University of Basra publishes research paper in a journal indexed by Scopus and Clarivate

Dr Amir Abbas Mohammed and Dr Ammar Yasser Jassim, lecturers at the Centre for Marine Sciences at the University of Basra, have published a research paper entitled

Extraction, characterisation, 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, which is ranked in the first quartile (Q1) and has an impact factor of 9.7 within the Scopus and Clarivate global databases

The journal is dedicated to publishing high-quality research papers in the fields of food safety, biochemistry and food processing technology. It aims to enhance understanding of the relationship between food and human health and to promote the sustainability of food systems.

The research aims to isolate and characterise the kappa-carrageenan compound from the seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii, and to study its antimicrobial activity, whilst verifying, through molecular docking, its targeting of the HasA protein to elucidate the mechanisms of its potential efficacy.