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Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Dr Asma Zaidi
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Designation:
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Assistant Professor
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Email:
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[email protected]
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Phone No. :
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N/A
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Role:
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Faculty
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Research Interests:
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Organic Synthesis and surface Properties
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Academics/ Degrees
- PhD: Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2014
- M.S: Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2008
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2006
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: - Sep. 2014 to present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus Pakistan.
- Sep. 2008 to Jun. 2014: PhD scholar, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Jan. 2014 to Apr. 2014: Researcher, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Jan. 2014 to Apr. 2014: Lab leader, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Jan. 2013 to Apr. 2013: Student Assistant, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Jan. 2012 to Apr. 2012: Student Assistant, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Sep. 2011 to Dec. 2011: Student Assistant, Department of Chemistry,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- Jan. 2008 to Aug. 2008: Internee, Govt. College for Women, Wahdat
Colony, Lahore, Pakistan
- Apr. 2007 to Mar. 2008: Demonstrator, Institute of Chemistry, University of
the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2007: Chemistry teacher, Royal Heaven Science
Academy, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Sep. 2000 to Sep. 2001: Chemistry, mathematics and biology teacher, Zafar
Ideal High School, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Publications/Papers
2026
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Journal
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A. Taj,A. Khan,S. M. Bukhari,I. Kalsoom,A. Zaidi,M. Ali,M. M. Ahmed,S. Tasqeeruddin,M. Zubair,S. Begum,A. Al-Harrasi
"Comparative efficacy of novel mono- and di-azomethine clubbed Schiff bases against α-glucosidase and human bacterial pathogens: In vitro, molecular docking, and MD simulations"
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RSC Advances
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2026
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2025
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Journal
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M. Ali,F. U. Nisa,S. M. Bukhari,R. Alam,M. Shakeel,K. Ashraf,A. Zaidi
"Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles using bio-waste extracts"
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Journal of Chemistry and Technologies
,Volume 33
,Issue 2
,Page 326-332
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2025
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Z. Saeed,S. M. Bukhari,S. Iqbal,U. Younas,M. Pervaiz,A. Zaidi,F. Hassan,R. Rehman,F. U. Nisa
"Optimizing sewage sludge percentage by mixing with soil to obtain promising characteristics in Momordica charantia L"
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Acta Chemica Iasi
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2025
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2023
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Journal
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S. Ali,S. M. Bukhari,M. Jahangir,A. Zaidi,Farhan Khan,M. Riaz,M. M. Khan,S. Sammi,I. u-llah,A. Amin
"Moxifloxacin metal complexes; synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial and antidiabetic activities with docking studies"
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Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
,Volume 2023
,Issue 3754561
,Page 1-15
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2023
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Z. Majeed,S. M. Bukhari,S. Nawazish,A. Baig,W. Akhtar,A. Iqbal,W. M. Khan,A. Zaidi,P. L. Show,N. Mansoor
"Effect of varying thickness properties of the slow release fertilizer films on morphology, biodegradability, urea release, soil health, and plant growth"
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PLOS ONE
,Volume 18
,Issue 2
,Page 1-16
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2023
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A. Saleem,Ahson J. Shaikh,F. Agada,M. H. Ayoub,Asad M. Khan,R. Sarwar,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,U.Farooq
"The synergistic effect of electron lone pairs and aromaticity on the binding affinity towards metal surfaces"
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Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
,Volume 664
,Issue 131127
,Page 1-12
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2023
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S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,R. Sarwar,M. Ali,Farhan Khan,U.Farooq,J. Uddin,A. Ibrar,A. Khan,A. Al-Harrasi
"Some of the organic ligand transition metal complexes can serve as potent α-glucosidase inhibitors: in-vitro, kinetics and in-silico studies"
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Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
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2023
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M. Ali,A. Zaidi,K. Malik,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,Z. Majeed,M. H. Mahnashi,S. Nawazish,A. Abdulwahab,K. S. Alshaibari
"In-vitro high-throughput library screening-Kinetics and molecular docking studies of potent inhibitors of α-glucosidase"
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PLoS One
,Volume 18
,Issue 6
,Page e0286159
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2023
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K. Shahzadi,S. Khan,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,T. A. Wani,M. S. Jan,S. Zargar,U. Rashid,U.Farooq,A. Khushal
"Novel Coumarin Derivatives as Potential Urease Inhibitors for Kidney Stone Prevention and Antiulcer Therapy: From Synthesis to In Vivo Evaluation"
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pharmaceuticals
,Volume 16
,Issue 11
,Page 1552
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2023
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S. Mir,S. M. Bukhari,U. Shah,A. Zaidi,S. Khan,R. Sarwar
"Synthesis and Characterization of benzanthrone derivatives"
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Ravian Journal of Chemical Sciences
,Volume 1
,Issue 1
,Page 11-18
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2023
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S. Ali,A. Zaidi,M. Jahangir,Z. -u. Hassan,X. Li,P. Li,Inam-u-llah,M. Riaz,S. M. Bukhari,H. Zheng
"Moxifloxacin and hydrazine mix ligand metal complexes of Cd(II), Cu(II), Co(II), and Zn(II); synthesis, characterization, and pharmacological activities, with molecular docking studies"
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Inorganic Chemistry Communications
,Volume 158
,Issue 1
,Page 111453
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2023
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2022
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Journal
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A. Saleem,S. M. Bukhari,U. Younas,A. Zaidi,S. Khan,Z. Saeed,M. Pervaiz,G. Muhammad,S. Shaheen
"Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of different solvent fractions from Murraya koenigii shoots: HPLC quantification and molecular docking of identified phenolics with anti-apoptotic proteins"
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
,Volume 36
,Issue 3
,Page 651-666
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2022
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A. Saleem,U.Farooq,S. Khan,Ahson J. Shaikh,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Farhan Khan,A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,R. Sarwar,T. A. Wani,S. Mahmud,M. Israr
"Isoxazole Derivatives Against Carbonic Anhydrase: Synthesis, Molecular Docking, MD simulations, free energy calculations coupled with In-vitro Studies"
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ACS Omega
,Volume 7
,Page 30359-30368
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2022
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Muhammad Aamir Javed,U.Farooq,A. Zaidi,U. Rashid,Saba Bibi,Abdul Sadiq,Muhammad Saeed Jan
"Diclofenac derivatives as concomitant inhibitors of cholinesterase, monoamine oxidase, cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-lipoxygenase for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: Synthesis, pharmacology, toxicity and docking studies."
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RSC Advances
,Volume 12
,Page 22503–22517
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2022
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2021
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Journal
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M. Pervaiz,A. Munawar,S. Hussain,Z. Saeed,U. Younas,F. Ali,A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,M. Iqbal,A. Rashid,A. Adnan,A. Nazir
"A green approach for extraction of ammonium molybdate from molybdenite using indigenous resources"
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Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
,Volume 30
,Issue 2
,Page 1-5
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2021
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Umer Younas,Shahid Iqbal,Zohaib Saeed, Saba Ibrahim,Shazia Khurshid, Muhammad Pervaiz, Asif Saleem,A. Zaidi
"Heavy Metal Enrichment of Soil Irrigated with Paper and Board Mill (PBM) Effluents"
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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.
,Volume 29
,Issue 6
,Page 4463-4468
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2021
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Mughisa Munir,Syed Nisar Hussain Shah,Uzma Almas,Farhan Khan,A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,Ghulam Murtaza
"An assessment of the wound healing potential of a herbal gel containing an Azadirachta indica leaf extract"
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Veterinarni Medicina
,Volume 66
,Issue 3
,Page 99-109
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2021
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2020
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Journal
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U. Afreen,S. N. H. Shah,M. K. Waqas,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,G. Murtaza
"Formulation and Evaluation of Liposome-Based Chlorpheniramine Gel"
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Latin American Journal of Pharmacy
,Volume 39
,Issue 8
,Page 1624-1635
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2020
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Afia Saleem,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,U.Farooq,Majid Ali,Asma Khan,Kausar Hussain Shah,Adeem Mahmood,Farhan Khan
"Enzyme inhibition and antibacterial potential of 4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives"
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Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
,Volume 56
,Issue 1
,Page 1-10
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2020
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2019
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Journal
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Z. Saeed,S. Iqbal,U. Younas,M. Pervaiz,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi
"Variation in antioxidant potential of Vigna unguiculata grown in pure and amended soil"
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Kuwait Journal of Science
,Volume 47
,Issue 3
,Page 2-14
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2019
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Conference
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2018
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Journal
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Ana Martinez,Muhammad Zeeshan,A. Zaidi,Hans Richard Sliwka,K Razi Naqvi,Vassilia Partali
"On infinitenes – Reliable calculation of k1 and molecular modeling of lemniscate structured carotenoids "
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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1 February 2018
,Volume 1125
,Page 133-141
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2018
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Farhan Khan,Sidra Mushtaq,Sadia Naz,U.Farooq,A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,Abdur Rauf,Mohammad S. Mubarak
"Sulfonamides as potential bioactive scaffolds"
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Current Organic Chemistry
,Volume 22
,Issue 8
,Page 818-830
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2018
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A. Zaidi, Inger Lise Alsvik,Christer L. Opsted,Daniel Martin,Eduard Rebman,Georg Voss,Hans Richard Sliwka,Vassilia Partali
": Forgotten fatty acids—Surface properties supply conclusive evidence for including carotenoic acids"
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Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
,Volume 216
,Page 48–53
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2018
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S. Khurshid,M. Pervaiz,S. Akhtar,S. Elahi,Z. Saeed,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi
"Changes in thyroid function status of suicidal patients"
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Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
,Volume 45
,Issue 01
,Page 12-14
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2018
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Conference
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2017
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Journal
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A. Ibrar,Shamyla Nawazish,Imtiaz Khan,Tayyaba Noor,Bushara Uzair,S. M. Bukhari,Farhan Khan,A. Zaidi
"Triazolothiadiazines as a new class of efficient DNA of intercalating agents"
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Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research
,Volume 74
,Issue 5
,Page 1405-1411
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2017
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Sajjad Ali,A. Zaidi,Farhan Khan,Jamil Khan,Muhammad Bhaktiar,S. M. Bukhari
"Applications of ultrasound and industrial processes"
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Pakistan Journal of Contemporary Sciences A Multidisciplinary Journal
,Volume 2
,Issue 1
,Page 1-17
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2017
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Conference
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2016
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Journal
Conference
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Farhan Khan,S. M. Bukhari,A. Zaidi,K.H. Shah,Basit Niaz,Fatima Aslam
"Synthesis and characterization of substituted hydrazones from 4-hydroxycoumarin"
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2nd Multi-Disciplinary Students Research Conference (MDSRC – 2016)Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), held in University of Wah, Wah Cantt., Pakistan (20.12.2016 to 21.12.2016).
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2016
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2015
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Journal
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A.Mumtaz,A.Maalik,Khan, W,S.Azhar,Dr. Nighat Fatima,A. Zaidi,M. Atif
"Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of 1-aroyl-3,5-diarylpyrazolines"
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Acta Pol. Pharm. Drug Res.
,Volume 72
,Issue 5
,Page 937-941
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2015
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S. M. Bukhari,Iftikhar Ali,A. Zaidi,Naseem Iqbal,Tayyaba Noor,Rashad Mehmood,Muhammad Salman Chishti,Basit Niaz,Umer Rashid,M. Atif
"Pharmacology and synthesis of Daurichromenic acid as a potent anti-HIV agent"
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Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica–Drug Research
,Volume 72
,Issue 6
,Page 1059-1071
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2015
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Farhan Khan,A.Maalik,Tayyaba Noor,A. Zaidi,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari
" Advances in Pharmacology of Isatin and its Derivatives: A Review"
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
,Volume 14
,Issue 10
,Page 1937-1942
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2015
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A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,Farhan Khan,Tayyaba Noor,Naseem Iqbal
"Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Aspects of Daphne mucronata (thymeleaceae) "
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
,Volume 14
,Issue 8
,Page 1517-1523
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2015
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S. M. Bukhari,Ifthikhar Ali,A. Zaidi,Naseem Iqbal,Tayyaba Noor,Rashid Mehmood,Muhammad Salman Chishti,Basit Niaz,U. Rashid,Muhammad Atif
"Pharmacology and synthesis of daurichromenic acid as a potent anti -HIV Agent"
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Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research
,Volume 72
,Issue 6
,Page 1059-1071
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2015
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2013
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Journal
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Hans-Richard Sliwka,Vassilia Partali,Hansgeorg Ernst,Thor B. Melø,A. Zaidi,He Li
"Energy and electron transfer reactions of polyenic acids with variable chain lengths"
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Tetrahedron, 2013
,Volume 69
,Page 219-213
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2013
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2011
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Conference
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Christer L. Øpstad,Hansgeorg Ernst,Hans-Richard Sliwka,Vassilia Partali,A. Zaidi,Inger Lise Alsvik
"Study of surface properties of highly unsaturated conjugated soaps"
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16th International Symposium on Carotenoids, July 17-22, 2011, Krakow, Poland
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2011
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Awards/ Appreciations
HONORS AND AWARDS: - Merit scholarship holder in B.Sc. (Hons.).
- First position holder in B.Sc. (Hons.).
- Scholarship holder for PhD from Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
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