Qualifications:
PhD Biochemistry (UP), Master of Science, BSs Honours, & BSc (UNIZULU)

Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 1 (PC1112)

My primary research interest centers on the identification and characterization of bioactive compounds with therapeutic potential to mitigate Diabetes Mellitus and its associated atherogenic complications.

• Kgatla, H., Mokoena, H., Ndlovu, M., Ziqubu, K., Sivhiya, M.S., Kyeyune, J., Sello, M.G., Kengne, A.P., Mchiza, Z.J. and Mabhida, S.E., 2025. A systematic review assessing body mass index and waist circumference as predictors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25(1), p.1768.
• Mabhida, S.E., Mokoena, H., Sello, M.G., George, C., Ndlovu, M., Mabi, T., Martins, S., Ndlovu, I.S., Azu, O., Kengne, A.P. and Mchiza, Z.J., 2025. Inflammation as a Prognostic Marker in Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(1), p.134.
• Ndlovu, M., Serem, J.C., Bester, M.J., Apostolides, Z., Opoku, A.R. and Mosa, R.A., 2024. Two Triterpenoids, ARM‐2 and RA‐5, From Protorhus longifolia Exhibit the Potential to Modulate Lipolysis and Lipogenesis in Cultured 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes. Journal of lipids, 2024(1), p.3972941. 2.
• Ndlovu, M., Dludla, P.V., Muvhulawa, N., Ntamo, Y., Mayeye, A., Luphondo, N., Hlengwa, N., Basson, A.K., Mabhida, S.E., Hanser, S. and Mazibuko-Mbeje, S.E., 2023. Global trends in risk factors and therapeutic interventions for people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease: results from the WHO international clinical trials registry platform. Diabetology, 4(4), pp.560-573.
• Ndlovu, M., Serem, J.C., Selepe, M.A., Opoku, A.R., Bester, M.J., Apostolides, Z. and Mosa, R.A., 2023. Triterpenoids from Protorhus longifolia exhibit hypocholesterolemic potential via regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis and stimulation of low-density lipoprotein uptake in HepG2 cells. ACS omega, 8(34), pp.30906-30916.
• Muvhulawa, N., Dludla, P.V., Ndlovu, M., Ntamo, Y., Mayeye, A., Luphondo, N., Hlengwa, N., Basson, A.K., Mabhida, S.E., Hanser, S. and Mazibuko-Mbeje, S.E., 2024. Global trends in clinical trials and interventions for the metabolic syndrome: A comprehensive analysis of the WHO International Clinical Trials platform. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 40, p.101330.
• Ramabulana, T., Ndlovu, M., Mosa, R.A., Sonopo, M.S. and Selepe, M.A., 2022. Phytochemical profiling and isolation of bioactive compounds from Leucosidea sericea (Rosaceae). ACS omega, 7(14), pp.11964-11972.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=w5baLWgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-6766

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/musawenkosi-ndlovu-56749458

Professional Affiliations: South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB)