Publications 2015

• Ahmed, M., Abdullah, N., Yusof, H. M., Shuib, A. S., & Razak, S. A. (2015). Improvement of growth and antioxidant status in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, fed diets supplemented with mushroom stalk waste hot water extract. Aquaculture Research. doi: 10.1111/are.12956 (Q3: 1.376)

• Amin, Z. A., Ali, H. M., Alshawsh, M. A., Darvish, P. H., & Abdulla, M. A. (2015). Application of Antrodia camphorata promotes rat's wound healing in vivo and facilitates fibroblast cell proliferation in vitro. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, 14. doi: 10.1155/2015/317693 (Q2: 1.931)

• Chan, P.-M., Tan, Y.-S., Chua, K.-H., Sabaratnam, V., & Kuppusamy, U. R. (2015). Attenuation of inflammatory mediators (TNF-α and nitric oxide) and up-regulation of IL-10 by wild and domesticated basidiocarps of Amauroderma rugosum (Blume & T. Nees) Torrend in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 cells. PLoS One, 10(10), e0139593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139593 (Q1: 3.234)

• Chew, A. L., Desjardin, D. E., Tan, Y.-S., Musa, M. Y., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Bioluminescent fungi from Peninsular Malaysia—a taxonomic and phylogenetic overview. Fungal Diversity, 70(1), 149-187. (Q1: 6.221)

• Hafizah, N. N., Noorlidah, A., Annuar, M., & Vikineswary, S. (2015). Statistical optimisation of radial growth rates of Ganoderma neo-japonicum (KLUM61076) in low cost solid agar plate’s medium using full factorial design and central composite design. J. Trop. Agric. and Fd. Sc, 43(1), 61-72. (Q3: 0.034)

• Ibadallah, B. X., Abdullah, N., & Shuib, A. S. (2015). Identification of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory proteins from mycelium of Pleurotus pulmonarius (oyster mushroom). Planta medica, 81(02), 123-129. (Q3: 2.152)

• Lau, B. F., Abdullah, N., Aminudin, N., Lee, H. B., & Tan, P. J. (2015). Ethnomedicinal uses, pharmacological activities, and cultivation of Lignosus spp. (tiger׳s milk mushrooms) in Malaysia – A review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 169, 441-458. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.042 (Q1: 2.998)

• Mhd Omar, N. A., Abdullah, S., Abdullah, N., Kuppusamy, U. R., Abdulla, M. A., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) mycelium enhanced antioxidant status in rat model. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 9, 5957-5964. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S90746 (Q2: 3.028)

• Mohamad Hasnul, B., Noorlidah, A., & Vikineswary, S. (2015). Investigation of oil palm empty fruit bunches in biosoda pulping by tropical white-rot fungi, Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat. Malaysian Applied Biology Journal, 44(2), 51-57. (SCOPUS-cited)

• Muin, H., Taufek, N. M., & Abiodun, R. A. (2015). Effect of partial and complete replacement of fishmeal with mushroom stalk meal and soy bean meal on growth performance of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Fingerlings. Sains Malaysiana, 44(4), 511-516. (Q3: 0.446)

• Nallathamby, N., Guan-Serm, L., Vidyadaran, S., Abd, M. S., Raman, J., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Ergosterol of Cordyceps militaris attenuates LPS induced inflammation in BV2 microglia cells. Natural Product Communications, 10(6), 885-886. (Q4: 0.906)

• Owaid, M. N., Al-Saeedi, S. S. S., Sabaratnam, V., Al-Assaffii, I. A. A., & Raman, J. (2015). Growth performance and cultivation of four oyster mushroom species on sawdust and rice bran substrates. Journal of Advances in Biotechnology, 4(3). (SCOPUS-cited)

• Owaid, M. N., Raman, J., Lakshmanan, H., Al-Saeedi, S. S. S., Sabaratnam, V., & Abed, I. A. (2015). Mycosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus and its inhibitory effects against Candida sp. Materials Letters, 153, 186-190. (Q1: 2.489)

• Phan, C.-W., David, P., Naidu, M., Wong, K.-H., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Therapeutic potential of culinary-medicinal mushrooms for the management of neurodegenerative diseases: diversity, metabolite, and mechanism. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 35(3), 355-368. (Q1: 7.510)

• Phan, C.-W., David, P., Wong, K.-H., Naidu, M., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Uridine from Pleurotus giganteus and its neurite outgrowth stimulatory effects with underlying mechanism. PLoS One, 10(11), e0143004. (Q1: 3.234)

• Rahman, M. A., Abdullah, N., & Aminudin, N. (2015). Antioxidative effects and inhibition of human low density lipoprotein oxidation in vitro of polyphenolic compounds in Flammulina velutipes (Golden Needle Mushroom). Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2015, 10. doi: 10.1155/2015/403023 (Q2: 3.516)

• Rahman, M. A., Abdullah, N., & Aminudin, N. (2015). Interpretation of mushroom as a common therapeutic agent for Alzheimer’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 1-12. doi: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1100585 (Q1: 7.510)

• Raman, J., Hariprasath Lakshmanan, John, P. A., Zhijian, C., Vengadesh Periasamy, David, P., Naidu, M., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Neurite outgrowth stimulatory effects of mycosynthesized auNPs from Hericium erinaceus (Bull.: Fr.) Pers. on pheochromocytoma (PC-12) cells. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 10, 5853. (Q1: 4.383)

• Raman, J., Reddy, G. R., Lakshmanan, H., Selvaraj, V., Gajendran, B., Nanjian, R., Chinnasamy, A., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Mycosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Pleurotus djamor var. roseus and their in vitro cytotoxicity effect on PC3 cells. Process Biochemistry, 50(1), 140-147. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2014.11.003 (Q2: 2.516)

• Samberkar, S., Gandhi, S., Naidu, M., Wong, K., Raman, J., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Lion's Mane, Hericium erinaceus and Tiger Milk, Lignosus rhinocerotis (Higher Basidiomycetes) medicinal mushrooms stimulate neurite outgrowth in dissociated cells of brain, spinal cord, and retina: an in vitro study. International journal of medicinal mushrooms, 17(11), 1047. (Q4: 0.927)

• Seow, S. L.-S., Eik, L.-F., Naidu, M., David, P., Wong, K.-H., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden mimics the neuritogenic activity of nerve growth factor via MEK/ERK1/2 signaling pathway in PC-12 cells. Scientific Reports, 5. (Q1: 5.578)

• Subramaniam, S., Sabaratnam, V., & Kuppusamy, U. R. (2015). Solid-substrate fermentation of wheat grains by mycelia of indigenous Ganoderma spp. enhanced adipogenesis and modulated PPAR gamma expression in 3T3-L1 cells. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 42(2), 269-281. (Q3: 0.371)

• Tan, W.-C., Kuppusamy, U. R., Phan, C.-W., Tan, Y.-S., Raman, J., Anuar, A. M., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Ganoderma neo-japonicum Imazeki revisited: Domestication study and antioxidant properties of its basidiocarps and mycelia. Scientific Reports, 5. (Q1: 5.578)

• Tan, Y.-S., Baskaran, A., Nallathamby, N., Chua, K.-H., Kuppusamy, U. R., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Influence of customized cooking methods on the phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of selected species of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52(5), 3058-3064. doi: 10.1007/s13197-014-1332-8 (Q2: 1.384)

• Ubaidillah, N., Hafizah, N., Abdullah, N., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Isolation of the intracellular and extracellular polysaccharides of Ganoderma neojaponicum (Imazeki) and characterization of their immunomodulatory properties. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 18(3), 188-195. (Q4: 0.681)

• Wan Razarinah, W., Zalina, M. N., & Abdullah, N. (2015). Utilization of the white-rot Fungus, Trametes menziesii for landfill leachate treatment. Sains Malaysiana, 44(3), 309-316. (Q3: 0.350)

• Wong, K.-H., Kanagasabapathy, G., Bakar, R., Phan, C.-W., & Sabaratnam, V. (2015). Restoration of sensory dysfunction following peripheral nerve injury by the polysaccharide from culinary and medicinal mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Bull.: Fr.) Pers. through its neuroregenerative action. Food Science and Technology (Campinas), 35, 712-721. (Q4: 0.393)