R. B. Porter

1. Chemical and biological evaluation of essential oils and other major natural products from folklore medicinal plants.
2. Synthesis of polynucleating chelates, featuring coordination cavities capable of binding multiple metal ions simultaneously.
3. Identification and quantification of neutral sugars in sediment and sediment trapped materials from selected areas of the Kingston Harbour.

• R.B. Porter, P. B. Reese, L.A. D. Williams and D. J. Williams, "Acaricidal and Insecticidal Activities of Cadina-4, 10(15)-dien-3-one", Phytochemistry, 1995, 40, 735.
• R.B. Porter, P. B. Reese, "Characterization of a Flavonol and Several Lignans from Hyptis verticillata", Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology, 1999 (in press).