Associate Professor, Section of Pharmacognosy and Natural Product Chemistry

Education

• Degree in Pharmacy: University of Athens (1979).
• PhD in Pharmacy - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Greece (1986).

Teaching

• Undergraduate courses: History of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy III Labs, Introduction to laboratory practices
• Graduatecourses: Applications of natural products to cosmetics, special nutrition products and regulations.

Research topics

• Isolation and structure determination of natural compounds with pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic interest.
• Exploitation of natural sources for the development of products with research and commercial interest. 

Recent publications

• P. Magiatis, D. Spanakis, S. Mitakou, E. Tsitsa, A. Mentis and C. Harvala. Verbalactone, a new Macrocyclic Dimer Lactone from the Roots of VerbascumUndulatum with antibacterial activity. Journal of Natural Products, 64 (2001), 1093-1094.
• E. Kalpoutzakis, N. Aligiannis, H. Pratsinis, D. Kletsas, E. Tsitsa and S. Mitakou. Chemical Composition and cytotoxic activity of the essential oils of five Eryngium species from Crete. European Journal of Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 32 (2007), 76.

Contact

Postal address: Section of Pharmacognosy and Natural products chemistry
Department of Pharmacy,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimiopolis, 157 71
Athens, Greece
Tel.: +30 210 7274597
Fax: +30(210) 7274594
e-mail: etsitsa@pharm.uoa.gr