Publications in 2007

Journal Articles (subsidised)

BURGER HM, ABEL S, SNIJMAN PW, SWANEVELDER S, GELDERBLOM WCA. Altered lipid parameters in hepatic subcellular membrane fractions induced by fumonisin B1. Lipids 2007; 42 : 249-261.

BYTEBIER B, OLIVER EGH, LILTVED WR. Disa linderiana (Orchidaceae), a new orchid from the Western Cape of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 2007; 73 : 558-562.

BYTEBIER BLG, BELLSTEDT DU, LINDER HP. A molecular phylogeny for the large African orchid genus Disa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2007; 43 : 75-90.

DU TOIT WJ, LISJAK KL, STANDER MA, PREVOO D. Using LC-MSMS to assess glutathione levels in South African white grape juices and wines made with different levels of oxygen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007; 55 : 2765-2769.

GALLEY C, BYTEBIER BLG, BELLSTEDT DU, LINDER HP. The Cape element in the Afrotemperate flora: from Cape to Cairo?. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 2007; 274 : 535-543.

GELDERBLOM WCA, SEWRAM V, SHEPHARD GS, SNIJMAN PW, TENZA K, VAN DER WESTHUIZEN L, VLEGGAAR R. Structure and Natural Occurrence of Stereoisomers of the Fumonisin B Series Mycotoxins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007; 55 : 4388-4394.

GOVENDER S, JACOBS EP, BREDENKAMP MW, SWART P. Affinity chromatography using biocompatible and reusable biotinylated membranes. Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 2007; 859 : 1-8.

HUGHES M, MOLLER M, EDWARDS TJ, BELLSTEDT DU, DE VILLIERS M. The impact of pollination syndrome and habitat on gene flow: A comparative study of two Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) species. American Journal of Botany 2007; 94(10) : 1688-1695.

KOLAR NW, SWART AC, MASON JI, SWART P. Functionel expression and characterisation of human cytochrome P4517 alpha in Pichia pastoris. Journal of Biotechnology 2007; 129 : 635-644.

MILLAT T, BULLINGER E, ROHWER JM, WOLKENHAUER O. Approximations and their consequences for dynamic modelling of signal transduction pathways. Mathematical Biosciences 2007; 207 : 40-57.

RAUTENBACH M, VLOK NM, STANDER M, HOPPE HC. Inhibition of malaria parasite blood stages by tyrocidines, membrane-active cyclic peptide antibiotics from Bacillus brevis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes 2007; 1768 : 1488-1497.

SMITH C, WILSON NW, LOUW A, MYBURGH KH. Illuminating the interrelated immune and endocrine adaptations after multiple exposures to short immobilization stress by in vivo blocking of IL-6. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology 2007; 292 : R1439-R1447.

SNIJMAN PW, SWANEVELDER S, JOUBERT E, GREEN IR, GELDERBLOM WCA. The antimutagenic activity of the major flavonoids of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis): Some dose-response effects on mutagen activation – flavonoid interactions. Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2007; 631 : 111-123.

STORBECK K, KOLAR NW, STANDER M, SWART AC, PREVOO D, SWART P. The development of an ultra performance liquid chromatography-coupled atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry assay for seven adrenal steroids. Analytical Biochemistry 2008; 372 : 11-20.

STORBECK K, SWART AC, SLABBERT JT, SWART P. The Identification of two CYP17 alleles in the South African Angora Goat. Drug Metabolism Reviews 2007; 39 : 467-480.

STORBECK K, SWART P, GRAHAM S, SWART AC. Evidence for the functional role of residues in the B’-C loop of baboon cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (CYP11A1) obtained by site-directed mutagenesis, kinetic analysis and homology modelling. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2007; 103 : 65-75.

STORBECK K, SWART P, SWART AC. Cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage: Insights gained from homology modeling. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2007; 265-266 : 65-70.

UYS L, BOTHA FC, HOFMEYR J-HS, ROHWER JM. Kinetic model of sucrose accumulation in maturing sugarcane culm tissue. Phytochemistry 2007; 68 : 2375-2392.

VERHOOG N, JOUBERT E, LOUW A. Screening of four Cyclopia (honeybush) species for putative phyto-oestrogenic activity by oestrogen receptor binding assays. South African Journal of Science 2007; 103 : 13-21.

VERHOOG NJD, JOUBERT E, LOUW A. Evaluation of the phytoestrogenic activity of Cyclopia genistoides (Honeybush) methanol extracts and relevant polyphenols. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007; 55 : 4371-4381.

Journal Articles (NON-subsidised)

VAN GEND C, CONRADIE R, DU PREEZ F, SNOEP JL. Data and Model Integration Using JWS Online. In Silico Biology (ISBN 1386-6338) 2007; 7 : 27-35.

Proceedings International

SNOEP JL, VAN GEND C, STOOF C, OLIVIER BG, CONRADIE R, DU PREEZ F, SCHABORT DTWP, PENKLER G, HOLM K. JWS Online: A Web-Based Tool for Curation, Review, Storage and Analysis of Kinetic Models. Experimental Standard Conditions of Enzyme Characterizations, Jagdschloss Niederwald Hotel, Rüdesheim/Rhein, Germany, Logos Verlag Berlin 2007: 227-236.

Doctoral studies completed

BROWN N. Cape Baboon cytochrome P450 11 alpha-hydroxylases: the characterisation of two functional enzymes. PhD(Bioch), 2007. 151 pp. Promotor: Swart AC. Medepromotor: Swart P.

BYTEBIER BLG. Molecular phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Disinae (Orchidaceae) and their taxonomic, phytogeographic and evolutionary implications. PhD(Bioch), 2007. 126 pp. Promotor: Bellstedt DU. Medepromotor: Linder HP.

LOMBARD N. The isolation and characterisation of ovine liver cytochrome b5. PhD(Bioch), 2007. 160 pp. Promotor: Swart P. Medepromotor: Swart AC.

Masters studies completed

CILLIERS FP. A Biochemical study of tissue type Plasminogen Activator in Bovine milk. MSc Biochemie, 2007. 196 pp. Studieleier: Swart P.

FERNANDES S. Transcriptional Regulation of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRHR) gene by Glucocorticoids. MSc Biochemie, 2007. 97 pp. Studieleier: Hapgood JP.

ROTHMANN AH. An assessment of the mutation patterns in South African strains of Potato Leafroll Virus and the expression of recombinant viral coat protein genes in E. coli. MSc Biochemie, 2007. 131 pp. Studieleier: Bellstedt DU.

VISMER M. An operational model for extrogenic action in the presence of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). MSc Biochemie, 2007. 203 pp. Studieleier: Louw A.