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Victor Y A Barku Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
chemistry, Biochemistry
progressive professor in Organic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Coast
Biography
Victor Y A Barku is a progressive professor in Organic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Coast. His research interests is in Natural Products Chemistry (Phytochemistry) focusing on isolation and structural elucidation of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants purposively towards drug discovery. He holds a Ph.D. degree certificate in Chemistry from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He has published over 30 articles in reputable peer-reviewed journals including book chapters.
Publications
Short Communication Open Access
Wound healing: Contributions from plant secondary metabolite antioxidants
Author(s): Victor Y A Barku
Plants possess a wide variety of phytochemicals to perform their normal physiological functions and to protect themselves from microbial pathogens and animal herbivores. These phytochemicals are classified either as primary or secondary metabolites. The secondary metabolites have been identified in plants as alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolics, anthraquinones and triterpenes. Although plants synthesise these compounds for their own use, the phytochemicals are believed to have diverse medicinal properties including antioxidant properties. Plants have therefore been a potential source of antioxidants. Antioxidants have received a great deal of attention due to increased oxidative stress that has been identified as a major causative factor in the development and progression of several life-... view more»
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