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Sami Aifa
Affiliation : University of Sfax · Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax · Faculty of Sciences of Sfax
- 84Publications (affiliation in Tunisia)
- 97Total publications
- 1374Citations
- 20h-index
Research profile
Sami Aifa has 84 indexed publications (1999–2026). Their work appears mainly in “RSC Advances”, “Microbial Pathogenesis” and “Research Square”. Their most cited article, “Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) from Traditional Uses to Potential Biomedical Applications” (2015), has been cited 166 times. 34 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in France, Spain, Germany, Iraq.
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- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
Publications (84)
- Identifying potential inhibitors for wild-type EGFR tyrosine kinase through a cross-talk pathway strategy and an in-silico drug repurposing method
- Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Conjugated to Anti-Cancer Drug for More Efficient Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Therapy
- Identification, expression and potential functional analyses of the seven chloride channels in grapevine
- Plant material dependent synthesis of Dolerophanite/CuO nanoparticles and impact on the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities
- Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Novel Silver(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes
- Tunable anti-biofilm activity of Zn-doped CuO nanoparticles: structural, morphological, and biological insights against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
- Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of newly designed silver(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes
- Drug repositioning as an antivirulence strategy: Ketoprofen targets quorum sensing and biofilm in Serratia sp.
- Retraction notice to “A novel perspective on eugenol as a natural anti-quorum sensing molecule against Serratia sp.” [Microb. Pathog. 189 (2024) 106576]
- Verbenol acts as a low-entropy pan-inhibitor of quorum sensing to attenuate Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and resolve pulmonary inflammation
- Molecular Characterization and In Silico Functional Insights into Carbapenem Resistance in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq
- Exploring the Cinnamomum verum Pharmacologic Effect on Candida albicans: In Vitro and Molecular Study
- Cytotoxic and Oxidative Effects of Common Pesticides on Hepatic and Renal Cell Lines (HepG2 and Hek‐293): Implications for Human Health and Environmental Safety
- Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity in Some Algerian Essential Oils and Selection of Thymus vulgaris as a Potential Biofilm and Quorum Sensing Inhibitor Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Assessing the Efficacy of Chemical and Green-Synthesized CuO Nanoparticles in Combatting Clinical Candida Species: A Comparative Study
- Thermal annealing modulates the structural, optical, and antibacterial properties of Cu-based nanoparticles
- A Comprehensive Methodology for Identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Exhibiting Biofilm and Virulence Factor Traits and Assessment of Biofilm Resistance Against Commercial Disinfectant
- Structural insights and biomedical potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: antibacterial activity, anti-biofilm and cancer cell inhibition
- Development of soluble human catechol-O-methyltransferase using P. pastoris as a host and stabilizing it by immobilization in agar-agar matrix
- Investigation of the Bioactive Properties of Tunisian Sage Extracts: A Detailed Analysis of Phytochemical Composition and their Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Antibiofilm Activities
- Incidence and Characterization of Candida Species belonging to Iraqi hospitalized Patients
- Authenticating the green synthesised CuONPs through XRD profiles
- Surgical approaches for the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone in Tunisian patients: association with recurrence
- Incidence and Characterization of Candida Species belonging to Iraqi hospitalized Patients
- Advanced bacterial biofilm detection using enzymatic pretreatment and Van-functionalized gold nanoparticles
- The effect of some Algerian plant essential oils on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and quorum sensing: in vitro and in silico studies
- RETRACTED: A novel perspective on eugenol as a natural anti-quorum sensing molecule against Serratia sp.
- Synthesis, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of silver(I) complexes with N-alkylbenzimidazole derivatives and their protein interaction modelling study
- Synthesis, Characterization of (Fe, Sn) Doped and Co-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Evaluation of their Antibacterial Activities
- Evaluation of the Combinatory Anticancer Effect of Chemotherapeutic Compounds and Prodigiosin against HCT-116, LoVo, and A549 Cell lines
- Control of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm by surfactins of an endophytic bacterium Bacillus sp. 15 F
- Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Benzochromenopyrimidines for the Therapy of Colon and Lung Cancer
- Evaluation of N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA) binding to nuclear receptors through docking and molecular dynamics studies
- RANKL, OPG, and RUNX2 expression and epigenetic modifications in giant cell tumour of bone in 32 patients
- Three Component One-Pot Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of New [1,2,4]Triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines
- New Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) phosphonium salts from alcohols to the synthesis of 2-alkenyl- and 2-alkylidenecyclohexenones
- Toxicity evaluation of synthetic glucocorticoids against breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231, MCF-7 and human embryonic kidney HEK293
- Computational identification of new TKI as potential noncovalent reversible EGFR L858R/T790M inhibitors: VHTS, molecular docking, DFT study and molecular dynamic simulation
- Design, Synthesis, in Silico and Biological Evaluation of Novel 4‐Aminopyrimidine‐5‐carbonitriles
- Synthesis, characterization of (Fe, Sn) doped and co-doped Copper oxide NPs and evaluation of their antibacterial activities
- An improved anticancer effect of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in combination with Prodigiosin
- Non-doped and transition metal-doped CuO nano-powders: structure-physical properties and anti-adhesion activity relationship
- Antibacterial, antibiofilm and cytotoxic properties of prodigiosin produced by a newly isolated Serratia sp. C6LB from a milk collection center
- Prodigiosin from Serratia
- Benzochromenopyrimidines: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Activity against Colorectal Cancer and Physicochemical Properties
- Improved growth and tuber quality of transgenic potato plants overexpressing either NHX antiporter, CLC chloride channel, or both
- Chemical alternative for cell identification and cross-contamination detection
- Endophytic Fungi: Important Source of Biologically Active Molecules
- Molecular insights into MYO3A kinase domain variants explain variability in both severity and progression of DFNB30 hearing impairment
- Synthesis, structural, optical properties and toxicity against cancer cells of new urea-CdCl2 complex
- Chemical composition, antibiofilm activities of Tunisian spices essential oils and combinatorial effect against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm
- Significance of EGFR/HER2 Expression and PIK3CA Mutations in Giant Cell Tumour of Bone Development
- The role of the calmodulin‐binding and calmodulin‐like domains of the epidermal growth factor receptor in tyrosine kinase activation
- Antibacterial, anti-adherent and cytotoxic activities of surfactin(s) from a lipolytic strain Bacillus safensis F4
- Genome Wide Identification, Molecular Characterization, and Gene Expression Analyses of Grapevine NHX Antiporters Suggest Their Involvement in Growth, Ripening, Seed Dormancy, and Stress Response
- Simultaneous cleanup of Reactive Black 5 and cadmium by a desert soil bacterium
- Enzyme-based strategy to eradicate monospecies Macrococcus caseolyticus biofilm contamination in dairy industries
- Computational Approach for Structural Feature Determination of Grapevine NHX Antiporters
- Anti-Diarrheal Drug Repositioning in Tumour Cell Cytotoxicity
- Selective cytotoxicity of arene tricarbonylchromium towards tumour cell lines
- Chemical composition, anti-biofilm activity and potential cytotoxic effect on cancer cells of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil from Tunisia
- Evaluation of biofilm-forming ability of bacterial strains isolated from the roof of an old house
- Efficacy of a novel ferrocenyl diaryl butene citrate compound as a biocide for preventing healthcare-associated infections
- Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) from Traditional Uses to Potential Biomedical Applications
- ChemInform Abstract: Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) from Traditional Uses to Potential Biomedical Applications
- Effect of estradiol and clomiphene citrate on Erk activation in breast cancer cells
- Antibacterial properties and mode of action of new triaryl butene citrate compounds
- Controversial effect on Erk activation of some cytotoxic drugs in human LOVO colon cancer cells
- A Premature Termination of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Transcription inEscherichia coli
- In Vitro Activation and Inhibition of Recombinant EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Expressed in Escherichia coli
- Effect of the amino chain length and the transformation into citric acid salts of aryl-diphenyl-butenes and ferrocenyl-diphenyl-butenes bearing two dimethylaminoalkyl chains on their antimicrobial activities
- Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics Organofunctionalized with ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
- EGFR overexpression relates to triple negative profile and poor prognosis in breast cancer patients in Tunisia
- Isolation of entomopathogenic Bacillus from a biodynamic olive farm and their pathogenicity to lepidopteran and coleopteran insect pests
- ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF FERROCENYL DIARYL BUTENES AGAINST OLIVE PLANTLET DISEASES
- Enhanced reactivity to malondialdehyde-modified proteins by systemic lupus erythematosus autoantibodies
- Evaluation of bactericidal and fungicidal activity of ferrocenyl or phenyl derivatives in the diphenyl butene series
- Bcl-2 expression and triple negative profile in breast carcinoma
- Investigating the Function of Three Non-Synonymous SNPs in EGFR Gene: Structural Modelling and Association With Breast Cancer
- ErbB Antagonists Patenting: “Playing Chess with Cancer”
- (AC) Dinucleotide Repeat Polymorphism in Intron 1 of Human EGFR Shows Ethnic Specificities and High Evidence for Association with Breast Cancer
- Phosphorylation of Thr654 but not Thr669 within the juxtamembrane domain of the EGF receptor inhibits calmodulin binding
- Electrostatic interactions of peptides flanking the tyrosine kinase domain in the epidermal growth factor receptor provides a model for intracellular dimerization and autophosphorylation
- Heterologous expression of lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium in Aspergillus niger
Publication venues
- RSC Advances × 3
- Microbial Pathogenesis × 3
- Research Square × 3
- Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction × 3
- Results in Chemistry × 2
- Chemistry & Biodiversity × 2
Publications per year
- 202613
- 202513
- 20248
- 20237
- 20227
- 20212
- 20203
- 20196
- 20181
- 20172
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba · Faculty of Medicine of Sfax · Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker · Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Co-authors’ countries : France · Spain · Germany · Iraq
Co-authors
- Sami Mnif
- Jihene Elloumi‐Mseddi
- Dhouha Msalbi
- Fares Elghali
- Marwa Jardak
- Fakher Frikha
- Baha Eddine Abdelmalek
- Férid Ben Nasr
- Hajer Guermazi
- Bochra Hakim
- Ahmed Rebaï
- Kawther Bedchich
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