Recent Submissions

  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development 

    Mtewa, Andrew G.; Amanjot, Annu; Lampiao, Fanuel; Okella, Hedmon; Weisheit, Anke; Tolo, Casim U.; Ogwang, Patrick (Coronavirus Drug Discovery, 2022)
    Vaccine development is the entire process involved in the designing of a vaccine to the post release study period. Vaccines work against viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. The design in which an antiviral vaccine is ...
  • The Chemical and Biological Properties of Propolis 

    Siheri, Weam; Alenezi, Sameah; Tusiimire, Jonans; Watson, David G. (In Bee products-chemical and biological properties, 2017)
    Bees produce several different products which have health benefits. There is no doubt that honey has a highly significant status in medical treatments, while other apian materials, such as wax, royal jelly and propolis, ...
  • Natural Vaccine Adjuvants and Immunopotentiators Derived From Plants, Fungi, Marine Organisms, and Insects 

    Woods, N.; Niwasabutra, K.; Acevedo, R.; Igoli, J.; Altwaijry, N.A.; Tusiimire, J.; Gray, A.I.; Watson, D.G.; Ferro, V.A. (In Immunopotentiators in Modern Vaccines, 2017)
    Secondary metabolites from natural sources have made a significant contribution to medicine for millennia. In modern medicine, drugs developed from natural products have been used to treat infectious diseases, cancer, ...
  • SUSTAINABLE DIETS AND BIODIVERSITY 

    Burlingame, Barbara; Dernini, Sandro; Ogwang, patrick Engeu (SUSTAINABLE DIETS AND BIODIVERSITY DIRECTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR POLICY, RESEARC, 2012)
    It is time to face the evidence of a worldwide unsustainable food system. Its complexity makes it extremely fragile to any climatic, socio-economic, political or financial crisis. Thus, we urgently need appropriate ...
  • A review of various efforts to increase artemisinin and other antimalarial compounds in Artemisia Annua L plant 

    Namuli, Aidah; Joel, Bazira; Tolo Umba, Casim; Patrick, Ogwang (Journal Cogent Biology, 2018-08-15)
    The antimalarial active compounds in Artemisia annua include artemisinin, flavonoids, and aromatic oils. Artemisinin is the main antimalarial compound in A. annua, it used in the formulation of artemisinin-based ...
  • African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Phytochemical and efficacy study on four herbs used in erectile dysfunction: Mondia whiteii, Cola acuminata, Urtica massaica, and Tarenna graveolens 

    Oloro, Joseph; Julius Kihdze Tanayen, Julius; Barbra Katusiime, Barbrarbra; Lawrence Imanirampa, Imanirampa (African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2016-10-10)
    here is a resurgence in the use of herbal medicine in the developed countries, with even much more in low developed Countries and especially for conditions such as erectile dysfunction. Studies thus need to be conducted ...
  • Sustainable Diets and Biodiversity 

    Burlingame, Barbara; Dernini, Sandro (bioversity international, 2010-11-03)
    ct It is time to face the evidence of a worldwide unsustainable food system. Its complexity makes it extremely fragile to any climatic, socio-economic, political or financial crisis. Thus, we urgently need appropriate ...
  • Variations in antimalarial components of Artemisia annua Linn from three regions of Uganda 

    Ogwang, Patrick Engeu; Omujall, Francis; Agwaya, Moses; Kyakulaga, Hassan; Obua, Celestino (African health science, 2015-09-03)
    Introduction: Artemisia annua plant from the family Asteracea is a powerful antimalarial plant introduced to Uganda around 2003. In addition to the artemisinin component, the plant also contains flavonoids which work in ...