Dr Kennedy Uchenna Eguzozie

Lecturer General Chemistry Tel:  012 429 8001 Fax: 012 429 8549 E-mail: eguzoku@unisa.ac.za Campus:  Muckleneuk Campus Building:  Theo van Wijk Office: Theo van Wyk 5-121

Qualifications

• PhD Chemistry (UNISA)
• MSc Chemistry (UNISA)

Fields of interest

• Bio-inorganic Chemistry
• Ecotoxicology and Environmental Studies

Research

The main thrust of my research is directed towards the study of phosphorylation, dephosphorylation, pyrophosphorylation and depyrophosphorylation reactions in model studies using metal ion amine and bipyridine complexes as enzymatic models. Aqueous/microemulsion (amphoterics, anionic and cationic) media under physiological conditions of temperature and pH are used in the investigations.

Spectroscopic methods (absorption and vibrational techniques) and quantum chemical calculations are also applied to structural problems involving novel compounds.

Selected Publications

'Chemical decontamination studies of phosphate esters in aqueous and microemulsion media.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Eguzozie, Kennedy; Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2008, 38 (6), 484-490

'Efficient hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenylphosphate catalyzed by copper bipyridyl in microemulsions.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Eguzozie, Kennedy; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2009, 72, 954-959

'An insight into phosphorylase mechanisms from model study.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Eguzozie, Kennedy; Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2010, 40, 826-830

'Mechanistic aspects of pyrophosphorylation reactions from model studies.'
Tafesse, Fikru; Eguzozie, Kennedy; Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2011 (in print)