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Meyer, JJM
PhD(Pret) - Head of Department

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Contact details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2224
Fax number: 012 362 5099
E-mail address: marion@scientia.up.ac.za

Research interests:

The biochemistry, immunology and molecular biology of parasites and bacteria of medical-veterinary significance in Southern Africa

The isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Dilika F, Bremner PD, Meyer JJM: 2001. Antibacterial activity of linoleic and oleic acids isolated from Helichrysum pedunculatum: A plant used during circumcision rites. Fitoterapia, 71, pp 450-452.

Horn MM, Drewes SE, Brown NJ, Munro OQ, Meyer JJM, Mathekga ADM: 2001. Transformation of naturally-occurring 1,9-trans-9,5-cis sweroside to all trans sweroside during acetylation of sweroside aglycone. Phytochemistry, 57, pp 51-56.

Lall N, Meyer JJM: 2001. Inhibition of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by diospyrin, isolated from Euclea natalensis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 78, pp 213-216.

Prozesky EA, Meyer JJM, Louw AI: 2001. In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of ethnobotanically selected South African plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 76, pp 239-245.