Editor Profile
Dr. Dina Helmy Ibrahim El-Ghonemy, Ph.D.
Professor
Present
National Research Centre
Cairo
Egypt
Name : Dina Helmy Ibrahim El-Ghonemy
Place of birth : Cairo, Egypt.
Nationality : Egyptian.
Position : Professor of Microbiology.
Institute : National Research Centre.
Department : Microbial Chemistry.
E-Mail address : delghonamy@yahoo.com, delghonamy99@gmail.com
Mobile : 010062456850.
Office Address : Microbial Chemistry Dept., Biotechnology Research
Institute, Room 707-709, National Research Centre,
33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, 12622, Egypt
Languages : Arabic - English - French - Deutsche.
- Microbiology
- Biotechnology
- Natural bio-products from microorganisms
- Industrial extremophile microbial enzymes
- Biopolymer production and degradation
- Degradation of environmental pollutions
- Biological treatment of agro-industrial wastes
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Morsi N.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Screening studies on the formation of β-glucosidase from some filamentous fungi, Advances in Food Science, 31(9): 158–163, 2009.
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Morsi N.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Optimization of culture conditions for β-glucosidase production by Aspergillus terreus NRRL 265, Bulletin of Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 77: 63–106, 2009.
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Morsi N.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Purification and kinetic properties of β-glucosidase from Aspergillus terreus NRRL 265, African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(84): 19556–19569, 2011.
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Abouzeid M.A., Mahmoud D.A., El-Ghonemy D.H., Purification, characterization and antitumor activity of L-asparaginase from Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829, British Microbiology Research Journal, 2: 158–174, 2012.
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Abouzeid M.A., Mahmoud D.A., El-Ghonemy D.H., Screening and optimization of L-asparaginase and L-glutaminase production by filamentous fungi, Advances in Food Science, 34: 150–158, 2012.
- Elshafei A.M., Hassan M.M., Ali N.H., Abouzeid M.A., Mahmoud D.A., El-Ghonemy D.H., Purification, kinetic properties and antitumor activity of L-glutaminase from Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829, British Microbiology Research Journal, 4(1): 93–111, 2014.
- El-Ghonemy D.H.I., Ali T.H., Moharam M.E., Optimization of culture conditions for extracellular cellulase production via solid-state fermentation, British Microbiology Research Journal, 4(6): 698–714, 2014.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., El-Bondkly A.M., Moharam M.E., Talkhan F.N., Improvement of Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 3484 by mutagenesis and optimization of solid-state fermentation for hyperproduction of extracellular cellulases, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology, 106(5): 853–864, 2014.
- Ali T.H., El-Ghonemy D.H., Optimization of culture conditions for lipid production from oleaginous fungi for biodiesel preparation, Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 2(5): 600–609, 2014.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Microbial amidases and their industrial application: A review, Journal of Medical Microbiology Diagnosis, 4(1): 1–6, 2014.
- Fadel M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Biological fungal treatment of olive cake for better utilization in ruminant nutrition in Egypt, International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 4: 261–271, 2015.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Immobilization and characterization of a thermostable β-glucosidase from Aspergillus terreus NRRL 265, Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 4(4): 287–291, 2015.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Role of microbial enzymes in biodegradation of rice straw via biotechnological techniques, Journal of Rice Research, 3: 3, 2015.
- Elshafei A.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Screening and media optimization for enhancing L-asparaginase production, an anticancer agent, from filamentous fungi in solid-state fermentation, British Biotechnology Journal, 9(3): 1–15, 2015.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Fadel M., Purification and biochemical characterization of a thermo-alkaline serine protease from Aspergillus fumigatus DEFL 46 and its compatibility with commercial detergents, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 7(11): 800–812, 2015.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Author of a chapter in “Microbes in the Recent Spotlight: Progress in the Understanding of Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms”, BrownWalker Press, USA, 2015.
- Ali T.H., El-Ghonemy D.H., Purification and characterization of enzymes involved in NAD degradation by Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829, 3 Biotech, 6: 34, 2016.
- Ali T.H., El-Ghonemy D.H., Purification and kinetic parameters of NAD glycohydrolase from Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 8(3): 493–502, 2016.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Production and optimization of extracellular invertase from a novel fungal strain via solid-state fermentation, in Microbes in the Spotlight: Recent Progress in the Understanding of Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms, ed. A. Méndez-Vilaz, BrownWalker Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 353–360, 2016.
- Gouhar R.S., Abou-Elmagd W.S.I., El-Zahar M.I., Kamel M.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Synthesis of novel hexahydropyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline derivatives for antimicrobial and antioxidant evaluation, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 43: 1301–1327, 2017.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., El-Gamal M.S., Tantawy A.E., Ali T.H., Extracellular alkaline lipase from Curvularia sp. DHE5: Optimization, partial purification, characterization, and application in meat degradation, Food Technology and Biotechnology, 55(2): 206–217, 2017.
- Ali T.H., El-Gamal M.S., El-Ghonemy D.H., Awad G.E.A., Tantawy A.E., Improvement of lipid production from Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829 through central composite statistical design, Annals of Microbiology, 67(9): 601–613, 2017.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., Optimization of physicochemical parameters for hyper keratinase production from Aspergillus sp. DHE7 using chicken feathers as substrate – Biowaste management, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 7(9): 171–178, 2017.
- Abdel-Razek A.S., El-Ghonemy D.H., Shaaban M., Production and purification of bioactive compounds with potent antimicrobial activity from Aspergillus sp. DHE4, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 28: 101726, 2020.
- Abdellah E.M., Ali T.H., Abdou D.A.M., Hassanein N.M., Fadel M., Karam El-Din A.A., El-Ghonemy D.H., Enhancement of lipid productivity from Aspergillus sp. strain EM2018 for biodiesel production: Optimization and identification, Grasas y Aceites, 71(3): 371, 2020.
- Fathy U., Gouhar R.S., Younis A., El-Ghonemy D.H., Synthesis of novel pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-4-one derivatives and assessment as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents, Pharmacognosy Journal, 13(2): 550–562, 2021.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., Hassanein N.M., Abdellah E.M., Fadel M., Awad G.E.A., Abdou D.A.M., Thermo-alkali-stable lipase from Aspergillus niger: Optimization, purification, immobilization and application in biodiesel production, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 51(3): 225–240, 2021.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Optimization of ethanol-tolerant β-glucosidase production from Aspergillus sp. DHE7 via solid-state fermentation using jojoba meal: Purification and biochemical characterization for biofuel preparation, Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 19(1): 1–18, 2021.
- Elshafei A.M., El-Ghonemy D.H., Extracellular glutaminase-free L-asparaginase from Trichoderma viride F2: Purification, characterization and evaluation for acrylamide mitigation in fried starchy food, Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Science, 11(2): e4336, 2021.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., Bioconversion of feather-waste keratin by thermo-surfactant stable keratinolytic enzyme from Aspergillus sp. DHE7: Application in detergent formulations, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 35: 102052, 2021.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of exopolysaccharides produced by Aspergillus sp. DHE6 under optimized submerged fermentation conditions, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 36: 102150, 2021.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., Selim M.S., Extracellular β-d-fructofuranosidase from Aspergillus sp. DHE1: Purification and biochemical characterization with biotechnological potential, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 48: 102544, 2023.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali S.A., Abdel-Megeed R.M., Elshafei A.M., Therapeutic impact of Trichoderma viride L-asparaginase against diethyl nitrosamine-induced liver cancer: In vivo and in vitro study, Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 21: 38 (1–12), 2023.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Abdellah E.M., Ali T.H., Statistical optimization of extracellular alkaline lipase from Aspergillus niger and fungal treatment of cottonseed waste for animal nutrition, Scientific Reports, Accepted (In press), 2024.
- Ali T.H., Mohamed L.A., Abdellah E.M., Farouk S., El-Ghonemy D.H., Biochemical and functional characterization of Penicillium purpurescens milk clotting enzyme as an animal renin alternative, World Academy of Science Journal, Accepted (In press), 2025.
- El-Ghonemy D.H., Ali T.H., Mohamed L.A., Abdellah E.M., Farouk S., Purification and kinetic studies of extracellular alkaline phosphatase from Aspergillus tamarii: A multifunctional phosphate-solubilizing fungus, BMC Microbiology, Under review, 2025.