Dr Zyta M Ziora
Dr

Zyta M Ziora

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Background

Dr Zyta Ziora received PhD (Wroclaw University of Science & Technology, Poland) in chemistry and has wide range of experience in development of antimalarial therapeutics (the University of Montpellier, France), antibacterial agents, enzyme inhibitors and drug candidates against Alzheimer disease (Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan). Her research time is currently dedicated mainly to projects devoted to the modification of existing antibiotics, and complexing them with additional antimicrobial agents, like metal ions, to produce more potent alternatives and by this to overcome the drug resistance of superbugs. She is also working on alternative to antibiotics nature-derived compounds with antimicrobial and anticancer potency, such poliphenolic derivatives to control tyrosinase function.

Availability

Dr Zyta M Ziora is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry Organic chemistry Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Wroclaw University of Technology

Research interests

  • Researcher and Lecturer in Biotechnology & Molecular Biology Programs

    Modification of existing antibiotics – complexing with metal ions Alternative to antibiotics – nature-derived compounds with antimicrobial and anticancer potency Tyrosinase inhibition – potential treatment for skin bacterial infections and melanoma prevention

Research impacts

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101 works between 1999 and 2025
All (101) Journal Article (89) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (5)

21 - 40 of 101 works

2023

Journal Article

Sortase A Inhibitor Protein Nanoparticle Formulations Demonstrate Antibacterial Synergy When Combined with Antimicrobial Peptides

Alharthi, Sitah, Popat, Amirali, Ziora, Zyta Maria and Moyle, Peter Michael (2023). Sortase A Inhibitor Protein Nanoparticle Formulations Demonstrate Antibacterial Synergy When Combined with Antimicrobial Peptides. Molecules, 28 (5) 2114, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/molecules28052114

Sortase A Inhibitor Protein Nanoparticle Formulations Demonstrate Antibacterial Synergy When Combined with Antimicrobial Peptides

2023

Journal Article

Bioactive peptide discovery from edible insects for potential applications in human health and agriculture

Quah, Yixian, Tong, Shi-Ruo, Bojarska, Joanna, Giller, Katrin, Tan, Sheri-Ann, Ziora, Zyta Maria, Esatbeyoglu, Tuba and Chai, Tsun-Thai (2023). Bioactive peptide discovery from edible insects for potential applications in human health and agriculture. Molecules, 28 (3) 1233, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/molecules28031233

Bioactive peptide discovery from edible insects for potential applications in human health and agriculture

2023

Journal Article

Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of four tannins isolated from different sources and their effect on the shelf-life extension of vacuum-packed minced meat

Nguyen, Chau Ngoc Minh, Nirmal, Nilesh Prakash, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Ziora, Zyta M. (2023). Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of four tannins isolated from different sources and their effect on the shelf-life extension of vacuum-packed minced meat. Foods, 12 (2) 354, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/foods12020354

Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of four tannins isolated from different sources and their effect on the shelf-life extension of vacuum-packed minced meat

2022

Journal Article

Leveraging the potential of silver nanoparticles-based materials towards sustainable water treatment

Khan, Sadaf Aiman, Jain, Marut, Pandey, Ashish, Pant, Kamal Kishore, Ziora, Zyta Maria, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Shetti, Nagaraj P. and Aminabhavi, Tejraj M. (2022). Leveraging the potential of silver nanoparticles-based materials towards sustainable water treatment. Journal of Environmental Management, 319 115675, 115675. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115675

Leveraging the potential of silver nanoparticles-based materials towards sustainable water treatment

2022

Journal Article

Antispasmodic activity of the ethanol extract of Citrullus lanatus seeds: justifying ethnomedicinal use in Pakistan to treat asthma and diarrhea

Wahid, Muqeet, Saqib, Fatima, Qamar, Muhammad and Ziora, Zyta M. (2022). Antispasmodic activity of the ethanol extract of Citrullus lanatus seeds: justifying ethnomedicinal use in Pakistan to treat asthma and diarrhea. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 295 115314, 115314. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115314

Antispasmodic activity of the ethanol extract of Citrullus lanatus seeds: justifying ethnomedicinal use in Pakistan to treat asthma and diarrhea

2022

Journal Article

A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections

Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Hansford, Karl A., Butler, Mark S., Ramu, Soumya, Kavanagh, Angela M., Jarrad, Angie M., Prasetyoputri, Anggia, Pitt, Miranda E., Huang, Johnny X., Lindahl, Fredrik, Ziora, Zyta M., Bradford, Tanya, Muldoon, Craig, Rajaratnam, Premraj, Pelingon, Ruby, Edwards, David J., Zhang, Bing, Amado, Maite, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Coin, Lachlan, Woischnig, Anne-Kathrin, Khanna, Nina, Breidenstein, Elena, Stincone, Anna, Mason, Clive, Khan, Nawaz, Cho, Hye-Kyung, Karau, Melissa J. ... Cooper, Matthew A. (2022). A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections. Science Translational Medicine, 14 (662) abj2381. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj238

A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections

2022

Journal Article

A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections

Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Hansford, Karl A., Butler, Mark S., Ramu, Soumya, Kavanagh, Angela M., Jarrad, Angie M., Prasetyoputri, Anggia, Pitt, Miranda E., Huang, Johnny X., Lindahl, Fredrik, Ziora, Zyta M., Bradford, Tanya, Muldoon, Craig, Rajaratnam, Premraj, Pelingon, Ruby, Edwards, David J., Zhang, Bing, Amado, Maite, Elliott, Alysha G., Zuegg, Johannes, Coin, Lachlan, Woischnig, Anne-Kathrin, Khanna, Nina, Breidenstein, Elena, Stincone, Anna, Mason, Clive, Khan, Nawaz, Cho, Hye-Kyung, Karau, Melissa J. ... Cooper, Matthew A. (2022). A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections. Science Translational Medicine, 14 (662) abj2381, 1-16. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj2381

A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for Gram-positive biofilm-related infections

2022

Journal Article

New Advances in Short Peptides: Looking Forward

Apostolopoulos, Vasso, Bojarska, Joanna, Chai, Tsun-Thai, Feehan, Jack, Kaczmarek, Krzysztof, Matsoukas, John M., Paredes Lopez, Octavio, Saviano, Michele, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Smith-Carpenter, Jillian, Venanzi, Mariano, Wolf, Wojciech M., Zielenkiewicz, Piotr and Ziora, Zyta M. (2022). New Advances in Short Peptides: Looking Forward. Molecules, 27 (11) 3635, 3635. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113635

New Advances in Short Peptides: Looking Forward

2022

Journal Article

Synthesis and characterization of Zinc(II) complex with ONO donor type new phenylpropanehydrazide based ligand: crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT, energy frameworks and molecular docking

Somashekar, M. N., Chetana, P. R., Chethan, B. S., Rajegowda, H. R., Cooper, M. A., Ziora, Z. M., Lokanath, N. K., Ganapathy, P.S. Sujan and Srinatha, B. S. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of Zinc(II) complex with ONO donor type new phenylpropanehydrazide based ligand: crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT, energy frameworks and molecular docking. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1255 132429, 132429. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132429

Synthesis and characterization of Zinc(II) complex with ONO donor type new phenylpropanehydrazide based ligand: crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT, energy frameworks and molecular docking

2022

Journal Article

Formulation and biological evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with combinations of sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides

Alharthi, Sitah, Ziora, Zyta M., Janjua, Taskeen, Popat, Amirali and Moyle, Peter M. (2022). Formulation and biological evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with combinations of sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides. Pharmaceutics, 14 (5) 986, 986. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14050986

Formulation and biological evaluation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with combinations of sortase A inhibitors and antimicrobial peptides

2022

Journal Article

Statistical evaluation of cow-dung derived activated biochar for phenol adsorption: adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

Jain, Marut, Khan, Sadaf Aiman, Sahoo, Abhisek, Dubey, Prashant, Pant, Kamal Kishore, Ziora, Zyta Maria and Blaskovich, Mark A.T. (2022). Statistical evaluation of cow-dung derived activated biochar for phenol adsorption: adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies. Bioresource Technology, 352 127030, 127030. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127030

Statistical evaluation of cow-dung derived activated biochar for phenol adsorption: adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

2022

Journal Article

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels extracts; in vivo anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, acute and subacute toxicity assessment

Qamar, Muhammad, Akhtar, Saeed, Ismail, Tariq, Wahid, Muqeet, Ali, Sajed, Nazir, Yasir, Murtaza, Shahid, Abbas, Malik Waseem and Ziora, Zyta M. (2022). Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels extracts; in vivo anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, acute and subacute toxicity assessment. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 287 114919, 114919. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114919

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels extracts; in vivo anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, acute and subacute toxicity assessment

2022

Journal Article

Antiinflammatory and anticancer properties of Grewia asiatica crude extracts and fractions: a bioassay-guided approach

Qamar, Muhammad, Akhtar, Saeed, Barnard, Ross T., Sestili, Piero, Ziora, Zyta M., Lazarte, Claudia E. and Ismail, Tariq (2022). Antiinflammatory and anticancer properties of Grewia asiatica crude extracts and fractions: a bioassay-guided approach. BioMed Research International, 2022 (1) 2277417, 1-14. doi: 10.1155/2022/2277417

Antiinflammatory and anticancer properties of Grewia asiatica crude extracts and fractions: a bioassay-guided approach

2022

Journal Article

Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents

Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Bashiri, Sahra, Yuan, Ye, Ziora, Zyta M., Nabil, Osama, Masuda, Keita, Khongkow, Mattaka, Rimsueb, Natchanon, Cabral, Horacio, Ruktanonchai, Uracha, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Toth, Istvan (2022). Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents. Antibiotics, 11 (3) 412, 412. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030412

Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents

2022

Journal Article

Insights into recent advances of chitosan-based adsorbents for sustainable removal of heavy metals and anions

Omer, Ahmed M., Dey, Rana, Eltaweil, Abdelazeem S., Abd El-Monaem, Eman M. and Ziora, Zyta M. (2022). Insights into recent advances of chitosan-based adsorbents for sustainable removal of heavy metals and anions. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15 (2) 103543, 103543. doi: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103543

Insights into recent advances of chitosan-based adsorbents for sustainable removal of heavy metals and anions

2022

Journal Article

Phytochemical profile, biological properties, and food applications of the medicinal plant Syzygium cumini

Qamar, Muhammad, Akhtar, Saeed, Ismail, Tariq, Wahid, Muqeet, Abbas, Malik Waseem, Mubarak, Mohammad S., Yuan, Ye, Barnard, Ross T., Ziora, Zyta M. and Esatbeyoglu, Tuba (2022). Phytochemical profile, biological properties, and food applications of the medicinal plant Syzygium cumini. Foods, 11 (3) 378, 378. doi: 10.3390/foods11030378

Phytochemical profile, biological properties, and food applications of the medicinal plant Syzygium cumini

2021

Journal Article

The chemical composition and health-promoting effects of the Grewia species—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Qamar, Muhammad, Akhtar, Saeed, Ismail, Tariq, Wahid, Muqeet, Barnard, Ross T., Esatbeyoglu, Tuba and Ziora, Zyta M. (2021). The chemical composition and health-promoting effects of the Grewia species—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 13 (12) 4565, 4565. doi: 10.3390/nu13124565

The chemical composition and health-promoting effects of the Grewia species—a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Journal Article

Optimized protocols for assessing libraries of poorly soluble sortase A inhibitors for antibacterial activity against medically-relevant bacteria, toxicity and enzyme inhibition

Alharthi, Sitah, Ziora, Zyta Maria and Moyle, Peter Michael (2021). Optimized protocols for assessing libraries of poorly soluble sortase A inhibitors for antibacterial activity against medically-relevant bacteria, toxicity and enzyme inhibition. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 52 116527, 116527. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116527

Optimized protocols for assessing libraries of poorly soluble sortase A inhibitors for antibacterial activity against medically-relevant bacteria, toxicity and enzyme inhibition

2021

Journal Article

Instructive analysis of engineered carbon materials for potential application in water and wastewater treatment

Jain, Marut, Khan, Sadaf Aiman, Pandey, Ashish, Pant, Kamal Kishore, Ziora, Zyta Maria and Blaskovich, Mark A.T. (2021). Instructive analysis of engineered carbon materials for potential application in water and wastewater treatment. Science of The Total Environment, 793 148583, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148583

Instructive analysis of engineered carbon materials for potential application in water and wastewater treatment

2021

Journal Article

Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold

Bojarska, Joanna, Mieczkowski, Adam, Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Shalash, Ahmed O., Parang, Keykavous, El-Mowafi, Shaima A., Mohammed, Eman H. M., Elnagdy, Sherif, AlKhazindar, Maha and Wolf, Wojciech M. (2021). Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold. Biomolecules, 11 (10) 1515, 1515. doi: 10.3390/biom11101515

Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (ARC CEA-StAR)
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    Natureceuticals from post-production wine extracts
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant

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