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Prof.N.L.V.V.Karunarathne

Faculty: Science

Faculty Publications
Science Design and synthesis of novel derivatives of 6β-hydroxy betunolic acid as antibacterial agents

WGD Wickramasingha, S Jayasinghe, DN Karunaratne, ...
Tetrahedron 128, 133125
Science A new dimeric carbazole alkaloid from Murraya koenigii (L.) leaves with α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities

SNTI Sampath, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne, ...
Phytochemistry Letters 52, 87-91
Science Antifungal, antibacterial, and AChE inhibitory activity of the alkaloid mixture of Holarrhena mitis (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult (Kirimawara)

WGD Wickramasingha, A Jayaweera, S Jayasinghe, DN Karunaratne, ...
Ceylon Journal of Science 51 (2), 129-136
Science A Greener Mechanochemical Approach to the Synthesis of Urea-Hydroxyapatite Nanohybrids for Slow Release of Plant Nutrients

M de Silva, C Sandaruwan, FCR Hernandez, O Sahin, M Ashokkumar, ...
Science Antidiabetic mechanisms of the hexane extract of an Ayurvedic polyherbal mixture in diabetic rats

S Sampath, JMS Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
Science Alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities of a novel compound isolated from Murraya koenigii

S Sampath, JMS Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
Science Practical and scalable synthesis of beclomethasone dipropionate

DT Welideniya, AS Jayathilaka, AD Acharige, KAU Samanthi, ...
Steroids 177, 108948
Science Potential pharmaceutical applications of endemic plants: When will Sri Lanka understand the economic value chain?

V Karunaratne
Vidyodaya Journal of Science 24 (02)
Science An efficient and high-yielding method for extraction and purification of linamarin from Cassava; in vitro biological evaluation

KAU Samanthi, DT Welideniya, AD Acharige, SR Samarakoon, ...
Natural Product Research 35 (21), 4169-4172
Science Sub-acute antihyperlipidemic and antihyperglycemic activity of the hexane extract of a polyherbal mixture in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

S Sampath, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Ceylon Journal of Science 50 (3), 279-287
Science Updating Levothyroxine Synthesis for the Modern Age

SS Perera, UK Wanninayake, DT Welideniya, AS Jayathilaka, ...
Current Organic Synthesis 18 (4), 371-376
Science Mechanistic Insights into Interactions at Urea–Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticle Interface

NL Fernando, DTN Rathnayake, N Kottegoda, JKDS Jayanetti, ...
Langmuir 37 (22), 6691-6701
Science Antibacterial and synergistic activity of 6β-hydroxy-3-oxolup-20 (29)-en-28-oic acid (6β-hydroxy betunolic acid) isolated from Schumacheria castaneifolia vahl

WGD Wickramasingha, S Jayasinghe, DN Karunaratne, E Ekanayake, ...
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 38, 116142
Science Pseudobrookite based heterostructures for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

N Fernando, J Swaminathan, FCR Hernandez, G Priyadarshana, ...
Materials Reports: Energy 1 (2), 100020
Science Zinc-doped hydroxyapatite–urea nanoseed coating as an efficient macro–micro plant nutrient delivery agent

L Abeywardana, M de Silva, C Sandaruwan, D Dahanayake, ...
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 1 (3), 230-239
Science Dual mechanisms of a Sri Lankan traditional polyherbal mixture in the improvement of pancreatic beta cell functions and restoration of lipoprotein alterations in streptozotocin …

DSNK Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 267, 113613
Science Baseline iron and low-grade inflammation modulate the effectiveness of iron supplementation: evidence from follow-up of pregnant Sri Lankan women

MSK Rabindrakumar, VP Wickramasinghe, C Arambepola, ...
European journal of nutrition 60, 1101-1109
Science Method of producing titanium from titanium oxides through magnesium vapour reduction

G Amaratunga, N Fernando, G Priyadarshana, V Karunaratne, ...
US Patent 10,927,433
Science Homeostatic model assessment of a Sri Lankan polyherbal mixture in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

S Sampath, JMS Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
Science Production of vincristine and vinblastine by the endophytic fungus Botryosphaeria laricina strain (CRS1) is dependent on stimulating factors present in Catharanthus roseus

CJ Bandara, A Siriwardhana, DN Karunaratne, BM Ratnayake Bandara, ...
The Natural Products Journal 11 (2), 221-230
Science Magnetite-Functionalized Plumbagin for Therapeutic Applications

S Liyanaarachchi, C Padumadasa, G Priyadarshana, FCR Hernandez, ...
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (3), 1361-1372
Science Chitosan-Alginate Nanoparticles as a Novel Delivery System for Linamarin

I Nicholas, V Karunaratne, G Amaratunga, N Karunaratne, S Samarakoon, ...
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
Science Advances in Drug Formulation

B Mukherjee, J Engblom, PCL Ho, V Karunaratne
Frontiers in Pharmacology 11, 608771
Science Antihyperglycemic activity of fruit extracts of Sri Lankan endemic species Garcinia quaesita Pierre “Rathgoraka” and its isolated compound, garcinol

D Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne, ...
Ceylon Journal of Science 49 (3), 303-309
Science Urea–hydroxyapatite nanohybrid as an efficient nutrient source in Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea)

S Raguraj, WMS Wijayathunga, GP Gunaratne, RKA Amali, ...
Journal of Plant Nutrition 43 (15), 2383-2394
Science Urea-silica nanohybrids with potential applications for slow and precise release of nitrogen

M de Silva, DP Siriwardena, C Sandaruwan, G Priyadarshana, ...
Materials Letters 272, 127839
Science Facile mechanochemical approach to synthesizing edible food preservation coatings based on alginate/ascorbic acid-layered double hydroxide bio-nanohybrids

C Madhusha, I Munaweera, V Karunaratne, N Kottegoda
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68 (33), 8962-8975
Science Acute and subchronic toxicity profile of a polyherbal drug used in Sri Lankan traditional medicine

DSNK Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2020
Science Medicinal plants in management of diabetes mellitus: An overview

D Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Ceylon Journal of Science 49 (1), 3-11
Science Correlation between antioxidant activity and the garcinol content released from fruit rinds of endemic Garcinia quaesita Pierre on different cooking conditions

DSNK Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, A Priyadarshani Attanayake, ...
Journal of Food Quality 2020, 1-7
Science Research Article Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Profile of a Polyherbal Drug Used in Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine

DSNK Liyanagamage, S Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Science Determination of antibacterial activity of 6β-hydroxybetunolic acid and interaction with oxacillin

WGD Wickramasingha, S Jayasinghe, DN Karunaratne, ...
Institute of Chemistry Ceylon Adamantane House, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
Science Investigation of antihyperglycaemic activity of hexane extract of polyherbal mixture in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

S Sampath, JMS Jayasinghe, AP Attanayake, V Karunaratne
Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka