https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 The investigation of novel marine microorganisms for the production of biologically active metabolites https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3812 Wed 12 May 2021 19:28:38 SAST ]]> Isolation and structure elucidation of halogenated metabolites from Portieria hornemannii and Portieria tripinnata https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28591 Wed 12 May 2021 19:06:38 SAST ]]> Synthesis and biological evaluation of truncated sarganaphthoquinoic acid derivatives as Hsp90 inhibitors https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28594 Wed 12 May 2021 19:05:02 SAST ]]> Synthesis, characterisation and biological activity of 2-(methylthiomethyl)anilines, 2-(methylthio)anilines, their Schiff-base derivatives and metal(II) (Co, Ni, Cu) complexes https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:4562 Co(II) > Ni(II). The Schiff-base derivatives were prepared from the ligands and para-methoxysalicylaldehyde and their Cu(II) complexes were synthesized in order to determine their biological activity. The Schiff-base ligands were found to be less active than their parent ligands. The Cu(II) complexes are not soluble in water, DMSO or DMF, as a result and could not be evaluated for their biological activity. Based on the good results from the antimicrobial evaluation, the antiplasmodial activity of some of the Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes of the thiomethylated ligands against Plasmodium falciparum (FCR-3) was determined. At 50 μM concentration level, the Cu(II) complexes show activity equal or better than the prophylactic chloroquine. The Cu(II) complexes with the methoxy-substituted demonstrated exceptional activity but their Co(II) and Ni(II) analogues did not show any activity. The cytotoxicity of the active Cu(II) complexes at 50 μM concentration was determined against the breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231). The compounds destroyed the cancer cell in the range of 28–40%, thus showing their preferred activity against the parasitic cell instead of the cancer cell. The selectivity demonstrated by these compounds have shown them to be potential antimalarial agents and this could be further investigated.]]> Wed 12 May 2021 17:24:20 SAST ]]> Isolation, structural characterisation and evaluation of cytotoxic activity of natural products from selected South African marine red algae https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3862 Wed 12 May 2021 16:47:29 SAST ]]> The isolation and characterisation of secondary metabolites from selected South African marine red algae (Rhodophyta) https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3733 Thu 13 May 2021 12:37:24 SAST ]]> The chemistry of Algoa Bay ascidians https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:4560 Thu 13 May 2021 08:53:23 SAST ]]> The design, synthesis and antiplasmodial activity of a series of halogenated fosmidomycin analogues and hybrid drugs https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28538 Thu 13 May 2021 07:11:33 SAST ]]> Marine biotechnology : evaluation and development of methods for the discovery of natural products from fungi https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3839 Thu 13 May 2021 06:47:49 SAST ]]> Isolation and characterization of antiplasmodial metabolites from South African marine alga https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3739 Thu 13 May 2021 04:41:32 SAST ]]> Isolation, characterization and biomimetic oxidation of selected marine natural products and their analogues https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28592 Thu 13 May 2021 03:43:13 SAST ]]> The isolation, quantification and synthetic modification of antiplasmodial natural products from sargassum heterophyllum https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3871 Thu 13 May 2021 03:06:22 SAST ]]> Bioethanol production from waste paper through fungal biotechnology https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3861 Thu 13 May 2021 01:38:35 SAST ]]> The isolation, characterisation and chemotaxonomic significance of secondary metabolites from selected South African Laurencia spp. Rhodophyta https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28593 Thu 13 May 2021 00:58:01 SAST ]]>