Dr. Charitha Lakshini Goonasekara

Head of Department
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

Highest Degree
PostDoc. in Biochemistry from University of British Columbia, Canada

My URL
https://livedna.org/94.15272

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Infectious Diseases
Natural Products
Cell Physiology
Bioinformatics

Selected Publications

  1. Silva, M.M., S.S. Seneviratne, D.K. Weerakoon and C.L. Goonasekara, 2017. Characterization of Daboia russelii and Naja naja venom neutralizing ability of an undocumented indigenous medication in Sri Lanka. J. Ayurveda Integr. Med., 8: 20-26.
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  2. Pallie, M.S., P.K. Perera, C.L. Goonasekara, K.M.N. Kumarasinghe and L.D.A.M. Arawwawala, 2017. Evaluation of diuretic effect of the hot water extract of standardized Tragia involucrata Linn., in rats. Int. J. Pharmacol., 13: 83-90.
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  3. Pushpakumara, P.D., P.H. Premarathne and C.L. Goonasekara, 2016. Characterisation of B cell epitopes of dengue virus NS1 protein using bioinformatics approach. J. Natl. Sci. Found. Sri Lanka, 44: 417-425.
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  4. Nadugala, M.N., P.H. Premaratne and C.L. Goonasekara, 2016. Systematic bioinformatic approach for prediction of linear B-cell epitopes on dengue E and prM protein. Adv. Bioinform. 10.1155/2016/1373157.
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  5. Senarath, K.D., R.B. Usgodaarachchi, V. Navaratne, A. Nagahawatte, C.D. Wijayarathna, J. Alvitigala and C.L. Goonasekara, 2014. Non specific amplification with the LAMP technique in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Sri Lankan settings. J. Tuberculosis Res., 2: 168-172.
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  6. Wang, T., Y. Cheng, Y. Dou, C. Goonesekara and J.P. David et al., 2012. Trafficking of an endogenous potassium channel in adult ventricular myocytes. Am. J. Physiol.-Cell Physiol., 303: C963-C976.
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  7. Goonasekara, C.L., E. Balse, S. Hatem, D.F. Steele and D. Fedida, 2010. Cholesterol and cardiac arrhythmias. Expert Rev. Cardiovasc. Therapy, 8: 965-979.
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  8. Dou, Y., E. Balse, A.D. Zadeh, T. Wang and C.L. Goonesekara et al., 2010. Normal targeting of a tagged Kv1.5 channel acutely transfected into fresh adult cardiac myocytes by a biolistic method. Am. J. Physiol.-Cell Physiol., 298: C1343-C1352.
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  9. Zadeh, A.D., Y. Cheng, H. Xu, N. Wong and Z. Wang et al., 2009. Kif5b is an essential forward trafficking motor for the Kv1.5 cardiac potassium channel. J. Physiol., 587: 4565-4574.
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  10. Goonasekara, C.L. and D.H. Heeley, 2009. Effect of removing the amino-terminal hexapeptide of tropomyosin on the properties of the thin filament. Biochemistry, 48: 3538-3544.
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  11. Goonasekara, C.L. and D.H. Heeley, 2008. Conformational properties of striated muscle tropomyosins from some salmonid fishes. J. Muscle Res. Cell Motility, 29: 135-143.
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  12. Goonasekara, C.L., L.J. Gallivan, D.M. Jackman and D.H. Heeley, 2007. Some binding properties of Omp T digested muscle tropomyosin. J. Muscle Res. Cell Motility, 28: 175-182.
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  13. Ratnasooriya, W.D., S.A. Deraniyagala, S.D.N.K. Bathige, C.L. Goonasekara and J.R.A.C. Jayakody, 2005. Antinociceptive action of aqueous extract of the leaves of Ixora coccinea. Acta Biologica Hungarica, 56: 21-34.
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  14. Dearniyagala, S.A., W.D. Ratnasooriya and C.L. Goonasekara, 2003. Antinociceptive effect and toxicological study of the aqueous bark extract of Barringtonia racemosa on rats. J. Ethnopharmacol., 86: 21-26.
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