2017 Publications

Masomian, M., Jasni, A. S., Rahman, R. N. Z. R. A., Salleh, A. B., & Basri, M. (2017). Impact of signal peptide and transmembrane segments on expression and biochemical properties of a lipase from Bacillus sphaericus 205y. Journal of Biotechnology, 264, 51–62.

Veno, J., Ahmad Kamarudin, N., Mohamad Ali, M., Masomian, M., & Raja Abd. Rahman, R. (2017). Directed Evolution of Recombinant C-Terminal Truncated Staphylococcus epidermidis Lipase AT2 for the Enhancement of Thermostability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18, 2202.

Ishak, S., Aris, S., Halim, K., Ali, M., Leow, T., Kamarudin, N., Masomian, M. &Rahman, R. (2017). Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Space and Earth-Grown Crystal Structures of Thermostable T1 Lipase Geobacillus zalihae Revealed a Better Structure. Molecules, 22, 1574.

Naganthran, A., Masomian, M., Rahman, R. N., Ali, M., & Nooh, H. (2017). Improving the Efficiency of New Automatic Dishwashing Detergent Formulation by Addition of Thermostable Lipase, Protease and Amylase. Molecules, 22, 1577.

Yaacob, N., Ahmad Kamarudin, N., Leow, A., Salleh, A., Raja Abd Rahman, R., & Mohamad Ali, M. (2017). The Role of Solvent-Accessible Leu-208 of Cold-Active Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain AMS8 Lipase in Interfacial Activation, Substrate Accessibility and Low-Molecular Weight Esterification in the Presence of Toluene. Molecules, 22, 1312.

Moi, I. M., Roslan, N. N., Leow, A. T. C., Ali, M. S. M., Rahman, R. N. Z. R. A., Rahimpour, A., & Sabri, S. (2017). The biology and the importance of Photobacterium species. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 101, 4371–4385.

Maiangwa, J., Mohamad Ali, M. S., Salleh, A. B., Rahman, R. N. Z. R. A., Normi, Y. M., Mohd Shariff, F., & Leow, T. C. (2017). Lid opening and conformational stability of T1 Lipase is mediated by increasing chain length polar solvents. PeerJ, 5, e3341.

Haris, H., Looi, L. J., Aris, A. Z., Mokhtar, N. F., Ayob, N. A. A., Yusoff, F. M., Salleh, A. B. & Praveena, S. M. (2017). Geo-accumulation index and contamination factors of heavy metals (Zn and Pb) in urban river sediment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39, 1259–1271.

Abu, M. L., Nooh, H. M., Oslan, S. N., & Salleh, A. B. (2017). Optimization of physical conditions for the production of thermostable T1 lipase in Pichia guilliermondii strain SO using response surface methodology. BMC Biotechnology, 17, 78.

Adekola, K. A., Salleh, A. B., Zaidan, U. H., Azlan, A., Chiavaro, E., Paciulli, M., & Marikkar, J. M. N. (2017). Total phenolic content, antioxidative and antidiabetic properties of coconut (Cocos Nucifera L.) testa and selected bean seed coats. Italian Journal of Food Science, [S.l.], v. 29

Saalah, S., Abdullah, L. C., Aung, M. M., Biak, D. R. A., Basri, M., Jusoh, E. R. &Mamat, S. (2017). Physicochemical Properties of Jatropha Oil-Based Polyol Produced by a Two Steps Method. Molecules, 22, 551.

Foo, S. C., Yusoff, F. M., Ismail, M., Basri, M., Yau, S. K., Khong, N. M. H., Chan, K. W. & Ebrahimi, M. (2017). Antioxidant capacities of fucoxanthin-producing algae as influenced by their carotenoid and phenolic contents. Journal of Biotechnology, 241, 175–183.

Auwal, S., Zarei, M., Tan, C., Basri, M., & Saari, N. (2017). Improved In Vivo Efficacy of Anti-Hypertensive Biopeptides Encapsulated in Chitosan Nanoparticles Fabricated by Ionotropic Gelation on Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Nanomaterials, 7, 421

Che Sulaiman, I. S., Basri, M., Fard Masoumi, H. R., Chee, W. J., Ashari, S. E., & Ismail, M. (2017). Effects of temperature, time, and solvent ratio on the extraction of phenolic compounds and the anti-radical activity of Clinacanthus nutans Lindau leaves by response surface methodology. Chemistry Central Journal, 11, 54.

Lim, C. J., Basri, M., Ee, G. C. L., & Omar, D. (2017). Phytoinhibitory activities and extraction optimization of potent invasive plants as eco-friendly weed suppressant against Echinochloa colona (L.) Link. Industrial Crops and Products, 100, 19–34.

Musa, S. H., Basri, M., Fard Masoumi, H. R., Shamsudin, N., & Salim, N. (2017). Enhancement of physicochemical properties of nanocolloidal carrier loaded with cyclosporine for topical treatment of psoriasis: in vitro diffusion and in vivo hydrating action. International Journal of Nanomedicine, Volume 12, 2427–2441.

Izadiyan, Z., Basri, M., Fard Masoumi, H. R., Abedi Karjiban, R., Salim, N., & Shameli, K. (2017). Modeling and optimization of nanoemulsion containing Sorafenib for cancer treatment by response surface methodology. Chemistry Central Journal, 11, 21.

Latif, M. A. M., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2017). Aggregation of Polysorbate 80 in room temperature ionic liquids investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. Separation and Purification Technology.

Zulkefli, S., Abdulmalek, E., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2017). Pretreatment of oil palm trunk in deep eutectic solvent and optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated oil palm trunk. Renewable Energy, 107, 36–41.

Webb, C. T., Chandrapala, D., Oslan, S. N., Bamert, R. S., Grinter, R. D., Dunstan, R. A., Gorrell, R. J., Song, J., Strugnell, R. A., Lithgow, T. & Kwok, T. (2017). Reductive evolution in outer membrane protein biogenesis has not compromised cell surface complexity in Helicobacter pylori. Microbiology Open, 6, e00513.

Yousefi, S., Bayat, S., Rahman, M. B. A., Ibrahim, Z., & Abdulmalek, E. (2017). Synthesis and in vitro Bioactivity Evaluation of New Galactose and Fructose Ester Derivatives of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 14, e1600362.

Chee Fah, W., Raja Abd. Rahman, R. N. Z., Basri, M., & Salleh, A. B. (2017). Construction of New Genetic Tools as Alternatives for Protein Overexpression in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology, 15, 194–200.

Sulong, M. R., Leow, T. C., Rahman, R. N. Z. R. A., Basri, M., & Salleh, A. B. (2017). Characteristics of recombinant maltogenic amylase from Geobacillus sp. SK70, Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 16, 91–99.

Mohamed, R. A., Salleh, A. B., Leow, A. T. C., Yahaya, N. M., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2017). Ability of T1 Lipase to Degrade Amorphous P(3HB): Structural and Functional Study. Molecular Biotechnology, 59, 284–293.

Teo, C. Y., Tejo, B. A., Leow, T. C., Salleh, A. B., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2017). Novel furan-containing peptide-based inhibitors of protein arginine deiminase type IV (PAD4). Chemical Biology & Drug Design, 90, 1134–1146.

Abubakar, T., Marikkar, N., Salleh, A., Azlan, A., & Jivan, M. (2017). Evaluation of Brans of Different Rice Varieties for their Antioxidative and Antihyperglycemic Potentials. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 41, e12295

Tan, S. H., Normi, Y. M., Leow, A. T. C., Salleh, A. B., Murad, A. M. A., Mahadi, N. M., & Rahman, M. B. A. (2017). Danger lurking in the “unknowns”: structure-to-function studies of hypothetical protein Bleg1_2437 from Bacillus lehensis G1 alkaliphile revealed an evolutionary divergent B3 metallo-beta-lactamase.Journal of Biochemistry, 161, 167-186.

Abdul Ghani, N. S., Karjiban, R. A., Basri, M., Faujan, N. H., & Lim, W. Z. (2017). Unveiling Amyloid- 1–42 Interaction with Zinc in Water and Mixed Hexafluoroisopropanol Solution in Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 23, 393–407.

Che Sulaiman, I. S., Basri, M., Fard Masoumi, H. R., Ashari, S. E., Basri, H., & Ismail, M. (2017). Predicting the optimum compositions of a transdermal nanoemulsion system containing an extract of Clinacanthus nutans leaves (L.) for skin antiaging by artificial neural network model. Journal of Chemometrics, 31, e2894.

Jusoh Taib, E. R., Abdullah, L. C., Aung, M. M., Basri, M., Salleh, M. Z., Saalah, S., Mamat, S., Chee, C. Y. & Wong, J. L. (2017). Physico-chemical characterisation of epoxy acrylate resin from jatropha seed oil. Pigment & Resin Technology, 46, 485–495.

Choupanian, M., Omar, D., Basri, M., & Asib, N. (2017). Preparation and characterization of neem oil nanoemulsion formulations against Sitophilus oryzae and Tribolium castaneum adults; Journal of Pesticide Science, 42, 158–165.

Jumbri, K., Micaelo, N. M., & Abdul Rahman, M. B. (2017). Solvation free energies of nucleic acid bases in ionic liquids. Molecular Simulation, 43, 19–27.

Mohd Zin, N. B., Mohamad Yusof, B., Oslan, S. N., Wasoh, H., Tan, J. S., Ariff, A. B., & Halim, M. (2017). Utilization of acid pre-treated coconut dregs as a substrate for production of detergent compatible lipase by Bacillus stratosphericus. AMB Express, 7, 131.

Abdulmalek, E., Zulkefli, S., Basyaruddin, M., & Rahman, A. (2017). Deep eutectic solvent as a media in swelling and dissolution of oil palm trunk (Pelarut Eutektik Sebagai Media dalam Pembengkakan dan Pelarutan Batang Kelapa Sawit). Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 21, 20–26.

Khan, A. H., Bayat, H., Rajabibazl, M., Sabri, S., & Rahimpour, A. (2017). Humanizing glycosylation pathways in eukaryotic expression systems. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33, 4.

Bayat, H., Omidi, M., Rajabibazl, M., Sabri, S., & Rahimpour, A. (2017). The CRISPR Growth Spurt: from Bench to Clinic on Versatile Small RNAs. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 27, 207–218.

Fatin Amirah Ahmad Norddin, Sharifah Nurfadhlin Afifah Syed Azhar and Siti Efliza Ashari. (2017). Evaluation of Direct

Esterification of Fatty Acid Derivative of Kojic Acid in Co-solvent System: A Statistical Approach. Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology 8, 2.

Jye Ping Fam, Suriana Sabri, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Abu Bakar Salleh, and Siti Nurbaya Oslan (2017). Metabolomics Study in Methylotrophic Yeast: A Minireview. Journal of Life Sciences. 11, 11-18.

Lawal Garba, Mohd Shukuri Mohamad Ali, Siti Nurbaya Oslan, and Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Binti Abdul Rahman (2017). Review on Fatty Acid Desaturases and their Roles in Temperature Acclimatisation. Journal of Applied Sciences, 17, 282-

Mangavelu, A., Normi Y. M., Leow, A. T. C., Ali, M. S. M., Rahman, R. N. Z. R. A. (2017). CsoR Metalloregulatory Protein: Function, Mechanism and Relevance. The Pertanika Journal of Scholarly Research Reviews, 2, 24-31.