Samiullah Khan
Assistant Professor
Microbiology
Quaid-i-Azam University
Pakistan
Biography
Samiullah Khan obtained his Ph.D and Postdoctorate from Sweden. He currently holds as an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. His research interest mainly focus on Microbial production of industrially important metabolites with special focus on enzymes and metabolites of pharmaceutical importance, Enzyme engineering and designing of new biocatalyst, Enhancement of catalytic proficiency and specificity of enzymes for a given enzymatic activity, Cloning, expression, mutagenesis studies, Bioinformatics, Structure/Function studies and modelling of different microbial enzymes, Application of enzymes in various field for applied purposes.
Research Interest
Microbial production of industrially important metabolites with special focus on enzymes and metabolites of pharmaceutical importance, Enzyme engineering and designing of new biocatalyst, Enhancement of catalytic proficiency and specificity of enzymes for a given enzymatic activity, Cloning, expression, mutagenesis studies, Bioinformatics, Structure/Function studies and modelling of different microbial enzymes, Application of enzymes in various field for applied purposes
Publications
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 Shah A.S, Ahmed M, Alkreathy H.A, Khan M.R, Khan R.A and Khan S. Phytochemical screening and protective effects of Trifolium alexandrinum (L.) against free radical induced stress in rats. J Food Sci Nutr. 2014,  2:6 (751–757).
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Hassan M, Mehmood S, Khan N, Khan A, Khan R and Khan S. Antioxidant evaluation of methanolic extract of Tamarix aphylla and Euphorbia helioscopia. IJAR.2014, 2: 9 (62-65).
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Sajjad  W, Mehmood TB, Hasan F, Khan S, Badshah M, Naseem AA and  Shah1 AA. Characterization of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from acid mine drainage and black shale samples. Pak. J. Bot Pak. J. Bot. 2016, 48(3): 1253-1262.
