Publications

Year 2024

1. Mohd Yusof F.F.; Mohd Zain N.A.; Osman N.; Lim P.E.; Cheng A.; Gautam A.; Guleria P.; Kumar V.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Acclimation of Polygonum minus Huds. to Low Light Irradiance and Its Effects on Growth, Leaf Gas Exchange and Antioxidant Defense. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

2. Singh J.K.D.; Mazumdar P.; Othman R.Y.; Harikrishna J.A., 2024. Adding value to banana farming: Antibody production in post-harvest leaves. Journal of Biotechnology.

3. Kaur N.; Somasundram C.; Razali Z.; Mourad A.-H.I.; Hamed F.; Ahmed Z.F.R., 2024. Aloe vera/Chitosan-Based Edible Film with Enhanced Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Thermal, and Barrier Properties for Sustainable Food Preservation. Polymers.

4. Zhang Y.; Mohd Khairuddin A.S.; Chuah J.H.; Zhao X.; Huang J., 2024. An intelligent mangosteen grading system based on an improved convolutional neural network. Signal, Image and Video Processing.

5. Khor J.H., Wong G.R., Harikrishna J.A., Taheri S., Mazumdar P., 2024. Assessment of the Differences in the Agronomic Traits and Phytochemical Contents in Three Popular Tropical Tomato Cultivars. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences.

6. Rajakumar P.; Baharum N.A.; Lutfi A.I.; Sadali N.M.; Mispan M.S.; Kuang L.L.; Ling Y.S.; Khalid N.; Rejab N.A., 2024. Assessing Cold Plasma’s Impact on Banana Growth and Fusarium Wilt Control. Plant Pathology Journal.

7. Teoh E.Y.; Amnan M.A.M.; Mohd Noor S.N.; Hamdan M.F.; Lau S.-E.; Baharum N.A.; Teo C.H.; Tan B.C., 2024. Beyond the surface: delving into plant signaling during flooding stress. Plant Growth Regulation.

8. Nishadani D.K.S.; Gunathilake T.M.S.U.; Ching Y.C.; Noothalapati H., 2024. Carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel for pH-responsive drug release of curcumin. Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition). 

9. Yong H.-S.; Song S.-L.; Chua K.-O.; Liew Y.J.M.; Chan K.-G.; Lim P.-E.; Eamsobhana P., 2024. Complete mitochondrial genomes of Bactrocera (Bulladacus) cinnabaria and B. (Bactrocera) propinqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their phylogenetic relationships with other congeners. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny.

10. Loo K.-Y.; Tan L.T.-H.; Chua K.-O.; Pusparajah P.; Chan K.-G.; Lee L.-H.; Law J.W.-F.; Letchumanan V., 2024. Complete Whole-Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. MUM 178J, a Potential Anti-Vibrio Agent. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology.

11. Kethiravan D., Mazumdar P.; Tan B.C., Harikrishna J.A., 2024. Control of cucumber mosaic virus in rockmelon using dsRNA-mediated silencing of coat protein and movement protein genes with no deleterious effect on plant phenotype. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection.

12. Ng Z.Y.; Kee P.E.; Abdullah R.; Lan J.C.-W.; Ling T.C.; Jiang J.-J.; Lim J.W.; Khoo K.S., 2024. Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass waste into mycoprotein: current status and future directions for sustainable protein production. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

13. Zakariya A.M., Saiman M.Z., Simonsen H.T., Ikram N.K.K., 2024. Current state, strategies, and perspectives in enhancing artemisinin production. Phytochemistry Reviews.

14. Ramarao K.D.R., Razali Z., Somasundram C., Kunasekaran W., Jin T.L., 2024. Effects of Drying Methods on the Antioxidant Properties of Piper betle Leaves. Molecules.

15. Ajeng A.A., Rosli N.S.M.; Chen P.X., Abdullah R., Yaacob J.S., Ling T.C., Khoo K.S., 2024. Elaeis guineensis phenotypic traits and non-enzymatic antioxidant responses to the combination of biofertilizer and chemical fertilizer in infertile soil. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology.

16. Omar S.A.; Ashokhan S.; Abdul Majid N.; Karsani S.A.; Lau B.Y.C.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Enhanced azadirachtin production in neem (Azadirachta indica) callus through NaCl elicitation: Insights into differential protein regulation via shotgun proteomics. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.

17. Govindasamy T.; Bhassu S.; Raju C.S., 2024. Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei Infection in Shrimp: Diagnosis, Interventions, and Food Safety Guidelines. Microorganisms.

18. Teoh E.Y.; Teo C.H.; Baharum N.A.; Tan B.C., 2024. Expressing banana transcription factor MaERFVII3 in Arabidopsis confers enhanced waterlogging tolerance and root growth. PeerJ.

19. Mirani A.A.; Harikrishna J.A.; Teo C.H.; Solangi N., 2024. Factors Influencing Somaclonal Variation in Date Palm, Detection and Selection for Application in the Plantation. Somaclonal Variation: Basic and Practical Aspects.

20. Goh S.Y.; Chua K.-O.; Khan S.A.; Kasim N.H.A.; Liew Y.J.M.; Lau Y.Y.; Hong K.-W.; Yin W.-F.; Yong H.-S.; Chang C.-Y.; Chan K.-G., 2024. Genomic and Resistome Analyses of Elizabethkingia anophelis Strain B2D isolated from Dental Plaque of Patient. Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology. 

21. Nor A’azizam N.M.; Chopra S.; Guleria P.; Kumar V.; Abd Rahim M.H.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Harnessing the potential of mutation breeding, CRISPR genome editing, and beyond for sustainable agriculture. Functional and Integrative Genomics.

22. Zainorahim N.; Taufek N.M.; Ganesan P.B.; Tan G.Y.A.; Yusof H.M., 2024. Hermetia illucens Larvae Meal as Partial Fishmeal Replacement in Jade Perch Diet Cultured in Biofloc: Growth Performance, Feed Efficiency and Consumer Acceptance; [(Tepung Larva Hermetia illucens sebagai Pengganti Separa Tepung Ikan dalam Diet Jade Perch yang Dikultur dalam Bioflok: Prestasi Pertumbuhan, Kecekapan Makanan dan Penerimaan Pengguna)]. Sains Malaysiana.

23. Khan A.A.Y.F.; Ahmed Q.U.; Khatib A.; Ibrahim Z.; Nipun T.S.; Natto H.A.; Saiman M.Z.; Zakaria Z.A.; Wahab R.A., 2024. Identification of cancer inhibitors from Hystrix brachyura bezoar extracts using LC-MS multivariate data analysis and in silico evaluation on Bcl-2, cyclin B/CDK1, VEGF and NM23-H1. Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas.

24. Abdul Halim N.S., Vijayanathan J., Abdullah R., Yaacob J.S., Mazlan M.A., Ahmad R., Elham P., Kassim A.S., 2024. Influence of different pyrolysis temperature on the characteristics of forestry waste biochar for sodium adsorption. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.

25. Awal M.A.; Abdullah N.S.; Prismantoro D.; Dwisandi R.F.; Safitri R.; Mohd-Yusuf Y.; Mohd Suhaimi N.S.; Doni F., 2024. Mechanisms of action and biocontrol potential of Trichoderma against Fusarium in horticultural crops. Cogent Food and Agriculture.

26. Ajeng A.A., Shim G.S., Abdullah R., Ling T.C., Khoo K.S., 2024. Metabolites Profiling of Humid Tropic Simulated Bungor Soil Under Biofertilizer ApplicationMetabolites Profiling of Humid Tropic Simulated Bungor Soil Under Biofertilizer Application. Journal of Soil Science and Plant NutritionJournal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

27. Devadas, S., Zakaria, Z., Shariff, M., Bhassu, S., Karim, M., & Natrah, I., 2024. Methodologies and standards for monitoring antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in shrimp aquaculture. Aquaculture.

28. Nyanasaigran L.; Ramasamy S.; Gautam A.; Guleria P.; Kumar V.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Methyl jasmonate elicitation improves the growth performance and biosynthesis of antioxidant metabolites in Portulaca oleracea through ROS modulation. Industrial Crops and Products.

29. Bhassu S.; Shama M.; Tiruvayipati S.; Soo T.C.C.; Ahmed N.; Yusoff K., 2024. Microbes and pathogens associated with shrimps - implications and review of possible control strategies. Frontiers in Marine Science.

30. Singh P.; Lau C.S.S.; Siah S.Y.; Chua K.O.; Ting A.S.Y., 2024. Microbial degradation of low-density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polystyrene by novel isolates from plastic-polluted environment. Archives of Microbiology.

31. Yong H.-S., Song S.-L., Chua K.-O., Liew Y.J.M., Chan K.-G., Lim P.-E., Eamsobhana P., 2024. Mitochondrial genome heteroplasmy and phylogenomics of the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps (Apidae, Apinae, Meliponini). Apidologie.

32. Wahyuni D.K., Indriati D.T., Ilham M., Murtadlo A.A.A., Purnobasuki H., Junairiah; Purnama P.R., Ikram N.K.K., Samian M.Z., Subramaniam S., 2024. Morpho-anatomical characterization and DNA barcoding of Artemesia vulgaris L.; [Caracterização morfoanatômica e código de barras do DNA de Artemesia vulgaris L.]. Brazilian Journal of Biology.

33. Abdullah N.S., Doni F., Awal M.A., Mispan M.S., Saiman M.Z., Mohd-Yusuf Y., Suhaimi N.S.M., 2024. Multi-omics tools for understanding Trichoderma-plant symbiosis: biotechnological developments and future directions. Symbiosis.

34. Gautam, A., Rusli, L. S., Yaacob, J. S., Kumar, V., & Guleria, P., 2024. Nanopriming with magnesium oxide nanoparticles enhanced antioxidant potential and nutritional richness of radish leaves grown in field. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.

35. Wong G.R.; Khor J.H.; Arshad N.M.; Harikrishna J.A.; Ramakrishnan N.; Mazumdar P., 2024. Pre-flowering UV-C treatment influences yield, bioactive compounds and sensory attributes by altering phenylpropanoid biosynthesis gene expression in tomato. Scientia Horticulturae.

36. Ashokhan S., Karsani S.A., Yaacob J.S., 2024. Proteomics Studies Indicate Differential Regulation of Key Metabolism, Energy, and Stress-Responsive Proteins in Azadirachta indica Callus Upon Exposure to Salinity and Jasmonic Acid Treatments. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation.

37. Wang X., Taufek N.M., Arshad N.M., 2024. Recent advances of Terminalia catappa and its application in fish culture: A review. Reviews in Aquaculture.

38. Lee Z.; Lim J.A.; Harikrishna J.A.; Islam T.; Abd Rahim M.H.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Regulation of Plant Responses to Temperature Stress: A Key Factor in Food Security and for Mitigating Effects of Climate Change. International Journal of Plant Production.

39. Mat Jalaluddin N.S.; Ahmad Fuaad A.A.-H.; Othman R.Y., 2024. Regulatory landscape and public perception for gene-edited bananas in the Southeast Asian region. Transgenic Research.

40. Teo W.F.A., Devaraj K., Nor M.N.M., Li W.-J.; Tan G.Y.A., 2024. Sciscionella sediminilitoris sp. nov., a Marine Actinomycete Isolated from Cape Rochado, Malaysia, and the Emendations to the Description of the Genus Sciscionella. Current Microbiology.

41. Kaliapan K., Mazlin S.N.A., Chua K.O.; Rejab N.A.; Mohd-Yusuf Y., 2024. Secreted in Xylem (SIX) genes in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) unravels the potential biomarkers for early detection of Fusarium wilt disease. Archives of Microbiology. 

42. Cheang W.K.; Wong G.R.; Rahim A.N.; Kethiravan D.; Harikrishna J.A.; Tan B.C.; Ramakrishnan N.; Mazumdar P., 2024. Synergistic Effects of UV-B and UV-C in Suppressing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Infection in Tomato Plants. Journal of Crop Health

43. Govaichelvan K.N.; Hamid N.; Kantono K.; Simarani K.; Yaacob J.S., 2024. Unleashing the power of nature: Investigating the effects of storage on plant-based pigments and bioactivities in tropical Ficus spp. extracts. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

44. Mahmod I.F.; Syed Bakar S.N.; Mispan M.S.; Supandi F.; Mohamed Z.; Saiman M.Z., 2024. Weedy Rice Infestation in Malaysia: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go? Agriculture (Switzerland). 

Year 2021

Amnan, M.A.M., Pua, T.L., Lau, S.E., Tan, B.C., Yamaguchi, H., Hitachi, K., Tsuchida, K., Komatsu, S., 2021. Osmotic stress in banana is relieved by exogenous nitric oxide. Peer J.

Mazumdar, P., Singh, P., Kethiravan, D., Ramathani, I., 2021. Late blight in tomato: An insight into the pathogenesis of aggressive pathogen Phytophthtora infestants. Planta.

Liew, Y.J.M., Lee, Y.K., Khalid, N., Rahman, N.A., Tan, B.C., 2021. Cell-free expression of a plant membrane protein BrPT2 from Boesenbergia rotunda. Molecular Biology.

Lau., S.E., Hamdan, M.F., Pua, T.L., Saidi, N.B., Tan, B.C., 2021. Plant nitric oxide signaling under drought stress. Plants.

Rengasamy, N., Othman, R.Y., Che, H.S., Harikrishna, J.A., 2021. Beyond the PAR Spectra: Impact of light quality on the germination, flowering, and metabolite content of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Abd-Aziz, N., Tan, B.C., Rejab, N.A., Othman, R.Y. and Khalid, N., 2020. A New Plant Expression System for Producing Pharmaceutical Proteins. Molecular biotechnology, pp.1-12.

Mazumdar, P., Chiun, O.Y., Lau, S.E., Taheri, S. and Harikrishna, J.A., 2020. The banana (Musa acuminata) MYB gene family and MaMYB14, MaMYB63 and MaMYB110 expression in response to salinity-stress in cv Berangan. Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, (just-accepted), pp.1-20.

Azizi, P., Hanafi, M.M., Sahebi, M., Harikrishna, J.A., Taheri, S., Yassoralipour, A. and Nasehi, A., 2020. Epigenetic changes and their relationship to somaclonal variation: a need to monitor the micropropagation of plantation crops. Functional Plant Biology, 47(6), pp.508-523.

Ong, S.N., Taheri, S., Othman, R.Y. and Teo, C.H., 2020. Viral disease of tomato crops (Solanum lycopesicum L.): an overview. JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION.

Ashokhan, S., Othman, R.Y., Abd Rahim, M.H., Karsani, S.A. and Yaacob, J.S., 2020. Effect of plant growth regulators on coloured callus formation and accumulation of azadirachtin, an essential biopesticide in Azadirachta indica. Plants, 9(3), p.352.

Liew, Y.J.M., Lee, Y.K., Khalid, N., Abd Rahman, N. and Tan, B.C., 2020. Enhancing flavonoid production by promiscuous activity of prenyltransferase, BrPT2 from Boesenbergia rotunda. PeerJ, 8, p.e9094.

Khew, C.Y., Mori, I.C., Matsuura, T., Hirayama, T., Harikrishna, J.A., Lau, E.T., Mercer, Z.J.A. and Hwang, S.S., 2020. Hormonal and transcriptional analyses of fruit development and ripening in different varieties of black pepper (Piper nigrum). Journal of plant research, 133(1), pp.73-94.

Hussain, H., Kamal, M.M., Al-Obaidi, J.R., Hamdin, N.E., Ngaini, Z. and Mohd-Yusuf, Y., 2020. Proteomics of Sago Palm Towards Identifying Contributory Proteins in Stress-Tolerant Cultivar. The Protein Journal, 39(1), pp.62-72.

Chan, Y.Y., Bhassu, S. and Periasamy, V., 2020. Investigating the electronic properties of shrimp synthetic viral DNAs integrated within Schottky junctions. Applied Physics Express, 13(4), p.041005.

Hanafiah, N.M., Mispan, M.S., Lim, P.E., Baisakh, N. and Cheng, A., 2020. The 21st Century Agriculture: When Rice Research Draws Attention to Climate Variability and How Weedy Rice and Underutilized Grains Come in Handy. Plants, 9(3), p.365.

Tan, X.L., Othman, R.Y. and Teo, C.H., 2020. Isolation and functional characterization of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase gene from glyphosate-tolerant Pseudomonas nitroreducens strains FY43 and FY47. 3 Biotech, 10, pp.1-9.

Malagobadan, S., San Ho, C. and Nagoor, N.H., 2020. MicroRNA-6744-5p promotes anoikis in breast cancer and directly targets NAT1 enzyme. Cancer Biology & Medicine, 17(1), p.101.

Usuldin, S.R.A., Mahmud, N., Ilham, Z., Ikram, N.K.K., Ahmad, R. and Wan, W.A.A.Q.I., 2020. In-depth spectral characterization of antioxidative (1, 3)-β-D-glucan from the mycelium of an identified tiger milk mushroom Lignosus rhinocerus strain ABI in a stirred-tank bioreactor. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 23, p.101455.

Hulbert, D., Jamil, R.Z.R., Isaacs, R., Vandervoort, C., Erhardt, S. and Wise, J., 2020. Leaching of insecticides used in blueberry production and their toxicity to red worm. Chemosphere, 241, p.125091.

Liew, S.K., Malagobadan, S., Arshad, N.M. and Nagoor, N.H., 2020. A Review of the Structure–Activity Relationship of Natural and Synthetic Antimetastatic Compounds. Biomolecules, 10(1), p.138.

Sapili, H., San Ho, C., Malagobadan, S., Arshad, N.M. and Nagoor, N.H., 2020. Geranylated 4-phenylcoumarins extracted from Mesua elegans induced caspase-independent cell death in prostate cancer cell lines through calpain-2 and cathepsin B. Scientific reports, 10(1), pp.1-9.

Setiawan, A.B., Teo, C.H., Kikuchi, S., Sassa, H., Kato, K. and Koba, T., 2020. Centromeres of Cucumis melo L. comprise Cmcent and two novel repeats, CmSat162 and CmSat189. PloS one, 15(1), p.e0227578.

Abd-Aziz, N., Tan, B.C., Rejab, N.A., Othman, R.Y. and Khalid, N., 2020. A New Plant Expression System for Producing Pharmaceutical Proteins. Molecular biotechnology, pp.1-12.

Poon, N.K., Teo, C.H. and Othman, R.Y., 2020. Differential gene expression analysis of Secreted in Xylem (SIX) genes from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in Musa acuminata cv. Berangan and potential application for early detection of infection. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 86(1), pp.13-23.

Fan, X., Chen, J., Wu, Y., Teo, C., Xu, G. and Fan, X., 2020. Genetic and Global Epigenetic Modification, Which Determines the Phenotype of Transgenic Rice?. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(5), p.1819.

Mirani, A.A., Teo, C.H., Markhand, G.S., Abul-Soad, A.A. and Harikrishna, J.A., 2020. Detection of somaclonal variations in tissue cultured date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using transposable element-based markers. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), pp.1-12.

Mohamad Ikbal, N. H.,Bhassu, S., Simarani, K., Uni, S., Chan, C. C., & Omar, H. (2019). Prevalence and genetic divergence of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii in house rats (Rattus rattus) from Peninsular Malaysia. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med, 12, 463-471.

Mohd Ghani, F., & Bhassu, S. (2019). A new insight to biomakers related to resistance in survived-white spot syndrome virus challenged giant tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon. Peer J, e8107.

Ali, H., Musa, I. F., Abu Bakar, N. A., Karsani, S. A., & Yaacob, J. S. (2019). In vitro regeneration and issr-based genetic fidelity analysis of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. Agronomy, 9(12), 778.

Setiawan, A.B., Wibowo, A., Teo, C.H., Kikuchi, S., & Koba, T. (2019).Repetitive DNA sequence accelerate molecular cytogenetic research in plant with small chromosomes. Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 24(2) (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS)

Arinaitwe, I.K., Teo, C.H., Kayat, F., Tumuhimbise, R., Uwimana, B., Kubiriba, J., Swennen, R., Harikrishna, J. A., and Othman, R. Y. (2019). Euphytica, 215, 175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-019-2493-3

Poon, N. K., Othman, R. Y., Mebus, K., & Teo, C. H. (2019). Optimization of CTAB-based RNA extraction for in planta Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense gene expression study. Sains Malaysiana, 48(10), 2125-2133.

Ming, F. S., Razali, Z., & Somasundram, C. (2019). Reactive oxygen species scavenging enzyme activities in Berangan banana plant infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, xx(x), 1-12 [Epub ahead of print].

Darsan Singh, J. K., Mat Jalaluddin, N. S., Sanan-Mishra, N., & Harikrishna, J. A. (2019). Genetic modification in Malaysia and India: Current regulatory framework and the special case of exogenous RNAi in agriculture. Plant Cell Reports, doi: 10.1007/s00299-019-02446-6. [Epub ahead of print]

Pua, T. L., Tan, T. T., Mat Jalaluddin, N. S., Othman, R. Y., and Harikrishna, J. A. (2019) Genetically engineered bananas – From laboratory to deployment. Annals of Applied Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12538. [Epub ahead of print]

Sadali, N. M., Sowden, R. G., Ling, Q., & Jarvis, R. P. (2019). Differentiation of chromoplasts and other plastids in plants. Plant Cell Reports, 38(7), 803-818. doi: 10.1007/s00299-019-02420-2

Singh, P., Mazumdar, P., Harikrishna, J. A., & Babu, S. (2019). Sheath blight of rice: a review and identification of priorities for furture research. Planta. doi: 10.1007/s00425-019-03246-8 (Epub ahead of print)

Mahmoudieh, M., Mohamad Noor, M. R., Harikrishna, J. A., & Othman, R. Y. (2019). Tomato Solanum lycopersicum expressing the overlapping regions of three begomovirus genes exhibit resistance to Ageratum yellow vein Malaysia virus. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2019.101425.

Mazumdar, P., Lau, SE., Singh, P., Takhtgahi, H.M., & Harikrishna, J.A. (2019). Impact of sea-salt on morpho-physiological and biochemical responses in banan (Musa acuminata cv. Berangan). Physiology and molecular biology of plants, 25(3), 713-726.

Devadas, S., Bhassu, S., Soo. T. T. C., Yusoff, F. M., & Shariff, M (2019). A new 5-plex PCR detection method for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND)-causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains (AHPND). Aquaculture, 503, 373-380.

Akinpelu, A. A., Ali, M. E., Johan, M. R., Saidur, R., Qurban, M. A., & Saleh, T. A. (2019). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Extraction and Removal from Wastewater by Carbon Nanotubes: A Review of the Current Technologies, Challenges and Prospects.Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 122:68-82.

Devadas, S. Banerjee, S., Yusoff, F. M., Bhassu, S., Shariff, M. (2019). Experimental methodologies and diagnostic procedures for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND). 499.389-400.  

Yaacob, J. S., Halim, N. A. A., Ashokhan, S., Ali, H., & Othman, R. (2019). Distribution of carotenoids and vitamin A activity in aerial organs of selected underutilized Malaysian ‘ulam’ or traditional vegetables (Averrhoa carambola, Manihot esculenta and Ipomoea batatas). Pigment & Resin Technology, 48(2), 148-155, https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-02-2018-0019.

Taheri, S., Abdullah, T. L.,  Rafii, M. Y.,Harikrishna, J. A., Werbrouck, S. P. O., Teo, C. H., Sahebi, M., & Azizi, P. (2019) De novo assembly of transcriptomes, mining, and development of novel EST-SSR markers in Curcuma alismatifolia (Zingiberaceae family) through Illumina sequencing. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 3047, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39944-2.

Mat Jalaluddin, N.S., Othman, R.Y., Harikrishna, J.A. (2019). Global trends in research and commercialization of exogenous and endogenous RNAi technologies for crops. Crit Rev Biotechnol. 39(1):67-78

Ali, M.E., Sultana,S.  Hossain, M.A.M., Hamid, S.B.A., Kader, M.A. & Bhargava, S.K. (2018). Gelatin Controversies in Food, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products: Authentication Methods, Current Status and Future Challenges. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 58(9):1495-1511

Ahamad, M.N.A., Asing, Hossain, M.A.M., Sultana, S., Ali, M.E. (2018). Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay Discriminates Rabbit, Rat and Squirrel Meat in Frankfurter Products. Food Control. 84: 148 - 158.

Mazumdar, P. Wong, R.W., Lau, S-E., Harikrishna, J.A. (2018). Ectopic expression of Musa acuminata root hair defective 3 (MaRHD3) in Arabidopsis enhances drought tolerance. J Plant Physiol. 231:219-233 

Sultana, S., Ali, M.E., Hossain, M.A.M., Asing, Naquiah, N. Zaidul, I.S.M. (2018). Universal mini COI barcode for the identification of fish species in processed products. Food Res Int. 105:19-28. 

Hasanpourghadi, M., Abdul Majid, N., Mustafa, M. R. (2018). Activation of autophagy by stress-activated signals as a cellular self-defense mechanism against the cytotoxic effects of MBIC in human breast cancer cells in vitro. Biochem Pharmacol. 152: 174 - 186.

Vello, V., Chu, W-L., Lim, P-E., Abdul Majid, N., Phang, S-M. (2018). Metabolomic profiles of tropical Chlorella species in response to physiological changes during nitrogen deprivation. J Appl Phycol. In press.

Aziz, A., Mohd Hanafi, N., Basiran, M. N.,Teo, C.H. (2018). Evaluation of disease resistance and tolerance to elevated temperature stress of the selected tissue-cultured Kappaphycus alvarezii Doty 1985 under optimized laboratory conditions. 3 Biotech. 8:321. 

Mazumdar, P., Singh,  P., Babu, S., Siva, R., Harikrishna, J. A. (2018). An update on biological advancement of Jatropha curcas L.: New insight and challenges. Renew Sust Energ Rev. 91: 903 - 917. 

Bonny, S.Q., Hossain, M.A.M., Lin, T.K., Ali, M.E. (2018). Multiplex MPN-PCR for the Enumeration of Three Major Vibrios in Raw Fishes. Food Control. 90: 459 - 465. 

Sultana, S., Hossain, M.A.M., Ali, M.E. (2018). Novel Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Discriminates Cattle, Porcine and Fish DNA in Gelatin and Confectionary Products. LWT - Food Sci Technol. 92. 

Ali, M.E. , Sultana, S., Hossain, M.A.M., Hamid, S.B.A., Kader, M.A., Bhargava, S.K.. (2018). Gelatin Controversies in Food, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products: Authentication Methods, Current Status and Future Challenges. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 58(9): 1495 - 1511. 

Hossain, M.A. ; Jewaratnam, J., Ramalingam, A., Sahu, J.N., Ganesan, P. (2018). A DFT method analysis for formation of hydrogen rich gas from acetic acid by steam reforming process. Fuel. 212

Ho, C. S., Suzita, M. N., Noor Hasima, N. (2018). MiR-378 and MiR-1827 Regulate Tumor Invasion, Migration and Angiogenesis in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma by Targeting RBX1 and CRKL, Respectively. J Cancer,.9(2): 331-345.

Subramaniam, M., Liew, S. K., In, L. L. A., Awang, K., Ahmed, N., & Nagoor, N. H. (2018). Inactivation of Nuclear Factor κB by MIP-based drug combinations augments cell death of breast cancer cells. Drug Des Devel Ther. 12:1053-1063.

Aziz, N.A., Tan, B.C., Othman, R.Y., & Khalid, N. (2018). Efficient micropropagation protocol and genome size estimation of an important cover crop, Mucuna bracteata DC. ex Kurz. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 132(2): 267-278.

Rizan, N., Chan, Y. Y., Rajabpour Niknam , M., Krishnasamy, J., Bhassu, S., Goh, Z. H., Devadas, S., Mohd Din, M. S., Anuar Tajuddin, H., Othman, R. Y., Phang, S. M., Iwamoto, M. & Periasamy, V. (2018). Electronic Properties of Synthetic Shrimp Pathogens-derived DNA Schottky Diodes. Sci Rep. 8:896.

Gan K. S., Tan C. S., Othman R. Y. & Harikrishna J. A. (2018). Transient expression of an immunogenic envelope attachment glycoprotein of nipah virus in Nicotiana benthamiana (Pengekspresan protein G virus Nipah secara transien dalam Nicotiana benthamiana). Sains Malays 47(3).

Abdul Halim, N.A., Tan, B.C., Midin, M.R., Maria Madon, M., Khalid, N. & Yaacob, J.S. (2018). Abscisic acid and salinity stress induced somaclonal variation and increased histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity in Ananas comosus var. MD2. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 133(1):123-135.

Husin, S. Z., Mahmud, M., Ramasamy, S., Othman, R., Yaacob, J.S. (2018). Effect of Seedling Size and Flowering Time on Fruit Quality, Secondary Metabolite Production and Bioactivity of Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. ‘Yankee’] Fruits. Mal J Fund Appl Sci. 14(1):102-108.

Ali, H., Karsani, S.A., Othman, R., Yaacob, J.S. (2018). Production of coloured callus in Orthosiphon stamineus Benth and antioxidant properties of the extracted pigments. Pigm Resin Technol. 47(3):196-207.

Ansari, N.F. and Annuar, M.S.M. (2018). Functionalization of medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) as amphiphilic material by graft copolymerization with glycerol 1,3-diglycerolate diacrylate and its mechanism. J Macromol Sci Part A: Pure Appl Chem. 55(1): 66-74

Ong, C.B. and Annuar, M.S.M. (2018). Immobilization of Cross-Linked Tannase Enzyme on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Catalytic Behavior. Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 48(2): 181-187.

Ishak, K.A. and Annuar, M.S.M. (2018). Temperature-Induced Three-Phase Equilibrium of Medium-Chain-Length Poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA)-Incorporated Emulsion System for Production of Polymeric Nanoparticle. J Disper Sci Technol. 39(3): 375-383.

Nordin, N., Majid, N. A., Othman, R., Omer, F. A., Nasharuddin, M. N., & Hashim, N. M. (2018). Plagioneurin B, a potent isolated compound induces apoptotic signalling pathways and cell cycle arrest in ovarian cancer cells. Apoptosis. 23(2): 152-169.

Agus Budi Setiawan, A. B., Teo, C.H., Kikuchi, S., Sassa, H., Koba, T. (2018). An improved method for inducing prometaphase chromosomes in plants. Mol Cytogenet, 11:32.

Mazumdar, P. Othman, R.Y., Mebus, K., Ramakrishnan, N. Harikrishna, J.A. (2017). Codon usage and codon pair patterns in non-grass monocot genomes. Ann Bot. 120(6): 893 - 909.

Kwong, Q.B., Ong, A.L., Teh, C.K., Chew, F.T., Tammi, M., Mayes, S., Kulaveerasingam, H., Yeoh, S.H., Harikrishna, J.A. (2017). Genomic Selection in Commercial Perennial Crops: Applicability and Improvement in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Sci Rep. 7:2872.

Ho, H., Gudimella, R., Abdullah, M.O., Harikrishna, J.A. (2017). Expression of microRNAs during female inflorescence development in African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Tree Gen Genom. 13:35.

Sok, S.P.M., M Arshad, N., Nurul Azmi, M., Awang, K. Ozpolat, B. Nagoor, N.H. (2017). The apoptotic effect of 1’S-1’-Acetoxychavicol Acetate (ACA) enhanced by inhibition of non-canonical autophagy in human non-small cell lung cancer cells. PLoS One. e0171329.

Haque, A.K.M.M., Leong, K.H., Lo, Y.L., Awang, K., Nagoor, N.H. (2017). In vitro inhibitory mechanisms and molecular docking of 1'-S-1'-acetoxychavicol acetate on human cytochrome P450 enzymes. Phytomed. 31:1-9.

Tan, B.C., Lim, Y.S., Lau, S.E. (2017). Proteomics in commercial crops: An overview. J Proteom. 169:176-188.

Uni, S. Mat Udin, A.S., Agatsume, T., Saijuntha, W., Junker, K., Ramli, R., Omar, R., Lim, Y.A., Sivanandam, S., Lefoulon, E., Martin, C., Belabut, D.M., Kasim, S., Abdullah Halim, M.R., Zainuri, N.A., Bhassu, S., Fukuda, M., Matsubayashi, M., Harada, M., Low, V.L., Chen, C.D., Suganuma, N. Hashim, R., Takaoka, H., Azirun, M.S. (2017). Morphological and molecular characteristics of Malayfilaria sofiani Uni, Mat Udin and Takaoka n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard and Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia. Parasit Vectors. 10(1):194.

Lim, V.C., Ramli, R., Bhassu, S., Wilson, J. J. (2017). A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library. PLoS One. e0179555.

Saleh, H.M., Annuar, M.S.M., Simarani, K. (2017).  Ultrasound degradation of xanthan polymer in aqueous solution: its scission mechanism and the effect of NaCl incorporation. Ultrasonics Sonochemisty. 39:250 - 261.

Hindatu, Y., Annuar, M.S.M., Gumel, A.M. (2017). Anode modification for improved performance of microbial fuel cell. Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 73:236-248.

Ng, T.L.M., Karim, R., Tan, Y.S., Teh, H.F., Dazni Danial, A. Ho, L.S., Khalid, N., Appleton, D.R., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). Amino acid and Secondary Metabolite Production in Embryogenic and Non-Embryogenic Callus of Fingerroot Ginger (Boesenbergia rotunda). PLoS One. e0156714.

Yeo, C.C., Abu Bakar, F., Chan, W.T., Espinosa, M., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). Heterologous Expression of Toxins from Bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Eukaryotic Cells: Strategies and Applications. Toxins (Basel). 8(29):49.

Sablok, G., Perez-pulido, A.J., Do, T., Seong, T.Y., Casimiro-soriguer, C.S., Porta, N.L., Ralph, P.J., Squartini, A., Munoz-merida, A., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). PlantFuncSSR: Integrating First and Next Generation Transcriptomics for Mining of SSR-Functional Domains Markers. Front Plant Sci. 7:878.

Karim, R., Nuruzzaman, M., Khalid, N., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). Importance of DNA and histone methylation in in vitro plant propagation for crop improvement: A review. Annals App Biol. 169(1).

Abu Bakar, F., Yeo, C.C., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). Neutralization of YoeBSpn toxicity and enhanced plant growth in Arabidopsis thaliana via co- expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae-encoded yoeBSpn toxin and yefMSpn antitoxin. Int J Mol Sci. 17(4): 321.

Ng, S.L., Harikrishna, J.A., Abu Bakar, F., Yeo C.C., Cha, T.S. (2016). Heterologous expression of the Streptococcus pneumoniae yoeB and pezT toxin genes is lethal in Chlorella vulgaris. Algal Res. 19:21-29.

Ho, H., Low, J.Z., Gudimella, R., Tammi, M.T., Harikrishna, J.A. (2016). Expression patterns of inflorescence- and sex-specific transcripts in male and female inflorescences of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Annals App Biol.

Subramaniam, M., In L.L., Kumar, A., Ahmed, N., Nagoor, N.H. (2016). Cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of heat killed Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) on various human cancer cell lines. Sci Rep. 6:19833.

Suparji, N.S., Chan, G., Sapili, H., M Arshad, N., Lionel, L.A.In, Awang, K., Nagoor, N.H. (2016). Geranylated 4-Phenylcoumarins Exhibit Anticancer Effects against Human Prostate Cancer Cells through Caspase-Independent Mechanism. PLoS One. e0151472.

Shetty, S.M., Md Shah, M.U., Makale, K., Mohd Yusuf, Y., Khalid, N., Othman, R.Y. (2016). Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Musa balbisiana Corroborates structural heterogeneity of inverted repeats in wild progenitors of cultivated bananas and plantains.The Plant Genome.

Avin, F.A., Bhassu, S., Rameeh, V., Tan, Y.S., Vikineswary, S. (2016). Genetics and hybrid breeding of Pleurotus pulmonarius: heterosis, heritability and combining ability. Euphytica. 209(1):85-102.

Rao, R., Bhassu, S., Bing, R.Z., Alinejad, T., Hassan, S.S., Wang, J. (2016). A transcriptome study on Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas experimentally challenged with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). J Invertebr Pathol. 136:10-22.

George, D.S., Razali, Z., Santhirasegaram, V., Somasundram, C. (2016). Effect of postharvest Ultraviolet-C treatment on the proteoma changes in fresh cut mango (Mangifera indica L.cv. Chokanan). J Sci Food Agric. 96(8):2851-60.

Das, R., Abd Hamid, S.B., Mohamad Anuar, M.S. (2016). Highly Efficient and Stable Novel NanoBiohybrid Catalyst to Avert 3,4- Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Pollutant in Water. Sci Rep. 6:33572.

Aris, M.H., Mohamad Annuar, M.S., Ling, T.C. (2016). Lipase-mediated degradation of poly-epsilon-caprolactone in toluene: behavior and its action mechanism. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 133:182-191.

Ling, T.C., Lin, Y.K., Show, P.L., Mohamad Annuar, M.S. (2016). Extractive bioconversion of gamma-cyclodextrin and recycling of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase in aqueous two-phase system. New Biotechnology. (2016). 33: S112.

Choong, W.P., Tan, C.H., Sow, P.L., Lam, H.L., Mohamad Annuar, M.S., Juan, J.C., Chang, J.S., Ling, T.C., (2016). Efficient enzyme-catalysed transesterification of microalgal biomass from Chlamydomonas sp. Energy. 116:1370-1373.

Nordin, N., Majid, N.A., Mohan, S., Dehghan, F., Karimian, H., Rahman, M.A., Ali, H.M., Hashim, N.M. (2016). Cleistopholine isolated from Enicosanthellum pulchrum exhibits apoptogenic properties in human ovarian cancer cells. Phytomedicine, 23(4):406-16.

Nordin, N., Dadaeinasab, M., Mohan, S., Mohd Hashim, N., Othman, R., Karimian, H., Iman, V., Ramli, N., Mohd Ali, H., Abdul Majid, N. (2016). Pulchrin A, a New Natural Coumarin Derivative of Enicosanthellum pulchrum, Induces Apoptosis in Ovarian Cancer Cells via Intrinsic Pathway. PLoS One. e0154023.