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Dr. S. Murugesan

Professor, Department of Pharmacy,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Medicinal Chemistry
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Vidhya Vihar, Pilani- 333031. Rajasthan.

Book Chapters Published

  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Parasuraman Pavadai, Saravanan Govindaraj, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Nanoparticles for diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases, Emerging Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications: Micro and Nano Technologies. Elsevier Publishers. Edited by Nabeel Ahmad, Gopinath Packirisamy. ISBN0: 32391182X, 9780323911825 (October, 2022)
  • Gourav Rakshit, Sheikh Murtuja, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Venkatesan Jayaprakash. Structure-based drug design (SBDD). Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD): From Ligand-Based Methods to Structure-Based Approaches. Elsevier, Edited by Mithun Rudrapal, Chukwuebuka Egbuna. ISBN: 9780323906081 (June, 2022)
  • Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Parasuraman Pavadai, Sivakumar Vellaisamy, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Emerging nanomaterials for cancer targeting and drug delivery, Engineered Nanomaterials for Innovative Therapies and Biomedicine. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82918-6_14, edited by Sarma H., Gupta S., Narayan M., Prasad R., Krishnan A. Balasubramani Ravindran, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Hendrik C. Swart, Sarojini Jeeva Panchu (June, 2021)
  • Hari Hara Nithin Reddy, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Anantha Krishna Chintanpalli. Brain Computer Interface Drone, Brain-Computer Interface, edited by Dr. Vahid Asadpour, IntechOpen Publishers Ltd., UK. ISBN 978-1-83962-529-9 (May, 2021
  • K. Ilango, Baburaj Baskar and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Green chemistry    assisted synthesis of natural and synthetic compounds as anticancer agents, accepted for publication by Green Approaches in Medicinal Chemistry for       Sustainable Drug Design: Bimal Banik: CH 1, Elsevier Publishers. Accepted for publication, November 2019.
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis and biological significance of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives: A review, Biological Profile of Versatile Heterocyclic Moieties. Lambert Academic Publishers, Germany. 2020. 1st Edition: pp.70-91. Paperback ISBN: 978-620-2-78808-3.

Book Chapters Reviewed

  • Title: Diabetic Retinopathy: Introduction to Novel Treatment Strategies by Dr. Deepa Pathak and Dr. K. Gowthamarajan; CRC Press, New Delhi. 2016.
  • Appointed as book editor by Nolege Inn Consortium e-learning network for pharma books, STM Journals, Noida. Jan.2018.
  • Appointed as Co-guest editor for a special issue entitled "Anti-HIV Drug Discovery: Challenges and Approaches" in the journal International Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (Hindawi Publishers). Jan.2018.
  • Title: Current Concepts in Drug Design by T. Durai Ananda Kumar, Pharmamed Press Publishers, Hyderabad. May.2020.
  • Title: Syntheses of FDA Approved Integrase Inhibitors and Flow Processing of HIV Drugs by Omobolanle Janet Jesumoroti, Faith Akwi, Paul Watts; Bentham ebooks publsihers. Nov.2018.
  • Appointed as Co-guest editor for a special issue entitled "In-silico modeling tools involving QSAR, QSPR, Pharmacophore Modeling, Docking, Homology Modeling, Molecular Dynamics" in the journal International Journal of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (IJQSPR) (IGI Global Publishers). May, 2018.

International Journals

  • Mohammed Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman, Chougule Kishore Suryakant, Ala Chandu, Banoth Karan Kumar,        Renuka Parshuram Joshi, Snehal Rajkumar Jadhav,  Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Seshadri S. Vasan. Molecular docking and dynamics identify potential drugs to be repurposed as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors. Journal of Computational Biophysics & Chemistry, 2023. (August 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2737416523500552 ISSN (Print): 2737-4165; ISSN (online): 2737-4173. World Scientific Publisher.Click Here to View 
  • Dalbir Singh, Rajiv Patel, Amit Aggarwal, Anwesha Das, Saurabh Sharma, Birasen Behera, Rajashree Panigrahy, Amanda R Kirane, Harsha Kharkwal, Piyush Kumar, Naveen Prakash Bokolia, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Phenylthiazolidin-4-one Piperazine Conjugates: Design, Synthesis, Anticancer and Antimicrobial Studies. Results in Chemistry, 7, 2024, 101237. (November, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2023.101237 ISSN (Online): 2211-7156 Elsevier Publisher. 
  • Kavita Singh; Shraddha I. Khairnar; Yogesh A. Kulkarni; S. Murugesan. Effects of acute and repeated dose toxicity profiling of chelidonic acid in rats: In silico and in vivo evidence. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 2023, e202301241 (November, 2023), DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202301241, ISSN (Online): 1612-1880, ISSN (Print): 1612-1872 Wiley Interscience Publisher. 
  • Alagarsamy V, Solomon VR, Murugesan S, Sundar PS, Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman MD, Chandu A, Aishwarya AD, Narendhar B, Sulthana MT, Ravikumar V. In Silico Screening of Some Active Phytochemicals to Identify Promising Inhibitors Against SARS-CoV-2 Targets. Current Drug Discovery Technologies, 2023, (October 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/0115701638243222230920051050. Article ID: e091023221906. ISSN (Print): 1570-1638, ISSN (Online): 1875-6220. Bentham Science Publisher. 
  • Suleiman Mustapha, Faisal A. Almalki, Taibi Ben Hadda, Sarkar Mohammad Abe Kawsar, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Recent progress in synthesis, POM analyses and SAR of coumarin-hybrids as a potential anti-HIV agent. Pharmaceuticals, 16, 2023, 1538. (October, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16111538. ISSN: 1424-8247. MDPI Publisher. 
  • Bathula Sivakumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Malgija Beutline, Kaliappan Ilango, Bhandare Richie and Shaik Afzal. 2-Amino thiazole derivatives as prospective Aurora kinase Inhibitors against breast cancer: QSAR, ADMET Prediction, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamic Simulation Studies. ACS Omega, 8(46), 2023, 44287-44311. (October, 2023). ISSN (Online): 2470-1343, ISSN (Print): 2470-1343. ACS Publisher. 
  • Dalbir Singh, Amit Aggarwal, Rajiv Patel, Anwesha Das, Saurabh Sharma, Birasen Behera, Rajashree Panigrahy, Surjendu Maity, Amanda R. Kirane, Harsha Kharkwal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Pankaj Wadhwa, Azmat Ali Khan, Jamilah M Alshehri, Subhash Chander. Design, Synthesis, Anticancer and Antimicrobial Studies of 2-Phenylthiazolidin-4-one Glycinamide Conjugates. ChemistrySelect, 8(42), 2023, e202301806. (October, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202301806 ISSN (Online): 2365-6549 Wiley Publisher. 
  • Krishnan Sundar, Chakaravarthy Murali, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Suresh Babu Ram Kumar Pandian, Thandavarayan Kathiresan. Network analysis and in silico molecular modelling of bioactive compounds from Sida cordifolia against NMDA receptor. Journal of Computational Biophysics & Chemistry, 2023 (August, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S273741652341003X ISSN: 2737-4165 (print); 2737-4173 (web) World Scientific Publisher. 
  • Mustapha Suleiman, Aso Hameed Hasan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Syazwani Itri Amran, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Advances in the synthesis of diarylpyrimidine as potent non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors: biological activities, molecular docking studies and structure-activity relationship: A critical review. Current Organic Chemistry, 27(8), 2023, 661-691. (August, 2023). DOI: 10.2174/1385272827666230711173329 ISSN (Print): 1385-2728; ISSN (Online): 1875-5348 Bentham Science Publisher. 
  • Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Guruvelli Padma Vijaya Sangeetha, Ala Chandu, Swati, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Vivek Sharma, Muthyala Murali Krishna Kumar, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Oxindole Analogs as Anti-Tubercular Agents. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 15(15), 2023, (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2023-0066 ISSN: 1756-8919 (print); 1756-8927 (web) Future Science Publisher. 
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Guruvelli Padma Vijaya Sangeetha, Ala Chandu, Swati, Muthyala Murali Krishna Kumar, Vivek Sharma, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Tetrahydroisoquinoline based 5-Nitro-2-furoic acid Derivatives: A Promising New Approach for Anti-Tubercular Agents. New Journal of Chemistry, 2023 (July, 2023). DOI:10.1039/D3NJ01907A ISSN: 1144-0546 (print); 1369-9261 (web). RSC Publisher. 
  • Priyank Purohit, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Ala Chandu, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Krishnan Sundar. Pharmacoinformatics-based identification of phytochemicals from Solanum torvum fruits as potential inhibitors for MAPK14 protein. Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 2023 (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2246562. ISSN (Print): 0739-1102. Taylor & Francis Publisher. 
  • Shakti Chandra Vadhana Marimuthu, Jayaprabhakaran Murugesan, Ewa Babkiewicz, Piotr Maszczyk, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Thangamariappan, Esakkimuthu, Joseph Christina Rosy, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Balakrishnan Vanavil, Krishnan Sundar. Pharmacoinformatics-based approach for uncovering the quorum-quenching activity of phytocompounds against the oral pathogen, Streptococcus mutants. Molecules, 28, 2023, 5514 (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28145514 ISSN: 1420-3049. MDPI Publishers. 
  • Ravi Kumar Mittal, Priyank Purohit, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Mohammed Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman, Donatella Taramelli, Lucia Signorini, Maria Dolci and Nicoletta Basilico. In-vitro antiviral activity and in-silico targeted study of Quinoline-3-carboxylate derivatives against SARS-Cov-2 isolate. Molecular Diversity, 2023 (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-023-10703-w ISSN: 1381-1991 (print); 1573-501X (web). Springer Publisher. 
  • Sumit Kumar Mandal, Mohammed Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman, Manoj Kannan, Mohit Garg, Ashish Katyal, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, P R Deepa. In silico Anti-viral Assessment of Phytoconstituents in a Traditional (Siddha Medicine) Polyherbal Formulation – Targeting Mpro and pan-Coronavirus Post-fusion Spike Protein. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2023 (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2023.07.004 ISSN: 2225-4110 (Online) Elsevier Publisher. 
  • Aso Hameed Hasan, Faruq Azeez Abdulrahman, Mahmoud A. Noamaan, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Discovery of novel coumarin-schiff base hybrids as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Design, synthesis, enzyme inhibition and computational studies. Pharmaceuticals, 16, 2023, 971. (July, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16070971 ISSN: 1424-8247 (Online)  MDPI Publisher. 
  • Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Ashna Fathima, Markus Schweipert, Cecile Debarnot, N V M Rao Bandaru, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Trinath Jamma, Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quinazolin-4(3H)-one Based Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) Inhibitors for Anticancer Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (13), 2023, 11044. (June, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241311044 ISSN: 1422-0067. MDPI Publisher. 
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Boddupalli Venkata Siva kumar, Ala Chandu, Banoth Karan Kumar, Gauri Shetye, Rui Ma, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Scott G. Franzblau, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Phenanthridine Amide and 1,2,3-Triazole Analogues against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 (May, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MD00115F. ISSN: 2040-2503 (print); 2040-2511 (web). RSC Publisher.  
  • Sumit Kumar Mandal, Sonakshi Puri, Banoth Karan Kumar, Mohammed Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, P R Deepa. Targeting lipid-sensing nuclear receptors PPAR (α, γ, β/δ): HTVS and molecular docking/dynamics analysis of pharmacological ligands as potential pan-PPAR agonists. Molecular Diversity, 2023 (May, 2023). DOI:    ISSN: 1381-1991 (print); 1573-501X (web). Springer Publisher. 
  • Arman AbdallaAli, Shakhawan Ahmad Mhamad, Aso Hameed Hasan, Iqrar Ahmad, Siti Awanis Abdullah, Shajarahtunnur Jamil, Harun Patel, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling studies of modulated benzyloxychalcones as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 2023 (May, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2220032 ISSN (Print): 0739-1102. Taylor & Francis Publisher.
  • Abirami M, Banoth Karan Kumar, Faheem, Sanchita Dey, Samridhi Johri, Rosa M. Reguera, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Molecular-level strategic goals and repressors in Leishmaniasis – Integrated data to accelerate target-based heterocyclic scaffolds. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 257, 2023, 115471. (May, 2023). DOI: ISSN: 2772-4174. Elsevier Publishers. Accepted Date: 6-05-2023
  • Raja Solomon;S. Murugesan; P. Shyam Sundar; MD. Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman; Ala Chandu; A. Dharshini Aishwarya; B. Narendhar; M. T. Sulthana; V. Ravikumar; V Alagarasamy. An in silico investigation to identify promosing inhibitors SARS-CoV-2 MPro Target.Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 (April, 2023). DOI: 10.2174/1573406419666230413112802. ISSN (Print): 1573-4064; ISSN (Online): 1875-6638. Bentham Science Publishers.
  • Carlos García-Estrada, María Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo, Bárbara Domínguez-Asenjo, Vanderlan Nogueira Holanda, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, María Martínez Valladares, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Rosa M Reguera. Further investigations of nitroheterocyclic compounds as potential antikinetoplastid drug candidates. Biomolecules, 13, 2023, 637. (March, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13040637 ISSN (Online): 2218-273X. MDPI Publisher. Accepted Date: 30-03-2023 
  • Arjun Kumar Kalimuthu; Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian; Pavadai Parasuraman; Theivendren Panneerselvam; Shanmugampillai Jeyaraguru Kabilan; Murugesan Sankaranarayanan; Ala Chandu; Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Drug delivery applications of exopolysaccharides from endophytic bacteria Pseudomonas otitidis from Tribulus terrestris L. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023 (March, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-023-02848-4. ISSN (Print): 1566-2543; ISSN (Online): 1572-8919. Springer Publisher. Accepted Date: 20-03-2023
  • Ala Chandu, Renuka Parshuram Joshi, Pragya Gupta, Sivaprakash Ramalingam, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Discovery of potent DNMT1 inhibitors against Sickle cell disease using Structural-based virtual screening, MM-GBSA and Molecular dynamics simulation-based approaches. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2023 (March, 2023). DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2199081. ISSN (Print): 0739-1102. Taylor & Francis Publisher. Accepted Date: 11-03-2023
  • Lilbet Mathew, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan and Ilango Kaliappan. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Pyrazole Analogues Deduced from Bioactive Piperine: Synthesis, in silico and in vitro Evaluation. Current Enzyme Inhibition, 2023 (March, 2023). DOI: 10.2174/1573408019666230303143432. ISSN (Print): 1573-4080; ISSN (Online): 1875-6662 Bentham Science Publisher.
  • Alagarsamy, P. Shyam Sundar, V. Raja Solomon, B. Narendhar, M. T. Sulthana, Kotha Rohitha, Sangeetha Dhanwar, A. Dharshini Aishwarya andS. Murugesan. Pharmacophore Modelling-Based Drug Repurposing Approaches for Monkeypox Therapeutics.Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2023 (March, 2023). DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2188428. ISSN (Print): 0739-1102. Taylor & Francis Publisher. Accepted Date: 04-03-2023
  • Dalbir Singh, Mona Piplani, Harsha Kharkwal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Yogendra Singh, Amit Aggarwal, Subhash Chander. Anticancer Potential of Compounds bearing Thiazolidin-4-One scaffold: Comprehensive Review. Pharmacophore, 14(1), 2023, 56-70. (February, 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.51847/oHzuia1yg6 ISSN: 2229-5402. Accepted Date: 27-02-2023
  • Aso Hameed Hasan, Faten Syahira Mohamed Yusof, Natasha Amira Kamarudin, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Sonam Shakya, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Synthesis, anti-acetylcholinesterase evaluation, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation of novel Psoralen derivatives. Current Organic Synthesis, 2023 (February, 2023). DOI: 10.2174/1570179420666230328121554. ISSN (Print): 1570-1794, ISSN (Online): 1875-6271. Bentham Science Publisher.
  • Snehal Rajkumar Jadhav, Banoth Karan Kumar, Renuka Parasuraman Joshi, Chougule Kishor Suryakant, Ala Chandu, MD Muzaffar Ur Rehman, Sankaranarayan Murugesan. Retrospective Review of Chromane Analogues as Anti-Protozoal Leads: A Decade's Worth of Evolution. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 (January, 2023). Manuscript Reference No: BMS-CTMC-2022-HT192-4115-5 ISSN (Print): 1568-0266; ISSN (Online): 1873-4294
  • Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Bakhya Shree, Boddupalli Venkata Siva Kumar, Markus Schweipert, Cécile Debarnot, Fathima Ashna, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Jamma Trinath, Vivek Sharma b, Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of tetrahydroisoquinoline based hydroxamate derivatives as HDAC 6 inhibitors for cancer therapy. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1278, 2023, 134952 (January 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.134952 ISSN (Online): 1872-8014. (Print): 0022-2860
  • Boddupalli Venkata Siva Kumar, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kevin Van Calster, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Davie Cappoen, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Evaluation of Novel Tetrahydroisoquinoline hydrazide Analogues. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2023, e202200939. (January 2023). DOI: VoR: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202200939 ISSN (Online): 1612-1880. Wiley Online Publsihers. Accepted Date: 03-01-2023
  • Aso Hameed Hasan, Sonam Shakya, Faiq H.S. Hussain, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Subhash Chander, Mohammad Rizki Fadhil Pratama, Shajarahtunnur Jamil, Basundhara Das, Subhrajit Biswas, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Design, synthesis, anti-acetylcholinesterase evaluation and molecular modelling studies of novel coumarin-chalcone hybrids. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2023 (December, 2022). DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2162583 ISSN (Print): 0739-1102. Taylor & Francis Publisher. Accepted Date: 21-12-2022
  • Samridhi Johri, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sanchita Dey, Faheem, Rafael Balana-Fouce, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Inspection of in-house designed novel thiochromone amino-acid conjugate derivatives as Lm-NMT inhibitor – An in-silico analysis. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 119, 2023, 108397 (December, 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108397 ISSN: 1093-3263. Elsevier Publsiher. Accepted Date: 09-12-2022
  • Ankush Goyal, Harsha Kharkwal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Amit Aggarwal, Piyush Kumar, Subhash Chander. Spotlight on 4-Substituted Quinolines as Potential Anti-Infective Agents: Journey Beyond Chloroquine. Archiv der Pharmazie, 2022, e2200361. (November, 2022). DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200361. ISSN: 1521-4184. Wiley Online Library Publisher. Accepted Date: 15-11-2022
  • Vinuta Kamat, Boja Poojary, Divyaraj Puthran, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayan Murugesan, Gauri Shetye, Rui Ma, Scott G. Franzblau, Suresh P Nayak. Synthesis, antimycobacterial, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory, in silico studies and molecular dynamics of pyrazole embedded thiazolidine-4-one hybrids. Archiv der Pharmazie, 2022, e2200444. (November, 2022). DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200444 ISSN: 1521-4184. Wiley Online Library Publisher. Accepted Date: 10-11-2022
  • Hardik A. Jain, Vinti Agarwal, Chaarvi Bansal, Anupama Kumar, Faheem, Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman Mohammed, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Moana M. Simpson, Avinash V. Karpe, Rohitash Chandra, Christopher A. MacRaild, Ian K. Styles, Amanda L. Peterson, Matthew A. Cooper, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick, Rohan M. Shah, Enzo A. Palombo, Natalie L. Trevaskis, Darren J. Creek, Seshadri S. Vasan. CoviRx: A user-friendly interface for systematic down-selection of repurposed drug candidates for COVID-19. Data, 7, 2022, 164. (November 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ data7110164. ISSN: 2306-5729. MDPI Publisher. Dated: 08-11-2022
  • Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Leaning on repurposed drug candidates to fight COVID-19. An open database that can help identify safe and affordable potential drug combinations to treat the disease. Nature India News, 27-10-2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/d44151-022-00115-4. By K.S. Jayaraman
  • Alexander J McAuley, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman Mohammad, Faheem, Sarah Goldie, Shane Riddell, Nathan J Gödde, Ian K Styles, Matthew P Bruce, Simran Chahal, Stephanie Keating, Kim R Blasdell, Mary Tachedjian, Carmel M O’Brien, Nagendrakumar Balasubramanian Singanallur, John Noel Viana, Aditya V Vashi, Carl M Kirkpatrick, Christopher A MacRaild, Rohan M Shah, Elizabeth Vincan, Eugene Athan, Darren J Creek, Natalie L Trevaskis, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Anupama Kumar, Seshadri S Vasan. Use of Human Lung Tissue Models for Screening of Drugs Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses, 14, 2022, 2417. (October 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v14112417. ISSN: 1999-4915. MDPI Publisher. Published Date: 31-10-2022
  • Christopher A MacRaild, Muzaffar-Ur-Rehman Mohammed, Faheem Faheem, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Ian K Styles, Amanda L Peterson, Carl M.J. Kirkpatrick, Matthew A Cooper, Enzo A Palombo, Moana M Simpson, Hardik Ashish
  • Jain, Vinti Agarwal, Alexander J McAuley, Anupama Kumar, Darren J Creek, Natalie L Trevaskis, Seshadri S Vasan. Systematic down-selection of repurposed drug candidates for COVID-19. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 23, 2022, 11851. (October, 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911851. ISSN (Online): 1422-0067. MDPI Publisher. Published Date: 6 October, 2022
  • Alagarsamy, V. Raja Solomon, Vishakha Kulkarni, M.T. Sulthana, P. Shyam Sundhar, A. Dharshini Aishwarya, B. Narenhar, Murugesan S. Computational search for potential COVID-19 drugs from ayurvedic medicinal plants to identify potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 targets. Current Computer-Aided Drug Design. 2022 (October, 2022), Ref. No: BMS-CCADD-2022-91. DOI:  10.2174/1573409919666221117145404. ISSN (Print): 1573-4099; ISSN (Online): 1875-6697. Bentham & Sciences Publishers.
  • Narmin Hamaamin Hussen, Aso Hameed Hasan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Sonam Shakya, Subhash Chander, Harsha Kharkwal, Sankaranaryanan Murugesan, Virupaksha Ajit Bastikar, Pramodkumar Pyarelal Gupta. Potential inhibitory activity of phytoconstituents against black fungus: In silico ADMET, molecular docking and MD simulation studies. Computational Toxicology. 24, 2022, 100247 (September, 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comtox.2022.100247. ISSN: 2468-1113 (web)
  • S. Kulkarni, V. Alagarsamy, V. Raja Solomon, Preethy Ani Jose, S. Murugesan. Drug Repurposing: An effective tool in modern drug discovery. Russian Journal Bioorganic Chemistry. 2022 (September, 2022), Ref. No: BioChem2260082. DOI:   ISSN: 1608-330X (Web); 1068-1620 (Print)
  • Prachita Gauns Dessai, Shivani Prabhu Dessai, Renuka Dabholkar, Padmashree Pednekar, Sahili Naik, Shivlingrao Mamledesai, Murugananthan Gopal, Parasuraman Pavadai, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Sachin Chandavarkar, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Kunjiappan Selvaraj. Design, synthesis, graph theoretical analysis and molecular modelling studies of novel substituted quinoline analogues as promising anti-breast cancer agents. Molecular Diversity. 2022 (August, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-022-10512-7. ISSN: 1381-1991 (print); 1573-501X (web)
  • Surendar Chitti, Kevin Van Calster, Davie Cappoen, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Paul Cos, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of benzo-[d]-imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazole and imidazo-[2,1-b]-thiazole carboxamide triazole derivatives as antimycobacterial agents. RSC Advances. 2022, 12, 22385 (August, 2022). DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03318f. ISSN (Print): 20462069
  • Surendar Chitti, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Kevin Van Calster, Boddupalli Venkata Siva Kumar, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Davie Cappoen and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Spiro-[chroman-2,4'-piperidin]-4-one Analogues as Anti-Tubercular Agents. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2022, 19, e202200304. (July, 2022), https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202200304. Online ISSN:1612-1880
  • Aso Hameed Hasan, Narmin Hamaamin Hussen, Sonam Shakya, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Mohammad Rizki Fadhil Pratama, Subhash Chander, Harsha Kharkwal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. In silico discovery of multi‑targeting inhibitors for the COVID‑19 treatment by molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation studies, and ADMET predictions. Structural Chemistry. 2022, 33, 1645 – 1665. (July, 2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-022-01996-y. Electronic ISSN: 1572-9001. Print ISSN: 1040-0400.
  • Sumit Kumar Mandal, Banoth Karan Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, P.R. Deepa. In silico and in vitro analysis of PPAR – α / γ dual agonists: Comparative evaluation of potential phytochemicals with anti-obesity drug orlistat. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2022, 147, 105796. (June, 2022). Manuscript ID: 105796. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105796. ISSN: 0010-4825 (print); 1879-0534 (web)
  • Joseph Christina Rosy, Ewa Babkiewicz, Piotr Maszczyk, Piotr Mrówka, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Krishnan Sundar. L-ornithine-N5-monooxygenase (PvdA) substrate analogue inhibitors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections treatment: Drug repurposing computational Studies. Biomolecules. 2022, 12, 887. (June, 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12070887. ISSN: 2218-273X
  • Sanchita Dey, Banoth Karan Kumar, Samridhi Johri, Faheem Mohammed, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design and Study of Novel Chromone and Thiochromone derivatives as PfLDH Inhibitors – Computational Approach. Structural Chemistry. 2022, (May, 2022). Manuscript number: STUC-D-22-00160R1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-022-01974-4 Electronic ISSN: 1572-9001. Print ISSN: 1040-0400.
  • Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Kevin Kumar Vijayakumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Liposomes: An emerging carrier for targeting Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Heliyon. 2022, 8(6), e09575. doi: (May, 2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09575  ISSN (Online): 2405-8440.
  • Raja Rajeswari Rajeshkumar, Banoth Karan Kumar, Pavadai Parasuraman, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Krishnan Sundar, Damodar Nayak Ammunje, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Kabilan Shanmugampillai Jeyarajaguru, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Graph theoretical network analysis, in silico exploration and validation of bioactive compounds from Cynodon dactylon as potential neuroprotective agents against α-synuclein. BioImpacts. 2022, (May, 2022). ID number bi-24113. DOI:       ISSN: 2228-5660 eISSN: 2228-5652 
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Kalaga Mahalakshmi Naidu, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Discovery of potent anti-tubercular agents: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-(3-(4-substitutedpiperazin-1-yl)-quinoxalin-2-yl)-naphthalen-1-ol analogues. Toxicology in Vitro, 82, 2022, 105370 (April, 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105370  ISSN: (Online): 0887-2333
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Singireddi Srinivasarao, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Himanshu Aggarwal, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Estela Melcón-Fernandez and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Phenanthridine Triazole Analogs as Potential Antileishmanial Agents. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2022, 14(12), 867-880. (April. 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2021-0354, ISSN [Print]: 1756-8919
  • Arjun Kumar Kalimuthu, Pavadai Parasuraman, Pandian Sivakumar, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Damodar Nayak Ammunje, Muthukumar Sampath, Theivendran Panneerselvam, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. In silicoin vitro screening of antioxidant and anticancer potentials of bioactive secondary metabolites from an endophytic fungus (Curvularia sp.) from Phyllanthus niruri L. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 (Feb. 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19249-0, ISSN (Print): 0944-1344; (Web): 1614-7499
  • Mohammad Arif Pasha, Sumanta Mondal, Naresh Panigrahi, Gauri Shetye, Rui Ma, Scott G. Franzblau, Yong-Tang Zheng and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Hydrazono 1,3-Thiazolidin-4-One Derivatives: Molecular Modelling, ADMET and Biological Evaluation of Anti-HIV and Anti-Tubercular agents: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, Molecular Modelling and ADMET Studies. Current HIV Research, 2022 (Feb. 2022). Manuscript ID: BMS-CHIVR-2021-45. DOI:    , ISSN (print): 1570-162X;  (web): 1873-4251
  • Faheem, Sanchita Dey, Samridhi Johri, Abirami M, Banoth Karan Kumar, Donatella Taramelli, Nicoletta Basilico, Rafael Balana-Fouce, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Search for structurally diverse heterocyclic analogs as dual-acting antimalarial and antileishmanial agents: An overview, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, 4, 2022, 100031. (Jan. 2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmcr.2022.100031. ISSN: 2772-4174
  • Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Surendar Chitti, Anjani Umarani Wunnava, Banoth Karan Kumar, Muthyala Murali Krishna Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and Anti-mycobacterial Evaluation of Imidazo-[1,2-a]-pyridine Analogues, RSC Advances, 2022, 13, 327. (Jan. 2022). DOI: 10.1039/D1MD00367D, ISSN (Print): 20462069
  • Aso Hameed Hasan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Syazwani Itri Amran, Subhash Chander, Mohammed M. Alanazi, Taibi Ben Hadda, Sonam Shakya, Mohammad Rizki Fadhil Pratama, Basundhara Das, Subhrajit Biswas, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis. Novel Thiophene Chalcones-Coumarin as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, Molecular Docking, ADMET Prediction and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Bioorganic Chemistry, 119, 2022, 105572. (December, 2021). Manuscript ID: YBIOO_105572, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105572, ISSN: 0045-2068 ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Surendar Chitti, Sravani Pulya, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Tarun Kumar Patel, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Balaram Ghoshb and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, Synthesis and SAR Studies of Novel Spirochromanone hydrochloride Analogues as Anticancer Agents, Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 (December, 2021). Manuscript ID: FMC-2021-0237.R2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2021-0237. ISSN [Print]: 1756-8919
  • Srikanth Jupudi, Kalirajan Rajagopal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kannan Raman, Gowramma Byran, Jayakuamar Chennaiah, Sathianarayanan Sankaran, Velayutham pillai Muthiah and Bharathi Dasan P. Identification of Papain-Like Protease inhibitors of SARS CoV-2 through HTVS, Molecular docking, MMGBSA and Molecular dynamics approach, South African Journal of Botany, 2021, 1-10. (November, 2021). Manuscript ID: SAJB-D-21-01519R2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.11.033, ISSN: 0254-6299
  • Adinarayana Nandikoll, Singireddi Srinivasarao, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Himanshu Aggarwal, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Estela Melcón-Fernandez, Yolanda Pérez-Pertejo and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Novel Phenanthridine Amide Analogs as Potential Anti-leishmanial Agents: In vitro and in silico insights, Bioorganic Chemistry, 117, 2021, 105414. (October, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105414 ISSN: 0045-2068 ISSN: 0045-2068
  •  Arjunkumar Kalimuthu, Theivendran Panneerselvam, Pavadai Parasuraman, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Damodar Nayak Ammunje, Sattanathan Kumar, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Pharmacoinformatics-based investigation of bioactive compounds of Rasam (South Indian recipe) against human cancer, Scientific Reports, 11, 2021, 21488. (October, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01008-9 ISSN: 2045-2322
  • Banoth Karan Kumar, Faheem, Rafael Balana Fouce, Estela Melcon-Fernandez, Yolanda Perez-Pertejo Yolanda, Rosa M. Reguera, Nandikolla Adinarayana, K.V.G. Chandra Sekhar, Satheeshvarma Vanaparthi, Sankaranarayan Murugesan. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel β-Carboline Ester Analogues as Potential Anti- Leishmanial Agents, Journal of Bio-molecular Structure and Dynamics, 40 (23), 2022, 2592–12607. (August, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2021.1973564 ISSN (Print): 0739-1102
  • Mithula Shivani, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. 1,8-Naphthyridine derivatives: An updated review on recent advancements of its myriad biological activities, Future Medicinal Chemistry, 13 (18), 2021 (June, 2021). Manuscript ID FMC-2021-0086. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2021-0086 ISSN [Print]: 1756-8919
  • Gopalan Rajagopal, Ambikapathi Nivetha, Madasamy Sundar, Theivendran Panneerselvam, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Sakkanan Ilango, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Mixed phytochemicals mediated synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles for anticancer and larvicidal applications, Heliyon, 7(6), 2021, e07360. (June, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07360 ISSN (Online): 2405-8440.    
  • Yogesh Mahadu Khetmalis, Shivani Mithula, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Chandra Sekhar K V G. Oxindole and its Derivatives: A Review on Recent Progress in Biological Activities, Biomedicine & Pharmacotheraphy, 141, 2021, 111842. (June, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111842 ISSN (Print): 0753-3322, ISSN (Online): 1950-6007.
  • Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Parasuraman Pavadai, Saravanan Govindaraj, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Muthukumar Sampath, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Nano based approach for the treatment of Neglected tropical diseases, Frontiers in Nanotechnology, Section Nanomaterials, 3, 2021, 665274. (June, 2021). DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2021.665274 ISSN (Online): 2673-3013
  • Faheem, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Subhash Chander, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) as privileged scaffolds for anticancer de novo drug design, Expert Opinion of Drug Discovery, 16 (10), 2021, 1119-1147. (April, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2021.1916464 ISSN (Print): 1746-0441, ISSN (Online): 1746-045X.
  • Penta Ashok, Faheema, Banoth Karan Kumar, Subhash Chander, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Manzamine Alkaloids as Anti-infective Agents – An Updated Review, Medicinal Chemistry Journal, 18 (6), 2022 (April, 2021). DOI: 10.2174/1573406417666210803101740 ISSN (Online): 1875-6638, ISSN (Print): 1573-4064.
  • Chandra Sekhar K V G, Surendar Chitti, Sravani Pulya, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Tarun Kumar Patel, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Balaram Ghosh. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 7–(5–((substituted - amino)-methyl)-thiophen–2–yl)-spiro-[chroman–2,4'–piperidin]–4–one hydrochloride analogues as anticancer agents, Bioorganic Chemistry, 112, 2021, 104865. (March, 2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104865 ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Faheem, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Subhash Chander, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Medicinal chemistry perspectives of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs - biological activities and SAR studies, RSC Advances, 11, 2021, 12254–12287. (March. 2021). DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01480c ISSN (Print): 20462069
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Singisreddi Srinivasarao, Banoth KaranKumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Himanshu Aggarwal, Gauri Shetyc, Rui Ma, Scott G. Franzblau, Baojie Wan and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 1,2,3-triazole analogues of Imidazo-[1,2-a]-pyridine-3-carboxamide against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Toxicology in-vitro, 2021, 105137 (March. 2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2021.105137. ISSN (Online): 0887-2333  
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Pavadai Parasuraman, Sureshbabu Ramkumar Pandian, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Gowshiki Srinivasan, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Balasubramnian Somasundaram, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Theivendren Panneerselvam. Impact of physicochemical parameters on effective extraction of bioactive compounds from natural sources: An overview, Current Bioactive Compounds, BMS-CBC-2021-7. 2021, (Feb.2021) ISSN (Online): 1875-6646, ISSN (Print): 1573-4072
  • Upasana Tewari, Divya Sharma, Shrey Srivastava, Banoth Karan Kumar, Faheem, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Anti-tubercular insights of carbolines- A decade critique, ChemistrySelect, 6(9), 2021, 2428-2445. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202100181 (Feb. 2021) ISSN (Online): 2365-6549
  • S. Ganesan, K. Kanmani Rajaa,Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Banoth Karankumar, Faheem, Gauri Shetyc, Rui Ma, Scott G. Franzblau, Baojie Wan. Quinoline-proline, triazole hybrids: Design, Synthesis, anti-tuberculosis, molecular docking and ADMET studies,Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2021, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhet.4229 (Jan, 2021) ISSN (Online): 1943-5193
  • Harsha Kharkwal, KaranKumar Banoth, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Gautam Singhvi, Preeti Avasthi, Ankush Goyal, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Subhash Chander. Search of New Therapeutics Against HIV-1 via Dual Inhibition of RNase H and IN: Current Status and Future Challenges, Future Medicinal Chemistry, 13(3), 2021 https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2020-0257 (Nov.2020) ISSN [Print]: 1756-8919
  • Naresh, B. Pramodh, S. Naveen, N. K. Lokanath, S. Ganguly, J. Panda,S. Murugesan, Ismail Warad. Synthesis, spectral characterization, crystal structure and theoretical investigation of (E)-3-(4-bromothiophen-2-yl)-1-(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)-prop-2-en-1-one,Chemical Data Collections, 31, 2021, 100587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdc.2020.100587 (October, 2020) ISSN: 2405-8300
  • Kunjiappan Selvaraj, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Karankumar Banoth, Parasuraman Pavadai, Babkiewicz Ewa, Maszczyk Piotr, Glodkowska-Mrowka Eliza, Arunachalam Sankarganesh, Ram Kumar Pandian Sureshbabu, Ravishankar Vigneshwaran, Baskararaj Suraj, Sivakumar Vellaichamy, Theivendren Panneerselvam. Capsaicin-loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Design, bio-distribution, in silico modeling and in vitro cytotoxicity study, Nanotechnology, 32, 2021, 095101. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abc57e (October, 2020) ISSN [Print]: 0957-4484
  • Faheem, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Recent update on the anti-infective potential of β-carboline analogs, Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 21, 2021, 398-425. DOI: 10.2174/1389557520666201001130114 (September 2020). ISSN (Print): 1389-5575.
  • Naresh P, Selvaraj A, Shyam Sundar P, Murugesan S, Sathiaanarayanan S, Krishnan Namboori PK, Jubie S. Targeting a conserved pocket (n-octyl-β-D–glucoside) on the dengue virus envelope protein by small bioactive molecule inhibitors, Journal of Bio-molecular Structure and Dynamics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1862707 (December, 2020) ISSN (Print): 0739-1102
  • Sureshbabu Ramkumar Pandian, Pavadai Parasuraman, Sivakumar Vellaisamy, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Gowshiki Srinivasan, Vivek Chandramohan, Lakshmi M. Sundar, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Formulation and evaluation of rutin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for the treatment of brain tumor, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-020-02015-9 (October, 2020) ISSN [Print]: 0028-1298
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Parasuraman Pavadai, Sivakumar Vellaisamy, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Gowshiki Srinivasan, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Adhvitha Premanand, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Panneerselvam Theivendren. Surface receptor-mediated targeted drug delivery systems for enhanced cancer treatment -A state of the art review, Drug Development Research, 2020, 1-32. DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21758 (October, 2020) ISSN:1098-2299
  • Adinarayana Nandikolla, Singireddi Srinivasarao, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Himanshu Aggarwal, Louise L. Major, Terry K. Smith and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Synthesis, study of antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activity of imidazo pyridine fused triazole analogues, RSC Advances, 10, 2020, 38328-38343. DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07881f (October, 2020) ISSN (Print): 20462069
  • Ankit P. Laddha, S. Murugesan, Yogesh A. Kulkarni. In-vivo and In-silico Toxicity Studies of Daidzein: An Isoflavone from Soy, Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2020.1833906 (October 2020). ISSN [Print]: 0148-0545
  • Amaroju Suresh, Singireddi Srinivasarao, Shashidhar Nizalapur, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Inhibitors of Pantothenate Synthetase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis – A Medicinal Chemist Perspectives, RSC Advances, 10, 2020, 37098-37115. DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07398a (September 2020). ISSN (Print): 20462069
  • Banoth Karan Kumar, Faheem, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Rupal Ojha, Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Aravinda Pai, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Pharmacophore modelled molecular docking, molecular dynamics and MM-GBSA approach for identification of prospective SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor from natural product databases, Journal of Bio-molecular Structure and Dynamics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1824814 (September 2020). ISSN (Print): 0739-1102.
  • Karankumar Banoth, Nandikolla Adinarayana, ChandraSekhar Kondapalli VenkataGowri, Faheem, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Recent evolution on synthesis strategies and anti-leishmanial activity of β-carboline derivatives – An update, Heliyon, 06, 2020, e04916. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04916  ISSN (Online): 2405-8440. (September, 2020)
  • Vinuta Kamat, R. Santosh, Boja Poojary, Suresh P. Nayak, Banoth KaranKumar, Murugesan Sankarnarayanan, Faheem, Sheela Khanapure, Shyam K. Vootla. Pyridine and thiazole based hydrazides with promising anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities along with their in silico studies, ACS Omega, 05(39), 2020, 25228-25239. DOI 10.1021/acsomega.0c03386 (September, 2020) ISSN: 2470-1343
  • Faheem, Banoth Karan Kumar, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, Babu L. Tekwani, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Druggable targets of SARS-CoV-2 and treatment opportunities for COVID-19, Bioorganic Chemistry, 104, 2020, 104269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104269 (September, 2020) ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Nisar A. Mir, Panduga Ramaraju, Satheeshvarma Vanaparthi, Sachin Choudhary, Rajnish P. Singh, Preetika Sharma, Rajni Kant, Rajpal Singh, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan and Indresh Kumar. Sequential multicomponent catalytic synthesis of pyrrole-3-carboxaldehydes: Evaluation for antibacterial and antifungal activities along with docking studies, New Journal of Chemistry, 44, 2020, 16329. DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ03575K (August 2020). ISSN: 1144-0546 (print); 1369-9261 (online)
  • Kaveri M. Adki, S. Murugesan, Yogesh A. Kulkarni. In silico and in vivo toxicological evaluation of paeonol, Chemistry and Biodiversity, 17, 2020, e2000422. DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000422 (July, 2020). ISSN (online):1612-1880
  • Shivani Pola, Banoth Karan Kumar, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Ramesh Ummani, Achaiah Garlapati. Design, synthesis, in-silico studies and evaluation of novel chalcones and their pyrazoline derivatives for antibacterial and antitubercular activities, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 29, 2020, 1819-1835. DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02602-8 (July, 2020). ISSN: 1054-2523 (print); 1554-8120 (online)
  • Singireddi Srinivasarao, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Amaroju Suresh, Augustynowicz-Kopec Ewa, Agnieszka Glogowska, Balaram Ghosh, Banoth Karan Kumar, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Sravani Pulya, Himanshu Aggarwal and Chandra Sekhar K V G. Discovery of 1,2,3-triazole based quinoxaline-1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives as potential anti-tubercular agents, Bioorganic Chemistry, 100, 2020, 103955. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103955 (May, 2020) ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Moorthiamma Sarathy Ganesan, Kamatchi Kanmani Raja, Kilambi Narashimhan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Banoth Karan Kumar. Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular docking, molecular dynamics and DFT studies of quinoline- fluoroproline amide hybrids, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1217, 2020, 128360. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128360 (April, 2020)
  • Alvarez-Bardon M, Perez-Pertejo Y, Ordonez C, Sepulveda-Crespo D, Carballeira N.M, Tekwani B.L, Murugesan S, Martinez-Valladares M, García-Estrada C, Reguera R.M, Balana-Fouce, R. Marine natural products as the source of new drug leads against trypanosomatids and malaria, Marine Drugs, 18, 2020, 187-228. DOI: 10.3390/md18040187 (March, 2020)
  • Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar, Sangeetha Meenakshisundaram, Manoj Manickam, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Medicinal Chemistry Perspective of Drug Repositioning: Recent Advances and Challenges in Drug Discovery, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 195, 2020, 112275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112275 (March, 2020)
  • Srinivasarao Singireddi; Nandikolla Adinarayana; Amaroju Suresh; Calster Kevin Van; Voogt Linda De; Kappoen Davie; Ghosh Balaram; Aggarwal Himanshu; Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Seeking potent anti-tubercular agents: Design and synthesis of substituted-N-(6-(4-(pyrazine-2-carbonyl)-piperazine / homopiperzine-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl)-benzamide derivatives as anti-tubercular agents, RSC Advances, 10, 2020, 12272–12288. DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01348j ISSN (Print): 20462069 (March, 2020)
  • Suraj Baskararaj, Saravanan Govindaraj, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Uma Priya Mohan, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Pavadai Parasuraman, Theivendren Panneerselvam and Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Formulation and characterization of folate receptor-targeted PEGylated liposome encapsulating bioactive compounds from Kappaphycus alvarezii for cancer therapy, 3Biotech, 10, 2020, 136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-2132-7 (February, 2020)  
  • Moorthiamma Sarathy Ganesan, Kamatchi Kanmani Raja, Kilambi Narashimhan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Banoth Karan Kumar. Design, synthesis, α-amylase inhibition and In-silico docking study of novel quinoline bearing proline derivatives, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1208, 2020, 127873. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127873 (February, 2020)
  • Ajay Sah, Vimal K Madduluri, Noorullah Baig, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Mo(VI) complex catalyzed synthesis of sulfones and their modification for anti-HIV activities, Catalysis Communications, 137, 2020, 105931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2020.105931 (January, 2020)
  • Kunjiappan Selvaraj, Govindaraj Saravanan, Parasuraman Pavadai, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Arunachalam Sankarganesh, Palanisamy Ponnusamy, Mohan Uma Priya, Babkiewicz Ewa, Maszczyk Piotr, Sivakumar Vellaichamy, Theivendren Panneerselvam. Design, in silico modeling and functionality theory of folate receptor targeted Myricetin loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticle formulation for cancer treatment, Nanotechnology, 31(15), 2020, 155102. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab5c56 (November, 2019) ISSN [Print]: 0957-4484
  • Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Faten Syahira Mohamed Yusof, Subhash Chander, Roswanira Abd Wahab, Deepak P. Bhagwat, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Faisal Almalki, Taibi Ben Hadda. Psoralen Derivatives: Recent Advances of Synthetic Strategy and Pharmacological Properties, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 19(3), 2020, 222-239. DOI: 10.2174/1871523018666190625170802 (May, 2019)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Saravanan Govindaraj, Suthendran Kannan, Pavadai Parasuraman, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Suraj Baskararaj, Ponnusamy Palanisamy and Damodar Nayak Ammunje. Optimization and analysis of ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive polyphenols from Garcinia indica using RSM and ANFIS modeling and its anticancer activity, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 17, 2020, 789-801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-019-01812-1 (November, 2019)
  • Nurhayatun Sobariah Abdul Razak, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Subhash Chander, Roswanira Abd. Wahab, Deepak P. Bhagwat and Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Coumarin-oxadiazole Derivatives: Synthesis and Pharmacological Properties, Mini Reviews in Organic Chemistry, 17(7), 2020, 780-794. DOI: 10.2174/1570193X16666191029111051 (October, 2019)
  • Singireddi Srinivasarao, Adinarayana Nandikolla, Shashidhar Nizalapur, Tsz Tin Yu, Sravani Pulya, Balaram Ghosh, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Naresh Kumar and Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 1,2,3-triazole based 2-aminobenzimidazoles as novel inhibitors of LasR dependent Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, RSC Advances, 9, 2019, 29273-29292. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05059k (September, 2019)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Pavadai Parasuraman, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam and Sureshbabu Ramkumar Pandian. Design and In-silico Modeling of Indoloquinoxaline Incorporated Keratin Nanoparticles for modulation of Glucose metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Biotechnology Progress, 36, 2019, e2904. https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.2904 (September, 2019)
  • Suraj Baskararaj, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Suthendran Kannan, Parasuraman Pavadai, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Umapriya Mohan, Lokeshkumar Ramasamy, Selvaraj Kunjiappan. Optimization of bioactive compounds extraction assisted by microwave parameters from Kappaphycus alvarezii using RSM and ANFIS modeling, Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 13(4), 2019, 2773-2789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-019-00198-1 (June, 2019)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Saravanan Govindaraj, Pavadai Parasuraman, Suraj Baskararaj, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Ewa Babkiewicz, Aarthi Jeyakumar, Muthulakshmi Lakshmanan. Design, In Silico Modeling and Functionality Theory of Novel Folate Receptor Targeted Rutin Encapsulated Folic Acid Conjugated Keratin Nanoparticles for Effective Cancer Treatment, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 19(16), 2019, 1966-1982. DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190702145609 (May, 2019)
  • Fatma Mohamed A. Abid, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Subhash Chander, Roswanira Abd. Wahab, Deepak P. Bhagwat, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Synthesis, characterization, in silico and antifungal studies of thiazolidine analogues, Chemical Data Collections, 21, 2019, 100219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdc.2019.100219 (April, 2019) ISSN: 2405-8300
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Panneerselvam Theivendran, Suraj Baskararaj, Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Govindaraj Saravanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Jawahar Natarajan, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Ashish Wadhwani. Modeling a pH sensitive Zein-co-acrylic acid hybrid hydrogels loaded 5-Fluorouracil and Rutin for enhanced anticancer efficacy by oral delivery, 3Biotech, 9(5), 2019, 185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-019-1720-x (April, 2019)
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Terry K. Smith, Rajnish Prakash Singh, Prabhat Nath Jha, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Biological evaluation and structure activity relationship study of 9-methyl-1-phenyl-9H-pyrido-[3,4-b]-indole derivatives as anti-leishmanial agents, Bioorganic Chemistry, 84, 2019, 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.11.037 (March, 2019)
  • Subhash Chander, Deepak Bhagwat, Gautam Singhvi, Mona Piplani, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Rafael balana-fouce, Tarini Vats. Plant-based Larvicidal Agents: An Overview from 2000 to 2018, Experimental Parasitology, 199, 2019, 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2019.02.014 (February, 2019)
  • Badvel Pallavi, Rajnish Prakash Singh, Prabhat Nath Jha, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Prachi Sharma, Paritosh Shukla. Green Synthesis, in-vitro Antimicrobial Evaluation, Docking, and SAR Studies of Potent Quinoline-4-Carboxylic Acids, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 16(11), 2019, 874-883. DOI: 10.2174/1570178616666190123121506 (January, 2019)
  • Kunjiappan Selvaraj, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Somasundaram Balasubramanian, Subbarayan Sarathbabu, Arunachalam Sankarganesh, Parasuraman Pavadai, Sivakumar Vellaichamy, Murugan Indhumathy, Baskararaj Suraj. Design, graph theoretical analysis and bioinformatic studies of Proanthocyanidins encapsulated ethyl cellulose nanoparticles for effective anticancer activity, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 5, 2019, 025004. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aaf2a4 (January, 2019)
  • Nagesh shrivatsa, Srinivasarao singiredi, Amaroju suresh, Shashidhar Nizlapur, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Kumar kanneboina, Naresh Kumar, Chandra Sekhar Venkata Gowri Kondapalli. Sulfur assisted deprotection of methylene nitrile group: One-pot synthesis of 4-substituted-2H-1,2,3-triazoles, Chemistry Select, 3, 2018, 7565-7571. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201801075 (July, 2018)
  • Sahil Mishra, Manpreet Kaur, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Lovedeep Nim, D.S. Arora, Palwinder Singh. Rational modification of a lead molecule: Improving the antifungal activity of indole - triazole - amino acid conjugates, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 155, 2018, 658-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.06.039 (July, 2018)
  • Theivendren Panneerselvam, Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Shrinivas D. Joshi, Indhumathy Murugan, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam. Design, Graph Theoretical Analysis and In silico Modeling of Dunaliella bardawil Biomass Encapsulated N-Succinyl Chitosan Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anticancer Activity, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 18(13), 2018, 1900-1918. DOI: 10.2174/1871520618666180628155223 (June, 2018)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendran Panneerselvam, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Sankarganesh Arunachalam, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan and Pavadai Parasuraman. Preparation of liposomes encapsulated Epirubicin-gold nanoparticles for Tumor specific delivery and release, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4, 2018, 045027. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aac9ec (June, 2018)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Suthendran Kannan, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Sankarganesh Arunachalam and Arockiasamy Manimaran. Optimization of Microwave-assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Dunaliella bardawil Using RSM and ANFIS Modeling and Assessment of the Anticancer Activity of Bioactive Compounds, Current Microwave Chemistry, 5(2), 2018, 139-154. DOI: 10.2174/2213335605666180528084153 (May, 2018)
  • Selvaraj Kunjiappan, Parvathy Prasad, Sunija Sukumaran, Balasubramanian Somasundaram, Sundar Krishnan, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Indhumathy Murugan, Shrinivas D. Joshi, Sabu Thomas and Panneerselvam Theivendran. Design, Graph Theoretical Analysis and In-silico Modeling of Dunaliella bardawil biomass Encapsulated Keratin Nanoparticles: A Scaffold for Effective Glucose Utilization on 3T3-L1 Adipocytes, Biomedical Materials, 13(4), 2018, 045012. DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aabcea (May, 2018)
  • Subhash Chander, Ashok Penta, Cheng-Run Tangc, Yong-Tang Zheng, Deepak P. Bhagwat, Payal Patel, Sanskruti Sankpal, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Hit optimization studies on 3-hydroxy-indolin-2-one based compounds as potential anti-HIV-1 agents, Bioorganic Chemistry, 79, 2018, 212-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.04.027 (April, 2018)
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Rosa M. Reguera, M. Yolanda Perez-Pertejo, Ruben Carbajo-Andres, Rafael Balana-Fouce, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Synthesis and activity of benzopiperidine, benzopyridine and phenyl piperazine based compounds against Leishmania infantum, Experimental Parasitology, 189, 2018, 49-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.04.017 (April, 2018)
  • Helmi Mohammed Al-Maqtaria, Joazaizulfazli Jamalisa, Subhash Chander, Hasnah Mohd Sirat, Shivalingegowda Naveen, Neratur Krishnappagowda Lokanath, Siti Pauliena Mohd Boharie, Deepak P. Bhagwat, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Synthesis, in silico and antifungal studies of novel thiophene analogues containing pyrazole ring, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 15(11), 2018, 1202-1210. 10.2174/1570180815666180328144325 (April, 2018)
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Terry K. Smith, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of piperazinyl-β-carboline derivatives as anti-leishmanial agents, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 150, 2018, 559-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.022 (March 2018). ISSN: 0223-5234
  • Kunjiappan Selvaraj, Theivendren Panneerselvam, Somasundaram Balasubramanian, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Chowdhury Rajdeep, Chowdhury Anindita, Bhattacharjee Chiranjib. Design, in silico modeling, bio-distribution study of rutin and quercetin loaded-stable human hair keratin nanoparticles intended for anticancer drug delivery, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 4, 2018. 025019. doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/aaa1cf (January 2018)
  • P Valentina, K Ilango, Subhash Chander and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis and α-amylase inhibitory activity of novel chromone derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry, 74, 2017, 158-165.
  • Subhash Chander, Rajan Kumar Pandey, Ashok Penta, Bhanwar Singh Choudhary, Manish Sharma, Ruchi Malik, Vijay Kumar Prajapati and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation based approach to explore the dual inhibitor against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and Integrase, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, 20, 2017, 734-746.
  • Liew Suk Ming, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Helmi Mohammed Al-Maqtari, Mohd Mustaqim Rosli, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Subhash Chander, Hoong-Kun Fun. Synthesis, characterization, antifungal activities and crystal structure of thiophene-based heterocyclic chalcones, Chemical Data Collections, 9-10, 2017, 104-113.
  • Subhash Chander, Cheng-Run Tang, Helmi Mohammed Al-Maqtari, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Ashok Penta, Taibi Ben Hadda, Hasnah Mohd Sirat, Yong-Tang Zheng, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Synthesis and Study of Anti-HIV-1 RT Activity of 5-benzoyl-4-methyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry, 72, 2017, 74-79.
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Larry M. C. Chow, Iris L. K. Wong, Rajnish Prakash Singh, Prabhat Nath Jha, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Synthesis and in-vitro anti-leishmanial activity of (4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)(1-(thiophen-2-yl)-9H-pyrido-[3,4-b]-indol-3-yl)-methanone derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry, 70, 2017, 100-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.11.013 ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Subhash Chander, Ping Wang, Penta Ashok, Liu-Meng Yang, Yong-Tang Zheng, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan. Design, synthesis and anti-HIV-1 RT evaluation of 2-(benzyl(4-chlorophenyl)-amino)-1-(piperazin-1-yl)-ethanone derivatives, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, 2017, 61-65.
  • Amaroju Suresh, Kalaga Mahalaxmi Naidu, Singireddi Srinivasarao, Napiórkowska Agnieszka, Augustynowicz-Kopec Ewa, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Subhash Chander, Kondapalli Venkata Gowri Chandra Sekhar. Identification and development of 1-((1-(substituted)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-pyrazolo-[4,3-c]-pyridine-5(4H)-carboxamides as Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pantothenate synthetase inhibitor, New Journal of Chemistry, 41, 2017, 347-357.
  • Helmi Mohammed Al-Maqtari, Joazaizulfazli Jamalis, Taibi Ben Hadda, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Subhash Chander, Noor Aisyah Ahmad, Hasnah Mohd Sirat, Ismail I. Althagafi and Yahia Naseer Mabkhot. Synthesis, Characterization, POM analysis and Antifungal Activity of Novel Heterocyclic Chalcone Derivatives Containing Acylated Pyrazole, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 43, 2017, 1893-1907.
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Ana Tejeria, Laura Garcia-Calvo, Rafael Balana-Fouce, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis and Anti-leishmanial Evaluation of 1-phenyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-β-carboline Derivatives Against Leishmania infantumEuropean Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 123, 2016, 814-821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.08.014. ISSN: 0223-5234
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Bidart de Macedo Maira, Cappoen Davie and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel tetrahydroquinoline based propanehydrazides as antitubercular agents, Letters in Drug Design and Discovery, 13, 2016, 1-8.
  • Subhash Chander, Ping Wang, Penta Ashok, Liu-Meng Yang, Yong-Tang Zheng and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Rational design, synthesis, anti-HIV-1 RT and antimicrobial activity of novel 3-(6-methoxy-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)-1-(piperazin-1-yl)-propan-1-one derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry, 67, 2016, 75-83. ISSN: 0045-2068
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Cappoen Davie, Paul Cos and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel quinoline based carboxylic hydrazides as anti-tubercular agents, Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 88, 2016, 585-591.
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Rajnish Singh, Prabhat N. Jha, Yong-Tang Zheng, Ping Wang and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Rational design, synthesis, anti-HIV-1 RT and anti-microbial activity of novel 2-(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-N-phenylpropanamide derivatives, Anti-Infective Agents, 14, 2016, 63-73.
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Yong-Tang Zheng, Ping Wang, Krishnamohan S. Raja, Akash Taneja, and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis and in-vitro evaluation of novel tetrahydroquinoline carbamates as HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase inhibitor and their antifungal activity, Bioorganic Chemistry, 64, 2016, 66-73.
  • Penta Ashok, Scott Franzblau, Baojie Wan, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis and evaluation of diarylpiperazine derivatives as potent antitubercular agents, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 105, 2015, 238-244.
  • Ajay K. Sah, Noorullah Baig, Rajnish P Singh, Subhash Chander, Prabhat N Jha, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis, evaluation and molecular docking studies of amino acid derived N-glycoconjugates as antibacterial agents, Bioorganic Chemistry, 63, 2015, 110-115.
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Jan Balzarini, Christophe Pannecouque, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Design, synthesis of newt β-carboline derivatives and their selective anti-HIV-2 activity, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 25, 2015, 1232-1235.
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Anupam Singh and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. De-novo design, synthesis and evaluation of novel 6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors, Chemistry Central Journal, 9, 2015, 33.
  • Geeta Yadav, Swastika Ganguly, Sankaran Murugesan and Abhimanyu Dev. Synthesis, Anti-HIV, Antimicrobial Evaluation and Structure Activity Relationship Studies of some Novel Benzimidazole Derivatives, Anti-infective agents, 13, 2015, 65-77.
  • Subhash Chander, Penta Ashok, Rajnish Singh, Prabhat N. Jha and Sankaranarayanan MurugesanA rapid, green, efficient microwave-assisted synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel glycinamide of 6,7-dimethoxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinolines, Current Microwave Chemistry, 2, 2015, 44-52.
  • Penta Ashok, Cui-Lin Lu, Subhash Chander, Yong-Tang Zheng and Sankaranarayanan MurugesanDesign, synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-(thiophen-2-yl)-9H-pyrido-[3,4-b]-indole derivatives as anti-HIV agents, Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 85(6), 2015, 722-728.
  • Subhash Chander, Ashok Penta, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan Structure based virtual screening and docking studies for the identification of novel inhibitors against wild and drug resistance strains of HIV-1 RT, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 24, 2015, 1869–1883.
  • Penta Ashok, Hiren Lathiya, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Manzamine alkaloids as antileishmanial agents - A review, European Journal Medicinal Chemistry, 97, 2015, 928-936.
  • Penta Ashok, Hardik Sharma, Hiren Lathiya, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan MurugesanIn-silico design and study of novel Piperazinyl-β-carbolines as inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 24, 2015, 513-522.
  • Penta Ashok, Subhash Chander, Hiren Lathiya, Hardik Sharma, Kriti Goyal, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. De-novo design and in-silico studies of novel bis-arylpiperazine derivatives as non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 1(2), 2014, 22-27.
  • Penta Ashok, Swastika Ganguly and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Manzamine alkaloids: isolation, cytotoxicity, antimalarial activity and SAR studies, Drug Discovery Today, 19(11), 2014, 1781-1791.
  • Ashok Penta, Subhash Chander, S. Ganguly, S. Murugesan. De novo design and in-silico studies of novel 1-phenyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido-[3,4-b]-indole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives as HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 23, 2014, 3662-3670.
  • Subhash Chander, Ashok Penta and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. In-silico design and docking study of novel Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives as inhibitor of WT and mutant HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Journal of Pharmacy Research, 8(4), 2014, 552-562.
  • Ashok, S. Ganguly andS. Murugesan. Review onIn-Vitro anti-Malarial activity of Natural β-carboline alkaloids, Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 13(12), 2013, 1778-1791.
  • Ashok Penta, Swastika Ganguly and Sankaran Murugesan. Design and synthesis of Tetrahydrophthalimide derivatives as inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 3(8), 2013, 1-8.
  • Ashok Penta, S. Ganguly and S. Murugesan. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of 2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-N-phenylacetamides as Inhibitors of Reverse Transcriptase, Der Pharma Chemica, 5(4), 2013, 10-19.
  • Ashok Penta, Kakamanu Kishore Babu, Swastika Ganguly and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Lack of human immunodeficiency virus-1 integrase inhibitory activity of novel 3a, 4, 7, 7a-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione derivatives, Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, 4(1), 2013, 13-18.
  • Ashok Penta, S. Ganguly and S. Murugesan. Design and Synthesis of 3a, 4, 7, 7a-Tetrahydro-1H-Isoindole-1,3(2H)-diones as Inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase, International Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5(3), 2013, 659-664.
  • Ashok, Kakumanu Kishore Babu,S. Murugesanand S. Ganguly. Design and Docking studies of some novel 1-phenyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido-[3,4-b]-indole-3-carboxylic acids as inhibitors of Human Immunodeficiency virus type-1 reverse transcriptase, Asian Journal Chemistry, 24(12), 2012, 5857-5860.
  • Ganguly,S. Murugesan. 3D QSAR - Comparative Molecular Similarity Indices Analysis of 2-Heteroarylquinoline-4-amines as Possible Anti-HIV-1 Agents,International Journal of Drug Design Discovery, 2(2), 2011, 442-451.
  • Murugesan, Swastika Ganguly, Giovanni Maga.  Synthesis, evaluation and molecular modeling studies of some novel tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives targeted at the HIV-1 reverse Transcriptase,Der Pharmacia Lettre,3(6), 2011, 317-332.
  • Murugesan, Swastika Ganguly and Giovanni Maga. Synthesis, evaluation and molecular modeling studies of some novel 3-(3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-N-substituted-phenyl)-propanamides as HIV-1 non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors,Journal Chemical Sciences,122(2), 2010, 169-176.
  • Ganguly,S. Murugesan, N. Prasanthi, O. Alpturk, B. Herman and N. Sluis-Cremer. Synthesis and Anti-HIV-1 activity of a novel Series of Aminoimidazole Analogs,Lett. Drug Design and Discovery, 7, 2010, 318-323.
  • Alagarsamy,S. Murugesanand R.V. Sheoney. Synthesis and pharmacological investigation of novel 3-(benzyl)-2-substituted amino-3H-quinazolin-4-ones as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 17, 2008, 564-577.
  • Alagarsamy, D. Shankar andS. Murugesan. Synthesis of 4-butyl-1-substituted-4H-[1,2,4]-triazolo-[4,3-α]-quinazolin-5-ones as new class of H1-antihistaminic agents,Biomedicine & Pharmacotheraphy, 62(3), 2008, 173-178.
  • Alagarsamy, V. Raja Solomon, R. Meena, K. V. Ramaseshu, K. Thirumurugan andS. Murugesan. Design and synthesis of 2-Methylthio-3-substituted-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d] pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial agents,Medicinal Chemistry, 3, 2007, 67-73.
  • Veerachamy Alagarsamy and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Some 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-substituted amino-quinazolin-4(3H)-ones as Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Agents, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 55(1), 2007, 76-80.
  • Aiyalu Rajasekaran, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan and Kalasalingam AnandaRajagopal. Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal and Anti-convulsant evaluation of novel newly synthesized 1-[2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) ethyl]-1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]-triazoles, Archives of  Pharmacological Research, 7, 2006, 535-540.
  • Palanivelu, A. Rajasekaran, P. Thirupathy Kumaresan andS. Murugesan. Antinociceptive evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Eleocarpus Tuberculatus,
  • Palanivelu, M.V.V. Prasad, S. Palanisamy andS. Murugesan. Anti-pyretic activity of Methanolic extracts of Leaves ofCroton SparsiflorusInternational Journal of Chemical Sciences, 4(2), 2006, 453-457.
  • Yogeeswari, D. Sriram, S. Mehta, D. Nigam, M. Mohan Kumar,S. Murugesanand J.P. Stables. Anti-convulsant and Neurotoxicity evaluation of some 6-substituted benzothiazolyl-2-thiosemicarbazones, IL-FARMACO60(1), 2005, 1-5.
  • Aiyalu Rajasekaran and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis and Characterization of Some novel azetidinone derivatives as anti-bacterial and anti-convulsant agents, Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources, 29(2), 2005, 162-168.
  • Rajasekaran andS. Murugesan. Anti-microbial activity of the Leaf extracts of Carissa Carandus L.Hamdard Medicus, XLVIII (3), 2005, 8-10.
  • Rajasekaran, V. Rajamanickam,S. Murugesanand V. Sivakumar. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive evaluation of flower extracts of Couroupita Guianensis, International journal of chemical sciences, 3(3), 2005, 419-423.
  • Palanivelu, S. Palanisamy, A. Rajasekaran andS. Murugesan.Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive evaluation of various extracts of Enecostema Auxillare, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 3(1), 2005, 161-165.
  • Rajasekaran andS. Murugesan. Synthesis and CNS depressant activity of New Mannich Bases of 1-(4-Dimethylamino)-phenyl-4-methyl-pent-1-en-3-one,Asian Journal of Chemistry, 16(2), 2004, 791-794.
  • Rajasekaran,P.P. Thambi andS. Murugesan. "Cyanoethylation" A vital reaction in the synthesis of biologically active heterocycles.  Asian Journal of Chemistry16(1), 2004, 1-8.
  • Rajasekaran, V. Sivakumar andS. Murugesan. In-vitro Hepatoprotective evaluation of Abutilon Indicum G.Don tea granules on paracetamol and carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity,International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2(4), 2004, 591-594.
  • Rajasekaran, V. Rajamanickam, P. Thirupathy Kumaresan,S. Murugesanand V. Sivakumar. Analgesic and Anti-epileptic activity of N-Mannich bases of some substituted Benztriazoles, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2(3), 2004, 445-449.
  • Palanivelu andS. Murugesan.Analgesic activity of Methanolic extract of leaves of Croton Sparsiflorus.  International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2(1), 2004, 81-83.
  • Yoogeswari, D. Sriram, V. Saraswat, J. Vaigunda Ragavendran, M. Mohan Kumar,S. Murugesan,R. Thirumurugan and J.P. Stables. Synthesis, anti-convulsant and neurotoxicity evaluation of N4-pthalimido phenyl (thio) semicarbazides. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20(3), 2003, 341-346.
  • Rajasekaran andS. Murugesan.Diuretic, CNS depressant and Laxative evaluation of the leaf extracts of Sesbania grandiflora. International Journal of Chemical Sciences1(4), 2003, 436-439.
  • Rajasekaran, P. Thirupathy Kumaresan andS. Murugesan.CNS depressant activity of the methanolic extract of simple Ascidian Distaplia Nathensis, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 1(1), 2003, 13-16.
  • Rajasekaran andS. Murugesan.Polarographic studies of Lisinopril, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 13(3), 2001, 1245-1246.

National Journals

  • K. D. Deo, I. J. Singhvi, S. Murugesan, G. P. Vadnere, A. V. Patil. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of novel Quinoline analogues as HIV-1 Integrase inhibitor, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 11(3), 2020, 1210-1223. DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.11(3).1210-23. ISSN (Print): 2320-5148. (January 2020).
  • Chowdhury A, Panneerselvam T, Suthendran K, Bhattachejee C, Balasubramanian S, Murugesan S, Suraj B, Selvaraj K. Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of bioactive polyphenolic compounds from Marsilea quadrifolia using RSM and ANFIS Modeling, Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources, 09(03), 2018, 204-221. DOI: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45556 ISSN (Print): 0976-0504. (September, 2018)
  • Kannadhasan R, Saravanan D, Subhash Chander and Murugesan S. Novel 2-oxo-thiadiazole-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives synthesized by Biginelli reaction - Biological activity and docking studies, Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 08(11), 2017, 6412-6420. (November, 2017)
  • Ashok Sharma, Badvel Pallavi, Riddhidev Banerjee, Mariasoosai Ramya Chandar Charles, Mohane Selvaraj Coumar, Subhash Chander, Murugesan Sankaranarayanan, Paritosh Shukla. De novo Design and In-silico Studies of Coumarin Derivatives as Inhibitors of Cyclin Dependent Kinase-2, Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 4(4), 2017, 46-55. (October, 2017)
  • Saravanan Dhandayutham, Rajamanickam Kannadhasan and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of novel sulphur bridged 2-oxo -1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 21(9), 2017, 21-30. (September, 2017)
  • Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. Neglected Disease "Lesihmaniasis" - A Brief View, Pharmacognizance, Oct-Dec.2016, Published by Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita University, AIMS Ponekkara, Kochi -682 041, Kerala, India.
  • Subhash Chander and Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. In-silico based drug repositioning approach for the search of potent anti-HIV-1 RT inhibitors, Cutting Edge, 6(2), 2016, 9-14.
  • Subhash Chander, Ashok Penta, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline: A Versatile Nucleus in the New Millennium, Research & Reviews: A Journal of Drug Design & Discovery, 3(1), 2016, 1-18.
  • Ashok Penta, Subhash Chander, Sankaranarayanan Murugesan. In-Silico Design and Study of Novel Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines as Inhibitor of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Research & Reviews: A Journal of Drug Design & Discovery, 3(1), 2016, 19-30.
  • Swastika Ganguly and S. Murugesan. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Novel Tetrahydroquinoline and Tetrahydroisoquinoline Analogs, J. Indian Chemical Society, 87(7), 2010, 879-885.
  • S. Ganguly and S. Murugesan and G. Maga. Synthesis, Evaluation and Molecular Modeling Studies of Some Novel Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives targeted at the HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Indian J Het. Chemistry, 18, 2009, 357-360.
  • S. Ganguly and S. Murugesan. Docking Studies of Novel Tetrahydroquinoline and Isoquinoline Analogues into the Non-Nucleoside Inhibitor Binding Site of HIV-1 RT, Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 2, 2008, 251-257.
  • S. Ganguly and S. Murugesan. Molecular Dynamics- A Versatile tool for Drug Design, PharmBIT, XV (1), 2007, 3-7.
  • V. Alagarsamy, S. Murugesan, K. Dhanabal, M. Murugan and E. De. Clercq. Anti-HIV, Anti-bacterial and Anti-fungal Activities of Some Novel 2-Methyl-3-(Substituted methylamino)-(3H)-quinazolin-4-ones, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 69(2), 2007, 304-307.
  • A. Rajasekaran, S. Murugesan, M.K. Abdul Hathi and S.N. Ajit, G. Arunadevi, G. Sowmiya and P. Dharmar. Spectrophotometric Determination of Nateglinide, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66(6), 2004, 806 –807.
  • A. Rajasekaran, S. Murugesan, M. ArulKumaran and S. Kannanraj. Spectrophotometric Estimation of Ethamsylate in pharmaceutical preparations, J. Inst. Chemists. India, 75(2), 2003, 67-68.
  • A. Rajasekaran and S. Murugesan. Synthesis and anti-microbial evaluation of Thiosemicarbazones, J. Indian Chemical society, 79, 2002, 544-545.
  • A. Rajasekaran and S. Murugesan. Antibacterial studies on the leaf extract of Strobilanthus Kunthiana, Anc. Sci. Life, XX(4), 2001, 97-98.
  • A. Rajasekaran, S. Murugesan, K. Ananda Rajagopal, A.G.I. Blessings, T. Nirupan Ckackravarthy and D.S.I. Pushparaj. Spectrophotometric determination of Lamivudine in pharmaceutical preparations, Oriental. J. Chem, 16(3), 2000, 563-564.