ACTA MANILANA

ISSN:0065-1370 (print)
ISSN:3027-9313 (online)

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.

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Associate Editor   
Mario A. Tan, Ph.D.

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Managing Editor    
Bernard John V. Tongol, Ph.D.

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Section Editors:

Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Dr. rer. nat.  (Biological Sciences)

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Christina A. Binag, Ph.D.  (Chemical Sciences)

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Agnes L. Castillo, Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

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Michael Francis D. Benjamin, Ph.D. (Engineering and Mathematics)

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Manuscript Editor 

Jose H. Bergantin Jr., Ph.D. 

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Web Editor

Alan Rodelle M. Salcedo, Ph.D.

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

Online Publication Date: August 2023

A global checklist of the genus Callicarpa L. (Lamiaceae) inthe 21st century

Jennifer S. Danila and Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro

PAGE 82-96

Online Publication Date: November 2023

An α-Glucosidase and Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitory Cytochalasan Derivative from the Dothideomycetes fungus, Sparticola triseptata

Katherine Yasmin M. Garcia, Joe Anthony H. Manzano, and Allan Patrick G. Macabeo 

PAGE  97-109

Online Publication Date: November 2023

A Streamlined Asymmetric Synthesis of Substituted Geissman-Waiss Lactones, Oseltamivir Precursors and Peptidyl Hydroxylactams from (–)-Azidocyclohexenol

Nur Shahidah Sharoman, Gabriel Luis L. Neri, Najmah P. S. Hasan,  Allan Patrick G. Macabeo*, and Mohd Tajudin Mohd Ali* 

PAGE 110-118

Online Publication Date: November 2023

Chemometric differentiation of aromatic rice cultivars usinggas-phase Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Michael E. Serafico and Fortunato B. Sevilla III

PAGE 119-127

Online Publication Date: November 2023

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