Cysteine-rich peptides are potential candidates for a broad spectrum of applications due to their
highly stable disulfide frameworks. A handful of cysteine-rich peptides have been isolated from
marine sponges so far. ...
Malalasekara, W.S.; Hettiarachchi, C.(University of Colombo, 2020)
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are sessile marine filter feeders that have developed efficient
defense mechanisms against their enemies which include viruses, bacteria, or eukaryotic
organisms. Sponges are a good source of ...
Fernando, C.; Rajendran, S.; Hettiarachchi, C.(University of Colombo, 2020)
Geophila repens is a perennial herb with medicinal properties in the Rubiaceae plant family.
Interestingly, the plant is reported to exhibit antifungal, antioxidant, antibacterial, and
anticholinesterase activity. Different ...
Monascus-fermented rice, which is known as red mold rice has been used as Chinese herbal
medicine for treating hyperlipidemia for many years. Monacolin K and citrinin, showing
adipogenesis inhibitory activity, are ...
Many diabetics use M. charantia and claim that it has a glucose lowering effect. The present
study was conducted to evaluate the long-term effect of consumption of M. charantia porridges
made with different parts of the ...
Cysteine-rich peptides are potential candidates for a broad spectrum of applications due to their
highly stable disulfide frameworks. A handful of cysteine-rich peptides have been isolated from
marine sponges so far. ...
Malalasekara, W.S.; Hettiarachchi, C.(University of Colombo, 2020)
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are sessile marine filter feeders that have developed efficient
defense mechanisms against their enemies which include viruses, bacteria, or eukaryotic
organisms. Sponges are a good source of ...
Fernando, C.; Rajendran, S.; Hettiarachchi, C.(University of Colombo, 2020)
Geophila repens is a perennial herb with medicinal properties in the Rubiaceae plant family.
Interestingly, the plant is reported to exhibit antifungal, antioxidant, antibacterial, and
anticholinesterase activity. Different ...
Monascus-fermented rice, which is known as red mold rice has been used as Chinese herbal
medicine for treating hyperlipidemia for many years. Monacolin K and citrinin, showing
adipogenesis inhibitory activity, are ...
Many diabetics use M. charantia and claim that it has a glucose lowering effect. The present
study was conducted to evaluate the long-term effect of consumption of M. charantia porridges
made with different parts of the ...
Perera, P.S.F; Somasiri, H.P.P.S; Mahanama, K.R.R(University of Colombo, 2020)
Currently there is a trend of using non-caloric high-intense sweeteners, as substitutes for sugars
in food, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages to acquire the required sweet taste. Steviol
or steviol glycosides that ...
Liyanaarachchi, G. V. V.; Mahanama, K.R.R.; Somasiri, H.P.P.S.; Punyasiri, P.A.N.; Ranatunga, M.A.B.(University of Colombo, 2020)
The study was aimed at investigating the impact caused by the cooking method and the rice
type on the amino acid (AA) levels in cooked rice. Four rice types (fully milled raw, non-milled
raw, fully milled parboiled and ...
Johoran, S. Shabnam(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
Bibliometric analysis of 358 research articles published in the Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka was carried out by considering 40 issues published during 2010-2019. Year-wise distributions of papers, ...
Sritharan, T.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
This study presents the analysis of the usage statistics of content page service provided to the academic staff members of University of Colombo. The content pages of 25 subscribed journals are forwarded to all the academic ...
Lankathilake, M.A.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
COVID-19 that emerged in the latter part of 2019, became a global pandemic by early 2020. All community groups suffered as a result, including the university students. They have been experiencing residential lockdowns, ...
Senanayake, S.G.N.C.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
Global connectivity becomes fast and advanced with the introduction of social media
networks such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber, and Imo. This study investigated the
social media network participation and the ...
Manatunga, P.K.S.; Silva, M.A.L.; Adhikari, H.I.S.M.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
The Human Library concept was introduced to the Sri Lankan university sector by the Main Library,
University of Colombo in 2016. Since then, the Human Library has been a calendar event of the
Library Network of the ...
Wijetunge, Pradeepa; Perera, K. K. N. L.(The Library, University of Colombo., 2020)
The Consortium of Sri Lankan Academic Libraries (CONSAL) established a Document Delivery
Service through the British Library Document Supply Service (BLDSS) in the year 2017. This service
was funded by the University ...