Hiruni Sandunika KumarasingheRajarata University of Sri Lanka · Bioprocess technology
Hiruni Sandunika Kumarasinghe
Bachelor of Technology
PhD (Reading) at Jeju National University, South Korea
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Hiruni Sandunika Kumarasinghe is a Bachelors degree holder at Rajarata university of Sri Lanka (BBST (Hons) in Bioprocess Technology) and currently a Ph.D. scholar at Jeju National University, South Korea.
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Chnoospora minima is a brown alga
enriched with unique bioactive compounds which
are ideal candidates for pharmaceutical,
cosmeceutical and nutraceutical industries.
During this study, C. minima was extracted using
80% methanol and de-polysaccharide crude
methanol extract was obtained by ethanol
precipitation followed by separation of the
po...
Cancer is a major public health concern, and there are no entirely effective treatments. Therefore, natural product-based alternative therapies have been suggested as effective therapeutics against cancer. Marine algae are a promising research tool considered a natural source of bioactive compounds embedded in marine ecology. Algae synthesize a vas...
Seaweed is considered the most important marine bioresource within marine ecology, enriched with ideal bioactive components, including macro and micronutrients, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, phytohormones, minerals, lipids, carbohydrates, antimicrobial compounds, and osmoprotectants. Currently, seaweed is a potential candidate for the production...
Cardiovascular diseases encompass a wide range of disorders that can be categorized into several groups depending on different criteria. The prevalence of cardiac disease is rapidly accelerating in the world. Cardiovascular disorders are responsible for roughly 17.9 million annual fatalities, or nearly 32% of the total mortality globally. The etiol...
An excessive buildup of body fat is a sign of the metabolic disease known as obesity. The primary etiological factor for obesity is thought to be an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, where genetic factors can also play a significant role. The rise in obesity rates over the past few years has encouraged a focus on adipose tissue biolo...
Fucoxanthin is a unique carotenoid present in brown seaweed due to the presence of an allenic bond in its structure. Its chemical composition consists of a central core that is cyclic, many conjugated double bonds, and several functional groups. Fucoxanthin plays a critical role in photosynthesis, absorbing light energy and transferring it to chlor...
Marine seaweeds are a rich source of bioactive metabolites that exhibit several pharmacological properties including anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer effects. The bioactive metabolites present in marine seaweeds have the ability to inhibit the activity of human pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Therefore, the presen...
Marine biotechnology is a broad field with a profound and global sociological
footprint. Within that sociological macrocosm, marine algae act as an emerging
field of research that is exemplified by the superabundance of natural sources to
harvest bioactive compounds. Algae synthesize a comprehensive array of
bioactive compounds including polysa...
Despite the advancement of allopathic medicine, G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are investigated as ideal drug targets for a range of chronic diseases including cancers, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegeneration. During the past decades, scientists have been directly focused on...
Chnoospora minima is a brown algae enriched with unique bioactive compounds which are ideal candidates for pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, and nutraceutical industries. During this study, C.minima were extracted using 80% methanol and de-polysaccharide crude methanol extract was obtained by ethanol precipitation followed by separation of the polysac...
Chnoospora minima is a brown alga that belonged to the group of Phaeophyceae, which
exhibited different bioactivities including anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant, etc. The present study aimed to investigate the phytochemical composition of the
de-polysaccharide and polysaccharide-rich methanolic extracts and their fracti...
Marine algae have been investigated as a part of the human diet for thousands of years. They have recently been used as raw materials in the production of a variety of seaweed-based foods due to their high nutritional content. Most of the marine algae can be utilized for human consumption, and they are referred to as "edible seaweeds". With the acc...