Dr. Khalid Yousef Alsharafa
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Dr. Khalid Yousef Alsharafa

Vic Dean of Science Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences, Mutah University, Jordan

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Bielefeld University, Germany

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Biography

Khalid Y. Alsharafa, PhD is an Associate Professor at Mu`tah University- Faculty of Science. Dr. Alsharafa has over 16 scientific papers and projects either presented or published. He is a recognized expert in areas of molecular, biochemistry and physiology of plants. Dr. Alsharafa is the Vic Dean of Faculty of Science at Mu`tah University since 2019. Recent publications and research focused on abiotic stresses impose on plant physiological processes such as seed germination, phenolic compounds production, antioxidant and resistant enzymes activities regulation. In addition, some measurements that get indication plant responses toward specific stresses.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Photosynthetic Quantum
62%
Antioxidant Enzymes
90%
Experimental Botany
75%
Plant Cell Culture
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
22
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Al-Dein M. Al-Ramamneh, E., A.M. Ghrair, A.K. Shakya, K.Y. Alsharafa, K. Al-Ismail, S.Y. Al-Qaraleh, J. Mojski and R.R. Naik, 2022. Efficacy of Sterculia diversifolia leaf extracts: Volatile compounds, antioxidant and anti-Inflammatory activity, and green synthesis of potential antibacterial silver nanoparticles. Plants, 10.3390/plants11192492.
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  2. Alghonmeen O.O., K.Y. Alsharafa, M.O. Al-limoun, K.M. Khleifat and E.Al-Dein.M. Al-Ramamneh, 2020. Assessment of exogenous application of plant growth regulators on cress seed germination and ?-galactosidase activity. Plant Science Today 7: 257-263.
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  3. Al-limoun, M., H.N. Qaralleh, K.M. Khleifat, M. Al-Anber and A. Al-Tarawneh et al., 2020. Culture media composition and reduction potential optimization of mycelia-free filtrate for the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using the fungus Tritirachium oryzae W5H. Curr. Nanosci., 16: 757-769.
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  4. Al-Sammarraie, O.N., K.Y. Alsharafa, M.O. Al-limoun, K.M. Khleifat, S.A. Al-Sarayreh, J.M. Al-Shuneigat and H.M. Kalaji, 2020. Effect of various abiotic stressors on some biochemical indices of lepidium sativum plants. Sci. Rep., 10.1038/s41598-020-78330-1.
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  5. Khleifat, K.M., S.A. Matar, M. Jaafreh, H. Qaralleh, M.O. Al-limoun and K.Y. Alsharafa, 2019. Essential oil of Centaurea damascena aerial parts, antibacterial and synergistic effect. J. Essent. Oil Bear. Plants, 22: 356-367.
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  6. Khlaifat, A.M., M.O., Al-limoun, K.M. Khleifat, A.A. Al Tarawneh and H. Qaralleh et al., 2019. Antibacterial synergy of Tritirachium oryzae-produced silver nanoparticles with different antibiotics and essential oils derived from Cupressus sempervirens and Asteriscus graveolens (Forssk). Trop. J. Pharm. Res., 18: 2605-2615.
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  7. Al-Limoun, M.O., K.M. Khleifat, K.Y. Alsharafa, H.N. Qaralleh and S.A. Alrawashdeh, 2019. Purification and characterization of a mesophilic organic solvent tolerant lipase produced by Acinetobacter sp. K5b4. Biocatal. Biotransformation, 37: 139-151.
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  8. Khleifat, K.M., M.O. Al-Limoun, K.Y. Alsharafa, H. Qaralleh and A.A. Al Tarawneh, 2018. Tendency of using different aromatic compounds as substrates by 2, 4-DNT dioxygenase expressed by pJS39 carrying the gene dntA from Burkholderia sp. strain DNT. Bioremed. J., (In Press) 10.1080/10889868.2018.1516619.
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  9. Kalaji, H.M., A. Rastogi, M. Živčák, M. Brestic and A. Daszkowska-Golec et al., 2018. Prompt chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool for crop phenotyping: an example of barley landraces exposed to various abiotic stress factors. Photosynthetica, 56: 953-961.
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  10. Alsharafa, K.Y., 2018. Mineral deficiencies effect on resistance-related enzymes activities in tomato leaves. J. Plant Nut., 41: 2320-2329.
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  11. Alkhsabah, I.A., 2018. Effects of abiotic factors on internal homeostasis of mentha spicata leaves. Appl. Ecol. Env. Res., 16: 2537-2564.
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  12. Alsharafa, K.Y., 2017. Mineral deficiencies influence on tomato leaves: pigments, hydrogen peroxide and total phenolic compounds contents. Plant Omics., 10: 78-87.
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  13. Al-Asoufi, A., A. Khlaifat, A.A. Tarawneh, K. Alsharafa, M. Al-Limoun and K. Khleifat, 2017. Bacterial quality of urinary tract infections in diabetic and non diabetics of the population of ma'an province, jordan. Pak. J. boil. Sci. PJBS, 20: 179-188.
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  14. Al-sharafa, K.Y. and M.O. Al-limoun, 2015. Isolation and identification of Ulocladium sp. VL204 associated with Pistacia atlantica leaves from Dana biosphere reserve / Jordan. Int. J. Biosci., 6: 119-126.
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  15. Al-Shuneigat, J.M., I.N. Al-Tarawneh, M.A. Al-Qudah, S.A. Al-Sarayreh, Y.M. Al-Saraireh and K.Y. Alsharafa, 2015. Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Properties of Ruta graveolens L. Essential Oil Grown in Northern Jordan. Jordan J. Biol. Sci., 8: 139-143.
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  16. Vogel, M.O., M. Moore, K. Konig, P. Pecher, K. Alsharafa, J. Lee and K.J. Dietz, 2014. Fast Retrograde Signaling in Response to High Light Involves Metabolite Export, MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE6, and AP2/ERF Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 26: 1151-1165.
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  17. Alsharafa, K., M.O. Vogel, M.L. Oelze, M. Moore and N. Stingl et al., 2014. Kinetics of retrograde signalling initiation in the high light response of Arabidopsis thaliana. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond B. Biol. Sci., 369: 1-9.
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  18. Oelze, M.L., M.O. Vogel, K. Alsharafa, U. Kahmann, A. Viehhauser, V.G. Maurino and K.J. Dietz, 2012. Efficient acclimation of the chloroplast antioxidant defence of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves in response to a 10- or 100-fold light increment and the possible involvement of retrograde signals. J. Exp. Bot., 63: 1297-1313.
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  19. Tarawneh, K.A., S. Omar, O.A. Twissi, K.M. Khleifat, K.H. Al-mustafa and K. Al-sharafa, 2008. Antifungal and antioxidant effect of some plant Extracts selected from south Jordan. Bull. Fac. Agric. Cairo. Univ., 59: 241-248.
  20. Khleifat, K.M., K.A. Tarawneh, M.A. Wedyan, A.A. Al-Tarawneh and K. Al Sharafa, 2008. Growth kinetics and toxicity of Enterobacter cloacae grown on linear alkylbenzene sulfonate as sole carbon source. Curr. Microbiol., 57: 364-370.
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  21. Khleifat, K.M., M. Abboud, M. Laymun, K. Al-Sharafa and K. Tarawneh, 2006. Effect of variation in copper sources and growth conditions on the copper uptake by bacterial hemoglobin gene (vgb) bearing E.coli. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 9: 2022-2031.
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  22. Khleifat, K.M., M. Abboud, A.H. Al-Mustafa and K. Al-Sharafa, 2006. Effect of carbon source and Vitreocilla hemoglobin (VHb) on the production of beta-galactosidase in Enterobacter aerogenes. Curr. Microbiol., 53: 277-281.