Jonathan Adjimani, PhD

Research Interest:

• Natural products: Isolation and characterisation
• Mode of action of Anti-malarials, Anti-asthmatics and Anti-anaemic
• Neutraceuticals
• Cosmeceuticals
• Protein isolation and characterization
• Chemistry of microbial iron chelators

1. Adjimani, J.P. and Monocha, M.S. (1985). A Comparative Study of Properties of Chitin Synthase from Two Mortierella Species. Can J. Microbial. 31:1035-1040.
2. Adjimani J.P. and Emery, T. (1987). Iron Uptake in Myceli sterilia EP-76. J. of Bacteriol. 169: 3664-3668.
3. Adjimani J.P. and Emery, T. (1988). Stereochemical Aspects of Iron Uptake in Mycelia Sterilia EP-76. J. Bacteriol. 170: 1377-1379.
4. Jalal, M.A.F., Adjimani, J.P. and van der Helm D. (1989). Purification of Ferric Enterobactin Receptor Protein from the Outer Membrane of Escherichia coli. J. Inorg. Biochem. 36:278.
5. Eng-Wilmot, D.L., Adjimani, J.P. and van der Helm D. (1992).Siderophore-Mediated Iron Transport in Mycelia of the Cultivated Fungus, Agaricus bisporus J. Inorg. Biochem. 48: 183-195.
6. Zhou XH, van der Helm D, Adjimani J. P. (1993). Purification of outer membrane iron transport receptors from Escherichia coli by fast protein liquid chromatography: FepA and FecA. Biometals. 6:25-35.
7. Adjimani, J.P. and Owusu, E.O. (1997). Non-enzymatic NADH/FMN-Dependent Reduction of Ferric Siderophores. J. of Inorg. Biochem. 66:247-252.
8. Kusi K.A, Gyan B.A, Goka B.Q, Dodoo D, Obeng-Adjei G, Troye-Blomberg M, Akanmori B.D, Adjimani J. P. (2008). Levels of soluble CD163 and severity of malaria in children in Ghana.Clin Vaccine Immunol. 15:1456-60.
9. Dongdem, J. T., Adjimani, J. P., and Armah, G. (2010) Detection and characterization of human rotavirus in tap water by multiplex RT-PCR. J. Med. Med. Sci. 1: 223-230
10. Adinortey, M. B, Gyan, B. E., Adjimani, J. P., Nyarko, P., Sarpong, C., Tsikata, F. Y. and Nyarko, A. K. (2011). Dyslipdaemia Associated with Type 2 Diabetes with Micro and Macovascular Complications among Ghanaians. Ind. J. Clin. Biochem. 26:261-268
11. Adinortey, M. B, Gyan, B. E., Adjimani, J. P., Nyarko, P., Sarpong, C., Tsikata, F. Y. and Nyarko, A. K. (2011).Haptoglobin Polymorphism and Association with Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Ind J. Clin. Biochem. 26:366-372

1. Addy, E., Adjimani, J.P. and Osei, D. Intellectual Property Rights (2000) Ghana Human Development Report. pp 65-68
2. Adjimani, J. P. (2009). Bridging the Gap: Cell Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa. American Society for Cell Biology Newsletter

1. Okine, L.K.N., Adamafio, N.A. and Adjimani, J. P. (2005). Integration and Control of Metabolism, iUniverse Publishers Inc.Lincoln , Nabraska (2005)
2. Adjimani, J.P. (2005). Molecules of Life: Structure and Function at a Glance. Craft Concepts Publishing, Accra
3. Adjimani, J. P. (2006). Molecules of Life: Energetics and Metabolism at a Glance. Beno Publications, Accra.
4. Adjimani, J. P. (2007). Introduction to Enzymology. Beno publications, Accra, Ghana