Dr. Roy Barrington Reynolds Porter

Research Interests

• Investigation, characterisation and identification of secondary metabolites from several folklore medicinal plants
• Extraction and characterisation of constituents of essential oils from local aromatic plants

Citations

Book, Chapter

• Williams, L. A.D., Reid, Walton, Porter, Roy B.. CLV- a defensive factor from the secretory trichomes of Cleome Viscosa with insecticidal activity [Abstract only]

Journal, Article

• Facey, Petrea C., Porter, Roy B., Reese, Paul B., Williams, L.A.D. Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil from Jamaican hyptis verticillata Jacq [Abstract]
• Bakir, Mohammed A., Facey, Petrea C., Hassan, Ishmael, Mulder, Willem H., Porter, Roy B.. Mikanolide from Jamaican mikania micranta
• Junor, G.O., Porter, Roy B.R., Facey, P.C., Yee, Trevor H.. Investigation of essential oil extracts from four native Jamaican species of bursera for antibacterial activity
• Facey, Petrea C., Porter, Roy B.., Reese, Paul B., Williams, L.A.D. Biological activity and chemical composition of the essential oil from Jamaican Hyptis verticillata Jacq.
• Porter, Roy B., Reese, Paul, B., Williams, L. A. D., Williams, David J.. Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of cadina-4, 10 (15)-dien-3-one.
• Bakir, M, Biggs, D.A.C, Lough, A, Mulder, W.H, Reynolds, W, Porter, R.B. 7-Acetyl-12-methoxyhorminone from Jamaican Hyptis verticillata (Labiatae)
• Porter, Roy, B., Reese, Paul B.. Characterisation of a flavonol and several lignans from Hyptis verticillata
• Porter, Roy B., Gallimore, Winklet A., Reese, Paul B.. Steroid transformations with Exophiala jeanselmei var. lecanii-corni and Ceratocystis paradoxa
• Facey, Petrea C., Pascoe, Keith O. , Porter, Roy B. , Jones, A. D. . Investigation of plants used in Jamaican folk medicine for anti- bacterial activity