Physical, Inorganic, and Industrial Chemistry Division (PIICD)

General Chemistry and Chemical Education Division (GCCED)

Faculty Room: PS A-130
Email: [email protected]
Links: Google Scholar

Educational Background

Doctoral Studies of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Master of Science in Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Research Interests

• Chemical kinetics
• Chemical profiling of bee products
• Computational chemistry

Selected Publications

Abrera, A.; Castrosanto, M.; Hermocilla, J. A.; Manalo, M. Molecular docking of ecdysone agonists and limonoid components of calamondin seeds to tobacco budworm ecdysone receptor. Kimika 2022, 33 (1), 9–19.

Castrosanto, M. A.; Abrera, A. T.; Manalo, M. N.; Ghosh, A. In silico evaluation of binding of phytochemicals from bayati (Anamirta cocculus Linn) to the glutathione-S-transferase of Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée). J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 2022, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2022.2036240

Abrera, A. T.; Chang, H.; Kracher, D.; Ludwig, R.; Haltrich, D. Characterization (electrochemical and kinetic properties) of pyranose oxidase variants for bioelectrocatalytic applications. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Proteins Proteomics 2020, 1868 (2), 140335.

Abrera, A. T.; Sützl, L.; Haltrich, D. Pyranose oxidase: A versatile sugar oxidoreductase for bioelectrochemical applications. Bioelectrochemistry 2020, 132, 107409.

Medina, E. E. R.; Abrera, A. T.; Manalo, M. N. Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from seeds of ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) and its antifeedant activity against the third instar of common cutworm (Spodoptera litura). Philipp. Agric. Sci. 2020, 103 (3), 201–206.