Doctor of Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1997
Master of Science, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1989
Bachelor of Science, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1972
Research Highlights
Chemical and biological studies of Ipomoea muricata (Tonkin) for potential drug use
Chemical and biological profiles of selected and endemic plant species for potential medicinal or nutraceutical value
Research Interests
Natural products chemistry and their biological properties, i.e. anti-inflammatory, anticancer, smooth muscle modulating activities and metabolic modifying actions
Neutraceuticals and functional foods
Courses Handled
Major Recognitions
Professional Activities
Courses Handled
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Major Recognitions
Consistently received the UST Gold Series Award for research publications given every two academic years, from 1994-2006
PCHRD grantee for “Sub-chronic Toxicity Studies of VCO in Sprague-Dawley Rats” (2012-2013)
PCHRD grantee for “Anticancer, Anti-infective, Anti-inflammatory and Toxicity Studies and Chemical Profiling of the Expressed Juice of the Bark of Scyphiphorahydrophyllacea”(2013-2015)
CHED-PHERNET grantee for “Philippine Coffee Varieties as a Genoprotective Agent in Urban Environments” (2013.)
Professional Activities
Managing Editor, Acta Manilana 2013-present
Member, Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as board members 2000-2002 and 2007-2013 and the PRO in 2002-2004 and secretary in 2004-2006.
Member, Natural Products Society of the Philippines as president in 2005-2010 and current vice-president
Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Gargantiel MF & Ysrael MC. (2014 March). “Antioxidant Activity And Hypoglycemic Potential of Antidesma Ghaesembilla Gaertn (Phyllantaceae) (Article).” International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 3(3):422–431. ISSN: 2277–8616
Tan MA, Callanta RBP, Apurillo CCS, dela Cruz TEE, Alejandro GJD, & Ysrael MC. (2014). “Antiinflammatory and antimicrobial constituents from the leaves of Villariaodorata (Article).” ActaManilana 62:47–52. ISSN: 0065–1370 (ÓUST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences
de Guzman GQ, Ysrael MC, & Dacanay ATL. (2012 October-December). “The hypouricemic effects of the lyophilized fruit juice of Morindacitrifolia and lyophilized commercial noni juice in oxonate-induced hyperuricemic rats (Research Article).” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Frontier Research 2(3):26–35. ISSN: 2249–1112
Cardona CC & Ysrael MC. (2012). “Antimicrobial activity of the crude ethanol extract of the seeds of Ipomoea muricata (Jacq.) Convolvulaceae against selected clinical isolates (Article).” ActaManilana 60:47–53. ISSN: 0065–1370 (ÓUST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences)
ApostolJG, Gan JVA, Raynes RJB, Sabado AAS, Carigma AQ, Santiago LA, & Ysrael MC. (2012 January-March). “Platelet-Increasing Effects of Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) in Ethanol-Induced Thrombocytopenic Rat Models (Original Research Article).” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Frontier Research 2(2):1–11. ISSN: 2249–1112 (ÓIJPFRJ)
