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Elvis K Tiburu, PhD

Dept. Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana
Verified email at ug.edu.gh
Cited by 1279

Non‐canonical amino acid bioincorporation into antimicrobial peptides and its challenges

GN Enninful, R Kuppusamy, EK Tiburu… - Journal of Peptide …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rise of antimicrobial resistance and multi‐drug resistant pathogens has necessitated
explorations for novel antibiotic agents as the discovery of conventional antibiotics is becoming …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and structural characterization of pineapple leaf fiber

…, EE Kaufmann, SK Katu, EJ Foster, EK Tiburu - Fibers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Evidence-based research had shown that elevated alkali treatment of pineapple leaf fiber (PALF)
compromised the mechanical properties of the fiber. In this work, PALF was subjected …

Cheminformatics-based identification of potential novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 natural compounds of African origin

…, GB Kwarko, B Dankwa, KS Enninful, EK Tiburu… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has impacted negatively on public health and …

Pharmacoinformatics-based identification of potential bioactive compounds against Ebola virus protein VP24

…, I Issah, MD Wilson, WA Miller III, EK Tiburu… - Computers in Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The impact of Ebola virus disease (EVD) is devastating with concomitant high
fatalities. Currently, various drugs and vaccines are at different stages of development, …

Curcumin loaded Ag–TiO 2-halloysite nanotubes platform for combined chemo-photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer cells

E Nyankson, D Awuzah, EK Tiburu, JK Efavi… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of naturally occurring anticancer materials in combination with doped metal oxide
has emerged as one of the most promising ways for improving anticancer treatment efficacy. …

Characterisation and identification of local kaolin clay from Ghana: A potential material for electroporcelain insulator fabrication

A Yaya, EK Tiburu, ME Vickers, JK Efavi… - Applied Clay …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate two kaolin clays from the southern part of Ghana, Assin-Fosu
and Kumasi clays, as source clays for the fabrication of electroporcelain insulators. X-…

Investigating structural changes in the lipid bilayer upon insertion of the transmembrane domain of the membrane-bound protein phospholamban utilizing 31P and 2H …

PC Dave, EK Tiburu, K Damodaran, GA Lorigan - Biophysical journal, 2004 - cell.com
Phospholamban (PLB) is a 52-amino acid integral membrane protein that regulates the flow
of Ca 2+ ions in cardiac muscle cells. In the present study, the transmembrane domain of …

Chitosan composites synthesized using acetic acid and tetraethylorthosilicate respond differently to methylene blue adsorption

…, BO Asimeng, PK Arthur, G Awandare, EK Tiburu - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
… t n ) model, where M t M ∞ is the fraction of the dye released at time t, K is the release rate
Elvis K. Tiburu conceived the idea, designed the experiments and wrote the manuscript. …

Investigating the influence of temperature on the kaolinite-base synthesis of zeolite and urease immobilization for the potential fabrication of electrochemical urea …

…, FD Krampa, P Kanyong, GA Awandare, EK Tiburu - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Temperature-dependent zeolite synthesis has revealed a unique surface morphology,
surface area and pore size which influence the immobilization of urease on gold electrode …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-coated halloysite nanotubes as vehicle for controlled drug delivery to MCF-7 cancer cells in vitro

…, BO Asimeng, S Balapangu, PK Arthur, EK Tiburu - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the work is to improve the release properties of curcumin onto human breast
cancer cell lines using coated halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) with chitosan as a polycation. A …