Browsing by Author "Ekanayake, S"
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Assessing the Efficacy of Pumpkin Waste-mediated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Enhancing Agro-waste Valorization through Antioxidant Activity Evaluation
Aththanayake, AMS; Thiripuranathar, TG; Ekanayake, S (2023-09)The utilization of agro-waste to synthesize nanoparticles (NPs) has drawn significant fascination owing to its crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability. This study focused on utilizing agro-wastes of Suprema ... -
Does Resistant Starch Content Vary with Processing? : A Study with Selected Traditional Rice Varieties of Sri Lanka
Thennakoon, TPAU; Ekanayake, S (2019)Resistant starch (RS) includes starch and its degradation products that resist digestion in humans and confer many health benefits. Rice being our staple and with the current interest in consuming traditional rice varieties, ... -
Evaluation of in vitro Antioxidant Potential of Multifaceted Phytogenic ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized from Peel Waste Extracts of Ananas comosus Varieties
Aththanayake, AMS; Thiripuranathar, TG; Ekanayake, S (2022)Green synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) reveal many advantages over conventional physiochemically synthesized NPs and exhibit numerous applications in various fields. The present study focused on the synthesis of zinc oxide ... -
Iron and Vitamin C Content in Green Leafy Vegetables
Dahanayake, DN; Ekanayake, S (2020)Abstract—Commonly available green leafy vegetables (GLV) are rich sources of minerals and vitamins. Nutrient analysis of green leafy vegetables contributes to determine the health benefits that can be achieved by ... -
Study on Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Potential of Barringtonia asiatica Seed Kernel against MCF-7 Cell Line
Ragutharan, P; Ekanayake, S; Samarakoon, SR (2019)Breast cancer is the commonest carcinoma among women worldwide and the crude breast cancer incidence in Sri Lanka is 19 per 100,000 population, which is on the rise in the younger age groups due to increased life expectancy ...