with Severe Malaria
(Kenya Medical Association, 2002) -
Use of Isoenzyme Phenotypes to Characterise the Major Rootknot Nematodes (Meloidogyne Spp.) Parasitising Indigenous Leafy Vegetables In Kisii
(2003)Root knot nematodes belonging to the genus Meloidogyne are the most economically important group of plant parasitic nematodes. Their worldwide distribution, extensive host range and interaction with other plant pathogens ... -
In Vitro Antiplasmodial Activity of Some Plants used in Kisii, Kenya Against Malaria and their Chloroquine Potentiation Effects.
(Elsevier, 2003-02)Fifty-five organic and aqueous extracts of 11 plants used in malaria therapy in Kisii District, Kenya were tested in vitro against chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive and resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Of the plants ... -
Evaluation of antigen and antibody rapid detection tests for Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels in Kenya
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2003-05)The card agglutination test for Trypanosoma evansi (CATT/T. evansi) for the detection of antibodies, and Suratex® for the detection of circulating antigens were compared in a cross-sectional study involving camels in eastern ... -
Comparative genetics of alcoholism in the Kenyan populations
(Academic Journals, 2004)Hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase are major enzymes in the metabolism of exogenous ethanol. These enzymes are polymorphic and are involved in alcohol drinking and risk of alcoholism in some world ...
