Ely Zayova
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Associate Professor Ely Zayova, PhD
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Research interests
Biotechnology in medicinal plants (in vitro cultivation, micro-propagation and storage; callus cultures and plant regeneration; self-clonal variation; synthesis of secondary metabolites; cell culture; genetic transformation).
Education and academic degrees
- Higher – University of Shumen ”Ep. Konstantin Preslavski ”, Shumen, Biology and Chemistry, 1979.
- PhD, Agricultural Institute, Shumen, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria, 2003, PhD thesis: “Application of in vitro methods for selection of abiotic stress resistant beetroot forms”.
- Master of Biology and Chemistry.
Professional background
- 2019 to date, Assistant Professor, PhD, Laboratory for Plant-Soil Interactions, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 2010-2015, Head of the Department of Plant Biotechnology and Head of Department of Applied Genetics and Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 2007, Assistant Professor PhD in Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007.
- 2006, Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Biotechnology, Agricultural Institute, Shumen, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria.
- 1986, Research Associate at the Department of Plant Biotechnology, Agricultural Institute, Shumen, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria.
Projects
- TDK 02/38: “Comprehensive study of high-mountain protected, endemic and rare medicinal plants of the Bulgarian flora – conservation and sustainable use”, 2010-2013, headed by Assoc. Prof. Antonina Vitkova.
- Agreement between the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and “Sorting Test – Elena” Ltd. – Elena with a term from 01.04.2010 to 01.04.2011 on the topic: “In vitro multiplication of Tayberry (hybrid between raspberry and blackberry) and Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Stevia) ”, headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eli Zayova.
- Project “Phytochemical and molecular-genetic characterization of medicinal plants of the Lamiaceae family with high content of biologically active substances”, Scientific Research Fund, 2016 to 2019, headed by Prof. Dr. Ira Stancheva.
- Project “Adaptation of some in vitro propagated medicinal plants to the climatic conditions of Bulgaria and Slovakia”, International Bilateral Cooperation Project No DNTS/ Slovakia 01/3, 2016 at the Research Fund – Ministry of Education and Science with the Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, Slovakia, headed by Prof. Dr. Ira Stancheva.
- BAS, International Scientific Cooperation, Egypt, “Introduction of new medicinal and aromatic plants for the pharmaceutical industry and improvement of their production through the use of biotechnological techniques”, headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Geneva.
Selected publications
Petrova M, E. Zayova, R. Vassilevska-Ivanova, and M. Vlahova. 2012. Biotechnological approaches for cultivation and enhancement of secondary metabolites in Arnica montana L. (Review). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 34(2), 1597–1606. IF (2012): 2.000
Zayova E., Stancheva I., Geneva M., Petrova M., Vasilevska-Ivanova R., 2012. Morphological evaluation and antioxidant activity of in vitro– and in vivo-derived Echinacea purpurea plants. Central European Journal of Biology, 7(4), 698-707. IF (2012): 1.120
Zayova E., Stancheva I., Geneva M., Petrova M., Dimitrova L 2013. Antioxidant activity of in vitro propagated Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plants of different origins. Turkish Journal of Biology, 37, 106-113. IF (2013): 1.670
Petrova M., Zayova E., Vlahova M. 2013. Induction of hairy roots in Arnica montana by Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Central European Journal of Biology (CEJB), 8 (5), 470-479. IF (2013): 1.120
Nikolova M., Petrova M., Zayova E., Vitkova A., Evstatieva L. 2013. Comparative study of in vitro, ex vitro and in vivo grown plants of Arnica montana – polyphenols and free radical scavenging activity, Acta Botanica Croatica, 72(1), 13-22. IF (2013): 0.839
Petrova M, Zayova E, Todorova, M. and Stanilova, M. 2014. Enhancement of Arnica montana In-Vitro Shoot Multiplication and Sesquiterpene Lactones Production Using Temporary Immersion System. International Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 5(12): 5170-5176. IF (2014): 0.590
Petrova M., E. Zayova, Dincheva, I., Badjakov, I., Vlahova, M., 2015. Influence of carbon sources on growth and GC-MS based metabolite profiling of Arnica montana L. hairy roots, Turkish Journal of Biology, 39, 469-478. IF (2015): 1.183
Zayova, , I. Stancheva, M. Geneva, M. Petrova, L. Dimitrova. 2016. Comparison of antioxidant activity of the fruits derived from in vitro propagated and traditionally cultivated tayberry plants, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 96(10), 3477–3483. IF (2015): 2.290
Todorova, М., A. Trendafilova, A. Vitkova, M. Petrova, E. Zayova and D. Antonova. 2016. Developmental and Environmental Effects on Sesquiterpene Lactones in Cultivated Arnicamontana L., Chemistry & Biodiversity, 13(8), 976–981. IF (2016): 1. 926
Zayova, E., & I. Stancheva & M. Geneva & M. Hristozkova & L. Dimitrova1 & M. Petrova & M. Sichanova & I. Salamon & S. Mudroncekova, 2017. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance antioxidant capacity of in vitro propagated garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), Symbiosis, 1-11. IF (2017): 1.300
Zayova Ely, Nedev Trendafil, Petrova Detelina, Zhiponova Miroslava and Chaneva Ganka. 2018. Efficient protocol for mass micropropagation of Artemisia annua L., GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (GSCBPS), 5, 2, 59–68. GIF: 1.85.
Zayova Ely, Maria Geneva, Ira Stancheva, Ludmila Dimitrova, Maria Petrova, Marieta Hristozkova and Ivan Salamon. Evaluation of the antioxidant potential of in vitro propagated hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) with different plant growth regulators. Medicinal Plants – International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries, 10 (4), 2018, 295-304, SJR: 0.193.
Petrova M, Zayova E, Dimitrova L, Geneva M, Miladinova-Georgieva K. An efficient Мicropropagation studies and antioxidant analysis of the endangered plants of Bulgarian yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea L.). Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus, 2019, 18(3) 2019, 71–78, ISSN: 1644-0692, ISI IF: 0.443.
Ira Stancheva, Maria Geneva, Marieta Hristozkova & Ely Zayova. 2019. Comparison of Bioactive Compounds in Hyssopus officinalis Plants Collected from Natural Habitats with Those Propagated from Seed and In Vitro JOURNAL OF HERBS, SPICES & MEDICINAL PLANTS, 2019, 25, 2, 104–113, IF – 0.44.
Zayova E., Geneva M., Dimitrova L., Miladinova-Georgieva K., Hristozkova M., Stancheva I. Impact of plant growth regulators on Greek oregano micropropagation and antioxidant activity. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia, 2019, 16(2), 297-305, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2746. IF – 0.23.
