Browsing Journals: Department of Physical Sciences by Author "Mayeku, Philip Wafula"
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Anti-Bacterialactivities And Phytochemical Screening Of Extracts Of Different Parts Of Thalictrum Rhynchocarpum
Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Hassanali, Ahmed M.; Kiremire, Bernard T.; Odalo, Josiah O.; Hertweck, Christian (2013)Parts of the plant Thalictrum rhyncocarpum are used in herbal medicine in Kenya to treat various infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate in-vitro anti-bacteria activities and phytochemical profiles of solvent ... -
Chemical composition and mosquito repellency of essential oil of Conyza newii propagated in different geographical locations of Kenya
Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Omollo, N. I.; Odalo, O. J.; Ahmed, Hassanali (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)Previously, essential oil of Conyza newii (Asterale: Asteracea, Oliv. & Hiern) growing in the northern part of West Pokot (35◦E, 1◦N) of Kenya was shown to be highly repellent [RD50 =8.9×10−5 mg/cm2, 95% confidence interval ... -
In vitro anti-cancer efficacy and phyto-chemical screening of solvent extracts of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth
Mukavi, Justus Wambua; Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Nyaga, Justin M.; Kituyi, Sarah N. (Heliyon, 2020)Background and objectives: Kigelia africana is a medicinal plant growing naturally in many parts of Africa. In Kenya, a water concoction of the plant is used to treat breast and prostate cancers. Laboratory data on its ... -
Phenolic and Monoterpenoid Mosquito Repellent Constituents of Headspace Vapors of Conyza newii
Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Sauda, Swaleh; Ahmed, Hassanali (2013-01)The plant Conyza newii has been reported to posses, mosquito repellent and fumigant toxicity properties. In this study headspace vapors emitted by the plant were obtained by adsorption on porapak Q® through headspace ... -
Thalictramine, A new alkaloid from Thalictrum rhyncocarpum (Dill & Rich) and its anti-bacterial activity
Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Odalo, J. O.; Hassanali, A.; Kiremire, B. T.; Hertweck, C. (2014)Thalictrum rhyncocarpum, a creeping plant with fern-like leaves, is used in herbal medicine to treat various infections in parts of Africa. Previously, we reported In-vitro anti-bacterial activity of different parts (root, ...