Dr. Nor Adlin Binti Md Yusoff

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

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Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Tropical Medicine
Mineral Composition
Antioxidant Activities
Bioactive Compounds

Selected Publications

  1. Yusoff, N.A., V. Lim, B. Al-Hindi, K.N. Abdul Razak and T. Widyawati et al., 2017. Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Vinegar's aqueous extract stimulates insulin secretion and exerts hepatoprotective effect on STZ-induced diabetic rats. Nutrients, Vol. 9. 10.3390/nu9090925.
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  2. Widyawati, T., N.A. Roslan, N.A. Yusoff, K.N. Abdul Razak, M.N. Yam, M.Z. Asmawi and M. Ahmad, 2016. The evaluation of antioxidant and free radical activities of Eugenia polyantha leaves extracts. Int. J. ChemTech Res., 9: 465-471.

  3. Al-Hindi, B., I.J. Atangwho, N.A. Yusoff, M. Ahmad, M.Z. Asmawi and M.F. Yam, 2016. Gongronema latifolium extract lowers blood glucose levels and regenerates pancreatic Langerhans islets in diabetic rats. Med. Sci., 4: 1-6.

  4. Yusoff, N.A., M.F. Yam, H.K. Beh, K.N.A. Razak and T. Widyawati et al., 2015. Antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of Nypa fruticans Wurmb. vinegar sample from Malaysia. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 8: 595-605.
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  5. Yusoff, N.A., M. Ahmad, B. Al-Hindi, T. Widyawati and M.F. Yam et al., 2015. Aqueous extract of Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Vinegar alleviates postprandial hyperglycemia in normoglycemic rats. Nutrients, 7: 7012-7026.
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  6. Widyawati, T., W.W. Purnawan, I.J. Atangwho, N.A. Yusoff, M. Ahmad and M.Z. Asmawi, 2015. Anti-diabetic activity of Syzygium polyanthum (wight) leaf extract, the most commonly used herb among diabetic patients in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Int. J. Pharmaceut. Sci. Res., 6: 1698-1704.
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  7. Widyawati, T., N.A. Yusoff, M.Z. Asmawi and M. Ahmad, 2015. Antihyperglycemic effect of methanol extract of Syzygium polyanthum (wight) leaf in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Nutrients, 7: 7764-7780.
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  8. Mustaffa, F., Z. Hassan, N.A. Yusof, K.N. Abdul Razak and M.Z. Asmawi, 2014. Antidiabetic mechanism of standardized extract, fraction and subfraction of Cinnamomum iners leaves. Int. J. Pharmaceut. Sci. Rev. Res., 26: 209-214.
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  9. Sulaiman, S.F., N.A.M. Yusoff, I.M. Eldeen, E.M. Seow, A.A.B. Sajak, Supriatno and K.L. Ooi, 2011. Correlation between total phenolic and mineral contents with antioxidant activity of eight Malaysian bananas (Musa sp.). J. Food Compos. Anal., 24: 1-10.
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