Dr. Magdi Abdel-Radi El-Sayed

Professor
Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Sciences from Leiden University, The Netherlands

My URL
https://livedna.org/20.30225

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant Physiology
Plant Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Biochemistry

Selected Publications

  1. Abdelrahman, M., S. Hirata, T. Mukae, T. Yamada and Y. Sawada et al., 2021. Comprehensive metabolite profiling in genetic resources of garlic (Allium sativum L.) collected from different geographical regions. Molecules, Vol. 26. 10.3390/molecules26051415.
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  2. Abdel-Farid, I., U. Mahalel and M. El-Sayed, 2021. Metabolomic profiling and antioxidant activity of Trigonella foenum-graecum and Trigonella hamosa. Egypt. J. Bot., 10.21608/ejbo.2021.61795.1625.
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  3. Khalil, D.M.A., S.A. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2020. Phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of endophytic fungi isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa. J. Appl. Biotechnol. Rep.,, 7: 116-124.
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  4. Hassan, A., T.M. Ghabrial, M.A.E. Sayed, S.E. Helaly, E. Abdelrady and A.E.H.H. Mohamed, 2020. A triterpene and a phytosterol from rhynchosia minima. Eur. J. Biol. Biotechnol., 10.24018/ejbio.2020.1.5.90.
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  5. Emad, F., A.K. Khalafalah, M.A.E. Sayed, A.E.H. Mohamed, M. Stadler and S.E. Helaly, 2020. Three new polyacetylene glycosides (PAGs) from the aerial part of Launaea capitata (asteraceae) with anti-biofilm activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Fitoterapia, 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104548.
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  6. Ahmed, Z.G., U. Radwan and M.A. El-Sayed, 2020. Eco-physiological responses of desert and riverain legume plant species to extreme environmental stress. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101531.
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  7. Abdelrahman, M., T. Ishii, M. El-Sayed and L.S.P. Tran, 2020. Heat sensing and lipid reprograming as a signaling switch for heat stress responses in wheat. Plant Cell Physiol., 61: 1399-1407.
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  8. Abdel-Farid, I. and M. El-Sayed, 2020. Phytochemical analysis of the desert date balanites aegyptiaca. Egypt. J. Bot., 10.21608/ejbo.2020.37920.1533.
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  9. Ali, A.H., U. Radwan, S. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2019. The role of the endophytic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus, on mitigation of heat stress to its host desert plant Cullen plicata. Biol. Futura, 70: 1-7.
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  10. Ali, A.H., M. Abdelrahman and M.A. El-Sayed, 2019. Alkaloid Role in Plant Defense Response to Growth and Stress. In: Bioactive Molecules in Plant Defense-Signaling in Growth and Stress, Jogaiah, S. and M. Abdelrahman (Eds.)., Springer, Switzerland.

  11. Khalil, D.M., M.S. Massoud, M. Abdelrahman, S.A. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2018. Diversity of inulinase-producing fungi associated with two Asteraceous plants, Pulicaria crispa (Forssk.) and Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) growing in an extreme arid environment. Eur. J. Biol. Res., 8: 42-55.
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  12. Helaly, S.E., Z. Hamad, M.A. El Sayed, F.F. Abdel-Motaal, M.I. Nassar, S.I. Ito and M. Stadler, 2018. Bacillus methylotrophicus ASWU-C2, a strain inhabiting hot desert soil, a new source for antibacterial bacillopyrone, pyrophen and cyclopeptides. Zeitschrift Naturforschung C, 74: 55-59.
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  13. Atito, E., S. Heneidak and M.A. El-Sayed, 2018. In vitro culture initiation of glandular trichomes from Cleome droserifolia for potential biotechnological applications. J. Biol. Stud., 1: 90-97.

  14. Ali, A.H., U. Radwan, S. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2018. Desert plant-fungal endophytic association: The beneficial aspects to their hosts. Biol. Forum-Int. J., 10: 138-145.

  15. Ali, A.H., M. Abdelrahman, U. Radwan, S. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2018. Effect of Thermomyces fungal endophyte isolated from extreme hot desert-adapted plant on heat stress tolerance of cucumber. Applied Soil Ecol., 124: 155-162.
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  16. Ahmed, M.M., S.A. El-Zayat and M.A. El-Sayed, 2018. Cellulolytic activity of cellulose-decomposing fungi isolated from Aswan hot desert soil, Egypt. J. Biol. Stud., 1: 35-48.
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  17. Abdelrahman, M., M.A. El-Sayed, A. Hashem, E.F. Abd_Allah, A.A. Alqarawi, D.J. Burritt and L.S.P. Tran, 2018. Metabolomics and transcriptomics in legumes under phosphate deficiency in relation to nitrogen fixation by root nodules. Front. Plant Sci., Vol. 9. 10.3389/fpls.2018.00922.
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  18. Magdy, W., F.F. Abdel-Motaal, S.A. El-Zayat, M.A. El Sayed and S.E. Helaly, 2017. Nigragillin, Nigerazine B and five Naphtho-γ-pyrones from Aspergillus japonicas isolated from hot desert soil. Nat. Prod. J., 7: 216-223.
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  19. Abdelrahman, M., M. El-Sayed, S. Sato, H. Hirakawa and S.I. Ito etal., 2017. RNA-sequencing-based transcriptome and biochemical analyses of steroidal saponin pathway in a complete set of Allium fistulosum-A. cepa monosomic addition lines. PLoS One, Vol. 12. 10.1371/journal.pone.0181784.
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  20. Abdelrahman, M., M. El-Sayed, S. Jogaiah, D.J. Burritt and L.S.P. Tran, 2017. The “STAY-GREEN” trait and phytohormone signaling networks in plants under heat stress. Plant Cell Rep., 36: 1009-1025.
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  21. Abdelrahman, M., H.Y. Mahmoud, M. El-Sayed, S. Tanaka and L.S. Tran, 2017. Isolation and characterization of Cepa2, a natural alliospiroside A, from shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) with anticancer activity. Plant Physiol. Biochem., 116: 167-173.
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  22. Ismail, A.M., E.A. Mohamed, M.R. Marghany, F.F. Abdel-Motaal, I.B. Abdel-Farid and M.A. El-Sayed, 2016. Preliminary phytochemical screening, plant growth inhibition and antimicrobial activity studies of Faidherbia albida legume extracts. J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci., 15: 112-117.
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  23. Abdelrahman, M., F. Abdel-Motaal, M. El-Sayed, S. Jogaiah, M. Shigyo, S.I. Ito and L.S.P. Tran, 2016. Dissection of Trichoderma longibrachiatum-induced defense in onion (Allium cepa L.) against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepa by target metabolite profiling. Plant Sci., 246: 128-138.
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  24. Abdelrahman, M., Y. Sawada, R. Nakabayashi, S. Sato and H. Hirakawa et al., 2015. Integrating transcriptome and target metabolome variability in doubled haploids of Allium cepa for abiotic stress protection. Mol. Breed., Vol. 35. 10.1007/s11032-015-0378-2.
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  25. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., M.A. El-Sayed, S.A. El-Zayat and S.I. Ito, 2014. Biodegradation of poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) film and foam plastic by Pseudozyma japonica sp. nov., a novel cutinolytic ustilaginomycetous yeast species. 3 Biotech, 4: 507-512.
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  26. Teshima, Y., T. Ikeda, K. Imada, K. Sasaki and M.A. El-Sayed et al., 2013. Identification and biological activity of antifungal saponins from shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum Group). J. Agric. Food Chem., 61: 7440-7445.
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  27. Mostafa, A., J. Sudisha, M. El-Sayed, S.I. Ito, T. Ikeda, N. Yamauchi and M. Shigyo, 2013. Aginoside saponin, a potent antifungal compound and secondary metabolite analyses from Allium nigrum L. Phytochem. Lett., 6: 274-280.
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  28. Elameen, T.M., E. Ibrahim, M.A. El-Sayed and I.B. Abdel-Farid, 2013. RAPD markers assisted selection with salinity tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J. Agric. Chem. Biotechnol., 4: 45-61.

  29. Awadalla, E.A. and M.A. El-Sayed, 2013. Attenuation of tamoxifen-induced hepato-renal toxicity by cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) in rats. Biochem. Indian J., 7: 156-161.

  30. Abdel-Farid, I.B., M.A. El-Sayed and E.A. Mohamed, 2013. Allelopathic potential of Calotropis procera and Morettia philaeana. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 15: 130-134.

  31. Vu, H.Q., M.A. El-Sayed, S.I. Ito, N. Yamauchi and M. Shigyo, 2012. Discovery of a new source of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum, cause of Fusarium wilt in Allium fistulosum, located on chromosome 2 of Allium cepa Aggregatum group. Genome, 55: 797-807.
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  32. Abou-El-Hamd, E.M., F.H. Mohamed-Elamir, M.F.M. Moustafa, M.A. El-Sayed and I.B. Abdel-Farid et al., 2012. Euphorbia helioscopia: Chemical constituents and biological activities. Int. J. Phytopharmacol., 3: 78-90.
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  33. Mohamed, A.E.H.H., M.A. El-Sayed, M.E. Hegazy, S.E. Soleiman, A.M. Esmail and N.S. Mohamed, 2010. Chemical constituents and biological activities of Artemisia herba-alba. Rec. Nat. Prod., 4: 1-25.
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  34. Hussien, T.A., N.S. Mohamed, M.F. Moustafa and M.A. El-Sayed, 2010. A new natural pyrrolone from the Egyptian Ageratum Species. Eur. J. Chem., 1: 140-141.

  35. Gherraf, N., A. Zellagui, N.S. Mohamed, T.A. Hussien and T.A. Mohamed et al., 2010. Triterpenes from Euphorbia rigida. Pharmacogn. Res., 2: 159-162.
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  36. El-Sayed, M.A., 2010. Effect of Arnebia hispidissima and Echium rauwolfii ethanolic root extracts on growth, forage quality and two rhizospheric soil fungi of pigeonpea. J. Verbraucherschutz Lebensmittelsicherheit, 5: 145-151.
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  37. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., S.A. El-Zayat, Y. Kosaka, M.A. El-Sayed and R. Kashima et al., 2010. Antifungal activities of hyoscyamine and scopolamine against two major rice pathogens: Magnaporthe oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani. J. Gen. Plant Pathol., 76: 102-111.
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  38. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., M.S. Nassar, S.A. El-Zayat, M.A. El-Sayed and S. Ito, 2010. Antifungal activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Egyptian henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus L.). Pak. J. Bot., 42: 2883-2894.

  39. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., M.A. El-Sayed, S.A. El-Zayat, M.S. Nassar and S.I. Ito, 2010. Choanephora rot of floral tops of Hyoscyamus muticus caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum. J. Gen. Plant Pathol., 76: 358-361.
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  40. Hossain, S.J., M.A. El-Sayed, A.H. Mohamed, M.G. Sheded and H. Aoshima, 2009. Phenolic content, anti-oxidative, anti-α-amylase and anti-α-glucosidase activities of Solanum diphyllum L. Bangladesh J. Bot., 38: 139-143.
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  41. Hossain, S.J., M. El-Sayed and H. Aoshima, 2009. Antioxidative and anti-α-amylase activities of four wild plants consumed by pastoral nomads in Egypt. Orient. Pharm. Exp. Med., 9: 217-224.
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  42. Hossain, S.J., H. Aoshima, M.A. El-Sayed and F. Ahmed, 2009. Antioxidative and anti-histamine-release activities of Excoecaria agallocha L. Pharmacologyonline, 2: 927-936.

  43. El-Sayed, M.A., A.E.H.H. Mohamed, M.K. Hassan, M.E.F. Hegazy, S.J. Hossain, M.G. Sheded and S. Oht, 2009. Cytotoxicity of 3-O-(β-D-Glucopyranosyl) etioline, a steroidal alkaloid from Solanum diphyllum L. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 64: 644-649.
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  44. El-Hamd, A., H. Mohamed, A.E. Mohamed, A.M. Ismail, M.A. El-Sayed and M.J. Sheded, 2009. Megastigmane glycoside from Ludwigia stolonifera. Pharmacogn. Mag., 5: 306-308.
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  45. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., S.A. El-Zayat, Y. Kosaka, M.A. El-Sayed, M.S.M. Nassar and S. Ito, 2009. Four novel ustilaginomycetous anamorphic yeast species isolated as endophytes from the medicinal plant Hyoscyamus muticus. Asian J. Plant Sci., 8: 526-535.
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  46. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., M.S.M. Nassar, S.A. El-Zayat, M.A. El-Sayed and S. Ito, 2009. Responses of fungi to tropane alkaloids produced by a medicinal plant Hyoscyamus muticus (Egyptian henbane). Folia Microbiol., 54: 207-212.
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  47. Abdel-Motaal, F.F., M.A. El-Sayed, S.A. El-Zayat, M.S. Nassar and S.I. Ito, 2009. Leaf spot disease of Hyoscyamus muticus (Egyptian henbane) caused by Cladosporium herbarum. J. Gen. Plant Pathol., 75: 437-439.
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  48. Hegazy, M.E.F., A.E.H.H. Mohamed, M.A. El-Sayed and S. Ohta, 2008. A new chlorine-containing sesquiterpene lactone from Achillea ligustica. Z. Naturforsch., 63: 105-107.
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  49. Ito, S.I., T. Ihara, H. Tamura, S. Tanaka and T. Ikeda et al., 2007. α-Tomatine, the major saponin in tomato, induces programmed cell death mediated by reactive oxygen species in the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. FEBS Lett., 581: 3217-3222.
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  50. El-Sayed, M. and R. Verpoorte, 2007. Influence of growth retardants on serpentine accumulation in Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures. Am. J. Plant Physiol., 2: 373-377.
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  51. El-Sayed, M. and R. Verpoorte, 2007. Catharanthus terpenoid indole alkaloids: Biosynthesis and regulation. Phytochem. Rev., 6: 277-305.
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  52. El-Sayed, M. and R. Verpoorte, 2005. Methyljasmonate accelerates catabolism of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus during leaf processing. Fitoterapia, 76: 83-90.
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  53. El-Sayed, M.A., 2004. Regulation of Alkaloid Pathways after Strictosidine Glucosidase in Catharanthus roseus. Optima Grafische Communicatie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN: 90-77595-90-2.

  54. El-Sayed, M., Y.H. Choi, M. Frederich, S. Roytrakul and R. Verpoorte, 2004. Alkaloid accumulation in Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures fed with stemmadenine. Biotechnol. Lett., 26: 793-798.
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  55. El-Sayed, M. and R. Verpoorte, 2004. Growth, metabolic profiling and enzymes activities of Catharanthus roseus seedlings treated with plant growth regulators. Plant Growth Regul., 44: 53-58.
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  56. El-Hassan, A., M. El-Sayed, A.I. Hamed, I.K. Rhee, A.A. Ahmed, K.P. Zeller and R. Verpoorte, 2003. Bioactive constituents of Leptadenia arborea. Fitoterapia, 74: 184-187.
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  57. El-Sayed, M. and R. Verpoorte, 2002. Effect of phytohormones on growth and alkaloid accumulation by a Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures fed with alkaloid precursors tryptamine and loganin. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult., 68: 265-270.
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  58. Bornkamm, R., I. Springuel, F. Darius, M.G. Sheded and M. Radi, 2000. Some observations on the plant communities of Dungul Oasis (Western Desert, Egypt). Acta Bot. Croat., 59: 101-109.
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