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Item Cytotoxic potential and apoptotic effect of Barringtonia asiatica seed kernel against HepG2 cell line(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-05) Paramasamy,R; Ekanayake,S; Samarakoon,S.RLiver cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality among humans worldwide due to lack of effective therapeutic strategies for control and treatment. According to World Health Organization, 7.5 % of male deaths in Sri Lanka are due to liver cancer and mortality rate due to liver cancer is increasing each year1.Item Glycaemic index of vitagen: a commercial proforma formulated meal replacement(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2018-05) Weerarathne,M P P P; Ekanayake,SBased on the glycaemic index (GI) food can be categorized according to their blood glucose response. At present, GI values are assigned to more than 750 food items available in the international market. However, though there are GI data of some basic Sri Lankan foods and traditional foods,Item Physiochemical properties of rice based herbal biscuit incorporated with the decoction of Syzygium cumini bark(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2018-05) Wijeratne,A C; Ranaweera,K K D S; Ekanayake,S; Perera, P R D; Senanayaka,SDiabetes mellitus is a widespread debilitating disease in the modern-day world which leads to many health complications affecting the quality of life. Intake of less refined food, herbal decoctions etc. play a vital role in managing diabetesItem Potential of Barringtonia asiatica seed kernel extracts as antifungal agents(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2018-05) Ragutharan,Y P; Ekanayake,S; Weerasekera,M MCandida species are leading opportunistic fungal pathogens causing infections in humans. Development of resistance to existent anti mycotic drugs cause the need for development of new agents against candida. Antimicrobial activity has been reported in methanolic extracts of bark and leaves of Barringtonia asiatica.Item Some functional properties of Ipomea batata (sweet potatoes) cultivars for potential use in food industry(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2018-05) Waidyarathna,G R N N; Ekanayake,S; Chandrasekara, G A PSweet potatoes are considered as a typical food security crop for Sri Lankans which can be considered as a low cost energy source. Water solubility index (WSI) and water absorption index (WAI) are used in food industry to find out if particular flour would be useful in the food systems and predict how the materials may behave if further processed.