N. Maina

Specific Activity of Pineapples Bromelain Extracts at Different Purification Stages Obtained from Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Thika Region, Kenya

S. Kimenju Kahiro, J. M. Kagira, N. Maina & S. M. Karanja · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2018

Aims: The use and specific activity of bromelain from pineapples are limited by the presence of contaminants. The aim of this study was to determine the enzymatic activity of bromelain in crown, peels and stem at different purification stages leading to the production of lyophili...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JALSI/2018/39678

Enzymatic Activity of Bromelain from Crude Extracts of Crown, Peels and Stem of Pineapples from Different Agro-ecological Zones of Thika Region, Kenya

S. K. Kahiro, J. M. Kagira, N. Maina, S. M. Karanja & F. N. Njonge · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology · 2017

Bromelain is an enzyme that has great commercial value and is of wide interest in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics industries. In Kenya, large quantities of pineapple by-products are not well utilized although they can be a potential source for bromelain. The objectives of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJB2T/2017/34314

Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Milk of Dairy Cows in Small-Holder Farms in Juja Sub-County, Kenya

J. M. Kagira, M. Ngotho, E. Mugo, M. Kiplimo & N. Maina · Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · 2022

Sub-clinical mastitis (SCM) remains a serious hindrance to small-holder dairy farms in Kenya. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the risk factors associated with occurrence of SCM and antibiotic resistance in smallholder dairy farms in a peri-urban set-up area of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i2188