Department of Plant Sciences: Recent submissions

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Mechanical stress sensing in Epichloë fungal symbionts during colonization of grasses.

Ariyawansa, K.G.S.U.; Bradshaw, Rosie E.; Gow, Neil A.R.; Read, Nick D.; Johnson, Richard D.; Harland, Duane P.; Voisey, Christine R. (2013)

Epichloëfestucae is an agronomically-important endophytic fungus that grows symbiotically within the intercellular spaces of temperate grass species such as Loliumperenne and L. arundinaceum. Colonization of host seedlings ...
Efficient targeted mutagenesis in Epichloë festucae using a split marker system

Rahnama, M.; Forester, N.; Ariyawansa, K.G.S.U.; Voisey, C.R.; Johnson, L.J.; Johnson, R.D.; Fleetwood, D.J. (2017)

A split-marker system for targeted gene deletion was developed for the model grass endophytic fungus Epichloë festucae. Compared to the conventional system that yields up to 25% homologous recombinants, the method resulted ...
Morphology and Phylogeny Reveal Nine New Records of Polypores from Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Ediriweera, Surani Saddha; Nanayakkara, Chandrika Malkanthi; Weerasena, O.V.D.S.J.; Karunarathna, Samantha Chandranath; Wijesundera, Ravindra Lakshman Chundananda; Piyatissa, Malimboda Arachchige Senuri Udara (2021)

Polyporoid fungi, which belong to Basidiomycota are of leathery and woody texture and have poroid hymenophores. Even though several earlier studies have been carried out in Sri Lanka, the fungal names of theses collections ...
Characterization of Conserved Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Germplasm for Parental Selection in Directional Breeding of Economically Important Traits

Kiriwaththuduwa, B.; Wijesuriya, A.; Silva, T. D.; Ranwala, S.M.W; Wijesuriya, W. (2021)

Enhancement of sugar production in Sri Lanka is very important since a large amount of foreign exchange is spent on sugar importation every year. Cultivation of improved varieties developed through proven crosses involving ...
Genome-wide Identification and Analysis of Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) Genes in Musa acuminata

Piyatissa, Senuri; Bandupriya, Dharshani (2021)

Key Message Eighty four MaLEA genes were found coding for eighty five proteins, most of which are small and hydrophilic, and show ubiquitous distribution in the cell. MaLEA genes, having few introns, are distributed on all ...
Evolution and biogeography of Memecylon

Amarasinghe, Prabha; Joshi, Sneha; Page, Navendu; Wijedasa, Lahiru S.; Merello, Mary; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Stone, Robert Douglas; Judd, Walter; Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa; Cellinese, Nico (2021)

Premise The woody plant group Memecylon (Melastomataceae) is a large clade occupying diverse forest habitats in the Old World tropics and exhibiting high regional endemism. Its phylogenetic relationships have been ...
A keratinocyte and integrated fibroblast culture model for studying particulate matter-induced skin lesions and therapeutic intervention of fucosterol

Fernando, I. P. Shanura; Jayawardena, Thilina U.; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Vaas, A.P.J.P.; De Silva, H.I.C.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Abeytunga, D.T.U.; Lee, WonWoo; Ahn, Ginnae; Lee, Dae-Sung; Yeo, In-Kyu; Jeon, You-Jin (2019)

Increased levels of particulate matter (PM) air pollutants in East Asia have resulted in detrimental health impacts increasing morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological studies suggest a possible relation between the ...
Preliminary evaluation of probiotic potential of yeasts isolated from bovine milk and curd of Sri Lanka

Rajawardana, D.U.; Hewajulige, I.G.N.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Athurupana, S.K.M.R.A.; Madhujith, T. (2019)

There has been mounting interest in the health benefits associated with live microorganisms commonly known as probiotics. Many probiotic bacterial species have been identified. However, the potential of yeasts as a source ...
Multi-Gene Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Haplohelminthosporium gen. nov. and Helminthosporiella gen. nov. Associated with Palms in Thailand and A Checklist for Helminthosporium Reported Worldwide

Konta, Sirinapa; Hyde, Kevin D.; Karunarathna, Samantha C.; Mapook, Ausana; Senwana, Chanokned; Dauner, Lucas A.P.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Xu, Jianchu; Tibpromma, Saowaluck; Lumyong, Saisamom (2021)

Palms (Arecaceae) are substrates for a highly diverse range of fungi. Many species are known as saprobes and many are important plant pathogens. Over the course of our studies of micro- fungi from palms in Thailand, ...
Phosphate-solubilizing fungi for efficient soil phosphorus management

Kumari, P.D.S.U.; Nanayakkara, C.M. (2017)

Rhizosphere soil extracts obtained from eight cinnamon species and three pepper species cultivated organically were inoculated initially on Pikovskaya (PVK) medium. The twelve fungal isolates that solubilized the insoluble ...
Effect of storage temperature and processing conditions on microbial quality of desiccated coconut

Palliyaguru, M.P.G.N.M.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Purasinghe, S.S. (2016)
Rapid degradation of FOG discharged from food industry wastewater by lipolytic fungi as a bioaugmentation application

Witharana, Ayoma; Manathunga, Jagath; Ratnayake, Niranjanie; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Jayaweera, Mahesh (2017)

Fats, oils and grease (FOG) congregate in grease traps and are a slowly biodegradable particulate organic matter, which may require enzymatic or hydrolytic conversion to form readily biodegradable soluble organic matter. ...
Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Sulfonated Copper-Triazine Complexes

Katugampala, Supun; Perera, Inoka C.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Perera, Theshini (2018)

Metallotriazine complexes possess interesting biological and medicinal properties, and the present study focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial activity of four novel copper-triazine derivatives in ...
Serpulanines A to C, N‐Oxidized Tyrosine Derivatives Isolated from the Sri Lankan Fungus Serpula sp.: Structure Elucidation, Synthesis, and Histone Deacetylase Inhibition

Williams, David E.; Gunasekara, Niranjan W.; Ratnaweera, Pamoda B.; Zheng, Zehua; Ellis, Samantha; Dada, Sarah; Patrick, Brian O.; Wijesundera, Ravi L. C.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Jefferies, Wilfred A.; de Silva, E. Dilip; Andersen, Raymond J. (2018)

Serpulanines A (1), B (2), and C (3) have been isolated from extracts of the rare Sri Lankan macrofungus Serpula sp. The structures of 1, 2, and 3 were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray ...
In Silico Pharmacological Analysis of a Potent Anti-Hepatoma Compound of Mushroom Origin and Emerging Role as an Adjuvant Drug Lead

Fernando, Muthuthanthriege Dilusha Maduranganie; Adhikari, Achyut; Senathilake, Nambukara Helambage Kanishka Sithira; de Silva, Egodage Dilip; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Wijesundera, Ravindra Lakshman Chundananda; Soysa, Preethi; de Silva, Babaranda Gammacharige Don Nissanka Kolitha (2019)

Mushrooms are well-known to possess a continuum of anticancer metabolites that are vital in the development of anticancer adjuvant drug leads based on natural products. Owing to the fact that conventional cancer ...
IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FUNGAL DEGRADERS OF LOW- DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)

De Silva, A.; Jayasekera, A.; Nanayakkara, C.M. (2019)

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is one of the most important constituents of waste generated, since the time taken for its natural degradation is long. Therefore, this study mainly focused on identifying efficient fungal ...
FTIR characterization and antioxidant activity of water soluble crude polysaccharides of Sri Lankan marine algae

Fernando, I. P. Shanura; Sanjeewa, Kalu Kapuge Asanka; Samarakoon, W.; Lee, Won Woo; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Kim, Eun-A; Gunasekara, U. K. D. S. S.; Abeytunga, D. T. U.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; de Silva, E. D.; Lee, Hyi-Seung; Jeon, You-Jin (2017)

Polysaccharides of marine algae exhibit different structural characteristics and interesting biological functions. In this study, crude polysaccharides (CP) of eleven Sri Lankan marine algae obtained through hot water ...
Fucoidan Purified from Sargassum polycystum Induces Apoptosis through Mitochondria-Mediated Pathway in HL-60 and MCF-7 Cells

Fernando, I. P. Shanura; Sanjeewa, Kalu Kapuge Asanka; Lee, H. G.; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Vaas, A. P J. Prasanna; De Silva, H Ireshika Chathurani; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Abeytunga, D Thusitha Udayangani; Lee, Dae-Sung; Lee, Jung-Suck; Jeon, You-Jin (2020)

Fucoidans are biocompatible, heterogeneous, and fucose rich sulfated polysaccharides biosynthesized in brown algae, which are renowned for their broad-spectrum biofunctional properties. As a continuation of our preliminary ...
Characterization and cytoprotective properties of Sargassum natans fucoidan against urban aerosol-induced keratinocyte damage

Fernando, I. P. Shanura; Sanjeewa, Kalu Kapuge Asanka; Lee, Hyo Geun; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Vaas, Andaravaas Patabadige Jude Prasann; De Silva, H Ireshika Chathurani; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Abeytunga, D Thusitha Udayangani; Lee, Won Woo; Lee, Dae-Sung; Jeon, You-Jin (2020)

The escalation of fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution has recently become a global concern. Evidence is fast accumulating on PM exposure-related skin damage. The present study explored the therapeutic potentials ...
Beijing urban particulate matter-induced injury and inflammation in human lung epithelial cells and the protective effects of fucosterol from Sargassum binderi (Sonder ex J. Agardh)

Fernando, I.P. Shanura; Jayawardena, Thilina U.; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Lee, Won Woo; Vaas, A.P.J.P.; De Silva, H.I.C.; Abayaweera, G.S.; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Abeytunga, D.T.U.; Lee, Dae-Sung; Jeon, You-Jin (2019)

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has gradually become a widespread problem in East Asia. PM may cause unfamiliar inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and pulmonary tissue damage, and a comprehensive un- derstanding ...

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