CEPP’s Analytical services laboratory operates a range of analytical equipment. This laboratory provides chemical analysis, physical properties testing. The analytical laboratory provides services in separation and quantification of compounds using gas chromatography (GC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (LC/MS), inductive coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP/MS) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). Other additional analytical testing equipments provided are TLC, spectrophotometer and Determined Concentration of Standard (DCS).

Focus Area
Analysis on food ingredients, phytochemical, cosmetic, fermentation products, microbiology and consultancy in the development of ISO 17205.

Research Activities
There are more than 45 companies that are involved in this analysis unit. The latest companies are as followed;

• AYFA TRADING Sdn Bhd
• DNA Bioscience Sdn Bhd
• Malaysia Palm Oil Board, Bangi
• Power Root (M) Sdn Bhd
• Marigold Hectares Sdn Bhd
• Nasuha Enterprise Sdn Bhd
• ART SOULIST Sdn Bhd

Publications

Noor Azwani Zainol, Harisun Yaakob, Ramlan Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Roji Sarmidi. Quantification of Genistein & Diadzein in Fermented Soy Food Products. Symposium Kimia Analysis – 15, 20-23 September 2002; Pulau Pinang

Noor Azwani Zainol, Harisun Yaakob, Ramlan Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Roji Sarmidi. Kesan suhu dan masa pemprosesan terhadap kandungan isoflavone daripada proses fermentasi kacang soya. Malaysia Natural Product 2002, 21-24 Oct 2002; Promenade Hotel, Kota Kinabalu Sabah.

Noor Azwani Zainol, Harisun Yaakob, Yuzaini Yusof, Rozilawati Abdul Rahim, Ramlan Abdul Aziz. Study on factor that affect the isoflavone extraction from fermented soybean. RSCE 2002-SOMChE 2002, 28-30 Oct 2002; PJ Hilton

Award and Achievement

Herbal Candy
Bronze Medal Award: Sciences and Technology Exhibition, 2004,

Probiotic in Non-Dairy Tropical Fruit Juices Powder
Gold Medal Award: Ministry of Science & Technology Malaysia Exhibition, 2002