Feasibility of a novel on-site detection method for aflatoxin in maize flour from markets and selected households in Kampala, Uganda

Autor: Sarah Nanyonga, Remco Kort, Wilbert Sybesma, Deborah Wendiro, Alex Paul Wacoo, Joseph F. Hawumba

Publikováno v: Toxins, 8, 10
Toxins, 10(8):327, 1-12. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Toxins, Vol 10, Iss 8, p 327 (2018)
Toxins
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Wacoo, A P, Wendiro, D, Nanyonga, S, Hawumba, J F, Sybesma, W & Kort, R 2018, ' Feasibility of a novel on-site detection method for aflatoxin in maize flour from markets and selected households in Kampala, Uganda ', Toxins, vol. 10, no. 8, 327, pp. 1-12 . https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10080327

In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a high demand for affordable and accessible methods for on-site detection of aflatoxins for appropriate food safety management. In this study, we validated an electrochemical immunosensor device by the on-site detectio

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https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10080327

Phylogenetic Analysis Based on 16S rRNA Gene of a Thermophilic Protease-Secreting Bacillus gelatini-TPNK-3 Isolate from Kiteezi Landfill, Uganda

Autor: John, Omara, Tobius P, Ekeya, Joseph F, Hawumba

Publikováno v: Polish journal of microbiology. 61(3)

A thermophilic protease-secreting bacterial isolate, TPNK-3, from Kiteezi landfill, is an aerobic Gram-positive spore-forming bacterium with rod-shaped cells (3.28 μm long and 0.45 μm wide). Optimal growth was observed at 55°C and pH of 7.0, and t

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Toxicity, Sources, and Control of Selenium, Nickel, and Beryllium in the Environment

Autor: Joseph F. Hawumba, Lawrence K. Wang, Yung Tse Hung

Publikováno v: Handbook of Advanced Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Management ISBN: 9781315117423

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https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315117423-15

Biomass waste-to-energy valorisation technologies: a review case for banana processing in Uganda

Autor: Oliver Hensel, Joseph F. Hawumba, Robert Gumisiriza, Mackay A.E. Okure

Publikováno v: Biotechnology for Biofuels

Background Uganda’s banana industry is heavily impeded by the lack of cheap, reliable and sustainable energy mainly needed for processing of banana fruit into pulp and subsequent drying into chips before milling into banana flour that has several u

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Development and Characterization of an Electroless Plated Silver/Cysteine Sensor Platform for the Electrochemical Determination of Aflatoxin B1

Autor: Mathew Ocheng, Deborah Wendiro, Alex Paul Wacoo, Joseph F. Hawumba, Peter C. Vuzi

Publikováno v: Journal of Sensors, Vol 2016 (2016)
JOURNAL OF SENSORS. Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Wacoo, A P, Ocheng, M, Wendiro, D, Vuzi, P C & Hawumba, J F 2016, ' Development and Characterization of an Electroless Plated Silver/Cysteine Sensor Platform for the Electrochemical Determination of Aflatoxin B-1 ', JOURNAL OF SENSORS . https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3053019

An electroless plated silver/cysteine sensor platform [Glass|silver|cysteine|aflatoxin B1|horseradish peroxidase] for the Electrochemical detection of aflatoxin B1was developed and characterized. This involved four major steps: (1) an electroless dep

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