Dr. Maii Maamoun
About me
Full Name: Maii Abdelnaby Ismail Maamoun, Female, Egyptian, born on 21/8/1982.
Current affiliation: Researcher at Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy Dep., Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 2019.
MSc in Pharmacognosy Dep., Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 2011.
BSc, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, (Excellent with honor), May 2004.
Full Name: Dr. Maii Abdelnaby Ismail Maamoun.
Affiliation: Researcher, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Email: ma.maamoun@nrc.sci.eg, maimaamoun0nrc@gmail.com
Scopus ID: 57211414070, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-094X,
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=WA3hmagAAAAJ
Research Summary:
My field of expertise is in pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, focusing on the extraction, isolation, and characterization of natural products from different plant samples (medicinal, ornamental, wild, food, and food waste materials), dealing with the advanced techniques for identifying wide range of secondary metabolites (LC-MS/MS, GC/MS) using the appropriate softwares, with special interest in chemometric studies. My studies also involved the bioactivity investigation for natural products to explore the phytochemical diversity and therapeutic potential of plant-derived compounds.
Academic qualifications
Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy Dep., Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 2019.
MSc in Pharmacognosy Dep., Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 2011.
BSc, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, (Excellent with honor), May 2004
Career Path:
Pharmacist at Pharmacognosy Dep., Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Institute, National Research Centre on 26/6/2005.
Research assistant, Pharmacognosy Dep., Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Institute, National Research Centre on 9/2009.
Assistant Researcher, Pharmacognosy Dep., Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Institute, National Research Centre on 27/10/2011.
Researcher at Pharmacognosy Dep., Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Institute, National Research Centre on 2/1/2020 to present.
Degrees:
2) El-Sawi S A, Motawae H M, Sleem M A, El-Shabrawy A O, Sleem A And Ismail Maii A. Phytochemical screening, investigation of carbohydrate contents and antiviral activity of Juniperus phoenicea L. growing in Egypt, Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 2014, 20 (1), 83-91.
3) El-Sawi S A, Motawae H M, Sleem M A, El-Shabrawy A O, Sleem A And M. A. I. Maamoun. Ethnopharmacological in Vivo Studies on Juniperus phoenicea: Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Role and the Anti-Inflammatory Action, Journal of Basic and Applied Research international. 2015; 5 (3), 157-165
4) El-Sawi S A, Motawae H M, Sleem M A, El-Shabrawy A O, Sleem A and M. A. I. Maamoun. Antihyperglycemic Effect of Junierus phoenicea L. on Alloxan – Induced Diabetic Rats and Diterpenoids Isolated from the Fruits. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. 2015; 3(11): 906-909
5) M. A. I. Maamoun, Salma A. El-Sawi, Hemaia M. Motawae, Mohamed A. Sleem, Abdel-Rahman O. El-Shabrawy, Hawas W. Usama and Ayman A. Farghaly. 2016. Antiproliferative Effect of Extracts and Flavonoids of Juniperus phoenicea L. Growing in Egypt. Mintage Journal of Pharmaceutical & Medical Sciences. 5 (2), 1-7
6) M. A. I. Maamoun, El-Sawi S A, Motawae H M. 2016. Phytochemical and Biological Investigation of Juniperus phoenicea L., Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological studies, LAP, LAMBERT Academic Publishing. OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. ISBN; 978-3-659-81586-7
7) M. A. I. Maamoun, S. A. El-Sawi, H. M. Motawae, M. I. Fekry and M. A. Abdel kawy. 2019. Chemical Characterization of Constituents Isolated from Hamelia patens and Investigating Its Cytotoxic Activity. Egypt. J. Chem., 62, (9), 1685 – 1697.
8) Salma A. El-Sawi, Amal A. Maamoun, Alaa H. Salama, Maii A.I. Maamoun, Ayman A. Farghaly. 2020. Application of micro-emulsion formulation in improving the antiproliferative performance of Salix mucronata (Thunb) leaves with chemical investigation of the active extract. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 40, 339–346
9) Salma A El-Sawi, Hemaia M Motawae, Mostafa A Abdel kawy, Mostafa I Fekry, Hanan F Youssef, Ayman A Farghaly and Maii A I Maamoun. Novel anticancer drug delivery system based on zeolite encapsulating Hamelia patens leaf and flower extracts. Indian J Nat Prod Resour, 12 (2), 2021, 181-194.
10) Salma Ahmed El-Sawi, Nermin Ahmed Ragab, Amany Ameen Sleem, Ayman Ali Farghaly, Ghada Elsayed Ahmed Awad, Maii Abdelnaby Ismail Maamoun (2023). Principal component analysis of phenolic compounds of grape waste parts and correlations to their bioassays. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 51, 102780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102780
11) Mohamed A.M. El Gendy, Hemaia M. Motawe, Maii A.I. Maamoun, Radwa H. El-Akad, Ahmed H.H. Afifi. (2023). Immunostimulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of Silene succulenta Forssk. Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal, 22: 353–360.
12) Naglaa M. Ammar, Heba A. Hassan, Mohamed Elkady, Maii Abdelnaby Ismail Maamoun, Gamal Eldein Fathy Abd-Ellatef, Ahmed Serag, Amr A. El-Waseif, Olfat Gamil Shaker, Abdel-Hamid Zaki. (2023). Promising anticancer activity of pomegranate peels extract (PPE) against bacterial pathogens-induced colon cancer in mice model. 66, (SI 13), 1259-1277. 10.21608/EJCHEM.2023.206671.7885
13) Farag, M.A., Ragab, N.A., Maamoun, M.A.I. Metabolites profiling of Sapota fruit pulp via a multiplex approach of gas and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy in relation to its lipase inhibition effect. Peerj, 2024, 12(8), e17914.
14) Abd-Alla, H. I., Sweelam, H., Fahmy, M., Omara, E. A., & Maamoun, M. A. (2025). Garden Croton mitigates Carmustine-provoked Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Aspects in Liver, Kidney and Testis and UPLC-QTOF- MS/MS Identification of its Bioactive Compounds. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 68(7), 99-116. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2024.327137.10612
15) Salma A. El-Sawi, Maii A.I. Maamoun, Ayman A. Farghaly, Ghada E.A. Awad. (2025). Exploring the Polyphenolic Content and Pharmacological Potential of Cauliflower Leaf Extract: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach, South African Journal of Botany,186, 464-474, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.09.022.
Book Chapter
Maamoun M A I. (2022). An Insight into the Brilliant Benefits of Grape Waste (Chapter 18). In: Ramadan MF, Farag MA (Eds.) Mediterranean Fruits Bio-wastes, Chemistry, Functionality and Technological Applications. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 433–465. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84436-3_18