Hesham Soliman

Prof.
hesham.soliman@ejust.edu.eg

Personal Info

B8-G39

Pharmacognosy

Former Head of Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University.

Former Vice Dean for Education and Students Affair's, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University.

Former Chairman of PharmD Program, Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology.

Drug Discovery.

Chemistry of Natural Products.

Isolation and Purification of Seondary Metabolites.

Structure elucidation by 1D and 2D-NMR.

 


Awards

- Helwan University Scientific Research Award, 2000. 

- King Khalid University, College of Pharmacy, distinguished staff member 2007/2008.

Fellowships:

1991: Leibniz Universität Hannover: Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany,

Ph.D., DAAD scholarship, (Institut für Organische Chemie).

2002: post doctor fellowship, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I/2, Universität str. 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany.

2003: post doctor fellowship, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I/2, Universität str. 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany.

 


Impacted Journal

 A triple strategy employing the revisited diosmin, nano emulsomes gel, and
 the topical route for psoriasis management in a UV-induced model

Authors (6): Shalaby, Eman Samy; Abdelhameed, Mohamed F. ... Elmotasem, Heba
 Published: Sep 2025 in Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
 DOI: 10.1016/J.JDDST.2025.107194
 Accession Number: WOS:001517858700004


 Assessing the Appearance of specific metals in select food samples via flame
 atomic absorption spectroscopy using multi-acidic solutions digestion (MASD)
 Authors (4): Mohamed, Gehad G.; Soliman, Hesham ... Mostafa, Maysa R.
 Published: Aug 2025 in Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
 DOI: 10.1016/J.JICS.2025.101884
 Accession Number: WOS:001528898100001

Neuroprotective activity of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott leaves against
 monosodium glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in rats: phytochemical and
 molecular docking study
 Authors (7): Khazaal, Heba T.; El-Sayed, Elsayed K. ... Soliman, Hesham S. M.
 Published: Jun 2025 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2340061
 Accession Number: WOS:001201784200001

Isolation and characterization of a bioactive compound from Sphingomonas
 sanguinis DM with cytotoxic and molecular docking analysis
 Authors (6): Awad, Mohamed A.; Soliman, Hesham S. M. ... Hammad, Sherif F.
 Published: May 2025 in Scientific Reports
 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-99178-3
 Accession Number: WOS:001501330100004

Pharmacological assessment of the extract and a novel compound of Bacillus
 velezensis DM derived from the rhizosphere of Datura metel L. with microbial
 molecular screening
 Authors (4): Awad, Mohamed A.; Mahgoub, Shahenda ... Hammad, Sherif F.
 Published: Apr 2025 in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
 DOI: 10.1186/S12906-025-04879-X
 Accession Number: WOS:001476250800001

Revealing the diversity of Jojoba-associated fungi using amplicon
 metagenome approach and assessing the in vitro biocontrol activity of its
 cultivable community
 Authors (4): Elbakary, Mustafa; Hammad, Sherif F. ... Soliman, Hesham S. M.
 Published: Jul 2024 in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
 DOI: 10.1007/S11274-024-03986-0
 Accession Number: WOS:001227236300004

Phytochemical and biological assessment of secondary metabolites isolated
 from a rhizosphere strain, Sphingomonas sanguinis DM of Datura metel (vol
 24, 205, 2024)
 Authors (5): Awad, Mohamed A.; Hammad, Sherif F. ... Soliman, Hesham S. M.
 Published: Jun 2024 in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
 DOI: 10.1186/S12906-024-04543-W
 Accession Number: WOS:001250591800002

Phytochemical and biological assessment of secondary metabolites isolated
 from a rhizosphere strain, Sphingomonas sanguinis DM of Datura metel
 Authors (5): Awad, Mohamed A.; Hammad, Sherif F. ... Soliman, Hesham S. M.
 Published: May 2024 in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
 DOI: 10.1186/S12906-024-04482-6
 Accession Number: WOS:001232574500001

Solid-state sensor for direct and real-time assay of p-phenylenediamine in
 cosmetics and herbal products
 Authors (4): Mostafa, Maysa R.; Mohamed, Gehad G. ... Saad, Ahmed Sayed
 Published: Jan 2024 in Electrochimica Acta
 DOI: 10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2023.143697
 Accession Number: WOS:001146732500001

Antimicrobial, antiproliferative activities and molecular docking of
 metabolites from Alternaria alternata
 Authors (10): Khazaal, Heba T.; Khazaal, Mohamed T. T. ... Soliman, Hesham
 S. M.
 Published: Jul 2023 in AMB Express
 DOI: 10.1186/S13568-023-01568-1
 Accession Number: WOS:001026095800002

Nephroprotective effect of Physalis peruviana L. calyx extract and its
 butanolic fraction against cadmium chloride toxicity in rats and molecular
 docking of isolated compounds
 Authors (5): Soliman, Hesham S. M.; Korany, Eslam M. ... Ibrahim, Haitham A.
 Published: Jan 2023 in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
 DOI: 10.1186/S12906-023-03845-9
 Accession Number: WOS:000918588700001
 
Diverse polyketides from the marine endophytic Alternaria sp. LV52:
 Structure determination and cytotoxic activities
 Authors (7): Manar M. Mahmoud; Ahmed S. Abdel-Razek ... Mohamed
 Shaaban
 Published: Mar 2022 in Biotechnology Reports
 DOI: 10.1016/J.BTRE.2021.E00628
 Not indexed in the Web of Science


 NEUROPROTECTIVE ROLE OF MICROBIAL BIOTRANSFORMED METABOLITES OF
 SINAPIC ACID ON REPETITIVE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN RATS
 Authors (8): Osman, Samir M.; Soliman, Hesham S. M. ... Ibrahim, Haitham A.
 Published: 2022 in PHARMACOPHORE
 DOI: 10.51847/1RJ6V3EGDU
 Accession Number: WOS:000907569000001

Meleagrin from marine fungus Emericella dentata Nq45: crystal structure and
 diverse biological activity studies
 Authors (10): Hamed, Abdelaaty; Abdel-Razek, Ahmed S. ... Shaaban,
 Mohamed
 Published: Nov 2021 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1741583
 Accession Number: WOS:000524244500001

RF-3192C and other polyketides from the marine endophytic Aspergillus niger
 ASSB4: structure assignment and bioactivity investigation
 Authors (8): Manar, M. Mahmoud; Ahmed, S. Abdel-Razek ... Shaaban,
 Mohamed
 Published: Mar 2021 in Medicinal Chemistry Research
 DOI: 10.1007/S00044-020-02658-6
 Accession Number: WOS:000595039200001

Chemical and pharmacological evaluation of the non-flowering aerial parts of
 Acacia modesta Wall. cultivated in Egypt
 Authors (4): Salah, Eman Mohamed; Ibrahim, Reham R. ... Soliman, Hesham
 S. M.
 Published: Dec 2020 in Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
 DOI: 10.1186/S43094-020-00134-X
 Accession Number: WOS:000599845200001

Terretonin O: a new meroterpenoid from Aspergillus terreus
 Authors (9): Hamed, Abdelaaty; Abdel-Razek, Ahmed S. ... Shaaban,
 Mohamed
 Published: Apr 2020 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1544977
 Accession Number: WOS:000522194400010
 
Bioactive compounds from marine Streptomyces sp.: Structure identification
 and biological activities
 Authors (6): Abd-Ellatif, Aya E. S.; Abdel-Razek, Ahmed S. ... Shaaban,
 Mohamed
 Published: Oct 2019 in Vietnam Journal of Chemistry
 DOI: 10.1002/VJCH.201900108
 Accession Number: WOS:000588001000017
 
Isolation of anticancer constituents from Cucumis prophetarum var.
 prophetarum through bioassay-guided fractionation
 Authors (6): Alsayari, Abdulrhman; Kopel, Lucas ... Halaweish, Fathi T.
 Published: Oct 2018 in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
 DOI: 10.1186/S12906-018-2295-5
 Accession Number: WOS:000446826700001

3,4-Dihydro-quinolin-2-one derivatives from extremophilic Streptomyces sp
 LGE21
 Authors (6): Mahmoud, Manar M.; Abdel-Razek, Ahmed S. ... Shaaban,
 Mohamed
 Published: Jul 2018 in Medicinal Chemistry Research
 DOI: 10.1007/S00044-018-2195-8
 Accession Number: WOS:000435946100009

Novel Compounds with new Anti-Ulcergenic Activity from Convolvulus
 pilosellifolius Using Bio-Guided Fractionation
 Authors (7): Awaad, Amani S.; Al-Refaie, Asmaa ... El-Sayed, Nabil
 Published: Dec 2016 in Phytotherapy Research
 DOI: 10.1002/PTR.5730
 Accession Number: WOS:000389204700017

Isolation and structure elucidation of diterpenes from Euphorbia saudiarabica
 Authors (7): Bin Muhsinah, Abdullatif; Liu, Yongqiang ... Seeram, Navindra
 Published: Aug 2016 in Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society
 Accession Number: WOS:000431460200124

Two New Flavonoids and Biological Activity of Astragalus abyssinicus
 (Hochst.) Steud. ex A. Rich. Aerial Parts
 Authors (4): El Dib, R. A.; Soliman, H. S. M. ... Attia, H. G.
 Published: May 2015 in Drug Research
 DOI: 10.1055/S-0034-1377003
 Accession Number: WOS:000354277000006
 
Immunomodulation of RAW 264.7 Murine Macrophage Functions and
 Antioxidant Activities of 11 Plant Extracts
 Authors (6): Ghonime, Mohammed; Emara, Mohamed ... Abdelaziz, Ahmed
 Published: Jan 2015 in Immunological Investigations
 DOI: 10.3109/08820139.2014.988720
 Accession Number: WOS:000352857700003

Effect of Hawthorn (Crataegus aronia syn. Azarolus (L)) on Platelet Function in
 Albino Wistar Rats
 Authors (6): Shatoor, Abdullah S.; Soliman, Hesham ... El-Menshawy, Nadia
 Published: Jul 2012 in Thrombosis Research
 DOI: 10.1016/J.THROMRES.2012.01.001
 Accession Number: WOS:000305267300014

Evaluation of immunomodulatory effect of three herbal plants growing in
 Egypt
 Authors (4): Ghonime, Mohammed; Eldomany, Ramadan ... Soliman, Hesham
 Published: Mar 2011 in Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology
 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2010.487490
 Accession Number: WOS:000287087800019
 
In vivo acute effects of orally administered hydro-ethanol extract of Catha
 edulis on blood glucose levels in normal, glucose-fed hyperglycemic, and
 alloxan-induced diabetic rats
 Authors (7): Dallak, Mohammad A.; Bin-Jaliah, Ismaeel ... Al-Hashem, Fahaid
 H.
 Published: Jun 2010 in Saudi Medical Journal
 Accession Number: WOS:000280745800004

Cembranoid Diterpenes from the Soft Corals Sarcophyton sp. and
 Sarcophyton Glaucum
 Authors (5): Grote, D.; Shaker, K.H. ... Seifert, K.
 Published: Sep 2008 in Natural Product Communications
 Not indexed in the Web of Science
DOI: 10.1177/1934578X0800300914
 
Cembranoid diterpenes from the soft corals Sarcophyton sp and Sarcophyton
 glaucum
 Authors (5): Grote, Daniela; Shaker, Kamel H. ... Seifert, Karlheinz
 Published: 2008 in Natural Product Communications
 Accession Number: WOS:000259625300015
 Isolation and structure determination of compounds from Stachys
 yemenensis hedge
 Authors (6): Solimana, Hesharn S. M.; El-Dib, Rabab ... Toth, Gabor
 Published: Oct 2007 in Natural Product Communications
 DOI: 10.1177/1934578X0700201003
 Accession Number: WOS:000250371300005

Saponins from the seeds of Mimusops laurifolia
 Authors (6): Eskander, Jacqueline; Lavaud, Catherine ... Mahmoud, I. I.
 Published: Aug 2006 in Phytochemistry
 DOI: 10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2005.11.008
 Accession Number: WOS:000240966900013
  
Cembranoid diterpenes and a briarane diterpene from corals
 Authors (5): Grote, D; Soliman, HSM ... Seifert, K
 Published: Mar 2006 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786410500087657
 Accession Number: WOS:000234923300011
 
Iridoid and lignan glycosides from Citharexylum spinosum L
 Authors (4): Balazs, B; Toth, G ... Soliman, HSM
 Published: Feb 2006 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786410500056694
 Accession Number: WOS:000234923000015
 
Glycosides from Bougainvillea glabra
 Authors (6): Simon, A; Toth, G ... Samir, H
 Published: Jan 2006 in Natural Product Research
 DOI: 10.1080/14786410500162351
 Accession Number: WOS:000234922900012
 
Saponins from the leaves of Mimusops laurifolia
 Authors (6): Eskander, J; Lavaud, C ... Long, C
 Published: Jun 2005 in Journal of Natural Products
 DOI: 10.1021/NP049582E
 Accession Number: WOS:000230153900003
 
Sablacaurin A and B, two 19-nor-3,4-seco-lanostane-type triterpenoids from
 Sabal causiarum and Sabal blackburniana, respectively
 Authors (6): El-Dib, R; Kaloga, M ... Kolodziej, H
 Published: Apr 2004 in Phytochemistry
 DOI: 10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.02.026
 Accession Number: WOS:000221290200019
 
Identification and structure determination of four triterpene saponins from
 some Middle-East plants
 Authors (4): Soliman, HSM; Simon, A ... Duddeck, H
 Published: Oct 2001 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
 DOI: 10.1002/MRC.874
 Accession Number: WOS:000171233300001
  
Two new flavonol glycosides from leaves of Koelreuteria paniculata
 Authors (5): Mahmoud, I; Moharram, FA ... El-Dib, RA
 Published: Jul 2001 in Die Pharmazie
 Accession Number: WOS:000169855100015
 
Controlled release of migration of molluscicidal saponin from different types
 of polymers containing Calendula officinalis
 Authors (4): Helaly, FM; Soliman, HSM ... Ahmed, AA
 Published: 2001 in Advances in Polymer Technology
 DOI: 10.1002/ADV.10005
 Accession Number: WOS:000171995700006
  
A new gypsogenin saponin from Arenaria filicaulis
 Authors (6): Soliman, HSM; Elgamal, MHA ... Duddeck, H
 Published: Jun 1999 in Journal of Natural Products
 DOI: 10.1021/NP9803676
 Accession Number: WOS:000081140100018
 
Two triterpene saponins from Arenaria filicaulis
 Authors (6): Elgamal, MHA; Soliman, HSM ... Duddeck, H
 Published: Sep 1998 in Phytochemistry
 DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(97)01058-3
 Accession Number: WOS:000075832400032
  
Structure of a further triterpene saponin from Arenaria filicaulis Boiss
 Authors (7): Tóth, G; Simon, A ... Duddeck, H
 Published: May 1998 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-458X(199805)36:5<376::AID-OMR269>3.0.CO;2-S
 Accession Number: WOS:000073592800010
 
Structures of two novel triterpene saponins from Arenaira filicaulis Boiss
 Authors (6): Elgamal, MHA; Soliman, HSM ... Duddeck, H
 Published: Sep 1997 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-458X(199709)35:9<637::AID-OMR141>3.0.CO;2-0
 Accession Number: WOS:A1997XU79600014
 
Development of slow release styrene/butadiene rubber formulations
 containing Phytolacca dioica L as source of molluscicidal saponin
 Authors (4): Helaly, F.M.; Soliman, H.S.M. ... Ahmed, A.A.
 Published: 1997 in Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications
 Not indexed in the Web of Science


Structure of a Novel Triterpene Saponin fromGypsophila capillaris(Forssk.)
 Authors (5): M. Hani A. Elgamal; Hesham S. M. Soliman ... Helmut Duddeck
 Published: Sep 1996 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-458X(199609)34:9<697::AID-OMR959>3.0.CO;2-N
 Not indexed in the Web of Science


 Structure of a novel triterpene saponin from Gypsophila capillaris (Forssk)
 Authors (5): Elgamal, MHA; Soliman, HSM ... Duddeck, H
 Published: Sep 1996 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
 Accession Number: WOS:A1996VF31200007
 
A NOVEL TRITERPENE SAPONIN FROM GYPSOPHILA CAPILLARIS
 Authors (5): ELGAMAL, MHA; SOLIMAN, HSM ... GARTMANN, M
 Published: Apr 1995 in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B: A Journal of Chemical Sciences
 DOI: 10.1515/ZNB-1995-0415
 Accession Number: WOS:A1995QU92800008
 
ISOLATION OF TRITERPENE SAPONINS FROM GYPSOPHILA CAPILLARIS
 Authors (5): ELGAMAL, HA; SOLIMAN, HSM ... DUDDECK, H
 Published: Apr 1995 in Phytochemistry
 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(94)00900-E
 Accession Number: WOS:A1995QZ34100027
 
Villosagenin I and II Two Novel Pentacyclic 28-Nortriterpenes fromSilene
 villosa(Forssk.)
 Authors (4): M. Hani A. Elgamal; Hesham S. M. Soliman ... Helmut Duddeck
 Published: Jul 1994 in Natural Product Letters
 DOI: 10.1080/10575639408043922
 Not indexed in the Web of Science


 Isolation of Two Triterpene Saponins from Gypsophila capillaris(Forssk.)
 Authors (4): M. Hani A. Elgamal; Hesham S. M. Soliman ... Helmut Duddeck
 Published: Jun 1994 in Natural Product Letters
 DOI: 10.1080/10575639408043908  

Not indexed in the Web of Science

 





Courses Teaching

1- Medicinal Plants PHG111.

2-Pharmacognosy I PHG122.

3-Pharmacognosy II PHG213.

4-Phytochemistry I PHG312.

5-Phytochemistry II PHG324.

6- Phytotherapy and Aromatherapy PHG517.