About the Authors

Zena A. Al-Mudaris

Contributed equally to this work with: Zena A. Al-Mudaris, Aman S. A. Majid, Dan Ji

Affiliation School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

Aman S. A. Majid

Contributed equally to this work with: Zena A. Al-Mudaris, Aman S. A. Majid, Dan Ji

Affiliation Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bandar Putra Bertam, Penang, Malaysia

Dan Ji

Contributed equally to this work with: Zena A. Al-Mudaris, Aman S. A. Majid, Dan Ji

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Visual Damage and Regeneration & Restoration of Chongqing, Southwest Eye Hospital, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R.China

Ban A. Al-Mudarris

Affiliations Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bandar Putra Bertam, Penang, Malaysia, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE

Shih-Hsun Chen

Affiliation Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Po-Huang Liang

Affiliation Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Hasnah Osman

Affiliation School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

Shah Kamal Khan Jamal Din

Affiliation OMF Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Bhiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

Amin M. S. Abdul Majid

aminmalikshah@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMSAM ZAA. Performed the experiments: ZAA BAA. Analyzed the data: ZAA DJ SHC PHL HO AMSAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DJ SHC PHL HO ASAM SKKJD AMSAM. Wrote the manuscript: ZAA AMSAM.