tahira naz, xiang yu zhao, shaoqi li, tariq saeed, samee ullah, yusuf nazir, qing liu, hassan mohamed, yuanda song.  (2025).  the interplay of transcriptional regulator srebp1 with ampk promotes lipid biosynthesis in mucor circinelloides wj11.  - bba - molecular and cell biology of lipids.  1 - 10. 

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. 

hebah al-tamimi, aidil abdul hamid, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, maizom hassan, izyanti ibrahim.  (2025).  evidence supporting multienzyme complexes as metabolons: a review.  - international journal of biological macromolecules.  1 - 12. 

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. 

fadzila hanim kasim, pranesha prabhakaran, wan syaidatul aqma, fareed sairi, hassimi abu hasan, peer mohamed abdul, aidil abdul hamid, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2025).  efficient co-production of docosahexaenoic acid (dha) and squalene using pineapple off-cuts liquid extracts (pocl) by aurantiochytrium sp. sw1.  - lwt.  110 - 120. 

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. 

mohd rohaizad md. roduan, shevin rizal feroz, nurulhikmamd isa, nurshahirasulaiman, mohamed yusufmohamed nazir, aidilabdul hamid.  (2025).  program book malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025 (msmps 2025).  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025 (msmps 2025).  . 

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. 

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. 

nurdiana mokhtar, hafeedza abdul rahman, noor-soffalina sofian-seng, seng joe lim, wan aida wan mustapha, aidil abdul hamid, noorul syuhada mohd razali, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2024).  comparative analysis of process intensification technologies (pit) for improved cell disruption and lipid recovery in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 microalgae.  - international journal of food science and technology.  7827 - 7836. 

1)principal investigator- dr. mohamed yusuf bin mohamed nazir (k023752) 2)prof. dr. aidil bin abdul hamid (k006667) 3)dr. mohd fareed bin mohd sairi (k017851) 4)prof. madya ts. dr. lim seng joe (k020181) 5)ts. dr. nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini (k020183).  (2024).  isolation, characterization, and new media development for xylose assimilating thraustochytrids to produce high-valued omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids..  - .  . 

mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, alia aryssa abdul haris, nur akmal solehah din, fabiana francis, nurdiana mokhtar, ter zhi yin, alia syafieqah zulkifli, aisyah elias, muhamad nor iqmal mamat, nurul aqilah mohd zaini.  (2024).  exploring the world of food microbes through interactive exhibitions .  - prosiding pengajaran - ukm 2024.  91 - 94. 

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..  - .  . 

tahira naz, tariq saeed, samee ullah, yusuf nazir, molalign assefa, qing liu, zhaosen fan, hassan mohamed, yuanda song..  (2024).  metabolic engineering of mucor circinelloides to improve astaxanthin production.  - world journal of microbiology and biotechnology.  1 - 16. 

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. 

yap yin xin, izyanti ibrahim, aidil abdul hamid, shazilah kamaruddin, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir .  (2024).  elucidating rate-limiting enzyme of lipid biosynthesis in oleaginous yeast yarrowia lipolytica.  - international applied biology conference (iabc 2024).  . 

salma mohamad yusop, nurkhuzaiah kamaruzaman, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, aidil abdul hamid, nurlisa mohd azhari.  (2024).  utilizing aurantiocytrium sw1 microalgae oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids to enhance quality and nutritional aspect of structured fat analogues in meat/plantbased meat applications.  - global algae summit 2024.  . 

fadzila hanim kasim, wan syaidatul aqma, fareed sairi, hassimi abu hasan, peer mohamed, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, aidil abdul hamid.  (2024).  efficient co-production of docosahexaenoic acid (dha) and squalene using pineapple liquid waste by aurantiochytrium sp. sw1.  - glabal algae summit (gas) 2024.  . 

rishitharan pannambalan, fareed sairi, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, lim seng joe, aidil abdul hamid, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2024).  isolation and characterization of thraustochytrids from kelanang mangrove ecosystem for polyunsaturated fatty acids and terpenoids production .  - glabal algae summit (gas) 2024.  . 

nadzirul zamri, wei lun aang, nazlina haiza, noor soffalina sofian seng, lim seng joe, hassimi abu hasan, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir, aidil abdul hamid.  (2024).  evaluation of chitosan and matel ions as efficient and cost-effective flocculant for harvesting lipid-rich aurantiochytrium sp. sw1 cells.  - glabal algae summit (gas) 2024.  . 

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. 

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. 

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. 

hassan mohamed, aabid manzoor shah, yusuf nazir, yuanda song.  (2023).  fungal lipid.  - .  16-60. 

shaista nosheen, tahira naz, yusuf nazir, yuanda song.  (2023).  sphingolipid.  - .  166-198. 

tahira naz, shaista nosheen, yusuf nazir, yuanda song.  (2023).  aliphatic hydrocarbons.  - .  199-240. 

pranesha prabhakaran, yusuf nazir, hafiy halim, aidil abdul hamid, yuanda song.  (2023).  multienzyme complex in fatty acid biosynthesis.  - .  88-105. 

yusuf nazir, pranesha prabakaran, tahira naz, hassan mohamed, shaista nosheen, abu bakr ahmad fazili, aidil abdul hamid and yuanda song.  (2023).  acylglycerols in fungi.  - .  106-122. 

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. 

hassan mohamed; aabid manzoor shah; yusuf nazir; tahira naz; shaista nosheen; yuanda song.  (2022).  biodegradation of poly (vinyl alcohol) by an orychophragmus rhizosphere-associated fungus penicillium brevicompactum ovr-5, and its proposed pva biodegradation pathway.  - world journal of microbiology and biotechnology.  1-18. 

abu bakr ahmad fazili, aabid manzoor shah1, xinyi zan, tahira naz, shaista nosheen, yusuf nazir, samee ullah huaiyuan zhang and yuanda song.  (2022).  mucor circinelloides: a model organism for oleaginous fungi and its potential applications in bioactive lipid production.  - microbial cell factories.  1-19. 

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. 

hassan mohamed, mohamed f. awad, aabid manzoor shah, yusuf nazir, tahira naz, abdallah hassane, shaista nosheen, yuanda song.  (2022).  evaluation of different standard amino acids to enhance the biomass, lipid, fatty acid, and y-linolenic acid production in rhizomucor pusillus and mucor circinelloides.  - frontiers in nutrition.  1-13. 

hassan mohamed, mohamed f. awad, aabid manzoor shah, beenish sadaqat, yusuf nazir, tahira naz, wu yang, yuanda song.  (2022).  coculturing of mucor plumbeus and bacillus subtilis bacterium as an efficient fermentation strategy to enhance fungal lipid and gamma-linolenic acid (gla) production.  - scientific report.  1-15. 

shuwahida shuib, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir (co-first author), izyanti ibrahim, yuanda song, colin ratledge, aidil abdul hamid.  (2022).  co-existence of type i fatty acid synthase and polyketide synthase metabolons in aurantiochytrium sw1 and their implications for lipid biosynthesis.  - biochimica et biophysica acta (bba) - molecular and cell biology of lipids.  1-9. 

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. 

pranesha prabhakaran, nachon raethong, yusuf nazir, hafiy halim, wu yang, wanwipa vongsangnak, aidil abdul hamid, yuanda song.  (2022).  whole genome analysis and elucidation of docosahexaenoic acid (dha) biosynthetic pathway in aurantiochytrium sp. sw1.  - gene.  1-8. 

vidyah manikan, yusuf nazir, aidil abdul hamid.  (2021).  two-level factorial analysis of the effect of fructose on dha biosynthetic capacity of aurantiochytrium sp. sw1.  - heliyon.  1-7. 

shaista nosheen, tahira naz, junhuan yang, syed ammar hussain, abu bakr ahmad fazili, yusuf nazir, shaoqi li, hassan mohamed, wu yang, kiren mustaf, yuanda song.  (2021).  role of snf b in lipid accumulation in the high lipid producing fungus mucor circinelloides wj11.  - microbial cell factories.  1-11. 

wu yang, shiqi dong, juanhuan yang, hassan mohamed, aabid manzoor shah, yusuf nazir, xiuzhen gao, huirong fan, yuanda song.  (2021).  molecular mechanism of citrate efflux by the mitochondrial citrate transporter ct in filamentous fungus mucor circinelloides wj11.  - frontier in microbiology.  1-10. 

junhuan yang, josé t. cánovas-márquez, pengcheng li, shaoqi li, junchao niu, xiuwen wang,yusuf nazir, sergio lópez-garcía, victoriano garre, yuanda song.  (2021).  deletion of plasma membrane malate transporters increased lipid accumulation in the oleaginous fungus mucor circinelloides wj11.  - journal of agricultural and food chemistry.  9632-9641. 

tahira naz; junhuan yang; shaista nosheen; caili sun; yusuf nazir; hassan mohamed; abu bakr ahmad fazili; samee ullah; shaoqi li; wu yang; victoriano garre; yuanda song.  (2021).  genetic modification of mucor circinelloides for canthaxanthin production by heterologous expression of b carotene ketolase gene.  - frontier in nutrition.  1-11. 

hassan mohamed, tahira naz, ,junhuan yang, aabid manzoor shah, yusuf nazir, yuanda song.  (2021).  recent molecular tools for the genetic manipulation of highly industrially important mucoromycota fungi.  - journal of fungi.  1-22. 

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.