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Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff

Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff

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Biology and Biochemistry
South Africa
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
22196
World Ranking
5541
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on plant science. Eloff's work spans multiple subfields including food science, molecular biology, pharmacology, and clinical psychology.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics, with significant attention given to essential oils and antimicrobial activity, psychedelics and drug studies, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, ethnobotanical and medicinal plant studies, phytochemical compounds and their biological activities, chemical synthesis and alkaloids, as well as fungal biology and applications.

Eloff has contributed to a number of recent scholarly publications. Some notable papers include:

  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Four Psilocybin-Containing Magic Mushroom Water Extracts in vitro on 15-Lipoxygenase Activity and on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cyclooxygenase-2 and Inflammatory Cytokines in Human U937 Macrophage Cells (2021, Journal of Inflammation Research)
  • Phytochemical, Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Psilocybe Natalensis Magic Mushroom (2020, Plants)
  • Lichens: An update on their ethnopharmacological uses and potential as sources of drug leads (2022, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
  • Inhibitory effect of Newtonia extracts and myricetin-3-o-rhamnoside (myricitrin) on bacterial biofilm formation (2020, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies)
  • Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of Chromones and Benzoxepines from the Leaves of Ptaeroxylon obliquum (2020, Journal of Natural Products)

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Lyndy J. McGaw, Thanyani Emelton Ramadwa, Sanah Malomile Nkadimeng, Ibukun M. Famuyide, and Olubukola T. Adenubi.

Their research output is regularly published in several scientific venues, including:

  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Planta Medica
  • Plants
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff's scientific contributions address a diverse range of subjects bridging traditional ethnobotanical knowledge and modern pharmacological investigation, bringing interdisciplinary approaches to the study of plants and their bioactive compounds.

Best Publications

  • A sensitive and quick microplate method to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration of plant extracts for bacteria

    J. N. Eloff

  • Which extractant should be used for the screening and isolation of antimicrobial components from plants

    J.N Eloff

  • NAMING OF CYCLIC HEPTAPEPTIDE TOXINS OF CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN-ALGAE)

    Wayne W. Carmichael;Val Beasley;David L. Bunner;J. N. Eloff

  • Quantification the bioactivity of plant extracts during screening and bioassay guided fractionation.

    Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff

  • Biological activity of five antibacterial flavonoids from Combretum erythrophyllum (Combretaceae)

    N.D Martini;D.R.P Katerere;J.N Eloff

  • Inflammation: the foundation of diseases and disorders. A review of phytomedicines of South African origin used to treat pain and inflammatory conditions.

    EO Iwalewa;LJ McGaw;V Naidoo;JN Eloff

  • The antibacterial activity of extracts of nine plant species with good activity against Escherichia coli against five other bacteria and cytotoxicity of extracts.

    Ishaku Leo Elisha;Francien Susanna Botha;Lyndy Joy McGaw;Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff

  • Effect of temperature and light on the toxicity and growth of the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa (UV-006).

    A J van der Westhuizen;J N Eloff

  • Yeast alpha glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities of six medicinal plants collected in Phalaborwa, South Africa

    Leshweni Jeremia Shai;Peter Masoko;Matlou Phineas Mokgotho;Solomon Ramagoai Magano

  • Ethnoveterinary use of southern African plants and scientific evaluation of their medicinal properties.

    L.J. McGaw;J.N. Eloff

  • Antifungal activities of six South African Terminalia species (combretaceae)

    P. Masoko;J. Picard;J.N. Eloff

  • Extraction of antibacterial compounds from Combretum microphyllum (Combretaceae)

    M. Kotzé;J.N. Eloff;P.J. Houghton

  • The biological activity and chemistry of the southern African Combretaceae

    Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff;D.R. Katerere;Lyndy Joy McGaw

  • An investigation on the biological activity of Combretum species.

    L.J McGaw;T Rabe;S.G Sparg;A.K Jäger

  • The value of plant extracts with antioxidant activity in attenuating coccidiosis in broiler chickens.

    Vinny Naidoo;Lyndy Joy McGaw;Shahn P.R. Bisschop;Neil M. Duncan

  • The antifungal activity of twenty-four southern African Combretum species (Combretaceae)

    P. Masoko;J. Picard;J.N. Eloff

  • The diversity of antifungal compounds of six South African Terminalia species (Combretaceae) determined by bioautography

    P Masoko;JN Eloff

  • Four pentacyclic triterpenoids with antifungal and antibacterial activity from Curtisia dentata (Burm.f) C.A. Sm. leaves.

    L.J. Shai;L.J. McGaw;M.A. Aderogba;L.K. Mdee

  • THE USE OF PLANTS TO PROTECT PLANTS AND FOOD AGAINST FUNGAL PATHOGENS: A REVIEW.

    D.S.S. Shuping;Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff

  • In vitro activity of Peltophorum africanum Sond. (Fabaceae) extracts on the egg hatching and larval development of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis

    E S Bizimenyera;J B Githiori;J N Eloff;G E Swan

Frequent Co-Authors

Fang Rong Chang
Fang Rong Chang Kaohsiung Medical University
J. Van Staden
J. Van Staden University of KwaZulu-Natal
Norbert Sewald
Norbert Sewald Bielefeld University
Michael Spiteller
Michael Spiteller TU Dortmund University
Ahmed Hassanali
Ahmed Hassanali Kenyatta University
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Barend Louis Penzhorn
Barend Louis Penzhorn University of Pretoria
Anita Luise Michel
Anita Luise Michel University of Pretoria
Joseph Olusegun Ayo
Joseph Olusegun Ayo Ahmadu Bello University

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