Publications of Dr. T Gobika Group

Recent publications
  1. Wijesinghe, U., Thiripuranathar, G., Iqbal, H., & Menaa, F. Biomimetic Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Photoluminescence, and Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. Sustainability, 2021, 13(4), 2004.
  1. Perera. K.M.K.G.; Kuruppu, K.A.S.S.; Chamara, A.M.R.; Thiripuranathar, G., Characterization of spherical Ag nanoparticles synthesized from the agricultural wastes of Garcinia mangostana and Nephelium lappaceum and their applications as a photo catalyzer and fluorescence quencher. SN Appl. Sci. 2, 1974 (2020).
  2. Kuruppu, K.; Perera, K.; Chamara, A.; Thiripuranathar, G., Flower shaped ZnO—NPs; phytofabrication, photocatalytic, fluorescence quenching, and photoluminescence activities. Nano Express 2020, 1 (2), 020020.
  3. Weerawardana, M.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Paranagama, P. A., Natural Antibrowning Agents against Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in Annona muricata and Musa acuminata. Journal of Chemistry 2020, 2020.
  4. Menaa, F., Wijesinghe, P. A. U. I., Thiripuranathar, G., Uzair, B., Iqbal, H., Khan, B. A., & Menaa, B. Ecological and Industrial Implications of Dynamic Seaweed-Associated Microbiota Interactions. Marine Drugs 2020, 18(12), 641.
  5. Chamara, A.; Thiripuranathar, G., Assessment of Haemostatic Activity of Medicinal Plants Using In Vitro Methods: A Concise Review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and BiologicalSciences 2020, 15 (1), 26-34.

Original Research
  1. Wijesinghe, U., Thiripuranathar, G., Iqbal, H., & Menaa, F. Biomimetic Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Photoluminescence, and Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. Sustainability, 2021, 13(4), 2004.
  2. Perera. K.M.K.G.; Kuruppu, K.A.S.S.; Chamara, A.M.R.; Thiripuranathar, G., Characterization of spherical Ag nanoparticles synthesized from the agricultural wastes of Garcinia mangostana and Nephelium lappaceum and their applications as a photo catalyzer and fluorescence quencher. SN Appl. Sci. 2, 1974 (2020).
  3. Kuruppu, K.; Perera, K.; Chamara, A.; Thiripuranathar, G., Flower shaped ZnO—NPs; phytofabrication, photocatalytic, fluorescence quenching, and photoluminescence activities. Nano Express 2020, 1 (2), 020020.
  4. Weerawardana, M.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Paranagama, P. A., Natural Antibrowning Agents against Polyphenol Oxidase Activity in Annona muricata and Musa acuminata. Journal of Chemistry 2020, 2020.
  5. Keerawelle, B.; Chamara, A.; Thiripuranathar, G., Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles via medicinal plant extracts and their antibacterial activities. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2019, 8, 100-111.
  6. Uduwela, U. D. H. K.; Deraniyagala, S. A.; Thiripuranathar, G., ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF THE AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF THE PEEL OF A SRI LANKAN VARIETY OF NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM LINN. Int. J. Ayur. Pharma Research 2018, 8 (2), 154-166.
  7. Jayasundara, C.; Deraniyagala, S. A.; Hettiarachchi, C.; Thiripuranathar, G., Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Leaves, Skin, Flesh and Seeds of Sri Lankan Variety of Cucurbita moschata. International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research 2018, 6 (3), 1-7.
  8. Chamara, A.; Kuganesan, A.; Dolawatta, K.; Amarathunga, I.; Wickramasinghe, W.; Madushani, Y.; Thiripuranathar, G., Evaluation of bioactivities of two polyherbal formulations found in Sri Lankan ayurvedic treatments. Int J Pharm Sci Res 2018, 9 (5), 2073-9.
  9. Dissanayake, D.; Deraniyagala, S. A.; Hettiarachchi, C.; Thiripuranathar, G., The study of antioxidant and antibacterial properties of skin, seeds and leaves of the Sri Lankan variety of pumpkin. IOSR journal of pharmacy 2018, 8 (2), 43-48.
  10. D. N. Peramunagama; Chamara, A. M. R.; Thiripuranathar, G., COMPARATIVE STUDY IN ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF THE DIFFERENT RIPENESS STAGES OF ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS LAM. FRUIT. Int. J. Ayur. Pharma Research 2018, 6 (6), 26-31.
  11. Kurian, A.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Paranagama, P., Determination of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Borassus flabeliffer Linn. fruit pulp collected from several parts of Sri Lanka. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 2017, 8 (6), 2701-2705.
  12. Kuganesan, A.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Navaratne, A.; Paranagama, P., Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of peels, pulps and seed kernels of three common mango (Mangifera indical L.) varieties in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 2017, 8 (1), 70.
  13. Thiripuranathar, G., Chan, A. P., Mandal, D., Man, W. Y., Argentari, M., Rosair, G. M., & Welch, A. J.  Double deboronation and homometalation of 1, 1′-bis (ortho-carborane). Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46(6), 1811-1821.
  14. Thiripuranathar, G., Man, W.Y., Palmero, C., Chan, A.P., Leube, B.T., Ellis, D., McKay, D., Macgregor, S.A., Jourdan, L., Rosair, G.M. and Welch, A.J., 2015. Icosahedral metallacarborane/carborane species derived from 1, 1′-bis (o-carborane). Dalton Transactions .2015, 44 (12), 5628-5637.

Review Articles

1.   Iqbal, H., Menaa, F., Khan, N.U., Razzaq, A., Khan, Z.U., Ullah, K., Kamal, R., Sohail, M., Thiripuranathar, G., Uzair, B. and Rana, N.F. Two Promising Anti-Cancer Compounds, 2-Hydroxycinnaldehyde and 2-Benzoyloxycinnamaldehyde: Where do we stand?. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2021, 24, 1.

  • Menaa, F., Wijesinghe, P. A. U. I., Thiripuranathar, G., Uzair, B., Iqbal, H., Khan, B. A., & Menaa, B. Ecological and Industrial Implications of Dynamic Seaweed-Associated Microbiota Interactions. Marine Drugs 2020, 18(12), 641.
  • Uzair, B.; Liaqat, A.; Iqbal, H.; Menaa, B.; Razzaq, A.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Fatima Rana, N.; Menaa, F., Green and Cost-Effective Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Algae: Safe Methods for Translational Medicine. Bioengineering 2020, 7 (4), 129.
  • Chamara, A.; Thiripuranathar, G., Assessment of Haemostatic Activity of Medicinal Plants Using In Vitro Methods: A Concise Review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and BiologicalSciences 2020, 15 (1), 26-34.
  • Keerawelle, B. I.; Chamara, A. M.; Thiripuranathar, G., A review on plant mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial activities against various pathogenic bacteria. Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences 2019, 9 (4), 561-583.
Book Chapters
Conference Abstracts

Abstracts Published in Local Conferences

  1. Kuganesan, A.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Navaratne, A.; Paranagama, P. In Physiochemical properties and antioxidant activity of peel and pulp of ‘Karuthacolomban’ and ‘willard’ cultivars of mango(Mangifera indica L.) in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: 2015.

Abstracts Published in International Conferences
  1. Wijesinghe, P.A.U.I.; Thiripuranathar, G. Medicinal Plant Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and their Applications, 6 th International Conference Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Plant Biomass: Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Kerala 2020.
  2. Perera, K. M. K. G.; Kuruppu, K. A. S. S.; Chamara, A. M. R.; Thiripuranathar, G. Synthesis, Characterization, Photo-catalyzing and Fluorescence Quenching Performance of Bio-fabricated- AgNPs via Garcinia mangostana and Nephelium lappaceum Under the Sunlight Irradiation. 6 th International Conference Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Plant Biomass: Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Kerala 2020.
  3. Wijesinghe, P. A. U. I.; Thiripuranathar, G. In Plant mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their applications. 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Technology:, 2020
  4. Perera, K. M. K. G.; Kuruppu, K. A. S. S.; Chamara, A. M. R.; Thiripuranathar, G. In Synthesis of biogenic silver nano particles using nonedible parts of G. mangostana and N. lappaceum and their photocatalytic activity and fluorescence quenching efficiency, 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Technology, 2020.
  5. M. M. F. Hassana, G. Thiripuranathar. Asparagus gonoclados plant extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial activity. Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and other natural products XVI, 12th – 14th December: 2018; p. 232.
  6. B. I. Keerawella, G. Thiripuranathar. Green synthesis and silver nanoparticles mediated through medicinal plant extracts and determination of their antimicrobial activity. Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and other natural products XVI, 12th – 14th December: 2018; p. 234.
  7. L. L. J. de Silva, G. Thiripuranathar. Green synthesis and antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles mediated via plant extract of Scoparia dulcis. Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and other natural products XVI, 12th – 14th December: 2018; p. 235.
  8. Cooray, M. P. M.; Thiripuranathar, G.; Paranagama, P. In INSECTICIDAL PROPERTIES OF SECONDARY METABOLITES PRODUCED BY AN ENDOLICHENIC FUNGUS, Penicillium pinophilum AGAINST STORED GRAIN INSECT PESTS, Callosobruchus maculatus, Proceedings of International Conference on BioScience and Biotechnology, TIIKM: 2017; pp 108-116.
  9. P. D. T. C. P. Peramuna, G. Thiripuranathar, P. A. Paranagama. Determination of anti-oxidant activity, anti-bacterial activity and anti-inflammatory activity of indigenous medicinal plant, Piper longum. Proceeding of the International Symposium on Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Educational Exhibition & Trade fair, 23rd – 25th November, TIKKM: 2017.
  10. K. Dolawaththa, A. M. R. Chamara, I. M. Amarathunga, A. Kuganesan, G. Thiripuranathar. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Sharkaradi Kalka Used in Ayurvedic Treatments. Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional Medicine, Sri Lanka, 27th -29th October:2017
  11. A Kuganesan, S D C Ratnayake, G Thiripuranathar, A.N. Navaratne, P A Paranagama. Evaluation of the antioxidant and anti-inflamatory activities of hybrid mango varieties with natural mango varieties in Sri Lanka. Proceeding of the 2nd International conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, SriLanka, 9th -10th March, BIOTECH: 2017; p. 11.
  12. A M R Chamara, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama. In vitro anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of endolichenic fungus Daldinia eschscholzil isolated from parmoterum SP, inhibiting the Hakgala forest. Proceeding of the 2nd International conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, SriLanka, 9th -10th March, BIOTECH: 2017; p. 20.
  13. C Wethsinghe, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama. Semiochemical activity in Gliricidia sepcium on the behavior of low country wood termite Glyptoterms dilatatus. Proceeding of the 2nd International conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, SriLanka, 9th -10th March, BIOTECH: 2017; p. 24.
  14. P D T C P Peramuna, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama. Determination of bio active compounds of Piper longum. Proceeding of the 2nd International conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, SriLanka, 9th -10th March, p. 30 BIOTECH: 2017;30
  15. A M R Chamara, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama, In vitro antibacterial study of Endolichenic Fungus Daldiniaeschscholzii Isolated from Parmotrema sp. Inhabiting the Hakgala Forest. Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Traditional Medicine, SriLanka, 8th -10th December: 2016
  16. M.B.S.Weerawardana, G. Thiripuranathar and P. A. Paranagama. Identification of natural antibrowning agents against polyphenol oxidase activity in selected vegetables and fruits. Proceedings of the 16th Asian Chemical Congress, Chemistry for humanity, Bangladesh: 2016; p. 226-227.
  17. M. B. S. Weerawardana, G. Thiripuranathar and P. A. Paranagama: In-vitro inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase in Annona muricata and Musa acuminate by Ginger and cinnamon oil. Proceeding of the 45th annual session, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, SriLanka, 15th -17th June: 2016; p. 18.
  18. A Kuganesan, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama, A.N. Navaratne. Evaluation of In-vitro and anti-inflamatory activities of (Mangifera Indica. L) extracts of pulp, peel and seed. Proceeding of the 45th annual session, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, SriLanka, 15th -17th June: 2016; p. 19.
  19. A Kuganesan, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama, A.N. Navaratne. In-vitro anti-bacterial study of peel, pulp and seed kernel extracts of (Mangifera Indica. L) against selected bacterial pathogenic strains. Proceeding of the 1st International conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, SriLanka, 12th -13th January: 2016; p. 24.
  20. A Kuganesan, G Thiripuranathar, P A Paranagama, A.N. Navaratne. Bioactive compounds and in-vitro potential of mango (Mangifera Indica. L). flesh, peel and seed. Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, SriLanka, 10th – 11th December:2015; p.169.


Dr. Gobika Thiripuranathar
Head of the Department of Chemistry

           

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