Physical, Inorganic, and Industrial Chemistry Division (PIICD)

Faculty Room: A-126
Email:[email protected]
Links: Google Scholar

Educational Background

Postdoctoral
Texas A&M University

Postdoctoral
University of California - San Diego

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry
Georgetown University

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Research Interests

• Quantum mechanical modeling
• Screening of bioactivity by molecular docking
• Physical chemistry
• Computational chemistry

Selected Publications

Salac, E. L. O.; Alvarez, M. R.; Gaurana, R. S.; Grijaldo, S. J. B.; Serrano, L. M.; Juan, F. d.; Abogado, R.; Padolina, I., Jr.; Deniega, F. M.; Delica, K.; Fernandez, K.; Lebrilla, C. B.; Manalo, M. N.; Heralde, F. M., III; Completo, G. C. J.; Nacario, R. C. Biological assay-guided fractionation and mass spectrometry-based metabolite profiling of Annona muricata L. cytotoxic compounds against lung cancer A549 cell line. Plants 2022, 11, 2380.

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.

Aldemita, M. D. B.; Von Carlo, D. G.; Polintan, E. A.; Manalo, M. N.; Cervancia, C. R.; Micor, J. R. L.; Alvarez, P. L. J. Physico-chemical properties and botanical origin of honey produced by Tetragonula biroi Friese collected from select sites in Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Albay, Philippines. Philipp. J. Sci. 2022, 152 (1), 245–252.

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.

Awards

Recognized as one of UP's top researchers based on Google Scholar Citations (given by the University of the Philippines System; Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City, April 17, 2016)

NAST- TWAS Prize for Young Scientist in the Philippines, National Academy of Science and Technology and Third World Academy of Sciences (2011)

Extension Work

Resource Person, UPLB Bee Program Course on Intensive Beekeeping (2015 to present)