Ara DerMarderosian, PhD
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Ara DerMarderosian, PhD
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Research Professor of Pharmacognosy
Department of Biological Sciences
Contact Info:
Office: STC 373
McNeil Science & Technology Center
Voice: 215.596.8915
Fax: 215.596.8710
Email: a.dermar@usciences.edu
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Training and Degrees
Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 1964
M.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 1958
B.S. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 1956
Prior Positions
Professor of Pharmacognosy, Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 1964-Present
Membership in Professional Organizations
American Chemical Society
American Pharmaceutical Association
American Society of Pharmacognosy
Society of Economic Botany
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Research Interests
Isolation and identification of bioactive substances from natural products, including plants and animals from terrestrial and marine sources.
Studies of the medical value of foods (nutraceuticals).
Genetic and chemical identification of drug plants.
Selected Recent Publications
‡ Undergraduate Student
* Graduate Student
V. Jaiswal*, A. DerMarderosian, “Effect of Drying on Anthocyanins and Polyphenol Oxidase enzyme in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) arils, Planta Medica, Vol. 9, 74, pp. 1177, July 2008.
R. Kota, D. Morel, A. Howell, J. Porter, J. McKee, A. DerMarderosian, “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibition in Cell Lines by the Polyphenolic Fraction of Vaccinium Corymbosum L. Bluecrop, Planta Medica, Vol. 9, 74, pp. 1172, July 2008. 2008.
C. Waterman, R. Smith, A. DerMarderosian, “Bioassay-guided Isolation of African Ethnobotanical Anthelmintics, Planta Medica, Vol. 9, 74, pp. 1086, July 2008. 2008.
A. DerMarderosian, J. Beutler, Eds. “The Review of Natural Products”, Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2008.
J. Bloxton, A. DerMarderosian, “The Ethnobotany and Identification of the Chemical Constituents of Alaskan Devil’s Root (Oplopanax horridus)” J.. Econ. Botany, (2002), 56 (3), 285-289.
J. Milhalov*, A. DerMarderosian and J. Pierce, “DNA Identification of Commercial Ginseng Samples”, J. Agric. Food Chem., (2002), 48, 3744-3752.
R.A. Smith, C.M. Calveiello, A. DerMarderosian, M.E. Palmer, “Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Belizean Plants: An Improved Method”, Pharmaceutical Biology (2000), 38 (1), pp. 25-29.
J. W. Gruber*, D. J. Siebert, A. DerMarderosian, and R. S. Hock, 1999, "High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Quantification of Salvinorin A from Tissues of Salvia divinorum Epling & Játiva-M, " Phytochemical Analysis 10, 22-25.
A. Howell, N. Vorsa, A. Der Marderosian, and L.Y. Foo, 1998, "Inhibition of the Adherence of P-Fimbricated Escherichia coli too Uroepithelial Cell Surfaces by Proanthocyanidin Extracts from Cranberries, " NEJM, 339:1085-1086.
A. Der Marderosian, 1998, "Promising practics in the use of Medicinal Plants in the United States, " pps. 177-190, In: Medicinal Plants-Their Role in Health & Biodiversity, University of Pennsylvania Press, Phila., PA, 1998.
J. Betz, K. White, A. DerMarderosian, 1995, "Gas Chromatographic Determination of Yohimbine in Commercial Yohimbine Products," JOAC, 78(5), 1189-1194.