Dr. Uma Devi Palanisamy

Monash University Sunway Campus, Australia

Email: umadevi.palanisamy@monash.edu

Qualifications

1998 Ph.D., Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

1991 M.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia

1986 B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Publications(Selected)

1. Thamilvaani Manaharan, Cheng Hwee Ming and Uma D. Palanisamy. 2012. Syzygium aqueum leaf extract and its bioactive compounds enhances pre-adipocyte differentiation and 2-NBDG uptake in 3T3-L1 cells. Food Chem, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.08.056
2. Asiri Perera, David Appleton, Loh Hwee Ying, Sumita Elendran and Uma D. Palanisamy. 2012. Large scale purification of geraniin from Nephelium lappaceum rind waste using reverse-phase chromatography. Separation and Purification Technology, 98(19), 2012, 145–149
3. Thamilvaani Manaharan, Uma D. Palanisamy and Cheng Hwee Ming. 2012. Tropical Plant Extracts as Potential Antihyperglycemic Agents. Molecules 2012, 17(5), 5915-5923; doi:10.3390/molecules17055915
4. Lai Teng Ling and U.D. Palanisamy. 2012. Review: Potential Antioxidants from Tropical Plants. Source: Food Industrial Processes - Methods and Equipment, ISBN 978-953-307-905-9. Edited by: Benjamin Valdez. Publisher: InTech, February 2012
5. Lai T Ling, Yoshiro Saito, Uma D. Palanisamy, Hwee M Cheng, Noriko Noguchi.2012. Cytoprotective effects of geraniin against peroxynitrite- and peroxyl radical-induced cell death via free radical scavenging activity. Food Chem. 132(4), 2012, 1899–1907
6. Thamilvaani Manaharan, David Appleton, Hwee Ming Cheng, Uma D. Palanisamy. 2012. Flavonoids isolated from Syzygium aqueum leaf extract as potential antihyperglycemic agents. Food Chem. 132(4), 2012, 1802–1807
7. Fatima Megala Nathan, Vivek Ajit Singh, Amreeta Dhanoa and Uma D. Palanisamy. 2011. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status in Primary Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma. BMC Cancer. BMC Cancer, 11, 2011, 382-389
8. Thamilvaani Manaharan, Ling Lai Teng, David Appleton, Cheng Hwee Ming, Theanmalar Masilamani and Palanisamy, U.D. 2011. Antioxidant and Antiglycemic Potential of Peltophorum pterocarpum Plant Parts. Food Chem. 129(4), 2011, 1355-1361
9. Uma D. Palanisamy, S. Muniswaran, Ammu K. Radhakrishnan, Nagaraja H.S., Thavamanithevi Subramaniam, and Gan Seng Chiew. 2011. Optimizing ostrich oil bleaching technique. Molecules, 16(7), 2011, 5709-5719
10. Palanisamy, U.D., Ling, L.T., Manaharan, T., Appleton, D. 2011. Rapid Isolation of Geraniin from Nephelium lappaceum rind waste and its anti hyperglycemic activity, Food Chem.127(1), 2011, 21-27
11. Palanisamy, U.D., Manaharan, T., Ling, L.T., Radhakrishnan,A. K.C. and Masilamani, T. 2011. Rambutan rind in the management of hyperglycemia, Food Research International, 44(7), 2011, 2278-2282
12. U. D. Palanisamy, L. T. Ling, T. Manaharan, V. Sivapalan, T.Subramaniam, M. H. Helme and T. Masilamani. 2011. Standardized extract of Syzygium aqueum: a safe cosmetic Ingredient. International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 33(3), 2011, 269-275
13. Puziah Hashim, Hamidah Sidek, Mohd Helme M. Helan, Aidawati Sabery, Uma Devi Palanisamy and Mohd Ilham. 2011. Triterpene Composition and Bioactivities of Centella asiatica, Molecules, 16(2), 2011, 1310-22
14. Lai Teng Ling, Uma D. Palanisamy and Hwee Ming Cheng. 2010. Prooxidant/Antioxidant Ratio (ProAntidex) as a Better Index of Net Free Radical Scavenging Potential. Molecules, 15(11), 2010, 7884-7892
15. Lai Teng Ling , Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan, Thavamanithevi Subramaniam, Hwee Ming Cheng and Uma D. Palanisamy. 2010. Assessment of Antioxidant Capacity and Cytotoxicity of Selected Malaysian Plants. Molecules,15(4), 2010, 2139-2151
16. Palanisamy, U.,Thavamanithevi, S., Sivapalan, V. and Masilamani, T. 2009. The Valorization of Tropical Plant Extracts. Acta Hort. (ISHS). 837, 2009, 41-52. http://www.actahort.org/books/837/837_3.htm
17. Lai Teng Ling, Su-Ann Yap, Ammu K. Radhakrishnan, Hwee, Ming Cheng and Uma D. Palanisamy. 2009. Standardised Mangifera indica extract an ideal antioxidant, Food Chem. 113, 2009,1154–1159
18. Uma D. Palanisamy, Cheng, H.M., Theanmalar, M., Thavamanithevi, S., Ling, L.T., Yap, S.A., and Radhakrishnan, A.K. 2008. Nephelium lappaceum skin peel extracts with high free radical scavenging activity for cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications., Food Chem. 109(1), 2008,54-63