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H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15112
World Ranking
7868
National Ranking
271

Overview

H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has contributed extensively to scientific research across multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses a diverse range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Plant Science, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research prominently addresses topics related to phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, genomics connected with phytochemicals and oxidative stress, natural antidiabetic agents, essential oils and their antimicrobial activity, streptococcal infections and treatments, tea polyphenols, and broader considerations of diet, metabolism, and disease.

Recent publications by H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe include:

  • Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa) as an Emerging Source for Value-Added Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals, 2020, Molecules
  • A Review: Depolymerization of Lignin to Generate High-Value Bio-Products: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects, 2022, Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Potentials of Natural Preservatives to Enhance Food Safety and Shelf Life: A Review, 2022, The Scientific World JOURNAL
  • Regulation of Nrf2/ARE Pathway by Dietary Flavonoids: A Friend or Foe for Cancer Management?, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Carvacrol exhibits rapid bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pyogenes through cell membrane damage, 2021, Scientific Reports

H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • Molecules
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • Antioxidants

Frequent collaborators with whom Rupasinghe has co-authored multiple papers include Wasitha P. D. W. Thilakarathna, David W. Hoskin, J. P. Jose Merlin, Madumani Amararathna, and Cindy H. J. Yu.

Best Publications

  • Kinase-targeted cancer therapies: progress, challenges and future directions

    Khushwant S. Bhullar;Naiara Orrego Lagarón;Eileen M. McGowan;Indu Parmar

  • Flavonoid bioavailability and attempts for bioavailability enhancement.

    Surangi H. Thilakarathna;H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Cancer prevention and therapy through the modulation of the tumor microenvironment.

    Stephanie C. Casey;Amedeo Amedei;Katia Aquilano;Asfar S. Azmi

  • Plant flavonoids in cancer chemoprevention: role in genome stability

    Vazhappilly Cijo George;Graham Dellaire;H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Polyphenols: multipotent therapeutic agents in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Khushwant S. Bhullar;H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Polyphenol composition and total antioxidant capacity of selected apple genotypes for processing

    Shahrokh Khanizadeh;Rong Tsao;Djamila Rekika;Raymond Yang

  • Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment

    Keith I. Block;Charlotte Gyllenhaal;Leroy Lowe;Amedeo Amedei

  • Effect of baking on dietary fibre and phenolics of muffins incorporated with apple skin powder

    H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Laixin Wang;Gwendolyn M. Huber;Nancy L. Pitts

  • Plant flavonoids as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in regulation of hypertension

    B. W. Nileeka Balasuriya;H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Influence of temperature and duration of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on apple quality

    Jennifer R. DeEll;Dennis P. Murr;Murray D. Porteous;H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Total antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, mineral elements, and histamine concentrations in wines of different fruit sources

    H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Steve Clegg

  • Soyasapogenol A and B distribution in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) in relation to seed physiology, genetic variability, and growing location.

    H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Chung-Ja C. Jackson;Vaino Poysa;Christina Di Berardo

  • In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Selected Green Leafy Vegetables

    K D P P Gunathilake;K D P P Gunathilake;K K D S Ranaweera;H P Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Antihypertensive properties of flavonoid-rich apple peel extract

    Nileeka Balasuriya;H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

  • Industrial Hemp ( Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa ) as an Emerging Source for Value-Added Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals

    H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Amy Davis;Shanthanu K. Kumar;Beth Murray

  • Vanillin inhibits pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in vitro and aerobic microbial growth in fresh-cut apples

    H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Jeanine Boulter-Bitzer;Taehyun Ahn;Joseph A. Odumeru

  • Nickel contamination affects growth and secondary metabolite composition of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

    Susan J. Murch;Kamran Haq;H.P.Vasantha Rupasinghe;Praveen K. Saxena

  • Inhibition of oxidation of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish oil by quercetin glycosides

    Gwendolyn M. Huber;H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;Fereidoon Shahidi

  • Variation in total phenolics and antioxidant capacity among European plum genotypes

    H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe;S. Jayasankar;W. Lay

  • A multi-targeted approach to suppress tumor-promoting inflammation.

    Abbas K. Samadi;Alan Bilsland;Alexandros G. Georgakilas;Amedeo Amedei

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Hoskin
David W. Hoskin Dalhousie University
Dennis P. Murr
Dennis P. Murr University of Guelph
Jennifer R. DeEll
Jennifer R. DeEll Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Graham Dellaire
Graham Dellaire Dalhousie University
Fereidoon Shahidi
Fereidoon Shahidi Memorial University of Newfoundland
William G. Helferich
William G. Helferich University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan Balzarini
Jan Balzarini KU Leuven
Katia Aquilano
Katia Aquilano University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alexandros G. Georgakilas
Alexandros G. Georgakilas National Technical University of Athens
Charles F. Forney
Charles F. Forney Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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