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Vuyolwethu Khwaza
Researcher at University of Fort Hare
Publications - 7
Citations - 243
Vuyolwethu Khwaza is an academic researcher from University of Fort Hare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Ursolic acid. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 108 citations.
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Curcumin and Its Derivatives as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Prostate, Colon and Breast Cancers
TL;DR: Curcumin derivatives can overcome the disadvantages of curcumin while enhancing the overall efficacy and hindering drug resistance, and structural modification through the synthesis of Curcumin-based derivatives is a potential approach to overcome the above limitations.
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Ursolic Acid-Based Derivatives as Potential Anti-Cancer Agents: An Update
TL;DR: This present review summarizes various synthesized derivatives of ursolic acid with anti-cancer activity which were reported from 2015 to date.
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Antiviral Activities of Oleanolic Acid and Its Analogues.
TL;DR: A review of the analogues of oleanolic acid and their selected pathogenic antiviral activities, which include HIV, the influenza virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and herpes viruses are reported.
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Pentacyclic Triterpenoids with Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Moiety, Privileged Hybrids in Anticancer Drug Discovery.
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic triterpenoids as potential therapeutic agents is presented in this paper, which can assist medicinal chemists to understand new strategies that can result in the development of compounds with potential therapeutic efficacy.
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Polymer-Based Scaffolds Loaded with Aloe vera Extract for the Treatment of Wounds
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the therapeutic outcomes of aloe vera extract-loaded polymer-based scaffolds in wound management, which is composed of essential constituents beneficial for wound healing process, such as amino acids, vitamins C and E, and zinc.