Browsing by Author "Al-Thani R."
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Co-occurrence of mycotoxins in commercial formula milk and cereal-based baby food on the Qatar market
Ul Hassan, Zahoor; Al Thani, Roda; A. Atia, Fathy; Al Meer, Saeed; Migheli, Quirico; Jaoua, Samir... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)The present study was conducted to explore the occurrence of mycotoxins in commercial baby foods in Doha-Qatar. LCMS/MS- and HPLC-based analysis of baby food (n?=?67) for 12 mycotoxins confirmed the presence of aflatoxin ... -
Evidence of low levels of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products marketed in Qatar
Hassan Z.U.; Al-Thani R.; Atia F.A.; Almeer S.; Balmas V.; Migheli Q.; Jaoua S.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This study was designed to explore the incidence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk and dairy products marketed in Qatar. Milk (n = 72), yogurt (n = 21), cheese (n = 46), butter (n = 18) and laban (n = 25) samples were initially ... -
In-vitro application of a qatari burkholderia cepacia strain (QBC03) in the biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi and in the reduction of ochratoxin a biosynthesis by aspergillus carbonarius
Zeidan R.; Ul-Hassan Z.; Al-Thani R.; Migheli Q.; Jaoua S. ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by certain filamentous fungi, causing human and animal health issues upon the ingestion of contaminated food and feed. Among the safest approaches to the control of mycotoxigenic ... -
Investigation and Application of Bacillus licheniformis Volatile Compounds for the Biological Control of Toxigenic Aspergillus and Penicillium spp
Ul Hassan Z.; Al Thani R.; Alnaimi H.; Migheli Q.; Jaoua S. ( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)The present study was designed to investigate the antagonistic activity of Bacillus licheniformis BL350-2 against mycotoxigenic strains of Aspergillus and Penicillium. In vitro coincubation for 5 days indicated Aspergillus ... -
Prevalence of Fusarium fungi and their toxins in marketed feed
Hassan Z.U.; Al Thani R.; Balmas V.; Migheli Q.; Jaoua S. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This study aimed to explore the incidence of Fusarium fungi and their mycotoxins in marketed feed in Qatar. Samples of mixed-grain-cereal, maize, wheat, millet, barley, oat and soybean were tested for the presence of ... -
The replacement of five consecutive amino acids in the cyt1a protein of bacillus thuringiensis enhances its cytotoxic activity against lung epithelial cancer cells
Nair K.; Iskandarani A.; Al-Thani R.; Mohammad R.; Jaoua S. ( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Cyt1A protein is a cytolytic protein encoded by the cyt gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) as part of the parasporal crystal proteins produced during the sporulation. Cyt1A protein is unique compared ...