معرفی
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adnan Ayna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Bingöl University's Faculty of Science and Letters. He holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Aegean University (2009), an M.Sc. in Advanced Biochemistry and Biocatalysis from the University of Exeter (2011), and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Leicester (2016). His research focuses on enzyme mechanisms in enteric pathogens, bioactive compounds from natural products (e.g., propolis, royal jelly), and their applications in antioxidant therapy, cancer biology, and nanomaterials. Key projects include studying chrysin's protective effects against drug-induced toxicity, royal jelly's anticancer properties, and propolis' photoprotective potential. He teaches courses such as Biochemistry, Antioxidants, and Cancer Biochemistry. His work spans over 60 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Nutrition and Cancer, Molecular Biology Reports, and Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi, emphasizing oxidative stress, apoptosis modulation, and nanomaterial toxicity. Current initiatives include investigating Northern Iraqi propolis' SPF and Lactobacillus-derived short-chain fatty acids' antimicrobial effects.
Research Interests: Enzymology of Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori, natural product-derived antioxidants, nanomaterial toxicity, drug-induced cellular stress, and bioactive compound mechanisms. He collaborates on projects analyzing Bingöl honey's biochemical parameters and developing biosensors for epinephrine detection using Myrtle tissue homogenate.
Grants & Projects: Leading studies on Bingöl royal jelly's biological activities (PİKOM-Arı.2018.001), diclofenac-induced HT-29 cell toxicity (PİKOM-Aarı.2018.004), and developing eco-friendly iron nanoparticles from walnut fruit.
