UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY

UPLB CAS IC

Arreola
Shery Lozel B. Arreola, Dr.nat.techn, RCh
Associate Professor 6

Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Division (AECD)

Faculty Room: PS Anx-303
Email: [email protected]
Links: Google Scholar

Educational Background

Doctor rerum naturalium technicarum - Food Chemistry and Biotechnology
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)

European Master of Science in Food, Science, Technology and Nutrition
Dublin Institute of Technology
Katholieke Hogeschool Sint-Lieven
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Hochschule Anhalt

Master of Science in Agricultural Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Research Interests

  • Utilization of microbial enzymes for food and feed applications
  • Development and validation of analytical methods

Selected Publications

Minion, J.; Labitag, L.; Kagaoan, A.; Yanos, A.; Arreola, S.; Dumandan, N. Response Surface Methodology- Based Optimization of Cellulase Production by Trichoderma Asperelloides RS1 through Solid-State Fermentation Using Coconut Coir. SciEnggJ 2025, 18, 51–63. https://doi.org/10.54645/2025181GGL-47.

Dumandan, N. G.; Kagaoan, A. C. T.; Labitag, L. J. F.; Arreola, S. L. B. Fermentability Assessment of Selected Oligosaccharides by Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum BIOTECH 1074 towards Short-Chain Organic Acid Production with Anti-vIbrio Efficacy. Bioresour. Technol. Rep. 2024, 27, 101922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2024.101922.

Milano, A.; Arreola, S. Evaluation of Transgalactosylation Activity of Commercial β-Galactosidase from Bifidobacterium Bifidum for Synthesis of Prebiotic Oligosaccharides. Int. Food Res. J. 2023, 30, 1450–1460. https://doi.org/10.47836/ifrj.30.6.08.

Gaurana, R. S.; Sunga, S. A. L.; Lim, B. L. J.; Hizon-Fradejas, A.; Arreola, S. L. Microwave-assisted extraction of pectin from dalanghita (Citrus reticulata Blanco) peels. KIMIKA 2022, 33 (1), 91–104.

Fornoles, C. A. D.; Delmo, N. V.; Traje, A. M. M.; Arreola, S. L. B.; Hizon-Fradejas, A. B.; Marquez, K. P. Optimization and kinetics of bioadsorption of aqueous potassium permanganate in charred cacao shells. KIMIKA 2020, 31 (2), 80–90.

Mangao, A. M.; Arreola, S. L. B.; San Gabriel, E. V.; Salamanez, K. C. Aqueous extract from leaves of Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G. Don) Exell as potential bioherbicide. J. Sci. Food Agric. 2020, 100 (3), 1185–1194.