Yong Foo Wong

Dr. Yong Foo Wong

School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 December 2022 in Plants
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HOHaneen Ibrahim Al Othman
Haneen Ibrahim Al Othman
HAHuda Hisham Alkatib
Huda Hisham Alkatib
AZAtiqah Zaid
Atiqah Zaid
SSSreenivasan Sasidharan
Sreenivasan Sasidharan
SRSiti Sarah Fazalul Rahiman
Siti Sarah Fazalul Rahiman
Yong Foo WongYong Foo Wong
Yong Foo Wong
The essential oil derived from Citrus plants has long been used for medicinal purposes, due to its broad spectrum of therapeutic characteristics. To date, approximately 162 Citrus species have been identified, and many investigational studies have been conducted to explore the pharmacological potential of Citrus spp. oils. This study investigated the volatile constituents of essential oil distilled from the leaves of C. hystrix, C. limon, C. pyriformis, and C. microcarpa, using gas chromatography–quadrupole mass spectrometry. A total of 80 secondary compounds were tentatively identified, representing 84.88–97.99% of the total ion count and mainly comprising monoterpene (5.20–76.15%) and sesquiterpene (1.36–27.14%) hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenes (3.91–89.52%) and sesquiterpenes (0.21–38.87%), and other minor chemical classes (0.10–0.52%). In particular, 27 compounds (1.19–39.06%) were detected across all Citrus species. Principal component analysis of the identified phytoconstituents and their relative quantities enabled differentiation of the Citrus leaf oils according to their species, with the loading variables contributing to these metabolic differences being identified. The Citrus leaf oils were tested for their antioxidant and antiproliferative activities using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazylhydrate (DPPH) and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. The results indicated that C. limon displayed the highest DPPH radical scavenging ability (IC50 value of 29.14 ± 1.97 mg/mL), while C. hystrix exhibited the lowest activity (IC50 value of 279.03 ± 10.37 mg/mL). On the other hand, all the Citrus oils exhibit potent antiproliferative activities against the HeLa cervical cancer cell line, with IC50 values of 11.66 μg/mL (C. limon), 20.41 μg/mL (C. microcarpa), 25.91 μg/mL (C. hystrix), and 87.17 μg/mL (C. pyriformis).

1 December 2014 in Talanta
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Yong Foo WongYong Foo Wong
Yong Foo Wong
AMAhmad Makahleh
Ahmad Makahleh
BSBahruddin Saad
Bahruddin Saad
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad IbrahimMohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim
ARAfidah Abdul Rahim
Afidah Abdul Rahim
Nicolas BrosseNicolas Brosse
Nicolas Brosse




1 March 2019 in Food Chemistry
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DYDanDan Yan
DanDan Yan
Yong Foo WongYong Foo Wong
Yong Foo Wong
Robert ShellieRobert Shellie
Robert Shellie
PMPhilip Marriott
Philip Marriott
SWSimon P. Whittock
Simon P. Whittock
AKAnthony Koutoulis
Anthony Koutoulis