University of Basrah Publishes Research in an International Journal
Dr. Ameer Abbas Mohammed and Dr. Ammar Yasser Jassim, faculty members at the Marine Science Center at the University of Basrah, published a scientific paper titled "Extraction, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Potential of Kappa-Carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii with HasA-targeted Molecular Docking Validation" in the journal npj Science of Food, published by Nature. The journal, ranked in the first quartile (Q1) and indexed in Scopus and Clarivate Analytics, has an impact factor of 9.7. It focuses on publishing high-quality research papers in the fields of food safety, biochemistry, and food processing technology, and promotes understanding of the relationship between food and human health, as well as the development of sustainable food systems.
The published research aimed to extract and characterize the compound kappa-carrageenan from the alga Kappaphycus alvarezii and to study its antimicrobial activity. Molecular docking was used to target the HasA protein and identify its potential mechanisms of action.
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