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Publications

1. Khalid, S.A., Yagi, S.M. Khristova, P. and Duddeck, H. (1989). (+) Catechin-5-galloyl ester as a novel natural polyphenol from the bark of Acacia nilotica of Sudanese origin. Planta Medica, 55, 493-582.
2. Yagi, S.M., El Tigani, S. and Adam, S.E.I. (1998). Toxicity of Senna obtusifolia fresh and fermented leaves (Kawal), Senna alata leaves and some products from Senna alata on rats. Phytotherapy Research, 12: 324-330.
3. Ietidal E. M., Yagi, S. M.A. and Abdelazim, M.I. (2006). Seed and seedling anatomy of African provenances of Faidherbia albida. U of K. Journal of Agricultural Science, 14(3): 415-427.
4. Ahmed, Y.M. and Yagi, S. (2007). Anatomical and phytochemical investigations on Hydnora johannis Beccari. Sudan Journal of Basic Sciences (B), 11: 61-69
5. Doka, I.G. and Yagi. S. M. (2009). Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in west Kordofan (Western Sudan). Ethnobotanical Leaflets, 13: 1409-1416.
6. Omer, H., El Gadeer, A.A. and Yagi, S. (2009). Anatomical and phytochemical investigation on Aloe sinkatana Berger. Sudanese Journal of Standards and Metrology, 2: 70 – 77.
7. Khalid, S., Abd Azim, A., Yagi, S. and Abdel Alla, A. (2009). Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of total polyphenols isolated from pigmented Sorghum. Journal of Genetic Engineering and biotechnology, 7(1): 51-58.
8. Elhassan, G.O.M., and Yagi, S. M. (2010). Nutritional composition of Grewia species (Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori, G. flavescens Juss and G. villosa Willd) fruits. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2(2): 104-108.
9. Sultan, H. A. S. , Abu Elreish, B. I. and Yagi, S. M. (2010). Anatomical and phytochemical studies of the leaves and roots of Urginea grandiflora Bak and Pancratium tortuosum Herbert. Ethnobotanical Leaflets. 14: 826-35.

10. Salah, O. and Yagi, S. (2011). Nutritional composition of Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz leaves and pods from Sudan. African Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2(4): 079-082.
11. Hassan, L.E.A., Sirat, H.M., Yagi, S.M.A., Koko, W.S. and Abdelwahab, S.I. (2011). In vitro Antimicrobial activities of chloroformic, hexane and ethanolic extracts of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (Wild melon). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(8): 1338-1344.
12. Musa, M.S., Abdelrasoo, F.E., Elsheikh, E.A., Ahmed, L.A. M. N., Mahmoud, A.E. and Yagi, S.M. (2011). Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Blue Nile State, south-eastern Sudan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(17): 4287-4297.
13. Yagi, S., Yagi, A. I., Henry, H., Chapleur, Y. and Laurain-Mattar, D. (2011). Toxicity of Hydnora johannis dried roots and ethanol extract in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 137: 796– 801. Impact factor: 2.755.
14. Yagi, S., Chrétien, F., Duval, R.E., Fontanay, S., Maldini, M., Henry, M., Chapleur, Y. and Laurain-Mattar, D. (2012). Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity property and chemical constituents of Hydnora johannis roots. South Africa Journal of Botany, 78: 228-234.
15. Abdelwahab, S.I., Hassan, L.E.A., Sirat, H.M., Yagi, S.M.A., Koko, W.S., Mohan, S., Taha, M.M.E., Ahmad, S., Chuen, .S., Narrima, P. and Rais, M.M. (2011). Anti-inflammatory activities of cucurbitacin E isolated from Citrullus lanatus var. citroides: Role of reactive nitrogen species. Fitoterapia, 82: 1190–1197.
16. El Bakali, I, Yagi, S., Merlin, A. and Deglise, X. (2011). A screening study of natural colour of wood from different geographical regions. Research Journal of Forestry, 5 (4): 162-168.
17. Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, S.I., Hassan, L.E.A., Abdul Majid, A.M.S., Yagi, S.M.A., Mohan, S., Taha, M.M.E., Ahmad, S., Chuen, C.S., Narrima, P., Rais, M., Syam, S., Moharam, B.A.,and Hadi, A.H.A. (2012). Cucurbitacin L 2-O-ß-glucoside demonstrates apoptogenesis in colon adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29): involvement of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species regulation. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Article ID 490136, 8 pages.
18. Yagi, S., Khristova, P. and Khalid, S.A. (2012). Chemotaxonomical and palynological studies on nine Acacia species occurring in Sudan. Journal of Plant Studies, 1(2): 61-67.
19. Elkhidir, I.B., Yagi, A.I., El Badawi, S.M.A. and Yagi, S.M. (2012). Toxicity of aqueous extract of Senna alexandrina Miller pods on newzealand rabbits. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2(3): 252-261.
20. Hafizur, R.M., Babiker, R., Yagi, S., Chishti, S., Kabir, N. and Choudhary, M.I. (2012). The antidiabetic effect of Geigeria alata is mediated by enhanced insulin secretion, modulation of β-cell function, and improvement of antioxidant activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Endocrinology, 214: 329-335.
21. ELhassan, G.O.M., Adhikari, A., Yousuf, S., Hafizur, R.M., Khalid, A., Omer, H., Fun, H., Jahan, H., Choudhary, M.I. and Yagi, S. (2012). Phytochemistry and antiglycation activity of Aloe sinkatana Reynolds. Phytochemstry Letter, 5: 725–728.
22. Yagi, S., Drouart, N., Bourgaud, F., Henry, M., Chapleur, Y. and Laurain-Mattar, D. (2013). Antioxidant and antiglycation properties of Hydnora johannis roots. South Africa Journal of Botany. 84: 124–127.
23. Imam, H., Abd Alla, A.E.H. and Yagi, S.M. (2013). Evaluation of the larvicidal, antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity properties of Cassia arereh Del. stem bark. European Journal of Medicinal Plants; 3(1): 78-87.
24. Yagi, S., Abd Rahman, A.E., ELhassan, G.O.M. and Mohammed, A.M.A. (2013). Elemental Analysis of Ten Sudanese Medicinal Plants Using X -ray Fluorescence. Journal of Applied and Industrial Sciences, 1 (1): 49-52.
25. Yagi, S., El Tigani, S., Ali, M., Elkhidir, I. and Mohammed, A. M. A.. (2013). Chemical constituents and insecticidal activity of Senna italica Mill. from the Sudan, International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, 9(2): 146-151.

26. El Bakali, I., Yagi, S., Hamzah, M., George, B., Merlin, A. and Deglise, X. (2014). Influence of thermal treatment and impregnation on the durability of wood colour. Journal of Forest Products & Industries, 3(1): 42-49.
27. Zarroug, M., Orhan, I.E., Senol, F.S. and Yagi, S. (2014). Comparative antioxidant activity appraisal of traditional Sudanese Kisra prepared from two sorghum cultivars. Food Chemistry, 156: 110–116.
28. Khalid, S., Abd Azim, A.A., Yagi, S. and Abdel Alla, A.E.H. (2014). Crude protein, amino acid and mineral contents in grains of ten pigmented sorghum (Sorghum bicolour L.) lines. Sudanese Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 1: 63-69.
29. El Hussein, A.A., El Siddig, M.A., Yagi, S.M.A. and Ahmed, A.A. (2014). Science on the banks of the Nile: Cell biology in Sudan. ASCB NEWSLETTER. 19-20.
30. El Hussein, A.A., El Siddig, M.A., Yagi, S. M. A. and Abdalla, A.W.H. (2014). Nutrients accumulation and vascularization of agrobacterium tumours induced on Launaea capitata Spreng. plant. Global Advanced Research Journal of Microbiology, 3(3): 059-063.
31. Doka, I.G., El Tigani, S. and Yagi, S. (2014). Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of Ipomoea aquatica (Forsek) Leaves. Journal of Forest Products & Industries, 3(4): 204-210.
32. Doka, I.G., El Tigani, S. and Yagi, S. (2014). Amino Acid Content, Fatty Acid Profile and Radical Scavenging Capacities of Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt. Fruits. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 6 (12): 1307-1312.
33. Mahdi, T., Mohamed, I. and Yagi, S. (2014). Endophytic Fungal Communities Associated with Ethno-medicinal Plants from Sudan and their Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Prospective. Journal of Forest Products & Industries, 3(6), 248-256.
34. ELhassan, G.O.M., Adhikari, A., Abdella, O.M., Shukrulla, A., Mesaik, M.A., Khalid, A., Choudhary, M.I. and Yagi, S. (2015). Chemical constituents of Euphorbia Polyacantha Boiss. and their immunomodulatory properties. Record Natural Products. 9(1): 146-152.

35. Alamin, M. A., Yagi, A. I. and Yagi, S. M. (2015). Evaluation of antidiabetic activity of plants used in Western Sudan. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 5(5): 395-402.
36. Afra Khiralla,A., Mohamed, I., Thomas, J., Mignard, B., Spina, R., Yagi, S., Laurain-Mattar, D. (2015). A pilot study of antioxidant potential of endophytic fungi from some Sudanese medicinal plants. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 412-420.
37. Ayat A. A. Abdalrahman, Sayadat El Tigani and Sakina Yagi. (2016). Biological activity of extracts from Capparis decidua L. twigs. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 10(1), 1-7.
38. Doka, I.G., El Tigani, S. and Yagi, S. (2016). Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of Raphionacme splendens (SCHL.) tubers. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 16(1): 10636- 10652.
39. Doka, I.G., El Tigani, S. and Yagi, S. (2016). Nutritional profile and radical scavenging capacity of tubers of two Dioscorea species. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 11(3): 262-268.
40. Yagi S, Babiker R, Tzanova T, Schohn H, Chemical composition, antiproliferative, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oils from aromatic plants growing in Sudan, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.06.009.
41. Voynikova Y, Zheleva-Dimitrova D, Gevrenova R, Lozanov V, Zaharieva MM, Tsvetkova I, Najdenski H, Yagi S, Fadl Almoulah N, Momekov G. 2016. Hydroxycinnamic acid amide profile of Solanum schimperianum Hochst by UPLC-HRMS. Int. J. Mass Spectrom. (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2016.08.008
42. Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova, Reneta Gevrenova, Maya M. Zaharieva, Hristo Najdenski, Silviya Ruseva, Valentin Lozanov, Vessela Balabanova, Sakina Yagi, Georgi Momekov and Vanio Mitev. (2016). HPLC-UV and LC–MS Analyses of Acylquinic Acids in Geigeria alata (DC) Oliv. & Hiern. And their Contribution to Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Capacity. Phytochem. Anal. wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/pca.2658.

43. Ammar Mohammed Ahmed Ali, Mawahib ElAmin Mohamed El-Nour and Sakina Mohamed Yagi. (2016). Callus induction, direct and indirect organogenesis of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc). African Journal of Biotechnology. 15(38), 2106-2114.
44. Nahla Fadl Almoulah, Yulian Voynikov, Reneta Gevrenova, Herve Schohn, Tzvetomira Tzanova, Sakina Yagi, Justinne Thomas, Benoît Mignard, Abdel Azim A. Ahmed, Marmar A. El Siddig, Rosella Spina, Dominique Laurain-Mattar. 2017. Antibacterial, antiproliferative and antioxidant activity of leaf extracts of selected Solanaceae species. South African Journal of Botany. 112 (2017) 368-374.
45. Khiralla A, Spina R, Sakina Yagi, Mohamed I and Laurain-Mattar D. (2017). Endophytic fungi: occurrence, classification, function and natural products. In: Endophytic Fungi. Editor: Evelyn Hughes. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
46. Sakina M. Yagi and Ahmed I. Yagi. (2018). Traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the Sudan: A review. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2(3), 27-40.