IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr. Paul Owusu Donkor
BPharm, MPhil (Pharmacognosy), PhD (Pharmacognosy)
Lecturer, University of Ghana School of Pharmacy
powusudonkor@ug.edu.gh | +233-244-244080 |
Education
- BPharm (Pharmacy), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2007)
- MPhil, Pharmacognosy: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2011)
- PhD Pharmacognosy: Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China (2016)
Board Certifications
Certified, Pharmacy Council
Research Interest
My research interests focus on isolation and characterization of bioactive constituents from medicinal plants Current projects
1. Antiproliferative and cytotoxic constituents of Tetrapleura tetraptera
2. Wound healing potential of Monodora myristica
1. Antiproliferative and cytotoxic constituents of Tetrapleura tetraptera
2. Wound healing potential of Monodora myristica
Selected Publications
1. Kang N, Cao S, Jiang B, Zhang Q, Donkor PO, Zhu Y, Qiu F, Gao X (2020). Cetuximab enhances oridonin-induced apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells. Toxicology in Vitro (2020) 67 104885
2. Cao S, Huang Y, Zhang Q, Lu F, Donkor PO, Zhu Y, Qiu F, Kang N (2019). Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis and autophagy elicited by combined treatment with oridonin and cetuximab in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Apoptosis 24(1-2) 33-45
3. Yan J, Shi X, Donkor PO, Ding L, Qiu F (2018). Four new megastigmane glycosides from the leaves of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver. Phytochemistry Letters 27 208-213
4. Chai L, Donkor PO, Wang K, Sun Y, Oppong M, Wang K, Ding L, Qiu F (2017). Metabolic profiles of corydaline in rats by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry Xenobiotica 49(1) 1-10
5. Donkor PO, Chen Y, Ding L, Qiu F (2016). Locally and traditionally used Ligusticum species – A review of their phytochemistry, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 194 530-548
6. Yan J, Ding L, Shi X, Donkor PO, Chen L, Qiu F (2017). Megastigmane glycosides from leaves of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver with ACE inhibitory activity. Fitoterapia 116 121-125
2. Cao S, Huang Y, Zhang Q, Lu F, Donkor PO, Zhu Y, Qiu F, Kang N (2019). Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis and autophagy elicited by combined treatment with oridonin and cetuximab in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Apoptosis 24(1-2) 33-45
3. Yan J, Shi X, Donkor PO, Ding L, Qiu F (2018). Four new megastigmane glycosides from the leaves of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver. Phytochemistry Letters 27 208-213
4. Chai L, Donkor PO, Wang K, Sun Y, Oppong M, Wang K, Ding L, Qiu F (2017). Metabolic profiles of corydaline in rats by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry Xenobiotica 49(1) 1-10
5. Donkor PO, Chen Y, Ding L, Qiu F (2016). Locally and traditionally used Ligusticum species – A review of their phytochemistry, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 194 530-548
6. Yan J, Ding L, Shi X, Donkor PO, Chen L, Qiu F (2017). Megastigmane glycosides from leaves of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver with ACE inhibitory activity. Fitoterapia 116 121-125