Anugerah Top Research Scientist Malaysia. Tahniah Dr. Mohd. Yunus

Tahniah, Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd. Yunus Abd. Shukor, saintis Thohira dan pengarah syarikat Halways Sdn Bhd.

Beliau juga adalah penyelidik di Fakulti Bioteknologi & Sains Biomolekul, UPM. Kepakaran beliau adalah dalam bidang bioremediasi dan biokimia persekitaran. Beliau banyak menerbitkan penyelidikan yang berjaya menyahtoksin kawasan-kawasan tercemar seperti pencemaran logam berat, racun dan lain-lain.

Tahniah.

Dr. Yunus juga merupakan Editor-in-Chief bagi Journal Journal of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Berikut adalah antara penyelidikan yang pernah beliau lakukan:

1. Ashley J, Shukor Y, Tothill IE. The use of differential scanning fluorimetry in the rational design of plastic antibodies for protein
targets. Analyst . 2016;141(23):6463-70.
2. Halmi MIE, Abdullah SRS, Wasoh H, Johari WLW, Ali MSM, Shaharuddin NA, Shukor MY. Optimization and maximization of
hexavalent molybdenum reduction to mo-blue by serratia sp. strain MIE2 using response surface methodology. Rendiconti Lincei .
2016;27(4):697-709.
3. Halmi MIE, Abdullah SRS, Johari WLW, Ali MSM, Shaharuddin NA, Khalid A, Shukor MY. Modelling the kinetics of hexavalent
molybdenum (Mo6+) reduction by the serratia sp. strain MIE2 in batch culture. Rendiconti Lincei . 2016;27(4):653-63.
4. Yusuf I, Ahmad SA, Phang LY, Syed MA, Shamaan NA, Abdul Khalil K, Dahalan FA, Shukor MY. Keratinase production and
biodegradation of polluted secondary chicken feather wastes by a newly isolated multi heavy metal tolerant bacterium-alcaligenes sp.
AQ05-001. J Environ Manage . 2016;183:182-95.
5. Khayat ME, Rahman MFA, Shukor MS, Ahmad SA, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY. Characterization of a molybdenum-reducing bacillus
sp. strain khayat with the ability to grow on SDS and diesel. Rendiconti Lincei . 2016;27(3):547-56.
6. Karamba KI, Ahmad SA, Zulkharnain A, Syed MA, Khalil KA, Shamaan NA, Dahalan FA, Shukor MY. Optimisation of
biodegradation conditions for cyanide removal by serratia marcescens strain AQ07 using one-factor-at-a-time technique and response
surface methodology. Rendiconti Lincei . 2016;27(3):533-45.
7. Hayat NM, Shamaan NA, Sabullah MK, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Khalid A, Dahalan FA, Ahmad SA. The use of lates calcarifer as a

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biomarker for heavy metals detection. Rendiconti Lincei . 2016;27(3):463-72.
8. Ahmad SA, Shamaan NA, Syed MA, Khalid A, Ab Rahman NA, Khalil KA, Dahalan FA, Shukor MY. Meta-cleavage pathway of
phenol degradation by acinetobacter sp. strain AQ5NOL 1. Rendiconti Lincei . 2016:1-9.
9. Ahmad SA, Sabullah MK, Shamaan NA, Shukor MYA, Jirangon H, Khalid A, Syed MA. Evaluation of acetylcholinesterase source
from fish, tor tambroides for detection of carbamate. J Environ Biol . 2016;37(4):479-84.
10. Yadzir ZHM, Shukor MY, Ahmad A, Nazir MS, Shah SMU, Abdullah MA. Phenol removal by newly isolated acinetobacter baumannii
strain serdang 1 in a packed-bed column reactor. Desalin Water Treat . 2016;57(28):13307-17.
11. Shukor MS, Aftab K, Norazlina M, Effendi HMI, Sheikh ASR, Yunus SM. Isolation of a novel molybdenum-reducing and azo dye
decolorizing enterobacter sp. strain aft-3 from pakistan. Chiang Mai Univ J Nat Sci . 2016;15(2):95-114.
12. Nawawi NM, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Khalil KA, Ab Rahman NA, Dahalan FA, Ibrahim AL. Statistical optimisation for
improvement of phenol degradation by rhodococcus sp. NAM 81. J Environ Biol . 2016;37(3):443-51.
13. Ibrahim S, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Wan Johari WL, Ahmad SA. Characterisation and growth kinetics studies of caffeine-degrading
bacterium leifsonia sp. strain SIU. Ann Microbiol . 2016;66(1):289-98.
14. Ibrahim S, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Johari WLW, Shamaan NA, Sabullah MK, Ahmad SA. Enhanced caffeine degradation by
immobilised cells of leifsonia sp. strain SIU. J Gen Appl Microbiol . 2016;62(1):18-24.
15. Sabullah MK, Rahman MF, Ahmad SA, Sulaiman MR, Shukor MS, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization of a
molybdenum-reducing and glyphosate-degrading klebsiella oxytoca strain saw-5 in soils from sarawak. Agrivita . 2016;38(1):1-13.

16. Salvamani S, Gunasekaran B, Shukor MY, Abu Bakar MZ, Ahmad SA. Phytochemical investigation, hypocholesterolemic and anti-
atherosclerotic effects of: Amaranthus viridis leaf extract in hypercholesterolemia-induced rabbits. RSC Adv . 2016;6(39):32685-96.

17. Gusmanizar N, Halmi MIE, Rusnam M, Rahman MFA, Shukor MS, Azmi NS, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization of a
molybdenum-reducing and azo-dye decolorizing serratia marcescens strain neni-1 from indonesian soil. J Urban Environ Eng .
2016;10(1):113-23.
18. Salvamani S, Gunasekaran B, Shukor MY, Shaharuddin NA, Sabullah MK, Ahmad SA. Anti-HMG-CoA reductase, antioxidant, and
anti-inflammatory activities of amaranthus viridis leaf extract as a potential treatment for hypercholesterolemia. Evid -Based
Complement Altern Med . 2016;2016
19. Cheng WN, Sim HK, Ahmad SA, Syed MA, Shukor MY, Yusof MT. Characterization of an azo-dye-degrading white rot fungus
isolated from malaysia. Mycosphere . 2016;7(5):560-9.
20. Ahmad SA, Wong YF, Shukor MY, Sabullah MK, Yasid NA, Hayat NM, Shamaan NA, Khalid A, Syed MA. An alternative bioassay
using anabas testudineus (climbing perch) colinesterase for metal ions detection. Int Food Res J . 2016;23(4):1446-52.
21. Mansur R, Gusmanizar N, Dahalan FA, Masdor NA, Ahmad SA, Shukor MS, Roslan MAH, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization
of a molybdenum-reducing and amide-degrading burkholderia SP. strain neni-11 in soils from west sumatera, indonesia. IIOAB J .
2016;7(1):28-40.
22. Hamdan MH, Othaman MA, Suhaili Z, Shukor MS, Halmi MIE, Abdullah SRS, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY. AIsolation and
characterization of a heavy metalreducing enterobacteriaceae bacterium strain DRY 7 with the ability to assimilate phenol and diesel.
Indian J Sci Technol . 2016;9(23)
23. Sabullah MK, Sulaiman MR, Shukor MS, Yusof MT, Johari WLW, Shukor MY, Syahir A. Heavy metals biomonitoring via inhibitive
assay of acetylcholinesterase from periophthalmodon schlosseri. Rendiconti Lincei . 2015;26(2):151-8.
24. Zahaba M, Halmi MIE, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Syed MA. Isolation and characterization of luminescent bacterium for sludge
biodegradation. J Environ Biol . 2015;36(6):1255-61.
25. Baskaran G, Salvamani S, Ahmad SA, Shaharuddin NA, Pattiram PD, Shukor MY. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activity and
phytocomponent investigation of basella alba leaf extract as a treatment for hypercholesterolemia. Drug Des Dev Ther . 2015;9:509-17.
26. Shukor MS, Shukor MY. Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing. Chem Eng Res Bull . 2015;18(1):6-11.
27. Norazah MN, Jayasree N, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Abdul Latif I. Disrupting rhodococcus sp: A competent method for genomics and
proteomics. J Chem Pharm Sci . 2015;8(2):336-41.
28. Baskaran G, Salvamani S, Azlan A, Ahmad SA, Yeap SK, Shukor MY. Hypocholesterolemic and antiatherosclerotic potential of
basella alba leaf extract in hypercholesterolemia-induced rabbits. Evid -Based Complement Altern Med . 2015;2015
29. Ibrahim S, Shukor MY, Khalil KA, Halmi MIE, Syed MA, Ahmad SA. Application of response surface methodology for optimising
caffeine-degrading parameters by leifsonia sp. strain SIU. J Environ Biol . 2015;36(5):1215-21.
30. Sabullah MK, Sulaiman MR, Shukor MYA, Shamaan NA, Khalid A, Ahmad SA. In vitro and in vivo effects of puntius javanicus
cholinesterase by copper. Fresenius Environ Bull . 2015;24(12B):4615-21.
31. Yusuf I, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Yee PL, Shamaan NA, Ahmad SA. Investigation of keratinase activity and feather degradation ability
of immobilised bacillus sp. khayat in the presence of heavy metals in a semi continuous fermentation. J Chem Pharm Sci .
2015;8(2):342-7.
32. Ibrahim Y, Abdel-Mongy M, Shukor MS, Hussein S, Ling APK, Shukor MY. Characterization of a molybdenum-reducing bacterium
with the ability to degrade phenol, isolated in soils from egypt. Biotechnologia . 2015;96(3):234-45.
33. Masdor N, Abd Shukor MS, Khan A, Bin Halmi MIE, Abdullah SRS, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization of a
molybdenum-reducing and SDS- degrading klebsiella oxytoca strain aft-7 and its bioremediation application in the environment.
Biodiversitas . 2015;16(2):238-46.
34. Ahmad SA, Ibrahim S, Shukor MY, Johari WLW, Rahman NAA, Syed MA. Biodegradation kinetics of caffeine by leifsonia sp. strain
siu. J Chem Pharm Sci . 2015;8(2):312-6.
35. Sabullah MK, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Gansau AJ, Syed MA, Sulaiman MR, Shamaan NA. Heavy metal biomarker: Fish behavior,
cellular alteration, enzymatic reaction and proteomics approaches. Int Food Res J . 2015;22(2):435-54.
36. Karamba KI, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Zulkharnain A, Yasid NA, Khalid A, Khalil KA, Ahmad SA. Isolation, screening and
characterisation of cyanide-degrading serratia marcescens strain aq07. J Chem Pharm Sci . 2015;8(2):401-6.
37. Sabullah MK, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Shamaan NA, Khalid A, Gansau AJ, Dahalan FA, Sulaiman MR. Acetylcholinesterase from
puntius javanicus for the detection of carbamates and organophosphates. J Chem Pharm Sci . 2015;8(2):348-53.
38. Sabullah MK, Abd. Shukor MY, Shamaan NA, Khalid A, Ganzau AJ, Sulaiman MR, Jirangon H, Ahmad SA. Purification and
anticholinesterase sensitivity of cholinesterase extracted from liver tissue of puntius javanicus. Int J Agric Biol . 2015;17(5):1025-30.
39. Hayat NM, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY, Sabullah MK, Syed MA, Khalid A, Dahalan FA, Khalil KA, Ahmad SA. Cholinesterase-based
biosensor using lates calcarifer (asian seabass) brain for detection of heavy metals. J Chem Pharm Sci . 2015;8(2):376-81.
40. Sharif MSA, Halmi MIE, Syahir A, Johari WLW, Shukor MY. Assessment of acetylcholinesterase from channa micropeltes as a source
of enzyme for insecticides detection. Int J Agric Biol . 2014;16(2):389-94.
41. Shukor MY. Revisiting the role of the electron transport chain in molybdate reduction by enterobacter cloacae strain 48. Indian J
Biotechnol . 2014;13(3):404-7.
42. Shukor MY, Anuar N, Halmi MIE, Masdor NA. Near real-time inhibitive assay for heavy metals using achromopeptidase. Indian J
Biotechnol . 2014;13(3):398-403.
43. Lim KT, Shukor MY, Wasoh H. Physical, chemical, and biological methods for the removal of arsenic compounds. BioMed Res Int .
2014;2014
44. Shukor MY, Halmi MIE, Rahman MFA, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Molybdenum reduction to molybdenum blue in serratia sp. strain
DRY5 is catalyzed by a novel molybdenum-reducing enzyme. BioMed Res Int . 2014;2014
45. Shukor MY, Halmi MIE, Jirangon H, El-Mongy MA, Syed MA. Probing the location of metal reduction in the bacterium S. marcescens
strain DrY6 using respiratory inhibitors. J Environ Biol . 2014;35(1):191-2.
46. Salvamani S, Gunasekaran B, Shaharuddin NA, Ahmad SA, Shukor MY. Antiartherosclerotic effects of plant flavonoids. BioMed Res
Int . 2014;2014
47. Ahmad SA, Ku Ahamad KNE, Wan Johari WL, Halmi MIE, Shukor MY, Yusof MT. Kinetics of diesel degradation by an acrylamide-

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degrading bacterium. Rendiconti Lincei . 2014;25(4):505-12.
48. Halmi MIE, Ahmad F, Hashim AK, Shamaan NA, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Effect of bacterial growth period on the sensitivity of the
MTT assay for silver. J Environ Biol . 2014;35(2):353-5.
49. Isa HWM, Johari WLW, Syahir A, Shukor MYA, Nor Azwady AA, Shaharuddin NA, Muskhazli M. Development of a bacterial-based
tetrazolium dye (MTT) assay for monitoring of heavy metals. Int J Agric Biol . 2014;16(6):1123-8.
50. Tham LG, Halmi MIE, Sharif MSA, Perumal N, Begum G, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Sensitivity of crude and partially purified
acetylcholinesterase from fish to carbamates and organophosphates. J Environ Biol . 2014;35(1):285-7.
51. Sabullah MK, Sulaiman MR, Shukor MYA, Syed MA, Shamaan NA, Khalid A, Ahmad SA. The assessment of cholinesterase from the
liver of puntius javanicus as detection of metal ions. Sci World J . 2014;2014
52. Halmi MIE, Wasoh H, Sukor S, Ahmad SA, Yusof MT, Shukor MY. Bioremoval of molybdenum from aqueous solution. Int J Agric
Biol . 2014;16(4):848-50.
53. Dahalan FA, Yunus I, Johari WLW, Shukor MY, Halmi MIE, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Growth kinetics of a diesel-degrading bacterial
strain from petroleum-contaminated soil. J Environ Biol . 2014;35(2):399-406.
54. Halmi MIE, Jirangon H, Johari WLW, Abdul Rachman AR, Shukor MY, Syed MA. Comparison of microtox and xenoassay light as a
near real time river monitoring assay for heavy metals. Sci World J . 2014;2014
55. Ahmad SA, Shukor MY, Shamaan NA, Mac Cormack WP, Syed MA. Molybdate reduction to molybdenum blue by an antarctic
bacterium. BioMed Res Int . 2013;2013
56. Aidil MS, Sabullah MK, Halmi MIE, Sulaiman R, Shukor MS, Shukor MY, Shaharuddin NA, Syed MA, Syahir A. Assay for heavy
metals using an inhibitive assay based on the acetylcholinesterase from pangasius hypophthalmus (sauvage, 1878). Fresenius Environ
Bull . 2013;22(12):3572-6.
57. Halmi MIE, Zuhainis SW, Yusof MT, Shaharuddin NA, Helmi W, Shukor Y, Syed MA, Ahmad SA. Hexavalent molybdenum
reduction to mo-blue by a sodium-dodecyl-sulfate- degrading klebsiella oxytoca strain dry14. BioMed Res Int . 2013;2013
58. Othman AR, Bakar NA, Halmi MIE, Johari WLW, Ahmad SA, Jirangon H, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Kinetics of molybdenum reduction
to molybdenum blue by bacillus sp. strain A.rzi. BioMed Res Int . 2013;2013
59. Halmi MIE, Hussin WSW, Aqlima A, Syed MA, Ruberto L, MacCormack WP, Shukor MY. Characterization of a sodium dodecyl
sulphate-degrading pseudomonas sp. strain DRY15 from antarctic soil. J Environ Biol . 2013;34(6):1077-82.
60. Baskaran G, Masdor NA, Syed MA, Shukor MY. An inhibitive enzyme assay to detect mercury and zinc using protease from
coriandrum sativum. Sci World J . 2013;2013
61. Siow R-, Teoh S, Teo S-, bin Abd. Shukor MY, Phang S-, Ho C-. Molecular cloning and characterization of GDP-mannose-3′,5′-
epimerase from gracilaria changii. J Appl Phycol . 2013;25(5):1309-18.
62. Shukor MY, Tham LG, Halmi MIE, Khalid I, Begum G, Syed MA. Development of an inhibitive assay using commercial
electrophorus electricus acetylcholinesterase for heavy metal detection. J Environ Biol . 2013;34(5):967-70.
63. Arif NM, Ahmad SA, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization of a phenol-degrading rhodococcus sp. strain AQ5NOL 2
KCTC 11961BP. J Basic Microbiol . 2013;53(1):9-19.
64. Nurnadia AA, Azrina A, Amin I, Mohd Yunus AS, Mohd Izuan Effendi H. Mineral contents of selected marine fish and shellfish from
the west coast of peninsular malaysia. Int Food Res J . 2013;20(1):431-7.
65. Yadzir ZHM, Shukor MY, Nazir MS, Abdullah MA. Characterization and identification of newly isolated Acinetobacter baumannii
strain Serdang 1 for phenol removal. In: AIP Conference Proceedings ; 20122012. p. 223-8. DOI: 10.1063/1.4757470

66. Ibn Abubakar BSU, Abdullah N, Idris A, Zakaria MP, Abdul Shokur MY. Optimisation of pyrene removal by a mixed culture in a soil-
slurry bioreactor using response surface methodology (RSM). In: Procedia Engineering ; 20122012. p. 786-99. DOI:

10.1016/j.proeng.2012.10.087
67. Rahim MBH, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-degrading yeast rhodotorula sp. strain MBH23
KCTC 11960BP. J Basic Microbiol . 2012;52(5):573-81.
68. Mutalib AA, Radziah O, Shukor Y, Naher UA. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on hydrolytic enzyme production, root colonisation, N
metabolism, leaf physiology and growth of rice inoculated with bacillus sp. (Sb42). Aust J Crop Sci . 2012;6(9):1383-9.
69. Lim HK, Syed MA, Shukor MY. Reduction of molybdate to molybdenum blue by klebsiella sp. strain hkeem. J Basic Microbiol .
2012;52(3):296-305.
70. Alina M, Azrina A, Mohd Yunus AS, Mohd Zakiuddin S, Mohd Izuan Effendi H, Muhammad Rizal R. Heavy metals (mercury,
arsenic, cadmium, plumbum) in selected marine fish and shellfish along the straits of malacca. Int Food Res J . 2012;19(1):135-40.
71. Siow R-, Teo S-, Ho W-, Shukor MYA, Phang S-, Ho C-. Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of galactose-1-phosphate
uridylyltransferase from gracilaria changii (rhodophyta). J Phycol . 2012;48(1):155-62.
72. Syed MA, Ahmad SA, Kusnin N, Shukor MYA. Purification and characterization of amidase from acrylamide-degrading bacterium
burkholderia sp. strain DR.Y27. Afr J Biotechnol . 2012;11(2):329-36.
73. Ahmad SA, Shamaan NA, Arif NM, Koon GB, Shukor MYA, Syed MA. Enhanced phenol degradation by immobilized acinetobacter
sp. strain AQ5NOL 1. World J Microbiol Biotechnol . 2012;28(1):347-52.
74. Hendra R, Ahmad S, Oskoueian E, Sukari A, Shukor MY. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxicity of phaleria macrocarpa
(boerl.) scheff fruit. BMC Complement Altern Med . 2011;11
75. Ahmad SA, Syed MA, Arif NM, Shukor MYA, Shamaan NA. Isolation, identification and characterization of elevated phenol
degrading acinetobacter sp. strain AQ5NOL 1. Aust J Basic Appl Sci . 2011;5(8):1035-45.
76. Wazir D, Ahmad S, Muse R, Mahmood M, Shukor MY. Antioxidant activities of different parts of gnetum gnemon L. J Plant Biochem
Biotechnol . 2011;20(2):234-40.
77. Hendra R, Ahmad S, Sukari A, Shukor MY, Oskoueian E. Flavonoid analyses and antimicrobial activity of various parts of phaleria
macrocarpa (scheff.) boerl fruit. Int J Mol Sci . 2011;12(6):3422-31.
78. Nor Suhaila Y, Ariff A, Rosfarizan M, Abdul Latif I, Ahmad SA, Norazah MN, Shukor MYA. Optimization of parameters for phenol
degradation by Rhodococcus UKM-P in shake flask culture. In: WCE 2010 – World Congress on Engineering 2010 ; 20102010. p. 601-
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79. Syed MA, Mahamood M, Shukor MY, Shamaan NA. Isolation and characterization of SDS-degrading pseudomonas aeruginosa sp.
strain D1. Aust J Basic Appl Sci . 2010;4(10):5000-11.
80. Shukor MY, Ahmad SA, Nadzir MMM, Abdullah MP, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Molybdate reduction by pseudomonas sp. strain
DRY2. J Appl Microbiol . 2010;108(6):2050-8.
81. Shukor MY, Rahman MF, Suhaili Z, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Hexavalent molybdenum reduction to mo-blue by acinetobacter
calcoaceticus. Folia Microbiol . 2010;55(2):137-43.
82. Mohd Hamim HM, Shuhaimi M, Yazid AM, Ali AM, Anas OM, Asilah AT, Wahab MN, Shukor MYA. Growth of probiotic bacteria
in trypticase phytone yeast medium supplemented with crude polysaccharides from ganoderma lucidum. Malaysia J Microbiol .
2010;6(1):47-56.
83. Shukor MY, Rahman MF, Shamaan NA, Syed MS. Reduction of molybdate to molybdenum blue by enterobacter sp. strain dr.Y13. J
Basic Microbiol . 2009;49(SUPPL. 1)
84. Yunus SM, Hamim HM, Anas OM, Aripin SN, Arif SM. Mo (VI) reduction to molybdenum blue by serratia marcescens strain dr. Y9.
Pol J Microbiol . 2009;58(2):141-7.
85. Shukor MY, Rahman MF, Suhaili Z, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Bacterial reduction of hexavalent molybdenum to molybdenum blue.
World J Microbiol Biotechnol . 2009;25(7):1225-34.
86. Hussin NM, Muse R, Ahmad S, Ramli J, Mahmood M, Sulaiman MR, Shukor MYA, Rahman MFA, Aziz KNK. Antifungal activity of
extracts and phenolic compounds from barringtonia racemosa L. (lecythidaceae). Afr J Biotechnol . 2009;8(12):2835-42.
87. Syed MA, Sim HK, Khalid A, Shukor MY. A simple method to screen for azo-dye-degrading bacteria. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):89-
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88. Tham LG, Perumal N, Syed MA, Shamaan NA, Shukor MY. Assessment of clarias batrachus as a source of acetylcholinesterase
(AChE) for the detection of insecticides. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):135-8.
89. Shukor MY, Husin WSW, Rahman MFA, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Isolation and characterization of an SDS-degrading klebsiella
oxytoca. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):129-34.

90. Shukor MY, Gusmanizar N, Ramli J, Shamaan NA, MacCormack WP, Syed MA. Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-
degrading antarctic bacterium. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):107-12.

91. Shukor MY, Dahalan FA, Jusoh AZ, Muse R, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Characterization of a diesel-degrading strain isolated from a
hydrocarbon-contaminated site. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):145-50.
92. Shukor MY, Bakar NA, Othman AR, Yunus I, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Development of an inhibitive enzyme assay for copper. J
Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):39-44.
93. Shukor MY, Hassan NAA, Jusoh AZ, Perumal N, Shamaan NA, MacCormack WP, Syed MA. Isolation and characterization of a
pseudomonas diesel-degrading strain from antarctica. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):1-6.
94. Rahman MFA, Shukor MY, Suhaili Z, Mustafa S, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Reduction of mo(VI) by the bacterium serratia sp. strain
DRY5. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):65-72.

95. Shukor MY, Gusmanizar N, Azmi NA, Hamid M, Ramli J, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-
degrading bacillus cereus. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):57-64.

96. Shukor MY, Baharom NA, Masdor NA, Abdullah MPA, Shamaan NA, Jamal JA, Syed MA. The development of an inhibitive
determination method for zinc using a serine protease. J Environ Biol . 2009;30(1):17-22.
97. Shukor Y, Shamsuddin B, Mohamad O, Ithnin K, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. A method to study the effects of chemical and biological
reduction of molybdate to molybdenum blue in bacteria. Pak J Biol Sci . 2008;11(4):672-5.
98. Shukor MY, Habib SHM, Rahman MFA, Jirangon H, Abdullah MPA, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Hexavalent molybdenum reduction to
molybdenum blue by S. marcescens strain dr. Y6. Appl Biochem Biotechnol . 2008;149(1):33-43.
99. Shukor MY, Rahman MFA, Shamaan NA, Lee CH, Karim MIA, Syed MA. An improved enzyme assay for molybdenum-reducing
activity in bacteria. Appl Biochem Biotechnol . 2008;144(3):293-300.
100. Shukor MY, Masdor N, Baharom NA, Jamal JA, Abdullah MPA, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. An inhibitive determination method for
heavy metals using bromelain, a cysteine protease. Appl Biochem Biotechnol . 2008;144(3):283-91.
101. Shukor Y, Adam H, Ithnin K, Yunus I, Shamaan NA, Syed A. Molybdate reduction to molybdenum blue in microbe proceeds via a
phosphomolybdate intermediate. J Biol Sci . 2007;7(8):1448-52.
102. Shukor Y, Baharom NA, Rahman FA, Abdullah MP, Shamaan NA, Syed MA. Development of a heavy metals enzymatic-based assay
using papain. Anal Chim Acta . 2006;566(2):283-9.
103. Shukor, M.Y., Shamaan N.A., Syed M.A., Lee C.H. and Karim M.I.A. 2000. Isolation and characterization of molybdenum blue from
Enterobacter cloacae Strain 48. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 8(2): 167-172
104. Shukor, M.Y., Syed M.A., Lee C.H. Karim M.I.A and Shamaan N.A. 2002. A method to distinguish between chemical and enzymatic
reduction of molybdenum in Enterobacter cloacae Strain 48. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry. 7: 71-72
105. Shukor, M.Y., Lee Chaing Hin, Ismail Omar, Mohd Ismail Abdul Karim, Mohd Arif Syed and Nor Aripin Shamaan. 2003. Isolation
and characterization of a molybdenum-reducing enzyme in Enterobacter cloacae Strain 48. Pertanika Journal of Science and
Technology. 11(2): 261-272
PEER REVIEWED-NON SCOPUS /ISI-CITED JOURNALS
1. Neni Gusmanizar, Yunus Shukor, Johari Ramli and Mohd. Arif Syed. 2008. Isolation and characterization of an acrylamide-degrading
Burkholderia sp. Strain DR.Y27. Jurnal Riset Kimia, Vol. 2, No. 1. 34-44.
2. Wahab, S.M.A., Said, N.A.M., Halmi, M.I.E., Gunasekaran, B., Abd. Shukor, M.Y., and Masdor, N.A. 2013. Assay for Mercury in
Herbal Preparation using an Inhibitive Enzyme Assay based on Bromelain. Asian Journal of Plant Biology. Vol 1(1), 6-9.
3. Gunasekaran, B., Sulaiman, M.H., Halmi, M.I.E., Amir Syahir, Roslan, M.A.H, Hussain, J., Shukor, M.Y. and Syed, M.A. 2013. An
inhibitive determination method for heavy metals using tomato crude proteases. Asian Journal of Plant Biology. Vol 1(1), 10-14
4. Lee Yuan Chern, Mohd Yunus Shukor and Radzali Muse. 2013. Monoterpenes in Plants- a mini review. 2013. Asian Journal of Plant
Biology. Vol 1(1), 15-19
5. Mustafa Kaira, Mohd Izuan Effendi Halmi and Mohd Yunus Shukor. 2013. Use of microorganisms, enzymes and plant proteases for
heavy metals biomonitoring- a mini review. Asian Journal of Plant Biology. Vol 1(1), 20-24.
6. Sabullah, M.K., Ahmad, S.A., Ishak,I., Sulaiman, M.R., Shukor, M.Y., Syed, M.A. and Shamaan, N.A. 2013. An Inhibitive Assay for
Insecticides using The Acetylcholinesterase from Osteochillus hasselti. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. Vol 1(1), 1-
4.
7. M.Y. Shukor, S.A. Raslan, K. Ithnin, N.A. Shamaan and M.A. Syed. 2013. An Iron Determination Method for Azo Dyes-Contaminated
Wastewater. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. Vol 1(1), 5-10.
8. Halmi, M.I.E, Ahmad, S.A., Yusof, M.T., Shukor, M.Y., and M. A. Syed. 2013. Entrapment of Mo-Reducing Bacterium Increase Its
Resistance towards Heavy Metals. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. Vol 1(1), 11-13.
9. Ku Ahamad, K.E., Halmi, M.I.E., Shukor, M.Y., Wasoh, M.H., Amir Syahir, Abdul Rachman, A.R., Ahmad, S.A. and Syed, M.A. 2013.
Isolation and Characterization of A Heavy Metal-Tolerant Diesel Oil – Degrading Strain. Bulletin of Environmental Science and
Management. Vol 1(1), 14-19.
10. Sabullah, M.K., Ahmad, S.A., Shukor, M.Y., Syed, M.A. and Shamaan, N.A. 2013. The evaluation of Periophtalmodon schlosseri as a
source of acetylcholinesterase for the detection of insecticides. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. Vol 1(1), 20-24.
11. Ku Ahamad, K.E., Halmi, M.I.E., Shukor, M.Y., Wasoh, M.H., Abdul Rachman, A.R., Sabullah, M.K., Ahmad, S.A., Syed, M.A. 2013.
Characterization of A Diesel-Degrading Strain Isolated From A Local Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Site. Journal of Environmental
Bioremediation and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 1-8.
12. Ahmad, S.A., M.I.E. Halmi, Wasoh, M.H., Johari, W.L.W., Shukor, M.Y. and Syed, M.A. 2013. The Development Of A Specific
Inhibitive Enzyme Assay For The Heavy Metal, Lead. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 9-13.
13. Sabullah, M.K., Ahmad, S.A., Sulaiman, M.R., Shukor, M.Y., Syed, M.A. and Shamaan, N.A. 2013. The Development Of An Inhibitive
Assay For Heavy Metals Using The Acetylcholinesterase From Periophtalmodon schlosseri. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation
and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 20-24
14. Rahman, M.F., Ahmad, S.A., Salvam, S., Halmi, M.I.E, Yusof, M.T., Shukor, M.Y., Shamaan, N.A., M. A. Syed. 2013. Dialysis tubing
experiment showed that molybdenum reduction in S. marcescens strain DrY6 is mediated by enzymatic action. Journal of Environmental
Bioremediation and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 25-27.
15. Ahmad, F., Halmi, M.I.E., Gunasekaran, B., Yusof, A.T., Johari, W.L.W., M.Y. Shukor, and Syed M.A. 2013. Inhibitive bacterial MTT
assay for river monitoring of heavy metals. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research. Vol 1(1), 1-7.
16. Nee, C.W., Aziz, A.A.A., Yusof, M.T., Shaharuddin, N.A., Shukor, M.Y. and M.A. Syed. 2013. Characterization of Azo dye-degrading
Coriolopsis sp. strain arf5. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research. Vol 1(1), 8-14.
17. Shukor, M.Y., Dahalan, F.A., Jusoh, A.Z., Shamaan, N.A. and M.A. Syed. 2013. Characterization of diesel-degrading enzymes from
Acinetobacter sp. strain DRY12. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research. Vol 1(1), 15-18.
18. M.I.E. Halmi, Johari, W.L.W., Amir, S., Sulaiman, R., Azlina, A., Shukor, M.Y. and M.A.Syed. 2013. Monitoring of heavy metals level
in fish using the Microtox® assay. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research. Vol 1(1), 19-22.
19. Wahab, S.M.A., Gunasekaran, B., Shaharuddin, N.A., Johari, W.L.W., Halmi, M.I.E., Said, N.A.M., Abd. Shukor, M.Y., and Masdor,
N.A. 2013. A novel method for the determination of mercury in herbal preparation using an inhibitive assay based on the protease

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papain. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 1-4.
20. Ahmad S.A., Halmi, M.I.E., Shukor M.Y., Shamaan N.A., and M.A. Syed. 2013. Effect of Metal Ions on the Molybdenum-Reducing
Activity of S. marcescens strain DrY6. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 5-8.
21. Abo-Shakeer, L.K.A., Ahmad S.A., Shukor M.Y., Shamaan N.A., and M.A. Syed. 2013. Isolation and characterization of a
molybdenum-reducing Bacillus pumilus strain lbna. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. Vol 1(1), 9-14.
22. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. Johari, W.L.W. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Modeling the Growth Kinetics of Chlorella vulgaris cultivated in
microfluidic devices. Asian Journal of Plant Biology. 2(1): 7-10.
23. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. Johari, W.L.W. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Evaluation of several mathematical models for fitting the growth of
the algae Dunaliella tertiolecta. Asian Journal of Plant Biology. 2(1): 1-6.
24. Salihu Ibrahim, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Mohd Arif Syed, Nor Arina Ab Rahman, Khalilah Abdul Khalil, Ariff Khalid and Siti Aqlima
Ahmad. 2014. Bacterial degradation of caffeine: A Review Asian Journal of Plant Biology. 2(1): 18-27.
25. Halmi, M.I.E, Ahmad, S.A., Syed, M.A., Shamaan, N.A. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Mathematical modelling of the molybdenum reduction
kinetics in Bacillus pumilus strain Lbna. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. 2(1): 24-29.
Othman, A.R., Ahmad, S.A. Gunasekaran, B., Halmi, M.I.E., Nor Aripin Shamaan, Mohd. Arif Syed and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. River
monitoring of mercury using a novel molybdenum-reducing enzyme assay. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. 2(1):
30-35
26. Abdul Rachman, A.R., Shaharudin, N.A., Sabullah, M.K., Shukor, M.Y. 2014. In silico study to breaking mystery of bioluminescence
protein structure of bacterial luciferase and firefly luciferase. Bulletin of Environmental Science and Management. 2(1): 17-23.
27. Wan Lutfi Wan Johari, Norhusna Ghazali and Mohd Yunus Abdul Shukor. 2014. Biodecolorization of azo dyes by microorganisms
isolated from Serdang and Merambong Soils. Bioremediation Science & Technology Research. 2(1): 5- 8.
28. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. Johari, W.L.W. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Mathematical modelling of the degradation kinetics of Bacillus
cereus grown on phenol. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. 2(1): 1-5.
29. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. Johari, W.L.W. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Mathematical modelling of the growth kinetics of Bacillus sp. on
tannery effluent containing chromate. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. 2(1): 6-11.
30. Norazah Mohamad Nawawi, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Mohd Arif Syed and Abdul Latif Ibrahim. 2014. Isolation and
characterization of phenol-degrading microorganism. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. 2(1): 13-24.
31. Noor Azlina, M. , Noor Aseha, Y., Norzila, K., Mohd, Y.S. , Faridah, S., Mohammad, R.I. Rejab and I. Zamri. 2014. Comparison of the
sensitivity and cross-reactivity between heat-killed and formalin-killed cells during the development of indirect competitive ELISA for
the detection of Salmonella Typhimurium. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. 2(1): 25-29.
32. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. Johari, W.L.W. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Modeling the growth curves of Acinetobacter sp. strain DRY12
grown on diesel. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology. 2(1): 35-39.
33. Afilah Abd Gami, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Khalilah Abdul Khalil, Farrah Aini Dahalan, Ariff Khalid and Siti Aqlima Ahmad. Phenol and
phenolic compounds toxicity. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. 2 No. 1, 11-23.
34. Abdul Rachman, A.R., Halmi, M.I.E., Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Amplification of newly isolated luciferase gene from marine Photobacterium
sp. strain MIE using PCR. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. 2(1): 35-37.
35. Aftab Khan, Halmi, M.I.E. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Isolation of mo-reducing bacteria in soils from Pakistan. Journal of Environmental
Microbiology and Toxicology. 2(1): 38-41.
36. Nursabrina Mohd Hayat, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Mohd Arif Syed, Farrah Aini Dahalan, Khalilah Abdul Khalil
and Siti Aqlima Ahmad. 2014. The effect of pesticides on cholinesterase activity by using fish as a biomarker. Nanobio and Bionano.
1(1)-xx-xx.
37. Baskaran Gunasekaran, Mohd Hakimi Mohd Kasim, Shamala Salvamani, and Mohd Yunus Shukor. 2014. Field trials on heavy metals
using alpha-chymotryopsin enzyme assay. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology. 2(1): 25-34.
38. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. A microplate format for characterizing the growth of molybdenum-reducing bacteria. Journal of
Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 2(2), 42–44.
39. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Statistical diagnostic tests of the Luong model in fitting molybdenum reduction from the
bacterium Bacillus sp. strain A.rzi. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 2(2), 53–57.
40. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Test for the presence of autocorrelation in the Buchanan model used in the fitting of the growth of
the catechol-degrading Candida parapsilopsis. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 2(2), 45–46.
41. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Diagnostic of Residuals from the Buchanan Three-phase Model Used in the Fitting of the Growth
of Chlorella vulgaris Cultivated in Microfluidic Devices. Asian Journal of Plant Biology, 2014, Vol 2, No 5, 60-65.
42. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Statistical Diagnosis Test of the Growth Kinetics Model for the Algae Dunaliella tertiolecta. Asian
Journal of Plant Biology, 2014, Vol 2, No 2, 70-74
43. Gunasekaran Baskaran, Mohd Arif Syed, Shamala Salvamani, Subathra Sinniah, Parveen Devi Pattiram, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah and
Mohd Yunus Shukor. 2014. Purification of Protease from Coriandrum sativum using Ion-exchange Chromatography and Gel Filtration
Method. Bulletin Of Environmental Science And Management, 2014, VOL 2, NO 2, 53-57.
44. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Molybdenum Reduction in Bacillus pumilus strain Lbna: Statistical Diagnostic Tests of Residuals
from the Luong Reduction Model. Bulletin Of Environmental Science And Management, 2014, VOL 2, NO 2, 58-62.
45. Shukor, M. S., & Shukor, M. Y. 2014. Test for the Presence of Autocorrelation in the Gompertz Model used in the Fitting of the Growth
of E. coli Measured using a Real-time Impedimetric Biosensor. Bioremediation Science & Technology Research, 2014, Vol 2, No 2, 43-
45.
46. Nor Ashikin Sopian, Mohd Izuan Effendi Halmi, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari. 2014. Isolation,
Characterization and Growth Optimization of a Chromate-reducing Bacterium. Bioremediation Science & Technology Research, 2014,
Vol 2, No 2, 46-52.
47. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Evaluation of Several Mathematical Models for Fitting the Growth and Kinetics of
the Catechol-degrading Candida parapsilopsis: Part 1. Journal Environmental Bioremediation & Toxicology, 2014, Vol 2, No 2, 48-52.
48. Halmi, M.I.E, Shukor, M.S. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014. Evaluation of Several Mathematical Models for Fitting the Growth and Kinetics of
the Catechol-degrading Candida parapsilopsis: Part 2. Journal Environmental Bioremediation & Toxicology, 2014, Vol 2, No 2, 53-57.
49. Shukor, M.S. and Shukor, M.Y. 2014Statistical Evaluation of the Mathematical Modelling on the Molybdenum Reduction Kinetics of a
Molybdenum-reducing Bacterium. Journal Environmental Bioremediation & Toxicology, 2014, Vol 2, No 2, 62-66
50. Mohd Izuan Effendi Halmi, Ignatius Phang Ren Kai, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari, Mohd Yunus Shukor. 2014. Toxicity Assessment of
Bioluminescent Rapid Bioassays (Vibrio fischeri) on Selected DBPs. Journal Of Environmental Microbiology And Toxicology. Vol 2,
No 2, 47-52