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Anti-Glycation and Glycation Reversing Potential of Range of Selected Millet Types and Sorghum Varieties in Sri Lanka: An In Vitro Study

Communications/abstract presentations
Senevirathne, I. G. N. H., Abeysekera, W. K. S. M., Abeysekera, W. P. K. M., Jayanath, N. Y., Premakumara, G. A. S. & Wijewardana, D. C. M. S. I
Proceedings of the 39th Annual sessions of the Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka. Pp. 61.
Publication year: 2019

A Commercial Potential Blue Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Extract Incorporated Beverage Having Functional Properties

Refereed Journal articles
Lakshan, S. A. T., Jayanath, N. Y., Abeysekera, W. P. K. M. & Abeysekera, W. K. S. M.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Article ID 291691, 1-13.
Publication year: 2019

Valorization of Blue Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) through Developing a Functional Beverage.

Communications/abstract presentations
Lakshan, S.A.T., Jayanath, N.Y., Abeysekera, W.P.K.M. and Abeysekera, W.K.S.M.
Proceedings of Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 262.
Publication year: 2018

Rice: Nutritional and Health Benefits of Selected Food Crops of Sri Lanka

Book Chapters
WKSM Abeysekera, GAS Premakumara and WD Ratnasooriya
Institute of Biology Sri Lanka. Pp 1-26. ISBN 978-955-8476-07-9
Publication year: 2018

Resistant Starch Content of Thirty Eight Selected Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties of Sri Lanka.

Refereed Journal articles
Walimuni Kanchana Subhashini Mendis Abeysekera, Sirimal Premakumara Galbada Arachchige, Sudhair James, Subramaniam Sotheeswaran, Dil Thavarajah and Pushparajah Thavarajah.
Journal of Agriculture and Crops. 4(9): 93 - 98.
Publication year: 2018

Physiochemical and nutritional properties of selected traditional foods of Sri Lanka.

Communications/abstract presentations
S R H Kandamby, W K S M Abeysekera, I G N Hewajuilge, U K Jayasundara and S L Liyanage
Proceedings of the 74th Annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science. Pp. 127.
Publication year: 2018

Physicochemical and nutritional properties of selected pigmented and white long grain rice varieties of Sri Lanka at different polishing rates

Refereed Journal articles
M.D.W. Samaranayake, W.K.S.M. Abeysekera, S.L. Liyanage, G.A.S. Premakumara, W.P.K.M. Abeysekera, W.D. Ratnasooriya and D Sumith de Z Abeysiriwardena.
Research Journal of Chemical Sciences. 8(5): 29-35
Publication year: 2018

Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties of Different Types of Katarolu (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flowers Grown in Sri Lanka

Communications/abstract presentations
Lakshan, S. A. T., Jayanath, N. Y., Abeysekera, W. P. K. M. and Abeysekera, W. K. S. M.
Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and other Natural Products. ASOMPS XVI Proceedings, Colombo, Sri Lanka. pp. 135.
Publication year: 2018

Determination of antioxidant potential and polyphenol content selected pulses in Sri Lanka.

Conference full papers
LLPS Lokuge, HMT Herath, MDW Samaranayake, RHMK Ratnayake, SL Liyanage and WKSM Abeysekera
Proceedings of 17th Agricultural Research Symposium. pp. 290-294.
Publication year: 2018

Antioxidant and glycemic regulatory properties of blue pea (Clitoria ternatea) flower extract

Communications/abstract presentations
Lakshan, S. A. T., Jayanath, N. Y., Abeysekera, W. P. K. M. and Abeysekera, W. K. S. M.
3rd International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, A. 12.
Publication year: 2018

Anti-inflammatory activities of crude bran extracts and fractions of selected traditional red rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties of Sri Lanka

Refereed Journal articles
W.K.S.M. Abeysekera, G.A.S. Premakumara, M. Ahmed Mesaik, M. Iqbal Choudhary, W.D. Ratnasooriya, N.V. Chandrasekharan, A. Jabeen, S. Soomro.
Advances in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. ABIO-161. DOI: 10.29011/2574-7258. 000061
Publication year: 2018

Anti-Glycation and Glycation Reversing Potential of Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-Graecum) Seed Extract

Refereed Journal articles
Abeysekera WKSM, Abayarathna UPTC, Premakumara GAS, Jayasooriya MCN and Abeysekera WPKM
Biomed J Sci &Tech Res 3(1); 3138-3142.
Publication year: 2018

Physiological Free Radicals Scavenging Potential of Brans of Selected Sri Lankan Traditional Red Rice (Oryza sativa L.): an In Vitro Antioxidant Activity Study

Refereed Journal articles
Abeysekera, W.K.S.M., Abeysekera, W.P.K.M., Premakumara, G.A.S. and Ratnasooriya, W.D.
American Journal of Ethnomedicine. 4, 2:13. DOI: 10.21767/2348-9502.100013
Publication year: 2017

Physicochemical, Nutritional and Antioxidant Properties of Selected black and red whole grain rice verities developed and commercialized in Sri Lanka.

Communications/abstract presentations
Samaranayake, M.D.W., Abeysekera, W.K.S.M., Liyanage, S.L., Premakumara, G.A.S., Abeysekera, W.P.K.M & Abeysiriwardena, D.S.de Z.
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Research Symposium, Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka. p. 41-42.
Publication year: 2017

Physicochemical and nutritional properties of twenty three traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties of Sri Lanka.

Refereed Journal articles
Walimuni Kanchana Subhashini Mendis Abeysekera, Sirimal Premakumara Galbada Arachchige, Wanigasekara Daya Ratnasooriya, Naduviladath Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, Amitha Priyadarshanie Bentota
Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. 5(8): 343-349.
Publication year: 2017

Optimization of hot water extract of blue pea flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) by Response Surface Methodology

Communications/abstract presentations
Lakshan, S.A.T., Jayanath, N.Y., Abeysekera, W.P.K.M. & Abeysekera, W.K.S.M.
Proceedings of the Gari Winter Research Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pp. 96.
Publication year: 2017

Nutritional and antioxidant properties of selected traditional rice (Oryza sativa l.) varieties of Sri Lanka

Refereed Journal articles
Samaranayake M.D.W., Yathursan S., Abeysekera W.K.S.M. and Herath H.M.T.
Sri Lankan Journal of Biology. 2(2): 25-35
Publication year: 2017

Chapter 7: Anti-glycation and glycation reversing potential of Salacia reticulata L. (Kothala himbutu) root, stem, leaf and twig extracts

Book Chapters
G A S Premakumara, W K S M Abeysekera, and P Ranasinghe
NAM S&T Publication on Herbal medicine. In Drug Discovery from Herbs, Approaches and Applications. NAM S&T Publication on Herbal medicine. Daya Publishing House, New Dilhi. Pp. 109-117. ISBN-13: 978-9386071460 ISBN-10: 9386071460
Publication year: 2017

Antioxidants and antioxidant activity of different maturity stages of leaf of Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) in vitro.

Communications/abstract presentations
Medawatta, H.M.U.I., Abeysekera, W.P.K.M., Premakumara, G.A.S., Peiris, M.D.P.M & Abeysekera, W.K.S.M.
Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Research Symposium, Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka. p. 15-16
Publication year: 2017

Antioxidant properties of selected pigmented whole long grain rice varieties of Sri Lanka.

Communications/abstract presentations
M D W Samaranayake, W K S M Abeysekera, S L Liyanage, G A S Premakumara, W P K M Abeysekera and Sumith de Z. Abeysiriwardena
Proceedings of the 73rd Annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science, p. 179.
Publication year: 2017

Antioxidant properties of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seed extracts used in Sri Lankan ethnomedicine.

Communications/abstract presentations
U P T C Abayarathna, W K S M Abeysekera, G A S Premakumara and M C N Jayasooriya
Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Sessions, SLAAS, Sri Lanka. Pp. 96.
Publication year: 2017

Antioxidant potential of selected whole grain cereals consumed in Sri Lanka: a comparative in vitro study.

Refereed Journal articles
Abeysekera W.K.S.M., Jayawardana S.A.S., Abeysekera W.P.K.M., Yathursan S., Premakumara G.A.S. and Ranasinghe, P.
Sri Lankan Journal of Biology. 2(2): 12-24.
Publication year: 2017

Antioxidant potential of brans of twenty-nine red and white rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties of Sri Lanka.

Refereed Journal articles
Abeysekera, W. K. S. M., Gunasekara, U. K. D. S. S., Arachchige, S. P. G. & Abeysekera, W. P. K. M.
Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 5(11), 480-485.
Publication year: 2017

Amylase and Glucosidase Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale Roscoe) an In Vitro Study

Refereed Journal articles
Abeysekera, W.K.S.M., Chandrasekara, A. and Liyanage, P.K. (2007)
Tropical Agricultural Research Vol 19: 128-135.
Publication year: 2017

Value added products developed from Moringa oleifera (Murunga) leaf: Nutritionally and functionally enhanced Tea and Leaf powder and skin whitening and anti-aging cream.

Communications/abstract presentations
WPKM Abeysekera, GAS Premakumara, WKSM Abeysekera, P Ranasinghe, PIPK Fernando.
9TH International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. Pp. 215.
Publication year: 2016

Sri Lankan black tea (camellia sinensisL.) inhibits the methylglyoxal mediated protein glycation and potentiates its reversing activity in vitro

Walimuni Kanchana Subhashini Mendis Abeysekera, Chathura Tissa Dayendra Ratnasooriya, Wanigasekara Daya Ratnasooriya and Sirimal Premakumara Galbada Arachchige
Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. 4(2):148-153.
Publication year: 2016

Health Food Properties of Traditional Rice in Sri Lanka

Book
WKSM Abeysekera and GAS Premakumara
Publication year: 2016

Grain Amylose Content and its Stability over Seasons in a Selected Set of Rice Varieties Grown in Sri Lanka.

Refereed Journal articles
W.K.S.M. Abeysekera, G.A.S. Premakumara, A.P. Bentota and D Sumith de Z Abeysiriwardena.
The Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka. 12(1): 43-50.
Publication year: 2016

Grain Amylose Content and its Stability over Seasons in a Selected Set of Rice Varieties Grown in Sri Lanka.

Refereed Journal articles
W.K.S.M. Abeysekera, G.A.S. Premakumara, A.P. Bentota and D Sumith de Z Abeysiriwardena.
The Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka. 12(1): 43-50.
Publication year: 2016

Glycemic regulatory properties of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seed extracts used in Sri Lankan ethnomedicine

Communications/abstract presentations
U P T C Abayarathna, W K S M Abeysekera, G A S Premakumara and M C N Jayasooriya
Proceedings of the 72ndAnnual Sessions. Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science. Pp. 40
Publication year: 2016