Mustapha Salihu
@mustaphasalihu6773@gmail.com
Lecturer, School of Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Nigeria
Mustapha Salihu is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, he has MSc in Pure Chemistry (Natural Products Chemistry) and currently a PhD candidate at Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto with research interest in Antisnake Venom (ASV) agents from Nigerian Medicinal Plants (NMPs). He has over 20 publications at national and international journals. He is an active member of American Chemical Society, Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development (SOMPED)
EDUCATION
MSc. Pure Chem. (Distinction) Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria 2023
Dissertation: Potential Inhibitors of Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) Enzyme from the Root of Catuneragam nilotica (STAPF)
B. (First class) Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria 2019
NCE Chem/Phy (Distinction) Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Nigeria 2014
NTC (Grade A) Olusegun Obasanjo Tech. College Bafarawa, Nigeria 2010
FSLC (Distinction) Tozai Primary School, Isa, Sokoto, Nigeria 2004
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Organic Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Science
FUTURE PROJECTS
PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES AND STANDARDIZATION OF Catunaregam nilotica ROOT EXTRACTS FOR USE AS POTENTIAL SNAKEBITE ENVENOMATION THERAPY
The use of plants in the management of snakebite has been an old practice especially among the populace in snake endemic regions in South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. Communities in these countries heavily rely on these plants due to easy access, acceptability and affordability. Catunaregam nilotica is a Nigerian medicinal plant commonly employed in the management of snakebite by some communities in North Western part of Nigeria without scientific validation. Preliminary screening of the plant against PLA2 enzyme has validated the antisnake venom activity of the plant by inhibiting the lethal actions of the enzyme from Naja nigricollis by 100 %. The black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis), the puff adder (Bitis arientans), and the carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) are the three poisonous snake species that are most frequently encountered in Nigeria. The main objective is to find a substance that can be developed into a dosage form to treat snake venom victims
Applications Invited
Publications
Hassan, L.G., Salihu, M., Yusuf, A.J. (2020). Natural Product Chemistry: Building a Sustainable and Desirable Health Care. Science Journal of Advanced and Cognitive Research, Vol. 1(1), ISSN 2736-1667, pp 9-21.
Mustapha Salihu, Hassan, L. G., Bello, S. S. and Ogbiko, C. (2019). A Case Study of Codeine Consumption and Its Physicochemical Implications. Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Special Conference Edition, 12(1) pp 734-750. ISSN 2006- 6996.
Hassan, L.G., M. Salihu, and Yusuf, A.J. (2022). Potentials of Pakia biglobosa and Annona senegalensis as Antidote to Snake Species Common in Northwestern Nigeria: Review. Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 13(1): 7-12
M. Salihu, L.G. Hassan, U.Z. Faruq, and A.J. Yusuf. (2023). In vitro Detoxifying Effect of Catuneragam nilotica (STAPF) Rubiaceae Root Extracts against Naja nigricollis Phospholiphase A2 Enzyme. Nile Journal of Engineering and Applied Science,Vol. 1 (1):1-7 DOI: .
Lawal G. Hassan, Nafiu Aminu, Y.M. Mustapha, Zainab I.S.G Adiya, Ernest C. Agwaba, Mustaph Salihu. (2023). Acetylation and Physiochemical Properties of Ampelocissus africana (Wild Cassava Tuber) Starch for Enhanced Drug Delivery. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 7(7) pp 3292-3296
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
OrganoTech (24BD15)
Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration
UNESCOE and Future Perspective ITET Fellowship, Lagos Nigeria
Queen University, Explore Entrepreneurship Program