Age‐specific differences in the magnitude of malaria‐related anemia during low and high malaria seasons in rural Zambian children

Autor: Clement O. Acheampong, Maxwell A. Barffour, Kerry J. Schulze, Justin Chileshe, Ng'andwe Kalungwana, Ward Siamusantu, Keith P. West Jr, Amanda C. Palmer

Publikováno v: eJHaem, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 349-356 (2021)

Abstract Background Malaria causes anemia by destruction of red blood cells and inhibition of erythropoiesis. Objective We assessed whether the magnitude of the malaria‐specific effect on anemia differs by age, during low and high malaria seasons.

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Functional Dissection of the Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Stay-Green Phenotype Associated with Molecular Variation at an Ortholog of Mendel’s I Gene for Cotyledon Color: Implications for Crop Production and Carotenoid Biofortification

Autor: Kaliamoorthy Sivasakthi, Edward Marques, Ng’andwe Kalungwana, Noelia Carrasquilla-Garcia, Peter L. Chang, Emily M. Bergmann, Erika Bueno, Matilde Cordeiro, Syed Gul A.S. Sani, Sripada M. Udupa, Irshad A. Rather, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Vincent Vadez, George J. Vandemark, Pooran M. Gaur, Douglas R. Cook, Christine Boesch, Eric J.B. von Wettberg, Jana Kholova, R. Varma Penmetsa

Publikováno v: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 22, p 5562 (2019)

“Stay-green” crop phenotypes have been shown to impact drought tolerance and nutritional content of several crops. We aimed to genetically describe and functionally dissect the particular stay-green phenomenon found in chickpeas with a green coty

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The role of gastric emptying in β-carotene absorption during simulated in vitro digestion

Autor: Ng'andwe Kalungwana, Lisa J. Marshall, Christine Bosch, Alan Mackie

Publikováno v: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79

IntroductionThe availability of β-carotene from provitamin A rich foods in order to improve the provision of vitamin A in humans through food-based approaches is an important factor in mitigating micronutrient deficiencies. However, the extent of in

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665120006382

Functional Dissection of the Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Stay-Green Phenotype Associated with Molecular Variation at an Ortholog of Mendel’s I Gene for Cotyledon Color: Implications for Crop Production and Carotenoid Biofortification

Autor: Ng'andwe Kalungwana, George J. Vandemark, Edward Marques, Sripada M. Udupa, Pooran M. Gaur, Jana Kholova, Noelia Carrasquilla-Garcia, R. Varma Penmetsa, Syed Gul Abbas Shah Sani, Douglas R. Cook, Peter L. Chang, Erika Bueno, Kaliamoorthy Sivasakthi, Emily M. Bergmann, Matilde A. Cordeiro, Eric von Wettberg, Irshad Ahmad Rather, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Christine Boesch, Vincent Vadez

Publikováno v: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 20
Issue 22
International journal of molecular sciences, vol 20, iss 22
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 22, p 5562 (2019)

&ldquo
Stay-green&rdquo
crop phenotypes have been shown to impact drought tolerance and nutritional content of several crops. We aimed to genetically describe and functionally dissect the particular stay-green phenomenon found in chickpeas

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6888616

Biofortified orange maize is as efficacious as a vitamin A supplement in Zambian children even in the presence of high liver reserves of vitamin A: a community-based, randomized placebo-controlled trial

Autor: Ng'andwe Kalungwana, Samantha Schmaelzle, Chisela Kaliwile, Sherry A Tanumihardjo, Bryan M Gannon, Mofu Mosonda, Kevin V. Pixley, Justin Chileshe, Sara A. Arscott, Cassim Masi

Publikováno v: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 100:1541-1550

Background: Biofortification is a strategy to relieve vitamin A (VA) deficiency. Biofortified maize contains enhanced provitamin A concentrations and has been bioefficacious in animal and small human studies. Objective: The study sought to determine

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https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.087379