Chairman and Lecturer
Ph.D. in Chemistry (University of Johannesburg), M.Sc. (Education) Chemistry (UZ)
B.Ed. Chemistry (UZ), Certificate in Education for the Blind (United College of Education) Certificate in Education (Mkoba, Gweru)
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Publications
1. Determination of catechins from Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides by Electrochemistry and Ultra-Violet spectroscopy, Smart J. Mpofu, Tantoh Ndinteh, Arotiba Omotayo, Rui W. M. Krause. Journal of Natural Products Communications. 2013 9(1) 41-43. PMID: 24660459.
2. Cytotoxicity, phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of crude extracts from rhizomes of Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides. Smart Johannes Mpofu, Titus A.M. Msagati, Rui W. M. Krause. Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014 11(1) 34-52. DOI 10.4314/2157.
3. Interactive efficacies of Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides extracts against gastrointestinal pathogens. S. J. Mpofu, D Tantoh Ndinteh, S. F. van Vuuren, R. W. M. Krause and Olivier D. K. South African Journal of Botany, 2014 94:(224-230). ISSN 02546299 DOI 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.07.002.
4. Synthesis of liposomes using α-phosphotidycholine and metabolites obtained from Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides. African Journal of Biotechnology. S. J. Mpofu Titus A. M. Msagati, Rui W. M. Krause, 13 2014. ISSN 1684-5315.
5. The effect on potency of adding (-)-epicatechin to crude extracts of Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides. Mpofu S. J.,⃰ Msagati T. A. M a and Rui W. M. Krause R. W. M., Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, 2014 8(37):899-908.ISSN: 1996-0816 DOI: 10.5897/AJPP2013.3943.
6. Flavonoids from the rhizomes of Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Pentanisia prunelloides Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. Smart J. Mpofu, Titus A. M. Msagati, Rui W. M. Krause, 2013, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2015 9(16) 531-549 ISSN 1996-0875.