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Samuel Oppong Bekoe

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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About

I was born and brought up in Koforidua, Eastern region, Ghana. Belong to a family of of six with my parents, me and my younger brother and two big sisters. Had my secondary eductaion at Ofori Panin  and Pope John secondary school respectively for my ordinary and advanced level. I enjoy Extra-curricular activities like sports, travelling, crafts, etc. I trained as a pharmacist for my Bachelor degree and now a teacher at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses primarily on the role of pharmaceuticals and their bioactive compounds in health sciences and life sciences. Their studies span themes including the monitoring of antacids and pesticides, antibiotic use and resistance, phenodynamic and pharmacogenetic aspects of plant medicine, analytical methods for drug residue assessment, and its impact on human health and environmental impacts. Key findings include advancements in identifying pharmacophore motifs in plants, rigorous methodologies for analyzing compound bioactivity and pharmacophores, and innovations in assessing antiparasitic residues in herbal products.

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Exposure of consumers to substandard antibiotics from selected authorised and unauthorised medicine sales outlets in Ghana(2020)
Determination of thirteen antibiotics in drug products – A new LC-MS/MS tool for screening drug product quality(2014)
Correction to: Detection and quantification of antibiotic residues in urine samples of healthy individuals from rural and urban communities in Ghana using a validated SPE-LC-MS/MS method(2020)
Veterinary Medicine and Pharmaceuticals(2019)
Fruits of Vitex doniana sweet: toxicity profile, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, and quantification of one of its bioactive constituents oleanolic acid(2021)
Fruits of <i>Vitex Doniana</i> Sweet: Toxicity Profile, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities, and Quantification of One of its Bioactive Constituents Oleanolic Acid(2021)
Evaluation of acid neutralizing and buffering capacities of selected antacids in Ghana(2020)
Monitoring and risk assessment of pesticide residues in selected herbal medicinal products in Ghana(2021)
Detection and quantification of antibiotic residues in urine samples of healthy individuals from rural and urban communities in Ghana using a validated SPE-LC-MS/MS method(2020)
Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects(2022)
Antibiotic Exposure in a Low-Income Country: Screening Urine Samples for Presence of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in Coagulase Negative Staphylococcal Contaminants(2014)
Novel HPLC Analysis of Hydrocortisone in Conventional and Controlled-Release Pharmaceutical Preparations(2017)
Quality assessment of African herbal medicine: A systematic review and the way forward(2022)
Development of an Analytical Workflow to Support the Establishment of Monographs in African Pharmacopoeias – Combretum mucronatum Leaves as Example(2022)
Antimalarial Properties of <i>Sida cordifolia</i> L. Leaf Extract in Mice: Survivability Depends Less on Parasitaemia Suppression(2023)
Short Lecture 5 “Analytical investigations reveal challenges with the collection of Combretum mucronatum (Schumach. &amp; Thonn.) leaves for herbal medicine purposes in Ghana”(2022)
Towards the development of analytical monograph specifications for the quality assessment of the medicinal plant Phyllanthus urinaria(2023)
CHARACTERIZATION AND RP-HPLC METHOD DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOMARKER (BERGENIN) FROM THE ROOTS OF Securinega virosa(2019)
Medicinal Plants and Natural Products with Demonstrated Wound Healing Properties(2016)
Pharmaceutical Residues Affecting the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Kristianstads Vattenrike Wetlands: Sources and Sinks(2016)
Prologue: Veterinary Pharmaceuticals(2020)
In Vitro Evaluation of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin as a Carrier for Chronodelivery of Hydrocortisone Intended for Adrenal Insufficiency(2017)
Pharmacognostic studies of the leaves and seeds of Cassia occidentalis (Linn.) (Leguminosae)(2016)
Reservoir of Antibiotic Residues and Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci in a Healthy Population in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana(2022)
MALDI–HRMS imaging and HPLC–HRESI–MS<sup><i>n</i></sup> characterisation of kaurane diterpenes in the fruits of <scp><i>Xylopia aethiopica</i></scp> (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae)(2019)
Antimalarial Property and Acute Toxicity of the Leaves of Theobroma cacao L.(2021)
Development and Validation of an Ion-Pair HPLC-UV Method for the Quantitation of Quinoline and Indoloquinoline Alkaloids in Herbal and Pharmaceutical Antimalarial Formulations(2022)
Analytical Techniques for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology(2022)
Chromatographic method development for the simultaneous assay of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and chlorphenamine maleate in oral dosage formulations(2022)
The Unethical Use of Paracetamol As a Food Tenderizer in Four SelectedAfrican Countries: A Major Public Health Concern?(2022)
Bioequivalence studies of cetirizine tablets using the urine excretion data of healthy Ghanaian male volunteers(2023)
Bioequivalence Study of Locally Manufactured Cetirizine Tablets in Ghana(2021)
Quality Assurance of Samples for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology(2022)
Cytotoxicity of the Aqueous Extract of Clerodendrum splendens on HaCaT Keratinocytes(2016)
Effect of the aqueous leaves extract of Clerodendron splendens on physiology of HaCaT keratinocytes(2015)
<i>Libkrylov</i>: A modular open-source software library for extremely large and dense eigenvalue and linear problems(2020)
HPLC-HRESI-MSn Characterization of Polyphenolic Compounds in the Stem Bark of Chlorophora regia A. Chev (Moraceae)(2022)
Prevalence of Hepatitis C at a Primary Hospital in the Western Region of Ghana(2023)
Development and Validation of an RP-HPLC Method for the Quantitative Analysis of Triclosan in Human Urine(2023)
The Effect of Storage Time on the Levels of Phthalates in Extemporaneous Preparations in Ghana(2024)

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