Erna Normaya Binti Abdullah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
ernanormaya@iium.edu.my
5122
Expert Profile
Dr. Erna Normaya Abdullah is an Associate Professor at International Islamic University Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2015. Her primary research interest is to help the community by developing a cost-effective, movable, and easy-to-handle eco-friendly sensor for detecting toxic elements in environmental water, which requires no special training. This research follows the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of providing clean water and sanitation for the community. Chemosensors are being developed to detect hazardous metal ions at an early stage and water resources may be monitored effectively. Besides involves in chemosensor research, she also conducts research for the oil and gas industry that related to solve corrosion problems by using organic inhibitors, which is more environmentally friendly. She also uses computational chemistry software such as Gaussion09, GaussView05, Autodock Vina, and Materials Studio to visualize, analyze, and explain invisible phenomena that occur in chemistry-related research. By combining experimental and theoretical approaches, her research outcomes (WOS-articles) were successfully published in several reputable publishers such as Elsevier, Springer-Nature, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Springer, and Wiley. Due to her research interests/expertise in computational chemistry, synthetic and analytical chemistry, as well as drug and food inhibitors, she has served as a manuscript reviewer for several international and reputable publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer, and Emerald. She is also one of the Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) members. According to the Laws of Malaysia, Act 158, Chemist Act 1975, she qualified to produce official chemical analyses for industry and the community without approval from government agencies.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Physical Chemistry ~ Other Physical Chemistry n.e.c.
- Corrosion
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Physical Chemistry ~ Theoretical Chemistry
- DFT approach
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Inorganic Chemistry ~ Other Inorganic Chemistry n.e.c.
- Synthesis Inorganic Compound
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Sensor Technology (Chemical Aspects)
- Chemosensor
Teaching Responsibilities
ADVANCE ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR HALAL HARAM PRODUCTS |
2018/2019 |
CHEMISTRY OF FATS AND OILS |
2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
Chemistry of Fats, Oils and Emulsifiers |
2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Computational Chemistry |
2023/2024 2022/2023 |
EMULSIFIERS AND SURFACTANTS |
2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I |
2021/2022 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II |
2020/2021 |
FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES |
2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FOOD CHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
2019/2020 |
HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING |
2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
Halal Food Authentication and Traceability Techniques |
2022/2023 |
Halal Food Processing & Regulations |
2022/2023 |
Halal Foods & Related Products |
2023/2024 |
HALAL FOODS AND RELATED PRODUCTS |
2022/2023 2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/INTERNSHIP |
2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I |
2019/2020 2015/2016 |
Inorganic Chemistry 1 |
2022/2023 |
Inorganic Chemistry 2 |
2021/2022 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II |
2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
ORGANOMETALLIC & BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
PROJECT SEMINAR |
2017/2018 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY |
2020/2021 2017/2018 |
Research Projects
Completed
2020 -
2022
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Development of Bio Compost Char |
2019 -
2022
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Chemosensor Development for Metal Ions Recognition in Lake and River Water Samples |
2019 -
2023
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Optimizing and Mechanistic Interaction Studies of a Fluorescent Chemosensor for Metal-Ion Recognition in Aqueous Media and Living Cells using Linked Thiosemicarbazone?PAHs: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches |
2016 -
2020
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Synthesis, Characterization and Reaction Mechanism Study of a Novel HIV Protease Inhibitor from a Sugar-based Thiosemicarbazone Series using Density Functional Theory |
2015 -
2019
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Density Functional Theory Studies on Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Heteroaromatic Substitution on 4N-Sulfonamide Thiosemicarbazones |
2015 -
2019
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Supercritical Fluids Extraction Method Development for Extraction of a New Potential Halal Protease from Anacardium occidentale Fruit
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On-Going
2021 - Present
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Structure-Activity Relationship and Mechanistic Reaction Study of Food Spoilage lnhibition Using Phenolic Aldehyde-Based Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold |
2021 - Present
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Structure?Activity Relationship and Mechanistic Reaction Study of Food Spoilage Inhibition Using Antioxidant-Linked Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold |
2019 - Present
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Analysis of Blackwater Treatment of the Green Toilet System in Auto-City, Penang |
Publications
Article
2023 |
(1E)-1-(2-pyrazinyl)ethanone thiosemicarbazone (PT) as a tyrosinase inhibitor with anti-browning activity: Spectroscopy, DFT and molecular docking studies.
Journal of Molecular Structure,
1291
()
pp.
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2023 |
Modification of Carica papaya seeds with NaOH for copper removal from water.
Malaysian Journal of Chemistry,
25
(3)
pp. 431-439
|
2023 |
Optimization of protease extraction from ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula) sarcocarp via response surface methodology.
Malaysian Journal of Chemistry,
25
(3)
pp. 391-399
|
2023 |
Preparation and characterization of poly(lactic acid)/linear low density
polyethylene/recycled tire waste/graphene nanocomposites.
Materials Today: Proceedings,
()
pp.
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2023 |
Sustainable green poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/eggshell powder (ESP)
biocomposites.
Materials Today: Proceedings,
85
()
pp. 83-86
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2022 |
Gravimetric and electrochemical statistical optimizations for improving copper corrosion resistance in hydrochloric acid using thiosemicarbazone-linked 3-acetylpyridine.
RSC Advances,
12
()
pp. 27793-27808
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2021 |
A highly sensitive and selective thiosemicarbazone chemosensor for detection of Co2+ in aqueous environments using RSM and TD/DFT approaches.
Scientific Reports-Nature,
11
()
pp. 1-12
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2021 |
Mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) compounded with recycled
tyre waste/graphene nanoplatelets nanocomposite.
Materials Today: Proceedings,
42
()
pp. 265-269
|
2021 |
Ni(II) Butylmethyldithiocarbamate Physico-Chemical Properties, X-Ray Crystallography, DFT and anti-corrosion screening in different acids.
ASM Science Journal,
16
()
pp.
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2021 |
Statistical study on the interaction factors of polypropylene-graft-maleic
anhydride (PP-g-MA) with graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) at various Poly(Lactic
Acid)/Polypropylene (PLA/PP) blends ratio.
Indonesian Journal of Chemistry,
21
(1)
pp. 234-242
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2021 |
Two-Dimensional Infrared Correlation Spectroscopy, Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents, and Density Functional Theory Study on the Adsorption Mechanism of Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone for Effective Phenol Removal in an Aqueous Medium.
ACS Omega,
()
pp. A-N
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2020 |
Artocarpus altilis extracts as a foodborne pathogen and oxidation inhibitors: RSM, COSMO RS, and molecular docking approaches.
Scientific Reports,
10
(1)
pp. 1-14
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2020 |
DFT/TD-DFT study on development and optimization of 1- anilino-3- phenyliminourea as a colorimetric chemosensor for Hg2+ recognition in aqueous medium.
Journal of Molecular Structure,
1206
()
pp. 1-7
|
2020 |
Inhibitory effects of Manihot esculenta extracts on food-borne pathogens and their antioxidant properties: supercritical fluid extraction, statistical analysis, and molecular docking study.
Journal of Food Process Engineering,
e13452
()
pp.
|
2020 |
Optimization of a protease extraction using a statistical approach for the production of an alternative meat tenderizer from Manihot esculenta roots.
Journal of Food Science and Technology,
57
(8)
pp. 2852-2862
|
2020 |
Poly(lactic acid)/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene nanocomposites with hybrid graphene nanoplatelet/organomontmorillonite: effect of processing temperatures.
International Polymer Processing,
35
(4)
pp. 355-366
|
2020 |
Silver(I) dicyanonitrosomethanide, Ag[ONC(CN)2] complex as
catalyst for the selective oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde.
Science Letters,
14
(2)
pp. 74-87
|
2020 |
Synthesis of thiosemicarbazone-based colorimetric chemosensor for Cu2+ ions’ recognition in aqueous medium: Experimental and theoretical studies.
Journal Of Molecular Structure,
1212
()
pp. 1-10
|
2020 |
The applicability of using a protease extracted from cashew fruits (Anacardium occidentale), as possible meat tenderizer: an experimental design approach.
Journal of Texture Studies,
()
pp.
|
2019 |
Adsorption study on the removal of copper ions from aqueos solution using sodium hydroxide-modified Carica papaya peels.
MalaysianJournal of Analytical Sciences,
23
(6)
pp. 926-937
|
2019 |
Chemosensor development of Cu2+ recognition using 1,5-diphenylthiocarbazone: optimization, COSMO-RS and DFT studies.
Journal of The Brazilian Chemical Society,
30
(9)
pp. 1850-1859
|
2019 |
COSMO-RS and DFT studies on development and optimization of quercetin as a chemosensor for Fe3þ recognition in aqueous medium.
Journal Of Molecular Structure,
1184
()
pp. 538-545
|
2019 |
Optimization of a protease extraction using a statistical approach for the production of an alternative meat tenderizer from Spondias cytherea roots.
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation,
43
(11)
pp. 1-14
|
2019 |
The effect of vanillin on the oxidative stability of palm olein.
Malaysian Journal Of Analytical Sciences,
23
(5)
pp. 861-869
|
2018 |
Synthesis, characterization and preliminary study on acetylpyrazine N(4)butylthiosemicarbazone as a potential CDK2 inhibitor combined with DFT calculations.
Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society,
29
(10)
pp. 2197-2206
|
2018 |
Synthesis, structural, density functional theory, and X-ray diffraction study Of ZN(II) N-isopropylbenzyldithiocarbamate: anti-corrosion screening in acid media.
Indonesia Journal of Chemistry,
18
(4)
pp. 755-765
|
2013 |
Density functional theory studies on vibrational spectra (E)-N-(4-carboxylphenyl)-2-(1-(pyrazin-2- yl)ethylidene) hydrazinecarbothioamide.
Malaysia Journal of Chemistry,
15
(1)
pp. 033-040
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2011 |
3-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-{(E)-[1-(pyrazin- 2-yl)ethylidene]amino}thiourea monohydrate.
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications,
67
(4)
pp. o943-o944
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Conference or Workshop Item
2021 |
2-acetylpyrazine thiosemicarbazone as multifunctional food
spoilage inhibitor: insights from Tyrosinase Kinetic, microbial
activity and computational approaches.
In: 33rd International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM33),
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2021 |
Experimental and Theoretical Study on Adsorption Mechanism of Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) for Effective Phenol Removal in an Aqueous Medium.
In: 33rd International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM33): Green Aspirations: The Way Forward for a Sustainable World,
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2020 |
Durio zibethinus rind as tyrosinase inhibitor for skin whitening agents in cosmetic products: RSM, COSMO-RS, PCA and molecular docking studies.
In: Virtual Symposium on Science 2020,
|
2020 |
Statistical analysis study on optimization of 4-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone as corrrosion inhibitor.
In: Virtual Symposium on Sciences 2020 (VSoS 2020),
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2019 |
2-acetylthiophene thiosemicarbazone as mushroom tyrosinase inhibitor: insights from kinetic, RDG, molecular docking, and DFT studies.
In: International Conference in Organic Synthesis 2019 (ICOS2019),
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2019 |
Chemosensor development for cobalt ion recognition using 2-acetylpyrazine thiosemicarbazone: experimental and theoretical approach.
In: 32nd International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM32),
|
2019 |
Preliminary study on developing 1,5-Diphenylcarbozone as a chemosensor againts Hg2+ ions recognition in aqueous media.
In: International Conference on Clean Water, Air and Soil (CLEANWAS 2019),
|
2019 |
Preliminary study in discovering 2-geranylphenol from Lansium domesticum leaves as oxidation and tyrosinase inhibitor for anti-aging and skin whitening agents: experimental and theoretical study.
In: The 32nd Symposium of Malaysia Analytical Sciences : Simposium KImia Analisis Malaysia (SKAM 32),
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2019 |
Preliminary study in discovering 2-propen-1-one, 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)- from syzygium aqueum leaves as a tyrosinase inhibitor in food product: experimental and theoretical approach.
In: International Conference on Clean Water, Air and Soil (CLEANWAS 2019),
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2019 |
Salasa adulis as a novel dual-functional food additive for antimicrobial and antioxidant properties: experimental and theoretical approach.
In: The 32nd Symposium of Malaysia Analytical Sciences : Simposium KImia Analisis Malaysia (SKAM 32),
|
2019 |
Thermal stability of melt-blended poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/polyamide 66 (PA66)/graphene nanoplatelets (GnP).
In: 1st Process Systems Engineering & Safety (ProSES) Symposium 2019,
|
2018 |
Chemosensor development of cu2+ recognition using 1,5-diphenylcarbazone: optimization, cosmo-RS and DFT studies.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
|
2018 |
Chemosensor development using 2-acetylpyrrole thiosemicarbazone for cu2+ ion recognition in aqueous medium: experimental and theoretical studies.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
|
2018 |
Discovery and development of halal protease from Spondias cytherea for meat tenderization.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
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2018 |
Statistical analysis and molecular docking study on halal potential antioxidant from anacardium occidentale fruits.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
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2018 |
Synthesis, characterization,reaction mechanism and theoreticalstudy of anntimicrobial inhibitor from heteroaromatics based thiosemicarbazone.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
|
2017 |
Adsorption study on the removal of cu ions from aqueous solution using NAOH-modified Carica papaya peels.
In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM30),
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2017 |
Extraction of protease from Anacardium occidentale (Cashew) fruit using response surface methodology.
In: 6th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2017),
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