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A Prof Elwathig Mirghani

Assoc. Professor

Biotechnology Engineering

INHART, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Food Chemistry & Technology (Fats & Oils), Spectroscopy, Biochemistry, Natural Products, Halal Research, Biotechnology

Dr Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani completed his first degree in Agricultural Biochemistry at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt then worked as quality control inspector at the Quality Control section which is now is the Sudanese Standards & Metrology Organization (SSMO), then he linked to University of Gezira (U of G) where he conducted his MSc in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, U of G. He completed his doctorate in food chemistry and biochemistry with the theoretical and practical combination of using conventional and modern analytical techniques including the advanced instrumental such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy at University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2002. After that he joined the National Oilseed Processing and Rmore...

1. PhD: Food Chemistry & Biochemistry, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia. 2. MSc: Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology, U of Gezira, Medani, Sudan. 3. BSc: Agricultural Biochemistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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  1. Alkhalaf, Maha I. and Churchill, Grant C. and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2023) Chemical composition and antioxidant/antibacterial depictions of Zahidi date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) kernel oil. Journal of King Saud University - Science, 35 (7). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1018-3647 E-ISSN 2213-686X
  2. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Elgharbawy, Amal A.M. and Babatunde, Jaiyeoba Haruna and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Syibrah Hanisah (2023) Halalan toyyiban flanked by religion, regulation and globalization. Biological and Natural Resources Engineering Journal, 7 (1). pp. 10-20. E-ISSN 2637-0719
  3. Elnour, Ahmed A M and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Elfadil, Abdelgadir A. and Sallam, El Bashier and Bani, Ibrahim (2023) Black cumin seed oil, protein, concentrates, and hydrolysate. In: Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Therapeutics of Black Cumin Seed. Academic Press of ELSEVIER, United Kingdom & USA, pp. 43-60. ISBN 978-0-323-90788-0
  4. Elnour, Ahmed A M and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Musa, Khalid Hamid and Shahabipour, Fahimeh and Ashammakhi, Nureddin and Hamid, Abdurahman Nour (2022) Comparative study of the characterisation and extraction techniques of polyphenolic compounds from Acacia seyal gum. Food Quality and Safety, 34. pp. 1-27. ISSN 2399-1399 E-ISSN 2399-1402
  5. Pairon, Mohammad Shahrizad and Ali, Fathilah and Anuar, Hazleen and Ahmad, Farah and Suhr, Jonghwan and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2021) Reinforcement of Polylactic acid (PLA) bio-composite with lignin from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) for 3D printing application. In: 6th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE 2021), 22-23 June 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  6. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Ali, Fathilah and Razali, N I M and Ismail, T N M T Ismail and Omar, M Firdaus (2021) Microwave-assisted synthesis of polylactic acid-diol for polyurethane as biodegradable packaging material. In: 6th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE 2021), 22-23 June 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  7. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Ali, Fathilah and Anuar, Hazleen and Ahmad, Farah and Suhr, Jongwan (2021) Extraction of lignin from oil palm empty fruit bunches as filler in polylactic acid (PLA) bio-composite for 3D printing application. In: The 1st International Conference of Bioscience and Biorefinery (IC2B) 2021, 13-14 October 2021, 13-14 October 2021, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
  8. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Al-Mujtaba, Elfadl Yousif (2021) Authentication of natural & halal yellow Carthamin from Safflower petals using ftir spectroscopy. In: Virtual International Halal Science Conference 21: "Enhancing and Strengthening Halal Industry through Science", 13th-14th July 2021, Kuala Lumpur.
  9. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2021) All-you-can-eat restaurants and Islamic teaching. In: Virtual International Halal Science Conference 21: "Enhancing and Strengthening Halal Industry through Science", 13th-14th July 2021, Kuala Lumpur.
  10. Elshareef, HASHIM S. and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Sulaiman, Sarina and Jami, Mohammed Saedi (2021) A review of the effect of UAE optimization parameters on antioxidant activity. In: 1st International Conference on Biomass Utilization and Sustainable Energy 2020, 15-16 December 2020, Perlis, Virtual.
  11. Yassin, Atif A. A. and Abdelrahman, Samah A. M. and EL-Hassan, Ayia MA and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Bashir, Nabil Hamid Hassan (2021) Physicochemical characteristics of Bt (Seeni-1) Vs. local hamid cultivar cotton seed oils. EC Nutrition, 16 (5). pp. 15-22.
  12. Mohammed, Mohammed Omar Abdal Qadir and Arabi, Sami Ahmed Mohammed and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2021) Use of dietary frying palm oil in broiler chickens rations their growth performance and carcass traits. EC Nutrition, 16 (5). pp. 3-14. ISSN 2453-188X E-ISSN 2453-188X
  13. Rashid, Shahidah Nusailah and Hayyan, Adeeb and Hayyan, Maan and Hashim, Mohd Ali and Elgharbawy, Amal Ahmad and Sani, Fazrizatul Shakilla and Basirun, Wan Jefrey and Lee, Vannajan Sanghiran and Alias, Yatimah and Mohammed, Alaa Kareem and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Zulkifli, M.Y. and Rageh, Maher (2021) Ternary glycerol-based deep eutectic solvents: physicochemical properties and enzymatic activity. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 169 (5). pp. 77-85. ISSN 0263-8762
  14. Aburigal, Yasmin A. A. and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Elmogtaba, Elfadly Y. and Sirible, Awatif M. and Hamza, Nada B. and Hussein, Ismail H. (2020) Effect of plant ontogeny on quantity and chemical constituents of essential oil in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum l.) grown in Sudan. Biological And Natural Resources Engineering Journal, 3 (2). pp. 1-6. E-ISSN 2637 -0719
  15. Abdelrahman, Samah A. M. and Yassin, Atif A. A. and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Bashir, Nabil H. H. (2020) Determination of gossypol in Hamid and Bt (Seeni 1) cottonseed oil using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 3 (4). 227 - 234. E-ISSN 2621-4814
  16. Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2020) Halal industry opportunities in Africa. In: The 2nd Virtual International Halal Conference, 14th - 20th September 2020, South Africa, Africa. (Unpublished)
  17. Elgharbawy, Amal A.M. and Syed Putra, Sharifah Shahira and Hayyan, Maan and Hayyan, Adeeb and Basirun, Wan Jefrey and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Wan Nawawi, Wan Mohd Fazli and Majrashi, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz and Alias, Yatimah and Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah and Tok, Tugba Taskin (2020) Polyamidoamine dendrimers: favorable polymeric nanomaterials for lipase activation. Materials Today Communications, 26. p. 101492. ISSN 2352-4928
  18. Abdelrahman, Maha A. A and Yassin, Atif A. A. and Hussein, Ismail Hassan and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Karama, Abdallah (2020) Biodiesel production from vegetable oil: a review. Journal of Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2694-5924
  19. Elnour, Ahmed Adam Hassan M. and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Daddiouaissa, Djabir and Musa, Khalid Hamid and Alam, Md Zahangir and Nour, Abdurahman Hamid (2020) Active fractions of methanol crude obtained from acacia seyal gum and their anti-proliferative effects against human breast cancer cell lines. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C Biological Science, 20 (3 version 1.0). pp. 50-64. ISSN 0975-5896 E-ISSN 2249-4626
  20. Hayyan, Adeeb and Hadj-Kali, Mohamed Kamel Omar and M. Salleh, M. Zulhaziman and Hashim, Mohd Ali and Rubaidi, Siti Rohayu and Hayyan, Maan and Zulkifli, M.Y. and Rashid, Shahidah Nusailah and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Ali, Emad and Basirun, Wan Jefrey (2020) Characterization of tetraethylene glycol-based deep eutectic solvents and their potential application for dissolving unsaturated fatty acids. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 312 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113284). pp. 1-7. ISSN 0167-7322

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