Lecturer Profile
Prof. Yusnita Rifai, S.Si., M.Pharm., Ph.D., Apt.
Professor
Academic Profile
General Information
Prof. Yusnita Rifai is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University.
Prof Yusnita Rifai scholarly work centers on pharmaceutical chemistry, with additional research interests in drug synthesis and natural product chemistry.
She leads the Drug Synthesis Research Group (DrugSyn), guiding collaborative research on the design, synthesis, and biological assessment of pharmacologically active compounds.
Under the research and community services centre of UNHAS (LPPM UNHAS), Prof Yusnita is also leading the Centre of Drug Discovery and Development Studies (Kepala Pusat Penemuan dan Pengembangan Obat, UNHAS)
Recent Publications
- 2021
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2021
Molecular modeling and phenoloxidase inhibitory activity of arbutin and arbutin undecylenic acid ester
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- 2019
- 2018
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2017
The ability of <i>Abelmoschus manihot</i> L. leaf extract in scavenging of free radical DPPH and total flavonoid determination
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
- 2016
Academic Activity
Education
Educational Background
- Hasanuddin University (S.Si.),
- Hasanuddin University (Apt.)
- Flinders University, Australia (2006), M.Pharm
- Chiba University, Japan (2011), PhD
Research
Research Focuses
- Principal specialization: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Drug Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry
- SINTA-indexed interests: Drug Synthesis and Natural Product Chemistry.
Research Group Involvement
- Drug Synthesis Research Group (DrugSyn) — Group Leader. The group focuses on the design, synthesis, and biological assessment of pharmacologically active compounds, including glioma, tyrosinase, and C-telopeptide inhibitor research.