Normah Haron is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, teaching food concentration subjects, namely Food Biotechnology, Analytical Methods for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Natural Products, Food, Nutrition and Health, Food Toxicology and Assessment and Fats and Oil Technology. She obtained her BSc (Hon) and MSc from University Kebangsaan Malaysia in Nutrition and Health Sciences.
Upon completion, she worked as a research officer in Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya for a year (from January 2008 till December 2008) and had taken part in the analysis of the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (2003). She became an academic trainee at the Kulliyyah of Science and pursued her Ph.D in Food Science and Technology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia from July 2009 till September 2013. Her current research interest is on bioactive compounds, such as phenolic acids and flavonoids in Malaysian traditional vegetables that focus on Pucuk Gajus, Bunga Telang and Banana flower plants. 

• Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Food Sciences and Nutrition ~ Nutrient Composition of Food - Bioactive compounds and phytochemicals in plant

FOOD TOXICOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT

2023/2024

Completed

2019 - 2022	Mechanism of action of polyphenols in the cashew shoots (Anacardium occidentale) extracts in inhibiting DPP-IV and ?-amylase in vitro as a potential agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2016 - 2020	Investigation Of Insulin-like Protein Of Some Malaysia Medicinal Plants For Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
2015 - 2019	Profiling the phenolic compounds and their antioxidants properties in selected aromatic plants in Malaysia
2015 - 2019	The role of bioactive compounds from Anacardium occidentale (Pucuk Gajus) as antihyperglycaemic agents for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes
2014 - 2019	Optimization of Operating Conditions for Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) Essential Oil
2014 - 2018	Profiling of Bioactive Compounds in Malaysian Herbs

On-Going

2018 - Present	Investigation of chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of patchouli essential oils produced by conventional methods and supercritical fluid extraction for natural food preservative
2018 - Present	Mechanisms of action of phenolic compounds from Anacardium occidentale in stimulating glucose uptake via regulation of GLUT 4 and its related microRNAs in 3T3-L1 Adipocyte Cells
2018 - Present	Mechanisms of action of phenolic compounds from Anacardium occidentale in stimulating glucose uptake via regulation of GLUT 4 and its related microRNAs in 3T3-L1 Adipocyte Cells

Article

2022	Anacardium occidentale Linn. Leaves and its medicinal properties. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 25 (3) pp. 27-36
2022	Analysis of phenolic profile, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in Anacardium occidentale leaves. Food Research, 6 (1) pp. 20-26
2022	Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: a brief review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 63 (Supp. 1) pp. S490-S495
2022	Sustainability study of the processing of kitchen waste as a potential source of biofuel: biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO). Materials Today: Proceedings, 63 (Supp. 1) pp. S484-S489
2021	Molecular Docking of Polyphenol Compounds from Anacardium occidentalewith Alpha-Glucosidase and Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-4 Enzymes. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 17 (2) pp. 202-216
2021	Proximate analysis of gluten-free milk boosting cookies containing banana flowers. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (4) pp. 137-143
2020	The effect of bioactive polyphenols from Anacardium occidentaleLinn. leaveson α-Amylase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV activities. Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 20 (5) pp. 1010-1017
2019	Antimacrobial Properties of gynura procumbens (Sambung Nyawa) leaves In methanolic and acidic extracts. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, 3 (2) pp. 605-615
2019	Antioxidant capacity of the green leafy vegetables using oxygen radical antioxidant capacity (ORAC), 2,2'-Azino-Bis (3Ethylbenzothiazoline-6-Sulphonic Acid (ABTS) and 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. Science Heritage Journal (GWS), 3 (1) pp. 1-7
2019	Phenolic profiling of selected herbal plants: free, soluble bound and insoluble bound phenolics and their antioxidant activities. Advances in Bioresearch, 10 (1) pp. 9-15
2019	The effect of bioactive polyphenols from anacardium occidentale linn. Leaves on α-amylase and dipeptidyl peptidase iv activities. Indonesia Journal of Chemistry, () pp.
2019	Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) extracts. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 725-733
2019	Total phenolic contents and antioxidant scavenging capacity in free and bound extracts of Christia vespertilionisis (daun rerama). International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 649-657
2018	Quantitative protein expression of Malaysian Phaleriamacrocarpa. International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology , I, 6 (2) pp. 18-22
2016	Extraction optimization and properties of collagen from chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) feet. International Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM), 15 (Supplement issue) pp. 37
2008	Antioxidants intake and status, and oxidative stress in relation to breast cancer risks: a case-control study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 9 () pp. 343-350

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	Proximate Analysis of Gluten-Free Milk Boosting Cookies Made from Banana Flower (Musa paradisiaca). In: Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices XVII (2021) (ASOMPS 2021),
2018	Quantification of phenolic compounds in selected herbs using HPLC. In: 34th International Conference on Natural Products 2018 (ICNP 2018),
2018	Quantitative protein expression of Malaysian Phaleria macrocarpa. In: 151st IIER International Conference,
2018	The role of bioactive compounds from Anacardium Occidentale Linn. On alpha amylase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV as antidiabetic agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus management. In: 34th International Conference on Natural Products (ICNP 2018),
2016	Antibacterial activities of protein extracts from andrographis paniculata, tinospora crispa and centella asiatica. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016	Antibacterial antivities of protein extracts from Andrographis paniculata, Tinospora crispa and Centella asiatica. In: Medical Research Symposium and Pacific Partnership in conjuction with Kuantan Research Day,
2016	Extraction optimization and properties of collagen from chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) feet. In: Medical Research Symposium (MRS) and Pacific Partnership in Conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016	Protein profilong of chicken breast muscle from different slaughter houses in relation to meat quality. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016	Quantification of total phenolic contents and their antioxidant scavenging capacity in selected herbs extract. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2015	Development of LC/MS-MS method for analysis of polyphenols in Malaysian traditional vegetables . In: Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2015,

Monograph

2019	Optimization of operating conditions for supercritical fluid extraction of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) essential oil.. In: ,
2018	Profiling of bioactive compounds in Malaysian herbs. In: ,
2018	Profiling of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities from Malaysian aromatic plants. In: ,
2018	The role of bioactive polyphenols from anacardium occidentale linn. leaves on α-amylase and dipeptidyl peptidase iv activities for type 2 diabetes mellitus management. In: ,