The ACTA MANILANA is the official publication of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas. It is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to cover research and development in all areas of the natural and applied sciences. It features research papers, short communications and review papers which have been peer-evaluated and recommended for publication.
The ACTA MANILANA is indexed and abstracted in the Web of Science Master Journal List (Clarivate Analytics), Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, and Google Scholar.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Acta Manilana is the official publication of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas which aims to serve as a venue for the dissemination of the research findings in the diverse areas of the natural and applied sciences.
SCOPE
The Acta Manilana features peer-reviewed research articles, short communications and review papers in the following fields:
- Advanced and Nano Materials
- Biodiversity, Ecology, Systematics and Taxonomy
- Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
- Engineering Process Design, Intelligent and Embedded Systems, and Automation
- Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
- Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Natural Products, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals
- Pure and Applied Microbiology
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief
Fortunato Sevilla III, Ph.D.
Associate Editor
Mario A. Tan, Ph.D.
Managing Editor
Bernard John V. Tongol, Ph.D.
Section Editors:
Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Dr. rer. nat. (Biological Sciences)
Christina A. Binag, Ph.D. (Chemical Sciences)
Agnes L. Castillo, Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Michael Francis D. Benjamin, Ph.D. (Engineering and Mathematics)
Manuscript Editor
Jose H. Bergantin Jr., Ph.D.
Web Editor
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Seong Soo A. An, Ph.D.
Gachon University, South Korea
Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D.
Providence College, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Dominic C. Y. Foo, Ph.D.
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
John Holdsworth, Ph.D.
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Chih-hao Hsieh, Ph.D.
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Bambang Kuswandi, Ph.D.
Universitas Jember, Indonesia
Arben Merckoçi, Ph.D.
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Barcelona, Spain
Pornchai Rojsitthisak, Ph.D.
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Sangaraju Shanmugam, Ph.D. Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Bertram Emil Shi, PhD
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Stephen Stephenson, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, U.S.A.
Mike Thiv, Ph.D.
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany
LATEST ARTICLES
VOLUME 71 : 2023
Acute Toxicity and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Aqueous and Alcohol Extracts of Philippine Endemic Pandanus spp.
Agnes L. Castillo, Prima M. De Jesus,⁺Jovencio G. Apostol, Rowen T. Yolo and Maribel G. Nonato
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.qhql3726
PAGE 1-17
Online Publication Date: June 2023
Application of Box-Wilson Central Composite Experimental Design, to Optimize the Autolysis Conditions for Lactococcus lactis LCL Strain; Focus on Temperature, pH and Salt Gradient
Hanane Mehiaoui, Salima Roudj, and Omar Hassaine
PAGE 18-35
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.lgnv5021
Online Publication Date: June 2023
Statistical Optimization of Lactic Acid Production by the Lactococcus lactis DBH10 Strain in a New Culture Medium Based on Date Waste (DJM), Using Response Surface Methodology
Nacima Midoun and Omar Hassaine
PAGE 36-49
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.pbor8777
Online Publication Date: June 2023
The Much-Awaited Bridge: Connecting the Worlds of RNA Biology and Glycobiology through the Discovery of GlycoRNAs
Joe Anthony H. Manzano and Mary Beth B. Maningas
PAGE 50-62
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.slha3330
Online Publication Date: June 2023
Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Guettarda speciosa L.
Ryan Karlo K. Ramos, Jameson A. Eusebio, Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro and Mario A. Tan
PAGE 63-72
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.sgko3881
Online Publication Date: JuLY 2023
USE OF MEXICAN TURNIPS (PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS) AS AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF DIETARY FIBER IN WHEAT BREAD
HANNAH MAE P. PASTOR, LYRENNE MARIJON R. RAMOS, HANS IVAN D. RAFAEL*, AND CAROL M. ENCARNADO
PAGE 73-81
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.71.2023.sgcf2173
Online Publication Date: August 2023
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