Member Profile
Membership type: full
Philippa Chinyere. Ojimelukwe
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Umuahia General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
1991 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Food supplementation, fortification, enrichment and development of functional foods. Upgrading traditional foods. Food biotechnology.
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Ojimelukwe P.C. and Adler C. 1999. Potentials of Zimtaldehyde, 4-Allyl-anisol, linalool, terpinol and other phytochemicals for the control of the confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum) J.d.v) (Col. Tenebrionidae). Anzieger für Schadlingskunde. 72:81-86.
2. Ukom AN., Ojimelukwe, P.C and Okpara, D.A. 2009. Nutrient Composition of Selected Sweet Potato (Ipomea batata (L) Lam) varieties as Influenced by Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer Application. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition (11): 1791-1795.
3.Okpalanma F.N., Ojimelukwe, P.C and Mazi, E.A. 2013.Post harvest Storage and processing Changes in Carotenoids and micronutirents in Fluted Pumpkin (Telferia occidentalis Hook F) IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science 6 (4): 34-39
4. Okpalanma F., Ojimelukwe, P.C. and Akachukwu, D, D. 2016. Post- Harvest Storage and Processing Changes in Carotenoids, Chlorophylls, and Micronutrients in Pterocarpus mildbraedii. AASCIT Journal of Biology, 2 (1) 1-9
5. Omodamiro R.M., Ojimelukwe, P.C. and Asiedu R. and Etuidaye H.A. Effect of Fusarium nygamai infection on the chemical composition of flour from two yam varieties. Journal of Advances in Chemistry. 12 (1): 3881-3887
6.Ukom A.N., Ojimelukwe, P.C. and Emetole, J. 2016. Physicochemical and functional properties of starch from under-utilized yam (Dioscorea spp) and cocoyam ( Xanthosoma maffa (Scoth ) tubers of Southeast Nigeria. Starch. 68 (5-6) 410-415. DOI10.1002/star.201500114
7. Okpalanma F.E and Ojimelukwe,P.C. 2017. Effects of Post-harvest Storage and Moist Heat Treatment on Carotenoids and Micronutrients in African Spinach (Amaranthus hybridus). Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research 2 (2), DOI: 10.9734/AJAAR
8. Ekanem, G.C and Ojimelukwe, P.C. 2017. Potentials of Coconut Milk as a Substitute for Cow Milk in Cheese Making. Journal of Advances in Microbiology.4 (2):1-9.
9. Muoasinam C, Ojimelukwe P.C, Bede E. 2018. Partial Purification and Characterization of Polyphenol Oxidase from Water Yam (Dioscorea alata). World Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3 (1), 22-30
10. Ojimelukwe, PC. 2019. Health Considerations in the Use of Beverages
Biomedical Journal of Science and Technical Research 13 (3), 1-6
Google scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DlOszosAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philippa_Ojimelukwe
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchAdministrationTeachingMember, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria; member: Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology; member: African-German network of Excellence in Science; member, OWSD; e.t.c
Affiliations
New York Academy of Sciences -
Other Awards
Nov 2024Research grant from International Foundation for Science (1993-2006) UNESCO;TETFund; DFID