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Name
Dr. Lucas Paul Luchemba

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Chemistry

Biography

Biography

Dr. Lucas Paul Luchemba is a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry within the Faculty of Sciences. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering specialising in Structural Materials He completed his undergraduate at University of Dar es Salaam and postgraduate studies at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology His teaching areas Physical Chemistry His research interests and scholarly work focus on Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations,  Solvation free energy, Green Chemistry and Waste Valorization, Cheminformatics and ADMET Profiling, Protein Structure Prediction, Teacher Education and ICT-Integrated Science Teaching.

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lucas.paul@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Computational Chemistry, Waste Management (Valorisation)

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Projects

Projects

  1. Unveiling Amygdalin Mechanism of Action as Anticancer Agent

  2. Structural, Vibrational and Thermodynamic Properties of K2MgX4 and K2AlX5 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Supersalts

  3. Accelerating Natural Products Antimalarial Drug Discovery using Artificial Intelligence and Atomistic Simulations

  4. Turning domestic and agro waste into nutritious animal feeds 

Publications

Publications
  1. Dativa Shilla, Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, Lucas Paul (2025). Hydration and Stability Profiles of Pesticides: Molecular Docking, Dynamics, MMPBSA inWater and Acetylcholinesterase Complexes. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports. doi:10.1016/j.csbr.2025.100078
  2. Angelina I. Makaye, Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, Lucas Paul, Andrew Banyikwa, Said A. H. Vuai
    (2026). Computational evaluation of indole alkaloids as inhibitors of 3-hydroxykynurenine
    transaminase in malaria vector control. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 121,
    108830. doi:10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2025.108830
  3. Yoshua B. Mtulo, Geradius Deogratias, James E. Mgaya, Andrew S. Paluch, Lucas Paul
    (2025). Computational Evaluation of Statin Analogs Targeting HMG-CoA Reductase for Coronary Artery Disease Treatment. ChemistryOpen. doi:10.1002/open.202500533
  4. Ismail Abubakari, Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, Lucas Paul (2025). Computational analysis of luteolin, apigenin and their derivatives from Allophylus africanus as potential inhibitors of plasmepsin II a malaria target. BMC Chemistry, 19:196. doi:10.1186/s13065-025-01527-w
  5. Kabezi Martine, Lucas Paul, Michael Qwarse, James T. Zacharia (2025). Exploring Glutathione and Hypotaurine as Promising Antibrowning Agents: Safer Alternatives to Sulphites for Food and Beverage Preservation—A Concise Review. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Article ID 8283874. doi:10.1155/jfpp/8283874
  6. Angelina I. Makaye, Lucas Paul, Said A. H. Vuai, Daniel M. Shadrack (2025). In silico ligand self-assembly drives binding recognition of natural products into Anopheles gambiae cytosolic sulfotransferases (AgSULT-001425) protein. In Silico Pharmacology, 13:138. doi:10.1007/s40203-025-00403-8

  7. Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, Lucas Paul, Sixberth Mlowe, Silvia J. Mushi, Grace A. Kinunda,Fortunatus Jacob, Ebenezeri E. Ngowi, Geradius Deogratias, Andrew S. Paluch (2025).Exploring the physicochemical properties of amygdalin in selected solvents: Insights from molecular simulation. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 427, 127472. doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.127472.

  8. Caroline Massaga, Lucas Paul, Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, John-Mary Vianney, Musa Chacha,Jofrey Raymond (2024). Computational analysis of Urolithin A as a potential compound for anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neurodegenerative pathways. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 227, 508-520, doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.12.003.

  9. Edna Tuntufye, Lucas Paul, Jofrey Raymond, Musa Chacha, Andrew S. Paluch, Daniel M. Shadrack (2024). In Silico Analysis of Vitamin D Interactions with Aging Proteins:Docking, Molecular Dynamics, and Solvation Free Energy Studies. ChemEngineering,8(5), 104. doi:10.3390/chemengineering8050104.

  10. Yi-Wen Zhu, Ebenezeri Erasto Ngowi, Ao-Qi Tang, Ti Chu, Yan Wang, Zulfa Ismail Shabani, Lucas Paul, Tong Jiang, Xin-Ying Ji, Dong-Dong Wu (2024). Fluorescent Probes for detecting and imaging mitochondrial hydrogen sulfide. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 407, 111328. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2024.111328.

  11. Lucas Paul, Cyril T. Namba-Nzanguim, Aidani Telesphory, Jehoshaphat Oppong Mensah,Denis Mteremko, Rene Costa, Saidi Mohamedi Katundu, Lucas P. Kwiyukwa, Naserian Daniel Kambaine, Julius Juvenary, Sixberth Mlowe, Geradius Deogratias, Daniel M. Shadrack, Andrew S. Paluch (2023). Structure, Stability, and Solubility of Psilocybin.Journal of Molecular Liquids, 392, 123479. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123479.

  12. Lucas Paul, G Deogratias, D.M Shadrack, C.N Mudogo, K.M Mtei, R.L Machunda, A.S Paluch, F Ntie-Kang (2022). A Molecular Investigation of the Solvent Influence on Inter- and Intra-Molecular Hydrogen Bond Interaction of Linamarin. Processes, 10, 352.doi:10.3390/pr10020352.

  13. Lucas Paul, D M Shadrack, C N Mudogo, K M Mtei, R L Machunda, F Ntie-Kang (2021). Structural characterization of cassava linamarase-linamarin enzyme complex: anintegrated computational approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics,40, 19, doi:10.1080/07391102.2021.1925156

  14. Lucas Paul, Celestin N.Mudogo, Kelvin M. Mtei, Revocatus L. Machunda, Fidele Ntie-Kang (2019).Computer-Based Approach for Developing Linamarase Inhibitory Agents.Physical Science Review doi.org/10.1515/9783110668896-012

  15. Lucas Paul and Revocatus Machunda (2016).Investigation of Aloe lateritia Gel as Corrosion Inhibitor.Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering,4(1), 33–39.doi:10.4236/jmmce.2016.41004