• Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and Development Innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for Agro-ecological Intensification 

  Santie de, Villiers; et al (Springer Link, 2014-07)

  The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) through its Agrobiodiversity and Biotechnology Programme is enhancing the utilization of biotechnology research and development ...

• Compilation of an informative microsatellite set for genetic characterisation of East African fi nger millet ( Eleusine coracana ) 

  Villiers, Santie M. De; Michael, Vincent N.; Manyasa, Eric O; Saiyiorri, Annis N.; Deshpande, Santosh (Elsevier, 2015)

  Background Genetic diversity of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), a nutritious neglected staple cereal in Africa and South Asia is largely uncharacterized. This study analysed 82 published SSR markers for finger millet ...

• Bioactive metabolites of Senna didymobotrya used as biopesticide against Acanthoscelides obtectus in Bungoma, Kenya 

  Mining, J.; Lagat, Z.O.; Akenga, T.; Tarus, P.; Imbuga, M.; Tsanuo, M. K (Periodical of Open Science Publishers LLP, 2014-09)

  Post-harvest pests are known to cause severe losses of beans in particular the bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus, necessitating immediate and long term control measures. Convectional pesticides have been used for decades ...

• Evaluation of Enzymatic Activity during Vegetative Growth and Fruiting of Pleurotus HK 37 on Agave sisalana Saline Solid Waste 

  Muthangya, Mutemi; Mshandete, Anthony M.; Hashim, Suhaila O.; Amana, J.; Kivaisi, Amelia K (www.jcbc.org, 2013-11)

  ABSTRACT Mushroom cultivation is an effective method for the production of nutritional food in addition to offering a holistic approach to agro waste management by utilization of the abundant lignocellulosic waste including ...

• Optimization of Pleurotus Mushroom Cultivation on Saline Sisal Solid Waste 

  M., Muthangya; S.O., Hashim; J.M., Amana; A.M., Mshandete; A.K, Kivaisi (IDOSI Publications,, 2013)

  Mushrooms are a primary part of managing solid waste, building organic soil and returning minerals to the soil. Sisal processing in Kenya generates an estimated 611,875 tonnes of solid waste annually, which is discarded ...

• Conservation And Cultural Aspect Of Mkilua Fragrans Verdc. At The Kenyan Coastal Lowlands 

  Najya, Muhammed; Mohamed, Pakia; Moses, Wainaina (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 2014-05)

  Mkilua fragrans Verdc belongs to the Annonaceae family and is part of the biological diversity of the coastal forests of east African coast region. The Swahili and Digo communities of the kenyan coastal lowlands have engaged ...

• NUTRITIONAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ANALYSIS OF PLEUROTUS HK 37 GROWN ON AGAVE SISALANA SALINE SOLID WASTE 

  Mutemi, Muthangya; Anthony M., Mshandete; Mzee J., Amana; Suhaila O., Hashim; Kivaisi, Amelia K. (http://www.urpjournals.com, 2014)

  Mushrooms consumed in recent times have increased both in the amounts as well as the number of species consumed. The main bioactive components in mushroom are phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene. ...

• Utility of the Ammonia-Free Birch Reduction of Electron-Deficient Pyrroles: Total Synthesis of the 20S Proteasome Inhibitor, clasto-Lactacystin b-Lactone 

  Donohoe, Timothy J.; Sintim, Herman O.; Sisangia, Leena; Ace, Karl W.; Guyo, Paul M.; Cowley, Andrew; Harling, John D. (Chem. Eur. J., 2005)

  A new synthesis of the 20S proteasome inhibitor clasto-lactacystin b-lactone is described. Our route to this important natural product involves the partial reduction of an electron deficient pyrrole as a key step. By ...

• 11α-Hydroxy muzigadiolide, a novel drimane sesquiterpene from the stem bark of warburgia ugandensis 

  Rajab, S. Mohamed; Ndegwa, M.John (Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 1999-12-03)

  The plant was identified by Prof. MS Rajab by comparison with a preserved standard specimen at the National Museum I-lerbarium in Nairobi, Kenya. .

• Degradation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) by bacterial isolates from cultivated and uncultivated soil 

  Kinuthia, Mwangi; Hamadi, I. Boga; Anne, W. Muigai; Ciira, Kiiyukia; Muniru, K. Tsanuo (Academic Journals, 2010-02-04)

  The re-introduction of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to control mosquitos was recommended by the World Health Organization in 2007. In this study, the potential for biodegradation of DDT by soil microorganisms ...

• Reduction of electron-deficient pyrroles using group I and II metals in ammonia 

  Timothy J. Donohoe; Paul M. Guyo; Roy L. Beddoes; Madeleine Helliwell (RSC Publishing, 1998)

  The preparation and Birch reduction of a series of electron-deficient pyrroles is described. This methodology allows the synthesis of a variety of C-2 substituted 3-pyrrolines ‡ in good to excellent yields. The role of ...

• Fluorescencedetection of aminoacids in the postcleavageconversions for manualsequencing of apeptide 

  Takayuki Shibata; Chaivat Smanmoo; Tsutomu Kabashima; Moses N. Wainaina (ELSELVIER, 2008-03-15)

  A modified Edman degradation method where fluorescent derivatives of aminoacids were generated from the postcleavage products of apeptide is described. In the method, the target peptide was applied onto double glass fiber ...

• Chemiluminescencedetection of aminoacids using an Edman-typereagent, 4-(1′-cyanoisoindolyl)phenylisothiocyanate 

  Masaaki Kai; Mikio Morizonoa; Tsutomu Kabashimaa; Jianzhong Luc; Myung Koo Lee (ELSELVIER, 2005-04-11)

  The 4-(1′-cyanoisoindolyl)phenylisothiocyanate (CIPIC) could be used as a chemiluminescence (CL) Edman-typereagent. Firstly, CL reaction conditions such as pH, buffer types, H2O2 concentration and organic solvents were ...

• Highregioselectivity in electrochemical α-methoxylation of N-protectedcyclicamines 

  Samuel S. Libendi; Yosuke Demizu; Yoshihiro Matsumura; Osamu Onomura (ELSELVIER, 2008-04)

  N-Protecting groups of α-substituted cyclicamines strongly affected the regioselectivity in electrochemicalmethoxylation of these compounds. Namely, N-acyl derivatives were transformed into α′-methoxylated compounds, while ...

• Ring Contraction of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Amines with cis-Dihydroxylation at the α,β-Position 

  Onomura, Osamu; Demizu, Yosuke; Matsumura, Yoshihiro; S. Libendi, Samuel (The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2009-01)

  α,β-Unsaturated cyclic amines are oxidized by OsO4 to afford α,β-cis-dihydroxylated compounds which are thermodynamically transformed into ring-opened keto-alcohols. The keto-alcohols are then cyclized to form synthetically ...

• Control of Witchweed Striga hermonthica by Intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the Mechanism Defined as Allelopathic 

  Khan, Zeyaur R.; Hassannali, Ahmed; Overhiolt, William; Tsanuo, Muniru K.; Hooper, Antony M.; Pickett, John A.; Wadhams, Lester J.; Woodcock, Christine M. (Spingerlink, 2002)

  During investigations into the control of insect damage to maize crops in subsistence farming in Kenya, which involved intercropping with repellent plants, the fodder legumes silverleaf (Desmodium uncinatum) and greenleaf ...

• Isoflavanones from the allelopathicaqueousrootexudate of Desmodiumuncinatum 

  Tsanuo, Muniru K.; Hassannali, Ahmed; Hooper, Antony M.; Khan, Zeyaur; Kaberia, Featus; Pickett, John A.; Wadhams, Lester J. (Elsevier, 2003)

  Three isoflavanones, 5,7,2′,4′-tetrahydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)isoflavanone (1), 4″,5″-dihydro-5,2′,4′-trihydroxy-5″-isopropenylfurano-(2″,3″;7,6)-isoflavanone (2) and 4″,5″-dihydro-2′-methoxy-5,4′-dihydroxy-5″-isopro ...

• C-methylated and C-prenylatedisoflavonoids from rootextract of Desmodiumuncinatum 

  Guchu, Salome M.; Yenesew, Abiy; Muniru, Tsanuo K.; Gikonyo, Nicholas K.; Pickett, John A.; Hooper, Antony M.; Hassannali, Ahmed (Elsevier, 2007)

  A pterocarpan, 1,9-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-2-methylpterocarpan (named uncinacarpan) and two isoflavanones, 5,7-dihydroxy-2′,3′,4′-trimethoxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)isoflavanone (named uncinanone D) and 5,4′-dihydroxy-7,2′-dim ...

• Thermostable alkaline phytase from Bacillus sp. MD2: Effect of divalent metals on activity and stability 

  Thuy Thi Tran; Suhaila Omar Hashim; Yasser Gaber; Gashaw Mamo; Bo Mattiasson; Rajni Hatti-Kau (Elsevier, 2011-07-07)

  Phytate, the major source of phosphorus in seeds, exists as a complex with different metal ions. Alkaline phytases are known to dephosphorylate phytate complexed with calcium ions in contrast to acid phytases that act only ...

• Control of Witchweed Striga hermonthica by Intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the Mechanism Defined as Allelopathic 

  Khan, Zeyaur R.; Hassannali, Ahmed; Overhiolt, William; Tsanuo, Khamis, K.; Hooper, Antony M.; Pickett, John A.; Wadhams, Lester J.; Woodcock, Christine M. (Spingerlink, 2002)

  During investigations into the control of insect damage to maize crops in subsistence farming in Kenya, which involved intercropping with repellent plants, the fodder legumes silverleaf (Desmodium uncinatum) and greenleaf ...

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