General Information

Department of Biochemistry

The department of Biochemistry is situated in the scenic town of Stellenbosch in the winelands of the Western Cape, South Africa. The department consists of several well equipped laboratories, including a state-of-the-art Electrospray Mass Spectrometry facility (ESMS). Research activities include projects on biologically active natural products, cytochrome P-450 and the steroid hormone system, metabolic control and regulation, antimicrobial peptides, plant hormones and resistance, biological cleaning of industrial membranes and eukaryotic signal transduction and gene expression — further details may be found on individual staff members' home pages. Our teaching activities include undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Biochemistry.

Contact details

  • Postal Address:
    		•  Department of Biochemistry
    University of Stellenbosch
    Private Bag X1
    7602 Matieland
    South Africa
  • Physical Address (courier deliveries):
    		•  Department of Biochemistry
    JC Smuts Building
    Van der Bijl Street
    7600 Stellenbosch
    South Africa
  • Telephone:
    		•  +27 21 808-5862
  • Fax:
    		•  +27 21 808-5863
  • E-mail:
    		•  lle@sun.ac.za (Ms LL Eygelaar, Secretary)

    Contact details for staff members can be found on the staff page; contact details for our postgraduate students can be found on the students' page.