Ali KURU

Ali Kuru is an Assistant Professor at Sakarya University's Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry. With expertise in Biochemistry and Microbial Biotransformation, his research focuses on Steroid Bioconversion using filamentous fungi as biocatalysts. He teaches courses like Biochemistry I, Graduation Project, and Lipid Metabolism and Biological Membranes.

• University: Sakarya University
• School: Faculty of Science
• Department: Chemistry
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

His research involves Steroid Hydroxylation, Enzyme Inhibition, and Computational Drug Design with recent work on pregnenolone conversion (2024) and Paraoxonase 1 activation through Molecular Docking. He has published extensively in journals like Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry and Biocatalysis and Biotransformation since 2013.

His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Biocatalytic Steroid Modification using Aspergillus, Cladosporium, and Mucor species. The work spans Drug Development, Enzyme Engineering, and Computational Biology applications in steroid chemistry.