Academic and Professional Qualifications:  

B.Sc., M.Sc. PhD (Ibadan)

ACADEMIC TITLE:  Dr.

ACADEMIC STATUS:  Lecturer II

Area of Specialization: Organic/Natural Product Chemistry

Office: B19, Dept. of Chemistry,  

  Contact:

  Tel:   +234 803 801 1394

           +234 805 622 0417

E-mail: sa.aboaba@mail.ui.edu.ng yinkaaboaba1@yahoo.com

Current Research Interest

·                     Essential Oil constituents and Biological Activities of some medicinal plants

Publications 

o        Jimoh, S.T., Ogunwande, I.A., Olawore, N.O., Walker, T.M., Schmidt, J.M., Setzer, W.N., Olaleye, O.N. and Aboaba, S.A. 2005.  in vitro cytotoxic activities of essential oils of Eucalyptus torreliana. F.V. Muell (Leaves and Fruits). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 8(2): 110 – 119.

o        Essien, E.E., Aboaba, S.A., Ogunwande, I.A. and Ekundayo, O. 2006.  Leaf essential oil constituents of lycosperiscum esculentum (mill).  Journal of Essential oil Bearing plants. 9 (3): 239 – 244.

o        Aboaba, S.A., Ekundayo, O. and Omikorede, O. 2007.  Constituents of Breadfruit tree. (Treculia Africana) leaves, stem and root barks.  Journal of Essential oil Bearing plants. 10(3): 189 – 193.

o        Aboaba, S.A., Ogunwande, I.A., Walker, T.M., Setzer, W.N., Oladosu, I.A. and Ekundayo, O.  2009.  Essential Oil composition, antimicrobial activity and toxicity of leaves of tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum & Thonn).  Natural product communications.  4(2): 287 – 290.

o        Aboaba, S.A., Aiyelaagbe, O.O. and Ekundayo, O. (2010) Chemical Composition, toxicity and larvicidal Activity of the essential oils from the whole plant of Acalypha segetalis from South-West Nigeria. Natural Product Communication. 5(3): 481-483.

o        Aboaba, S.A., Oladosu, I.A. and Ogunwande, I., (2010) Topical anit-inflammatory activity and chemical composition of essential oil Sabina virginiana L. Antoine(cupressaceae). Archives of Applied Science Research. 2(1), 1-6.