January 2019

Obtainment, applications and future perspectives of palm kernel

Of African origin and with an estimated world production of 6.85 million tons, palm kernel oil contributes about 3% of the total world production of oils and fats. With such production, the world waste generation was about 10,026 × 103 tons in 2017, which represents an important environment issue. The present work aimed to review the literature on the main methods of extraction, applications, and future...

Author(s): Wanessa Almeida da Costa, Cinthya Elen Pereira de Lima, Fernanda Wariss Figueiredo Bezerra, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Priscila do Nascimento Bezerra, Flávia Cristina Seabra Pires, Ana Paula de Souza e Silva, Jorddy Neves da Cruz, Sebastião Gomes Silva, Pedro Alam de Araújo Sarges and Raul Nunes de Carvalho Junior,  

January 2019

Antimicrobial activity of Basidiomycetes fungi isolated from a Kenyan tropical forest

Microbial diseases remain to be a major global public health challenge. Their devastating effects have been exacerbated by the development of drug resistant strains. On the other hand, the biodiversity of tropical Basidiomycetes fungi is well recognized as an untapped source of potential bioactive compounds for the development of novel antimicrobials. Thus, in the current study, Basidiomycetes’ fruiting bodies...

Author(s): Winnie Chemutai Sum, Stephen Abwao Indieka and Josphat Clement Matasyoh