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Abu Bakar Salleh is affiliated with Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in medicine. Their research portfolio spans 46 publications in the broader field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and 25 publications related to medicine.

The scientist's main areas of study include molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and epidemiology. Within these subfields, they have produced notable work on enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, enzyme production and characterization, fungal infections and studies, biofuel production and bioconversion, and electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Their frequent publication venues include Microbial Pathogenesis, Medical Mycology, Toxins, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, and the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Opportunistic yeast pathogen Candida spp.: Secreted and membrane-bound virulence factors, 2021, Medical Mycology
  • Molecular expression of a recombinant thermostable bacterial amylase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus SR74 using methanol-free Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain SO yeast system, 2020, BioResources
  • The Influence of Calcium toward Order/Disorder Conformation of Repeat-in-Toxin (RTX) Structure of Family I.3 Lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens AMS8, 2020, Toxins
  • The use of response surface methodology for enhanced production of a thermostable bacterial lipase in a novel yeast system, 2020, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology
  • Identification of potential riboflavin synthase inhibitors by virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation studies, 2020, Journal of King Saud University - Science

Collaborations have been a consistent feature of their research, with frequent co-authors including Siti Nurbaya Oslan, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman, Thean Chor Leow, Mohd Shukuri Mohamad Ali, and Suriana Sabri.

Best Publications

  • Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in soil by microbial consortium

    Farinazleen Mohamad Ghazali;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri

  • Physical factors affecting the production of organic solvent-tolerant protease by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K

    Raja Noor Zaliha Abd Rahman;Lee Poh Geok;Mahiran Basri;Abu Bakar Salleh

  • Study on response surface methodology (RSM) of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax ester

    Erin Ryantin Gunawan;Mahiran Basri;Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman;Abu Bakar Salleh

  • High-yield purification of an organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Pseudomonas sp. strain S5.

    Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Syarul Nataqain Baharum;Mahiran Basri;Abu Bakar Salleh

  • Optimization of physical factors affecting the production of thermo-stable organic solvent-tolerant protease from a newly isolated halo tolerant Bacillus subtilis strain Rand.

    Randa Abdelkareem Abusham;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri

  • Response surface methodological study on lipase-catalyzed synthesis of amino acid surfactants

    Ee Lin Soo;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman

  • Purification and characterization of a heat-stable alkaline protease from Bacillus stearothermophilus F1

    Raja Noor Zaliha Abd. Rahman;Che Nyonya Razak;Kamaruzaman Ampon;Mahiran Basri

  • A newly isolated organic solvent tolerant Bacillus sphaericus 205y producing organic solvent-stable lipase

    Chin John Hun;Raja Noor Zaliha Abd. Rahman;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri

  • Newly synthesized palm esters for cosmetics industry

    P.S. Keng;M. Basri;M.R.S. Zakaria;M.B. Abdul Rahman

  • A plate assay for primary screening of lipase activity

    Mohd Yusof A. Samad;C.Nyonya A. Razak;Abu Bakar Salleh;W.M. Zin Wan Yunus

  • Application of natural kaolin as support for the immobilization of lipase from Candida rugosa as biocatalsyt for effective esterification

    Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman;Safarini Tajudin;Mohd Zobir Hussein;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman

  • Comparison of estimation capabilities of response surface methodology (RSM) with artificial neural network (ANN) in lipase-catalyzed synthesis of palm-based wax ester.

    Mahiran Basri;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman;Afshin Ebrahimpour;Abu Bakar Salleh

  • A modeling study by response surface methodology and artificial neural network on culture parameters optimization for thermostable lipase production from a newly isolated thermophilic Geobacillus sp. strain ARM

    Afshin Ebrahimpour;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Diana Hooi Ean Ch'ng;Mahiran Basri

  • Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Pollution

    Abu Bakar Salleh;Farinazleen Mohamad Ghazali;Raja Noor Zaliha Abd Rahman;Mahiran Basri

  • Isolation and screening of an extracellular organic solvent-tolerant protease producer

    Lee Poh Geok;Che Nyonya Abdul Razak;Raja Noor Zaliha Abd Rahman;Mahiran Basri

  • Extra- and intra-cellular lipases from a thermophilic Rhizopus oryzae and factors affecting their production

    Abu Bakar Salleh;Rosiah Musani;Mahiran Basri;Kamaruzaman Ampon

  • A thermoalkaliphilic lipase of Geobacillus sp. T1.

    Thean Chor Leow;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Mahiran Basri;Abu Bakar Salleh

  • Optimization of environmental and nutritional conditions for the production of alkaline protease by a newly isolated bacterium Bacillus cereus strain 146

    Norazizah Shafee;Sayangku Norariati Aris;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul Rahman;Mahiran Basri

  • Geobacillus zalihae sp. nov., a thermophilic lipolytic bacterium isolated from palm oil mill effluent in Malaysia

    Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman;Thean Chor Leow;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri

  • An organic solvent-stable lipase from Bacillus sp. strain 42

    Mohamed A. Eltaweel;Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd. Rahman;Abu Bakar Salleh;Mahiran Basri

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahiran Basri
Mahiran Basri Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman
Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman Universiti Putra Malaysia
Arbakariya B. Ariff
Arbakariya B. Ariff Universiti Putra Malaysia
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus National Defence University of Malaysia
Mohd Zobir Hussein
Mohd Zobir Hussein Universiti Putra Malaysia
Lee Yook Heng
Lee Yook Heng National University of Malaysia
Mansor Bin Ahmad
Mansor Bin Ahmad Universiti Putra Malaysia
David Pearce
David Pearce Northumbria University
Ahmad Zaharin Aris
Ahmad Zaharin Aris Universiti Putra Malaysia
Hong Ngee Lim
Hong Ngee Lim Universiti Putra Malaysia

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