Mr Ahmed Elbanna
Higher degree by research (PhD) student
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
+61 7 334 62376
Journal Articles
Ghezzi, Daniele, Salvi, Luca, Costantini, Paolo E., Firrincieli, Andrea, Iorio, Marianna, Lopo, Ettore, Sosio, Margherita, Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., De Waele, Jo, Vergara, Freddy, Sauro, Francesco and Cappelletti, Martina (2024). Ancient and remote quartzite caves as a novel source of culturable microbes with biotechnological potential. Microbiological Research, 286 127793, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127793
Agampodi Dewa, Amila, Khalil, Zeinab G., Elbanna, Ahmed H. and Capon, Robert J. (2022). Chrysosporazines revisited: regioisomeric phenylpropanoid piperazine p-glycoprotein inhibitors from Australian marine fish-derived fungi. Molecules, 27 (10) 3172, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/molecules27103172
Dewa, Amila Agampodi, Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G. and Capon, Robert J. (2022). Neochrysosporazines: precursor-directed biosynthesis defines a marine-derived fungal natural product p-glycoprotein inhibitory pharmacophore. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (3), 2610-2622. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01989
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G. and Capon, Robert J. (2021). Oxandrastins: antibacterial meroterpenes from an Australian mud dauber wasp nest-associated fungus, Penicillium sp. CMB-MD14. Molecules, 26 (23) 7144, 7144. doi: 10.3390/molecules26237144
Salim, Angela A., Khalil, Zeinab G., Elbanna, Ahmed H., Wu, Taizong and Capon, Robert J. (2021). Methods in microbial biodiscovery. Marine Drugs, 19 (9) 503, 503. doi: 10.3390/md19090503
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Agampodi Dewa, Amila, Khalil, Zeinab G. and Capon, Robert J. (2021). Precursor-directed biosynthesis mediated amplification of minor aza phenylpropanoid piperazines in an Australian marine fish-gut-derived fungus, Chrysosporium sp. CMB-F214. Marine Drugs, 19 (9) 478, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/md19090478
Khushi, Shamsunnahar, Salim, Angela A., Elbanna, Ahmed H., Nahar, Laizuman and Capon, Robert J. (2021). New from old: Thorectandrin alkaloids in a Southern Australian marine sponge, Thorectandra choanoides (CMB-01889). Marine Drugs, 19 (2) 97, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/md19020097
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Capon, Robert J. (2021). Neobulgarones revisited: anti and syn bianthrones from an Australian mud dauber wasp nest-associated fungus, Penicillium sp. CMB-MD22. Journal of Natural Products, 84 (3) acs.jnatprod.0c01035, 762-770. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01035
Liu, Xin, Carr, Paul, Gardiner, Michael G., Banwell, Martin G., Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G. and Capon, Robert J. (2020). Levoglucosenone and its Pseudoenantiomer iso-Levoglucosenone as scaffolds for drug discovery and development. ACS Omega, 5 (23) acsomega.0c01331, 13926-13939. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01331
Khushi, Shamsunnahar, Salim, Angela A., Elbanna, Ahmed H., Nahar, Laizuman, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Capon, Robert J. (2020). Dysidealactams and dysidealactones: sesquiterpene glycinyl-lactams, imides, and lactones from a Dysidea sp. marine sponge collected in Southern Australia. Journal of Natural Products, 83 (5) acs.jnatprod.0c00041, 1577-1584. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00041
Mohamed, Osama G., Salim, Angela A., Khalil, Zeinab G., Elbanna, Ahmed H., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Capon, Robert J. (2020). Chrysosporazines F–M: P-glycoprotein inhibitory phenylpropanoid piperazines from an Australian marine fish derived fungus, Chrysosporium sp. CMB-F294. Journal of Natural Products, 83 (2) acs.jnatprod.9b01181, 497-504. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01181
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Capon, Robert J. (2019). Chrysosporazines A–E: P-glycoprotein inhibitory piperazines from an Australian marine fish gastrointestinal tract-derived fungus, Chrysosporium sp. CMB-F214. Organic Letters, 21 (19) acs.orglett.9b03094, 8097-8100. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03094
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Khalil, Zeinab G., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Capon, Robert J. (2019). Scopularides revisited: molecular networking guided exploration of lipodepsipeptides in Australian marine fish gastrointestinal tract-derived fungi. Marine Drugs, 17 (8) 475, 475. doi: 10.3390/md17080475
Elbanna, Ahmed E., Nooh, Mohammed M., Mahrous, Engy A., Khaleel, Amal E. and Elalfy, Taha S. (2017). Extract of Bauhinia vahlii shows antihyperglycemic activity, reverses oxidative stress, and protects against liver damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 13 (51), S607-S612. doi: 10.4103/pm.pm_4_17
Elbanna, Ahmed, Mahrous, Engy, Khaleel, Amal and El-alfy, Taha (2016). Morphological and anatomical features of Bauhinia vahlii Wight and Arnott. grown in Egypt. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 6 (12), 084-093. doi: 10.7324/japs.2016.601212
Elbanna, Ahmed H., Mahrous, Engy A., Khaleel, Amal E. and El-Alfy, Taha S. (2016). Chemical investigation of Bauhinia Vahlii Wight and Arnott leaves grown in Egypt. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8 (6), 269-272.
Thesis
Elbanna, Ahmed (2021). Microbial biodiversity: exploring Australian microbial natural products. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1fc8e1f