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Ombito O. J
Title
Dr
Firstname
Japheth
Middlename
O.
Lastname
Ombito
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Office
Block 237 Office 219
Phone
+267 355 2496
Professional Qualifications

Ph.D (Organic Chemistry), University of Botswana, Botswana, 2018

M.Sc (Chemistry), Egerton University, Kenya, 2015

B.Ed (Chemistry & Physics), Egerton University, Kenya, 2011

Brief Biography

Ombito O. J obtained his Ph.D (2018) in Organic Chemistry, with emphasis on Chemistry of Natural Products & Synthesis, from the University of Botswana. He is an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Kenya Chemical Society member. He joined the faculty at the University of Botswana in 2020. His research focuses on the Chemistry of Natural Products, working mainly in areas related to Medicinal Plants, Secondary Metabolites, Chromatographic, Spectroscopic and Spectrometric techniques.

Teaching Areas

Organic Chemistry

Research Areas

Phytochemical and biological activity investigation of African medicinal plants

Postgraduate Supervision Areas

Natural Products Chemistry

Selected Publications
  1. Ombito, J. O.; Chi, G. F.; Wansi, J. D., Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the genus Vepris (Rutaceae): A review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2021, 267, 113622.
  2. Mbaveng, A. T.; Chi, G. F.; Bonsou, I. N.; Ombito, J. O.; Yeboah, S. O.; Kuete, V.; Efferth, T., Cytotoxic phytochemicals from the crude extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera fruits towards multi-factorial drug resistant cancer cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2021, 267, 113632.
  3. Chi, G. F.; Sop, R. V. T.; Mbaveng, A. T.; Ombito, J. O.; Fotso, G. W.; Nguenang, G. S.; Kuete, V.; Efferth, T.; Ngadjui, B. T., Steroidal saponins from Raphia vinifera and their cytotoxic activity. Steroids 2020, 163, 108724.

See the complete list of publications by opening the links below:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Japheth_Ombito2

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Q9bKKlYAAAAJ&hl=en

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9973-0190

https://publons.com/researcher/AAA-1865-2021/

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