Senior Lecturer
Physical and Chemical Sciences Department
Dr. Adedeji Nelson Ademakinwa holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, with a specialization in Enzyme Biotechnology/Industrial Biochemistry. Dr. Adedeji's research forays into utilizing enzymes in numerous innovative Industrial and Biotechnological applications.
(2024). Tyrosinase from the pulps of local cultivars of Musa spp: Purification, characterization, immobilization, and application in the batch production of l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
(2023). Comparative modelling, molecular docking and immobilization studies on Rhizopus oryzae lipase: evaluation of potentials for fatty acid methyl esters synthesis
(2023). Tyrosinase from the peels of Musa cavendish: purification, characterization, immobilization and application in phenol biodegradation
(2022). Biochemical and biophysical characterisation of a small purified lipase from Rhizopus oryzae ZAC3
(2022). Bioflocculant produced by Bacillus velezensis and its potential application in brewery wastewater treatment
(2022). Banana peel wastes as a source of tyrosinase useful in the production of l-DOPA
(2021). A heat-resistant intracellular laccase immobilized via cross-linked enzyme aggregate preparation: Characterization, application in bisphenol A removal and phytotoxicity evaluation
(2021). Laccase nanoparticle: Synthesis, characterization, entrapment in alginate beads and application in the biodegradation of Bisphenol A
(2021). A novel acid-stable intracellular laccase from Aureobasidium pullulans: Purification, characterization and application in the removal of Bisphenol A from solutions
(2020). Marine Actinobacteria Bioflocculant: A Storehouse of Unique Biotechnological Resources for Wastewater Treatment and Other Applications
(2020). Optimization study of bioethanol production from sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica)
(2020). Some biochemical, catalytic, thermodynamic and kinetic properties of purified fructosyltransferase from wild and improved mutant-type Aureobasidium pullulans NAC8
(2020). Some biochemical, catalytic, thermodynamic and kinetic properties of purified fructosyltransferase from wild and improved mutant-type Aureobasidium pullulans NAC8
(2020). Metabolome modulatory effects of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruit extracts on oxidative stress, hyperlipidaemic biomarkers in STZ-induced diabetic rats and antidiabetic effects in 3T3 L1 adipocytes
(2020). UHPLC/GC-TOF-MS metabolomics, MTT assay, and molecular docking studies reveal physostigmine as a new anticancer agent from the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruit extracts
(2019). Kinetic and thermodynamic investigations of cell-wall degrading enzymes produced by Aureobasidium pullulans via induction with orange peels: application in lycopene extraction
(2019). Optimization of aqueous two-phase partitioning of Aureobasidium pullulans α-amylase via response surface methodology and investigation of its thermodynamic and kinetic properties
(2019). Trilepisium madagascariense fruit-wastes as cheap feedstock for bioethanol production
(2018). Purification and biochemical characterization of a β-cyanoalanine synthase expressed in germinating seeds of Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench
(2018). Preparation, characterization and optimization of cross-linked fructosyltransferase aggregates for the production of prebiotic fructooligosaccharides
(2017). Biodegradation of cyanide in cassava wastewater using a novel thermodynamically-stable immobilized rhodanese
(2017). Studies on the Optimization of Lipase Production by Rhizopus sp. ZAC3 Isolated from the Contaminated Soil of a Palm Oil Processing Shed
(2016). Biochemical characterization and kinetic studies on a purified yellow laccase from newly isolated Aureobasidium pullulans NAC8 obtained from soil containing decayed plant matter
(2015). Bioremediation of textile dye solutions, textile dye mixtures and textile effluents by laccase from Aureobasidium pullulans (de Bary) G. Arnaud (1918)(Fungi: Ascomycota)
(2014). Properties of Rhodanese from the Liver of Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus, in Asejire Lake, Nigeria
adedeji.ademakinwa@elizadeuniversity.edu.ng
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