Halijah Ibrahim

Last updated

Halijah Ibrahim is a Malaysian botanist. [1]

Ibrahim was awarded her doctorate by the University of Newcastle, UK in 1979. She is a professor at the Institute of Biological Sciences at the University of Malaya. She specialises in medicinal chemistry of Malaysian plants with particular interest in Zingiberaceae. [2] [3]

Contents

Ibrahim has also characterised and named at least 8 species of plant. [4] These include Boesenbergia latongensis (Meekiong, Ipor & Ibrahim). [5]

The standard author abbreviation Ibrahim is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [6]

Publications

Ibrahim is the author or co-author of over 30 scientific publications including:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naringenin</span> Chemical compound

Naringenin is a flavorless, colorless flavanone, a type of flavonoid. It is the predominant flavanone in grapefruit, and is found in a variety of fruits and herbs.

This is a list of Singapore-related articles by alphabetical order. To learn quickly what Singapore is, see Outline of Singapore. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. A list of to do topics can be found here.

The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Totarol</span> Chemical compound

Totarol is a naturally produced diterpene that is bioactive as totarol. It was first isolated by McDowell and Easterfield from the heartwood of Podocarpus totara, a conifer tree found in New Zealand. Podocarpus totara was investigated for unique molecules due to the tree's increased resistance to rotting. Recent studies have confirmed totarol's unique antimicrobial and therapeutic properties. Consequently, totarol is a candidate for a new source of drugs and has been the goal of numerous syntheses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daphnin</span> Chemical compound

Daphnin is a plant toxin with the chemical formula C15H16O9 and is one of the active compounds present in the Eurasian and North African genus Daphne of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family with a predominantly Southern Hemisphere distribution with concentrations in Australia and tropical Africa.

Aureusidin synthase is an enzyme with systematic name 2',4,4',6'-tetrahydroxychalcone 4'-O-beta-D-glucoside:oxygen oxidoreductase.

The Distinguished Order of Meritorious Service is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Economy of Sarawak</span>

The economy of Sarawak is the fourth-largest of the states of Malaysia, making up 9.3% of the Malaysian gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022. Meanwhile, Sarawak is home to 7.9% of the Malaysian population based on the 2020 census.

References

  1. "Profile: Halijah Ibrahim". ResearchGate .
  2. Kiat, Tan Siew; Pippen, Richard; Yusof, Rohana; Ibrahim, Halijah; Khalid, Norzulaani; Abd Rahman, Noorsaadah (2006). "Inhibitory activity of cyclohexenyl chalcone derivatives and flavonoids of fingerroot, Boesenbergia rotunda (L.), towards dengue-2 virus NS3 protease". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16 (12): 3337–3340. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.12.075. PMID   16621533. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. Sim, Kae Shin; Ibrahim, Halijah; Abdul Malek, Sri Nurestri; Syamsir, Devi Rosmy; Awang, Khalijah (2014). "Cytotoxic activity of Alpinia murdochii Ridl.: A mountain ginger species from Peninsular Malaysia". Pharmacogn Mag. 10 (37): 70–72. doi: 10.4103/0973-1296.126666 . PMC   3969662 . PMID   24695515.
  4. "Ibrahim, Halijah (fl. 1995)". International Plant Names Index. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. Meekiong, Kalu; Ipor, Isa Bin; Ibrahim, Halijah (2011). "Boesenbergia latongensis Meekiong, Ipor & Ibrahim". Folia Malaysiana. 12: 14.
  6. International Plant Names Index.  Ibrahim.