Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease of oil palm in virtually all growing regions in South East Asia and listed as among the key challenges for this major oil crop. Plant pathogenesis related proteins and in...
Ulam refers to a group of traditional Malaysian plants commonly consumed as a part of a meal, either in the raw form or after a short blanching process. Many types of ulam are thought to possess blood glucose-lowering properties, but relatively...
Hypertension is one of the major causes of cardiovascular-related diseases, which is highly associated with angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) activity and oxidative stress. In this study, winged bean seed (WBS), a potential source of protein...
Termitomyces heimii is a basidiomycete fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with termites, and it is an edible mushroom with a unique flavour and texture. T. heimii is also one of the most difficult mushrooms to cultivate throughout the world...
Metabolomics is often used to comprehensively elucidate the metabolites in organisms like seaweed. Amino acids hydrolysed from proteins and certain targeted metabolites in seaweed have been investigated. However, water-soluble metabolites like...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm producers represent an important etiological agent of many chronic human infections. Antibiotics and host immune responses are largely ineffective against bacteria within biofilms....
In Malaysia, the domestic water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) are classified into the swamp and the murrah buffaloes. Identification of these buffaloes is usually made via their phenotypic appearances. This study characterizes the subspecies of...
Proteomics technique applications have been rapidly increased for analyses of crop plants within the last 10 years. Although proteomic techniques are regularly used in plant research, bioinformatics is considered a relatively new field of...
Mushrooms are considered an important food for their traditionally famous nutritional and medicinal values, although much information about their potential at the molecular level is unfortunately unknown. Edible mushrooms include fungi that are...
Basal stem rot is an aggressive disease in oil palm caused by Ganoderma species. The disease threatens the commercial oil palm plantations of South East Asia, especially in Malaysia. In order to understand the mechanism involved in the early...