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Publications

 

  • Ngoepe M, Moeno S (2021). Evaluation of pipemidic acid derivatives for potential antimicrobial activity application: in silico studies on bioactivity, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 18: 172-182.
  • T Garach, S Shangase, M Molaudzi, J Molepo. Rice vinegar removes Candida albicans from denture acrylic resins. South African Dental Journal 2021; 76 (7) 409 - 413 
  • Sebelemetja M, S Moeno, M Patel: Anti-acidogenic, anti-biofilm and slow release properties of Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia flavone stabilized polymeric nanoparticles, Archives of oral biology, 2020, 109, 104586. 
  • Nciki S; Gulube Z; Patel M Mezoneuron benthamianum inhibits cell adherence, hyphae formation, and phospholipase production in Candida albicans - Archives of Microbiology 202(0) :2533-2542 
  • Singh N; Ngwenya S; Molepo J. The microbiology of head and neck space infections at the Maxillofacial Clinic at Livingstone Hospital – South African Dental Journal 75(4) :192-197 
  • Soni V; Kotsane D; Moeno S; Molepo J. Perception of students on a stand-alone dental materials course in a revised dental curriculum – European Journal of Dental Education 00(0): 1-7 
  • Ralephenya TRMD; Molepo J; Molaudzi M; Volchansky A; Shangase S. Contamination of used toothbrushes and their decontamination with disinfecting agents – South African Dental Journal 75 (9) :478-481 
  • Ngoepe M, S Moeno: Virtual screening and pharmacophore modelling of anticancer secondary metabolites from the African Database: DNA topoisomerase I inhibition, Submitted to Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2020. 
  • Molaudzi M, Molepo J. The use of real-time polymerase chain reaction and an adenosine deaminase assay for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2019;8(1): 1-5  
  • Zwane Q, Moeno S, Dlamini L. A multiphase BiVO4 with the potential of being an environmental photocatalyst. Applied Nanoscience 2019; 9; 539 - 555 
  • Patel M. Dental caries vaccine: are we there yet? Letters in Applied Microbiology 2019, 70: 2-12 doi:10.1111/lam.13218 
  • Molepo J. Efficacy of novel eugenol tosylate congeners as antifungal compounds in combination with fluconazole against Candida albicans. Access Microbiology. April 2019 
  • Aminu, I., Teslimat, A., Victoria, W., Samson, C., Aboyeji, O., Olaleye, O., Sheu-Tijani, S., Saliu, A. Nigella sativa oil protected the hippocampus against Acetyl cholinesterase and oxidative dysfunctions-driven impaired working memory in rats. Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 2019; 57(1): 25-34 
  • Akhalwaya S., van Vuuren S., Patel M. An in vitro investigation of indigenous South African medicinal plants used to treat oral infections. Journal of Ethnopharmacology; 2018, 210, 359-371.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017 09.002  
  • Latib YO, Owen C P, Patel M. The Viability of Candida albicans in Denture Base Resin after disinfection: a preliminary study. The International Journal of Prosthodontics 2018 Sep/Oct;31(5):436-439. doi: 10.11607/ijp.5653  
  • Ralephenya T.R.M.D, J. Molepo, M. Molaudzi, Y Kolisa, S.L. Shangase, and A. Volchansky. Bedroom or Bathroom? Probable safe storage for toothbrush. Journal of Dental Research, 95 (Spec Iss C): 18, SA Div 2016. 
  • Mathews J., Patel M. Detection of aerobic gram negative bacteria and bacterial endotoxins from the oral cavities of cancer patients on cancer therapy. Microbial Pathogenesis 2018, 123: 190-195. 
  • Molepo J, T. Ralephenya, M. Molaudzi, S. Nemutandani. Research Day! Is There Value And Can It Meet Expectations? Journal of Dental Research, 97 (Spec Iss C): 29; SA Div, 2018. 
  • Lone, S.A, Molepo J, Ahmad, A. Potent In vitro antifungal activity of a modified monoterpene phenol “Eugenol” against Candida albicans, Journal of Dental Research, 97 (Spec Iss C): 26; SA Div, 2018. 
  • Ngabaza T., Moeno S., Patel M. Anti-acidogenic and anti-biofilm activity of 5,6,8- Trihydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one.Microbial Pathogenesis 2018, 123: 149-152. 
  • Sekgele W, J. Molepo, A. Ahmad, M. Molaudzi. Inhibition of proton-ATPase by Eugenol Tosylate Congeners and their combination activity with fluconazole in Candida albicans. Journal of Dental Research, 97 (Spec Iss C): 27; SA Div, 2018. 
  • Zwane I.Q, S Moeno and L. N. Dlamini. (2018). A Multi-Phase BiVO4 with the Potential of Being an Environmental Photocatalyst, submitted to Applied Nanoscience, accepted, manuscript page: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204- 018 0917-3,  
  •  Ngabaza T, Johnson M.M, Moeno S, Patel M.? (2017). Identification of 5,6,8-Trihydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one with antimicrobial activity from Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia. South African Journal of Botany 2017; 112: 48–53.  
  • Mafojane T, Shangase S.L, Patel M. (2017). The effect of subinhibitory concentrations of gentian violet on the germ tube formation by Candida albicans and its adherence to oral epithelial cells. Archives of Oral Biology; 82:1–5.   
  • Mothibe J.V, Patel M. (2017). Pathogenic characteristics of Candida albicans isolated from oral cavities of denture wearers and cancer patients wearing oral prostheses. Microbial Pathogenesis 2017; 110:128-134. 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.06.036  
  • Ahmad A, Wani M.Y, Patel M. Sobral A.J.F.N., Duse A.G. (2017). Synergistic antifungal effect of cyclized chalcone derivatives and fluconazole against Candida albicans Medicinal Chemistry Communication, 2017; 8:2195-2207.  
  • Molaudzi M; J Molepo (2017). In vitro efficacy of different solutions in the disinfection of silicone pacifiers. SADJ May 2017, 72:158 -161 
  • Ripamonti U; Parak R; Dickens C; Klar R;  Dix-Peek T; Duarte R. Cementogenesis and osteogenesis in periodontal tissue regeneration by recombinant human transforming growth factor-?; a pilot study in Papio ursinus Cementogenesis and osteogenesis in periodontal tissue regeneration by recombinant human transforming growth factor-?; a pilot study in Papio ursinus. J Clin Periodontol 2017; 44: 83–95  
  •  Molaudzi M, J Molepo. Efficacy of different cleansing agents against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida parapsilosis on pacifiers. Journal of Dental Research, 95 (Spec Iss C): 2588950, 2016. 
  • Ahmad A. Molepo J. Patel M. Challenges in the Development of Antifungal Agents against Candida: Scope of Phytochemical Research. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2016, 22, 1-16. (Impact Factor= 3.452) 
  • Ripamonti U., Klar R.M., Parak R. Dickens C., Dix-Peek T., Duarte R.. Tissue segregation restores the induction of bone formation by the mammalian transforming growth factor-b3 in calvarial defects of the non-human primate Papio ursinus. Biomaterials 86 (2016) 21e32. (Impact Factor= 3.164)
  • Ripamonti U. Parak R. Klar R.M., Dickens C., Dix-Peek T., Duarte R. The synergistic induction of bone formation by the osteogenic proteins of the TGF-b supergene family. Biomaterials 104 (2016) 279e296. (Impact Factor= 3.164) 
  • Ripamonti U. Duarte R. Parak R. Dickens C. Dix-Peek T. and Klar R.M. Redundancy and Molecular Evolution: The Rapid Induction of Bone Formation by the Mammalian Transforming Growth Factor-b3Isoform. Frontiers in Phys, 2016:7,396. (Impact Factor= 4.031 ) 
  • Patel M. Desai J. and Owen C.P. The efficacy of disinfectants in the decontamination of dental unit water lines: an in vitro laboratory study. BDJOpen; 2016, 16003; doi:10.1038/bdjopen.2016.3 
  • Binta B. Patel M. Detection of cfxA2, cfxA3, and cfxA6 genes in beta-lactamase producing oral anaerobes. J Appl Oral Sci. 2016, 24:142-7  
  • Owotade F.J. Gulube Z. Ramla S. Patel M. Antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans isolated from the oral cavities of patients with HIV infection and cancer. SADJ; 2016, 71: 8 - 11 
  • Gulube Z. Patel M. Effect of Punica granatum on the virulence factors of cariogenic bacteria Streptococcus mutans. Microb Pathog. 2016, 98:45-9 
  • Tshabalala N. Patel M. and Francis D.M. Examination of Candida albicans strains from South Africa for the production of gliotoxin and other cytotoxic secondary metabolites. Journal of Yeast and Fungal Research. Vol. 7(3), pp. 19-27, April 2016. DOI: 10.5897/JYFR2015.0164  
  • Wani M.Y, Ahmad A, Shiekh R.A, Al-Ghamdi K.J, Sobral A. Imidazole clubbed 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as potential antifungal agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2015 (13); 4172-4180
  • Ripamonti U, Dix-Peek T, Parak R, Milner B, Duarte R. Profiling bone morphogenetic proteins and transforming growth factor-ßs. by hTGF-ß3 pre-treated coral derived macroporous bioreactors: The power of one. Biomaterials 49: 90-102, 2015 (Impact Factor: 8.557) 
  • Molepo J, M Molaudzi, TRMD Ralephenya (2015). Microbial contaminants on dental bib chains with attached clips. South Afr Dent J, 70:104 – 107. 
  • Molepo J, M Molaudzi (2015). Contamination and disinfection of silicone pacifiers: an in vitro study. South Afr Dent J, 70: 343-345. 
  • D’Souza S, S Moeno and T. Nyokong: Effects of ZnO nanohexagons and nanorods on the fluorescence behaviour of metallophthalocyanines, Polyhedron 2015, 85, 476–481. Ahmad A, Wani M.Y, Khan A, Manzoor N, Molepo J (2015). Synergistic Interactions of Eugenol-tosylate and its Congeners with Fluconazole against Candida albicans. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145053. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145053 (Impact Factor= 3.234). 

COLLABORATIONS 

National 

  • Department of Anatomy and Histology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University  
  • Chemistry Department, Rhodes University 
  • Chemistry Department, University of the Western Cape 
  • Chemistry Department, University of Johannesburg 
  • Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria 
  • Dept of Microbiological Pathology, Sefako Makgatho University 
  • Dept of Oral Pathology, Sefako Makgatho University  

 International 

  • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria 
  • School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, Australia 
  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University, Otuoke, 
  • Bayelsa, Nigeria. 
  • Chemistry Department, The University of Mauritius 
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bayelsa, Nigeria. 
  • Department of Chemical and Food Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota 
  • Ogun State, 
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