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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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, 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. 

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, 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.  . 

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.