Mohammed Abdus Satter Miah

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | BCSIR · Institute of Foood Science and Technology

The nutrition situation of women is a considerable issue in Bangladesh. A highly nutritive supplementary food containing locally available food resource was prepared to meet the increased nutrient demands of pregnant and lactating mothers in Bangladesh. The supplementary food was developed mainly from wheat, soy flour, milk and carrot. The prepared...

The suitable development of oral tolerance against ingested dietary foods is of critical importance to escaping food allergy. Using mice as an animal model for oral tolerance against ovalbumin (OVA) as a dietary antigen, we investigated the effects of dietary protein on their immunological tolerance. Female BALB/c mice fed either a 20% or 5% protei...

The objective of this study was to elucidate if Bisphenol A (BPA) administration modulates T helper (Th) cell component of immune responses in a mouse challenged with ovalbumin (OVA), a major food antigen. BALB/c mice, (6 weeks old, female) were orally given either OVA (OVA-fed) or water (Water-fed), immunized intraperitoneally with OVA and injecte...

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional composition, including major minerals, essential trace elements and toxic heavy metals of five different wild vegetables Dhekishak (Dryopteris filix-mas), Helencha (Enhydra fluctuans), Kalmishak (Ipomoea aquatica), Patshak (Corchorus capsularis) and Shapla stem (Nymphaea stellata) and their safety aspects. Met...

Synthesis of nanoparticles through the green approach using plant and vegetable extracts has gained popularity since they are thought to be efficient and cost-effective materials. This study is designed to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) from onion waste peel extract (Allium cepa L.) via the green synthesis approach. The synthesized Z...

To achieve the health benefit from the natural of Basella. Albafruit. This study intended to figure out the bioactive compounds in the two varieties of B. alba (native and hybrid) fruit extract and measurement its biological activities like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic activities and a molecular docking were performed to observed the p...

This study aimed to identify and evaluate the occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of E. coli in various dairy products. Physical, biochemical, and molecular tests were used to identify and characterize the E. coli isolates. The study found that E. coli was present in 16% of raw milk, 8% of cheese, 6% of butter, and 10% of ice cream samples. No...

Patients with celiac disease and those who are gluten intolerant have a need for gluten-free bakery items but developing them is a challenge for technologists and dietitians. Foxtail millets are naturally gluten-free and nutrient-dense grains. Herein, CMC-modified foxtail millet biscuits (CFMBs) were prepared using 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.1% of CMC hyd...

Edible oils have made a significant contribution to people's diets by providing a valuable source of energy as well as a good source of protein, lipids, and fatty acids for nutrition. Additionally, these oils have helped to heal damaged tissues and produce new cells, in addition to being a good source of nutrition. Since vegetable oil is a frequent...

Aquaculture recently gained importance due to rising protein consumption and sustainable fisheries production. Any fish farm needs affordable, environmentally friendly feed to maximize profit. Bangladesh imports fish feed materials from neighboring countries at a considerable cost. Therefore, the present research aims to investigate the nutritive v...

Two species of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus and Hylocereus undatus) are widely cultivated as important sources of nutrients for the people of Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to analyze the physicochemical properties and nutritional composition of the peel and pulp of these two species. The physiochemical properties and nutritional comp...

Noodles are a popular snack mainly produced from wheat flour; however, the low contents of protein, minerals, and lysine are a concern. Therefore, this research developed nutri-rich instant noodles by using foxtail millet (FTM) (Setaria italic) flour to improve the contents of protein and nutrients and increase its commercial importance. FTM flour...

Background The Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) leaves are natural low-calorie sweeteners that are used in a wide range of products, including foods, drinks, medicines, cosmetics, and more. The current study aims to obtain high-purity stevioside by decolorizing the Stevia leaf extracts with activated charcoal, then purifying them with 70% ethanol, and con...

The current study estimates the contamination status of heavy metals in fish organs of three local fish species including Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Mola), Trichogaster chuna (Chuna Khalisha) and Annaldale Loach (Gutum fish) which were collected from Turag river during the months from January to March 2022. The heavy metal concentrations of river...

The Shitalakshya River, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is under threat of heavy metal pollution due to the numerous industrial pollutants that flow through its streams. As a result, the heavy metal content and the possible human health risk of ingesting three common fish, Systomus sarana (Olive barb), Pethia ticto (Ticto barb) and Mastacembelus arma...

In the present study, the presence of organophosphorus (OPs) and carbamates (CBs) residues in the pond water and cultured Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius) samples collected from Comilla and Mymensingh areas were detected and assessed for their potential health risks. A total of 100 samples from each category were analysed among which 17% of the...

The present study aimed to determine acrylamide traces in180 heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods through gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) in Bangladesh. Detected acrylamide contents were 730 ± 293 μg/kg, 244 ± 83 μg μg/kg, 598 ± 222 μg/kg, 340 ± 189 μg/kg, 548 ± 278 μg/kg, 217 ± 77 μg/kg, 558 ± 297 μg/kg, 391 ± 263 μg/kg...

The nutritional and phytochemical content of foxtail millet (Cetaria italica) makes it a viable food grain. In this study, we looked at foxtail millet in Bangladesh and analyzed its nutritional value, functional and physical characteristics. In addition, methanol, ethanol, and acetone: water: acetic acid (70: 29.50: 0.50) extracts of foxtail millet...

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is widely known as a nutritious fruit. They grow mostly in Brazil and some other parts of Africa and South Asian countries. Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh, and it grows copiously in the Northern part of the country. Jackfruit seed powder has been researched and used as a functional food in di...

This study investigated the levels of Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in vegetables and fruits from local markets of Dhaka, Bangladesh using Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) and analyzed the possible health risks of peoples through consumption of those fruits and vegetables. A total of 100 vegetables and 100 fruits samples we...

Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. is attracting scientific interest due to the diverse biological activities of its various parts and its use in folk medicine. The present study was undertaken to investigate the tissue‐specific differential expression pattern of its total bioactive compounds. The study was further extended to whole plant phenolics profi...

In this study, the levels of indicator PCBs congeners and PAHs compounds were reported in cow milk from selected areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the potential human health risks were assessed. A total of 100 milk samples were collected and analyzed using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Method validation was performed using r...

Background: Since chemical anticancer drugs are found to have adverse effect on body, nowadays people are motivated towards natural agents to treat cancer. Fruits and vegetables are potential source of natural anticancer agents that protect our body against cancer by scavenging and neutralizing free radicals. Objective: The study was aimed to explo...

Human exposure to nonessential trace elements occurs from food crops that are contaminated by the soil. The present study aimed to determine the level of heavy metals in soil and rice samples using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer from three major industrial areas in Bangladesh: Savar, Gazipur, and Ashulia. Heavy metals were detected in the o...

The present study determined the concentration of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish feed, cattle feed, poultry feed, fish, Poultry chicken meat, egg, Cow milk and beef and assessed the potential human health risks due to consumption of foods from animal sources. Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) was used to detect...

Milk is a balanced diet and the consumption of milk is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. For public health concerns, it becomes essential to detect the amount of heavy metals in milk and their effects on human health. For this purpose, the potential health risks of adults and children due to consumption of Cow raw milk and liquid Pasteurized mil...

Grilled foods are important source of acrylamide which has neurotoxic, genotoxic and carcinogenic properties. In the present study, 105 grilled meat and fish foods were analyzed through Gas Chromatography Tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) to detect acrylamide concentrations in Bangladesh. The average acrylamide contents in grilled chicken, tandoo...

This study estimated the concentrations of heavy metals in regularly consumed sour, sweet and homemade traditional yogurts in Bangladesh. A total of 300 yogurt samples (sour, sweet and homemade traditional); 100 yogurt samples of each category were considered for this assay. To assess the health risks, the daily yogurt consumption rate and the valu...

Catharanthus roseus is considered a cooling medicine. Two compounds: β-sitosterol (1) and 3β-Hydroxy-lup-20 (29)-en-28-oic acid or Oleanolic acid (2) have been isolated from flowers from Dicholoromethane extract of Catharanthus roseus. By different spectroscopic data analysis the structures of the compounds have been established.

Environmental stresses can bring abrupt changes in microbes and it can affect its growth with a number of visible modifications. Although some studies emphasize on the bacterial and fungal cellular response against acute heat and mitochondrial substrate oxidative stresses, in case of yeast very few researches were conducted. Currently, Saccharomyce...

Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC. is a folk medicinal annual herb of the Asteraceae family that grows in South and Southeast Asia. In order to evaluate its phytopharmaceutical potential against diabetic, obesity, and Alzheimer’s, a comprehensive phytochemical profile, in vitro and in silico enzyme inhibitory activity against α-amylase, α-glucosidase, li...

This study investigated the levels of Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in vegetables and fruits from local markets of Dhaka, Bangladesh using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) and analyzed the possible health risks of peoples through consumption of those fruits and vegetables. A total of 100 vegetables and 100 fruits sample...

Bacteriocins have become biological weapons against harmful food pathogens and have attracted interest as tools for biopreservation. The aim of this study was to isolate, identify and characterize lactic acid bacterial (LAB) strains from cheese samples, partially purify potential bacteriocins and characterize their antimicrobial activity against pa...

Fish scale, the chief waste materials generated during fish processing is however a promising and cost efficacious source of different important nutrients but unfortunately it has not received much attention. This consideration stresses to explore the proximate composition and minerals contents of fish scales from 12 different fish species collecte...

Safe and good quality food products are essential to minimize human health risks and to facilitate business. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional quality and defects of bread produced in Bangladesh. A total of sixty different types of bread sold in Bangladesh were collected by stratified random sampling and categorized as Brand...

Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC. phytopharmaceutical potential Bioactive compounds organ specific differential expression Antioxidant activity Enzyme inhibition activity Molecular docking In vivo hypoglycemic activity A B S T R A C T Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC. is a folk medicinal annual herb of the Asteraceae family that grows in South and Southeast...

Wheat is considered a good source of protein, minerals and B-vitamins. It is highly rich in several essential dietary nutrients and is an excellent health-building food. The present research was carried out to assess the biochemical, minerals and the functional properties of three newly released BARI wheat cultivars using standard analytical method...

Abstract Background The goal of this study was to explore the inherent antioxidant and antineoplastic activities of methanolic extract of the roots of Hibiscus sabdariffa (MEHSR). Methods The dried coarse powder of roots of Hibiscus sabdariffa was subjected to methanolic extraction. Here in vitro methods were used to determine the various types of...

The study was aimed to determine the phytochemical content, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities along with exploring antineoplastic potency of Momordica subangulata subsp. renigera seeds. Methanolic extract (5 g) of seeds of Momordica subangulata (MESMS) was prepared by maceration of 250 g powdered sample with 500 mL methanol at room temperature....

The hybrid variety of Cucurbita maxima is commercially available and frequently used as food in Bangladesh compared to the native variety. Although the seeds of Cucurbita maxima have nutritional and therapeutic values, people in Bangladesh typically throw them away as waste. If we can explore their physicochemical and biochemical properties, this w...

Two varieties (indigenous and hybrid) of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) are cultivated and widely used as food sources in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to compare nutrient contents in different parts of two varieties of pumpkin. The nutritional compositions were analyzed by standard methods. Fatty acids and amino acids were analyzed by GC/MS and...

To sustain economic growth in Bangladesh, energy demand is expected to increase rapidly, resulting in more greenhouse gas emissions, as the energy sector, including transport and electricity, is dominated by fossil fuels. In order to reduce these emissions, the government of Bangladesh has already formed a long-term energy plan, part of which is in...

p>The proximate composition, mineral contents and functional properties of BK2 FTM flour was determined and compared with three major cereals commonly consumed in Bangladesh like rice, wheat and maize flour. The samples were cleaned of foreign materials, milled and sieved through 60 μm meshes. The results showed that the BK2 FTM flour contained sig...

The objective of this work was to assess the proximate composition and selected functional status of three Bangladeshi cultivars (BK1, BK2 and BK3) of Foxtail millet (FT) flour. The results showed that the BK3 millet flour contained significantly higher (p < 0.05) amount of protein, fiber and lower amount of carbohydrate than BK1 and BK2 FT millet...

Objectives: This study focused on the antioxidant and anticancer activities of methanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx. Methods: In vitro methods were used to determine the different types of phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx as well as its cytotoxic effect against Ehrlich asci...

Present study was conducted to estimate yearly fruit yield and subsequent analysis of nutritional contents of fruits of wild date palm at Rutab stage of fruit development. In this regard predominantly available five wild date palm cultivars were selected. It was found that studied wild date palm produced 31.50- 34.00 kg year-1per plant of fresh fru...

Alpinia calcarata, a member of Zingiberaceae family, is commonly found in Bangladesh and has been used for many years in traditional medicine systems for the prevention of various disease conditions and EEACR showed antiproliferative activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells [1]. In the present study, EEACR induced Ehrlich ascites carcinoma...

As sources of natural products, medicinal plants bear a great interest for researcher in recent decades and this interest has increased considerably in finding naturally occurring antioxidant and antineoplastic compounds. Kaempferia galangal Linn., is an important member of medicinal flora available in Bangladesh and used traditionally for the prev...

Alpinia calcarata belonging to the family of Zingiberaceae is commonly found in Bangladesh and has been conventionally used in medicine systems for the prevention of many diseased conditions. The present study was conducted to explore the antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract of Alpinia calcarata rhizome (EEACR). EEACR was studied for the quant...

Red amaranth is one the most common useful leafy vegetables that are highly perishable food items and always needs special processing treatments to lengthen its storage time. The Nutritional content mayvaries during this storage time. Refrigerator isusually used to preserved redamaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.). But we did not know about the nutrie...

Vegetables are an excellent source of most of nutrients and essential source of vitamins and minerals that play a vital role in ameliorating food deficit and overcoming nutritional problem.The present study was carried out to assess minerals and heavy metals content of some non-conventional wild vegetables, commonly edible vegetables from fresh wat...

Early weaning practices are one of the most important causes of malnutrition of children which ultimately increase the chance of infant morbidity and mortality. The present study was carried out to develop cereal based supplementary food from indigenous raw materials for young children and to evaluate nutritional quality. The formulated baby food w...

Rice bran is a valuable by-product of the rice milling industry, a good natural source of many vital nutrients but has some limitations in food application. It is highly susceptible to rancidity caused by the inherent enzyme lipase and there is an unfounded fear that the rice bran may contain silica in an amount and make it unsuitable for human con...

Bangladesh produces a huge amount of potatoes every year. This research was carried out to find the optimum conditions for bioethanol production from potato of Bangladesh. From this study, optimum growth of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CCD) was observed at pH 6.0 and temperature 31˚C. Addition of a small amount of alpha-amylase enzyme to potato...

Introduction: Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world although the country is endowed with agricultural produce that could be properly utilised to prepare adequate food for children. Considering this, three weaning foods were formulated using locally available cereals and nutritious fruits such as wheat, soya flour, jac...

Essential oil obtained by hydro-distillation from fresh leave of Alpinia nigra was analyzed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Fifty three compounds were identified in the leaf oil. The main essential oil compositions were 1,5,9,9-Tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (24.92%), 6,6-Dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes (12.90%), 5-...

Essential oil obtained by hydro-distillation from fresh leave of Alpinia nigra was analyzed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Fifty three compounds were identified in the leaf oil. The main essential oil compositions were 1,5,9,9-Tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (24.92%), 6,6-Dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes (12.90%), 5-...

Essential oil obtained by hydro-distillation from fresh leave of Alpinia nigra was analyzed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Fifty three compounds were identified in the leaf oil. The main essential oil compositions were 1,5,9,9-Tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (24.92%), 6,6-Dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes (12.90%), 5-...

Malnutrition is persisting among children in Bangladesh due to lack of proper weaning foods. A highly nutritive instant weaning food was prepared in our laboratory by using locally available food resources with the aim to ensure the availability of low cost weaning food in Bangladesh. The developed food was evaluated for their nutritional character...

Malnutrition is persisting among children in Bangladesh due to lack of proper weaning foods. A highly nutritive instant weaning food was prepared in our laboratory by using locally available food resources with the aim to ensure the availability of low cost weaning food in Bangladesh. The developed food was evaluated for their nutritional character...

Essential oil composition from the flowers of Alstonia scholaris of Bangladesh Abstract The essential oil isolated from the flowers of Alstonia scholaris and growing all over the country of Bangladesh, was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Sixty compounds were identified in the flower oil. The essential oil compositions of f...

Vitiligo is quite prevalent and constitutes a major psychological health problem in Bangladesh. To determine the effects and extent distribution of Vitiligo among the people, we mainly focused on the sociodemographic studies on Vitiligo in Bangladesh. The patients volunteered in this study were randomly selected from the Skin and Venereal disease d...

Zinc is an essential element needed by the body in small amounts as it is the most abundant trace metals in human. It deficiency is occurring in different climate regions of the world. It has become an important risk factor for plant growth as well as human health throughout the world. In this study, we observed the amount of zinc in different arum...

Zinc is an essential element needed by the body in small amounts as it is the most abundant trace metals in human. It deficiency is occurring in different climate regions of the world. It has become an important risk factor for plant growth as well as human health throughout the world. In this study, we observed the amount of zinc in different arum...

Zinc is an essential element needed by the body in small amounts as it is the most abundant trace metals in human. It deficiency is occurring in different climate regions of the world. It has become an important risk factor for plant growth as well as human health throughout the world. In this study, we observed the amount of zinc in different arum...

This study is focus on the biochemical analysis to investigate the condition of different biochemical parameters for the Vitiligo patients. This biochemical analysis deals with the blood serum level of random blood sugar, bilirubin, urea, total protein, SGOT, SGPT, alkaline phosphatase, total cholesterol and uric acids. The increasing some of the b...