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Accelerated approach of discovering plant derived drug leads for treatment of TB

Author: Naidoo, Dashnie ; Maharaj, VJ ; Moodley, N ; Sewnarain, P ; Ndlebe, VJ Date: Jun 2010 The research conducted by the Bioprospecting group to identify TB drug leads using the accelerated approach will be outlined. The Bioprospecting platform in collaboration with the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI) has established ... Read more
Accelerated approach of discovering plant-derived drug leads for treatment of tuberculosis

Author: Naidoo, Dashnie ; Maharaj, V ; Steenkamp, P Date: 01 Sep 2010 The bioprospecting research group at CSIR biosciences undertakes research that taps into South Africa’s plant biodiversity with the aim of discovering natural products that can be used to develop new medicines effective against tuberculosis ... Read more
Bio prospecting for High Lipid-producing Indigenous Algal in 8 South African provinces

Author: Ramukhwatho, R ; Moodley, G ; Maharajh, Dheepak M Date: Oct 2011 The scope of this project covers the screening and characterisation of selected indigenous algal strains and screening them for lipid production potential. The algae were isolated from salt- and freshwater bodies, along the Western Cape ... Read more
Hoodia, a case study at CSIR

Author: Maharaj, VJ ; Senabe, JV ; Horak, RM Date: Nov 2008 An appetite suppressant agent from Hoodia developed by CSIR scientists, promises to become the first natural food ingredient for weight management based on a plant indigenous to the African continent. The research programme that led to this ... Read more
Ten years of bioprospecting activities at the CSIR: BP4 as a model

Author: Fouché, Gerda ; Moodley, N ; Maharaj, V Date: Nov 2008 The bioprospecting group of CSIR Biosciences, focuses on the transformation of African traditional medicines into minimally-processed, scientifically-validated herbal medicines and remedies; the discovery of new pharmaceutical active ingredients ... Read more

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