Dr. Arshad Mehmood Abbasi

International Journal of Food and Bioscience

Functional foods & Nutraceuticals

Name: Dr. Arshad Mehmood Abbasi

Educational Qualification: Post Doc

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Functional foods & Nutraceuticals

South China University of Technology

Email: arshad799@yahoo.com

Research Interests: Ethnobotany and Ethnomedicines, Functional foods and Nutraceuticals, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant activity in food and medicinal plants, Medicinal plant diversity.

Biography: He is working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (Abbottabad Campus), Pakistan from 2013 to till date. He worked as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow/Foreign Expert, School of Light Industry and Food Science, South China University of Technology, China (2014-2016). He worked as a Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (2009-2013). He worked as a Research Fellow, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (2005-2007). He worked as a Lecturer, Department of Biology, F.G. College for men H-9, Islamabad. He worked as a Lecturer, Department of Biology, Islamabad Model College, F-8/4 Islamabad (2005-2007). He worked as a Lecturer, Department of Biology, Army Public School & College, Rawalpindi (2001-2004). He worked as a Research Assistant, National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad (2001-2002).

Chang X., Lu Y., Lin Z., Qiu J., Guo X., Pan J., Abbasi AM*. (2018). Impact of Leaf Development Stages on Polyphenolics Profile and Antioxidant Activity in Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels. BioMed Research International, 2018, 1-8, doi.org/10.1155/2018/7093691.
Gao Y, Guo X, Liu Y, Zhang M, Zhang R, Abbasi AM, You L, Li T, Liu RH. (2018). Comparative assessment of phytochemical profile, antioxidant capacity and anti-proliferative activity in different varieties of brown rice (Oryza sativa L.). LWT, Food Science and Technology, 96: 19–25.
Liu L, Chen L, Abbasi AM, Wang Z, Li D, Shen Y. (2018). Optimization of extraction of polyphenols from Sorghum Moench using response surface methodology, and determination of their antioxidant activities. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 17 (4): 619-626.
Liu H, Mao J, Yan S, Yu Y, Xie L, Hu JG, Li T, Abbasi AM, Guo X., Liu RH. (2018). Evaluation of carotenoid biosynthesis, accumulation and antioxidant activities in sweet corn (Zea mays L.) during kernel development. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 53: 381-388
Rehman R, Rashid S, Ahmad R, Khan SA, Ali A, Nazir A, Azeem M, Manan A, Abbasi AM* (2018). Cystatin Genes Identification and Antibacterial Activity in Medicinal Plants Used Against Clinical Pathogens. SYLWAN 2(162): 62-90.
Abbas Z, Khan SM, Alam J, Khan SW, Abbasi AM* (2017). Medicinal plants used by inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Baltistan region of Karakorum range-Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13: 53. DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0172-9
Umair M, Altaf M, Abbasi AM* (2017). An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous medicinal plants in Hafizabad district, Punjab-Pakistan. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0177912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177912
Altaf M., Javid A., Umair M., Iqbal KJ., Rasheed Z., Abbasi AM*. (2017). Ethnomedicinal and cultural practices of mammals and birds in the vicinity of river Chenab, Punjab-Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:41 DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0168-5
Parveen R., Abbasi AM., Shaheen N, Shah MH. (2017). Accumulation of selected metals in the fruits of medicinal plants grown in urban environment of Islamabad, Pakistan. Arabian Journal of Chemistry.
Guo R., Guo X., Hu X., Abbasi AM., Zhou L., Li T., Fu X., Liu RH. (2017). Fabrication and Optimization of Self-Microemulsions to Improve the OralBioavailability of Total Flavones of Hippophae rhamnoides L. Journal of Food Science, 82(12): 2901-2910.
Chen Y., Shen Y., Fu X., Abbasi AM., Yan R. (2017). Stir-frying treatments affect the phenolics profiles and cellular antioxidant activity of Adinandra nitida tea (Shiyacha) in daily tea model. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13456
5Wang J., Ye Y., Li Q., Abbasi AM., Guo X. (2017). Assessment of phytochemicals, enzymatic and antioxidant activities in germinated mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilezek). International Journal of Food Science & Technology. DOI/10.1111/ijfs.13418/epdf.
Wen L., Guo R., You L., Abbasi AM., Li T., Fu X., Liu RH. (2017). Major triterpenoids in Chinese hawthorn “Crataegus pinnatifida” and their effects on cell proliferation and apoptosis induction in MDA-MB- 231 cancer cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 100 (2017) 149-160.
Abbasi AM*., Liu F., Guo X., Fu X., Li T., Liu RH. (2017). Phytochemical composition, cellular antioxidant capacity and antiproliferative activity in mango (Mangifera indica L.) pulp and peel. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13341
Abbas Z., Khan SM., Abbasi AM*., Pieroni A., Ullah Z., Iqbal M., Ahmad Z. (2016). Ethnobotany of the Balti community, Tormik valley, Karakorum range, Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicines, 12-38 DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0114-y
Zhou L., Lin X., Abbasi AM., Zheng B. (2016). Phytochemical Contents and Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Selected Black and White Sesame Seeds. BioMed. Research International. doi.10.1155/2016/8495630
Wen L., Zheng G., You L., Abbasi AM., Li T., Fu X., Liu RH. (2016). Phytochemical profiles and cellular antioxidant activity of Malus doumeri (bois) chevalier on 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (ABAP)-induced oxidative stress. Journal of Functional Foods, 25: 242-256.
Zhu Y., Li T., Fu X., Brennan M., Abbasi AM., Zheng B., Liu RH. (2016). The use of an enzymatic extraction procedure for the enhancement of highland barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) phenolic and antioxidant compounds. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13165.
Ye Y., Sun-Waterhouse D., You L., Abbasi AM. (2017). Harnessing food-based bioactive compounds to reduce the effects of ultraviolet radiation: a review exploring the link between food and human health. International Journal of Food Science & Technology.
Geng S., Chen Y., Abbasi AM., Ma H., Mo H., Liu B. (2016). Tannin fraction from Ampelopsis grossedentata leaves tea (Tengcha) as an antioxidant and a-glucosidase inhibitory nutraceutical. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. doi:10.1111/ijfs.13259
Chen C., Zhang B., Fu X., You L.J., Abbasi AM., Liu RH. (2016). The digestibility of mulberry fruit polysaccharides and its impact on lipolysis under simulated saliva, gastric and intestinal conditions. Food Hydrocolloids, 58: 171-178 .
Wu S., Fu X., You L., Abbasi AM., Meng H., Liu D., Aadil RM. (2016). Antioxidant, antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of water-soluble polysaccharides in Abrus cantoniensis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.04.005
Wang H., Chen G., Guo X., Abbasi AM., Liu RH. (2016). Influence of the stage of ripeness on the phytochemical profiles, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities in different parts of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Chachiensis. LWT-Food Science and Technology.
Chen C., You LJ., Abbasi AM., Fu X., Liu RH., Li C. 2016. Characterization of polysaccharide fractions in mulberry fruit and assessment of their antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities in vitro. Food & Function. DOI: 10.1039/c5fo01114k
Lai Q., Wang H., Guo X., Abbasi AM., Wang T., Li T., Fu X., Li J., Liu RH. 2016. Comparison of phytochemical profiles, antioxidant and cellular antioxidant activities of seven cultivars of Aloe. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13093
Luo Y., Li C., Abbasi AM., Hou Y., Fu X. (2016). Screening of bioflocculant-producing bacteria and its application in clarification process of sugarcane juice. International Sugar Journal, 118(1405): 30-40.
Abbasi, A.M*., Guo, X., Fu, X., Zhou, L., Chen, Y., Zhu, Y., Yan, H., Liu, R.H., (2015). Comparative Assessment of Phenolic Content and in Vitro Antioxidant Capacity in the Pulp and Peel of Mango Cultivars. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16: 13507-13527
Abbasi AM*, Shah MH, Li, T., Fu, X., Guo, X., Liu, RH. (2015). Ethnomedicinal values, phenolic contents and antioxidant properties of wild culinary vegetables. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 162: 333-345
Abbasi AM*, Guo X, Nazir A. (2015). Preliminary assessment of phytochemical contents and antioxidant properties of Pistacia integerrima fruit. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 28(4): 1187-1194
Zhu Y., Li T., Fu X., Abbasi A.M., Zheng B., Liu R.H. (2015). Phenolics content, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of dehulled highland barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Journal of Functional Foods, 19: 439-450
Wang, H., Qui, C., Abbasi, A.M., Chen, G., You, L., Li, T., Fu, X., Wang, X., Guo, X., Liu, R.H., (2015). Effect of germination on vitamin C, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12922
Chen, C., You L.J., Abbasi, A.M., Fu, X., Liu, R.H. (2015). Optimization for ultrasound extraction of polysaccharides from mulberry fruits with antioxidant and hyperglycemic activity in vitro. Carbohydrate polymer. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.
Chen, H.M., Fu, X., Abbasi, A.M., Luo Z.G. (2015). Preparation of environment-friendly pectin from sugar beet pulp and assessment of its emulsifying capacity. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12779
Wen, L., Guo, X., Liu, R.H., You, L., Abbasi, A.M., Fu, X. (2015). Phenolic contents and cellular antioxidant activity of Chinese hawthorn “Crataegus pinnatifida”. Food Chemistry. 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.017
Chen, M., Zhao, Y., Chen, F., Zhao, Z., Yu, S., Abbasi, A.M., (2015). An HPLC-DPPH method for antioxidant activity from sugarcane molasses. Sugar Industry Zuckerindustrie,140 (10), 632-639
Pieroni A, Ibraliu A, Abbasi AM. (2015). An ethnobotanical study among Albanians and Aromanians living in the Rraice¨ and Mokra areas of Eastern Albania. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, DOI 10.1007/s10722-014-0174-6.
Shah GM, Abbasi AM*, Khan MN, Guo X, Khan MA, Hussain M, Bibi S, Nazir A, Tahir AA. (2014). Traditional uses of medicinal plants against malarial disease by the tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 155, 450–462.
Khan N, Abbasi AM, Dastagir G, Nazir A, Shah GM, Shah MM, Shah MH. (2014). Ethnobotanical and antimicrobial study of some selected medicinal plants used in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) as a potential source to cure infectious diseases. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 14:122 doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-122.
Nazir A, Khan MA, Abbasi AM, Khan N, Ahmed K. (2014). Validation of Setaria (L.) P. Beauv Species Based on Palyonological and Anatomical Techniques. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, 13(1), 178-185.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MS, Ahmad M, Khan MA, Quave CL, Pieroni A. (2013). Highly accessed). Botanical ethnoveterinary therapies in three districts of the Lesser Himalayas of Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicines, 9: 84 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-84
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Shah MH, Shah MM, Pervez A, Ahmad M. (2013). Ethnobotanical appraisal and cultural values of medicinally important wild edible vegetables of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicines, 9 (1) 66.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Khan MN, Shah MH. (2013). Ethnobotanical survey of medicinally important wild edible fruits species used by tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 148(2): 528-536.
Abbasi AM*, Iqbal J, Khan MA, Shah MH. (2013). Health risk assessment and multivariate apportionment of trace metals in wild leafy vegetables from Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 92(1): 237–244
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Zafar M. (2013). Ethno-medicinal assessment of some selected wild edible fruits and vegetables of Lesser-Himalayas, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 45(SI): 215-222.
Nazir A, Khan MA, Abbasi AM, Ullah Z. (2013). Palynological Studies in Tribe Aveneae (Poaceae) from Potohar of Pakistan. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, 10(1): 120-125.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M. (2011). Traditional Ethnoveterinary Phytotherapies from Pakistan. Planta Medica, 77- PN1 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1282984
Munir, M., Khan MA, Ahmad, M, Abbasi AM, Zafar M, Khan KY, Tariq K, Tabassum S, Ahmed SN, Habiba U, Bano A. (2011). Taxonomic potential of foliar epidermal anatomy among the wild culinary vegetables of Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(13): 2857-2862.
Khan KY, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Shah GM, Munir M, Sultana S, Abbasi, AM. (2011). Foliar epidermal anatomy of some ethnobotanically important species of genus Ficus Linn. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(9): 1627-1638.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Jahan S, Sultana S. (2010). Ethnopharmacological application of medicinal plants to cure skin diseases and in folk cosmetics among the tribal communities of North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 128(2): 322–335.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Khan H, Niaz M, Sultana S. (2010). Medicinal plants used for the treatment of jaundice and hepatitis based on socio-economic documentation. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8(8): 1643-1650.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafa M, (2010). Herbal medicines used to cure various ailments by the inhabitants of Abbottabad district, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 9(1): 175-183.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Qureshi R, Jahan S, Zafar M, Sultana S. (2010). Ethnobotanical study of wound healing herbs among the tribal communities in Northern Himalaya ranges district Abbottabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(6): 3747-3753.
Zafar M, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Jan G, Sultana S, Abbasi AM, Ullah K, Marwat SK, Muhammad F, Asma, J., Nazir A, Rehman ZU, Ullah Z. (2010). Elemental analysis of some medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 4(19):1987-1990.
Jahan S, Salma, R, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Abbasi AM. (2009). Antifertility effects of ethanolic seed extract of Abrus precatorius L. on sperm production and DNA integrity in adult male mice. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 3(10):809-814.
Jahan S, Naima S, Fasihunnisa I, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Abbasi AM. (2009). Histomorphological study to evaluate anti-fertility effect of Abrus precatorius L. in adult male mice. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 3(12): 1021-1028.
Abbasi AM., Shah MH. (2018). Assessment of phenolic contents, essential/toxic metals and antioxidant capacity of fruits of Viburnum foetens decne. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 8(3): 3178-3186
Khan N, Chaudhary MF, Abbasi AM, Khan SA, Nazir A, Shah GM. (2017). Development of an Efficient Callus Derived Regeneration System for Garlic (Allium sativum L.) from Root Explant. Journal of Plant Breeding and Agriculture, 13: 1-12
Rehman S., Tariq M., Shah J., Ahmad R., Shahzad M., Abbasi AM., Ullah A., Ismail B., Bilal M. (2017). Simultaneous Control of Physisorption and Chemisorption in Lab Scale Developed Activated Carbon from Hemp Stalks for Reactive Orange 16: Proof from Isotherm Modeling. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry (7)2: 2021 - 2029
Abbasi AM*., Shah MH, Guo X., Khan N. (2016). Comparison of Nutritional Value, Antioxidant Potential, and Risk Assessment of the Mulberry (Morus) Fruits. International Journal of Fruit Science, DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2015.1061960
Abbasi, A.M*., Guo, X. (2015). Proximate Composition, Phenolic Contents and in vitro Antioxidant Properties of Pimpinella stewartii (A Wild Medicinal Food). Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 3(5): 330-336
Wang H., Chen G., Guo X., Abbasi AM., Liu RH. 2015. Variation of phytochemical profiles, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities in different parts of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Chachiensis during fruit ripening and maturity. Nutrition and Medicine 2015, 3(S1): 20
Aadil RM, a, Zeng XA, Abbasi AM, Khan MS, Khalid S, Jabbar S, Abid M. (2014). Influence of power ultrasound on the quality parameters of grapefruit juice during storage. Science Letters, 3 (1), Online first 2014040-SL
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Munir M, Zafar M, Sultana S, Mashwani ZR, Ullah Z. (2014). Ethnobotanical and taxonomic screening of Genus Morus for wild edible fruit used by the inhabitants of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plant Research, 8(25): 889-898.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M. (2012). Ethno-pharmacological investigation of medicinal plants against gastrointestinal disorders in livestock. International Journal of Universal Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 2(1): 1-7.
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA. (2010). Ethnobotanical survey of Lora Valley District Abbottabad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan. Hamdard Medicus, 53(4): 36-51.
Abbasi AM*, Dastagir G, Hussain F, Parveen S., (2005). Ethnobotany and marketing of crude drug plants in district Haripur, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Plant Sciences, 11(2): 103-114.
Dastagir, G., Abbasi, AM. (2004). Folk medicines used for the treatment of Jaundice in district Haripur, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Plant Sciences, 10(2): 119-123
Zaman T., Azeem M., Abbasi AM., Binyameen M. (2016). "Insecticidal activity and chemical composition of essential oils of plants collected from Hazara division against red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum".
Abbasi AM*, Khan MA, Ahmad M, Zafar M. (2011). Medicinal Plants diversity of Lora Valley, District Abbottabad-KPK Province-Pakistan. Proceeding International Conference on Biodiversity and Conservation. In Khairpur University, Sind Pakistan
Abbasi AM*. (2012). Multivariate analysis and health risk assessment of heavy metals in wild leafy vegetables. Abstract. American Chemical Society. Volume 244.

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