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Natural Product Chemistry
Dr. Rizwana Sarwar
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Designation:
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Associate Professor
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Email:
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rizwanasarwar@cuiatd.edu.pk
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Phone No. :
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Role:
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Faculty
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Research Interests:
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Academics/ Degrees
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PhD
(2016) from CUI, Abbottabad Campus
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MS
(2008) from CUI, Abbottabad Campus
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M.Sc
(2005) from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Profile/Bio
- Jan. 2017
till now: Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry COMSATS,
University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus, Pakistan.
- Feb. 2009 -2017: Worked as Research
Associate in the Department of Life Sciences COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- Sept. 2007-2008: Worked as Research
Associate in the Department of Environmental Sciences COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Publications/Papers
2024
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Journal
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Aneesa Zia ,Ayesha Shahzad ,N. Riaz,S. Khan,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,R. Sarwar,Asaad Khalid,Hamdy Kashtoh , Ajmal Khan,Ahmed Al-Harrasi
"Enhancement efficacy of omeprazole by conjugation with silver nanoparticles as a urease inhibitor"
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Green Processing and Synthesis
,Volume 13
,Issue 1
,Page 20230229
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2024
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R. V. K. Tchebou,U.Farooq,S. Khan,R. B. Teponno,T. A. Wani,L. A. Tapondjou,A. Rasool,R. Sarwar,A. Khushal,S. M. Bukhari,S. Zargar,H. -G. Xu
"Exploring Cassia mimosoïdes as a promising natural source of steroids with potent anti-cancer, urease inhibition, and antimicrobial properties"
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RSC Advances
,Volume 14
,Page 9159
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2024
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A. Zia,R. Sarwar,A. Al-Harrasi,A. Shahzad,N. Riaz,S. Khan,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,A. Khalid,H. Kashtoh,A. Khan
"Enhancement efficacy of Omeprazole by conjugation with silver nanoparticles as a urease inhibito"
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Green Processing and Synthesis
,Volume 13
,Page 20230229
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2024
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2023
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Journal
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Syeda Kinza Fatima,N. Riaz,M.Bilal,M. S. Khan,R. Sarwar,Ansumana Sangi Ceesay,Jalal Uddin,Anwar Ul-Hamid,Ahmed Al-Harrasi,Ajmal Khan
"Visible Light-Induced Reactive Yellow 145 Discoloration: Structural and Photocatalytic Studies of Graphene Quantum Dot-Incorporated TiO2"
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ACS Omega
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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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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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2022
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Journal
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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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2021
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Journal
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N. Riaz,U.Farooq,M. S. Khan,R. Sarwar,Debra Adelina Chia Siew Fen,Sadia Naz,Mohamad Azmi Bustam,Gaber El-Saber Batiha,Islam H. El Azab,Jalal Uddin,Ajmal Khan
"Iron-Zinc Co-Doped Titania Nanocomposite: Photocatalytic and Photobiocidal Potential in Combination with Molecular Docking Studies"
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Catalysts
,Volume 11
,Issue 9
,Page 1112
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2021
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Touqeer Ahmad ,Ajmal Khan, Ahmed Al-Harrasi,R. Sarwar
"Synthesis of gemifloxacin conjugated silver nanoparticles, their amplified bacterial efficacy against human pathogen and their morphological study via TEM analysis."
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Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
,Volume 49
,Issue 1
,Page 661-671
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2021
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2020
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Journal
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S. Naz,U.Farooq,R. Sarwar,S. Khan,Y. K. Mabkhot,M. Saeed,A. Alsayari,A. B. Muhsinah,Z. Ul-Haq,S. Khan
"Pharmacophore model-based virtual screening, docking, biological evaluation and molecular dynamics simulations for inhibitors discovery against α-tryptophan synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
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Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
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2020
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2019
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Journal
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U.Farooq,T. Ahmad,A. Khan,R. Sarwar,J. Shafiq,Y. Raza,A. Ahmed,S. Ullah,N. U. Rehman,A. Al-Harrasi
"Rifampicin conjugated silver nanoparticles: A new arena for development of antibiofilm potential against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia"
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2019
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N. Riaz,M. Hassan,M. Siddique,Q. Mahmood,U.Farooq,R. Sarwar,M. S. Khan
"Photocatalytic degradation and kinetic modeling of azo dye using bimetallic photocatalysts: effect of synthesis and operational parameters."
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
,Volume 27
,Issue 3
,Page 2992-3006
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2019
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Muhammad Zubair, Shah Fahad,Adnan Noor Shah,R. Sarwar,Qudrat Ullah Khan,Nosheen Mirza,Asghar Ali Khan
"Physiological response of spinach to toxic heavy metal stress"
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
,Volume 26
,Page 31667–31674
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2019
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Conference
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R. Sarwar,Mohsin Ali Khan,,U.Farooq,N. Riaz,Sadia Naz,Farhan Khan
"Investigation of Biological Potential of Verbena officinalis by its Total Phenolic Content Antibacterial, Antioxidant, NO Scavenging Activities."
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8th International Conference ES-Dev 2019. (h-HSE-13). p.147.
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2019
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2018
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Journal
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R. Sarwar,S. Sarwar,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,N. Riaz,A. Rauf,Y. N. Mabkhot,S. S. Al-Showiman
"Isolation and characterization of two new antimicrobial acids from Quercus incana (Bluejack Oak)"
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BioMed Research International
,Volume 2018
,Page 1-5
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2018
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S. Naz,U.Farooq,R. Sarwar,S. Ali,R. Sarwar,S. Khan,R. Abagyan
"Identification of new benzamide inhibitor against α-subunit of tryptophan synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis through structure-based virtual screening, anti-tuberculosis activity and molecular dynamics simulations."
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Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
,Volume 37
,Issue 04
,Page 1043-1053
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2018
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R. Sarwar,R. Sarwar,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,H. Khan,N. Karim,I. Khan,A. Ahmed,A. Khan
"Isolation and characterization of two new secondary metabolites from Quercus incana and their antidepressant and anxiolytic-like potential"
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
,Volume 09
,Page Article 298
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2018
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Book/Chapter
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R. Sarwar,U.Farooq,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,A. Khan,H. Khan,N. Karim,I. Khan,A. Ahmed,A. Al-Harrasi
"Isolation and Characterization of Two New Secondary Metabolites From Quercus incana and Their Antidepressant- and Anxiolytic-Like Potential"
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Front. Pharmacol
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2018
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2017
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Journal
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R. Sarwar,U.Farooq,Muhammad Raza Shah,S. Khan,N. Riaz,Sadia Naz,A. Ibrar,Ajmal Khan
"Rapid Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Quercus incana and Their Antimicrobial Potential against Human Pathogens"
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Applied Sciences
,Volume 7
,Issue 29
,Page 1-12
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2017
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Sadia Naz,U.Farooq,Ajmal Khan,Haroon Khan,Nasiara Karim,Rizwana Sarwar,Javid Hussain,Abdur Rauf,R. Sarwar
"Antidepressent Effect of Two New Benzyl Derivatives from Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca var. nubicola Lindl. ex Hook.f."
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
,Volume 8
,Page 469
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2017
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N. Mirza,Z. -H. Yang,U.Farooq,R. Sarwar,H. Mubarak,L. -Y. Chai,W. Yong,Q. U. Khan,M. Z. Hashmi
"The potential use of Vetiveria zizanioides for the phytoremediation of antimony, arsenic and their co-contamination"
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Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
,Volume 99
,Issue 04
,Page 511-517
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2017
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U.Farooq,Y. N. Mabkhot,A. Khan,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,B. Zehra,S. A. Ali,R. Sarwar,A. Ahmed,A. Rauf,I. Ahmad,R. Sarwar
"Isolation and characterization of three new anti-proliferative Sesquiterpenes from Polygonum barbatum and their mechanism via apoptotic pathway"
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BMC Cancer
,Volume 17
,Issue 2017
,Page 694
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2017
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2016
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Journal
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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"
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International Journal of Phytoremediation
,Volume 18
,Issue 4
,Page 354-357
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2016
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N. Riaz,F. K. Chong,U.Farooq,R. Sarwar,Ajmal Khan,Z. B. Man,M. S. Khan,R. Sarwar
"Preparation, characterization and application of Cu–Ni/TiO2 in Orange II photodegradation under visible light: effect of different reaction parameters and optimization"
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RSC Advances
,Volume 6
,Issue 60
,Page 55650-55665
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2016
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2015
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Journal
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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."
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
,Volume 6
,Page Article 277
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2015
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2014
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Journal
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Asma Bibi, ,U.Farooq, Nosheen Mirza, , Afsar Khan, ,R. Sarwar,Arif Alam,, Qaisar Mahmood
"“Excessive Chromium may Cause Dietary Toxicity in Parsly (Petroselinum crispum)”"
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Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
,Volume 96
,Issue 2
,Page 287-295
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2014
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Sara Khan,,U.Farooq, Afsar Khan,, Sadia Naz, ,R. Sarwar,Nosheen Mirza
"Antimicrobial Potential and Physio-chemical Analysis of Polygonum barbatum L"
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J. Chem. Soc. Pakistan
,Volume 36
,Issue 4
,Page 687-690
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2014
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Sadia Naz,,U.Farooq,Afsar Khan, ,Sara Khan, ,R. Sarwar, Nosheen Mirza
"“Physiochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Potential of Otostegia limbata Benth”"
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J. Chem. Soc. Pak.
,Volume 36
,Issue 4
,Page 683-685
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2014
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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"
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Rec. Nat. Prod
,Volume 9
,Issue 3
,Page 329-335
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2014
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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"
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Natural Product Research
,Volume 2014
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2014
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2012
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Journal
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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"
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Natural Product Communications
,Volume 7
,Issue 2
,Page 149-150
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2012
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Conference
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2010
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Journal
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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"
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Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan
,Volume 32
,Issue 4
,Page 550-558
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2010
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Awards/ Appreciations
- Availed IRSIP
scholarship for china (5 March-7 November, 2014).
- Participated in
International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development
(ESDev-2007) held in CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Participated
in International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009)
held in CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Participated
in International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development
(ESDev-2011) held in CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Participated
in International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development
(ESDev-2013) held in CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Participated
in International conference On Drug Dev Development (Drug Dev-2015) held in
CIIT, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Professional Trainings Attended:
- Attended 7th
Faculty Development Workshop (FWD), 18-22, 2008.
- Participate in
one day workshop on “Writing Research proposal held in NIBGE, Faisalabad, in
June 2010.
- One day workshop
on preparation for external audit ISO 9001:2015 (revised version), Dec 17, 2018
in CUI, Abbottabad campus.
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