John Kenneth Mensah
Department of ChemistryLife SciencesHealth SciencesPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences

John Kenneth Mensah

25 Publications16 Research Themes13 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive research across diverse biological and environmental domains, with a focus on understanding the effects of chemical exposure in various contexts. Their work encompasses studies in endocrine disrupting chemicals, dental development, heavy metals in environments, natural antidiabetic agents, pharmacological effects, and public health issues such as birth, developmental, and chronic health. Their research employs methods like toxicology, functional studies, and bioaccumulation analysis to explore how these factors influence ecosystems and human health.

Faculty Biography

A chemical biologist who has trained in a number of institutes at home and abroad.

Key Research Themes (16)
Life Sciences

African Botany and Ecology Studies

Life Sciences

Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Health Sciences

Birth, Development, and Health

Life Sciences

dental development and anomalies

Physical Sciences

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Life Sciences

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Physical Sciences

Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Physical Sciences

Heavy metals in environment

Health Sciences

Infection Control in Healthcare

Health Sciences

Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

Life Sciences

Pharmacological Effects and Assays

Social Sciences

Public Relations and Crisis Communication

Physical Sciences

Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Life Sciences

Silkworms and Sericulture Research

Social Sciences

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Life Sciences

Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae

Publications (25)

Green Innovation and Sustainability Performance: Exploring the Impact of Green Supply Chain Management, Absorptive Capacity, and Institutional Pressures

2025Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.1002/tie.70016

Socially Responsible Supply Chain: The Roles of Stakeholder Pressure and Supply Chain Ambidexterity

2025Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.1111/jbl.70021

Gene expression patterns and DNA methylation of neuron and pancreatic β-cell developments in zebrafish embryos treated with bisphenol F and AF

Open Access
2024Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33805

Crisis Management, Organisational Learning and Sense Making: A Study of Ghanaian Banks

Open Access
2024Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4985081

Anti-oxidant, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activities of <i>Saba thompsonii</i> fruit extracts

Open Access
2023Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityDOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v17i4.4

Computer-aided design of proline-rich antimicrobial peptides based on the chemophysical properties of a peptide isolated from <i>Olivancillaria hiatula</i>

Open Access
2022Antimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesDOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2131626

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory bioactivities of Sabicea calycina

Open Access
2022Silkworms and Sericulture ResearchDOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v16i3.15

Effect of Leptographium terebrantis on Foliage, New Root Dynamics, and Stemwood Growth in a Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Plantation

Open Access
2022Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementDOI: 10.3390/f13081335

Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Bisphenol AF–Induced Neurotoxicity in Zebrafish Embryos

2022Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsDOI: 10.1002/etc.5412

Methanolic extract of Nauclea diderrichii (stem-bark) show anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory bioactivities

Open Access
2022Traditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeDOI: 10.4314/ijbcs.v16i1.7

Sapwood growth and tolerance of <i>Pinus taeda</i> trees to <i>Leptographium terebrantis</i> inoculation

2022Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementDOI: 10.1111/efp.12740

ISOLATION AND STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITE FROM STEM BARK EXTRACT OF Pterocarpus Mildbreadii

Open Access
2021Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesDOI: 10.46602/jcsn.v46i4.643

Leptographium terebrantis inoculation and associated crown symptoms and tree mortality in Pinus taeda

2021Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101057

Embryonic Exposure to Low Concentrations of Bisphenol A and S Altered Genes Related to Pancreatic β-Cell Development and DNA Methyltransferase in Zebrafish

2021Birth, Development, and HealthDOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00812-8

Physiological response of Pinus taeda L. trees to stem inoculation with Leptographium terebrantis

2020Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s00468-020-01965-0

<i>Pinus taeda</i>L. response to differential inoculum density of<i>Leptographium terebrantis</i>colonized toothpicks

Open Access
2018Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementDOI: 10.1111/efp.12474

Bioaccumulation factors and multivariate analysis of heavy metals of three edible fish species from the Barekese reservoir in Kumasi, Ghana

2018Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6938-2

Relative bactericidal efficacies of a selection of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) available in Ghana

Open Access
2017Infection Control in HealthcareDOI: 10.1080/23312009.2017.1317317

Estimated dietary exposure to veterinary residues in chicken and eggs

Open Access
2015Pharmacological Effects and AssaysDOI: 10.1186/s40550-015-0022-2

Assessment of the Perception and Knowledge of Chemical Hazards Associated with the Handling and Disposal of Computer Waste in Kumasi, Ghana

2013Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesDOI: 10.4172/2325-9655.1000107

Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2012African Botany and Ecology StudiesDOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-46

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOL AND ETHANOL/WATER EXTRACTS OF TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA AND PARKIA BIGLOBOSA

2012Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

Functional Analysis of a Mutation in PAX9 Associated with Familial Tooth Agenesis in Humans

Open Access
2004dental development and anomaliesDOI: 10.1074/jbc.m305648200

Mutational Analysis of Families Affected with Molar Oligodontia

2002dental development and anomaliesDOI: 10.1080/713713475

Mutational Analysis of Families Affected with Molar Oligodontia

2002dental development and anomaliesDOI: 10.1080/03008200290000961
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Chemistry
Total Publications25
Research Themes16
Open Access Papers13

Department of Chemistry

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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