Assoc. Prof. Dr. ÖVGÜ İŞBİLEN

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

• Ozbil, E., Ilktac, M., Isbilen, O., & Cinar, E. (2025). Chemical compositions and in vitro antibacterial/antibiofilm activities of seaweeds Ganonema farinosum and Dictyopteris polypodioides from the Mediterranean Sea. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1 - 2025
• Tchabewu Mbianda, S.W., Rizaner, N. & Isbilen, O. Assessment of cytotoxic, anti-proliferative, anti-metastatic, and morphometric effects of Tecoma stans extracts against MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell line. BMC Complement Med Ther 25, 261 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04992-x - 2025
• Adewusi,T. O. O., Isbilen, O.(2025) Formulation and characterization of the biological activities of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles from Annona muricata leaf extract.Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.38, No.2, March-April 2025, pp.001-012 - 2025
• Beyaz, M., Halilu, E.M. and İşbilen, Ö. (2026) ‘Screening of secondary metabolites and investigation of plants used in treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in Northern Cyprus based on ethnobotanical approach’, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 58(6). doi: 10.30848/PJB2026-2(6). - 2025
• Ozbil, E., Ilktac, M., Ogmen, S., Isbilen, O., Duran Ramirez, J. M., Gomez, J., Walker, J. N., & Volkan, E. (2024). In vitro antibacterial, antibiofilm activities, and phytochemical properties of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile: An endemic Mediterranean seagrass. Heliyon, 10(15), e35592. https://doi. - 2024
• Van Eyssen, S. R., Samarkina, A., Isbilen, O., Zeden, M. S., & Volkan, E. (2023). FimH and Type 1 Pili Mediated Tumor Cell Cytotoxicity by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli In Vitro. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 12(6), 751. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060751 - 2023
• Isbilen, O., Volkan, E. (2020). Anticancer Activities of Allium sativum L. Against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cell Lines Mediated by Caspase-3 and Caspase-9. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(4), 305-312. doi:10.5152/cjms.2020.1848. - 2020
• Isbilen, O., Rizaner, N., & Volkan, E. (2018). Anti-proliferative and cytotoxic activities of Allium autumnale P. H. Davis (Amaryllidaceae) on human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 18(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2105-0 - 2018

Books and books chapters published internationally

• Isbilen, O., Volkan, E (2020) . Allium Species in the Fight Against Cancer. Reno, NV, USA: MedDocs Publisher LLC; p. 1–11. - 2020
• Volkan, E.; Isbilen, O. Microbiological approaches to Treating Cancer Cancer Therapy; Meddocs Publisher: Reno, Nevada, 2018; pp. 1–7. - 2018

Articles published in National journals

• Djamgoz, M.B., Akun, E., Arslan, B., Onbası, R., Isbilen, O., Kavaz, D., Volkan, E., Rizaner, N. (2017). Cancer in North Cyprus: 2. Biomedical Research Activities. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences, 2(1), 13-18. doi:10.5152/cjms.2017.192. - 2017

Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings

• In vitro anticancer activity of Allium sativum L. against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines via caspase-3 and caspase-9 mediated pathway
• Allium willeanum Holmboe exhibits in vitro antimetastatic, antiproliferative activities in a caspase-3 and caspase- 9 mediated manner on human breast cancer cell lines
• Antimicrobial and Biofilm Inhibitory Activities of Allium orientale Boiss on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli .
• Alkaloids found in Some Papaver Species Growing in Northern Iraq and their antimicrobial effects on Escherichia coli
• Kıbrıs Florasından/Endemik Florasından Amaryllidaceae Familyasına Ait Bitkilerin Antibakteriyel ve Antibiyofilm Etkileri
• Kıbrıs Endemik Florasından Labiatae Familyasına Ait Bitkilerin Antibakteriyel ve Antibiyofilm Etkileri