TITLE: Dr.

NAME: AMINAT ASABI OYAWALUJA

POSITION: LECTURER  I                              SPECIALIZATION: PHARMACOGNOSY, MEDICINAL AND NATURAL PRODUCT CHEMISTRY

EDUCATION:

Personal Statement

Dr. Aminat Asabi Oyawaluja is a Nigerian pharmacist and academic specializing in pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, and natural products chemistry. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Lagos in 2008, followed by a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, graduating with distinction in 2013. She subsequently pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Pharmacognosy which was completed in 2023.

Dr. Oyawaluja serves as a Lecturer I in the Department of Pharmacognosy at the University of Lagos. Her research focuses on the phytochemical investigation of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, particularly those used in the restoration of kidney functions. She has authored several academic publications covering topics such as antioxidant and in-vitro antidiabetic activities of fermented citrus peels, extraction and estimation of pectins from banana and plantain peels, and the chemical constituents of Nephrolepis exaltata leaves which were all published in reputable journal both locally and internationally.

Dr. Oyawaluja’s work has been recognized in academic circles, with citations reflecting her contributions to the field. She has participated in various asminstrative role both at the Department, Faculty and the University at large.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Member of Senate, University of Lagos Senate. 2024 till date
• Member, Committee of Senate on Loans, Bursary  and Scholarship, University of Lagos, Nigeria. 2024 till date.

Selected Most Recent Publications  /Contributions to Knowledge

• Oyawaluja, A. A., Oyawaluja, B. O., Oiseoghaede, J. O., & Odukoya, O. A. (2025). Isolation and characterization of compounds from Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae) with Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR). West African Journal of Pharmacy, 36(1), 144-159. https://doi.org/10.60787/wajp.vol36no1.385
• Obika, O. I., Oyawaluja, A. A., Odukoya, O. A., Obika-Ndiri, N. A., & Oiseoghaede, J. O. (2024). In-Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Creatinine Reduction Properties of Sarcocephalus latifolius Afzel. ex R. Br. Rubiaceae. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 5(1).
• Aminat A. Oyawaluja, Bamisaye O. Oyawaluja, Fadime Aydogan, Zulfiqar Ali, Ikhlas A. Khan, Jianping Zhao, Olukemi A. Odukoya, Titilola A. Samuel, Herbert A.B. Coker (2024). Chemical constituents from the leaves of Nephrolepis exaltata. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology; 112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2023.104772.
• Bamisaye Olaofe Oyawaluja, Aminat Asabi Oyawaluja, Oluwatobiloba Lydia Latunde-Dada, Celine Onotse Ogah, Olukemi Abiodun Odukoya, Herbert A. Babatunde Coker (2022). Pharmacognostic characteristics and antioxidant studies of Psydrax subcordata (DC.) Bridson. South African Journal of Botany 151 Part A:628-635.
• Obika, O. I. ., Oyawaluja, A. A. ., Oiseoghaede, J. O., Odukoya, O. A. ., & Ndiri, N. A. O. (2022). Evaluation of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench on the Reduction of Creatinine Levels and Its Antioxidant Properties In vitro. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 21(2), 165–172. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v21i2.63117

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

• National Centre for Natural Product Research of the University of Mississippi, United State of America