akpi uchenna kalu, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar, wan syaidatul aqma wan mohd noor, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2026).  enhancement of gamma-aminobutyric acid levels using co-culture of b. tequilensis aku, b. amyloliquefaciens auk, and b. subtilis aqu as starter culture in nigerian fermented prosopis africana seed (okpeye).  - journal of food measurement and characterization.  3455 - 3471. 

nurhidayah adnan, maziah supian, akpi uchenna kalu, fabiana francis, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2025).  bacterial cellulose from young coconut husk fibre hydrolysate as sustainable biomaterial.  - international food research journal.  1174 - 1185. 

athraa oudah hussein, khalida khalil, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, ahmed khassaf al atya and wan syaidatul aqma.  (2025).  antimicrobial activity of lactobacillus spp. isolated from fermented foods and their inhibitory effect against foodborne pathogens.  - peerj.  1 - 21. 

fabiana francis, abdullah amru indera luthfi, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2025).  the influence of enzymatic hydrolysis parameters of oil palm empty fruit bunch on the production of bacterial cellulose by komagataeibacter xylinus.  - biomass conversion and biorefinery.  653 - 669. 

shafizi abdul wahab, alia aryssa mohd haris, chai lay ching, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamad yusof maskat, chok hui mei, huda saber abu bakar saleh, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, sahilah abdul mutalib.  (2025).  rapid detection of microbial contamination on food contact surfaces in restaurants with long operating hours using mobile flow cytometer.  - sains malaysiana.  473 - 481. 

tiziana di renzo, anna reale, stefania nazzaro, pasquale marena, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, nur ‘aliah daud, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar .  (2025).  performance of mushrooms in fermented beverages a narrative review.  - beverages.  1 - 19. 

muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, amalia mohd hashim, wan aida wan mustapha, mohd termizi yusof, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2025).  bibliometric mapping on the probiotic trends in managing aquaculture pathogens.  - food bioscience.  1 - 12. 

maziah supian, noranida radzuan, mohamad yusof maskat, salma mohamad yusop, abdulah amru indera luthfi, norzam edziani che hussin, munira zainal abidin, nurul aqilah mohd zaini .  (2025).  bacterial cellulose containing antimicrobial agent from expired drinks as sustainable food absorbent pad.  - food packaging and shelf life.  1 - 11. 

chong shin yee, nur asyiqin zahia-azizan, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, raja balqis raja-razali, muhammad ameer ushidee-radzi, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar.  (2025).  smart fermentation technologies: microbial process control in traditional fermented foods.  - fermentation.  1 - 38. 

nafiz adham othman, nur ‘aliah daud, maziah supian, abdul salam babji, noranida radzuan, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2025).  potensi selulosa bakteria dengan gabungan persicaria odorata sebagai pad penyerap makanan lestari.  - sains malaysiana.  1499 - 1508. 

aishah elias, sahilah abd mutalib, safiyyah shahimi, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, ahmad azuhairi ariffin .  (2025).  kerintangan antibiotik dan pencapjarian dna salmonella typhimurium diasingkan daripada pusat sembelihan ayam.  - sains malaysiana.  2161 - 2170. 

uchenna kalu akpi, nurul aqilah mohd zaini*, wan abdul al-qadr imad wan-mohtar, wan syaidatul aqma wan mohd noor.  (2025).  functional characterization and safety evaluation of gaba-enriched prosopis africana (okpeye) fermented with bacillus subtilis aqu under optimized conditions.  - ceylon journal of science.  11115 - 1128. 

alia syafieqah zulkifli, sahilah abd mutalib, muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2025).  prevalence and survival of salmonella spp. in raw chicken: risks in online delivery and storage systems.  - sains malaysiana.  2419 - 2429. 

akpi uchenna kalu, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar, wan syaidatul aqma wan mohd noor, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2025).  assessment of gaba enrichment and probiotic potential in fermented okpeye by bacillus amyloliquefaciens auk.  - journal of food science and technology.  2291 - 2302. 

zhi yin ter, lee sin chang, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, shazrul fazry, abdul salam babji, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim.  (2025).  development of a novel yoghurt enriched with fermented edible bird’s nest: physicochemical, antioxidative, and microbiological stability.  - applied food research.  1 - 14. 

rishitharan ponnambalan, pranesha prabhakaran, muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, lim seng joe, fareed sairi, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, aidil abdul hamid, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2025).  isolation and characterization of thraustochytrids from malaysian mangrove ecosystem for fatty acids and terpenoid production.  - journal of applied phycology .  3513 - 3527. 

aishah, e., safiyyah, s., zaini, n. a. m., sahilah, a. m, azuhairi, a. a..  (2024).  antibiotic resistance and characterisation of salmonella typhimurium isolated from chicken from slaughtering house.  - international food research journal .  847 - 857. 

yusuf o. oyebamiji, noraziyah a. shamsudin, ismail a. adebayo, olayinka b. umar, nurul a. zaini, mohd n. ismail.  (2024).  occurrence, health implications, and management of aflatoxin in cereal: a current review.  - egyptian journal of botany (ejbo).  1 - 15. 

muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2024).  determination of phenotypic and genomic traits of bacillus velezensis fs26 as probiotic against aquaculture pathogens.  - asia pacific journal of molecular biology and biotechnology (apjmbb).  12 - 12. 

chong shin yee, zul ilham, acga cheng, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, siti hajar-azhari, mohd hafis yuswan, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, anna reale, tiziana di renzo, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar.  (2024).  optimisation of fermentation conditions for the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (gaba)-rich soy sauce .  - heliyon.  1 - 12. 

zhi yin ter, lee sin chang, abdul salam babji, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, shazrul fazry, shahrul razid sarbini, clemens karl peterbauer, seng joe lim.  (2024).  a review on proteolytic fermentation of dietary protein using lactic acid bacteria for the development of novel proteolytically fermented foods.  - international journal of food science and technology.  1213-1236. 

aiman danial mohd zaini, asvitra prevena palaniandy, muhammad ziyad ismail, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, nurfatimah mohd thani, mohamad yusof maskat, aidil abdul hamid, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2024).  penghasilan lipid kaya asid dokosaheksaenoik (dha) oleh aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 menggunakan sisa kulit nanas sebagai sumber karbon alternatif.  - sains malaysiana.  3405 - 3416. 

siti hajar-azhari, fateen aqlima haniem ab jabar, zul ilham, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar.  (2024).  flavor compound profiles and enhancement strategies in the kimchi-making process.  - food bioscience.  1 - 16. 

zhi yin ter, lee sin chang, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, shazrul fazry, abdul salam babji, mamoru koketsu, shigeo takashima, nurkhalida kamal, seng joe lim.  (2024).  untargeted metabolomics profiling for revealing water-soluble bioactive components and biological activities in edible bird's nest.  - food research international.  1 - 15. 

nurul aqilah mohd zaini, nur asyiqin zahia azizan, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, adi ainurzaman jamaludin, antónio raposo, siva raseetha, renata puppin zandonadi, mona n. binmowyna, dele raheem, linda heejung lho, heesup han, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar.  (2023).  a narrative action on the battle against hunger using mushroom, peanut, and soybean-based wastes.  - frontiers in public health.  1-11. 

christine tee mei quin, muhammad afwan aidil abdul jamil, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamad yusof maskat.  (2023).  kesan penyahpahitan menggunakan asid terhadap ciri jus peria (momordica charantia).  - sains malaysiana.  477-485. 

wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar, nurul izzah khalid, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, abdullah amru indera luthfi , nurul solehah mohd zaini, nur akmal solehah din, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2023).  underutilized malaysian agro-industrial wastes as sustainable carbon sources for lactic acid production.  - fermentation.  1-19. 

zur ain aqilla zaki, fabiana francis, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2023).  bacterial cellulose production from oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) hydrolysate using komagataeibacter xylinus strain.  - biomass conversion and biorefinery.  14629-14640. 

chong shin yee1, zul ilham, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, muhamad hafiz abd rahim, siva raseetha, antónio raposo, sehad n alarifi, mohd nizam lani, wan abd al qadr imad wan-mohtar.  (2023).  production of gamma aminobutyric acid (gaba)- miso using candida parapsilosis isolated from a commercial soy sauce moromi.  - sains malaysiana.  3437-3447. 

fabiana francis, zur ain aqillah binti zaki, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2022).  penghasilan selulosa bakteria daripada kordial minuman tamat tempoh dan potensi pengunaannya sebagai gel selulosa anti-pemerangan.  - sains malaysiana.  1399-1410. 

mohd, n.h., maskat, m.y., mackeen, m.m., zaini, n.a.m., sahilah, a.m., sage, e.e..  (2022).  growth of probiotic lactobacilly rhamnosus gr-1 using saccharified oil palm mesocarp fibre as affected by saccharification time adn fermentation time.  - food research.  132-138. 

ting jing yi, fabiana francis, sahilah abd mutalib, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2022).  antimicrobial activity of bacterial cellulose from komagataeibacter xylinus using expired commercial sweet drinks as a source of carbon.  - sains malaysiana.  2695-2711. 

nur akmal solehah din, seng joe lim, mohamad yusof maskat, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2022).  microbial d-lactic acid production, in situ separation and recovery from mature and young coconut husk hydrolysate fermentation broth.  - biochemical engineering journal.  1-13. 

nur akmal solehah din, seng joe lim, mohamad yusof maskat, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2021).  bioconversion of coconut husk fibre through biorefinery process of alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis.  - biomass conversion and biorefinery.  815-826. 

nur nadhirah muhamad nor, teo pui leng, nur akmal solehah din, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2021).  penghasilan asid laktik d daripada hidrolisat sabut kelapa tua dan muda (production of d lactic acid from hydrolysate brown and green coconut husk).  - sains malaysiana.  409-418. 

safiyyah shahimi, aishah elias, sahilah abd. mutalib, mokry salami, fazlina fauzi, nurul aqilah mohd. zaini, maaruf abd. ghani, ahmad azuhairi.  (2021).  antibiotic resistance and determination of resistant genes among cockle (anadara granosa) isolates of vibrio alginolyticus.  - environmental science and research pollution.  44002-44013. 

nur akmal solehah din, seng joe lim, mohamad yusof maskat, sahilah abd mutalib, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2021).  lactic acid separation and recovery from fermentation broth by ion-exchange resin: a review.  - bioresources and bioprocessing.  1-23. 

jin wei alvin ling, lee sin chang, rozida mohd khalid, wan aida wan mustapha, noor soffalina sofian seng, noorul syuhada mohd razali, hafeedza abdul rahman, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, seng joe lim.  (2020).  sequential extraction of red button ginger (costus woodsonii): phytochemical screening and antioxidative activities.  - journal of food processing and preservation.  1-11. 

safiyyah shahimi, nur syafiqa akmal ahmad ghazali, aishah elias, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, sahilah abd mutalib.  (2020).  analisis tindak balas berantai polimerase (pcr) simpleks dan multipleks ke atas produk surimi terawat terma bagi pengesanan dna lembu dan babi.  - sains malaysiana.  1959-1967. 

nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini, afroditi chatzifragkou and dimitris charalampopoulos.  (2019).  microbial production of d-lactic acid from dried distillers grains with solubles (ddgs).  - engineering in life science.  . 

mohammed m. kurdi al-dulaimi, sahilah abd. mutalib, ma'aruf abd. ghani, nurul aqilah mohd.zaini, ahmad azuhairi ariffin.  (2019).  multiple antibiotiv resistance (mar), plasmid profiles and dna poymorphisms among vibrio vulnificus isolates.  - antibiotics.  68-81. 

nurul aqilah mohd zaini, afroditi chatzifragkou, viacheslav tverezovskiy, dimitris charalampopoulos.  (2019).  purification and polymerisation of microbial d-lactic acid from ddgs hydrolysates fermentation.  - biochemical engineering journal.  10726. 

nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini, afroditi chatzifragkou, dimitris charalampopoulos.  (2019).  alkaline fractionation and enzymatic saccharification of wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (ddgs).  - food and bioproducts processing.  103-113. 

nurul aqilah mohd zaini, afroditi chatzifragkou, dimitris charalampoupolos.  (2018).  lactic acid production from dried distillers grains with solubles hydrolysate via co-fermentation of lactobacillus pentosus and lactobacillus coryniformis.  - malaysian applied biology.  .