The Terrestrial Natural Products Laboratory is an academe-based scientific laboratory that conducts researches in the field of natural products chemistry particularly in drug discovery from terrestrial plants.
Researches in this lab targets to:
(1) provide scientific evidence for the ethnopharmaceutical use of medicinal plants, and
(2) to discover unique and novel compounds that could be developed into drugs that can target specific diseases. The TNP Laboratory has developed and optimized assays for screening plat samples for possible use in diarrhea, pain, inflammation, diabetes and dementia. In addition, AMES test and toxicity assays such as mutagenicity and anti-mutagenicity assay, are also being conducted.
For LAB SERVICES (assay, phytochem, etc.), please direct your correspondence to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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LABORATORY STAFF PROFILE
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Marvin D. Naing
Degree earned: BS Chemistry
Project: Anti-inflammatory and Anti-Pain agents from Terrestrial Plants
Assays Handled: Phytochemical test, Alpha-glucosidase inhibition assay, Lipoxygenase inhibition assay,
Oral glucose tolerance test, Charcoal tracing, Micronucleus test
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Armenia C. Opog
Degree Earned: BS Chemistry
Project: Anti-inflammatory and Anti-pain agents from terrestrial plants
Assays handled: Cholinesterase inhibition assay, COX inhibition assay, Oral glucose tolerance test,
Mice paw edema assay, Micronucleus test
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Lareno Villones Jr.
Degree Earned: BS Chemistry
Project(s): Herbal Extracts from Benguet for Bioactivity,
Assays Handled: COX inhibition assay, AMES test, Micronuleus test
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Camille Ann Sapico
Degree Earned: BS Chemistry
Project: Cholinesterase inhibitors from Moringa oleifera Lam
Assays Handled: Cholinesterase inhibition assay, AMES test
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Jennylyn Z. Yerro
Degree Earned: BS Chemistry
Project(s): Herbal Extracts from Benguet for Bioactivity
Assay Handled: Alpha-glucosidase inhibition assay, Alpha-amylase inhibition assay, COX inhibition assay
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Ella B. Vidal
Degree Earned: BS Chemistry
Project(s): Anti-inflammatory and Anti-pain agents from Terrestrial plants
Assay Handled: LOX inhibition assay, Alpha-glucosidase assay
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Aldrick Verano
Degree Earned: MS Chemistry
Project(s): Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity component of C.retusa(Vahl) Masam (Tsaang Gubat)
Assay Handled: AMES test, Micronucleus test
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Andrew Cortez
Degree Earned: BS Biology
Project(s): Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity component of C.retusa(Vahl) Masam (Tsaang Gubat)
Assay Handled: AMES test, Micronucleus test, Aquaeons Leaf Extract and Formulated Syrup as Anti-Codic
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Dangelo Reano
Degree Earned: BS Computer Technology
Admin Aide
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Daisy Bantaculo
Laboratory Aide
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BIOASSAYS
Please be reminded that these analyses are under corresponding project, hence, they are subjected to scheduling and availability of equipment and researchers.
Phytochemical test
Alpha-glucosidase inhibition assay
Lipoxygenase inhibition assay
Cox-1 and Cox-2 inhibition assay
Alpha-amylase inhibition assay
Cholinesterase inhibition assay
AMES test
*Micronucleus test
*Oral glucose tolerance test
*Charcoaltracing assay for antispasmodic activity
*analgesic assay
*Mice paw edema assay
*subject to mice availability
