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  1. African Natural Products Database (ANPDB): A resource for exploring the therapeutic potential of natural compounds from Africa

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, November 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  2. Iboga‐Indole Alkaloids as Potential Plasmodial Inhibitors: Identification, Biosynthesis, and Molecular Docking Studies

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  3. Natural Products in Cyperus Species (Cyperaceae): Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Biosynthesis

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, April 2025, Wiley

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  4. StreptomeDB 4.0: a comprehensive database of streptomycetes natural products enriched with protein interactions and interactive spectral visualization

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, November 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  5. The International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST) and the power of Twitter networking exemplified through #INPST hashtag analysis

    Article • Phytomedicine, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Amr El-Demerdash, Professor George Perry, Prof. Antoni Sureda, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Dr Hemanth kumar Boyina , Hitesh Chopra, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Dr Javier Echeverría, Mr SHRAVAN PASWAN

  6. Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  7. Challenges in natural product-based drug discovery assisted with in silico-based methods

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  8. Biophysical model of biological guidance.

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Adrian Aguirre-Tamaral, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  9. Natural Products as Potential Lead Compounds for Drug Discovery Against SARS-CoV-2

    Article • Natural Products and Bioprospecting, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  10. Natural products in Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae): an update of the chemistry and pharmacological activities

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Aurélien F. A. Moumbock, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  11. StreptomeDB 3.0: an updated compendium of streptomycetes natural products

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Aurélien F. A. Moumbock, Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  12. In vitro activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria and cytotoxicity of lichens collected from Mount Cameroon

    Article • Journal of King Saud University - Science, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  13. Microbial, phytochemical, toxicity analyses and antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant bacteria of some traditional remedies sold in Buea Southwest Cameroon

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  14. Leaf-Methanolic Extract of Pseudopanax arboreus (Araliaceae) (L. F. Phillipson) Reverses Amitriptyline-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Male Rats

    Article • Biochemistry Research International, November 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    EGBE BEN BESONG, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  15. Filaricidal activities on Onchocerca ochengi and Loa loa, toxicity and phytochemical screening of extracts of Tragia benthami and Piper umbellatum

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  16. ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry and Bioactivity of Southern African Flora II: Flavonoids, Quinones and Minor Compound Classes

    Article • ChemInform, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  17. Isolation and characterization of filaricidal compounds from the stem bark of Voacanga africana, a plant used in the traditional treatment of onchocerciasis in Cameroon

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, April 2015, Academic Journals

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  18. The chemistry and bioactivity of Southern African flora I: a bioactivity versus ethnobotanical survey of alkaloid and terpenoid classes

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Joseph N Yong, Prof. Dr. Fidele Ntie-Kang, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow, James Ajeck Mbah

  19. The chemistry and bioactivity of Southern African flora II: flavonoids, quinones and minor compound classes

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. Dr. Fidele Ntie-Kang, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow, James Ajeck Mbah

  20. ChemInform Abstract: The Uniqueness and Therapeutic Value of Natural Products from West African Medicinal Plants. Part 3. Least Abundant Compound Classes

    Article • ChemInform, November 2014, Wiley

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  21. ChemInform Abstract: The Uniqueness and Therapeutic Value of Natural Products from West African Medicinal Plants. Part 2. Terpenoids, Geographical Distribution and Drug Discovery

    Article • ChemInform, November 2014, Wiley

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  22. ChemInform Abstract: The Uniqueness and Therapeutic Value of Natural Products from West African Medicinal Plants. Part 1. Uniqueness and Chemotaxonomy

    Article • ChemInform, October 2014, Wiley

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  23. Molecular modeling of plant metabolites with anti-Onchocerca activity

    Article • Medicinal Chemistry Research, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  24. Anti-Onchocerca activity and phytochemical analysis of an essential oil from Cyperus articulatus L

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  25. Anti-onchocerca Metabolites from Cyperus articulatus: Isolation, In Vitro Activity and In Silico ‘Drug-Likeness’

    Article • Natural Products and Bioprospecting, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  26. A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria, West Africa

    Article • Natural Products and Bioprospecting, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  27. The uniqueness and therapeutic value of natural products from West African medicinal plants. Part I: uniqueness and chemotaxonomy

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Mr CONRAD SIMOBEN VERANSO, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow

  28. AfroDb: A Select Highly Potent and Diverse Natural Product Library from African Medicinal Plants

    Article • PLOS One, October 2013, PLOS

    Professor Simon mbua Ngale Efange, Dr Smith B. Babiaka, Humboldt Fellow