Our research group are focusing on Natural Products Chemistry and Synthesis Organic (NPSO). In the Natural Products domain, we have worked on both the rare Malaysian forest plants and also common plants used as food and traditional medicine in Malaysia. The forest plant studied covers those from the families of Lauraceae, Meliaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Myristicaceae, Apocynaceae and Rubiaceae. As for the food and medicinal plants, we have studied in particular the family Zingiberaceae. These studies have contributed to us gaining experience and expertise in the field of chromatographic analysis (isolation of pure compounds) and spectroscopic analysis (structural elucidation). The type of compounds isolated and identified in our laboratory are cyclic polyketides, phenylpropanoids, isoquinoline and indole alkaloids, terpenes (monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes and triterpenes), flavonoids, limonoids and lignans. Recently, we have performed Structure-Activity Relationship Studies (SAR), Molecular Docking and total synthesis of natural products.

• ICNP2023 at Aloft KL Sentral - 11-13th September 2023

• Welcome to Shira, Farah, Hasan and Nizam to NPSO family.

• Welcome Prof. Mohammad M. Ibrahim, our visiting scientist to NPSO laboratory. 

• Welcome to the new intern and research attachment to NPSO member - Intan, Acyl and Sandra.