MUNYUA JUSTUS KIRUKI

MUNYUA JUSTUS KIRUKI

PROFESSOR

Honors

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Identification and Characterization of biological active compounds &secretions and antimicrobial compounds).

The use of Lactoperoxidase - Thicyanite-Hydroperoxide system in milk proteins preservation. University of Nairobi, 1980.

Isolation and Characterization of Physico-chemical properties of casein micelles.University of Nairobi and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 1975 - to-date.

Hydrogen Peroxide preservation of milk -Uppsala University 1975 - 1976.

Factors influencing excretion of enzyme by yeast-(ceremycea cereviceae).Moscow State University, 1968 - 1970.

In vitro digestibility of Kenya grasses and legumes. National Grassland Research,Kitale,Kenya, 1970 - 1973.

 Identification of local plants possessing anti-parasite biological activity. Chemotherapy of parasite with these plant, Extraction and characterization of active components.

Physical chemical characterization of oils from Kenya plants.

Environmental studies on industrial pollution with heavy metals.

Possible modes of HIV-1 transmission from mother to child in Kenya.

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Contact information

justus.munyua@uonbi.ac.ke