| South African Salvia species: a review of biological activities and phytochemistry GPP Kamatou, NP Makunga, WPN Ramogola, AM Viljoen Journal of ethnopharmacology 119 (3), 664-672, 2008 | 403 | 2008 |
| Antibacterial, antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibition activities of pomegranate fruit peel methanolic extract OA Fawole, NP Makunga, UL Opara BMC complementary and alternative medicine 12, 1-11, 2012 | 351 | 2012 |
| Effect of drying on the bioactive compounds, antioxidant, antibacterial and antityrosinase activities of pomegranate peel RR Mphahlele, OA Fawole, NP Makunga, UL Opara BMC complementary and alternative medicine 16, 1-12, 2016 | 222 | 2016 |
| Processing Factors Affecting the Phytochemical and Nutritional Properties of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Waste: A Review TP Magangana, NP Makunga, OA Fawole, UL Opara Molecules 25 (20), 4690, 2020 | 159 | 2020 |
| Current perspectives on an emerging formal natural products sector in South Africa NP Makunga, LE Philander, M Smith Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119 (3), 365-375, 2008 | 139 | 2008 |
| Tanshinone production could be increased by the expression of SmWRKY2 in Salvia miltiorrhiza hairy roots C Deng, X Hao, M Shi, R Fu, Y Wang, Y Zhang, W Zhou, Y Feng, ... Plant science 284, 1-8, 2019 | 110 | 2019 |
| Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from southern African plants: An overview of ethnobotanical, pharmacological potential and phytochemical research including and beyond Alzheimer … NA Masondo, GI Stafford, AO Aremu, NP Makunga South African journal of botany 120, 39-64, 2019 | 105 | 2019 |
| An efficient system for the production of clonal plantlets of the medicinally important aromatic plant: Salvia africana-lutea L. NP Makunga, J Van Staden Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 92, 63-72, 2008 | 95 | 2008 |
| Micropropagation of Thapsia garganica—a medicinal plant NP Makunga, AK Jäger, J Van Staden Plant Cell Reports 21, 967-973, 2003 | 75 | 2003 |
| Applications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops: Trends and future prospects AO Aremu, OA Fawole, NP Makunga, NA Masondo, M Moyo, ... Biomolecules 10 (9), 1222, 2020 | 67 | 2020 |
| LC–MS-based metabolomics assists with quality assessment and traceability of wild and cultivated plants of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae) CF Albrecht, MA Stander, MC Grobbelaar, J Colling, J Kossmann, ... South African Journal of Botany 82, 33-45, 2012 | 59 | 2012 |
| Improved in vitro rooting and hyperhydricity in regenerating tissues of Thapsia garganica L. NP Makunga, AK Jäger, J van Staden Plant cell, tissue and organ culture 86, 77-86, 2006 | 56 | 2006 |
| Genetic alterations for increased coumarin production lead to metabolic changes in the medicinally important Pelargonium sidoides DC (Geraniaceae) J Colling, JH Groenewald, NP Makunga Metabolic Engineering 12 (6), 561-572, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
| In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Root Bark Extract and Isolated Chemical Constituents of Zanthoxylum paracanthum Kokwaro (Rutaceae) MM Kaigongi, CW Lukhoba, S Yaouba, NP Makunga, J Githiomi, ... Plants 9 (7), 920, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| Blanching pre-treatment promotes high yields, bioactive compounds, antioxidants, enzyme inactivation and antibacterial activity of ‘Wonderful’pomegranate peel extracts at three … TP Magangana, NP Makunga, C la Grange, MA Stander, OA Fawole, ... Antioxidants 10 (7), 1119, 2021 | 43 | 2021 |
| Advancement of analytical techniques in some South African commercialized medicinal plants: Current and future perspectives NA Masondo, NP Makunga South African Journal of Botany 126, 40-57, 2019 | 41 | 2019 |
| Functional properties of pomegranate fruit parts: Influence of packaging systems and storage time RR Mphahlele, OA Fawole, NP Makunga, U Linus Opara Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 11, 2233-2246, 2017 | 39 | 2017 |
| An improved system for the in vitro regeneration of Thapsia garganica via direct organogenesis – influence of auxins and cytokinins NP Makunga, AK Jäger, J van Staden Plant cell, tissue and organ culture 82, 271-280, 2005 | 39 | 2005 |
| The effect of light and 2, 4-D on anthocyanin production in Oxalis reclinata callus NP Makunga, J Van Staden, WA Cress Plant Growth Regulation 23, 153-158, 1997 | 39 | 1997 |
| Local medicinal plant knowledge in South Africa preserved by apartheid LE Aston Philander, NP Makunga, SJ Platten Human ecology 39, 203-216, 2011 | 38 | 2011 |