Polysaccharide degrading enzymes from higher plants of Burkina Faso

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Indigenous West African plants as novel sources of polysaccharide degrading enzymes: application in the reduction of the viscosity of cereal porridges (with Riet HILHORST and Alfred S. TRAORE), African Journal of Biotechnology (2005)

Ethnobotanical and biochemical surveys revealed that some local plants from West Africa are novel sources...

 

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Polysaccharide hydrolases from Boscia senegalensis: purification and characterization of endo-1,3-beta-glucanase (with Marjo S. van LEEUWEN, Alfred S. TRAORE, Riet HILHORST, and Gerrit BELDMAN), Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2001)

The leaves of Boscia senegalensis are traditionally used in West Africa in cereal protection against...

 

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Extraction, partial purification and characterization of beta-amylase from Gladiolus klattianus (with Marjo S. van LEEUWEN, Riet HILHORST, and Alfred S. TRAORE), Bioresource Technology (2000)

The bulbs of Gladiolus klattianus are used in Burkina Faso in food processing. Activities of...

 

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Purification and characterization of beta-amylase from Curculigo pilosa (with Marjo S. van LEEUWEN, Gerrit Beldman, Odile G. NACOULMA-OUEDRAOGO, Riet HILHORST, and Alfred S. TRAORE), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1999)

Curculigo pilosa is traditionally used in the manufacture of sorghum beer in West Africa. b-Amylase...

 

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in sorghum varieties

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Review: Phenolic Compounds and Related Enzymes as Determinants of Sorghum for Food Use (with Harry GRUPPEN, Alfred S. TRAORE, Alphons G. J. VORAGEN, and Willem J. H. van BERKEL), Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews (2006)

Phenolic compounds and related enzymes such as phenol biosynthesizing enzymes (phenylalanine ammonia lyase) and phenol...

 

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Evaluation of the Effect of Germination on Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activities in Sorghum Varieties (with Harry GRUPPEN, Alfred S. TRAORE, Willem J. H. van BERKEL, and Alphons G. J. VORAGEN), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2005)

The screening of 50 sorghum varieties showed that, on average, germination did not affect the...

 

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Photoacoustic Approach to Direct Determination of the Total Phenolic Content in Red Sorghum Flours (with Otto DOKA, Dane D. BICANIC, and Maja SLINGERLAND), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2004)

Photoacoustic (PA) spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and visible was demonstrated to be a suitable tool...

 

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Comparison of the content of phenolic compounds, polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase in grains of fifty sorghum varieties (with Riet HILHORST, Harry GRUPPEN, Alfred S. TRAORE, Willem J. H. van BERKEL, and Alphons G. J. VORAGEN), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2002)

Analysis of fifty sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] varieties used in Burkina Faso showed that...

 

Biochemical Characterization of Oxidative enzymes from sorghum grain

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Comparison of peroxidase activities from Allium sativum, Ipomoea batatas, Raphanus sativus and Sorghum bicolor grown in Burkina Faso (with Mamounta DIAO, Oumou H. KONE, Nafissétou OUEDRAOGO, Romaric G. BAYILI, and Imäel H. N. BASSOLE), African Journal of Biochemistry Research (2011)

Current applications of peroxidase in various areas of biotechnology and clinical biochemistry show the interest...

 

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Biodepollution of wastewater containing phenolic compounds from leather industry by plant peroxidases (with Mamounata DIAO, Nafissetou OUEDRAOGO, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Paul W. SAVADOGO, Georges N'Guessan AMANI, and Imael H. BASSOLE), Biodegradation (2011)

This study deals with the use of peroxidases (POXs) from Allium sativum, Ipomoea batatas, Raphanus...

 

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Biochemical Characterization of the Major Sorghum Grain Peroxidase (with Harry GRUPPEN, Riet HILHORST, Alphons G. J. VORAGEN, and Willen W. H. van BERKEL), FEBS Journal (European Journal of Biochemistry) (2006)

The major cationic peroxidase in sorghum grain (SPC4) , which is ubiquitously present in all...

 

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Zymography of Monophenolase and o-Diphenolase Activities of Polyphenol Oxidase (with Riet HILHORST, Harry GRUPPEN, Colja C; LAANE, Willem J. H. van BERKEL, and Alphons G. J. VORAGEN), Analytical Biochemistry (2002)

A new procedure for the zymography of monophenolase and o-diphenolase activities of polyphenol oxidase (PPO),...

 

Starch degrading enzymes and phenolic modifying enzymes as determinants of sorghum for food use

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PhD thesis: Wageningen University, 2005, Dr. Mamoudou H. DICKO "Endogenous phenolics and starch mofying enzymes as determinants of sorghum for food use in Burkina Faso" (2005)

The objective of this thesis is to screen for biochemical determinants in sorghum varieties cultivated...

 

Biochemical composition of some medicinal plants from Africa

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Bacteriocin formation by dominant aerobic sporeformers isolated from traditional maari (with Donatien KABORE, Line Thorsen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Torben Sune Berner, Hagrétou Sawadogo-Lingani, Bréhima DIAWARA, and Mogens Jackobsen), International Journal of Food Microbiology (2012)

The antimicrobial activity of 8 Bacillus spp. and 2 Lysinibacillus spp. representing the predominant aerobic...

 

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Acid resistance, bile tolerance and antimicrobial properties of dominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional “maari” baobab seeds fermented condiment (with Donatien KABORE, Hagrétou Sawadogo-Lingani, Bréhima Diawara, and Mogens Jacobsen), African Journal of Biotechnology (2012)

Maari is a fermented food condiment obtained by spontaneous fermentation of seeds from the baobab...

 

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A review of baobab (Adansonia digitata) products: Effect of processing techniques, medicinal properties and uses (with Donatien KABORE, Hagrétou Sawadogo-Lingani, Bréhima Diawara, Clarise Compaoré, and Mogens JACOBSEN), African Journal of Food Science (2011)

A general literature review including the effect of processing techniques, medicinal value and uses of...

 

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Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Lippia multiflora Moldenke, Mentha x piperita L. and Ocimum basilicum L. Essential Oils and Their Major Monoterpene Alcohols Alone and in Combination (with Aline Aline Lamien-Meda, Balé Bayala, Souleymane Tirogo, Chlodwig Chlodwig Franz, Johannes Johannes Novak, Roger Charles Roger Charles Nebié, and Imael N. H. BASSOLE), Molecules (2010)

Essential oils from leaves of Lippia multiflora, Mentha x piperita and Ocimum basilicum from Burkina...

 

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Jasminum sambac from Djibouti (with Fatou Abdoul-Latif, Prosper Edou, François Eba, Nabil Mohamed, Adwa Ali, Samatar Djama, Louis-Clément Obame, and Ismael Bassolé), African Journal of Plant Science (2010)

The essential oil of jasminum sambac from Djibouti was subjected to screening for their possible...

 

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Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of polyphenols from ethnomedicinal plants of Burkina Faso (with Damintoti KAROU, Jacques SIMPORE, and Alfred S. TRAORE), African Journal of Biotechnology (2005)

Polyphenols from four medicinal plants of Burkina Faso, Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and...

 

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Antimalarial activity of Sida acuta Burm. f. (Malvaceae) and Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae) (with Damintoti KAROU, Souleymane SANON, Jacques SIMPORE, and Alfred S. TRAORE), Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)

Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a...

 

Correlations between chemical composition of higher plants and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Matricaria chamomilla L. from Djibouti (with Fatouma M. Abdoul-Latif, Mohamed Nabil, Prosper Edou, Adwa A. Ali, Samatar O. Djama, Louis-Clément Obamé, and Ismael Bassolé), Journal of Medicinal Plants Research (2011)

The essential oil and methanol extracts of Matricaria Chamomilla L. were subjected to screening for...

 

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Adaptative response of two varieties of cowpeas to water stress (with Falalou HAMIDOU, Gerard ZOMBRE, Alfred S. TRAORE, and Sita Guinko), Cahiers Agricultures (2005)

This study examined the adaptive response of the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) to water...

 

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Impact of Phenolic Compounds and Related Enzymes in Sorghum Varieties for Resistance and Susceptibility to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses (with Harry GRUPPEN, Clarisse BARRO, Alfred S. TRAORE, Willem J. H. van BERKEL, and Alphons G. J. VORAGEN), Journal of Chemical Ecology (2005)

Contents of phenolic compounds and related enzymes before and after sorghum grain germination were compared...

 

Practical Courses

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WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSAL: Literature review and database search, International Fondation for Science (2007)

The main objective of the Literature Research is to allow the statement of the research...

 

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Travaux Pratiques de Biochimie Structurale et d'Enzymologie, Travaux Pratiques de Biochimie Structurale et d'Enzymologie (2006)

Inutile de rappeler ici les exigences en matière de comportement au laboratoire, la conduite à...

 

Proceedings of workshops organized by Mamoudou H. DICKO

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Food based approaches for a healthy Nutrition in Africa (2004)

The latest estimates of the FAO demonstrate the problems of the fight against hunger. These...

 

Electronic modules

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Simulation of Protein and Enzymes Purification in a Laboratory, Laboratory Experiments Simulation (2005)

You have been attached to a research laboratory and have been given the task of...

 

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Electronic course: Nutrition and Infection Acquired Immunodeficiences (AIDS and NAIDS), HIV/AIDS and Nutrition in Africa (2004)

This electronic module deals with the two major human acquired immune-deficiencies, HIV/AIDS and Nutrition Acquired...

 

Laboratory Experiments Simulation

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Simulation of Protein and Enzymes Purification in a Laboratory, Laboratory Experiments Simulation (2005)

You have been attached to a research laboratory and have been given the task of...

 

Molecular Biology

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An X-Linked Haplotype of Neandertal Origin Is Present Among All Non-African Populations (with Vania Yotova, Jean-Francois Lefebvre, Ambaliou Sanni, Rodney J. Scott, and Damian Labuda), Molecular Biology and Evolution (2011)

Recent work on the Neandertal genome has raised the possibility of admixture between Neandertals and...

 

Phytochemistry

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Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus essential oils alone and in combination (with Imael N. H. BASSOLE, Aline Lamien-Meda, Balé Bayala, Clément L. Obamé, André J. Ilboudo, Christian Franz, J Novak, and Roger C. Nebié), Phytomedicine 18 (2011) 1070– 1074 (2011)

As part of ongoing research on the chemical composition and the antimicrobial properties of Burkinabe...

 

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and methanol extract of Matricaria chamomilla L. from Djibouti (with Fatouma M. Abdoul-Latif, Mohamed Nabil, Prosper Edou, Adwa A. Ali, Samatar O. Djama, Louis-Clément Obamé, and Ismael Bassolé), Journal of Medicinal Plants Research (2011)

The essential oil and methanol extracts of Matricaria Chamomilla L. were subjected to screening for...

 

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Etudes Phytochmiques des feuilles de Rytigynia Canthioides (Benth.) Robyns (Rubiaceae), une plante Medicinale et Alimentaire du BéninINALE ET ALIMENTAIRE UTILISEE AU BENIN (with TCHIBOZO D. AGASSOUNON, TOUKOUROU Fatiou, Comlan de SOUZA, Alfred S. TRAORE, and Messanvi GBEASSOR), Journal de la Société de Biologie Clinique (2006)

Phytochemical studies carried out on the leaves of Rytigynia canthioides (Benth.) Robyns with regard to...

 

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Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in some fruits and vegetables from Burkina Faso (with Romaric G. BAYILI Msc., Fatoumata Abdou-Latif Msc., Oumou H. KONE Msc., Mamouna DIAO Msc., and Ismaël BASSOLE Dr.), African Journal of Biotechnology (2011)

Levels of total phenolic compounds (TPC), proanthocyanidins (PAs) and antioxidant activities among sixteen fruits and...

 

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Review: Sorghum Grain as Human Food in Africa: Relevance of Starch Content and Amylase Activities (with Harry GRUPPEN, Alfred S. TRAORE, Alphons G. J. VORAGEN, and Willem J. H. van BERKEL), African Journal of Biotechnology (2006)

Sorghum is a staple food grain in many semi-arid and tropic areas of the world,...

 

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Effects of germination on the activities of amylases and phenolic enzymes in sorghum varieties grouped according to food end-use properties (with Harry GRUPPEN, Obou C. Zouzouho, Alfred S. Traore, Willem J. H. van BERKEL, and Alphons G. J. VORAGEN), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2006)

Fifty sorghum varieties were screened to determine the effects of germination on levels of starch,...