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Mahiran Basri is a researcher affiliated with Universiti Putra Malaysia, specializing in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work encompasses a diverse range of topics, including enzyme catalysis and immobilization, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, advancements in transdermal drug delivery, advanced drug delivery systems, dermatology and skin diseases, allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, and plant parasitism and resistance.

The scientist's research outputs have been published across multiple venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. These publications have appeared in:

  • Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Microorganisms
  • AIP conference proceedings
  • Biologia

Mahiran Basri has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Abu Bakar Salleh, with whom they have coauthored three papers. Other notable frequent collaborators include Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman and Thean Chor Leow, each with two joint publications, as well as Siti Hajar Musa and Faizan Naeem Razali.

The following are some of the recent papers contributed to by Mahiran Basri, which illustrate the range and focus of their scientific inquiries:

  • Novel topical nano-colloidal carrier loaded with cyclosporine: Biological evaluation potentially for psoriasis treatment, 2021, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
  • Green water-dispersible coarse powder nano-formulation for allelopathic leaf extract of Mikania micrantha Kunth ex H.B.K. in controlling the rice weed Echinochloa colona (L.) Link, 2022, Industrial Crops and Products
  • A Host-Vector System for the Expression of a Thermostable Bacterial Lipase in a Locally Isolated Meyerozyma guilliermondii SMB, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Kinetics performance of enzymatic synthesis of palm-based kojic acid monooleate in stirred tank reactor, 2022, AIP conference proceedings
  • Purification and biochemical characterization of extracellular thermostable lipase from Bacillus sp. strain L2, 2024, Biologia

Their publications address biotechnology applications such as enzyme production, drug delivery technologies, and agricultural bioproducts, underscoring an interdisciplinary role bridging molecular biology and plant science with applied pharmaceutical and environmental topics.

Best Publications

  • Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in soil by microbial consortium

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

  • Effects of temperature, time, and solvent ratio on the extraction of phenolic compounds and the anti-radical activity of Clinacanthus nutans Lindau leaves by response surface methodology.

    Intan Soraya Che Sulaiman;Mahiran Basri;Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi;Wei Jian Chee

  • 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

  • Antioxidant capacities of fucoxanthin-producing algae as influenced by their carotenoid and phenolic contents.

    Su Chern Foo;Fatimah Md. Yusoff;Maznah Ismail;Mahiran Basri

  • 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

  • Waterborne polyurethane dispersions synthesized from jatropha oil

    Sariah Saalah;Sariah Saalah;Luqman Chuah Abdullah;Min Min Aung;Mek Zah Salleh

  • 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

  • Nutritional composition and total collagen content of three commercially important edible jellyfish.

    Nicholas M.H. Khong;Fatimah Md. Yusoff;B. Jamilah;Mahiran Basri

  • Newly synthesized palm esters for cosmetics industry

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

  • Effect of compositions in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) on skin hydration and occlusion.

    C.H. Loo;M. Basri;R. Ismail;H.L.N. Lau

  • 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

  • Rapid and high capacity adsorption of heavy metals by Fe3O4/montmorillonite nanocomposite using response surface methodology: Preparation, characterization, optimization, equilibrium isotherms, and adsorption kinetics study

    Katayoon Kalantari;Mansor B. Ahmad;Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi;Kamyar Shameli

  • Comparison of Box–Behnken and central composite designs in optimization of fullerene loaded palm-based nano-emulsions for cosmeceutical application

    Cheng Loong Ngan;Mahiran Basri;Fui Fang Lye;Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi

  • Rapid adsorption of heavy metals by Fe3O4/talc nanocomposite and optimization study using response surface methodology

    Katayoon Kalantari;Mansor B. Ahmad;Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi;Kamyar Shameli

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Abu Bakar Salleh
Abu Bakar Salleh Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman
Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman Universiti Putra Malaysia
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus
Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus National Defence University of Malaysia
Arbakariya B. Ariff
Arbakariya B. Ariff Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mansor Bin Ahmad
Mansor Bin Ahmad Universiti Putra Malaysia
Chin Ping Tan
Chin Ping Tan Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mohd Zobir Hussein
Mohd Zobir Hussein Universiti Putra Malaysia
Luqman Chuah Abdullah
Luqman Chuah Abdullah Universiti Putra Malaysia
Hamed Mirhosseini
Hamed Mirhosseini Archer Daniels Midland (United States)
Kamyar Shameli
Kamyar Shameli University of Technology Malaysia

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