UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (CONAS)

CLARENCE ANTHON MGINA

Senior Lecturer , College Of Natural And Applied Sciences
Education:

Ph.D, Radboud, The Netherlands, Applications of D-fructose and related Carbohydrates in Organic Synthesis M.Sc (Chemistry), Dar, Optically Active Pyrones, Phenethylcinnamamide and Other Natural Products from Ophrypetalum Odoratum. B. Sc. (Hons.), Dar Che

Teaching:

Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry

Research:

: Natural products chemistry, Organic synthesis, Biochemistry

Projects:

Evaluation of pesticidal and medicinal potentials of indigenous plants and microorganisms, Sponsored by Sida/SAREC

Investigation of Domestic Cat (Felis sivestris catus) Urine Odour as a potential Rodent Management Strategy in Crop Fields in Tanzania – Sponsored by COSTECH

Development and deployment of phytochemicals for food security, disease management, commercial and industrial applications in poverty alleviation -– Sponsored by COSTECH

Assessment and of Levels of plastic plasticizers and linked metabolites in Lake Victoria Aquatic Ecosystem – UDSM

Publications:

C.A. Mgina and F. Kadir, Semisynthesis of mellein-type isocoumarins from cashew nut shell liquid, 2018, Tanzania Journal of Science, 44(2): 128-140.

Dominic P. Sumary, Clarence A. Mgina and Cosam C. Joseph, 2019, Isolation and antimicrobial activities of a novel discolornolide and other compounds from Monanthotaxis discolor, Natural Product Research, DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1553168

Macarius P. Mtega, Clarence A. Mgina, Eliangiringa Kaale, Joseph Sempombe and Kessy F. Kilulya, 2020, Occurrence of Aflatoxins