• Noble metal-free La0.80Sr0.20CoO3 thin film electrode for sodium formate electrooxidation 

  Vyas, Divya; Sharma, Sudhanshu (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  A noble metal-free catalyst is prepared for formate electrooxidation. A nanoporous thin film electrode of strontium doped lanthanum cobalt oxide (LSCO), coated on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate is employed to ...
• Small molecule NSAID derivatives for impairing powerhouse in cancer cells 

  Bajpai, Aman; Deepshikha; Chhabria, Dimple; Mishra, Tripti; Kirubakaran, Sivapriya; Basu, Sudipta (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  Mitochondrion emerged as an important therapeutic target for anti-cancer strategy due to its involvement in cancer progression and development. However, progress of novel small molecules for selective targeting of mitochondria ...
• White light emission from AIE-active luminescent organic materials 

  Kumari, Beena; Dahiwadkar, Rahul; Kanvah, Sriram (Wiley Open Access, 2022-03)

  Fluorescent organic materials that exhibit unique aggregation-induced emission have been utilized for various applications, including white light emission (WLE). The materials typically rely on composite designs involving ...
• γ-Resorcyclic acid-based AIEgens for illuminating endoplasmic reticulum 

  Ingle, Jaypalsing; Dedaniya, Hiren; Mayya, Chaithra; Mondal, Anirban; Bhatia, Dhiraj; Basu, Sudipta (Wiley, 2022-03)

  Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has emerged as one of the interesting sub-cellular organelles due to its role in myriads of biological phenomena. Subsequently, visualization of the structure-function and dynamics of ER remained ...
• Mutants of helicobacter pylori IMPDH: kinetics and in silico studies to determine the structural and functional role of key amino acids 

  Dilip, Haritha; Purushothaman, Gayathri; Sharma, Gaurav; Menon, Aishwarya; Thiruvenkatam, Vijay; Kirubakaran, Sivapriya (Wiley, 2022-03)

  The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of Helicobacter pylori necessitates the development of novel therapeutic strategies to fight against its infection. Recently, the enzyme inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase ...
• Pd-coated Au triangular nanoprisms as catalysts for hot-carrier-driven photochemistry 

  Roy, Abhijit; Paital, Diptiranjan; Khatua, Saumyakanti (American Chemical Society, 2022-02)

  Bimetallic nanoparticle dyads consisting of a plasmonic core and a catalytic metal shell have attracted significant attention in the context of solar-driven photocatalysts. However, a pertinent design considering both the ...
• Fluorescent probes for targeting endoplasmic reticulum: design strategies and their applications 

  Singh, Deepmala; Rajput, Deeksha; Kanvah, Sriram (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01)

  Advances in developing organic fluorescent probes and fluorescence imaging techniques have enhanced our understanding of cell biology. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic structure that plays a crucial role in ...
• Detection of Illicit GHB using AIE active fluorene containing ?-cyanostilbenes 

  Dahiwadkar, Rahul; Kumar, Harsh; Kanvah, Sriram (Elsevier, 2022-05)

  A "turn-on" fluorescence probe based on a cyanostilbene scaffold was developed for the detection of a sedative ?- Hydroxy Butyric Acid (GHB). The cyanostilbenes show characteristic aggregation-induced emission in water ...
• Group 6 transition metal-based molecular complexes for sustainable catalytic CO2 activation 

  Rajeshwaree, B.; Ali, Afsar; Mir, Ab Qayoom; Grover, Jagrit; Lahiri, Goutam Kumar; Dutta, Arnab; Maiti, Debabrata (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01)

  The alarming growth in atmospheric CO2 has emerged as one of the prime concerns in the context of climate change. Power, petroleum, and construction sectors are the major contributors to CO2 emissions worldwide. The global ...
• Chimeric nanoparticles for targeting mitochondria in cancer cells 

  Bajpai, Aman; Desai, Nakshi; Pandey, Shalini; Shukla, Chinmayee; Datta, Bhaskar; Basu, Sudipta (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01)

  Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in myriad diseases, including cancer. Subsequently, targeting mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) in cancer cells has emerged as an unorthodox strategy for anti-cancer therapy. However, ...
• Plasmon-based small-molecule activation: a new dawn in the field of solar-driven chemical transformation 

  Joshi, Gayatri; Mir, Ab Qayoom; Layek, Arkaprava; Ali, Afsar; Aziz, Sk. Tarik; Khatua, Saumyakanti; Dutta, Arnab (American Chemical Society, 2022-01)

  Gold- and silver-based plasmonic materials have emerged as game changers in the field of solar-driven small-molecule activation because of their enhanced and broadly tunable absorption cross sections. This review essays ...
• Acid-catalyzed synthesis of isatoic anhydride-8-secondary amides enables IASA transformations for medicinal chemistry 

  Gondi, Sudershan R.; Shaik, Althaf; Westover, Kenneth D. (American Chemical Society., 2022-01)

  Quinazolin-dione-N-3-alklyl derivatives are the core scaffolds for several categories of bioactive small molecules, but current synthetic methods are costly, involve environmental hazards, and are not uniformly scalable. ...
• Optimal balance of hydrophobic content and degree of polymerization results in a potent membrane-targeting antibacterial polymer 

  Tyagi, Anju; Mishra, Abhijit (American Chemical Society, 2021-12)

  Globally, excessive use of antibiotics has drastically raised the resistance frequency of disease-causing microorganisms among humans, leading to a scarcity of efficient and biocompatible drugs. Antimicrobial polymers have ...
• Metal-free, one-pot synthesis of 2-styrylquinolines via Friedlander annulation and sp3 C-H activation using 1,3-dimethylurea and L-tartaric acid (3:1) as deep eutectic solvent 

  Satyanarayana, Neeli; Sathish, Kota; Nagaraju, Sakkani; Pawar, Ravinder; Faizan, Mohammad; Arumugavel, Murugan; Shirisha, T.; Kashinath, Dhurke (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-01)

  A simple, metal-free protocol is reported for the one-pot synthesis of 2-styrylquinolines using a combination of 1,3-dimethyl urea (1,3-DMU) and L-tartaric acid (LTA) (in 3:1 ratio) as deep eutectic solvent (DES). The ...
• A comprehensive review on therapeutic properties of mustard oil and olive oil 

  Gupta, Tarisha; Ratandeep; Pooja; saya, Laishram (ScienceIn Publishing, 2022)

  Plants and their extracts have been extensively studied for their efficacy in therapeutic applications. Their Essential Oils (EOs) are responsible for the majority of biological properties such as anticancer, antibacterial ...
• Site-specific stabilization and destabilization of ? helical peptides upon phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation 

  Rani, Lata; Mallajosyula, Sairam S. (American Chemical Society, 2021-12)

  Helices (?-helix) are the most common type of secondary structure motif present in proteins. In this study, we have investigated the structural influence of phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation, common intracellular ...
• Experimental and simulation studies reveal mechanism of action of human defensin derivatives 

  Rani, Lata; Arora, Ankita; Majhi, Sasmita; Mishra, Abhijit; Mallajosyula, Sairam S. (Elsevier, 2022-02)

  Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are naturally occurring promising candidates which can be used as antibiotics against a wide variety of bacteria. The key component for using them as a potent antibiotic is that their mechanism ...
• Efficient extraction of energetic charge carriers from engineered plasmonic nanocomposite to perform cascade reaction 

  Ahlawat, Monika; Roy, Abhijit; Govind Rao, Vishal (Wiley, 2021-11)

  The realization of plasmon-generated hot charge carriers presents tremendous opportunities for light-harvesting in the field of photocatalysis. However, extracting the energetic charge carriers while competing with their ...
• Pt4+ as an active site for oxygen evolution reaction in La1-xSrxCo1-yPtyO3 

  Bisht, Anuj; Yadav, Pradeep Kumar; Dhakar, Shikha; Sharma, Sudhanshu (American Chemical Society, 2021-11)

  This study presents an investigation on the role of Pt4+ in Pt-doped La1?xSrxCoO3 (LSPtCO) perovskite for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity. LSPtCO with Pt in the +4 oxidation state shows the highest activity for ...
• Electrooxidation of hydrazine utilizing high-entropy alloys: assisting the oxygen evolution reaction at the thermodynamic voltage 

  Katiyar, Nirmal Kumar; Dhakar, Shikha; Parui, Arko; Gakhad, Pooja; Singh, Abhishek Kumar; Biswas, Krishanu; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; Sharma, Sudhanshu (American Chemical Society, 2021-11)

  Hydrazine electrooxidation is an important reaction as it assists in decreasing the OER overvoltage. Herein, we report the utilization of a high-entropy nanocatalyst alloy for the electrooxidation of hydrazine. The ...

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