
Department of Pharmacognosy
Prof. Abimbola Adepeju Sowemimo
Professor
Specialisation Natural Products Research
Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge
- Oiseoghaede JO, Oyawaluja AA, Sowemimo AA, Odukoya OA, Che CT. (2024) Antiproliferative Potential of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Motandra guineensis (Thonn.) A.DC. (Apocynaceae) against Human Melanoma and Ovarian Cancer Cells. Tropical Journal of Natural Products and Research; 8(3):6700-6704.
- Isioye IO, Akindele AJ, Aigbe FR, Olatoye FJ, Olaleye O, Sofidiya MO, Sowemimo A,Akande IS (2024). Effects of Hydroethanolic Rhizome Extract of Anchomanes difformis (Blume) in Type 2 (Streptozocin-Nicotinamide-Induced) Diabetic Rats. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 8(1): 6016-6027. http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v8i1.44
- Margaret O. Sofidiya, Johnbosco U. Ikechukwu, Victoria E. Nnah, Olubusola O. Olaleye, Kazeem Basheeru, Abimbola A. Sowemimo, Abayomi M. Ajayi (2023). Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Daniellia oliveri (Fabaceace) stem bark extract. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 309, 116337. org/10.1016/j.jep.2023.116337
- Akindele AJ, Sowemimo A, Agunbiade FO, Sofidiya MO, Awodele O, Ade-Ademilua O, Orabueze I, Ishola IO, Ayolabi CI, Salu OB, Akinleye MO, Oreagba IA (2022). Bioprospecting for Anti-COVID-19 Interventions From African Medicinal Plants: A Review. Natural Product Communications Volume 17(5): 1-42.
- Eboji OK, Borges G, Harrington L, Lin W, Sofidiya MO, Sowemimo AA (2020). Catechin from Burkea africana Hook. exhibits in vitro inhibition of human telomerase activity. Natural Product Research, 1-5. org/10.1080/14786419.2020.1831497
Collaborations / Networks
- Maryna van de Venter, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
- Wenhan Lin, Peking University, China
- Lea Harrington, University of Toronto, Canada
- Yonghong Liu, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, China