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ELBERT A. MBUKWA

Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education
Education:

University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg South Africa. PhD Chemistry (2013)

Teaching:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Stereochemistry
  • Organic Spectroscopy
  • Natural Products Chemistry
  • Chemistry of Biomolecules
  • Chemistry practicals (Organic chemistry sessions)

Research:

Natural Products Research:

  • Phytochemistry - (Isolation, structure elucidation and bioactivity analyses of bioactives from medicinal flora and fauna; focusing on lead compounds with antimalarial, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant activities).
  • Spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation (NMR, FT-IR, HPLC, LC-MS, and PCR).

Water and Food Quality Research: 

  • Biochemical & Analytical method development for water and food quality determination.
  • Identification, analysis, and quantification of foods nutraceuticals and antioxidants.
  • Cyanobacteria and algal toxins research in drinking water resources.

Quality Assurance and Risk Management in Higher Learning Institutions

  • Risk identification and mitigation.

Science Education

  • Quality science and program material development, training and course evaluation. Scientific innovations, environmental education research and technological training and advancements: Enhancing quality teaching of science subjects in primary schools, secondary schools and higher learning institutions through trans-disciplinary approach.

Projects:

  • Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical and Toxicity Study of Medicinal Plants Used for COVID-19 Management in Kagera Region, Tanzania. Funded by UDSM under Competitive Research funds (29,000,000 TZS) – Project number DUCE-21015 (2020/2021-2021/2022)
  • Production of Tomato Powder Proto-type from Local Non-transgenic Tomatoes and Investigation of the Powder Shelf-life Stability and Consumer Market Values – Funded by UDSM under Competitive Research funds (30,000,000 TZS) – Project number DUCE-CH0062 (2019/2020-2020/2021)
  • COSTEC Tanzania: Investigation of domestic cat (Felis sivestris catus) urine odour as a potential rodent management strategy in crop fields in Tanzania”, (2011 –2017). Hosted at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro Tanzania. (Amount: 120,000,000 TZS)

Publications:

  • Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus) Urine Odour as a Potential Rodent Management Strategy. L. S. Mulungu, C. A. Sabuni, V. Ngowo, M. E. Mdangi, A., J. J. Magadula, M. Kapingu, E. Mbukwa, C. A. Mgina, M. W., Mwatawala, M., Kichuki, A.S., Mwakalobo, G. F. Mgode. Huria Journal of the Open University of Tanzania. 2016 Vol.22, 144 -152
  • Mbukwa E, Msagati TAM, Mamba BB, Boussiba S, Wepener V, et al. (2015) Toxic Microcystis novacekii T20-3 from Phakalane Ponds, Botswana: PCR Amplifications of Microcystin Synthetase (mcy) Genes, Extraction and LC-ESI-MS Identification of Microcystins. J.  Environ. Anal. Toxicol. S7: 010. doi:10.4172/2161-0525.S7-010
  • Elbert A. Mbukwa,  Sammy Boussiba, Victor Wepener,  Stefan Leu, Yuval Kaye, Titus A. M. Msagati and Bhekie B. Mamba. PCR amplification and DNA sequence of mcyA gene, a case of the distribution profile of a toxigenic Microcystis aeruginosa in the Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa.  Journal of Water and Health, 2013, 11 (3): 563–572.
  • Elbert A. Mbukwa,  Sammy Boussiba, Victor Wepener,  Stefan Leu, Yuval Kaye, Titus A. M. Msagati and Bhekie B. Mamba. Potential use of dissolved cyanobacterial DNA for monitoring toxic Microcystis cyanobacteria in filtered water. J. Phys. Chem. Earth, 2013 (66): 167–172
  • Elbert A. Mbukwa, Titus A.M. Msagati and Bhekie B. Mamba. Preparation of guanidinium terminus-molecularly imprinted polymers for selective recognition and solid-phase extraction (SPE) of [arginine]-microcystins. Anal Bioanal Chem, 2013, 405 (12): 4253-4267.
  • Titus A. M. Msagati, Elbert A. Mbukwa and Bhekie B. Mamba. Selective bio-analytical methods for specific identification and detection of toxic Microcystis species and microcystins in water. J Anal Bioanal Tech, 2013: pp 5.
  • Mbukwa, E.A., Msagati, T.A.M., Mamba, B.B. Quantitative variations of intracellular microcystin-LR, -RR and -YR in samples collected from four locations in Hartbeespoort Dam in North-West Province (South Africa) during the 2010/2011 summer season. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. (2012), 9: 3484-3505.
  • Mbukwa, E.A., Msagati, T.A.M, Mamba, B.B. 2012a. Supported liquid membrane-liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of cyanobacterial toxins in fresh water systems.  [QuicJ. Phys. Chem. Earth. (2012), 50–52: 84–91.
  • Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new 2-azetidinones from N-(Salicylidene) amines and 2-diazo-1,2-diarylethanones”. Girija S. Singh, Elbert Mbukwa & Tshepo Pheko. Arkivoc; 2007; (ix) 1-11.
  • Elbert Mbukwa, Musa Chacha, & Runner. R. T Majinda. Phytochemical constituents of Vangueria infausta: Their radical scavenging and antimicrobial activities. Arkivoc; 2007; (ix) 104-112).
  • Vangueria infausta: In-vivo and in-vitro antiplasmodial activity”.  A.O. Abosi,  E. Mbukwa,  R. R. T. Majinda, B. H. Raseroka,  A.Yenesew; J.O. Midiwo,  H. Akala,  P. Liyala & N.C. Waters. British Journal of Biomedical Science, 2006; 63(3):129-133.