Kontoh

About Kontoh.

I’m currently a Master’s student at KNUST with a strong passion for machine learning, chemometrics, and web development😂 Although doing my masters in an entirely different course. I’m actively learning machine learning with a focus on its applications in chemometrics, and I’m eager to connect with others in the field to deepen my understanding and grow through shared learning. I’m also expanding my web development skills to support data-driven research and looking for opportunities to collaborate, learn, and contribute meaningfully in the areas of ML, chemometrics, and web technologies.

: ekontoh13@gmail.com

Resume

Education

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

MPhil Pharmacognosy | 2024 to present

Bsc in Herbal Medicine | 2019 to 2023

Experience

Research experience

In Silico Studies

Preliminary molecular docking studies (Biodiscovery studio,Babel, Autodock vina and Pymol)

Isolation and Purification

Familiar with Thin Layer and Column Chromatography (TLC and CC)

Stability studies | Natural product

Compounds as marker in stability evaluation (HPLC, IR), coupled with physiochemical and organoleptic properties.

Assays

Antioxidant assays: DPPH, TAC, TPC

Publications

Addotey, J. N., Boadu, P., Kontoh, E. Q. , Yeboah, F. O., Kaiser, F., Armah, F. A., ... & Amponsah, I. K. (2025). Unlocking chemical markers for the standardization of antimalarial medicinal plants and products: Application of the herbal marker ranking system (Herb MaRS). Scientific African, 27, e02538.

Baah, K. A., Acheampong, A., Amponsah, I. K., Adjei, S., Jibira, Y., Nketia, R. I., ... & Kontoh, E. Q . (2024). Hydroethanol extract and triterpenoids of Senegalia ataxacantha show antiplasmodial activity and the compounds are predicted to inhibit parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pfLDH) as indicated by molecular docking studies. Scientific African, 26, e02455.

Amponsah, I. K., Opoku-Kwabi, D., Armah, F. A., Addotey, J. N., Turkson, B. K., & Kontoh, E. Q . (2024). A Systematic Review of Medicinal Plants and Their Compounds Validated as Agents for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease. Natural Product Communications, 19(9), 1934578X241265889.

📬 Get in Touch

Whether you have a question, a project idea, or just want to say hello, I’d love to hear from you. If you’re exploring machine learning or chemometrics, have resources to share, or are looking for someone to learn and grow with—feel free to reach out!

You can email me directly at My mail, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

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