Farhana Nazira Idris

Infections by ESKAPE (Enterococcus sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) pathogens cause major concern due to their multi-drug resistance (MDR). The ESKAPE pathogens are frequently linked to greater mortality, diseases, and economic burden in healthcare worldwide....

Solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) is a green extraction method that requires no solvent and has a short extraction time. This study extracted Centella asiatica using SFME and analysed the extract for its phytoconstituents, phenolic content, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity. Extraction of 20 g fresh C. asiatica by SFME was carried out...

Anthocyanins are natural water-soluble colourants with a number of reported health benefits and are an excellent alternative to artificial dyes. Anthocyanins from Clitoria ternatea were obtained using ultrasound-assisted extraction with glycerol-water (60:40 w/v). The anthocyanins in the extract were measured at wavelength 550 nm and 700 nm using a...

Microbes (e.g., bacteria, fungi, yeast, and algae) are beneficial in our daily life. Utilization of microbes in the preparation of food products like cheese, yoghurt, and bread is well known. Still, in reality, there are many other uses of microbes that contribute massively in our life, such as the production of cleaning products, cosmetics, and te...

The interest of consumers in using products containing phytochemicals derived from plants is growing day by day due to the shift of consumers’ preferences from convenience to environmental sustainability. One plant utilized in many products is Centella asiatica, a herb commonly used in folk medicine, health supplements, and beauty products. Extract...

Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are an essential group of compounds secreted by bacteria. These versatile EPSs are utilized individually or in combination with different materials for a broad range of biomedical field functions. The various applications can be explained by the vast number of derivatives with useful properties that can be contro...

Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) is a common herb found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and wetland regions of the Southern US. Although it grows abundantly in these regions, very few reports are available on the modern extraction of C. asiatica, especially by the solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) method. In this study, the proces...

Alpinia galanga (A. galanga) is a popular culinary ingredient as well as medicinal herb commonly found in Southeast Asia. Compared to the rhizome of A. galanga, the leaves and stems are always being discarded as waste. In this research, active compounds from the stem and leaves of this plant were extracted using maceration technique with ethanol as...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were produced utilizing the aqueous extract of Colubrina asiatica (C. asiatica) and AgNO 3 solution. The absorption spectra, morphology and size were analyzed using UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering method, respectively. The effect of various parameters i.e., reaction tim...

Nanoparticle is increasing in demand especially in the area such as cosmetics, biomedical sciences, environmental health and drug delivery which mainly due to its minute particle size. Gynura procumbens (G. procumbens) is a medicinal plant that easily found in Southeast Asia and can be used to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) without any har...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were produced utilizing the aqueous extract of Colubrina asiatica (C. asiatica) and AgNO3 solution. The absorption spectra, morphology and size were analyzed using UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering method, respectively. The effect of various parameters i.e., reaction time...

Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) or known as pegaga in Malaysia is commonly eaten raw by local as it is claimed to have medicinal purposes such as for healing of wound, and kidney diseases. Furthermore, this plant is said to have antimicrobial properties. Since extraction is an important step for separation of bioactive compounds from the plant mate...

Toxigenic fungi and their mycotoxins produced on rice are a significant problem worldwide, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries where rice is the staple food. Aspergillus and Penicillium are the most common toxigenic fungi found in rice, and aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A are the most commonly recovered mycotoxins from this grain. T...

Malaysian population widely consumes the cereal-based foods, oilseeds, nuts, and spices in their daily diet. Mycotoxigenic fungi are well known to invade food products under storage conditions and produce mycotoxins that have threat to human and animal health. Therefore, determining toxigenic fungi and aflatoxin B(1) (AFB1) in foods used for human...

The aim of this study was to identify the foodborne pathogens mainly, Aspergillus sp. colonizing rice grains using cultural and microscopic methods. Four differential media (Czapek Dox Agar (CZA), Czapek Yeast Agar (CYA), Malt Extract Agar (MEA) and Czapek yeast 20% sucrose agar (CYA20S)) were used for differentiation of five Aspergillus sp., colon...

Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxic substances in foods, posing considerable health risk to humans. Microbiological decontamination of mycotoxins using microorganisms is one of the well-known strategies for the management of mycotoxins. Numerous organisms, including bacteria, fungi and yeasts have been tested for their ability in reducing myco...