Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK Biomedical Sciences | Completed: 2006
Publications (43)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
In Silico Identification of a Potential TNF-Alpha Binder Using a Structural Similarity: A Potential Drug Repurposing Approach to the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
2024
Effect of Anthonotha macrophyla (P. Beauv) leaf extract on carrageenan-induced paw oedema, oxidative stress makers and hyperalgesia in murine models
2022
A Review of African Medicinal Plants and Functional Foods for the Management of Alzheimer's Disease-related Phenotypes, Treatment of HSV-1 Infection and/or Improvement of Gut Microbiota
2022
Assessment of NSAIDs as potential inhibitors of the fatty acid amide hydrolase I (FAAH-1) using three different primary fatty acid amide substrates in vitro
2022
Knowledge and awareness of mitochondrial diseases among physicians in the tertiary hospitals in Ghana
2022
Sperm parameters and mitochondrial DNA sequence variants among patients at a fertility clinic in Ghana
2021
Clinical Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Heptonica: A Ghanaian Hepatorestorative Polyherbal Product
2020
A pilot study on the efficacy of an Antiaris toxicaria subsp. africana (Engl.) C.C. Berg based Ghanaian herbal product in the management of peripheral neuropathy
2019
Safety and Effectiveness of Mist Antiaris, a Herbal Preparation for Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
2019
Establishment of a quantitative and qualitative analysis and isolation method for tetracyclic iridoids from Morinda lucida Bentham leaves.
Augustine Ocloo
2019
A pilot study on the efficacy of an Antiaris toxicaria subsp. africana (Engl.) CC Berg based Ghanaian herbal product in the management of peripheral neuropathy.
Augustine Ocloo
2019
In vivo comparative anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of root bark, stem and leaf extracts of Capparis erythrocarpus (Capparaceae).
Augustine Ocloo
2019
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities of Clausena anisata leaf and stem extracts and quantitative and qualitative phytochemical analysis of their contents.
Augustine Ocloo
2019
Isolation and characterisation of theobromine-degrading filamentous fungi.
Augustine Ocloo
2018
Antimicrobial activities of six selected plants against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Augustine Ocloo
2017
Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain activity by O, O-dimethyl- and 4-O-methyl-alpinumisoflavones.
Augustine Ocloo
2017
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of Annickia polycarpa stem back and its constituents.
Augustine Ocloo
2016
Antiproliferative, antioxidant activities and apoptosis induction by Morinda lucida and Taraxacum officinale in human HL-60 leukemia cells.
Augustine Ocloo
2016
Retrospective study on Mist Diodia as an antihypertensive.
Augustine Ocloo
2016
Vasorelaxant and anti-inflammatory activities of the methylene chloride fraction of Foeniculum vulgare fruit extract.
Augustine Ocloo
2015
An in situ study on the effects of extracts of Taraxacum officinale, Paulliniia pinnata and Thonningia sanguinea on mitochondrial function.
Augustine Ocloo
2015
Kombucha protects against arsenic-induced protein peroxidation in rats.
Augustine Ocloo
2015
Antioxidant activity of solvent fractions of Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) leaves.
Augustine Ocloo
2014
An in vitro analysis of antiproliferative and antimicrobial activities of solvent fractions of Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) leaf.
Augustine Ocloo
2014
Concurrent administration of aqueous extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta reduces the effectiveness of Artesunate against Plasmodium berghei in rats.
Augustine Ocloo
2014
Physico-chemical characteristics of water samples from selected water bodies in and around Accra, Ghana.
Augustine Ocloo
2014
Mitochondrial DNA density of peripheral white blood cells as a possible bio-marker of migratory status in partially migrating bird populations.
Augustine Ocloo
2013
Studies on factors which predispose fermented cocoa (Theobroma cacao) beans to mycotoxin contamination.
Augustine Ocloo
2013
Anti-melanoma, tyrosinase inhibitory and anti-microbial activities of gold nanoparticles synthesized from aqueous leaf extracts of Teraxacum officinale.
Augustine Ocloo
2012
Mitochondria as pharmacological targets: The discovery of novel anti-obesity mitochondrial uncouplers from Africa's medicinal plants.
Augustine Ocloo
2012
Aqueous extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta enhance cytochrome P450 1A isozyme activity in presence of Atesunate.
Augustine Ocloo
2012
Effect of aqueous extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta on pharmacokinetics of chloroquine.
Augustine Ocloo
2012
Phytochemical characterization and comparative efficacies of crude extracts of Carica papaya.
Augustine Ocloo
2012
Effect of aqueous extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta on pharmacokinetics of Artesunate.
Augustine Ocloo
2011
Public health significance of viral contamination of drinking water.
Augustine Ocloo
2009
Assessment of Tonica, an aqueous herbal haematinic, in the modulation of rat hepatic microsomal CYP-mediated drug metabolizing enzymes: Implications for drug interactions.
Augustine Ocloo
2009
Higher unsaturation and peroxidizability indices in caloric restricted Drosophila melanogaster than in control.
Augustine Ocloo
2008
Cold-induced alterations of phospholipid fatty acyl composition in brown adipose tissue mitochondria are independent of uncoupling protein-1.
Augustine Ocloo
2007
Dietary fatty acids alter mitochondrial phospholipid fatty acyl composition and proton leak in Drosophila melanogaster.
Augustine Ocloo
2006
Uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 alter mitochondrial membrane phospholipid fatty acyl composition in yeast.
Augustine Ocloo
2005
The basal proton conductance of mitochondria depends on adenine nucleotide translocase content.
Augustine Ocloo
2005
Proton conductance and fatty acyl composition of liver mitochondria correlates with body mass in birds.
Augustine Ocloo
2003
Structure and function of mitochondria in Hepatopancreas cells from metabolically depressed snails.
Augustine Ocloo
2002