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Muhammad Musthafa Ahmad poyil

M.Phil., Ph.D. Lecturer College of Medicine In Al Karj

Kharj
011-588-6176
m.poyil@psau.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Education

M.Phil., Ph.D.

Research Interests

Potential antibacterial natural compounds against HAIs
Repurposing drugs against MDR bacterial pathogens

Experience

12/07/2011 - until now - Lecturer, Safety Officer - Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University

Responsibilities

Lecturer & Safety Officer, BMS, CM, PSAU.

Publications

1. Poyil, M.M*., Alsharif, M.H.K., El-Bidawy, M.H., et al. (2025). Anti-Inflammatory Potential and Synergic Activities of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. Leaf-Derived Ointment Formulation in Combination with the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Diclofenac in Suppressing Atopic Dermatitis (AD). Life, 15(1), 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15010035
2. Ahmed TBM, Tabassum S, Poyil MM (2025). Fungal infections by Candida albicans and Cryptococcus sp. in Al-Kharj Governorate: effect of the methanolic extract of the Saudi Shrub Abutilon indicum L. on recorded pathogens. Gomal J Med Sci. 23(1) Special:111-6. https://doi.org/1046903/gjms/23.1.Special.1637
3. Mohideen AP, Karrar MH, Poyil MM. (2024). Histopathological changes in animal models by catheters coated with Saudi medicinal herb Evolvulus alsinoides L. extract in urinary tract infections by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Indian Indian J. Pharm. Educ. Res. 58(1):220-30. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.58.1.24
4. Poyil, MM*, Alsharif MH, Arafah AM. (2024). Investigation of antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) bunge leaf extract against catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in Al Kharj governorate. J Pharm Bioall Sci. 16:S4643-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1252_24
5. Shamna, Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* and A.P. Mohideen (2024). Phytocompounds against uropathogens: Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. methanolic extract against selected biofilm-forming pathogens. Ann. Phytomed., 13(2):593-602. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2024.13.2.60
6. Poyil M.M*., Shamna K. P., Raja K. (2024). Combating multi-drug resistance: potentials of Kalanchoe pinnata extracts against bacterial pathogens. New Armen. Med. J. vol.18(2), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.56936/18290825-3.v18.2024-99
7. Tahane Bashir M. Ahmed and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil (2024). In vitro Antibacterial, Anti-biofilm Activities and Synergistic Effect of Amlodipine Against Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). Kurdish Studies, 12(2), 1864–1873.
8. Gobianand Kuppannan, K.P. Shamna and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2024). Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of methanolic extract of Indigofera tinctoria L. against catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) causing pathogens. Ann. Phytomed., 13(1):723-731. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2024.13.1.75
9. Karrar A.M.H., Poyil, M.M., Bin Dayel, S. et al. (2024). Eradication of Biofilms on Catheters: Potentials of Tamarix ericoides Rottl. Bark Coating in Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). Life, 14(12), 1593. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14121593
10. Tahane. M.A, Poyil M.M*. (2024). Repurposing paroxetine: investigation of Antibacterial and anti-adhesive properties of the anti-depression drug against major pathogens causing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. New Armen. Med. J., vol.18(1), 98-105; https://doi.org/10.56936/18290825-18.2024-98
11. Malarvizhi Arthanari and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2024). Antibacterial, antifungal, antibiofilm, and antioxidant properties of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth.: An in vitro analysis. Ann. Phytomed., 13(1):736-743. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2024.13.1.77
12. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* and K.P. Shamna (2023). Antibacterial activity of Erythrina indica Lam. Methanolic extract against catheter-associated urinary tract infections by Staphylococcus aureus. Ann. Phytomed., 12(2):638-644. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2023.12.2.74
13. Karuppiah P, Osman EHA, Poyil MM* (2023). Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhi from nail scrapings of restaurant workers. Gomal J Med Sci. 21(4):223-8. https://doi.org/1046903/gjms/21.04.1294
14. Poyil M.M*., Bari M.D.N. (2023). Repurposing the drug duloxetine for its antibacterial activity against catheter-associated urinary tract infections. New Armen. Med. J. 17(1): 54-62. https://doi.org/10.56936/18290825-2023.17.54-62
15. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* and Mohammed H. Karrar Alsharif (2023). Phytocompounds from Saudi Medicinal Plant Ziziphus nummularia against Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) Causing Atopic Dermatitis (AD). International Journal of Pharmacology, 19: 655-664. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijp.2023.655.664
16. Ayman Geddawy, Karukuvelraja, Shamna and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2023). Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-neurodegenerative activities of Jatropha integerrima Jacq. floral methanolic extract. Ann. Phytomed., 12(1):1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2023.12.1.32
17. Mohammed Sarosh Khan and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil (2023). A Review of Medical Microbiology Curriculum Integration in the Integrated Modular System of Education at Medical Schools in Saudi Arabia. Sudan J. Med. Sci., 18(2):231–241. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v18i2.13606
18. Mohammed H. KA and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil (2023). Anti-biofilm activities of silver nanoparticle conjugated Rhazya stricta phytocompounds in periprosthetic joint infections by Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Pharmacology, 19:6; 740-748. https://10.3923/ijp.2023.740.748
19. Poyil Muhammad Musthafa*, Khan Mohammed Sarosh, Gowri Meiyazhagan (2023). Repurposing the Anti-Depression Drug Sertraline against Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Adv. hum. biol. 13, 271-76, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aihb.aihb_9_23
20. Geddawy A., Shamna K.P., Poyil M.M*. (2023). Catheter-associated urinary tract biofilms: can Achyranthes aspera extract work against them? New Armen. Med. J. 17(2): 110-117. https://doi.org/10.56936/18290825-2023.17.2-110
21. Poyil MM*, Shafqat R, Alfaki MA (2023). Repurposing of fluoxetine for antibacterial activities in catheter-associated urinary tract biofilm infections: an in vitro analysis. Univ Med. 42:128-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.18051/UnivMed.2023.v42:128-136
22. K.P. Shamna and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2023). Vegetables that heal: The magic of red colour vegetables on breast cancer. Ann. Phytomed., 12(1):1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2023.12.1.34
23. Poyil Muhammad Musthafa, Karrar Alsharif, M. H. and Seshadri, V. D. (2022). The anti-asthmatic activity of Saudi herbal composites from plants Bacopa monnieri and Euphorbia hirta on Guinea pigs. Green Processing and Synthesis, (11) 1, pp. 512-525. https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-0039
24. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, K.P. Shamna and Tahane Bashir M. Ahmed (2022). Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection biofilms using Illicium verum Hook. f. extract coated urinary catheters. Ann. Phytomed., 11(2):326-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2022.11.2.38
25. Lakshmanan R, Poyil MM, Kalaimurugan D, et al. (2022). Optimization, Characterization and Quantification of Indole Acetic Acid Produced by a Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterium Bacillus safensis YKS2 from Yercaud Hills, Eastern Ghats. J Pure Appl Microbiol. 16(3):1998-2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.16.3.50
26. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Nadeem, B. (2022). Bacteriology of diabetic foot and hand ulcers – a preliminary qualitative and quantitative analyses. J Res Med Dent Sci., 10(3):79-83.
27. K.P. Shamna, Malarvizhi A. and Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2022). Phytocompounds in the management of COVID-19: A review. Ann. Phytomed., 11(3) (COVID-19): S30-S35. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.covid19.2022.11.3.5
28. Karuppiah P, Raja SSS, Poyil M.P.* (2022). Microbiological profile of diabetic foot infections and the detection of mecA gene in predominant Staphylococcus aureus. Univ Med. 41:121-8. https://doi.org/10.18051/UnivMed.2022.v41.121-128
29. Poyil Muhammad Musthafa*, Shamna K.P. (2022). Antibacterial Potential of Methanolic Extract of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) Pods Against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Appl. Biol. Res. 24(2), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-4517.2022.00024.6
30. Ayman G., K.P. Shamna, Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* and R. Karkuvelraja (2022). Antibacterial potentials of Tamarindus indica L. leaf extracts against multidrug-resistant pathogens. Ann. Phytomed., 11(1):432-438. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2022.11.1.50
31. Poyil MM*, Geddawy A, Mohideen AP, Raja K (2022). Anti-inflammatory and anti-candidal activity of Coriandrum sativum seed extracts against Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. Gomal J Med Sci. 20(1):24- 9. https://doi.org/1046903/gjms/20.01.1090
32. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Ponmurugan K., Suresh S.S.R., Sasikumar P. (2022). Isolation, Extraction, and Characterization of Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Diarrheal Stool Samples, Sudan J. Med. Sci., 17:1, 116–127. https://doi.org/10.18502/sjms.v17i1.10689
33. Lei S., Vidya D.S., Mohammed Mustafa Poyil, Mohammed H.K.A., Govindarajan R.K., Young O.K., Sae W.N., Hak-Jae K., Gamal A.G., Randa M.Z. (2021). Therapeutic potential of galactosamine-modified hollow silica nanoparticle for improved drug targeting to liver cancer. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 101434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101434
34. Shamna K.P., Muraleedharan A.K., Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2021). Standardization of beejakarishta preparation with respect to seasonal changes and the determination of its antibacterial activity against selected clinical isolates. Ann. Phytomed., 10(1):160-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ap.2021.10.1.16
35. Karuppiah P., Shamna K.P., Poyil M.M.*, et al. (2021). Isolation and identification of Streptococcus mutans from patients with dental caries: evaluating the antibacterial efficacy of the Azadirachta indica extracts for the treatment of periodontitis. Int J Pharm Sci & Res; 12(12): 6608-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.12(12).6608-14
36. Ponmurugan K., Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Suresh S.S.R., Imran M.M. (2021). Screening and isolation of vitamin B12-producing Pseudomonas sp. from different natural sources. Ann. Phytomed., 10(1):249-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ap.2021.10.1.27
37. Poyil M.M.*, Palsamy S., Karuppiah P. (2021). Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from hospital clinical samples. Appl. Biol. Res. 23(3): 298-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4517.2021.00035.5
38. Shamna K.P., Poyil M.M.* (2021). Isolation of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens and screening against Coleus amboinicus L. extracts. Ann. Phytomed., 409-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ap.2021.10.2.54
39. Qurishi Y., Seshadri V.D., Poyil M.M., et al. (2021). Anticancer activity in HeLa and MCF-7 cells via apoptopic cell death by a sterol molecule Cholesta-4, 6-dien-3-ol (EK-7), from the marine ascidian Eudistoma kaverium. J. King Saud Univ. Sci. 1;33(4):101418., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101418
40. Shamna K.P., Rekha S., Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, et al. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibiting phytocompounds from Datura metel L.: An in-silico investigation for potential drugs unaffected by viral mutations against COVID-19. Ann. Phytomed., 10(2) (COVID-19): S77-S85. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ap.covid19.2021.10.2.9 (WHO database)
41. Gobianand K., Muhammad Musthafa*, Manohar M. (2021). Antibacterial activity of wound healing spacer materials coated with green synthesized AgNP-AMP conjugates against “ESKAPE” members of clinical isolates from different types of wounds. J Res Med Dent Sci, 9 (4):501-510.
42. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil* (2021). Prevalence of coinfections with ESKAPE pathogens in COVID-19 patients: A review. Ann. Phytomed., 10(2) (COVID-19): S188-S194. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ap.covid19.2021.10.1.17 (WHO database)
43. Ponmurugan K., Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Bari M.D.N., Kuppannan G., Mamoun A.A., Shamna K.P., Sasikumar P. (2021). Analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic wound ulcers for qualitative and quantitative bacterial population. Biosci. Res., 18(1): 754-762
44. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Ponmurugan K., Shamna K.P. (2021). Antibacterial activity of Salvadora persica L. ethanol extracts against root canal pathogens from clinical isolates, J Res Med Dent Sci, 9(2): 93-99
45. Muhammad Musthafa Poyil*, Bari M.D.N., Sanjay P., Mamoun A.A. (2021). Extraction of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) from Portunus sanguinolentus Herbst, Perna viridis Linneaus and Octopus indicus Orbigny: identifying the best solvent for AMP recovery and determining its anti-ESKAPE activity, J Res Med Dent Sci, 9 (1): 20-26.
46. Sankaranarayanan A., Poyil M.M.*, Karuppiah P., Mohideen A.P. (2021). Effect of physico-chemical parameters on the population diversity of potentially harmful micro-algae during post-monsoon season along the Malabar coast. J Pure Appl Microbiol. 15(4):2382-2393. http://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.15.4.63
47. Mohammed H.A., Muhammad Musthafa, Nagi M.B. et al. (2021). Anatomical abnormalities caused by induced infections in femur and tibia of Rattus norvegicus and the efficacy of marine-derived antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in treatment, J Res Med Dent Sci, 9 (1): 141-147.
48. Musthafa M*, Gobianand K., Manohar M. (2020). Anti-ESKAPE activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles from Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. Int J Pharm Sci & Res. 11(10): 5004-09. http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.11(10).5004-09
49. Khalid A., Gulfam A., Sameer A., Mohammed H., Abubaker E., Muhammad Musthafa, et al. (2020). The influence and impact of smoking on red blood cell morphology and buccal microflora: A case-control study. J Clin Lab Anal. e23212. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcla.23212
50. Manohar. M., Muhammad Musthafa*, Kuppannan G. (2019). Silver nanoparticle conjugated marine invertebrate antimicrobial peptides (AgNPs - Amps) against gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens. Intl. j. res. anal. 6(1): 264-287
51. Mohammed H., Muhammad Musthafa, Abubaker Y.E., et al. (2017). A brief review on the principles of human cadaver preservation and monitoring of microbial degradation. Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research. 5, 19-31
52. Shafqat Q., Ibrahim M.A., Syed S.R.R., Mohammad Mustafa (2015). Resistant pattern of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing isolates from clinical specimen; an experience at a tertiary care hospital in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia. J Pure Appl Microbiol. 9:407-411
53. Mohammed Musthafa, Sankaranarayanan A., Ponmurugan K., Suresh S.S.R. (2015). Bioactive peptides from Loligo duvauceli Orbigny (Indian marine squid) against multidrug-resistant pyogenic clinical pathogens, South Indian j. biol. Sci. (1) 24-29
54. Ponmurugan K., Muhammed Mustaffa (2013). Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Musa sp. leaf extracts against multidrug-resistant clinical pathogens causing nosocomial infection. Asian Pac. J Trop. Biomed. 3(9): 737-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60148-3

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