KULLIYYAH OF PHARMACY

VISION

• To be a centre of reference for research and development (R&D) of high quality Halalan Toyyiban natural medicinal products.

MISSION

• To provide high quality consultancies, laboratory services and trainings in natural medicinal products R&D.

• To commercialise high quality natural medicinal products with evidence-base through scientific research.

• To built effective collaboration and linkages with government and private sectors in natural medicinal products R & D.

Coordinator

Assistant Professor Dr. Norazian Mohd. Hassan
Email: norazianmh@iium.edu.my 
Tel: +609-570-4937 

Science Officer 
Sr. Rahmatul Wahida Ahmad 
Email: rwahida@iium.edu.my 
Tel: +609-570-4863

INTERNAL CONSULTANTS

Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad Taher Bakhtiar
Email: mtaher@iium.edu.my 
Tel: +609-570-4842
Expertise: Animal cell culture

Associate Professor Dr. Alfi Khatib
Email: alfikhatib@iium.edu.my  
Tel: +609-570-4940
Expertise: GCMS/FTIR analysis

Associate Professor Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammed Helaluddin
Email: abmhelal@iium.edu.my 
Tel: +609-570-4933
Expertise: AAS analysis

Assistant Professor Dr. Bisha Fathamah Uzir
Email: bishafu@iium.edu.my  
Tel: +609-570-3051 
Expertise: Animal cell culture

Assistant Professor Dr. Norazian Mohd. Hassan
Email: norazianmh@iium.edu.my 
Tel: +609-570-4937 
Expertise: Bioactivity assays

EXTERNAL CONSULTANT

Dr. Shamsul Khamis
School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources
Faculty of Science and Technology
The National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Expertise: Plant identification, species verification

WE PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES & CONSULTANCIES

NMPC offers services and consultancies related to natural products analysis, quantification and testing. With well-equipped laboratories and specialised instruments, as well as the experts team in basic scientific, pharmaceutical and pharmacology, the centre is able to offer quality services, contract researches and consultancies related to the industry and individuals whom involved in natural products R & D that could foster the industry and improve the standards of our local natural medicinal products.

OUR SERVICES

BIOACTIVITY TESTS

1. CELL CULTURES

• Cytotoxicity test - MTT assay
• In vitro anti-inflammatory test

2. IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY

• Total phenolic content (TPC)
• Total flavonoid content
• CUPRAC assay
• DPPH assay
• TLC antioxidant bioautography assay

3. IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

• Antimicrobial screening - disk diffussion assay
• MIC determination - broth microdilution assay
• Agar overlay bioautography assay
• Microbial contamination test

4. ANTI-TYROSINASE ACTIVITY

• In vitro anti-tyrosinase assay

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

1. PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING 

2. TLC ANALYSIS & PROFILING

HERBARIUM VOUCHERING

1. PLANT SPECIES VERIFICATION

• Pressed/Unpressed voucher specimen

2. AUTHENTICATION OF HERBAL POWDER SAMPLES

• Microscopical Examination 

SPECIALISED INSTRUMENTAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES

1. FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETER (PerkinElmer Spectrum Two FT-IR Spectrometer)

• FT-IR fingerprinting of herbal samples/extracts
• FT-IR metabolomics of herbal samples/extracts
• Multivariate data analysis ysing SIMCA Version 13.0

2. HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC) SYSTEMS (Agilent 1100 & 1200 Series with PDA Detector)

• HPLC analysis of herbal extracts/products
• Quantification of bioactive phytochemicals in herbal extracts/products 

3. GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETER (GC-MS) (Agilent 6890N Network GC System, 5973 Network Mass Selective Detector & Updated GC-MS Database, NIST 2013)

• GC-MS analysis of herbal extracts/products
• GC-MS metabolomics of herbal extracts/products
• Multivariate data analysis using SIMCA Version 13.0, Umetrics

4. ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER (AAS) (PerkinElmer Analyst 800)

• Analysis of heavy metals content in herbal products
• Elemental analysis of herbal extracts/products

Please refer the following for details of our services and products:

• Laboratory services
• Specialised instrumental services
• Service request form
• Product 1: Sintok Body Soap
• Product 2: In vitro plantlets - Tacca Lily

Contact us at:

Natural Medicinal Products Centre (NMPC)
Kulliyyah of Pharmacy
International Islamic University Malaysia
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
Bandar Indera Mahkota
25200 Kuantan
Pahang Darul makmur

Tel: +609-571-6400 ext. 4937
Fax: +09-571-6775
E-mail: nmpc@iium.edu.my

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