Actinomycetes represent a ubiquitous group of microorganisms that are widely distributed in nature. They are biotechnologically important for their unrivalled capacity to produce bioactive secondary metabolites. Although thousands of antibiotics have been discovered from actinomycetes, these represent only a small fraction of the entire reservoir.

Rencana membincangkan akhlak sebenar yang sepatutnya dilakukan oleh Muslim dalam penggunaan lafaz Insya-Allah

This chapter examines the motivations and willingness to boycott of Malaysian Muslim consumers. Based on an ongoing boycott incited by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East, the boycott movement targets American-originated firms operating in Malaysia. To examine the factors, two firms were selected based on their market presence, cons

Purpose –this paper attempts to investigate the effects of consumer racism and ethnic-level consumer ethnocentrism on Malay consumers’ willingness to buy toward products associated with Malaysian ethnic Chinese. Design/methodology/approach – Potential respondents were obtained through social media platform and were directed to an online surve

This paper will deal with problems concerning issues and theories of Islamization of the Malay world, with particular reference to the absence of the important element in these theories, which is the role and contribution of the Malays towards the process of Islamization in this region. Furthermore, there will be a discussion of the problem of gene

As a Malay Muslim architecture, the traditional houses suggest characteristics of Syariah compliant (SC) design. In addition, assimilation of traditional Malay architecture to the hospitality buildings is seen as an approach to promote cultural tourism. Hence, this research aims to investigate the influences of traditional houses on the design of h

The disagreement opinions among Muslim scholars about permissibility for women to hold public office positions seem to be a never ending episode. The issue has been raised by Muslims all over the world, whereby the root cause is actually related to the misunderstanding of Muslim scholars about some controversial nuṣūṣ which related to the issu

The Department of National Unity and Integration (DNUI) designed community mediation programme to provide mediation as a method of dispute resolution to be adopted at community level. The Department trained “Ahli Jawatankuasa Rukun Tetangga” (Peaceful Neighbourhood Committees) to be the community mediator. The objective of this paper is study t

Carvings in forms of openings, roof ends and walls have been incorporated as aesthetic and climatic element in the Malay traditional buildings. Determining the ratio of solids and voids on carvings elements is seen as an essential step to gain insight on the performance of carvings as a shading devices to control sunlight and air flow. The research

Protein optimization can generally be obtained by rational enzyme design and directed evolution. Phage display has been used as a method for directed evolution. Trypsin has been studied as a biocatalyst in peptide synthesis despite its usual function in hydrolyzing peptide bonds. The objective of this study is to identify trypsin variants with a mo