VILLALOBOS, Omar A.

VILLALOBOS, Omar A.

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Science in Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas-Manila, Philippines, 2020 

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila, Philippines, 2014

Eligibility

  • PRC Pharmacist Licensure Examination, 2015

Research Highlights

  • The anticonvulsant activity of Asplenium nidus L.(Polypodiaceae) methanolic crude leaf extract in chemically induced tonic-clonic convulsions on Swiss mice
  • Antiurolithiatic activity of ethanolic extract of Eleusine indica Linn.(Poaceae) leaves in ethylene glycol-induced urolithiasis in male Sprague Dawley rats
  • Determination of nephroprotective activity of Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. &
  • Schult.f. (Agavaceae) methanolic crude extract in gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in male Wistar albino rats
  • Anticoagulant activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Pithecellobium Dulce Benth (Fabaceae) in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats
  • In-vitro matrix metalloproteinase-9 inhibitory activity of alkaloids from Antigonon leptopus leaves (Polygonaceae)
  • In vitro Xanthine Oxidase inhibitory effects of Ficus nota (Moraceae) flavonoid-rich extracts

Research Interests

  • Pharmacology
  • Natural Products
  • Toxicity Studies
  • Zebrafish

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
  • Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry

Major Recognitions

        

Professional Activities

  • Member, PPhA,
  • Member, PACOP,
  • Associate Member, NRCP

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Fernandez, R. A., Quimque, M. T., Notarte, K. I., Manzano, J. A., Pilapil, D. Y., de Leon, V. N., … Macabeo, A. P. G. (2021). Myxobacterial depsipeptide chondramides interrupt SARS-CoV-2 entry by targeting its broad, cell tropic spike protein. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 40(22), 12209–12220. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2021.1969281

– Audira, G., Ngoc Anh, N. T., Ngoc Hieu, B. T., Malhotra, N., Siregar, P., Villalobos, O., Villaflores, O. B., Ger, T.-R., Huang, J.-C., Chen, K. H.-C., & Hsiao, C.-D. (2020). Evaluation of the Adverse Effects of Chronic Exposure to Donepezil (An Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor) in Adult Zebrafish by Behavioral and Biochemical Assessments. Biomolecules, 10(9), 1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10091340

– Hussain, A., Audira, G., Siregar, P., Lin, Y.-C., Villalobos, O., Villaflores, O., Wang, W.-D., & Hsiao, C.-D. (2020). Waterborne Exposure of Paclobutrazol at Environmental Relevant Concentration Induce Locomotion Hyperactivity in Larvae and Anxiolytic Exploratory Behavior in Adult Zebrafish. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4632. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134632

– Lai, Y.-H., Audira, G., Liang, S.-T., Siregar, P., Suryanto, M. E., Lin, H.-C., Villalobos, O., Villaflores, O. B., Hao, E., Lim, K.-H., & Hsiao, C.-D. (2020). Duplicated dnmt3aa and dnmt3ab DNA Methyltransferase Genes Play Essential and Non-Overlapped Functions on Modulating Behavioral Control in Zebrafish. Genes, 11(11), 1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11111322

– Chen, R.-Y., Lin, C.-J., Liang, S.-T., Villalobos, O., Villaflores, O. B., Lou, B., Lai, Y.-H., & Hsiao, C.-D. (2020). UVB Irradiation Induced Cell Damage and Early Onset of Junbb Expression in Zebrafish. Animals, 10(6), 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061096