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Academic Level

Post-Doc

Position

Department Chair

Working Sector

Secondary School / College / University

Highest Degree

Ph. D.

Discipline

Life Sciences: Agric. Sciences

Reseach Topic

Food Safety/ Food Fortification

Publications

1. Ahmad A, Saeed Akhtar, Seema Mahmood and Saeed Malik.2010.Antioxidant Enzymes as Bio-markers for copper tolerance in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). African Journal of Biotechnology 9(33):. 5441-5444 (Impact factor: 0.565)
2. Ammara, Seema Mahmood, Saeed Akhtar and Saeed Malik.2010.Tolerance and toxicity levels of Boron in Mnug Bean at early growth stages. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Accepted). (Impact factor: 0.520)
3. Saeed Akhtar, Zia-ur –Rehman, Anjum F M and Atif Nisar.2010. Bioavailability of iron and zinc fortified whole wheat flour in rats. Pakistan Journal of Zology, vol. 42(6), pp. 771-779, 2010. (Impact factor: 0.20)
4. Saeed Akhtar Safina Naz, M. Tauseef Sultan M. Nasir, Anwar Ahmad and Seema Mahmood.2010. Physico-chemical attributes and heavy metal content of mangoes (mangifera indica L ) cultivated in different regions of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(6) (Accepted). (Impact factor: 0.520)
5. Saeed Akhtar, Muhammad Riaz, Anwaar Ahmad and Atif Nisar.2010. Physico-chemical, microbiological and sensory stability of chemically preserved mango pulp. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 42(2): 853-862. (Impact factor: 0.520)
6. Zulfiqar Ali, Faqir Muhammad Anjum,, Saeed Akhtar and Tahir Zahoor.2010. Efficacy study of lactic acid in albino rats used for food production. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Accepted). (Impact factor: 0.520)
7. Saeed Akhtar, Seema Mahmood, Safina Naz, Muhammad Nasir and Muhammad Tauseef Saultan.2009. Sensory evaluation of mangoes (mangifera indica L) grown in different regions of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(6): 2821-2829. (Impact factor: 0.520)
8. Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Masood Sadiq Butt, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Amer Jamil, Saeed Akhtar and Muhammad Nasir.2009.Nutritional profile of indigenous cultivar of Black cumin seeds and antioxidant potential of its fixed and essential oil. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 41(3): 1321-1330. (Impact factor: 0.520)
9. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur–Rehman and Munir. A. Sheikh 2009.Effect of mineral fortification on rheological properties of wheat flour. Journal of Texture Studies, 40:52-60. (Impact factor: 1.308)
10. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur –Rehman and Munir. A. Sheikh.2009. Effect of storage and baking on mineral contents of fortified whole wheat flour. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 34 (2010) 335–349 (Impact factor: 0.421)
11. Saeed Akhtar, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker.2009. Strategy to inactivate Clostridium perfringens spores in meats. Food Microbiology. 26, 272-277.(Impact factor: 3.216)
12. Kalsoom Farzan Saeed Akhtar and Frazana Jabeen, 2009. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of some bacteria in two ethnic milk based products. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41 (2) 935-943. (Impact factor: 0.520)
13. Saeed Akhtar, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker.2008. Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and germination. Food Microbiology 26 (6),802-08. (Impact factor: 3.216)
14. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur –Rehman and Munir. A.Sheikh and Kalsoom Farzana, 2008. Effect of fortification on physico chemical and microbiological stability of whole wheat flour. Food Chemistry. Vol 110 :113-119. (Impact factor: 3.146)
15. Mumtaz A. G.Rasool and S. Akhtar. 2007. Effect of partial replacement of sun flower oil on the quality of non-dairy ice cream. Pakistan Journal of Science, 59: 77-85.
16. Saeed Akhtar and Faqir M. Anjum. 2007. Sensory Characteristics of Whole Wheat Mineral Fortified Chapattis. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 6 (6): 681-686.
17. Rasid R. Saeed Akhtar and T. Zahoor.2007.Comparative study of yogurt prepared by using local isolated and commercial imported starter culture. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University. 18,pp. 35-41.
18. Saeed Akhtar F.M.Anjum and S.Rehman.2005.Effect of iron and zinc fortification on the chemical composition of whole wheat flour. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 16(2).95-103.
19. Essa Khan F.M. Anjum and Saeed Akhtar.2005. Nutritional improvement of chapatti using soy hulls. Vol 16(2) Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 57-63.
20. Saeed Akhtar, F.M.Anjum and Anwar Ahmed.2005. Impact of storage on phytate content of fortified whole wheat flour. Pakistan Journal of Food Science 15 (3-4).
21. Faqir,M.Anjum, Saeed Akhtar and Muqam-ud-din.2004 Storage effects on Physico-chemical and sensory characteristics of dried apricot jam. Pakistan Journal of Food Science 14 ,(1-2):43-47.
22. Butt,M. S.,M.Nasir,Saeed Akhtar and Kamran Sharif.2004. Effect of moisture and packaging on the Shelf life of wheat flour. Internet Journal of Food Safety Vol 4,1-6.
23. Saeed Akhtar,Tahir Zahoor and Abdul Moeed Hashmi 2003 Physico-chemical changes in UHT treated and whole milk powder during storage at ambient temperature. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 14 (1),97-101.
24. Faqir M. Anjum ,Shahid .Minhas and Saeed Akhtar.2003. Chemical composition and cooking quality of some rice cultivars in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Food Science. Vol.13 (3-4):47-50.
25. Saeed Akhtar and Abdul Moeed Hashmi. 2000. Effect of storage on hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) contents of UHT treated and whole milk powder at ambient temperature. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3(11),1888-89.
26. Saeed Akhtar.2000.Storage Impacts on organoleptic characteristics of UHT treated and whole milk powder. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3(10),1565-67.
27. Akhtar.S. and A..H. Hashmi. 1999. Effect of storage on protein and carbohydrate contents of Ultra High Temperature treated milk and whole milk Powder. Journal of Animal and Plant Sci. 9, 3-4.129-30.
28. Saeed Akhtar.2005.Fortifying Flour-a healthier approach. The News 27 Aug 2005.
Papers Submitted:
1. Anwaar Ahmed et al 2010. Effect of multiple fortification on the bioavailability of minerals in wheat meal bread. Journal of Food Science and Technology.
2. Saeed Akhtar et al 2010. Effect of mineral fortification on plasma biochemical profile in rats. Food Chemistry.
3. Saeed Akhtar, Faqir M. Anjum and M. Akbar Anjum..2010 Micronutrient fortification of wheat flour: recent development and strategies. Food Research International

Prizes / Awards

1. Award of Indigenous Scholarship from HEC Islamabad for PhD studies from 2002-2004
2. Awarded Post Doctorate fellowship for one year in the United States (2007).
3. Awarded University Color in Sports for the year 1988-99.

Research Tags

Micronutrient fortification of cereals, Food/Meat safety, Food microbiology, Dairy Technology

Bio

A pakistani Food Scientists working on Food Fortification to combat microntrient deficiencies in the developing world

General and Contact Information

Title

Dr.

First Name

Saeed

Last Name

Akhtar

Date of Birth

20/09/1964

Country of Origin

Pakistan

Country of Residence

Pakistan

City

Multan

Your Website

www.bzu.edu.pk/faculty/php

Languages

English

History

Member for

2 years 40 weeks

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