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Dr Afsar Khan

Tenured Professor/Head of Department
Area of Interest: Organic/ Natural Product Chemistry
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • Ph D. H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan. (2009)
  • G.R.E. (Chemistry) Educational Testing Service, USA. (2003)
  • M. Sc. University of Peshawar, Pakistan. (2002)
 
Journal Publications
1. Yongpeng Wang,Tianrui Zhao,Guiguang Cheng,Afsar Khan,Zhengxuan Wang,Qingwang Xue,Li Zhen,Yudan Wang,Jianxin Cao,Yaping Liu Effect of ultra-high pressure pretreatment on the phenolic profiles, antioxidative activity and cytoprotective capacity of different phenolic fractions from Que Zui tea, Food Chemistry, 2023
2. Z. Wang,W. Zhou,G. Cheng,P. Sun, T. Zhao, J. Cao, Y. Liu,Afsar Khan E Se tea extract ameliorates CCl4 induced liver fibrosis via regulating Nrf2/NF-κB/TGF-β1/Smad pathway, Phytomedicine, 2023
3. S. Teng,G. Cheng,Y. Liu,J. He, X. Wang, Y. Li,Afsar Khan,T. Zhao, Y. Wang A molecular networking-based isolation of gardneria alkaloids from Gardneria distincta and their anti-inflammatory activity, Phytochemistry, 2023
4. Rui Xia,Xiao-Man Lv,Lu Liu,Afsar Khan,Qian Zhou ,Qi-Xiu Zhou ,Yan-Qing Xie,Zhi-Hong Zhou (±)-Zanthonitidumines A and B: Two new benzophenanthridine alkaloids enantiomers from Zanthoxylum nitidum and their anti-inflammatory activity, Fitoterapia, 2023
5. Ping-Xing Qi,Lu Liu,Afsar Khan,Shuang-Shuang Liu,Peng Zhang,Yan-Qing Xie,Zhu-Ya Yang (±)-Gentiovarisin A and gentiovarisin B, unusual secoiridoid dimer skeletons from gentiopicroside, Fitoterapia, 2023
6. Xiao-Hong Li, Feng Huang,Zhu-Ya Yang,Bin-Ruo Zhang, Wen-Hong Tan,Afsar Khan,Zhou Zhi-Hong, Lu Liu Involucrasin C, Anti-Inflammatory 2,3-Dihydro-1H-Indene Derivative from Chinese Dai Ethnic Medicine Shuteria involucrata, Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2022
7. Sehroon Khan,Sadia Nadir,Shahid Iqbal,Jianchu Xu,Heng Gui,Afsar Khan,Masroor Hussain,Ihsan Ullah Bio-catalyzed plastic degradation: a review, Circular Agricultural Systems, 2022
8. L. Liu, X.-H. Li, X.-X. Ma,Z.-H. Zhou, Z.-Y. Yang,Afsar Khan,W.-H. Tan, W.-Z. Ma, Y.-F. Shen (±)-Involucrasins A and B, two pairs of flavanone enantiomers from Shuteria involucrata and their inhibitory effects on the proliferation of various cancer cell lines, J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2022
9. Yongpeng Wang, Zhifeng Fan ,Guiguang Cheng,Afsar Khan,Meilian Yang, Yudan Wang, Jianxin Cao,Yaping Liu Protective effects of E Se tea extracts against alcoholic fatty liver disease induced by high fat/alcohol diet: In vivo biological evaluation and molecular docking study, Phytomedicine, 2022
10. Sehrish Sarfaraz,Afsar Khan,Ather Farooq Khan,Fareeha Hameed,Aysha Arshad,Zeeshan Mutahir,Rabia Zeeshan,Kashif Ijaz,Aqif Anwar Chaudhry,Hamad Khalid,Ihteshamur Rehman Osteogenic and antibacterial scaffolds of silk fibroin/Ce-doped ZnO for bone tissue engineering, Int. J. Polym. Mater. Polym. Biomater., 2022
11. J.-Y. Feng,L. Liu,Afsar Khan,Y.-Q. Xie, P. Zhang, Q. Zhou,Z.-H. Zhou, X.-S. Xia Hepatoprotective Polysaccharides from Geranium wilfordii: Purification, Structural Characterization, and Their Mechanism, Molecules, 2022
12. Yong-Peng Wang, Yu-Dan Wang,Tian-Rui Zhao, Gui-Guang Cheng,Afsar Khan 6՛-O-Caffeoylarbutin from Que Zui tea ameliorates acetaminophen-induced liver injury via enhancing antioxidant ability and regulating the PI3K signaling pathway, Food Funct., 2022
13. J. B. Sokoudjou,Afsar Khan,C. N. Tagousop,S. P. C. Fodouop,S. S. Atsafack,N. Kodjio,O. Atolani,D. Gatsing Canarimoic acid: New tirucallane triterpene with antisalmonellal activity from the stem bark of Canarium schweinfurthii Engl., Nat. Prod. Res. , 2022
14. Y.-Y. Chen,H.-X. Lou,Afsar Khan,J.-P. Hou,L. Huang,F.-F. Xing,X.-H. Zhang,D.-F. Han,S.-L. Yan,Q.-Y. Jiao,D. Liu,X. Zhu,Q. Hu Chemical Constituents of Viscum coloratum (Kom.) Nakai and Their Cytotoxic Activities. , Nat. Prod. Res. , 2022
15. L. Liu, M.-J. Xie, W.-B. Zhou,G.-G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,J.-T. Wang, J.-Y. Wan,Y.-P. Liu, J.-X. Cao, W.-Y. Mao Potent Immunosuppressive and Anti-inflammatory Bisindole Alkaloids from Melodinus fusiformis, Nat. Prod. Res. , 2022
16. A. N. Bitombo, A. A. A. Zintchem,A. de T. Atchadé, E. D. F. M. Ndedi,Afsar Khan,D. S. N. Bikobo, D. E. Pegnyemb, C. G. Bochet Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of indole alkaloids and other constituents from the stem barks of Rauvolfia caffra Sond (Apocynaceae), Nat. Prod. Res., 2022
17. Yong-Peng Wang,Tian-Rui Zhao, Gui-Guang Cheng,Afsar Khan,Fei Pan, Yu-Dan Wang,Ya-Ping Liu, Mei-Lian Yang, Jian-Xin Cao Anti-leukemic effect and molecular mechanism of 11-methoxytabersonine from Melodinus cochinchinensis via network pharmacology, ROS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022
18. Jing Zhang,Gui-Guang Cheng,Yu-Dan Wang, Qing-Wang Xue, Tian-Rui Zhao,Afsar Khan,Yi-Fen Wang, Ya-Ping Liu, Jian-Xin Cao The effect of ultra-high pretreatment on free, esterified and insoluble-bound phenolics from mango leaves and their antioxidant and cytoprotective activities, Food Chemistry, 2022
19. Sehroon Khan,Sadia Nadir,Shahid Iqbal,Jianchu Xu, Heng Gui,Afsar Khan,Lei Ye Towards a comprehensive understanding of free-living nitrogen fixation, Circular Agricultural Systems, 2021
20. X. Deng, Y. Wang, L. Tian, M. Yang,Y. Li, J. Cao, G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,S. He, Y. Liu Anneslea fragrans Wall. ameliorates ulcerative colitis via inhibiting NF-κB and MAPK activation and mediating intestinal barrier integrity, J. Ethnopharmacol., 2021
21. Meilian Yang,Guiguang Cheng,Pengzhen Sun, Zhifeng Fan,Afsar Khan,Qingwang Xue, Yifen Wang, Jianxin Cao Safety evaluation and hypolipidemic effect of aqueous-ethanol and hot-water extracts from E Se tea in rats, Food Chem. Toxicol., 2021
22. Meilian Yang,Guiguang Cheng,Yudan Wang, Zhifeng Fan, Qingwang Xue,Guy Sedar Singor Njateng, Yaping Liu, Jianxin Cao,Afsar Khan Chemical constituents and anti-inflammatory activity of the total alkaloid extract from Melodinus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. and its inhibition of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, Phytomedicine, 2021
23. Q. Cui, Y. Wang, W. Zhou, S. He,Afsar Khan,G. Cheng,M. Yang, Q. Xue, Y. Wang,T. Zhao, J. Cao Phenolic composition, antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of aqueous-methanol extract from Anneslea fragrans leaves as affected by drying methods, Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 2021
24. Mengcheng Li, Yongpeng Wang,Guiguang Cheng, Tianrui Zhao,Lei Tian,Afsar Khan,Yudan Wang, Yaping Liu, Meilian Yang, Jianxin Cao Oxaliplatin Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in T-leukemia Cells through Mitochondrial and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways, Med. Res., 2021
25. S. He, X. Cui,J. Cao, G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,Y. Liu, Y. Wang, Q. Cui, T. Zhao Activity guided isolation of phenolic compositions from Anneslea fragrans Wall. and their cytoprotective effect against hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells, Molecules, 2021
26. Y.-D. Zou, X.-X. Ma, S.-N. Du, P.-X. Qi,L. Liu, Z.-H. Zhou,Afsar Khan,F.-Y. He, Z.-Y. Yang, W.-H. Tan Sweritranslactone D, a hepatoprotective novel secoiridoid dimer with tetracyclic lactone skeleton from heat-transformed swertiamarin, Fitoterapia, 2021
27. P.-F. Zhu, G.-G. Cheng, L.-Q. Zhao,M.-C. Li, Y.-P. Liu, X.-D. Luo,Afsar Khan,X.-W. Yang, B.-Y. Zhang Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Effects of New Diarylheptanoids from Rhynchanthus beesianus, J. Agric. Food Chem. , 2021
28. T. Zhao, M. Sun, L. Kong,J. Cao, G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,Q. Xue, Y. Wang, Y. Wang Bioactivity-Guided Isolation of Phytochemicals from Vaccinium dunalianum Wight and Their Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities, Molecules, 2021
29. R. Orfali, S. Perveen, H. Y. Aati, P. Alam,B. S. S. Al-Kurbi, A. M. Al-Taweel,Afsar Khan,R. Mehmood, S. I. Khan,O. M. Noman, J. Palacios High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for Rutin, Chlorogenic Acid, Caffeic Acid, Ursolic Acid, and Stigmasterol Analysis in Periploca aphylla Extracts, Separations, 2021
30. F.-R. Li,G.-G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,L. Liu,Y.-P. Liu,J.-T. Wang,M.-L. Yang,X.-J. Qin,Y.-D. Wang HRESIMS-Guided Isolation of Aspidosperma-Scandine Type Bisindole Alkaloids from Melodinus cochinchinensis and Their Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities, Phytochemistry , 2021
31. Y. Wang, L. Tian, Y. Wang, T. Zhao,Yifen Wang, J. Cao, G. Cheng,Afsar Khan Protective effect of Que Zui tea hot-water and aqueous ethanol extract against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice via inhibition of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, Food & Function, 2021
32. X.-J. Qin,H.-Y. Liu,Afsar Khan,H. Liu,P.-P. Li,W. Ni,L. He,X.-J. Hao Polymethylated acylphloroglucinols from Rhodomyrtus tomentosa exert acetylcholinesterase inhibitory effects, Bioorg. Chem. , 2021
33. L. Tian,G.Cheng,Afsar Khan,J. Cao,T. Zhao,Y. Liu The Bioavailability, Extraction, Biosynthesis and Distribution of Natural Dihydrochalcone: Phloridzin, Int. J. Mol. Sci. , 2021
34. R. Orfali,S. Perveen,O. Taglialatela-Scafati,Afsar Khan,A. Al-Taweel,A. F. Ahmed,N. Majrashi,K. Alluhay,P. Luciano Penipyranicins A−C: Antibacterial Methylpyran Polyketides from a Hydrothermal Spring Sediment Penicillium sp. , J. Nat. Prod. , 2020
35. F. Li,Y. Liu,G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,Y. Wanga,S. He,Q. Xue,Q. Cui,L. Liu Targeted isolation of terpenoid indole alkaloids from Melodinus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. using molecular networking and their biological activities., Ind. Crops Prod., 2020
36. H. Y. Aati,S. Perveen,Afsar Khan,R. Orfali,A. M. Al-Taweel,S. Yahyab,J. Wannerd,R. Mehmood Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia scoparia, and Artemisia sieberi Grown in Saudi Arabia, Arab. J. Chem, 2020
37. J. B. Sokoudjou,D. Gatsing,Afsar Khan,O. Atolani,G. S. S. Njateng,C. N. Tagousop,A. N. Bitombo,N. Kodjio Isolation, characterization and in vitro antisalmonellal activity of compounds from stem bark extract of Canarium schweinfurthii., BMC Complement. Med. Ther. , 2020
38. Z. Fan,G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,Y. Wang,M. Yang, J. Cao UHPLC-ESI-HRMS/MS analysis on phenolic compositions of different E Se tea extracts and their antioxidant and cytoprotective activities, Food Chem., 2020
39. X.-Y. Meng , Y.-D. Wang,X.-L. Li,Afsar Khan,A.-Q. Huang,L. Zhang,X.-Q. Sun,H. Song,J. Han,Q.-R. Sun Vascular endothelial growth factor‐loaded poly‐lactic‐co‐glycolic acid nanoparticles with controlled release protect the dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's rats, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 2020
40. X. Wei,C. Xia,X.-D. Luo,Afsar Khan,X.-J. Qin,Q. Jin,H.-F. Yu,C.-F. Ding,Y.-P. Liu Indole alkaloids with self-activated sp2 C-H bond from Alstonia scholaris, Tetrahedron Lett., 2020
41. S. Perveen,O. Taglialatela-Scafati,Afsar Khan,J. Alqahtani, R. Orfali,H. Y. Aati,A. M. Al-Taweel,T. A. Ibrahim,H. S. Yusufoglu,M. S. Abdel-Kader Antibacterial and Antifungal Sesquiterpenoids from Aerial Parts of Anvillea garcinia, Molecules, 2020
42. L. Liu,Y.- F. Wang,Z.- H. Zhou,Afsar Khan,X.- M. Lv,T. Hua,X.- B. Huang Two new prenylated C6–C3 compounds from Illicium micranthum Dunn, Nat. Prod. Res., 2020
43. X. Wei,X.-D. Luo,Afsar Khan,J. Yang,Z. Dai,H.-F. Yu, C.-F. Ding,Y.-L. Zhao,Y.-P. Liu Antitumor pyridine alkaloids hybrid with diverse units from Alangium chinense, Tetrahedron Lett., 2020
44. M. Yang,S. Cai,Afsar Khan,Y. Ma,Z. Wang,W. Zhou,T. Zhao,J. Cao,G. Cheng Phenolic constituents, antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of crude extract and fractions from cultivated artichoke inflorescence, Ind. Crops Prod. , 2020
45. Z. Wang,G. Cheng,J. Cao,Afsar Khan,M. Jiang,S. Cai,X. Li,J. Liu,G. Kai,T. Zhao Epigynumgenane-type pregnane glycosides from Epigynum cochinchinensis and their immunosuppressive activity, Phytochemistry, 2019
46. Y.-T. Shao,G.-G. Cheng,J.-X. Cao,Afsar Khan,Y. Zhao,H. Zhang,M.-J. Jiang,S.-B. Cai,T.-R. Zhao Structural characterization and immunosuppressive activity of a new pregnane glycoside from Epigynum cochinchinensis., Nat. Prod. Res., 2019
47. S. Perveen,R. Orfali,Afsar Khan,A. M. Al-Taweel,B. Alghanem,H. Shaibah Simultaneous identification of phenolic and flavonoid contents in bee pollen by HPLC-ESI-MS data, Biomed. Res. , 2019
48. S.-Y. Qian,G.-G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,C.-L. Yang,R.-X. Chen,M.-S. Wu,L. Tuo,Q. Wang,J.-G. Liu New pyrazinoquinazoline alkaloids Isolated from a Culture of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia QB-77., Nat. Prod. Res., 2019
49. R. Hameed,Afsar Khan,S. Khan,S. Perveen Computational approaches towards kinases as attractive targets for anticancer drug discovery and development, Anticancer Agents Med. Chem., 2019
50. J.-T. Wang,G.-G. Cheng,T.-R. Zhao,Afsar Khan,L.-W. Liang,F.-R. Li,L. Liu,J.-X. Cao Chemical constituents of Melodinus hemsleyanus Diels, Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 2019
51. C. Gu,G. Cheng,Afsar Khan,M. Yang,Z. Zhou,J. Cao Purification and characterization of four benzophenone derivatives from Mangifera indica L. leaves and their antioxidant, immunosuppressive and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities, J. Funct. Foods, 2019
52. X.- J. Quin,L.- Y. Jin,Q. Yu,H. Liu,Afsar Khan,H. Yan,X.- J. Hao,L.- K. An,H.- Y. Liu Eucalypglobulusals A−J, Formyl-Phloroglucinol−Terpene Meroterpenoids from Eucalyptus globulus Fruits, Journal of Natural Products, 2018
53. R. Hameed,T. V. Mourik,Afsar Khan 13C-1H Coupling Constants as a Conformational Tool for Structural Assignment of Quinic and Octulosonic Acid, J. Mol. Model., 2018
54. M. Aamir,A. Sadaf,S. Khan,S. Perveen,Afsar Khan Recent Advancement in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Leprosy, Curr. Top. Med. Chem., 2018
55. Q. Hu,Y.-Y. Chen,Q.-Y. Jiao,Afsar Khan,J. Shan,G.-D. Cao,F. Li,C. Zhang,H.-X. Lou Polyphenolic Compounds from Malus hupehensis and Their Free Radical Scavenging Effects, Nat. Prod. Res, 2018
56. B. Wang,Z. Dai,X.-W. Yang,Y.-P. Liu,Afsar Khan,Z.-F. Yang,W.-Y. Huang,X.-H. Wang,X.-D. Zhao,X.-D. Luo Novel nor-monoterpenoid indole alkaloids inhibiting glioma stem cells from fruits of Alstonia scholaris., Phytomedicine, 2018
57. F.-R. Li,J.-T. Wang,S.-Y. Qian,Afsar Khan,T.-R. Zhao,J.-X. Cao,G.-G. Cheng,J. Fan Chemical constituents of Trachelospermum dunnii (H.Lév.) H.Lév., Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 2018
58. H.-F. Yu,X.-J. Qin,C.-F. Ding,X. Wei,J. Yang,J.-R. Luo,L. Liu,Afsar Khan,L.-C. Zhang,C.-F. Xia,X.-D. Luo Nepenthe-Like Indole Alkaloids with Antimicrobial Activity from Ervatamia chinensis, Org. Lett., 2018
59. Q. Jin,Z. Dai,Afsar Khan,B. Wang,X. Wei,Y. Sun,Y.-L. Zhao,Y.-F. Wang,Y.-P. Liu,X.-D. Zhao,X.-D. Luo Antitumor aporphine alkaloids from Thalictrum wangii, Fitoterapia, 2018
60. Y. Shao,Y. Zhao,H. Zhang,M. Jiang,Afsar Khan,S. Cai,T. Zhao,G. Cheng,J. Cao A new immunosuppressive pregnane glycoside and two known analogues from Epigynum cochinchinensis, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2018
61. X. Wei,J. Yang,H.-X. Ma,C.-F. Ding,H.-F. Yu,Y.-L. Zhao,Y.-P. Liu,Afsar Khan,Y.-F. Wang,Z.-F. Yang,W.-Y. Huang,X.-H. Wang Antimicrobial indole alkaloids with adductive C9 aromatic unit from Gelsemium elegans, Tetrahedron Lett., 2018
62. R. Hameed,Afsar Khan,T. V. Mourik Intramolecular BSSE and dispersion affect the structure of a dipeptide conformer., Mol. Phys., 2018
63. U.Farooq,A. Khan,S. Naz,A. Rauf,H. Khan,Afsar Khan,I. Ullah,S. M. Bukhari Sedative and Antinociceptive Activities of Two New Sesquiterpenes from Ricinus communis, Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, 2018
64. M. A. Hashmi,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,S. Khan Alkaloids as Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors in Anticancer Drug Discovery, Current Protein & Peptide Science, 2018
65. Q. Hu,Y. -Y. Chen,Q. -Y. Jiao,Afsar Khan,F. Li,D. -F. Han,G. -D. Cao,H. -X. Lou Triterpenoid Saponins from the Pulp of Sapindus mukorossi and Their Antifungal Activities, Phytochemistry , 2018
66. Y. -L. Zhao,Z. -F. Yang,J. -H. Shang,W. -Y. Huang,B. Wang,X. Wei,Afsar Khan,Z. -W. Yuan,Y. -P. Liu,Y. -F. Wang,X. H. Wang,X. -D. Luo Effects of indole alkaloids from leaf of Alstonia scholaris on post-infectious cough in mice., J. Ethnopharmacol., 2018
67. X. Wei,Z. Dai,J. Yang,Afsar Khan,H. -F. Yu,Y. -L. Zhao,Y. -F. Wang,Y. -P. Liu,Z. -F. Yang,W. -Y. Huang,X. -H. Wang,X. -D. Zhao,X. -D. Luo Unprecedented sugar bridged bisindoles selective inhibiting glioma stem cells, Bioorg. Med. , 2018
68. A. Khan,G. Jan,Afsar Khan,F. G. Jan,M. Danish Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Bergenia ciliata Sternb (Rhizome) crude extract and fractions., Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2018
69. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,S. Khan,A.R. Khan,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,A. Ahmed,A. Rauf,S. A. Khan,A. Kamil,N. Riaz,A. Khan,S. Khan Three new anthraquinones derivatives isolated from Symplocos racemosa and their antibiofim activity, Chinese Journal of Natural Medicine, 2017
70. L. Liu,G. -L. Xu,X. -X. Ma,Afsar Khan,W. -H. Tan,Z. -Y. Yang,Z. -H. Zhou Sweritranslactones A-C, Unusual Skeleton Secoiridoid Dimers via [4+2] Cycloaddition from Swertiamarin., J. Org. Chem., 2017
71. X. Wei,L. -P. Jiang,Y. Guo,Afsar Khan,Y. -P. Liu,H. -F. Yu,B. Wang,C. -F. Ding,P. -F. Zhu,Y. -Y. Chen,Y. -L. Zhao,Y. -B. Chen,Y. -F. Wang,X. -D. Luo Indole Alkaloids Inhibiting Neural Stem Cell from Uncaria rhynchophylla, Nat. Prod. Bioprospect., 2017
72. Xu-Jie Qin,Tong Shu,Qian Yu,Huan Yan,Wei Ni,Lin-Kun An,Pan-Pan Li,Yin-E Zhi,Afsar Khan,Hai-Yang Liu Cytotoxic acylphloroglucinol derivatives from Callistemon salignus, Nat. Prod. Bioprospect., 2017
73. Xin Wei,Afsar Khan,Da Song,Zhi Dai,Ya-Ping Liu,Hao-Fei Yu,Bei Wang,Pei-Feng Zhu,Cai-Feng Ding,Xu-Dong Zhao,Yi-Fen Wang,Xiao-Dong Luo hree New Pyridine Alkaloids from Vinca major Growing in Pakistan, Nat. Prod. Bioprospect., 2017
74. A. M. Al-Taweel,S. Perveen,G. A. Fawzy,A. U. Rehman,Afsar Khan,R. Mehmood,L. M. Fadda Evaluation of antiulcer and cytotoxic potential of the leaf, flower and fruit extracts of Calotropis procera and isolation of a new lignan glycoside, Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med., 2017
75. Ting-Xiang Lu,Tong Shu,Xu-Jie Qin,Wei Ni,Yun-Heng Ji,Qi-Run Chen,Afsar Khan,Qing Zhao,Hai-Yang Liu Spirostanol saponins from Ypsilandra parviflora induce platelet aggregation, Steroids, 2017
76. Xu-Jie Qin,Qian Yu,Huan Yan,Afsar Khan,Mi-Yan Feng,Pan-Pan Li,Xiao-Jiang Hao,Lin-Kun An,Hai-Yang Liu Meroterpenoids with Antitumor Activities from Guava (Psidium guajava), J. Agric. Food Chem., 2017
77. Zong Wan,Yuan-Cheng Yao,Fei Gao,Sheng-Bao Cai,Afsar Khan,Tian-Rui Zhao,Xiao-Yan Yang,Jian Fan,Sheng-Yan Qian,Jian-Xin Cao,Gui-Guang Cheng A new immunosuppressive pregnane glycoside from aqueous fraction of Epigynum cochinchinensis, Nat. Prod. Res., 2017
78. Sehroon Khan,Sadia Nadir,Zia Ullah Shah,Aamer Ali Shah,Samantha C. Karunarathna,Jianchu Xu,Afsar Khan,Shahzad Munir,Fariha Hasan Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Aspergillus Tubingensis, Environ. Pollut., 2017
79. Ling-Mei Kong,Xian-Wen Long,Xing-Wei Yang,Fan Xia,Afsar Khan,Hui Yan,Jun Deng,Xian Li,Gang Xu Polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols with unusual carbon skeletons from Hypericum ascyron, Tetrahedron Lett. , 2017
80. Mu-Yuan Yu,Gao-Ting Zhao,Jie-Qing Liu,Afsar Khan,Xing-Rong Peng,Lin Zhou,Jin-Run Dong,Hai-Zhou Li,Ming-Hua Qiu Withanolides from aerial parts of Nicandra physalodes, Phytochemistry, 2017
81. Aman Khan,Gul Jan,Afsar Khan,Farzana Gul Jan,Ali Bahadur,Muhammad Danish In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Ephedra gerardiana (Root and Stem) Crude Extract and Fractions, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
82. Ruo-Tong Wang,Zong Wan,Fei Gao,Afsar Khan,Jian Fan,Xiao-Yan Yang,Jian-Xin Cao,Gui-Guang Cheng,Tian-Rui Zhao Chemical constituents of Pteris wallichiana J.Agardh (Pteridaceae), Biochem. Syst. Ecol, 2017
83. M. Riaz,N. Rasool,M. Iqbal,A. Tawab,Fazal-e-Habib,Afsar Khan,M. Farman Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) assay of Russelia equisetiformis extract, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2017
84. Marium Khaliq,Muhammad Riaz,Nida Kanwal,Iqbal Mahmood,Afsar Khan,Tanveer Hussain Bokhari,Muhammad Afzal Evolution of Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Studies of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) Roots Extracts, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2017
85. X.-J. Qin,H. Liu,Q. Yu,H. Yan,J.-F. Tang,L.-K. An,Afsar Khan,Q.-R. Chen,X.-J. Hao,H.-Y. Liu Acylphloroglucinol derivatives from the twigs and leaves of Callistemon salignus, Tetrahedron, 2017
86. Y.-L. Zhao,J. Cao,J.-H. Shang,Y.-P. Liu,Afsar Khan,H.-S. Wang,Y. Qian,L. Liu,M. Ye,X.-D. Luo Airways antiallergic effect and pharmacokinetics of alkaloids from Alstonia scholaris, Phytomedicine, 2017
87. A.Mumtaz,Fareeha Zahoor,Sumera Zaib,Azhar Nawaz,Aamer Saeed,Amir Waseem,Afsar Khan,Izhar Hussain,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal Synthesis, Characterization and biological activities of creatinine amides and creatinine Schiff bases, Medicinal Chemistry, 2017
88. Atiq-ur-Rahman,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Yildiz Tehseen,Afsar Khan,Saleha Suleman Khan,Jamshed Iqbal,Shagufta Perveen,Sehroon Khan,U.Farooq,Viqar Uddin Ahmad Antidiabetic Flavonol Glycosides from Eryngium caeruleum, Records of Natural Product, 2017
89. Yu Chen,Wei Ni,Huan Yan,Xu-Jie Qin,Afsar Khan,Hui Liu,Tong Shu,Ling-Yu Jin,Hai-Yang Liu Spirostanol glycosides with hemostatic and antimicrobial activities from Trillium kamtschaticum, Phytochemistry, 2016
90. Areej Mohammad Al-Taweel,Shagufta Perveen,Ghada Ahmed Fawzy,Rashad Mehmood,Afsar Khan,Shabana Iqrar Khan New ellagic acid derivative from the fruits of heat-tolerant plant Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. and their anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, PPAR agonistic activities, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2016
91. Xu-Jie Qin,Huan Yan,Wei Ni,Mu-Yuan Yu,Afsar Khan,Hui Liu,Hong-Xia Zhang,Li He,Xiao-Jiang Hao,Ying-Tong Di,Hai-Yang Liu Cytotoxic Meroterpenoids with Rare Skeletons from Psidium guajava Cultivated in Temperate Zone, Scientific Reports, 2016
92. Gui-Guang Cheng,Dan Li,Bo Hou,Xiao-Nian Li,Lu Liu,Ying-Ying Chen,Paul-Keilah Lunga,Afsar Khan,Ya-Ping Liu,Zhi-Li Zuo,Xiao-Dong Luo Melokhanines A−J, Bioactive Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids with Diverse Skeletons from Melodinus khasianus, Journal of Natural Products, 2016
93. X. J. Qin,H. Yan,W. Ni,M. Y. Yu,Afsar Khan,H. Liu,H. X. Zhang,L. He,X. J. Hao,Y. T. Di,H. Y. Liu Cytotoxic Meroterpenoids with Rare Skeletons from Psidium guajava Cultivated in Temperate Zone, Scientific Reports, 2016
94. Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,Sadia Naz,Afsar Khan,Q.Mahmood,A. Alam,N.Mirza Phytoextraction of HG by parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and its growth responses, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2016
95. U. Farooq,S. Khan,S. Naz,Afsar Khan,Ajmal Khan,A. Ahmed,A. Rauf,S. M. Bukhari,S. A. Khan,A. Kamil,N. Riaz,A. R. Khan Isolation and structure elucidation of three new anthraquinones derivatives from Symplocos racemosa and their antibiofim activity, Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines , 2016
96. S. Khan,S. Nadir,X. Wang,Afsar Khan,J. Xu,M. Li,L. Tao,S.Khan,S. C. Karunarathna Using in silico techniques: Isolation and characterization of an insect cuticle-degrading-protease gene from Beauveria bassiana, Microbial Pathogenesis, 2016
97. Y.-Y. Chen,K.-X.Yang,X.-W. Yang,Afsar Khan,L. Liu,B. Wang,Y.-L. Zhao,Y.-P. Liu,Y. Li,X.-D. Luo New Cytotoxic Tigliane Diterpenoids from Croton caudatus, Planta Medica, 2016
98. L. Liu,C.-W. Song,Afsar Khan,X.-N. Li,X.-W. Yang,G.-G. Cheng,Y.-P. Liu,X.-D. Luo A potent antibacterial indole alkaloid from Psychotria pilifera, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2016
99. Y.-Y. Chen,J. Yang,X.-W. Yang,Afsar Khan,L. Liu,B. Wang,Y.-L. Zhao,Y.-P. Liu,Z.-T. Ding,X.-D. Luo Alstorisine A, a nor-monoterpenoid indole alkaloid from cecidogenous leaves of Alstonia scholaris, Tetrahedron Letters, 2016
100. Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,R. Sarwar,S. Khan,Sadia Naz,Qaisar Mahmood,Arif Alam,Nosheen Mirza Phytoextraction of Hg by parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and its growth responses, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2016
101. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Ajmal Khan,Sadia Naz,Sara Khan,Mumtaz Ali,Saleha Suleman Khan,S. Khan Isolation and characterisation of three new anthraquinone secondary metabolites from Symplocos racemosa, Natural Product Research, 2016
102. X.-W. Yang,C.-W. Song,Y. Zhang,Afsar Khan,L.-P. Jiang,Y.-B. Chen,Y.-P. Liu,X.-D. Luo Alstoscholarisines F and G, two unusual monoterpenoid indole alkaloids from the leaves of Alstonia scholaris, Tetrahedron Letters, 2015
103. R. Sarwar,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,S. Khan,Sadia Naz,Abdur Rauf,Haji Bahadar,Reaz Uddin,Ajmal Khan Evaluation of Antioxidant, Free Radical Scavenging, and Antimicrobial Activity of Quercus incana Roxb., Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2015
104. Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Rizwana sarwar,Q.Mahmood Phytoextraction of HG by parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and its growth responses, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2015
105. U.Farooq,Sadia Naz,Rizwana Sarwar,Afsar Khan,Ajmal Khan,Abdur Rauf,Haroon Khan,Manzoor Ahmad,Azhar-ul-Haq Ali Shah,Shaista Hameed Isolation and characterization of two new diterpenoids from Stachys parviflora: Antidiarrheal potential in mice, Phytochemistry Letters, 2015
106. Areej Mohammad Al-Taweel,Shagufta Perveen,Ghada Ahmed Fawzy,Taghreed Abdou Ibrahim,Afsar Khan,Rashad Mehmood Cytotoxicity assessment of six different extracts of Abelia triflora leaves on A-549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2015
107. S. Perveen,A. M. Al-Taweel,G. A. Fawzy,A. M. El-Shafae,Afsar Khan,P. Proksch Cytotoxic glucosphingolipid from Celtis africana, Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2015
108. M. A. Hashmi,R. Hameed,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,V. U. Ahmad,S. Perveen A New Dimeric Secoiridoid Glycoside from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea Royle, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2015
109. Murad Ali Khan,Haroon Khan,Muhammad Saeed,Abdul Rauf,Tayaba Basharat,Afsar Khan Urease Inhibition of Fixed Oils and Fractions of Caralluma tuberculata: Component Identification by GC-MS, Journal of the Chemical society of Pakistan, 2015
110. Areej Mohammad Al-Taweel,Shagufta Perveen,Ghada Ahmed Fawzy,Afsar Khan,Rashad Mehmood,Abdul Malik Abeliaside, a new phenolic glucoside from Abelia triflora, Natural Product Research, 2015
111. M. A. Hashmi,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,M. Rani,V. U. Ahmad,A.R. Khan A New Secoiridoid Glycosidic Lignan Ester from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea, Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2015
112. M. A. Hashmi,Afsar Khan,M.Hanif,U.Farooq,S. Perveen Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Olea europaea (Olive), Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med., 2015
113. S. Perveen,A. M. Al-Taweel,N. Al-Musayeib,G. A. Fawzy,Afsar Khan,A. Malik New flavonol glycosides from the leaves of Caragana brachyantha, Natural PRoduct Research, 2015
114. M. A. Hashmi,H. S. Shah,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,V. U. Ahmad,S. Perveen Anticancer and Alkaline Phosphatase Inhibitory Effects of Compounds Isolated from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea Royle, Records of Natural Products, 2015
115. U.Farooq,Ajmal Khan,Afsar Khan,Khurshid Ayub,R. Sarwar,M. A. Hashmi,S. S. Khan,M. Ali Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of a New Rosane Type Diterpenoid from Stachys parviflora, Records of Natural Products, 2014
116. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,R. Sarwar,Khurshid Ayub,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Mumtaz Ali,Manzoor Ahmad ,Ajmal Khan A New Rosane type Diterpenoid from Stachys parviflora and its Density Functional Theory Studies, Natural Product Research, 2014
117. H. Khan,M. Saeed,M. A. Khan,N. Muhammad,Afsar Khan,A. Ullah,Safiullah Lipoxygenase and Urease Inhibition of Extracts of Polygonatum verticillatum Rhizome: Augmented by its Isolated Compound, Santonin, J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2014
118. U.Farooq,Khurshid Ayub,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Rizwana Sarwar,Afsar Khan,Saleha Suleman Khan,Ajmal Khan,Mumtaz Ali Spectroscopic and density functional theory studies of new rosane type diterpenoid from Stachys parviflora, Records of Natural Product, 2014
119. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Khurshid Ayub,R. Sarwar,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Saleha Suleman Khan,Ajmal Khan,Mumtaz Ali Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of a New Rosane Type Diterpenoid from Stachys parviflora, Rec. Nat. Prod, 2014
120. S. Khan,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,N.Mirza Antimicrobial Potential and Physio-chemical Analysis of Polygonum barbatum L., J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2014
121. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,N.Mirza,S. Khan Physiochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Potential of Otostegia limbata Benth., J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2014
122. S. Perveen,A. M. Al-Taweel,G. A. Fawzy,T. A. Ibrahim,A. Malik,Afsar Khan Cholinesterase Inhibitory Triterpenes from Perovskia atriplicifolia, Asian J. Chem., 2014
123. Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Afsar Khan,Khurshid Ayub,U.Farooq Spectroscopic and density functional theory studies of 5,7,3' ,5' -tetrahydroxyflavanone from the leaves ofOlea ferruginea, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2014
124. Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,Muhammad Ali Hashmi,Khurshid Ayub Spectroscopic and density functional theory studies of 5,7,3’,5’-tetrahydroxyflavanone from the leaves of Olea ferruginea, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular spectroscopy, 2014
125. Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,N.Mirza,Afsar Khan,Rizwana Sarwar,A. Alam,Q.Mahmood Excessive Chromium may Cause Dietary Toxicity in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), Toxicol. Environ. Chem., 2014
126. Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,N.Mirza,Afsar Khan,Rizwana Sarwar,Arif Alam,Q.Mahmood Excessive Chromium may Cause Dietary Toxicity in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry , 2014
127. Saira Afzal,Sobia Tabassum,Mazhar Amjad Gilani,Natasha Hussain,Robina Farooq,Saba Zahid,Asma Tufail Shah,Afsar Khan,Attiq-ur-Rehman Total Phenolic Content, In Vitro Radical Scavenging and Antimicrobial Activities of Whole Plant Rumex hastatus, Science International, 2014
128. S. Perveen,A. M. Al-Taweel,Afsar Khan,G. A. Fawzy,A. Malik Caragiside D, a new isoflavone glucoside from Caragana conferta, Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 2014
129. S. S. Khan,A. Khan,A. Wadood,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,A. Ahmed,A. Zahoor,V. U. Ahmad,B. Sener,N. Erdemoglu Urease Inhibitory Activity of Ursane type Sulfated Saponins from the Aerial Parts of Zygophyllum fabago Linn., Phytomedicine, 2014
130. Saleha Suleman Khan,Ajmal Khan,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,Amir Ahmed,Aqib Zahoor,Viqar Uddin Ahmad,Bilge Sener,Nurgun Erdemoglu A New Ursane type Sulfated Saponin from Zygophyllum fabago Linn., Records of Natural Products, 2014
131. A. F. Khan,A. Afzal,A. Ali,Afsar Khan,A.R. Khan Bioactive behavior of silicon substituted calcium phosphate based bioceramics for bone regeneration, Mat. Sci. Eng. C., 2014
132. Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,A. F. Khan,A.R. Khan,A. Azarpira Determination of biological activities and total phenolic contents of flowers of Jasminum humile and roots of Dorema aucheri, J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2014
133. Maria Sabeen,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad,Iftikhar Fareed,Afsar Khan,Faridullah,J.Hussain,Yousaf Hayat,Sobia Tabassum Cadmium Phytoremediation by Arundo donax L. from Contaminated Soil and Water, BioMed. Research International, 2013
134. O. A. Akrawi,Afsar Khan,T. Patonay, A. Villinger, P. Langer Synthesis of arylated anthraquinones by site-selective Suzuki-Miyaura reactions of the bis(triflates) of 1,3-di(hydroxy)anthraquinones, Tetrahedron, 2013
135. O. A. Akrawi,Afsar Khan,M. Hussain,H. H. Mohammed,A. Villinger,P. Langer Synthesis of 2,3-diarylfluorenones by domino ‘twofold Heck/electrocyclization/dehydrogenation’ reactions of 2,3-dibromoindenone, Tetrahedron Letters, 2013
136. N.Mirza,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq Antimicrobial Potential and Physio-Chemical Analysis of Polygonum barbatum L, Chemical society of Pakistan, 2013
137. I. A. Bukhari,A.J.Shah,R. A. Khan,S. A. Meo,Afsar Khan,A. H. Gilani Gut modulator effects of Conyza bonariensis explain its traditional use in constipation and diarrhea, Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci., 2013
138. A.N.S. Saqib,A. Waseem,A. F. Khan,Q.Mahmood,Afsar Khan,A.Habib,A.R. Khan Arsenic bioremediatrion by low cost material derived from blue pine(pinus walliciana ND WALNUTS(Juglians regia, Ecological Engineering, 2013
139. A. Zahoor,Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,A. Ahmed,S. S. Khan,M. I. Ali Two New Octulosonic Acid Derivatives and A New Cyclohexane Carboxylic Acid Derivative from Erigeron bonariensis L., Helv. Chim. Acta., 2012
140. Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,Sumera Zaib,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Irum Bibi,Saba Suleman Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Free Radical Scavenging Potential of Aerial Parts of Periploca aphylla and Ricinus communis, ISRN Pharmacology, 2012
141. H. Khan,M. Saeed,M. A. Khan,I. Khan,M. Ahmad, N. Muhammad,Afsar Khan Antimalarial and free radical scavenging activities of rhizomes of Polygonatum verticillatum supported by isolated metabolites, Med. Chem. Res., 2012
142. A. Zahoor,H. Hussain,Afsar Khan,I. Ahmed,V. U. Ahmad,K. Krohn Chemical Constituents from Erigeron bonariensis L. and their Chemotaxonomic Importance. , Rec. Nat. Prod., 2012
143. S. Kausar,Q.Mahmood,I.Raja,Afsar Khan,S. Sultan,M. A. Gilani,S. Shujaat Potential of Arundo donax to treat chromium contamination, Eco. Engineering, 2012
144. S. Iqbal,Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,M. A. Khan,S. Bader,U.Farooq,S. S. Khan,A. Zahoor,R. B. Tareen Two New Triterpenoids from Zygophyllum eurypterum, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2012
145. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Ather Farooq Khan,Saleha Suleman Khan,Rizwana Sarwar,Viqar Uddin Ahmad Two New Ballonigrin type Diterpenoids from the Roots of Ballota limbata,, Natural Product Communications , 2012
146. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Ather Farooq Khan, ,Saleha Suleman Khan,R. Sarwar,Viqar Uddin Ahmad,Amir Waseem Two New Ballonigrin-type Diterpenoids from the Roots of Ballota limbata, Natural Product Communications , 2012
147. N. Afsar,G. Siddiqui,M. Rasheed,V. U. Ahmad,Afsar Khan GC-MS Analysis of Fatty acids (FAs) of Prosobranch Gastropod species Thais carinifera from Pakistan Coast (North Arabian Sea)., J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2012
148. J. Hussain,R. Ullah,Afsar Khan, F. U. Khan,Z. Muhammad,M. R. Shah Phlomeoic acid: A New Diterpene from Phlomis bracteosa., Nat. Prod. Commun., 2011
149. I. N. Siddiqui,V. U. Ahmad,A. Zahoor,A. Ahmed,S. S. Khan,Afsar Khan,Z. Hassan Two new Diarylheptanoids from Alnus nitida, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2010
150. S. S. Khan,Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,A. Ahmed,U.Farooq,S. Arshad,S. Bader,A. Zahoor,I. N. Siddiqui,B. Sener,N. Erdemoglu Two New Disulfated Triterpenoids from Zygophyllum fabago, Helv. Chim. Acta., 2010
151. Afsar Khan Strategies for Low-Cost Water Defluoridation of Drinking Water, J. Chem. Soc. Pak, 2010
152. A. Zahoor,I. N. Siddiqui,Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,A. Ahmed,Z. Hassan,S. S. Khan,S. Iqbal Two New Glycosides from Conyza bonariensis, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2010
153. Amir Haider Malik,Sadia Nasreen ,Q.Mahmood,Zahid Mahmood Khan,R. Sarwar,Afsar Khan Strategies for low-cost water defluoridation of drinking water - a review of progress, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2010
154. V. U. Ahmad,S. Bader,S. Arshad,A. Ahmed,Afsar Khan,S. Iqbal,M. Rasheed,R. B. Tareen Brauhenefloroside E and F; Acylated flavonol glycosides from Stocksia brauhica Linn., Magn. Reson. Chem., 2010
155. Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,U.Farooq Two New Acylated Flavonol Glycosides from the Roots of Otostegia limbata, Helv. Chim. Acta., 2009
156. Afsar Khan,V. U. Ahmad,U.Farooq,V. S. Bader,S. Arshad Two new flavonol glycosides from Otostegia limbata BENTH, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 2009
157. V. U. Ahmad,S. Arshad,S. Bader,S. Iqbal,Afsar Khan,S. S. Khan,J. Hussain,R. B. Tareen New terpenoids from Stachys parviflora Benth., Magn. Reson. Chem., 2008
158. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan Two New Sesquiterpene Lactone-esters from Achillea vermicularis, Nat. Prod. Commun. , 2008
159. V. U. Ahmad,S. S. Khan,A. Ahmed,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,S. Arshad,B. Sener,N. Erdemoglu Sulfated Triterpene Glycosides from Zygophyllum fabago, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2007
160. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Viqar Uddin Ahmad,Azhar-Ul-Haq,Saleha suleman Khan,A.Pervez,M.Shah,Robina Farooq Complete 1H and 13C NMR assignments of Two New Trans-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Otostegia limbata,, Magn. Reson. Chem, 2007
161. V. U. Ahmad,S. Arshad,S. Bader,A. Ahmed,S. Iqbal,Afsar Khan,S. S. Khan,R. B. Tareen A New Triterpenoidal Saponin and a Flavone Glycoside from Stachys parviflora, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2007
162. U.Farooq,Viqar-Uddin Ahmad,Afsar Khan,Farzana Kousar,Saleha Suleman Khan Two new rare class of Diterpenoids from Ballota limbta, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 2007
163. V. U. Ahmad,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,F. Kousar,S. S. Khan,J. Hussain Two new trans-clerodane diterpenoids from Otostegia limbata, J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2007
164. V. U. Ahmad,S. Bader,S. Arshad,S. Iqbal,A. Ahmed,F. V. Mohammad,Afsar Khan,R. B. Tareen A new acylated flavone glycoside from the fruits of Stocksia brauhica., J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2007
165. V. U. Ahmad,F. Kousar,M. Zubair,Afsar Khan,M. S. Ali,M. I. Choudhary,B. Sener A new iridoid glycoside from Linaria genestifolia, Fitoterapia, 2006
166. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Viqar-Uddin Ahmad,Farzana Kousar Limbatolide F and G: Two new trans- Clerodane Diterpenoids from Otostegia limbata, Polish J. Chem, 2005
167. V. U. Ahmad,F. Kousar,Afsar Khan,M. Zubair,S. Iqbal,U.Farooq,N. Rasool,M. Arfan,S. A. Nawaz,M. I. Choudhary Isolation of a New Lipoxygenase Active Saponin and a New Triterpenoid from the Leaves of Trachelospermum lucidum, Z. Naturforsch. B., 2005
168. V. U. Ahmad,F. Kousar,Afsar Khan,M. Zubair,S. Iqbal,R. B. Tareen A New Ketone and a Known Anticancer Triterpenoid from the Leaves of Onosma limitaneum, Helv. Chim. Acta, 2005
169. J. Hussain,V. U. Ahmad,H. Hussain,Z. Hassan,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq Tanacetamide C: One New Ceramide from Tanacetum artemisioides, Pol. J. Chem., 2005
170. V. U. Ahmad,Afsar Khan,U.Farooq,F. Kousar,S. S. Khan,S. A. Nawaz,M. A. Abbasi,M. I. Choudhary Three New Cholinesterase-Inhibiting cis-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Otostegia limbata, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 2005
 
Conference Publications
1. U.Farooq,Afsar Khan,Saleha Suleman Khan,Shazia Iqbal,R. Sarwar,Sher Bahadar Khan,Viqar Uddin Ahmad Isolation and Structure Determination of Three New Sesquiterpenoids from Achillea millefolium, , 2012
 
 
Profile/Bio

  • Tenured Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan, since April 11, 2022-till date. 
  • Associate Professor, Department of  Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan, since November 11, 2016-April 10, 2022.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan, August 10, 2009- November 10, 2016.
SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS:

WORKSHOPS

  • Organizing Secretary of two-days’ workshop on “Structural Chemistry and Structural Biology” at the Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad in collaboration with International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi and Third Word Academy of Sciences (TWAS), April 17–88, 2014.
SEMINARS:

  • Isolation of a macrocyclic lignan from Olea ferruginea and its biological activities (Modern Trends in Chemistry and Energy Technologies”, October 22-23, 2018, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan).
  • Isolation & Structure Elucidation of Some Natural Products from Important Medicinal Plants (A lecture delivered at the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; July 30, 2015)
  • A New Dimeric Secoiridoid Glycoside from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea  Royle (13th International and 25th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, October 20–22, 2014, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan).
  • Isolation & Structure Elucidation of Some Natural Products from Important Medicinal Plants (Three Days Chemistry Conference, November 26–28, 2013, Department of Chemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan).
  • New Secondary Metabolites from Medicinal Plants (COMSATS-Tsinghua University Joint Workshop, May 20-26, 2012, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China).
  • Structure Elucidation of a Diacylated Kaempferol Pentaglycoside Isolated from the Roots of Otostegia limbata. (19th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. June 09–11, 2009, Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat (At Peshawar University Summer Campus Baragali) Pakistan.
  • Acylated Kaempferol Pentaglycosides from the Roots of Otostegia limbata. (1st Junior National Chemistry Symposium Under the Age of 35. October 19–22, 2008, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan).
  • New Flavonol Glycosides from Otostegia limbata. (18th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. February 25–27, 2008, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan).

POSTERS

  • M. Aamir, M. A. Hashmi, A. Khan*–Isolation of a new secoiridoid lignan from Olea ferruginea (Modern Trends in Chemistry and Energy Technologies”, October 22-23, 2018, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan).
  • A. Sadaf, J. Iqbal, A. Khan*–Phytochemical and biological Investigation of Convolvulus arvensis (Modern Trends in Chemistry and Energy Technologies”, October 22-23, 2018, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan).
  • A. Olubunmi, A. Khan*, O. G. Ademola–Preliminary Phytochemical Investigation and Bioactivities of Seven Important but Underutilised Tropical Flora (Modern Trends in Chemistry and Energy Technologies”, October 22-23, 2018, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan).
  • M. A. Hashmi, A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad–A New Secoiridoid Glycosidic Lignan Ester from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea (13th International and 25th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, October 20–22, 2014, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan).
  • M. A. Hashmi, A. Khan, K. Ayub–Identification of structural and spectral features of a flavanone isolated from Olea ferruginea: A comparative experimental and DFT study (Three Days Chemistry Conference, November 26–28, 2013, Department of Chemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan).
  • M. A. Hashmi, A. Khan, K. Ayub–Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of 5,7,3',5'-Tetrahydroxyflavanone isolated from the Leaves of Olea ferruginea (12th International and 24th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, October 28–30, 2013, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan).
  • M. A. Hashmi, A. Hameed, A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad, K. Ayub, S. S. Khan–A New Diarylheptanoid from the Male Flowers of Alnus nitida (Won 3rd prize) (3rd International Symposium on Biomedical Materials: Recent Advances and Challenges. December 18–20, 2012, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan).
  • S. Akbar, M. A. Hashmi, S. Ali, S. S. Khan, A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad, J. Iqbal–Flavonoids and Secoirridoids from Olea ferruginea and their Biological Activities (3rd International Symposium on Biomedical Materials: Recent Advances and Challenges. December 18–20, 2012, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan).
  • M. A. H. Nawaz, S. Afzal, I. Ali, A. Khan, M. A. Gilani, S. Tabassum–Biological Evaluation of Medicago denticulata and Rumex hastatus (3rd International Symposium on Biomedical Materials: Recent Advances and Challenges. December 18–20, 2012, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan).
  • F. Ullah, A. Khan, A. F. Khan–Phytochemical studies of Jasminum humile (9th International & 21st National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. March 14–16, 2011, The Department of Chemistry, and International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan).
  • A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad–Structure Elucidation of 30-nor Triterpenoids Isolated from the Whole Plant of Conyza bonariensis (8th International & 20th National Chemistry Conference of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. February 15-17, 2010, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan)
  • A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad, U. Farooq, M. I. Choudhary, S. A. Nawaz–New Clerodane Diterpenoids from Otostegia limbata (11th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, October 29–November 01, 2008, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan).
  • Z. Hassan, J. Hussain, A. Khan, N. Rasool, A. Ullah, A. Zahoor, M. A. Abbasi, N. Shihzad, V. U. Ahmad–Tanacetamide C: One New Ceramide from Tanacetum artemisioides. (10th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6–9, 2006, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan).
  • U. Farooq, K. Krohn, U. Florke, S. Draeger, B. Schulz, A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad–Biologically Active Metabolites from Fungi 2686, 7217 and 6653. (10th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6–9, 2006, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan).
  • I. A. Bukhari, A. H. Gilani, R. A. Khan, A. Khan, V. U. Ahmad–Blood pressure lowering and vasodilatory activities of Conyza bonariensis. (AFFASA Symposium on Natural Products and Regional Meeting, July 25–27, 2005, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan).
 
 
Research Interests

  • Isolations of natural products using modern chromatographic techniques
  • Structure elucidation of organic compounds using modern spectroscopic techniques such as HRESIMS, 1D-NMR, HSQC, HMBC, ROESY, TOCSY etc.
  • Quantum chemical calculations of organic molecules
 
Awards

 
Students Supervised

  

POSTODOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLARS SUPERVISED

1.      Dr. Atolani Olubunmi (Nigeria) (September 2018 — March 2019) Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation of Bioactivities of Seven Important but Underutilized Tropical Flora

PhD STUDENTS SUPERVISED (Total 2 students)

1. Dr. Muhammad Ali Hashmi (HEC Scholar) (Reg. #: CIIT/FA12-R66-001/ATD) Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Bioactive Compounds from Olea ferruginea and Quantum Chemical Studies of Important Natural Products.  PhD Degree Awarded: September 2016.

2.      Dr. Rabia Hameed (HEC Funded Project) (Reg. #: CIIT/SP13-R66-002/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Alnus nitida and Computational Studies of Some Selected Natural Products. PhD Degree Awarded: April 2019

PhD STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION (Total 4 student)

 

(1)   Mr. Muhammad Aamir (HEC Funded Project) (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R66-007/ATD) Research Topic: Electrochemical Sensing of Toxic Industrial and Warfare Agents through Carbon Nitride (C4N) Surface: A DFT Approach

 

(2)   Ms. Nida Khalid (Reg. #: CIIT/FA21-PCM-004/ATD) Research Topic: Not yet finalized

 

(3)   Mr. Hamza Khan (Reg. #: CIIT/FA21-PCM-009/ATD) Research Topic: Not yet finalized

 

(4)      Ms. Tehmina Tariq (Reg. #: CIIT/FA21-PCM-008/ATD) Research Topic: Not yet finalized

 

STUDENTS SUPERVISED FOR PARTIAL PHD RESEARCH VIA TWAS-CIIT FELLOWSIP (Total 2 students)

 

(1)   Mr. Sokoudjou Jean Baptiste (Cameroon) Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities of Canarium schweinfurthii and Imperata cylindrica

 

(2)      Mr. Andre Nehemie Bitombo (Cameroon) Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities Selected Cameroonian Apocynaceae Plants

 

MS STUDENTS SUPERVISED (Total 27 students)

(1)               Mr. Fateh Ullah (Reg. #: CIIT/FA09-R06-014/ATD) Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents of Dorema aucheri. MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2011

 

(2)               Ms. Aisha Hameed (Reg. #: CIIT/FA09-R06-009/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Alnus nitida. MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2011

 

(3)               Mr. Muhammad Ali Hashmi (HEC Scholar) (Reg. #: CIIT/FA10-R06-010/ATD)
Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents of Olea ferruginea. MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2012

 

(4)               Mr. Imran Ali (Reg. #: CIIT/FA10-R06-003/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigations on Eryngium caeruleum..MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2012

 

(5)               Mr. Sohail Akbar (Reg. #: CIIT/FA11-R06-011/ATD) Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents of Jasminum humile. MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2013

 

(6)               Mr. Muhammad Azhar Hayat Nawaz (Reg. #: CIIT/FA11-R06-003/ATD)
Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities of the Chemical Constituents of Olea ferruginea. MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2013

 

(7)               Ms. Sumbal Sami (Reg. #: FA12-R06-004).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents of Eryngium caeruleum.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2014

 

(8)               Mr. Junaid Anwer (Reg. #: CIIT/FA13-R06-007/ATD).Thesis Title: Synthesis and Bioactivities of Novel Schiff’s Base Derivatives of N-Alkylated Isatins.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2015

 

(9)               Ms. Asma Sadaf (Reg. #: CIIT/FA16-R06-012/ATD) Thesis Title:Phytochemical Investigation of Convolvulus arvensis.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2018

 

(10)           Mr. Raheel Ahmad (Reg. #: CIIT/SP17-R06-019/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents of Callistemon citrinus Fruits.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2018

 

(11)           Mr. Ammar Ayoub (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R06-007/ATD)Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents from male flowers of Alnus nitida
MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2019

 

(12)           Ms. Maryam Javed (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R06-012/ATD)Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents from Eryngium caeruleum roots

MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2019

 

(13)           Ms. Naghma Fida (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R06-022/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Polar Fraction from Aerial Parts of Pyrus pashia

MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2019

 

 

(14)           Ms. Noor Al Ain (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R06-024/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Whole Plants of Stellaria media

MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2019

 

(15)           Ms. Sehrish Sarfraz (Reg. #: CIIT/SP18-R06-011/ATD).Thesis Title: Fabrication, Characterization, and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of SF/ HA/ ZnO Composite Scaffolds

MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2019

 

(16)           Ms. Javeria Sabir (Reg. #: CIIT/FA18-R06-002/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Chemical Constituents from Stellaria media.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2020

 

(17)           Ms. Sakina Batool (Reg. #: CIIT/FA18-R06-036/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2020

 

(18)           Ms. Summia Kalsoom (Reg. #: CIIT/FA18-R06-042/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of the Chemical Constituents of Callistemon citrinus Fruits.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2020

 

(19)           Ms. Sundas Bibi (Reg. #: CIIT/FA18-R06-015/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Thevetia peruviana.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2020

 

(20)           Ms. Nida Khalid (Reg. #: CIIT/SP19-R06-023/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Phytochemicals from Olea ferruginea.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2020

 

(21)           Ms. Amna Afzal (Reg. #: CIIT/SP19-R06-015/ATD).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Callistemon citrinus Fruits.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2020

 

(22)           Mr. Hamza Khan (Reg. #: CIIT/FA19-RCM-037/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Phytochemicals from Male Catkins of Alnus nitida.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2021

 

(23)           Ms. Afsheen Razzaq (Reg. #: CIIT/FA19-RCM-044/ATD).Thesis Title:Phytochemical Investigation of Aerial Parts of Rumex dentatus.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2021

 

(24)           Ms. Maria Gul (Reg. #: CIIT/SP20-RCM-005/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Phytochemicals from Jasminum humile.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2021

 

(25)           Ms. Arooba Ali (Reg. #: CIIT/SP20-RCM-040/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Phytochemicals from Eucalyptus camaldulensis .MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2021

 

(26)           Ms. Aima Zia (Reg. #: CIIT/FA20-RCM-001/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Alnus nitida Based Phytochemicals.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2022

 

(27)           Mr. Shahzad Khan (Reg. #: CIIT/FA20-RCM-017/ATD).Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Phytochemicals from Nerium oleander.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2022

 

MS STUDENTS CO-SUPERVISED (Total 7 students)

(1)               Mr. Aman Khan (Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra)

            Thesis Title: Biological Activities of Medicinal Plants Selected from Naran Valley of Hazara Division, KPK. MS Degree Awarded: 2014

 

(2)               Ms. Bushra Jadoon (Reg. #: FA12-R06-005).Thesis Title: Phytochemical Investigation of Olea ferruginea.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2014

 

(3)               Ms. Farhana Sadiq (Reg. #: FA12-R06-001).Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of 1,3-Disubstituted Thioureas.MS Degree Awarded: 2014

 

(4)               Ms. Qurat ul Ain (Reg. #: CIIT/SP14-R06-006/ATD).Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Coumarin Derivatives.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2015

 

(5)               Mr. Matee Ullah Khan (Reg. #: CIIT/FA16-R06-022/ATD).Thesis Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Molecular Docking Studies of Thiobarbituric Acids in Search of Lead Compounds.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2018

 

(6)               Mr. Fawad Ali (Reg. #: CIIT/FA17-R06-055/ATD).Thesis Title: Identification of Insecticidal Compounds from Selected Artemisia Species Growing in Hazara Division.MS Degree Awarded: Spring 2019

 

(7)               Ms. Khadeeja Awnar Abbassi (Reg. #: CIIT/SP20-RCM-014/ATD).Thesis Title: Chemical Analysis and Exploring the Antibacterial Potential of Helichrysum odoratissimum and Cymbopogon nardus.MS Degree Awarded: Fall 2021

 

MS STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION (Total 5 students)

 

(1)               Ms. Aneeta Ibrar (Reg. #: CIIT/SP21-RCM-002/ATD).Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation of Acacia modesta

 

(2)               Ms. Hajra Batool (Reg. #: CIIT/SP21-RCM-008/ATD).Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation of Rauwolfia serpentina

 

(3)               Ms. Sana Arif (Reg. #: CIIT/SP21-RCM-026/ATD).Research Topic: Phytochemical Investigation of Alstonia scholaris

 

(4)               Ms. Aniza Jamil (Reg. #: CIIT/FA21-RCM-003/ATD).Research Topic: Not yet assigned

 

(5)               Ms. Iraj Khan (Reg. #: CIIT/FA21-RCM-012/ATD).Research Topic: Not yet assigned