Prof. David Lembo
Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Antiviral Research
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Departamento de Química Orgánica
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
Research Excellence Center for Innovation and Health Products, Walailak University, Thailand
School of Studies of Natural Resources
Department of Pharmacy
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India
Primary collaborative publications and book chapters:
Vachellia nilotica Bark Research: "The traditional use of Vachellia nilotica for sexually transmitted diseases is substantiated by the antiviral activity of its bark extract against sexually transmitted viruses." Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2018). It explores the extract's efficacy against HSV-2 and HPV-16.
Ficus religiosa Respiratory Research: "Ficus religiosa L. bark extracts inhibit human rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infection in vitro." Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2015). It analyses how water and methanol bark extracts block HRV and RSV replication paths.
Ficus religiosa STIs Research: "Ficus religiosa L. bark extracts inhibit infection by herpes simplex virus type 2 in vitro." Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2016). This tracks how chloroform bark extracts disrupt viral entry to limit progeny.
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis: "Microwave assisted synthesis of 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride" (focused on fast, efficient, and solvent less ionic liquid production).
Phytochemistry & Pharmacological Profiles: "Flavonoids and Phenolic Compounds from Litsea polyantha Juss. bark".
Optimization Methodologies: "Optimization Process for Increasing the Yield of Crude Alkaloid from Litsea polyantha Juss. bark".
Book Chapters: Chapter contributions in Ethnomedicinal Plants; Phytochemistry & Pharmacological Profiles (AGROBIOS India).
Conferences: Joint contributions to the International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC).
Isolation of Bioactive Compounds: Their most prominent joint project involved isolating and defining plant sterols. They successfully isolated and characterized β-sitosterol (stigmast-5-en-3β-ol) from the leaves of Hygrophila spinosa T. Anders.
Natural Products & Environmental Health: They co-authored book chapters examining how plant-based natural products function in modern drug discovery, aiming to bridge traditional herbal medicine with modern chemical validation.
Target-Based Drug Discovery: Their continuous work connects computational drug design with natural sources to identify therapeutic agents against challenging health conditions.
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