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Biografi/ Biography :
MOHAMED YUSUF MOHAMED NAZIR is a senior lecturer at the Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). His field of expertise covers Microbial biotechnology, fermentation technology and bioprocess technology. His primary research focus centres on the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids from Thraustochytrids, Microalgae and Fungi, employing diverse biotechnological methods. Furthermore, he actively participates in sustainable biorefinery research, dedicated to converting food wastes and agro-industrial byproducts into high-value bioactive compounds using microbial processes. His contributions to the field are well-recognized, with a portfolio of over 30 publications directly related to his area of expertise and has received numerous young scientist publication awards, both at the departmental and faculty levels.
mohamed yusuf bin mohamed nazir;aidil bin abdul hamid;mohd fareed bin mohd sairi;lim seng joe;nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini. (2024). isolation, characterization, and new media development for xylose assimilating thraustochytrids to produce high-valued omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids.. - . .
nadzirul zamri, nurul nabila suleiman, norsyaqira mohd johar, nur syahidah mohd noor, wei lun ang, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, yusuf nazir, aidil abdul hamid. (2023). harvesting aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 via flocculation using chitosan: effects of flocculation parameters on flocculation efficiency and zeta potential. - marine drugs. 1-12.
pranesha prabhakaran, nachon raethong, roypim thananusak, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, chakkapan sapkaew, panyawarin soommat, amornthep kingkaw, aidil abdul hamid, wanwipa vongsangnak, yuanda song.. (2023). revealing holistic metabolic responses associated with lipid and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) production in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1. - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba)-molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1-13.
yusuf nazir, pranesha prabakaran, tahira naz, hassan mohamed, shaista nosheen, abu bakr ahmad fazili, aidil abdul hamid and yuanda song. (2023). fungalllipid biochemistry. - . 18.
mokhtar, nurdiana, abdul rahman, hafeedza, sofian-seng, noor-soffalina, lim, seng joe, wan mustapha, wan aida, abdul hamid, aidil, mohd razali, noorul syuhada, mohamed nazir, mohamed yusuf. (2023). comparative analysis of process intensification technologies (pit) for improved cell disruption and lipid recovery in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 microalgae. - e-proceeding of the 7th asean food conference 2023. 166-169.
nadzirul zamri, nurul nabila suleiman, norsyaqira mohd johar, nur syahidah mohd noor, wei lun ang, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, yusuf nazir, aidil abdul hamid. (2023). harvesting aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 via flocculation using chitosan: effects of flocculation parameters on flocculation efficiency and zeta potential. - marine drugs. 1-12.
pranesha prabhakaran, nachon raethong, roypim thananusak, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, chakkapan sapkaew, panyawarin soommat, amornthep kingkaw, aidil abdul hamid, wanwipa vongsangnak, yuanda song.. (2023). revealing holistic metabolic responses associated with lipid and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) production in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1. - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba)-molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1-13.
tahira naz, samee ullah, yusuf nazir, shaoqi li, bushra iqbal, qing liu, hassan mohamed, yuanda song. (2023). industrially important fungal carotenoids: advancements in biotechnological production and extraction. - journal of fungi. 1-29.
pranesha prabhakaran, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, roypim thananusak, aidil abdul hamid, wanwipa vongsangnak, yuanda song. (2023). uncovering global lipid accumulation routes towards docosahexaenoic acid (dha) production in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 using integrative proteomic analysis. - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba)- molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1-11.
yusuf nazir, pranesha phabakaran, hafiy halim, hassan mohamed, tahira naz, aidil abdul hamid, yuanda song. (2022). strategic development of aurantiochytrium sp. mutants with superior oxidative tolerance and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity for enhanced dha production through plasma mutagenesis coupled wi. - frontiers in nutrition. 1-13.
tahira naz , yusuf nazir , shaista nosheen , samee ullah , hafiy halim , abu bakr ahmad fazili , shaoqi li , kiren mustafa, hassan mohamed , wu yang, yuanda song. (2020). redirecting metabolic flux towards the mevalonate pathway for enhanced b-carotene production in m. circinelloides cbs 277.49. - biomed research international. 1-12.
nadzirul zamri, nurul nabila suleiman, norsyaqira mohd johar, nur syahidah mohd noor, wei lun ang, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, yusuf nazir, aidil abdul hamid. (2023). harvesting aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 via flocculation using chitosan: effects of flocculation parameters on flocculation efficiency and zeta potential. - marine drugs. 1-12.
pranesha prabhakaran, nachon raethong, roypim thananusak, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, chakkapan sapkaew, panyawarin soommat, amornthep kingkaw, aidil abdul hamid, wanwipa vongsangnak, yuanda song.. (2023). revealing holistic metabolic responses associated with lipid and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) production in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1. - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba)-molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1-13.
tahira naz, samee ullah, yusuf nazir, shaoqi li, bushra iqbal, qing liu, hassan mohamed, yuanda song. (2023). industrially important fungal carotenoids: advancements in biotechnological production and extraction. - journal of fungi. 1-29.
pranesha prabhakaran, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, roypim thananusak, aidil abdul hamid, wanwipa vongsangnak, yuanda song. (2023). uncovering global lipid accumulation routes towards docosahexaenoic acid (dha) production in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 using integrative proteomic analysis. - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba)- molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1-11.
nur athirah ahmad jailani, pranesha prabakaran, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, wan syaidatul aqma mohd noor, aidil abdul hamid. (2022). enhancement of harvesting efficiency and polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich lipid production of aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 by co-cultivation with oleaginous fungus cunninghamella bainieri 2a1. - malaysian journal of microbiology. 620-628.
shaista nosheen, tahira naz, yusuf nazir, yuanda song. (2023). fungal lipid biochemistry. - . 42.
hassan mohamed, aabid manzoor shah, yusuf nazir, yuanda song. (2023). fungal lipid biochemistry. - . 44.
tahira naz, shaista nosheen, yusuf nazir, yuanda song. (2023). fungal lipid biochemistry. - . 41.
yusuf nazir, pranesha prabakaran, tahira naz, hassan mohamed, shaista nosheen, abu bakr ahmad fazili, aidil abdul hamid and yuanda song. (2023). fungalllipid biochemistry. - . 18.
pranesha prabhakaran, yusuf nazir, hafiy halim, aidil abdul hamid, yuanda song. (2023). fungal lipid biochemistry. - . 17.
mohamed yusuf bin mohamed nazir;aidil bin abdul hamid;mohd fareed bin mohd sairi;lim seng joe;nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini. (2024). isolation, characterization, and new media development for xylose assimilating thraustochytrids to produce high-valued omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids.. - . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OPTIMIZING PROTEIN EXTRACTION FROM COCOA BEANS. | lembaga koko malaysia | 18.4% (2024-09-01 sehingga 2025-08-31) |
| BIOFOUNDRY-ASSISTED RAPID STRAIN PROTOTYPING FOR MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOCHEMICALS | petronas research sdn bhd | 4.9% (2024-10-02 sehingga 2026-09-30) |