Peer-Reviewed Articles

 2022

1. Cynthia A. Danquah, Prince A. B. Minkah, Theresa A. Agana, Phanankosi Moyo, Michael Ofori, Peace Doe, Sibusiso Rali, Isaiah O. Duah Junior, Kofi B. Amankwah, Samuel Owusu Somuah, Isaac N. Nugbemado, Vinesh J. Maharaj, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. 2022. The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Tulbaghia, Allium, Crinum and Cyrtanthus: ‘Talented’ Taxa from the Amaryllidaceae. MDPI Molecules. DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144475
2. Isaac N. Nugbemado, Cynthia A. Danquah, Michael Ofori. 2022. Hydroethanolic stem bark extract of Treculia africana Decne (Moraceae) shows antimicrobial resistance modulatory effects. South African Journal of Botany. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2022.05.031
3. Augustine Tandoh, Cynthia A. Danquah, Charles K. Benneh, Donatus W. Adongo, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Eric Woode.2022. Effect of Diclofenac and Andrographolide Combination on Carrageenan-Induced Paw Edema and Hyperalgesia in Rats. Dose-Response. DOI: 10.1177/15593258221103846 
4. Cynthia A. Danquah, Prince Amankwah Baffour Minkah, Isaiah O. Duah Junior, Kofi B. Amankwah, Samuel O. Somuah. 2022. Antimicrobial Compounds from Microorganisms. Antibiotics. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030285 
5. Cedric D. K. Amengor, Francis K. Kekessie, Abena Brobbey , John Addotey, Paul Peprah, Cynthia A. Danquah, Joseph Adu, Michael Tetteh, Emmanuel  B. A. Adusei, 2022. Anti-biofilm Formation activities of 4-hydroxyindole Azo Compounds against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports. 10.9734/jsrr/2022/v28i830541. 
6. Claudia Attoh, Joseph Adu,  Cynthia A. Danquah, Yakubu Jibira, Patrick Gyan, Emmanuel  B. A. Adusei, Cedric D. K. Amengor, 2022. Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Anti-inflammatory Evaluation of Synthesised Azo Compounds based on β-naphthol, Catechol and Quinol Nucleus. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 48-64. 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i42B36304.

7. Cedric D. K. Amengor, Patrick Gyan,  Cynthia A. Danquah, Paul Peprah, Benjamin K. Harley, Emmanuel Orman, Inemisit O. Ben, Michael Tetteh, Emmanuel  B. A. Adusei, Francis K. Kekessie, Nathaniel Okine. 2022. Antimicrobial Activity and in silico ADME Prediction of Synthesised 8-hydroxyquinoline Azo Compounds against Some ESKAPE Human Pathogens and Mycobacterium smegmatis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 34. 68-80. 10.9734/JPRI/2022/v34i42A36296.

8. Isaiah O. Duah Jr, Michel Tchiakpe, Lawrence Borquaye, Kwadwo Amoah, Francis Amankwah, David B. Kumah, Linda Ofori, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Bright Prempeh, Stephen  Gbedema, Justin Munyaneza, Cynthia A. Danquah, Kwadwo Akuffo. 2022. Clinical characteristics of external bacterial ocular and periocular infections and their antimicrobial treatment patterns among a Ghanaian ophthalmic population. Scientific Reports. 12. 10.1038/s41598-022-14461-x.

2011 - 2020

1. Joseph K. Adu, Cedric D. Amengor, Nurudeen I. Mohammed, Cynthia A. Danquah, Charles O. Ansah, Dorcas D. Gbadago and Joseph Sarpong-Agyapong. 2020. Synthesis and In Vitro Antimicrobial and Anthelminthic Evaluation of Naphtholic and Phenolic Azo Dyes. Journal of Tropical Medicine 2020(2):1-8. DOI.org/10.1155/2020/4850492.
2. Evelyn Mireku, Abraham Y. Mensah, Isaac Amponsah, Cynthia A. Danquah, Daniel Anokwah and Michael K. Baah. 2018. Antimicrobial Pentacyclic Triterpenes and Glycosides from the stem bark of Cussonia bancoensis. Natural Product Research.5:1-4. DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1503262.
3. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eleftheria Kakagianni, Proma Khondkar Arundhati Maitra, Mukhlesur Rahman, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Timothy D. McHugh, Paul Stapleton, John Malkinson, Sanjib Bhakta and Simon Gibbons. 2018. Analogues of Disulfides from Allium stipitatum Demonstrate Potent Anti-tubercular activities through Drug Efflux Pump and Biofilm Inhibition. Nature Scientific Reports 8:1150. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18948-w.
4. Arundhati Maitra, Tengku K. Kamil, Monisha Shaik, Cynthia A. Danquah, Alina Chrzastek and Sanjib Bhakta. 2017. Early Diagnosis and Effective Treatment Regimens are the Keys to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in Tuberculosis (TB): A Report from Euroscicon's International TB Summit in London. Virulence, 8:6, 1005-1024, DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1256536
5. Cynthia A. Danquah, Arundhati Maitra, Simon Gibbons, Jane Faull and Sanjib Bhakta. 2016. HT-SPOTi: A Rapid Drug Susceptibility Test (DST) to Evaluate Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Novel Chemicals for Anti-Infective Drug Discovery. Current Protocols in Microbiology 40:8.1-17.8.12, DOI: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc1708s40
6. Khalida Rizi, Sudaxshina Murdan, Cynthia A. Danquah, Jane Faull and Sanjib Bhakta. 2015. Development of a Rapid, Reliable and Quantitative Method - “SPOTi” for testing Antifungal efficacy. Journal of Microbiological Methods 117, 36–40, DOI.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.07.005
7. Arundhati Maitra, Cynthia A. Danquah, Francesca Scotti, Tracey K. Howard, Tengku K. Kamil and Sanjib Bhakta. 2015. Tackling tuberculosis: Insights from an International TB Summit in London, Virulence, 6:6, 661-672, DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1060396

8. Cynthia A. Danquah, George A. Koffuor, Kofi Annan and Edem C. Ketor. 2012. The Anthelmintic activity of Vernonia amygdalina (Asteraceae) and Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae). Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 1 (1): 21-27

9. Cynthia A. Danquah, George A. Koffuor, Berko P. Anto and Kwabena A. Nimako. 2011. The indiscriminate use of Sex Enhancing Products among Ghanaians: Prevalence and potential risk. Pelagia Research Library, Advances in Applied Science Research, 2 (5): 350-359.
10. Eric Woode, Cynthia A. Danquah and Eric Boakye Gyasi. 2011. Anti-Arthritic effects of an ethanolic extract of Capparis erythrocarpos Isert roots in Freund’s Adjuvant-induced Arthritis in Rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology 20834-JPT-AJ DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.201.217
11. George A. Koffuor, Eric Woode and Cynthia A. Danquah. 2011. Potential Drug interactions of a Polyherbal Antihypertensive mixture in Ghana. Pelagia Research Library, Der Pharmacia Sinica 2(6):39-45.
12. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eric Woode, Eric B. Gyasi, Mahama Duwiejua and Charles Ansah. 2011. Anti-Inflammatory and Antipyretic effects of an ethanolic extract of Capparis erythrocarpos Isert roots Research Journal of Medicinal Plants, 5: 158-168. DOI:10.3923/RJMP.2011.158.168
13. Eric Woode, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Cynthia A. Danquah, Charles Ansah and Mahama Duwiejua. 2009. Anti-arthritic effects of Palisota hirsuta Schum. Leaf extract in Freund’s Adjuvant-induced Arthritis in rats. International Journal of Pharmacology, 5: 181-190. DOI:10.3923/ijp.2009.181.190
14. Eric Woode, Cynthia A. Danquah, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Charles Ansah and George Ainooson. 2009. Antinociceptive effects of an ethanolic extract of Capparis erythrocarpos Isert roots in the Mice Formalin Test. International Journal of Pharmacology, 5: 354-361 DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.354.361
15. Technical Report: Daniel Afriyie, Cynthia A. Danquah, Kwame O. Buabeng with technical support from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. 2011. Evidence Summary for the Ghana Essential Medicines Committee: Dispersible amoxicillin tablets (scored); 250mg and 500mg for children. This evidence summary was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the ‘Better Medicines for Children Project’, coordinated by the WHO, in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Health.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 A. BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Cynthia A. Danquah, Amankwah Minkah, Theresa Agana, Phanankosi Moyo, Michael Tetteh,  Isaiah O. Duah Jr, Kofi Amankwa, Samuel O. Somuah, Michael Ofori, Vinesh Maharaj. 2022. Natural Products as Antibiofilm Agents. 10.5772/intechopen.104434.m

2. Cynthia A. Danquah, Samuel Osei-Djarbeng, Theresa Appiah, Yaw D. Boakye, Francis Adu. 2019. Combating Biofilm and Quorum Sensing: A New Strategy to Fight Infections. In the book: Bacterial Biofilms. DOI: 5772/intechopen.89227

3. Yaw D. Boakye, Newman Osafo, Cynthia A. Danquah, Francis Adu and Christian Agyare. 2019. Antimicrobial Agents: Antibacterial Agents, Anti-biofilm Agents, Antibacterial Natural Compounds, and Antibacterial Chemicals. In the book Antimicrobials, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiofilm Strategies and Activity Methods. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.82560.

B.  CONFERENCE PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED CONFERENCE     PROCEEDINGS AND WORKSHOPS AT WHICH PAPERS WERE READ

1. Prince A. B. Minkah, Cynthia A. Danquah. Screening Phytochemicals from Crinum jagus for Anti-infective and Antipyretic Properties. The College of Health Sciences (CHS), KNUST and 12^th Convention of Biomedical Research Ghana (CoBReG) Joint Scientific Conference 30-31^st July 2019, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (Poster)
2. Daniel Anokwah, Abraham Y. Mensah, Evelyn Mireku, Cynthia A. Danquah. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory potentials of Aidia genipiflora (DC.) Dandy (Rubiaceae) Planta Medica 85(18). DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3399992. Conference: 67th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research in cooperation with the French Society of Pharmacognosy (AFERP) in Innsbruck, Austria. 1-5^th September, 2019 (Poster)
3. Cynthia A. Danquah, Abraham Y. Mensah, Kwame O. Buabeng, Alex Dodoo. Ecopharmacovigilance for Better Health in Ghana. Global Pharmacovigilance ISoP18-1362; Drug Safety vol 41, No 11,999-1274. 18^th International Society for Pharmacovigilance (ISOP) Annual Meeting “Pharmacovigilance without Borders” Geneva, Switzerland. 11-14^th November, 2018 (Poster).
4. Geeta Hitch, Cynthia A. Danquah, Kwame O. Buabeng, Andrea Manfrin, Alex Owusu-Ofori. 2019. Usage of antimicrobial agents in a Low/Middle Income Country; a Pilot Study at the Kejetia Market in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. FarmaJournal; Salamanca.4, Iss. 1,191-192. Conference: “Innovation in Pharmacy: Advances and Perspectives” (IPAP) in Salamanca, Spain. 24-28^th September, 2018 (Poster).
5. Selase Ativui, Cynthia A. Danquah, Simon Gibbons, Sanjib Bhakta. Andrographolide, a major metabolite of Andrographis paniculata (Apocynaceae) shows Antifibrotic, Antioxidant and Anti-infective properties. British Pharmacological Society Annual Meeting, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre London, United Kingdom.18-20^th December, 2018 (Poster).
6. Cynthia A. Danquah, Proma Khondkar, Arundhati Maitra, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. Analogues of Disulfides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate Potent Anti-Tubercular Activities through Drug Efflux Pump and Biofilm Inhibition. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), San Diego, California, USA. 17-21^st September, 2015. (Oral).
7. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eleftheria Kakagianni, Proma Khondkar, Arundhati Maitra, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Timothy D. McHugh, Simon Gibbons and Sanjib Bhakta. Synthetic analogues of Pyridine-N-oxide disulfides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate potent Anti-tubercular activities and inhibit Mycobacterial Drug Efflux Pumps. Conference: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) Copenhagen, Denmark. 25-28th April, 2015 (Poster).
8. Cynthia A. Danquah, Arundhati Maitra, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Simon Gibbons and Sanjib Bhakta. Analogues of disulfides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate potent anti-tubercular activities through Mycobacterial Drug Efflux Pumps Inhibition. International Tuberculosis Summit, Peninsula Square, North Greenwich, London, UK. 24-26th March, 2015. (Poster).
9. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eleftheria Kakagianni, Arundhati Maitra, Proma Khondkar, Simon Gibbons, Sanjib Bhakta. 2015. Synthetic analogues of Pyridine-N-oxide disulphides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate potent anti-tubercular activities and inhibit Mycobacterial Drug Efflux Pumps. European University Consortium for Pharmaceutical Sciences (ULLA) 12^th Summer School, Chatenay-Malabry, France.     4-11^th July, 2015. (Poster).
10. Cynthia A. Danquah, Arundhati Maitra, Proma Khondkar, Simon Gibbons and Sanjib Bhakta. Synthetic analogues of Pyridine-N-oxide disulfides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate potent anti-tubercular activities and inhibit mycobacterial drug efflux pump. OMICS International Conference Series, World Congress of Infectious Diseases, West Drayton, London, United Kingdom. 10-12^th August, 2015. DOI: 4172/2332-0877.S1.003 (ePoster).
11. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eleftheria Kakagianni, Proma Khondkar, Arundhati Maitra, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Timothy D. McHugh, Simon Gibbons and Sanjib Bhakta. Synthetic analogues of natural disulfides from Allium stipitatum demonstrate potent anti-tubercular activities and inhibit Mycobacterial Drug Efflux Pumps. Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC). Birmingham, 28-29th November, 2015 (Talk).
12. Cynthia A. Danquah, Promar Khondkar, Arundhati Maitra, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. Synthetic Analogues of disulfides from Allium stipitatum as Efflux Pump Inhibitors of Mycobacterium aurum. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Washington, DC; 5-9th September, 2014 (Poster).
13. Cynthia A. Danquah, Promar Khondkar, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. Antimycobacterial activity of Synthetic Analogues of the Bioactive Natural Product Disulfides. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Washington, DC; 5-9^th September, 2014 (Talk).
14. Cynthia A. Danquah, Arundhati Maitra, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. Evaluation of Antimycobacterial Properties of Phytochemicals from the plant family Alliaceae. TB Summit, Euroscicon conference Cineworld: The O2 Peninsula Square London, 24-26^th March 2014 (Poster).
15. Cynthia A. Danquah, Sanjib Bhakta, Simon Gibbons. Phytochemicals from Alliaceae and evaluation of their anti-tubercular properties. Research Day, School of Pharmacy University College London, 24^th September, 2013 (Poster).
16. George A. Koffuor, Eric Woode and Cynthia A. Danquah. Potential Drug interactions of a Polyherbal Antihypertensive mixture in Ghana. Proceedings of the 5^th Sub-Regional Scientific Meeting of West African Network of Natural Products Research Scientists (WANNPRES). Osun State, Nigeria. 6-9^th August, 2012 (Poster).
17. Cynthia A. Danquah, George A. Koffuor, Berko P. Anto and Kwabena A. Nimako. The indiscriminate use of sex enhancing products among Ghanaians: Prevalence and potential risk. Presented at the 5^th All Africa Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Conference (ACP). 11-13^th July, 2012 (Poster).
18. Cynthia A. Danquah, George A. Koffuor, Kofi Annan, Courage E. Ketor . The Antihelmintic activity of Vernonia amygdalina (Asteraceae) and Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocynaceae). Proceedings of the West African Society for Pharmacology Conference WASP/SOAP. 12 -16^th July, 2011 (Poster).
19. Cynthia A. Danquah and Alex Dodoo. Risk assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the environment and Ecopharmacovigilance. Presented at proceedings of the International Conference on Water and Sanitation organized by the Ghana Chemical Society. KNUST. 16 -18^th December, 2010 (Talk).
20. Eric Woode, Chrissie S. Abaidoo, Abass Alhassan, Cynthia A. Danquah. Haematological and biochemical profile of fruits extract of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich in Albino Rats. Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Health Sciences, KNUST. Theme: Reproductive and Child Health- Current Trends and Challenges. 26-27^th August 2010 (Poster).
21. Eric Woode, Chrissie S. Abaidoo, Abass Alhassan, Cynthia A. Effect of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) fruit extract on spermatogenesis, plasma gonadotrophins and testosterone in male albino rats. Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Health Sciences, KNUST. Theme: Reproductive and Child Health-Current Trends and Challenges. 26-27^th August 2010 (Poster).
22. Cynthia A. Danquah, Woode E., and Boakye Gyasi E. Anti-Arthritic effects of an ethanolic extract of Capparis erythrocarpos Isert roots in Freund’s Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats. Proceedings of the 4^th Scientific Meeting of Western Africa Network of Natural Products Research Scientists (WANNPRES). Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 1-4^th August, 2010 (Talk).
23. Cynthia A. Danquah, Eric Woode, and Eric Boakye Gyasi. Antinociceptive effects of an ethanolic extract of Capparis erythrocarpos Isert roots in the Mice Formalin Test. Proceedings of the Commonwealth Pharmacist/Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana Congress, 2010 (Poster).
24. Cynthia A. Danquah and D. A. Danquah. Pharmacy Education and Pharmacy Practice in Ghana. Presented to Faculty members and students of Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, OHIO, USA. 27^th April, 2012 (Talk).

C. DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOL/ TECHNOLOGY ARISING OUT OF RESEARCH (RESEARCH AND INOVATION)

A rapid, simple, inexpensive high-throughput antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in natural product drug discovery and tackling antibiotic resistance in global infectious disease. Details of protocol published at the KNUST website https://www.knust.edu.gh/researchpublication/dr-mrs-cynthia-amaning-danquah/rapid-simple-inexpensive-high-throughput

D.  LINKS TO MEDIA/PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS AND GRANT AWARDS

1. University of Oxford website. Well done Cynthia! You made the front page of the Oxford Chemistry website. It's an honour to work with you (Oxford Collaborator Prof. Chistopher Schofield). https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/department-of-chemistry-news.aspx#2825

2. Exclusive interview with Dr Cynthia Amaning Danquah. (Promoting women in science) on Media General Television Network, Ghana. https://www.facebook.com/TV3GH/videos/744050502955439/

3. Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) website blog tackling-antibiotic-resistance-through-natural-products.https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/blog/tackling-antibiotic-resistance-through-natural-products

4. Africa Oxford Initiative stories 2021. https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/afox-stories

5. Africa Oxford Initiative Research Development Award (AfOx-ReDA) 2020. https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/research-0

6. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News on nature Scientific Report publication. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42751095

7. The BBC Focus on Africa Program, research findings dissemination. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05wk8vj

8. University College London website. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0118/220118-persian-shallots-TB

9. The silicon republic United Kingdom news portal. https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/antibiotic-resistance-properties-onion
10. The Daily Mail UK, print media. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5290847/amp/Species-onion-used-fight-antibiotic-resistance-scientists-believe.html
11. The kuul peeps student’s news portal.

https://kuulpeeps.com/2018/02/ghanaian-pharmacologist-discovered-use-onion-fight-antibiotic-resistant-strains-diseases-like-tb/

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPpazCSOJ68

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18948-w