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Nurul Iman Aminudin

Academic Qualifications

  • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CHEMISTRY) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • - MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET),

Nurul Iman Aminudin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

nuruliman@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


ChM. Dr. Nurul Iman Aminudin is a Registered Chemist under Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) and currently working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan specialising in natural product chemistry and medicinal chemistry fields. Her research focuses on the isolation, structural elucidation of natural product compounds, method development for standardized extract and pharmacological enhancement of bioactive compounds derived from plants via chemical and green synthesis methodologies particularly microbial biotransformation approach. She possessed extensive experiences in analytical techniques including chromatography, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry as well as in vitro bioassays for assessing antioxidant, antimicrobial and enzymatic analysis (anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory). Her research also integrates computational drug discovery tools such as high-throughput screening (HTS), molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations to accelerate the development of therapeutic leads from natural sources. 

She has authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in several reputable publishers including Elsevier, Springer, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Taylor & Francis. She also served as reviewer for international and local journals including Scientific Reports, BMC Complementary Medicine, Natural Products Research, Sains Malaysiana and Malaysian Journal of Chemistry. She is a lifetime member of Malaysian Natural Products Society (MNPS). Beyond her academic contributions, she is also passionate about science communication and STEM education. She promotes scientific curiosity among young learners by inventing pHurple’em pH kit, an innovative educational tool made from purple potato extract. She also successfully filed several copyrights for the kit and related works.



Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Organic Chemistry ~ Natural Products Chemistry
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Separation Science - Chromatography
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Analytical Spectrometry - Analytical Chemistry
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Computational Chemistry - Drug design


Professional Membership


  • 2018 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Natural Products Society
  • 2018 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), American Chemical Society
  • 2020 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Institut Kimia Malaysia
  • 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), ANALIS


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCE ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR HALAL HARAM PRODUCTS 2019/2020
ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPY 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
COMPUTER IN SCIENCE 2017/2018
Cosmetic Ingredient & Formulation 2025/2026
Final Year Project 1 2025/2026 2024/2025
Final Year Project 2 2025/2026 2024/2025
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021
GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022
HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING 2018/2019
Introduction to Practical Organic Chemistry 2020/2021
Medicinal Chemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
MEDICINAL PLANTS 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Natural Product Chemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Separation Techniques for Medicinal Chemistry 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Spectroscopy 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
TOXICOLOGY AND DRUG INTERACTIONS 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018


Supervision


Optimization Of Bioactive Compounds Enrich Extract Processed From Ulva Lactuca And Improvement Of Cosmetic Activity By Optimizing The Formulation Of Drug-Loaded Nanoemulgel.
Ph.D Completed 2025 Co-supervisor
Xanthorrhizol Derivatives As Hyaluronidase And Lipoxygenase Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, In Silico And In Vitro Analyses.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
Beta-Carboline Analogues With Improved Antibiotic Agent Towards Dna Gyrase: Molecular Design, Synthesis And Antibacterial Studies.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2023 SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION (SFE) AND CONVENTIONAL MACERATION FOR THE ISOLATION IN ANISOPTERA LAEVIS (DIPTEROCARPACEAE)
2019 - 2023 Determination and characterisation of vitamin B12 from edible green seaweed, Ulva lactuta
2018 - 2022 Microbial Biotransformation of Sesquiterpenoid and Diarylheptanoid from Curcuma sp. By Actinomycetes strains towards Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Cancer Activities
On-Going
2022 - Present Molecular design, SAR studies and mechanism of action of ?-Carboline analogues towards antibacterial infection: An in-silico approach


Awards & Recognition


09 Oct, 2024 Best Poster for Kulliyyah of Science Research & Exhibition 2024 - Kulliyyah of Science KCDIO
25 May, 2022 Gold Medal - Institut Kimia Malaysia National


Publications


Articles

2025 Biotransformation of curcumin by Streptomyces sp. K1-18 isolated from mangrove soil. Natural Product Research, 39 (10) pp. 2824-2830
2024 Assessing β-carboline analogues as antibiotic agent using in vitro studies. Asian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 5 (3) pp. 1-13
2024 Comparative study on different extraction methods for stilbenoids: maceration and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of Anisoptera laevis Ridl.. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 26 (1) pp. 1-7
2024 Enantioselective dihydroxylation of xanthorrhizol from Curcuma xanthorrhiza via biotransformation using Aspergillus Niger. Natural Product Research, 38 (9) pp. 1583-1590
2023 Biotransformation of curcumin and structure–activity relationship (SAR) of its analogues: a systematic review. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 41 (1) pp. 1-14
2023 Molecular docking and ADME profiles of β-Carboline analogues as potential antibiotic agents targeting DNA gyrase. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 25 (3) pp. 415-424
2022 Biotransformation of sesquiterpenoids: a recent insight. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 24 (2) pp. 103-145
2022 Molecular docking and ADME profiling of xanthorrhizol derivatives as hyaluronidase inhibitors. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 24 (2) pp. 120-130
2022 Optimisation of vitamin B12 extraction from green edible seaweed (Ulva lactuca) by applying the central composite design. Molecules, 27 (14) pp. 1-15
2021 Bioactive compounds, cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications of green seaweed species (Chlorophyta). Squalen Bulletin of Marine and Fisheries Postharvest and Biotechnology, 16 (1) pp. 41-55
2021 Development of a HPLC method for quantification of amentoflavone in leaf extracts of three calophyllum species. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (2) pp. 33-39
2021 Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using Garcinia extracts: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, () pp. 1-25
2021 New sesquiterpene dilactone and β-carboline alkaloid and the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of selected phytochemicals from Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. Natural Product Research, () pp. 1-9
2021 Plant Extracts: A Promising Source for the Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Towards Agriculture and Environmental Applications. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (2) pp. 136-151
2021 Purification of xanthorrhizol and screening of selected microbes for its biotransformation. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 25 (6) pp. 949-958
2020 Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of Psidium guajava. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences (MJAS), 24 (2) pp. 173-178
2020 Rawatan COVID-19 menggunakan ubat tradisional permasalahan dan potensi. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2019 Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of extracts from Calophyllum ferrugineum and Calophyllum incrassatum = Aktiviti antibakteria dan antioksidan terhadap ekstrak daripada calophyllum ferrugineum dan calophyllum incrassatum. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 23 (4) pp. 637-647
2019 Comparison of extraction techniques for three Calophyllum species and their antioxidant activity = Perbandingan teknik pengekstrakan untuk tiga spesies Calophyllum dan aktiviti antioksidan. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 23 (4) pp. 586-594
2018 Chemical constituents of the stems of Neolitsea kedahensis Gamble. Phytochemistry Letters, 26 () pp. 12-15
Conference or Workshop Items

2024 A comparative study of protein-rich extract using food grade extraction procedure from marine algae, Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta): screening through a two-level factorial experimental design strategy. In: 4th International Conference on Chemical Processing and Engineering, IC3PE 2022,
2023 Design and synthesis of Xanthorrhizol derivatives using in silico fragment-based drug design (FBDD) approach as Hyaluronidase inhibitors. In: International Conference on Natural Products,
2023 Design of xanthorrhizol derivatives using in silico fragment-based drug design (FBDD) approach as lipoxygenase inhibitors. In: Postgraduate Colloquium 2023,
2023 Molecular docking and ADME profiles of β-carboline analogues as potential antibiotic agents targeting DNA gyrase. In: 3rd IKMPB Online Symposium 2023,
2023 Optimization of extraction procedures for nutritional composition from the marine macroalgae Ulva lactuca as a potential cosmetic activity. In: Global Algae Summit 2023,
2023 Optimizing the extraction of secondary metabolites from Ulva lactuca using response surface methodology. In: International Conference on Natural Products 2023 (ICNP 2023),
2022 A comparative study of protein-rich extract using food grade extraction procedure from marine algae, Ulva Lactuca (Chlorophyta): screening through a two-level factorial experimental design strategy. In: 4th International Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Process and Engineering (IC3PE) 2022,
2022 Chessbot: a chemical safety and security telegram chatbot in Bahasa Malaysia. In: Kimia Invensi dan Inovasi Malaysia 2022,
2022 Design of xanthorrhizol derivatives using In silico fragment based drug design (FBDD) approach as Hyaluronidase Inhibitors. In: 3rd Commonwealth Chemistry Posters,
2022 Molecular docking and adme profiling of xanthorrhizol derivatives as hyaluronidase inhibitors. In: 2nd IKMPB Online Symposium,
2021 Comparison of boiling and orbital shaking extraction of vitamin B12 from Ulva lactuca using 2-Level Factorial Design. In: Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices XVII (2021),
2021 Development of HPLC method and quantification of amentoflavone from leaves extracts of three Calophyllum species. In: IKM Pahang Branch Online Symposium 2021 : Chemistry for Sustainable World,
2021 Effect of different extraction methods on vitamin B12 from edible green seaweed, Ulva lactuca by 2-Level Factorial Design. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science & Technology,
2021 Effects of drying processes on lysine, leucine and glycine content in wild Ulva lactuca for cosmetic purposes. In: 33rd International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM33),
2021 Plant extracts: a promising source for the green synthesis of copper nanoparticles towards agriculture and environment application. In: IKM Pahang Branch Online Symposium 2021 : Chemistry for Sustainable World,
2021 Purification and Screening of Selected Microbes for Biotransformation of Xanthorrizolfrom the Essential Oil of Curcuma xanthorrhiza. In: 33rdInternational Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM33,
2021 Screening of factors affecting the vitamin B12 extraction from Ulva Lactuca by 2-level factorial design. In: YSN-ASM International Scientific Virtual Conference (ISVC) 2021,
2021 Screening of selected microbes as biocatalysts for biotransformation of Xanthorrhizol from curcuma Xanthorrhiza. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science & Technology,
2019 Chemical composition of essential oils from citrus microcarpa (variegated).. In: 35th International Conference on Natural Products (ICNP 2019),
2018 Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of extracts from Calophyllum ferrugineum and Calophyllum incrassatum. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018 Comparison of extraction techniques for three Calophyllum species and their antioxidant activity. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018 Comparison of the essential oil components in fresh peels of lime (citrus aurantifolia) extracted with supercritical fluid extraction and other three traditional extraction methods. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018 Isolation, cytotoxic and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities of new coumarins from calophyllum incrassatum. In: 34th International Conference on Natural Products 2018 (ICNP 2018),
2018 Phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity of Psidium guajava. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
Book Sections

2024 Carbon-based nanomaterials for the removal of emerging water pollutants. In: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN: 978-1-83767-117-5, pp. 133-177
2024 Carbon-based nanomaterials for the removal of emerging water pollutants. In: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN: 978-1-83767-117-5, pp. 133-177
2023 Relevance of AI in microbased drug delivery system. In: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-323-89925-3, pp. 123-143
2022 Nanotechnology-based approaches for antitubercular drug delivery. In: Elsevier, ISBN: , pp. 365-380