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Selected Publications

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  1. Ong-Abdullah, M., Ordway, J.M., Nan J., Ooi, S.E., Kok, S.Y., Sarpan N.,  Azimi, N., Hashim, A.T.,  Zamzuri, I., Rosli S.K., Malike, F.A., Abu Bakar, N.A.,  Marjuni, M., Abdullah, N., Yaakub, Z., Amiruddin M.D., Nookiah, R;  Singh, R., Low, E.T.L., Chan, K-L., Norazah, A., Smith, S.W., Bacher, B., Budiman, M.A., Van Brunt, A., Wischmeyer, C., Beil M.,  Hogan, M., Lakey, N.,  Lim, C. C.,  Arulandoo, X., Wong, C.K., Choo, C. N., Wong W. C.,  Kwan Y.Y., Syed Alwee,S.S.R.,  Sambanthamurthi, R. &  Martienssen, RA (2015). Loss of Karma transposon methylation underlies the mantled somaclonal variant of oil palm.  Nature 525: 533–537                                       
    Impact Factor: 49.962
     

  2. Singh, R., Ong-Abdullah, M., Low, E.T.L., Abdul Manaf, M.A., Rosli, R., Rajanaidu, N., Ooi, L C-L., Ooi, S.E.,  Chan, K.L., Halim, M.A., Azizi, N., Jayanthi, N., Bacher, B., Lakey, N., Smith, S W., He, D., Hogan, M., Budiman, M.A., Lee, E. K., Desalle, R.,  Kudrna, D., Goicoechea, J. L.,Wing, R. A., Wilson, R.K., Fulton, R.S.,  Ordway, J.M., Martienssen, R.A. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm genome sequences reveals divergence of interfertile species in old and new worlds. Nature 500(7462): 335-339                                                                   
    Impact Factor:  49.962
     

  3. Singh, R., Low, E-T L., Ooi, L C-L., Ong-Abdullah, M.,Ting, N-C., Jayanthi, N., Rajanaidu, N., Amiruddin, M D., Rosli, R., Abdul Manaf, M A., Chan, K L., Halim, M A., Azizi, N., Lakey, N., Smith, S W., Budiman, M A., Hogan, M., Bacher, B., Brunt, A V.,Wang, C., Ordway, J M., Sambanthamurthi, R. and Martienssen, R A. (2013).  The Oil Palm Shell Gene Controls Oil Yield And Encodes A Homologue Of Seedstick. Nature 500(7462): 340-344 
    Impact Factor:  49.962
     

  4. Sambanthamurthi, R., Sundram K.,  and Tan, Y.A.  (2000). Chemistry and biochemistry of palm oil. Progress in Lipid Research 39: 507-558 
    Impact Factor: 16.195
     

  5. Singh, R., Low, E. T. L., Ooi, L.C-L., Ong-Abdullah, M.,  Rajanaidu, N., Ting, N-C., Marhalil, M., Chan,P-L.,Maizura,I.,Abdul M.,Jayanthi, N., Chan, K-L.,  Rozana, R., Mohd Amin, H., Norazah, A., Budiman., L., Bacher, B.,Van Brunt, A., Wang, C., Hogan.,.,Jill, D., MacDonaldD.,Smith.,Ordway., MartienssenSambanthamurthi(2014). The oil palm VIRESCENS gene controls fruit colour and encodes a R2R3-MYB. Nature Communications doi :10. 1038 /ncomms51 
    Impact Factor: 14.919
     

  6. Singh, R., Low, E.T., Ooi L.C-L., Abdullah, M.O., Ting, N-C., Nookiah, R., Ithnin,M., Marjuni, M.,Mustaffa, S., Yaakub, Z., Amiruddin, M.D.,  Manaf, M.A., Chan, K.L., Ab Halim, M.A., Nik Mohd Sanusi, N.S., Lakey, N., Sachdeva,M.,  Bacher, B., Garner, P. A., Jill D., MacDonald, J.D., Smith. S., Wischmeyer, C., Budiman, M.A., Beil, M., Stroff, C., Reed, J., Van Brunt, A., Berg, H., Ordway, J.M. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2020)  Variation for heterodimerization and nuclear localization among known and novel oil palm SHELL alleles. The New Phytologist. 226(2):426-440. doi: 10.1111/nph.
    Impact Factor: 10.323
     

  7. Sambanthamurthi, R., Chong,  C.L., Oo, K.C., Yeo, K. H. and  Rajan, P. (1991).       Chilling-induced lipid hydrolysis in the oil palm (Elaeis  guineensis) mesocarp.  J.  Exp. Bot. 42:1199-1205 
    Impact Factor: 6.992
     

  8. Leow, S. S., Sekaran, S. D., Sundram, K., Tan, Y. A., & Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm phenolics attenuate changes caused by an atherogenic diet in mice. European   Journal of Nutrition. 52(2): 443-456. DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0346-0 
    Impact Factor: 5.614
     

  9. Conlon, M.A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y.A., Sundram, K., Fairus, S., Abeywardena, M.Y. (2020). Consumption of an oil palm fruit extract promotes large bowel health in rats. Nutrients. 12(3):644. doi:10.3390/nu12030644 Impact Factor: 5.429
     

  10. Fairus, S., Leow, S.S., Mohamed, I. N., Tan, Y.A., Sundram, K. and  Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018). A phase I single-blind clinical trial to evaluate the safety of oil palm phenolics (OPP) supplementation in healthy volunteers. Scientific Reports 8:8217 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-26384-7
    Impact Factor: 4.996
     

  11. Leow, S. S., Sekaran, S. D., Tan, Y. A., Sundram, K., & Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm phenolics confer neuroprotective effects involving mouse cognitive and motor functions. Nutritional Neuroscience. 16(5): 207-217. doi: 10.1179/1476830512Y.0000000047
    Impact Factor: 4.994
     

  12. Sambanthamurthi, R., Oo, K.C. and Ong, A.S.H.  (1987). Lipid metabolism in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera) protoplasts.  Plant Science 5: 97-105.
    Impact Factor: 4.729
     

  13. Parveez, G.K.A., Rasid, O.A., Masani, M.Y. and Sambanthamurthi, R.(2015). Biotechnology of oil palm: strategies towards manipulation of lipid content and composition. Plant Cell Rep. 34:533-43. doi: 10.1007/s00299-014-1722-4.
    Impact Factor: 4.57
     

  14. Patten, G.S., Abeywardena, M.Y., Sundram K., Tan, Y.A. and  Sambanthamurthi, R. (2015) Effect of palm oil phenolics on gastrointestinal transit, contractility and motility   in the rat. Journal of Functional Foods. 17:928–937
    Impact Factor: 4.451
     

  15. Che Idris, C. A., Karupaiah, T., Sundram, K., Tan, Y. A., Balasundram, N., Leow, S. S., Nasruddin, N. S., & Sambanthamurthi, R. (2014). Oil palm phenolics and vitamin E reduce atherosclerosis in rabbits. Journal of Functional Foods. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.01.002 
    Impact Factor: 4.451
     

  16. Sambanthamurthi, R., Oo, K.C. and Parman, S.H.  (1995). Factors affecting lipase activity in Elaeis guineensis mesocarp.  Plant  Physiology and Biochemistry. 33: 353-359
    Impact Factor: 4.27
     

  17. Leow, S. S., Luu,A., Shrestha,S., Hayes, K.C. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018) Drosophila larvae fed palm fruit juice (PFJ) delay pupation via expression regulation of hormetic stress response genes linked to ageing and longevity. Experimental Gerontology 106 198–221
    Impact Factor: 4.032
     

  18. Leow, S. S., Sekaran, S. D., Sundram, K., Tan, Y. A., & Sambanthamurthi, R. (2011).  Differential transcriptomic profiles effected by oil palm phenolics indicate novel outcomes. BMC Genomics. 12(432). doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-432 
    Impact Factor: 3.969
     

  19. Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y. A., Sundram, K., Hayes, K. C., Abeywardena, M., Leow, S. S., Sekaran, S. D., Sambandan, T. G., Rha, C., Sinskey, A. J., Subramaniam, K., Fairus, S., & Wahid, M. B. (2011). Positive outcomes of oil palm phenolics on degenerative diseases in animal models. British Journal of Nutrition. 106(11): 1664-1675. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511002133
    Impact Factor: 3.718
     

  20. Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y. A., Sundram, K., Abeywardena, M., Sambandan, T. G., Rha, C., Sinskey, A. J., Subramaniam, K., Leow, S. S., Hayes, K. C., & Wahid, M. B. (2011). Oil palm vegetation liquor: A new source of phenolic bioactives. British Journal of Nutrition. 106(11): 1655-1663. doi: 10.1017/S0007114511002121
    Impact Factor: 3.718

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All Publications

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  1. Leow, SS., Sambanthamurthi, R., Mohd Hassim, N.A. et al. Gradient UPLC-UV/PDA Method Validation for Simultaneous Quantification of Major Phenolic Acid Compounds in Water-Soluble Palm Fruit Extract (WSPFE). Food Anal. Methods (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-025-02881-0
     

  2. Low, E. L., Chan, K. L., Zaki, N. M., Taranenko, E., Ordway, J. M., Wischmeyer, C., Buntjer, J., Halim, M. A. A., Sanusi, N. S. N. M., Nagappan, J., Rosli, R., Bondar, E., Amiruddin, N., Sarpan, N., Ting, N. C., Chan, P. L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Marjuni, M., Mustaffa, S., Abdullah, N., … Singh, R. (2024). Chromosome-scale Elaeis guineensis and E. oleifera assemblies: comparative genomics of oil palm and other Arecaceae. G3 (Bethesda, Md.), 14(9), jkae135. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae135
     

  3. Leow, S. S., Khoo, J. S., Lee, W. K., Hoh, C. C., Fairus, S., Sambanthamurthi, R., & Hayes, K. C. (2024). RNA-Seq transcriptome profiling of Nile rat livers reveals novel insights on the anti-diabetic mechanisms of Water-Soluble Palm Fruit Extract. Journal of applied genetics, 10.1007/s13353-024-00880-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13353-024-00880-1
     

  4. Leow, S. S., Khoo, J. S., Ng, S. M., Lee, W. K., Hoh, C. C., Fairus, S., Sambanthamurthi, R., & Hayes, K. C. (2023). Insulin and circadian rhythm genes of the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) are conserved and orthologous to those in the rat, mouse and human. Genetica, 10.1007/s10709-023-00202-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-023-00202-z
     

  5. Ooi, L. C. L., Kamil, N.A., Mohd Salleh, K., Low, E. T. L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Lakey, N., Ordway, J.M., Garner, P.A., Nookiah, R., Sambanthamurthi, R., Manaf, M. A, Azman, I.  and Singh, R. (2023) Improving oil palm sustainability with molecular-precision agriculture: yield impact of SHELL DNA testing in the Malaysian oil palm supply chain, Scientia Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112305
     

  6. Ting, N.C., Ordway, J.M., van de Weg, E., Serdari, N.M., Low, L., Mustaffa, S., Wischmeyer, C., Smulders, M. J. M., Sambanthamurthi, R. and Singh, R. (2023). Development and applications of the Oil Palm 78K Infinium®️ HD SNP Array for linkage analysis and chromosome scanning. Scientia Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112104
     

  7. Singh, R., Kamil, N.N., Ooi, L., Low, L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Sambanthamurthi, R., Lakey, N.,  Manaf, M. A. and Azman, I.  (2022). SHELL Genetic Testing: A Key Enabler of Yield Improvement and Sustainable Palm Oil Production. The Planter. 98. 10.56333/tp.2022.011
     

  8. Leow, S. S., Fairus, S., and Sambanthamurthi, R (2022). Investigating the potential anti-diabetic mechanisms of water-soluble palm fruit extract. Journal of Oil Palm Research,  https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2022.0001
     

  9. Singh, R., Ooi, L. CL., Ting, N.C., Low, E.-T. L., Abdullah, M. O., Nookiah, R., Marjuni, M., Mustaffa, S., Manaf, M. A. A., Garner, P. A., Reed, J., Wischmeyer, C., Beil, M., Bacher, B., Lakey,N., Ordway, J. M. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2021) A genetic platform for predicting and reducing non-tenera contamination in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seed supply. Tree Genetics & Genomes 17, 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-021-01527-6
     

  10. Leow, S. S., Fairus, S., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2021). Water-soluble palm fruit extract: Composition, biological properties, and molecular mechanisms for health and non-health applications. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1939648
     

  11. Zolkafli, S. H., Ting, N.-C., Nik Mohd Sanusi, N. S., Ithnin, M., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Sambanthamurthi, R., Ismail, I., Zainol Abidin, M. I., Roowi, S. H., Lee, Y. P., Hanafi, N. F. F., and Singh, R. (2021). Comparison of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with yield components in two commercial Dura × Pisifera breeding crosses. Euphytica, 217(6), 104–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02825-9
     

  12. Leow, S. S., Fairus, S., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2021). Inhibition of cholinesterases by water-soluble palm fruit extract. Journal of Oil Palm Research, https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2021.0028
     

  13. Singh, R., Lee, K. T., Ooi, L. C. L., Low, E. T. L., Abdullah, M. O., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Azman, I. (2021). An overview of the development of the oil palm industry and impact of the shell gene innovation as a quality control tool to improve productivity. Journal of Oil Palm Research, https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2020.0115
     

  14. Ting, N.-C., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Sambanthamurthi, R., Chan, K.-L., Sritharan, K., and Singh, R. (2021). Candidate genes linked to QTL regions associated with fatty acid composition in oil palm. Biologia, 76(1), 267–279. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00563-2
     

  15. Leow, S. S., Lee, W.-K., Khoo, J.-S., Teoh, S., Hoh, C.-C., Fairus, S., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Hayes, K. C. (2020). Identification of reference genes for real-time polymerase chain reaction gene expression studies in Nile rats fed Water-Soluble Palm Fruit Extract. Molecular Biology Reports, 47(12), 9409–9427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-06003-3
     

  16. Ramli, U. S., Tahir, N. I., Rozali, N. L., Othman, A., Muhammad, N. H., Muhammad, S. A., Tarmizi, A. H. A., Hashim, N., Sambanthamurthi, R., Singh, R., Manaf, M. A. A., and Parveez, G. K. A. (2020). Sustainable Palm Oil—The Role of Screening and Advanced Analytical Techniques for Geographical Traceability and Authenticity Verification. Molecules, 25(12), 2927. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122927
     

  17. Ting, N.-C., Sherbina, K., Khoo, J.-S., Kamaruddin, K., Chan, P.-L., Chan, K.-L., Halim, M. A. A., Sritharan, K., Yaakub, Z., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Chang, P. L., Nuzhdin, S. V., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Singh, R. (2020). Expression of fatty acid and triacylglycerol synthesis genes in interspecific hybrids of oil palm. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 16296. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73170-5
     

  18. Singh, R., Low, E.-T. L., Ooi, L. C.-L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Ting, N.-C., Nookiah, R., Ithnin, M., Marjuni, M., Mustaffa, S., Yaakub, Z., Amiruddin, M. D., Manaf, M. A. A., Chan, K.-L., Halim, M. A. A., Sanusi, N. S. N. M., Lakey, N., Sachdeva, M., Bacher, B., Garner, P. A., … Sambanthamurthi, R. (2020). Variation for heterodimerization and nuclear localization among known and novel oil palm SHELL alleles. New Phytologist, 226(2), 426–440. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16387 
     

  19. Conlon, M. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y. A., Sundram, K., Fairus, S., and Abeywardena, M. Y. (2020). Consumption of an Oil Palm Fruit Extract Promotes Large Bowel Health in Rats. Nutrients, 12(3), E644. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12030644 
     

  20. Ramli, U. S., Tahir, N. I., Rozali, N. L., Othman, A., Muhammad, N. H., Muhammad, S. A., Tarmizi, A. H. A., Hashim, N., Sambanthamurthi, R., Singh, R., Manaf, M. A. A., and Parveez, G. K. A. (2020). Sustainable Palm Oil—The Role of Screening and Advanced Analytical Techniques for Geographical Traceability and Authenticity Verification. Molecules, 25(12), 2927. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122927
     

  21. Ramli, U. S., Othman, A., Lau, Y. C. B., Tahir, N. I., Syahanim, S., Zain, N., Rozali, N. L., Hassan, H., Mohd Ishak, N., Balqis, S., Dzulkafli, S. B., Singh, R., Rashid, O. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Manaf, M. A., and Parveez, G. K. A. (2020). Omics platform technologies for discovery and understanding the systems biology of oil palm. Journal of Oil Palm Research, https://doi.org/doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2020.0084
     

  22. Amiruddin, N., Chan, P.-L., Azizi, N., Morris, P., Chan, K.-L., Ong, P.W., Rosli,R.,  Masura S.S., Murphy, D.J., Sambanthamurthi, R., Haslam, R. Chye, M.-L., Harwood, J. and Low, E.-T. L. (2020) Characterization of Oil Palm Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins and Correlation of Their Gene Expression with Oil Synthesis. Plant and Cell Physiology, Volume 61, Issue 4, April 2020, Pages 735–747, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcz237
     

  23. Weinberg, R. P., Koledova, V. V., Subramaniam, A., Schneider, K., Artamonova, A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Hayes, K. C., Sinskey, A. J., and Rha, C. (2019). Palm Fruit Bioactives augment expression of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Nile Grass Rat basal ganglia and alter the colonic microbiome. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18625. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54461-y
     

  24. Ooi, L. C. L., Low, E. T., Ordway, J. M., Marjuni, M., Yaakub, Z., Jiang, N., Smith, S., Bacher, B., Garner, P. A., Leinenger, M. T., Sander, N., Chan, P. L., Ong, P. W., Abdullah, M. O., Nookiah, R., Manaf, M. A., Lakey, N., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Singh, R. (2019). SureSawitTM True-To-Type—A high throughput universal single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel for DNA fingerprinting, purity testing and origin verification in oil palm. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 31(4), 561–571. https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2019.0048
     

  25. Othman, A., Goggin, K. A., Tahir, N. I., Brodrick, E., Singh, R., Sambanthamurthi, R., Parveez, G. K. A., Davies, A. N., Murad, A. J., Muhammad, N. H., Ramli, U. S., and Murphy, D. J. (2019). Use of headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry to detect volatile fingerprints of palm fibre oil and sludge palm oil in samples of crude palm oil. BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 229. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4263-7
     

  26. Weinberg, R. P., Koledova, V. V., Schneider, K., Sambandan, T. G., Grayson, A., Zeidman, G., Artamonova, A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Fairus, S., Sinskey, A. J., and Rha, C. (2018). Palm Fruit Bioactives modulate human astrocyte activity in vitro altering the cytokine secretome reducing levels of TNFα, RANTES and IP-10. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 16423. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34763-3
     

  27. Fairus, S., Leow, S.-S., Mohamed, I. N., Tan, Y.-A., Sundram, K., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018). A phase I single-blind clinical trial to evaluate the safety of oil palm phenolics (OPP) supplementation in healthy volunteers. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 8217. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26384-7 
     

  28. Leow, S. S., Luu, A., Shrestha, S., Hayes, K. C., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018). Drosophila larvae fed palm fruit juice (PFJ) delay pupation via expression regulation of hormetic stress response genes linked to ageing and longevity. Experimental Gerontology, 106, 198–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.013 
     

  29. Rosli, R., Amiruddin, N., Ab Halim, M. A., Chan, P.-L., Chan, K.-L., Azizi, N., Morris, P. E., Leslie Low, E.-T., Ong-Abdullah, M., Sambanthamurthi, R., Singh, R., and Murphy, D. J. (2018). Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis of selected fatty acid biosynthesis genes and CNL disease resistance genes in oil palm. PloS One, 13(4), e0194792. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194792
     

  30. Ting, N. C., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Sambanthamurthi, R., Jansen, J., Alwee, S. S. R. S., Seng, T. Y., Ithnin, M., and Singh, R. (2018). Putative regulatory candidate genes for QTL linked to fruit traits in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). Euphytica, 214(11), 214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2296-y
     

  31. Weinberg, R. P., Koledova, V. V., Shin, H., Park, J. H., Tan, Y. A., Sinskey, A. J., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Rha, C. (2018). Oil Palm Phenolics Inhibit the In Vitro Aggregation of β-Amyloid Peptide into Oligomeric Complexes. International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2018, e7608038. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7608038
     

  32. Chan, K.-L., Tatarinova, T. V., Rosli, R., Amiruddin, N., Azizi, N., Halim, M. A. A., Sanusi, N. S. N. M., Jayanthi, N., Ponomarenko, P., Triska, M., Solovyev, V., Firdaus-Raih, M., Sambanthamurthi, R., Murphy, D., and Low, E.-T. L. (2017). Evidence-based gene models for structural and functional annotations of the oil palm genome. Biology Direct, 12(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-017-0191-4
     

  33. Low, E. T. L., Jayanthi, N., Chan, K. L., Nik Shazana, N. M. S., Ab Halim, M., Rozana, R., Azizi, N., Amiruddin, N., Angel, L. P. L., Ong.Abdullah, M., Singh, R., Abd Manaf, M. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Ghulam Kadir, A. P., and Kushairi, A. (2017). The oil palm genome revolution. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 29(4), 456–468. https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2017.00018
     

  34. Leow, S.-S., Bolsinger, J., Pronczuk, A., Hayes, K. C., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2016). Hepatic transcriptome implications for palm fruit juice deterrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young male Nile rats. Genes and Nutrition, 11, 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12263-016-0545-z
     

  35. Ooi, L. C.-L., Low, E.-T. L., Abdullah, M. O., Nookiah, R., Ting, N. C., Nagappan, J., Manaf, M. A. A., Chan, K.-L., Halim, M. A., Azizi, N., Omar, W., Murad, A. J., Lakey, N., Ordway, J. M., Favello, A., Budiman, M. A., Van Brunt, A., Beil, M., Leininger, M. T., Jiang, N., Smith. S.W., Brown, C.R., Kuek, A.C., Bahrain, S., Hoynes-O'Connor, A., Nguyen, A.Y., Chaudhari, H.G., Shah, S.A., Choo, Y.M., Sambanthamurthi, R., Singh, R. (2016). Non-tenera Contamination and the Economic Impact of SHELL Genetic Testing in the Malaysian Independent Oil Palm Industry. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00771
     

  36. Ting, N.-C., Yaakub, Z., Kamaruddin, K., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Sambanthamurthi, R., Jansen, J., Low, L. E. T., Ithnin, M., Kushairi, A., Arulandoo, X., Rosli, R., Chan, K.-L., Amiruddin, N., Sritharan, K., Lim, C. C., Nookiah, R., Amiruddin, M. D., and Singh, R. (2016). Fine-mapping and cross-validation of QTLs linked to fatty acid composition in multiple independent interspecific crosses of oil palm. BMC Genomics, 17, 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2607-4
     

  37. Ong-Abdullah, M., Ordway, J. M., Jiang, N., Ooi, S.-E., Kok, S.-Y., Sarpan, N., Azimi, N., Hashim, A. T., Ishak, Z., Rosli, S. K., Malike, F. A., Bakar, N. A. A., Marjuni, M., Abdullah, N., Yaakub, Z., Amiruddin, M. D., Nookiah, R., Singh, R., Low, E.-T. L., Chan, K-L., Norazah, A., Smith, S W., Bacher, B., Budiman, M.A.,Van Brunt, A., Wischmeyer, C., Beil, M.,  Hogan, M.,  Lakey,N., Lim, C. C., Arulandoo, X., Wong, C.K., Choo, C.N., Wong W.C., Kwan Y.Y., Syed Alwee, S.S.R., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Martienssen, R. A. (2015). Loss of Karma transposon methylation underlies the mantled somaclonal variant of oil palm. Nature, 525(7570), 533–537. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15365 
     

  38. Osborne, A., Sanchez, J., Wangh, L., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Hayes,  kc. (2015). Oxidative Damage is not a Major Contributor to AZT-Induced Mitochondrial Mutations. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 6(04), 441. https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000441
     

  39. Parveez, G. K. A., Rasid, O. A., Masani, M. Y. A., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2015). Biotechnology of oil palm: Strategies towards manipulation of lipid content and composition. Plant Cell Reports, 34(4), 533–543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-014-1722-4 
     

  40. Patten, G. S., Abeywardena, M. Y., Sundram, K., Tan, Y. A., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2015). Effect of oil palm phenolics on gastrointestinal transit, contractility and motility in the rat. Journal of Functional Foods, 17, 928–937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2015.06.008 
     

  41. Wong, Y. T., Kushairi, A., Rajanaidu, N., Osman, M., Wickneswari, R., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2016). Screening of wild oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) germplasm for lipase activity. The Journal of Agricultural Science, 154(7), 1241–1252. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859615001112
     

  42. Masani, M. Y. A., Noll, G. A., Parveez, G. K. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Prüfer, D. (2014). Efficient transformation of oil palm protoplasts by PEG-mediated transfection and DNA microinjection. PLOS ONE, 9(5), e96831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096831
     

  43. Bolsinger, J., Pronczuk, A., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Hayes, K. C. (2014). Anti-diabetic effects of palm fruit juice in the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus). Journal of Nutritional Science, 3, e5. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2014.3
     

  44. Che Idris, C. A., Karupaiah, T., Sundram, K., Tan, Y. A., Balasundram, N., Leow, S. S., Nasruddin, N. S., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2014). Oil palm phenolics and vitamin E reduce atherosclerosis rabbits. Journal of Functional Foods, 7, 541–550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2014.01.002 
     

  45. Ji, X., Usman, A., Razalli, N. H., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Gupta, S. V. (2015). Oil palm phenolics (OPP) inhibit pancreatic cancer cell proliferation via suppression of NF-κB pathway. Anticancer Research, 35(1), 97–106.
     

  46. Osborne, A. E., Sanchez, J. A., Solomon, M., Stopa, A., Wangh, L. J., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Hayes, K. C. (2014). Palm fruit juice mitigates AZT mitochondrial genotoxicity and dose- dependent cytotoxicity. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 5(12). https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000400
     

  47. Singh, R., Low, E.-T. L., Ooi, L. C.-L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Nookiah, R., Ting, N.-C., Marjuni, M., Chan, P.-L., Ithnin, M., Manaf, M. A. A., Nagappan, J., Chan, K.-L., Rosli, R., Halim, M. A., Azizi, N., Budiman, M. A., Lakey, N., Bacher, B., Van Brunt, A., Wang, C., Hogan, M., He, D., Jill, D., MacDonald, J.D.,  Smith, S.W., Ordway, J.M., Martienssen, R.A. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2014). The oil palm VIRESCENS gene controls fruit colour and encodes a R2R3-MYB. Nature Communications, 5(1), 4106. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5106 
     

  48. Ting, N.-C., Jansen, J., Mayes, S., Massawe, F., Sambanthamurthi, R., Ooi, L. C.-L., Chin, C. W., Arulandoo, X., Seng, T.-Y., Alwee, S. S. R. S., Ithnin, M., and Singh, R. (2014). High density SNP and SSR-based genetic maps of two independent oil palm hybrids. BMC Genomics, 15(1), 309. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-309
     

  49. Masani, M. Y. A., Noll, G., Parveez, G. K. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Prüfer, D. (2013). Regeneration of viable oil palm plants from protoplasts by optimizing media components, growth regulators and cultivation procedures. Plant Science: An International Journal of Experimental Plant Biology, 210, 118–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.05.021
     

  50. Leow, S.-S., Sekaran, S. D., Sundram, K., Tan, Y., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Gene expression changes in spleens and livers of tumour-bearing mice suggest delayed inflammation and attenuated cachexia in response to oil palm phenolics. Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, 6(6), 305–326. https://doi.org/10.1159/000357948
     

  51. Leow, S.-S., Sekaran, S. D., Tan, Y., Sundram, K., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm phenolics confer neuroprotective effects involving cognitive and motor functions in mice. Nutritional Neuroscience, 16(5), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1179/1476830512Y.0000000047 
     

  52. Leow, S.-S., Sekaran, S. D., Sundram, K., Tan, Y., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm phenolics attenuate changes caused by an atherogenic diet in mice. European Journal of Nutrition, 52(2), 443–456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-012-0346-0 
     

  53. Singh, R., Ong-Abdullah, M., Low, E.-T. L., Manaf, M. A. A., Rosli, R., Nookiah, R., Ooi, L. C.-L., Ooi, S.-E., Chan, K.-L., Halim, M. A., Azizi, N., Nagappan, J., Bacher, B., Lakey, N., Smith, S. W., He, D., Hogan, M., Budiman, M. A., Lee, E. K., Desalle, R., Kudrna, D.,  Goicoechea, J. L., Wing, R. A., Wilson, R. K., Fulton, R.S., Ordway, J. M., Martienssen, R. A. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2013). Oil palm genome sequence reveals divergence of interfertile species in Old and New worlds. Nature, 500(7462), 335–339. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12309 
     

  54. Singh, R., Low, E.-T. L., Ooi, L. C.-L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Ting, N.-C., Nagappan, J., Nookiah, R., Amiruddin, M. D., Rosli, R., Manaf, M. A. A., Chan, K.-L., Halim, M. A., Azizi, N., Lakey, N., Smith, S. W., Budiman, M. A., Hogan, M., Bacher, B., Van Brunt, A., Wang, C; Ordway, J M; Sambanthamurthi, R. And Martienssen, R. A. (2013). The oil palm SHELL gene controls oil yield and encodes a homologue of SEEDSTICK. Nature, 500(7462), 340–344. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12356 
     

  55. Ramli, U. S., Sambanthamurthi, R., Rasid, O. A., Parveez, G. K. A., Abdul Manaf, M. A., Othman, A., Masani, M.Y.A., Cheah, S. C., Syed Alwee, S. S. R., Akmar, S. N. A., and Wahid, M. B. (2012). The isolation and Characterisation of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) -Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) Synthase (KAS) II cDNA. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 24, 1480–1491
     

  56. Leow, S.-S., Sekaran, S. D., Sundram, K., Tan, Y., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2011). Differential transcriptomic profiles effected by oil palm phenolics indicate novel health outcomes. BMC Genomics, 12(1), 432. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-432 
     

  57. Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y., Sundram, K., Hayes, K. C., Abeywardena, M., Leow, S.-S., Sekaran, S. D., Sambandan, T. G., Rha, C., Sinskey, A. J., Subramaniam, K., Fairus, S., and Wahid, M. B. (2011). Positive outcomes of oil palm phenolics on degenerative diseases in animal models. The British Journal of Nutrition, 106(11), 1664–1675. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511002133 
     

  58. Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y., Sundram, K., Abeywardena, M., Sambandan, T. G., Rha, C., Sinskey, A. J., Subramaniam, K., Leow, S.-S., Hayes, K. C., and Basri Wahid, M. (2011). Oil palm vegetation liquor: A new source of phenolic bioactives. The British Journal of Nutrition, 106(11), 1655–1663. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511002121 
     

  59. Sekaran, S. D., Leow, S. S., Abobaker, N., Tee, K. K., Sundram, K., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Wahid, M. B. (2010). Effects of oil palm phenolics on tumor cells in vitro and in vivo. African Journal of Food Science, 4(8), 495–502
     

  60. Choi, D. S., Andrade, M. H. C., Willis, L. B., Cho, C., Schoenheit, J., Bocazzi, P., Sambanthamurthi, R., Sinskey, A. J., and Rha, C. K. (2008). Effect of agitation and aeration on yield optimization of oil palm suspension culture. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 1, 23–24
     

  61. Kaur, J. S., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2008). Carotenoid profiles and preliminary investigation on carotenoid biosynthesis in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) mesocarp. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 2, 108–117
     

  62. Rasid, O. A., Ho, C. L., Parveez, G. K. A., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Napis, S. (2008). Plant carotenoids: Genetic engineering for high value-added products. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 21, 588–601
     

  63. Rasid, O., Syuhada, W. s, Ayub, N. H., Subhi, S., Mohamed, Z., Ho, C. L., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Napis, S. (2008). RT-PCR amplification and cloning of partial DNA sequence coding for oil palm (Elaeis oleifera) Phytoene Synthase Gene. Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 16(1), 17–24
     

  64. Wan Omar, W. S., Willis, L. B., Rha, C. K., Sinskey, A. J., Ramli, U. S., Masani, M.Y.A., Parveez, G. K. A., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2008). Isolation and utilization of acetyl-CoA carboxylase from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) mesocarp. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 2, 97–107
     

  65. Willis, L. B., Wan Omar, W. S., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Sinskey, A. J. (2008). Non-radioactive assay for acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 2, 30–36
     

  66. Yip, J. T., Masani, M.Y.A., Parveez, G. K. A., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2008). Activity studies, gene characterization and manipulation of ß-ketothiolase of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) mesocarp. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 2, 118–133
     

  67. Tan, Y.-A., Sambanthamurthi, R., Sundram, K., and Wahid, M. B. (2007). Valorisation of palm by-products as functional components. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 109(4), 380–393. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200600251
     

  68. Balasundram, N., Ai, T. Y., Sambanthamurthi, R., Sundram, K., and Samman, S. (2005). Antioxidant properties of palm fruit extracts. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 14(4), 319–324
     

  69. Sundram, K., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Tan, Y. A. (2003). Palm fruit chemistry and nutrition. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12(3), 355–362
     

  70. Sambanthamurthi, R., Sundram, K., and Tan, Y. (2000). Chemistry and biochemistry of palm oil. Progress in Lipid Research, 39(6), 507–558. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-7827(00)00015-1 
     

  71. Akmar, S. N. A., Cheah, S. C., Aminah, S., Ooi, C. L., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Murphy, D. J. (1999). Characterisation and regulation of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) stearoyl-ACP desaturase genes. Journal of Oil Palm Research (Special Issue), 1–17
     

  72. Sambanthamurthi, R., Othman, A., and Ramli, U. S. (1999). Biochemical factors that control oil composition in the oil palm. Journal of Oil Palm Research (Special Issue), 24–33
     

  73. Sambanthamurthi, R., Parman, S. H., and Mohd. Noor, R. (1996). Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) protoplasts: Isolation, culture and microcallus formation. Plant, Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 46(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039694
     

  74. Sambanthamurthi, R., Oo, K. C., and Parman, S. H. (1995). Factors affecting lipase activity in Elaeis guineensis mesocarp. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (France), 33, 353-359 
     

  75. Chong, C. L., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (1993). Effects of mesocarp bruising on the rate of free fatty acid release in oil palm fruits. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 31(1), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/0964-8305(93)90015-T
     

  76. Sambanthamurthi, R., Let, C. C., Cheang, O. K., Huat, Y. K., and Rajan, P. (1991). Chilling-induced lipid hydrolysis in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) Mesocarp. Journal of Experimental Botany, 42(9), 1199–1205. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/42.9.1199 
     

  77. Sambanthamurthi, R., Oo, K. C., and Ong, A. S. H. (1987). Lipid metabolism in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera) protoplasts. Plant Science, 5, 97–105 
     

  78. Sambanthamurthi, R., Laverack, P. D., and Clarke, P. H. (1984). Lysine excretion by a mutant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 23(1), 11–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb01026.x

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Other Journals 

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  1. The Nexus of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development in Southeast Asia.  Published by Academy of Sciences Malaysia in collaboration with Campaign for Nature 2022
     

  2. Strategic Paper on Precision Biodiversity (2020)
    Prepared by Academy of Sciences Special Interest Group on Precision Biodiversity.
    ISBN 978-983-2915-54-6
     

  3. Sambanthamurthi, R. ( 2020). Technology push for the plantation industry. The Planter 96  
     

  4. MALAYSIA 2050 FLAGSHIP STUDY: Science & Technology Foresight Malaysia 2050 Emerging Science Engineering and Technology (ESET) Study. Academy of Sciences Malaysia 2017. Published by: Academy of Sciences Malaysia. I provided input for Biotechnology based on my appointment as Biotechnology Working Group Field Expert and Chairperson of the Biotechnology Working Group
     

  5. Lakey, N.D., Ordway, J.M., Jiang,N., Smith, S.W., Favello, A.,  Ooi, L. C. L.,  Singh, R., Nookiah, R.,  Low, E.T.L., Ong-Abdullah, M. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2017). Increasing oil palm industry profit, Malaysian gross national income and government tax revenue with breakthrough DNA tests. The Planter Vol.93 (1093) 273-279
     

  6. Mohamad Arif, A.M.,  Izawati, A.M.D., Zubaidah, R., Masani, M.Y.A.,  Safiza, M.,  Lim, F.H.,  Nurniwalis, A.W.,  Rasid, O.A.,  Sambanthamurthi, R.,  Parveez, G.K.A. (2017). Biotechnology for diversification and improved resilience of the oil palm. The Planter, 93(1093): 237-249
     

  7. Sambanthamurthi, R. (2017).  Guest Editorial: Reaping the fruits of biotechnology. The Planter Vol.93 (1093) ( Special theme issue on Biotechnology)
     

  8. Low, E.T.L., Singh, R., Nookiah, R;,  Ong-Abdullah, M., Ooi, L. C. L.,  Lakey, N. D., Smith, S. W., Ordway, J.M.,  and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2016). New frontiers for the oil palm industry through genome technology. The Planter Vol. 92 (1087): 701-710
     

  9. Ong-Abdullah, M., Ordway, J.M.,  Jiand, N., Ooi, S. E., Mokri, A., Kok, S.Y., Sarpan, N., Azimi N,. Hashim, A. T.,  Ishak, Z.,  Rosli, S. K.,  Nookiah, R., Singh, R., Low, E. T. L.,  Sachdeva, M., Smith, S. W., Lakey, N. D., Martienssen, R. A. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2016). Tissue culture and epigenetics. The Planter Vol. 92 (1087): 741-749
     

  10. Sambanthamurthi, R. (2016).  Guest Editorial : Sowing the seeds of revolution. The Planter Vol. 92 (1087): 685 ( Special theme issue on Gene Revolution)
     

  11. Abeywardena, M., Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y.A., Sundram, K. (2013). Oil palm phenolics as a bioactive ingredient in promoting cardiovascular health. J Oil Palm Environ. Health 5, 38–48
     

  12. Sambanthamurthi, R., Akmar, S. N. A and Parveez, G. K. A. (2002). Genetic manipulation of the oil palm – challenges and prospects. The Planter, 78: 547-562
     

  13. Sambanthamurthi, R. (2002). Towards understanding and controlling abscission in the oil palm. Oil Palm Bulletin, 45: 16-22

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MPOB Transfer of Technology Information Series

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  1. Leow, S.S., Fairus, S. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018). Caco-2 cell monolayer in vitro screening tool for drug discovery and mechanistics: Protocols for culture. MPOB TS No. 177. MPOB  Information Series 802, ISSN 1511-7871
     

  2. Singh, R., Low, E T L., Ooi, L C-L., Chan,  P-L.,  Ong, P.W., Ong-Abdullah, M., Nookiah.R., Marjuni, M., Yaakub, Z., Abdul Manaf, M.A.,  and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2018). SureSawitTM True-To-Type - A high throughput universal single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel for DNA fingerprinting, purity testing and origin verification in oil palm. MPOB TT No. 632. MPOB  Information Series 780,  ISSN 1511-7871
     

  3. Ong-Abdullah, M., Ordway, J.M., Nan J., Ooi, S.E ., Mokri, A., Nookiah, R., Singh, R.,  Low, E.T.L., Sachdeva, M.,  Smith, S W., Lakey,N., Sambanthamurthi, R., and Martienssen, R.A. (2016). SureSawitTM Karma - A diagnostic assay for clonal conformity. MPOB TS No. 156. MPOB  Information Series 738, ISSN 1511-7871
     

  4. Singh, R., Ooi, L C-L., Low, E T L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Nagappan, J.,  Ting, N.C., Abdul Manaf, M A.,  Nookiah.R., and Sambanthamurthi, R (2015). SureSawitTM Vir - A diagnostic assay to predict colour of oil palm fruits. MPOB TT No. 568. MPOB  Information Series 697, ISSN 1511-7871  
     

  5. Masani, M.Y.A., Parveez, G. K. A., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2014). Transient gene expression system utilising oil palm protoplasts. MPOB TS 135. MPOB  Information Series 687 ISSN 1511-7871
     

  6. Singh, R., Low, E.T.L., Ooi, L.C-L., Ong-Abdullah, M., Abdul Manaf, M.A., Abd Rahman, R.,  Nookiah.R., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2014). SureSawitTM Shell - A Diagnostic Assay to Predict Oil Palm Fruit Forms. MPOB TT No. MPOB  Information Series 656 ISSN 1511-7871
     

  7. Rasid, O. A., Parveez G. K A. Singh R., and Sambanthamurthi R. ( 2011). Lycopene cyclase genes for modification of carotenoid content. MPOB TT No. 480, MPOB  Information Series 553,  ISSN 1511-787
     

  8. Sambanthamurthi, R. Rha, C.K., Sinskey, A. J., Sambandan, T. G., Tan, Y.A. and Wahid, M.Y. (2010). Oil palm phenolics as a source of shikimic acid - an MPOB-MIT collaboration. MPOB TT No. 450, MPOB  Information Series 506,  ISSN 1511-787
     

  9. Maizura, I.,  Kushairi, A., Mohd Din, A.,  Noh, A.,  Marhalil, M., Wong Y.T.  and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2008).  PS13: Breeding populations selected for low lipase.  MPOB TT No. 400. MPOB  Information Series 425,  ISSN 1511-7871
     

  10. Ramli, U.S., Sambanthamurthi, R., Cheah, S.C., Syed Alwee, S.S.R., Rasid, O. A., Abdullah, S.N.A., Parveez G. K A., Abdul Manaf, M.A., Abrizah, Othman, A.,  Masani, M.Y.A., Zulfazly, A and Wahid, M.B (2004). Beta-ketoacyl ACP Synthase II (KAS II). MPOB TT No. 219. MPOB  Information Series 226,  ISSN 1511-7871
     

  11. Sambanthamurthi, R. and Kushairi, A.D. (2002).  Selection for lipase activity in the oil palm.  MPOB TT No. 141. MPOB  Information Series 158, ISSN 1511-7871
     

  12. Sambanthamurthi, R., Tan, Y.A. and Sundram, K. (2001). A novel process for the production of water-soluble antioxidants with potential nutraceutical applications from palm oil mill effluent (POME).  MPOB TT No. 97, MPOB Information Series 112, ISSN 1511-7871

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Book Chapters

  1. ​​Masani, M.Y.A., Parveez, G.K.A., Noll, G., Mohd Al Akmarul Fizree, M.D.P., Sambanthamurthi, R. and Pruefer, D. 
Protoplast isolation and transformation in oil palm. In Protoplast Technology. (This book is currently in the queue of Springer publication)
     

  2. Sambanthamurthi, R., Ng. M.H. and Choo, Y.M. (2018).  Bioactive compounds in oil palm. In Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm. Volume 2  pp.167-202. doi: 10.19103/AS.2017.0018.20 (Ed. Rival A.) Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 2
     

  3. Parveez, G.K.A., Omar, A.R., Tarmizi, A.H., Zamzuri, I., Samsul, K.R. and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2012). Tissue culture and genetic engineering. In Palm Oil: Production, Processing, Characterization and Uses pp.87-135. (Eds. Akoh, C; Ping, T C and Lai, O.M. ). AOCS press
     

  4. Parveez, G.K.A., Omar, A.R., and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2011). Genetic engineering of oil palm. In Further Advances In Oil Palm Research (2000-2010) pp.141-201 (Eds. Wahid, M. B. et. al.)
     

  5. Parveez, G.K.A., Abrizah, O., Ramli, U.S., Sambanthamurthi, R. Masani, M.Y.A., Tarmizi, A.H., Kushairi, A. and Mohd Basri, W. (2010). Improving value of oil palm using genetic engineering. In Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering (Ed. Ching, T.H.)
     

  6. Sambanthamurthi, R., Singh, R., Parveez, G.K.A., Meilina O.A. Kushairi, A.D. (2009).Opportunities for the oil palm via breeding and biotechnology. In Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species. pp 377-421 (Eds.Jain, S.M. Priyadarshan, P.M.) Springer Publication.
     

  7. Parveez, G.K.A  and Sambanthamurthi, R. (2005).  Genetic enhancement and modification of oil crops: possibilities, problems and limitation.  In Healthful Lipids pp 508-525 (Eds. Akoh, C.C.  and Lai O.M.) AOCS press
     

  8. Sambanthamurthi, R., Syed Alwee, S.S.R., and Parveez, G.K.A. (2005). Safety, regulatory aspects, and public acceptance of genetically modified lipids. In Healthful Lipids pp. 33-47. (Eds. Akoh, C.C. and Lai, O.M.) AOCS press.
     

  9. Sambanthamurthi, R., Nookiah,  R. and Parman, S.H. (2000). Lipid catabolism : Complex lipid degradation.  In Recent Advances in the Biochemistry of Plant Lipids. pp 769 (Eds. Harwood J.L. and Quinn P.J.)  Portland Press London.
     

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