Prof. Dr. Charles O. Esimone

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPharmacy,Medical Microbiology and Mycology, Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology
KeywordsActive Constituents, Antiviral Screening, Defensins, Mechanism of Action, Nigerian Herbs

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityAwka
InstitutionNnamdi Azikiwe University
InstituteFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Klaus T. ÜberlaAbteilung für Molekulare und Medizinische Virologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2003

Programme(s)

2002Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2009Charles O. Esimone, Thomas Grunwald, Sylvester C. Nworu, Serafin Kuate, Peter Proksch and Klaus Überla: Broad Spectrum Antiviral Fractions from the Lichen Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach.. In: Chemotherapy, 2009, 119-126
2008Charles O. Esimone, Rita-Marie L. Omobowajo, Abimbola A. Sowemimo, Peter Proksch and Ghulam Nabi: Single- Cycle Vector-Based Antiviral Screening Assays for High Throughput Evaluation of Potential Anti-HIV Medicinal Plants: A Pilot Study on some Nigerian Herbs.. In: VK Singh, JN Govil and Rajeev Sharma, Recent Progress in Medicinal Plant Research: Phtyopharmacology and Therapeutic Values I. Studium Press LLC, 2008. 49-60
2008Charles O. Esimone Gero Eck, Tu N Duong, Klaus Überla, Peter Proksch and Thomas Grunwald: Potential Anti-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lead Compounds from Aglaia species. . In: Pharmazie, 2008, 768-773
2007Charles O. Esimone, Seraphin Kuate.: Recombinant Retroviral Vectors as Model Probes for Antiviral Screening Studies. In: Pablo S. Ruiz, Genetic Vectors Research Focus. Nova Science Publishers, 2007. 177-203
2006Charles O. Esimone, Rita-Marie O. Omobowajo, Chigozie Amadi, Michael U. Adikwu, Ruan A. Edrada, Peter Proksch, Ghulam Nabi.: Antiviral potentials of Nigerian Aframomum melagueta Roscoe and Piper guineense Schum. and Thonn. In: Nig. J. Nat. Prod. Med. , 2006, 51-54
2005Charles O. Esimone, Thomas Grunwald, Oliver Wildner, Godwin Nchinda, Bettina Tippler, Peter Proksch, Klaus Ueberla: In vitro Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Antiviral Medicinal Plants Using a Vector-based Assay Technique.. In: J Appl Microbiol , 2005, 1346-1355