About the Authors

Kamal A. Ketuly

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A. Hamid A. Hadi

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shahram Golbabapour

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Maryam Hajrezaie

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pouya Hassandarvish

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hapipah Mohd Ali

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nazia Abdul Majid

Affiliation Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mahmood A. Abdulla

ammeen@um.edu.my

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAA KAK AHAH HMA NAM. Performed the experiments: KAK PH MH SG. Analyzed the data: KAK PH MH SG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAA KAK AHAH HMA NAM. Wrote the paper: KAK MAA SG.