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Total publications: 536, total Google citations over 17,000, h-index: 61 and i10: 300; ResearchGate h-index: 56; Scopus h-index: 43; Web of Science h-index: 37 and over 5300 LinkedIn Followers

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​PAPERS/REVIEWS 2018

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  • Nurunnabi, T. R., Nahar, L., Al-Majmaie, S., Rahman, S. M. M., Sohrab, M. H., Billah, M. M., Ismail, F. M. D., Rahman, M. M., Sharples, G. P. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Anti-MRSA activity of oxysporone and xylitol from the endophytic fungus Pestalotia sp. growing on the Sundarbans mangrove plant Heritiera fomes, Phytotherapy Research 32, 348-354. 

  • Zihad, S. M. N. Z., Bhowmick, N., Uddin, S. J., Sifat, N., Rahman, M. S., Rouf, R., Islam, M. T., Dev, S., Hazni, H., Aziz, S., Ali, E. S., Das, A. K., Shilpi, J. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Analgesic activity, chemical profiling and computational study on Chrysopogon aciculatus, Frontiers in Pharmacology 9, Article number: 1164.

  •  Shajib, M. S., Rashid, R. B., Ming, L. C., Islam, S., Sarker, M. M. R., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D., Datta, B. K. and Rashid, M. A. (2018) Polymethoxyflavones from Nicotiana plumbaginifolia (Solanaceae) exert antinociceptive and neuropharmacological effects in mice, Frontiers in Pharmacology 9, Article number: 85.

  • Segun, P. A., Ismail, F. M. D., Ogbole, O. O., Nahar, L., Evans, A. R., Ajaiyeoba E. O. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Acridone alkaloids from the stem bark of Citrus aurantium display selective cytotoxicity against breast, liver, lung and prostate human carcinoma cells, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 227, 131-138.

  • Guetchueng, S. T., Nahar, L., Ritchie, K. J., Ismail, F. M. D., Evans, A. R. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) ent-Clerodane diterpenes from the bark of Croton oligandrum Pierre ex. Hutch. and assessment of their cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines, Molecules 23, Article number: 410.

  • Nurunnabi, T. R., Al-Majmaie, S., Nakouti I., Nahar, L., Rahman, S. M. M., Sohrab, M. H., Billah, M. M., Ismail, F. M. D., Sharples, G. P. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Antimicrobial activity of the ethyl acetate extract and its major metabolite, kojic acid, from endophytic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from Sonneratia apetala, a mangrove plant of the Sundarbans, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 11, 350-354.

  •  Khan, K. M., Nahar, L., Mannan, A., Arfan, M., Khan, G. A. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Cytotoxicity, In vitro anti-leishmanial and fingerprint HPLC-photodiode array analysis of the roots of Trillium govanianum, Natural Product Research 32, 2193-2201.

  •  Pudjiastuti, P., Pushpaningsih, N. N. T., Siswanto, I., Fanani, M. Z., Ariga, Y. K., Hase, T., Sarker, S. D. and Nahar, L. (2018) Inhibitory activity and docking analysis of antimalarial agents from Stemona sp. toward ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase from malaria parasites, Journal of Parasitology Research, Article number: 3469132.

  • Khan, K. M., Nahar, L., Mannan, A., Arfan, M., Khan, G. A., Hobbs, G. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Evaluation of resazurin microtitre plate assay and HPLC-photodiode array analysis of the roots of Asparagus adscendens, Natural Product Research 32, 346-349.

  • Guetchueng, S. T., Nahar, L., Ritchie, K. J., Ismail, F. M. D., Evans, A. R. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Zanthoamides G-I: Three new alkamides from Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, Phytochemistry Letters 26, 125-129.

  • Al Groshi, A., Evans, A. R., Ismail, F. M. D., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Cytotoxicity of Libyan Juniperus phoenicea against human cancer cell lines A549, EJ138, HepG2 and MCF7, Pharmaceutical Sciences 24, 3-7.

  •  Khan, K. M., Nahar, L., Mannan, A., Arfan, M., Khan, G. A., Al Groshi, A., Evans, A., Dempster, N. M., Wansi, J. D., Ismail, F. M. D. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry analysis and cytotoxicity of Asparagus adscendens roots against human cancer cell lines, Pharmacognosy Magazine 13, S890-S892.

  • Wansi, J. D., Sewald, N., Nahar, L., Martin, C. and Sarker, S. D. (2018) Essential oils of Cameroon. Part 1 – from the families Annonaceae to Lamiaceae: A review, Trends in Phytochemical Research 2, 187-225.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2017

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  • Zhao, C., Wu, Y., Liu, X., Liu, B., Yu, H., Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L. and Xiao, J. (2017) Functional properties, structural studies and chemo-enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides, Trends in Food Science and Technology 66, 135-145.

  • Rahman, M. M., Muse, A. Y., Khan, D. M. I. O., Ahmed, I. H., Subhan, N., Reza, H. M., Alam, M. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2017) Apocynin prevented inflammation and oxidative stress in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic dysfunction in rats, Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 92, 421-429.

  • Tahsin, T., Wansi, J. D., Al Groshi, A., Evans, A., Nahar, L., Martin, C. and Sarker, S. D. (2017) Cytotoxic properties of the stem bark of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae), Phytotherapy Research 31, 1215-1219.

  • Fielding, A. J., Lukinovic, V., Evans, P., Alizadeh, S., Bisby, R., Drew, M., Casino, A. D., Dunn, J., Randle, L., Dempster, N., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D., Reinhard, F. G. C., de Visser, S. P., Dascombe, M. and Ismail, F. M. D. (2017) Modulation of antimalarial activity at a putative bisquinoline receptor in vivo using fluorinated bisquinolines, Chemistry – A European Journal 23, 6811-6828.

  • Das, S., Laskar, M. A., Sarker, S. D., Choudhury, M. D., Choudhury, P. R., Mitra, A., Jamil, S., Lathiff, S. M. A., Abdullah, S. A., Basar, N., Nahar, L. and Talukdar, A. D. (2017) Prediction of anti-Alzheimer’s activity of flavonoids targeting acetylcholinesterase in silico, Phytochemical Analysis 28, 324-331.

  • Afshar, F. H., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Nahar, L., Moghaddam, S. B., Mbaebie, B. O., Gibbons, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2017) Melilotoside derivatives from Artemisia splendens (Asteraceae), Records of Natural Products 11, 43-50.

  • Sarker, S.  D.  and Nahar, L.  (2017) Guest Editorial:  Application of nanotechnology in phytochemical research, Pharmaceutical Sciences 23, 170-171.

  • Mamadalieva, N. Z., Akramov, D., Ovidi, E., Tiezzi, A., Nahar, L., Azimova, S. S. and Sarker, S. D. (2017) Aromatic medicinal plants of the Lamiaceae family from Uzbekistan: Ethnopharmacology, essential oils composition and biological activities, Medicines 4, Article number: 8.

  • Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2017) Guest Editorial: Importance of nanotechnology in drug delivery, Open Access Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 1, 1-2.

  • Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L., Nurunnabi, T. R., Rahman, S. M. M., Sohrab, H., Billah, M. M., Ismail, F. M. D. and Sharples, G. P. (2017) A mini review on oxysporone, Trends in Phytochemical Research 1, 55-60.

  • Uddin, S., Alnsour, L., Segun, P., Servi, H., Celik, S., Gokturk, R. S., Al Groshi, A., Al-Majmaie, S., Guetchueng, S. T., Nahar, L., Dempster, N. M., Ismail, F. M. D., Ritchie, K. J. and Sarker, S. D. (2017).  Flavonoids from two Turkish Centaurea species and their chemotaxonomic implications, Trends in Phytochemical Research 1, 243-248.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2016

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  • Khan, K. M., Nahar, L., Al Groshi, A. Zavoianu, A. G., Evans, A., Depmster, N. M., Wansi, J. D., Ismail, F. M. D., Mannan, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Cytotoxicity of Trillium govanianum (Melanthiaceae), Phytotherapy Research 30, 1716-1720.

  • Wansi, J. D., Wangji, J., Sewald, N., Nahar, L., Martin, C. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Drypetes: a review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 190, 328-353.

  • Basar, N., Nahar, L., Oridupa, O. A., Ritchie, K. J., Talukdar, A. D., Stafford, A., Kushiev, H., Kan, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Utilization of the ability to induce activation of the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like factor 2 (Nrf2) to assess potential cancer chemopreventive activity of liquorice samples, Phytochemical Analysis 27, 233-238.

  • Mamadalieva, N., Bobakulov, K., Vinciguerra, V., Tiezzi, A., Abdullaev, N., Nahar, L., Azimova, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) GC-MS and q-NMR based chemotaxonomic evaluation of two Leonurus species, Phytochemical Analysis 27, 284-289.

  • Shilpi, J. A., Saha, S., Lim, C. S., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D. and Awang, K. (2016) Advances in chemistry and bioactivity of the genus Chisocheton Blume., Chemistry and Biodiversity 13, 483-503.

  • Razavi, S. M., Nahar, L., Talischi, H. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Ferulone A and ferulone B: two new coumarin esters from Ferula orientalis L. roots, Natural Product Research 30, 2183- 2189.

  • Pasdaran, A., Delazar, A., Ayatollahi, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Phytochemical and bioactivity evaluation of Scrophularia amplexicaulis Benth, Records of Natural Products 10, 519-525.

  • Javed, S., Oise, I. E., Nahar, L., Ismail, F. M. D., Mahmood, Z. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Isolation, identification and antiproliferative activity of triterpenes from the genus Monotheca A. DC., Records of Natural Products 10, 782-787.

  • Wansi, J. D., Alain, T. T., Toze, F. A. A., Nahar, L., Martin, C. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Cytotoxic acridone and indoloquinazoline alkaloids from Zanthoxylum poggei, Phytochemistry Letters 17, 293-298.

  • Salleh, W. M. N. H. W., Ahmad, F., Khong, H. E., Zulkifli, R. M., Chen, J-J., Nahar, L., Wansi, J. D. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Beilschglabrines A and B: Two new bioactive phenanthrene alkaloids from the stem bark of Beilschmiedia glabra, Phytochemistry Letters 16, 192-196

  • Othman, S. N. A. M., Hassan, M. A., Nahar, L., Basar, N. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Essential oils from the Malaysian Citrus (Rutaceae) plants, Medicines 3, 1-11.

  • Bachar, S. C., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2016) Synthesis and structure-activity-relationships of indan acid derivatives as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents, Review Journal of Chemistry 6, 125-138.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2015

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  • Basar, N., Oridupa, O. A., Ritchie, K., Nahar, L., Osman, N. M. M., Stafford, A., Kushiev, H., Kan, Y. and Sarker, S. D. (2015) Comparative cytotoxicity of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots from different geographical origins against immortal human keratinocyte (HaCaT), lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and liver carcinoma (HepG2) cells, Phytotherapy Research 28, 944-948.

  • Delazar, A., Yari, S. M., Chaparzadeh, N., Asnaashari, S., Delazar, N., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2015) Chemical composition, free-radical-scavenging and insecticidal properties, and general toxicity of volatile oils isolated from various parts of Echinophora orientalis, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 18, 1287-1297.

  • Afshar, F. H., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Asnaashari, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2015) Chemical composition, free-radical-scavenging and insecticidal properties, and general toxicity of volatile oils of two Artemisia species growing wild in Iran, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 18, 1406-1416.

  • Magharri, E., Razavi, S. M., Ghorbani, E., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2015) Chemical composition, some allelopathic aspects, free-radical-scavenging property and anti-fungal activity of the volatile oil of the flowering tops of Leucanthemum vulgare Lam., Records of Natural Products 9, 538-545.

  • Lambert, D. J., Parikh. N., Messham, S. J., Edwards, G., van Truong, H., Dempster, N. M., Drew, M. G., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D. and Ismail, F. M. D. (2015) One-pot synthesis and negative   ion   mass   spectrometric   investigation   of   a   densely    functionalized cinnoline, Tetrahedron Letters 56, 6980-6983.

  •  Talukdar, A. D., Basar, N., Nath, D., Saha, P., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2015) Antioxidant property, traditional uses and chemical composition of seed oil plants of North-east India: A mini- review, TANG – Humanitas Traditional Medicine 5, 1-22.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2014

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  • Basar, N., Talukdar, A. D., Nahar, L., Stafford, A., Kushiev, H., Kan, Y. and Sarker, S. D. (2014) A simple semi-preparative reversed-phase HPLC-PDA method for separation and quantification of glycyrrhizin in nine samples of Glycyrrhiza glabra root collected from different geographical origins, Phytochemical Analysis 25, 399-404.

  • Chima, N. K., Nahar, L., Majinda, R. R. T., Celik, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2014) Assessment of free- radical scavenging activity of the extracts and fractions of Gypsophila pilulifera: Assay- guided isolation of the active component, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 24, 38-43.

  • Harrison, W. T. A., Nahar, L. and Turner, A. B. (2014) Crystal structure of bis-[3-methoxy- 17β-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl] oxalate, Acta Crystallographica Section E 70, 62-64.

  • Basar, N., Othman, S. N. A. M., Sarker, S. D. and Nahar, L. (2014) The ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff) Boerl. TANG– Humanitas Traditional Medicine 4, 1-12.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2013

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  • Özkan, M., Mutiso, P. B. C., Nahar, L., Liu, P., Brown, S., Wang, W. and Sarker S. D. (2013) Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) extracts inhibit the growth of the breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7, but not the brain tumour cell line U251 in vitro, Phytotherapy Research 27, 787-790.

  • Nahar, L., Aanaashari, S., Sarker, S. D. and Delazar, A. (2013) GC-MS analysis, free-radical- scavenging and insecticidal activities of essential oil of Scrophularia oxysepala Boiss, Pharmaceutical Sciences 19, 1-5.

  • Saha, S., Shilpi, J. A., Mondal, H., Gofur, M. R., Billah, M. M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2013) Bioactivity studies on Musa seminifera Lour, Pharmacognosy Magazine 9, 315-322.

  • Delazar, A., Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L., Jalali, S. B., Modaressi, M., Hamedeyazdan, S., Babaei, H., Jacadzadeh, Y., Asnaashari, S. and Moghadam, S. B. (2013) Rhizomes of Eremostachys laciniata: isolation and structure elucidation of chemical constituents and a clinical trial on inflammatory diseases, Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin 3, 385-393.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2012

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  • Khodaei, L., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Asnaashari, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Composition of the volatile oils of the aerial parts of Pedicularis sibthorpii and P. wilhelmsiana growing in Iran, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 15, 352-356.

  • Pal, R. K., Yasmin, H., Nahar, L., Datta, B. K., Chowdhury, A. K. A., Kundu, J. K., Bachar, S. C. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Synthesis of 5,6-dichloroindan-1-acids and their tetrazolyl derivatives as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents, Medicinal Chemistry 8, 874-882.

  • Pasdaran, A., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Chemical composition, and antibacterial (against Staphylococcus aureus) and free-radical-scavenging activities of the essential oils of Scrophularia amplexicaulis Benth., Records of Natural Products 6, 350-355.

  • Delazar, A., Delnavazi, M-R., Yassa, N., Parkhideh, S., Delazar, N., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Essential oil composition and isolation of free-radical-scavenging phenolic glycosides from the aerial parts of Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. (Lamiaceae) growing in Iran, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 22, 299-305.

  • Khodaie, L., Delazar, A., Lotfipour, F., Nazemiyeh, H., Asnaashari, S., Moghadam, S. B., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Phytochemistry and bioactivity of Pedicularis sibthorpii Boiss. (Scrophulariaceae) growing in Iran, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 22, 1268-1275.

  • Elmezogi, J., Zetrini, A., Ben-Hussain, G., Anwair, M., Gbaj, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of some Libyan medicinal plants in experimental animal, Archives of Biological Sciences 64, 1059-1063.

  • Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L., Gujja, S., Begum, S. and Celik, S. (2012) Bioactivity of Centaurea persica Boiss. (Asteraceae), Archives of Biological Sciences 64, 517-523.

  • Shilpi, J. A., Islam, M. E., Billah, M., Islam, K. M. D., Sabrin, F., Uddin, J. S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity of mangrove plants: a mini review, Advances in Pharmacological Sciences 1, 1-7.

  • Suntar, I., Akkol, K., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2012) Wound-healing and antioxidant properties: Do they co-exist in plants? Free Radicals and Antioxidants 2, 2-7.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2011

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  • Geroushi, A., Auzi, A. A., Elhwegi, A. S., Elzawam, F., El-Sherif, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Anti-inflammatory sesquiterpenes from the root oil of Ferula hermonis. Phytotherapy Research 25, 774-777.

  • Mojarrab, M., Delazar, A., Moghadam, S. B., Nazemiyeh, H., Nahar, L., Kumarasamy, Y., Asnaashari, S., Hadjiakhoondi, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Armenin and isoarmenin – two prenylated coumarins from the aerial parts of Artemisia armeniaca, Chemistry and Biodiversity 8, 2097-2103.

  • Delazar, A., Bahmani, M., Hekmat Shoar, H., Tabatabaei-Raisi, A., Asnaashari, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Effect of altitude, temperature and soil on essential oil production in Thymus fedtschenkoi flowers in Osko and surrounding areas in Iran, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 14, 23-29.

  • Delazar, A., Delnavazi, M. R., Nahar, L., Moghadam, S. B., Mojarab, M., Gupta, A., Williams, S., Rahman, M. M., and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Lavandulifolioside B: a new phenylethanoid glycoside from the aerial parts of Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl., Natural Product Research 25, 8-16.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Latifpoor, F., Delazar, A., Razavi, S. M., Esna-Ashari, S., Kasebi, N., Talebpour, A-H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Chemical composition, free-radical-scavenging and antibacterial properties of the essential oil of a citronellol producing new chemotype of Thymus pubescens Boiss. & Kotschy ex Celak, Records of Natural Products 5, 184-192.

  • Mazid, M. A., Datta, B. K., Nahar, L., Bashar, S. A. M. K., Bachar, S. C., Sarker, S. D. (2011) Phytochemical Studies on Polygonum barbatum (L.) Hara var. barbata (Polygonaceae), Records of Natural Products 5, 143-146.

  • Afshar, F. H., Delazar, A., Janneh, O., Nazemiyeh, H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Evaluation of antimalarial, free-radical-scavenging and insecticidal activities of Artemisia scoparia and A. spicigera (Asteraceae), Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 21, 986-990.

  • Alam, M. A., Subhan, N., Chowdhury, S. A., Awal, M. A., Mostofa, M., Rashid, M. A., Hasan, C. M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Anthocephalus cadamba extract shows hypoglycemic effect and eases oxidative stress in alloxan-induced diabetic rats, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 21, 154-164.

  • Mazid, M. A., Nahar, L., Datta, B. K., Bashar, S. A. M. K. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Potential antitumour activity of two Polygonum species, Archives of Biological Sciences 63, 465-468.

  • Al-Tubuly, R. A., Auzi, A. A., Al-Etri-Endi, A. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Effects of Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel. (Fabaceae) on the central nervous system in experimental animals, Archives of Biological Sciences 63, 1015-1021.

  • Mazid, M. A., Nahar, L., Datta, B. K. and Sarker, S. D. (2011) Assessment of antitumour activity of two Polygonum species using potato disc assay, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 14, 37-40.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2010

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  • Mazid, M. A., Datta, B. K., Nahar, L., Rashid, M. A., Bachar, S. C., Bashar, S. A. M. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Analgesic and diuretic properties of   -santalone from Polygonum flaccidum, Phytotherapy Research 24, 1084-1087.

  • S., Delazar, A., Habibi, B., Vasfi, R., Nahar, L., Hamedeyazdan, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Essential oil from Citrus aurantifolia prevents ketotifen-induced weight-gain in mice, Phytotherapy Research 24, 1893-1897.

  • Mazid, M. A., Datta, B. K., Bachar, S. C., Bashar, S. M. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Polygonum stagninum (Polygonaceae), Pharmaceutical Biology 48, 770-774.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Kazemi, E. M., Zare, K., Jodari, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Free radical scavengers from Euphorbia petiolata, Journal of Natural Medicines 64, 187-190.

  • Delazar, A., Khodaie, L., Afsar, J., Nahar, L. and Sarker S. D. (2010) Isolation and free-radical- scavenging properties of cyanidin 3-O-glycosides from the fruits of Ribes biebersteinii Berl., Acta Pharmaceutica 60, 1-11.

  • Miah, M. N., Bachar, S. C., Nahar, L., Rahman, M. S., Rashid, M. A., Hadiuzzaman, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Composition of the volatiles of Citrus macroptera var. annamensis and evaluation of bioactivity, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 13, 211-218.

  • Delazar, A., Lasheni, S., Fathi-Azad, F., Nahar, L., Rahman, M. M., Asnaashari, S., Mojarab, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Free radical scavenging flavonol 3-O-glycosides from the leaves of Ribes biebersteinii Berl., Records of Natural Products 4, 96-100.

  • Ara, A., Arifuzzaman, M., Ghosh, C. K., Hashem, M. A., Ahmad, M. U., Bachar, S. C., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Anti-inflammatory activity of Adenanthera pavonina in experimental animals, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 20, 929-932.

  • Nahar, L.*, Turner, A. B. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Flash vacuum pyrolysis of some steroidal oxalate dimers, Turkish Journal of Chemistry 34, 359-366.

  • Asnaashari, S., Delazar, A., Alipour, S. S., Nahar, L., Williams, A. S., Pasdaran, A., Mojarab, M., Fatih-Azad, F. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Chemical composition, free-radical-scavenging and insecticidal activities of the aerial parts of Stachys byzantina, Archives of Biological Sciences 62, 653-662.

  • Harshaw, D., Nahar, L., Saif-E-Naser, G. M., Vadla, B. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Bioactivity of Rumex obtusifolius (Polygonaceae), Archives of Biological Sciences 62, 387-392.

  • Abichandani, M., Nahar, L., Singh, P. Chitnis, R., Nazemiyeh, H., Delazar, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Antibacterial and free-radical-scavenging properties of the extracts of Stachys schtschegleevii (Lamiaceae), Archives of Biological Sciences 62, 941-945.

  • Geroushi, A., Auzi, A. A., Elhwuegi, A. S., Elzawam, F., El Sherif, E., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of Ferula hermonis root oil in experimental animals, Latin American Journal of Pharmacy 29, 1436-1439.

  • Delazar, A., Nazifi, E., Movafeghi, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Hemmati, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Analyses of phytosterols and free radical scavengers from the bulbs of Ornithogalum cuspidatum Bertol., The Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (BLACPMA) 9, 87-92.

  • Sauvage, S., Granger, M., Samson, E., Majumdar, A., Nigam, P., Nahar, L., Celik, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2010) Assessment of free-radical-scavenging and antibacterial activities, and brine shrimp toxicity of Scutellaria pinnatifida (Lamiaceae), Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 10, 304-309.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2009

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  • Raihan, S. Z., Chowdhury, A. K. A., Rabbani, G. H., Marni, F., Ali, M. S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Effect of aqueous extracts of black and green teas in arsenic induced toxicity in rabbits, Phytotherapy Research 23, 1603-1608.

  • Modaressi, M., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Fathi-Azad, E., Smith, E., Rahman, M. M., Gibbons, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Antibacterial iridoid glucosides from Eremostachys laciniata, Phytotherapy Research 23, 99-103.

  • Alam, M. A., Subhan, N., Awal, M. A., Alam, M. S., Sarder, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of Ruellia tuberosa, Pharmaceutical Biology 47, 209-214.

  • Delazar, A., Nazifi, E., Movafeghi, A., Nahar, L., Nazemiyeh, H., Moghadam, S. B., Asnaashari, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) GC-MS analyses of Ornithogalum procerum, DARU 17, 33-36.

  • 202.         Rahman, A. K. M. S., Chowdhury, A. K. A., Ali, H-A., Ali, M. S., Raihan, S. Z., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Antibacterial activity of two limonoids from Swietenia mahagoni against multiple-drugs-resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, Journal of Natural Medicines 63, 41-45.

  • Yasmin, H., Das, S., Nahar, L., Masud, M. M., Rahman, M. S., Roy, S. C., Rahman, M. M., Gibbons, S., Kundu, J. K., Datta, B. K., Bachar, S. C., Chowdhury, A. K. A. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Total synthesis and analgesic activity of 6-fluoroindan-1-acetic acid and its 3-oxo derivative, Medicinal Chemistry 5, 468-473.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Razavi, S. M., Delazar, A., Asnaashari, S., Khoi, N. S., Daniali, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Distribution profile of volatile constituents in different parts of Aastrodaucus orientalis (l.) Drude, Records of Natural Products 3, 126-130.

  • Mazid, M. A., Datta, B. K., Nahar, L., Bashar, S. M. A., Bachar, S. C. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties of Polygonum barbatum var. barbata, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 19, 749-754.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Delazar, A., Movahedin, N., Jodari, M., Imani, Y., Ghahramani, M-A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Free radical scavengers from the aerial parts of Grammosciadium platycarpum and GC-MS analysis of the essential oils from its fruits, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 19, 914-918.

  • Nahar, L., Turner, A. B., and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Synthesis of hydroxyl acids of dinorcholane and 5-beta-cholane, Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society 20, 88-92.

  • Granger, M., Samson, E., Sauvage, S., Majumdar, A., Nigam, P., Nahar, L., Celik, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Bioactivity of the extracts of Centaurea polyclada DC. (Asteraceae), Archives of Biological Sciences 61, 447-452.

  • Delazar, A., Asl, B. H., Mohammadi, O., Afshar, F. H., Nahar, L., Modarresi, M., Nazemiyeh, H.and Sarker, S. D. (2009) Evaluation of analgesic activity of Eremostachys laciniata in mice, Journal of Natural Remedies 9, 1-7.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2008

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  • Ali, H. A., Chowdhury, A. K. A., Rahman, A. K. M., Borkowski, T., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Pachypodol, a flavonol from the leaves of Calycopteris floribunda, inhibits the growth of CaCo2 colon cancer cell line in vitro, Phytotherapy Research 22, 1684-1687.

  • Subhan, N., Alam, M. A., Ahmed, F., Awal, M. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) In vitro antioxidant property of the extract of Excoecaria agallocha (Euphorbiaceae), DARU 16, 149-154.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Rahman, M. M., Gibbons, S., Nahar, L., Delazar, A., Ghahramani, M-A., Talebpour, A-H. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Assessment of the antibacterial activity of phenylethanoid glycosides from Phlomis lanceolata against multiple-drug-resistant (MDR) strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Journal of Natural Medicines 62, 91-95.

  • Delazar, A., Sabzevari, A., Mojarrab, M., Nazemiyeh, H., Esnaashari, S., Nahar, L., Razavi, S. M. and Sarker S. D. (2008) Free radical scavenging principles from Phlomis caucasica, Journal of Natural Medicines 62, 464-466.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Bahadori, F., Delazar, A., Ay, M., Topcu, G., Kolak, U., Nahar, L., Majinda, R. R. T. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Antioxidant phenolic compounds from the leaves of Erica arborea (Ericaceae), Natural Product Research 22, 1385-1392.

  • Babaei, H., Sadeghpour, O., Nahar, L., Delazar, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Mansouri, M. R., Poursaeid, N., Asnaashari, S., Moghadam, S. B. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Antioxidant and vasorelaxant activities of flavonoids from Amygdalus lycioides, Turkish Journal of Biology 32, 203-208.

  • Das, S., Yasmin, H., Masud, M. M., Roy, S. C., Nahar, L., Rahman, M. M., Gibbons, S., Bachar, S. C. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Total synthesis and analgesic activity of 6-fluoroindan- 1-carboxylic acid, Tetrahedron 64, 8642-8645.

  • Nazifi, E., Delazar, A., Movafeghi, A., Nazemiyeh, H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) GC- MS analysis of the dichloromethane extract of the bulbs of Ornithogalum cuspidatum Bert. (Family: Liliaceae) from Iran, Records of Natural Products 2, 94-99.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S.  D.  and Turner, A.  B.  (2008) Synthesis of pregnenolone and methlithocholicate oxalate derivatives, Natural Product Communications 3, 27-30.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Delazar, A., Ghahramani, M-A., Talebpour, A-H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Phenolic glycosides from Phlomis lanceolata (Lamiaceae), Natural Product Communications 3, 53-56.

  • Alam, M. A., Ghani, A., Subhan, M., Rahman, M. M., Haque, M. S., Majumder, M. M., Majumder, M. E. H., Akter, R. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Antioxidant and membrane stabilizing properties of the flowering tops of Anthosephalus cadamba, Natural Product Communications 3, 65-70.

  • Delazar, A., Modarresi, M., Nazemiyeh, H., Fathi-Azad, F., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Furanolabdane diterpene glycosides from Eremostachys laciniata, Natural Product Communications 3, 873-876.

  • Razavi, S. M., Nazemiyeh, H., Delazar, A., Hajiboland, R., Rahman, M. M., Gibbons, S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Coumarins from the roots of Prangos uloptera, Phytochemistry Letters 1, 159-162.

  • Subhan, N., Alam, M. A., Ahmed, F., Shahid, I. J., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Bioactivity of Excoecaria agallocha, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 18, 521-526.

  • Alam, M. A., Akter, R., Subhan, N., Rahman, M. M., Majumder, M. M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Antidiarrhoeal property of the hydroethanolic extract of the flowering tops of Anthocephalus cadamba, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, 155-159.

  • Razvi, S. M., Nazemiyeh, H., Hajiboland, R., Kumarasamy, Y., Delazar, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S.  D.   (2008) Coumarins from the aerial parts of Prangos uloptera (Apiaceae), Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 18, 1-5.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S.  D.  and Turner, A.  B.  (2008) Convenient synthesis of new pregnenolonpolyvinylyl oxalate dimers, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 44, 315-318.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Bahadori, F., Delazar, A., Ay, M., Topcu, G., Kolak, U., Nahar, L., Auzi, A. A. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Tricetin 4’-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside: a new flavonoid from the aerial parts of Erica arborea, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 44, 174-177.

  • Mazid, M. A., Datta, B. K., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Assessment of anti-bacterial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of two Polygonum species, ARS Pharmaceutica 49, 127- 134.

  • Mondal, S., Paul, S. K., Uddin, S. J., Nahar, L., Auzi, A. A. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) A comparative study on the in vitro antibacterial activity of the pneumatophores of Heritiera fomes and Xylocarpus moluccensis, ARS Pharmaceutica 49, 51-56.

  • Uddin, S. J., Rouf, R., Shilpi, J. A., Alamgir, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2008) Screening of some Bangladeshi medicinal plants for in vitro antibacterial activity, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 8, 316-321.

  • Sarker, S. D., Habibi, B., Sharifi, T., Asnaashari, S., Nahar, L. and Delazar, A. (2008) Effect of Citrus aurantium var amara on weight change in mice, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 8, 222-227.

  • Genest, S., Kerr, C., Shah, A., Rahman, M. M., Saif-E-Naser, G. M. M., Nigam, P., Nahar, L. and Sarker S. D. (2008) Comparative bioactivity studies on two Mimosa species, The Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (BLACPMA) 7, 38-43.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2007

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  • Uddin, S. J., Nahar, L., Shilpi, J. A., Shoeb, M., Borkowski, T., Gibbons, S., Middleton, M., Byres, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Gedunin, a limonoid from Xylocarpus granatum inhibits the growth of CaCo2 colon cancer cell line in vitro, Phytotherapy Research 21, 757-761.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Byres, M., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Screening seeds of some Scottish plants for free-radical scavenging activity, Phytotherapy Research 21, 615-621.

  • Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L. and Kumarasamy, Y. (2007) Microtitre plate-based antibacterial assay incorporating resazurin as an indicator of cell growth, and its application in the in vitro antibacterial screening of phytochemicals, Methods 42, 321-324. Most cited paper: cited 2025 times to date.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2007) Synthetic and natural steroid dimers: 1997-2006, Current Medicinal Chemistry 14, 1349-1370.

  • Saha, A., Masud, M. A., Bachar, S. C., Kundu, J. K., Nahar, L., Datta, B. K. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts of Phyllanthus reticulatus in mice model, Pharmaceutical Biology 45, 355-359.

  • Shoeb, M., MacManus, S. M., Celik, S., Jaspars, M., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Bioactivity of the extracts and the isolation of lignans and a sesquiterpene from the aerial parts of Centaurea pamphylica (Asteraceae), DARU 15, 118-122.

  • Uddin, S. J., Shilpi, J. A., Rouf, R., Ferdous, M. M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Neuropharmacological properties of Xylocarpus molucensis, Fitoterapia 78, 107-111.

  • Shoeb, M., Jaspars, M., MacManus, S. M., Celik, S., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Anti-colon cancer potential of phenolic compounds from the aerial parts of Centaurea gigantea (Asteraceae), Journal of Natural Medicines 61, 164-169.

  • Datta, B. K., Nahar, L., Rahman, M. M., Gray, A. I., Auzi, A. A. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Polygosumic acid, a new cadinane sesquiterpene, from Polygonum viscosum inhibits the growth of drug-resistant Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro, Journal of Natural Medicines 61, 391-396.

  • Uddin, S. J., Shilpi, J. A., Byres, M., Middleton, M., Shoeb, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Swarnalin and cis-swarnalin, two new tetrahydrofuran derivatives with free radical scavenging activity, from the aerial parts of Cuscuta reflexa, Natural Product Research 21, 663-668.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Razavi, S. M., Delazar, A., Hajiboland, R., Mozaffarian, V., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Essential oil composition of the umbels and fruits of Prangos uloptera DC, Natural Product Communications 2, 89-91.

  • Shoeb, M., Jaspars, M., MacManus, S. M., Celik, S., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Two salonitenolide derivatives from the aerial parts of Centaurea gigantea inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer cells in vitro, Natural Product Communications 2, 121- 125.

  • Shoeb, M., MacManus, S. M., Jaspars, M., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P., Nahar, L., Celik, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Bioactivity of two Turkish Centaurea species, and their major constituents, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 17, 155-159.

  • Zamani, M., Delazar, A., Rahimi, A. O., Mahdavi, R., Rezazadeh, H., Nikbakhsh, M., Jabbari, M. V., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Assessment of anti-hyperlipidemic activity of Citrullus colocynthis, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 17, 492-496.

  • Delazar, A, Naseri, M., Nazemiyeh, H., Talebpour, A-H, Imani, Y., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Flavonol 3-methyl ether glucosides and a tryptophylglycine dipeptide from Artemisia fragrans (Asteraceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 35, 52-56.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S.  D.  and Turner, A.  B.  (2007) Synthesis of 3-alpha-chlorinated methlithocholicate derivatives, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 65-67.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2007) Synthesis of 17-beta-hydroxy steroidal oxalate dimers from naturally occurring steroids, Acta Chimica Slovenica 54, 903-906.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Razavi, S. M., Hajiboland, R., Delazar, A., Esna-ashari, S., Bamdadm, R., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Composition of the essential oils of Prangos scabra fruits and inflorescence from Iran, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 43, 736-737.

  • Delazar, A., Naseri, M., Nahar, L., Moghadam, S. B., Esnaashari, S., Nazemiyeh, H. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) GC-MS analysis and antioxidant activities of essential oils of two cultivated Artemisia species, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 43, 112-114.

  • Chitnis, R., Abichandani, M., Nigam, P., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the extracts of Piper cubeba (Piperaceae), ARS Pharmaceutica 48, 243-250.

  • Shoeb, M., MacManus, S. M., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P., Celik, S. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Lignans and flavonoids from the seeds of Centaurea bornmuelleri Hausskn. Ex. Bornm. and Centaurea huber-morathii Wagenitz., Polish Journal of Chemistry 81, 39-44.

  • Cox, P.  J., Nahar, L., Sarker, S.  D.  and Turner, A.  B.  (2007) The oxalate diester of dehydroepiandrosterone, Acta Crystallographica Section E 63, o3222.

  • Sarker, S. D., Shoeb, M., Celik, S., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P. and MacManus, S. M. (2007) Extracts of Centaurea bornmuelleri and Centaurea huber-morathii inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells in vitro, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 7, 336-340.

  • K. M. S., Chowdhury, A. K. A., Reza, H., Ali, M. S., Choudhury, M. R. S., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2007) Cytotoxic activity of two limonoids isolated from Swietenia mahagoni by using brine shrimp lethality bioassay, Bangladesh Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 23, 1-6.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2006

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  • Shoeb, M., MacManus, S. M., Kumarasamy, Y., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Americanin, a bioactive dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, from the seeds of Centaurea americana, Phytochemistry 67, 2370-2375.

  • Delazar, A., Biglari, F., Nazemiyeh, H., Talebpour, A., Imani, Y., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) GC-MS analysis of the essential oils, and the isolation of phenylpropanoid derivatives from the aerial parts of Pimpinella aurea, Phytochemistry 67, 2176-2181.

  • Delazar, A., Gibbons, S., Kosari, A. R., Nazemiyeh, H., Modarresi, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Flavonoid C-glycosides and cucurbitacin glycosides from Citrullus colocynthis, DARU 14, 109-114.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2006) Synthesis and spectroscopic analysis of 5-beta-cholane derivatives, Acta Pharmaceutica 56, 369-374.

  • Delazar, A., Modarresi, M., Shoeb, M., Nahar, L., Reid R. G., Majinda, R. R. T. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Eremostachiin: A new furanolabdane diterpene glycoside from Eromostachys glabra, Natural Product Research 20, 167-172.

  • Shoeb, M., MacManus, S. M., Jaspars, M., Trevidadu, J., Nahar, L., Kong-Thoo-Lin, P., and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Montamine, a unique dimeric indole alkaloid, from the seeds of Centaurea montana (Asteraceae), and its in vitro cytotoxic activity against the CaCo2 colon cancer cells, Tetrahedron 62, 11172-11177.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Bioactivity of hirsutanolol, oregonin and genkwanin, isolated from the seeds of Alnus glutinosa (Betulaceae), Natural Product Communications 1, 641-644.

  • Delazar, A., Talicgi, B., Nazemiyeh, Z., Rezazadeh, H., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Chrozophorin: a new acylated flavone glucoside from Chrozophora tinctoria, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 16, 286-290.

  • Nazemiyeh, H., Shoeb, M., Movahhedin, N., Kumarasamy, Y., Talebpour, M., Delazar, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Phenolic compounds and their glycosides from Stachys schtschegleevii (Lamiaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 34, 721-723.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2006) A facile synthesis of ethyl (3-oxo-5-beta-cholan)-24-yl oxalate, Acta Chimica Slovenica 53, 512-516.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2006) Facile synthesis of oxalate dimers of naturally occurring 3-hydroxysteroids, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 42, 549-552.

  • Uddin, S. J., Shilpi, J. A., Rouf, R., Ferdous, M. M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2006) Antinociceptive activity of some Bangladeshi medicinal plant extracts, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 6, 96-101.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2005

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  • Nahar, L.*, Russell, W. R., Middleton, M., Shoeb, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Antioxidant phenylacetic acid derivatives from the seeds of Ilex aquifolium, Acta Pharmaceutica 55, 187- 193.

  • Shoeb, M., Celik, S., Jaspars, M., Kumarasamy, Y., MacManus, S. M., Nahar, L., Thoo-Lin, P. K. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Isolation, structure elucidation and bioactivity of schischkiniin, a unique indole alkaloid from the seeds of Centaurea schischkini. Tetrahedron 61, 9001-9006.

  • Delazar, A., Celik, S., Gokturk, R. S., Unal, O., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Two acylated flavonoids from Stachys bombycina and their free radical scavenging activity, Die Pharmazie 60, 878-880.

  • Nahar, L.* and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Chenoalbuside: an antioxidant phenolic glycoside from the seeds of Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae), Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia- Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy 15, 279-282.

  • Delazar, A., Gibbons, S., Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Shoeb, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Antioxidant phenylethanoid glycosides from the rhizomes of Eremostachys glabra (Lamiaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 33, 87-90.

  • Middleton, P., Stewart, F., Al-Qahtani, S., Egan, P., O’Rourke, C., Abdulrahman, A., Byres, M., Middleton, M., Nahar, L., Shoeb, M., Delazar, A., Kumarasamy, Y. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Antioxidant, antibacterial activity and general toxicity of Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus excelsior and Papaver rhoeas, Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2, 81-86.

  • O’Rourke, C., Byres, M., Delazar, A., Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Stewart, F. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Hirsutanonol, oregonin and genkwanin from the seeds of Alnus glutinosa (Betulaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 33, 749-752.

  • Sarker, S. D., Shaheen, E. M., Eynon, E. and Nahar, L. (2005) Caffeic acid decyl ester: an antioxidant principle from Phleum pratense (Poaceae), Chemistry of Natural Compounds 41, 293-296.

  • Sarker, S. D., Nahar, L., Rahman, M. M., Middleton, M., Byres, M., Kumarasamy, Y. and Murphy, E., (2005) Bioactivity of umbelliprenin, the major component found in the seeds of Angelica sylvestris, ARS Pharmaceutica 46, 35-41.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Byres, M., Delazar, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2005) Assessment of biological activities associated with the major constituents of the methanol extract of ‘wild carrot’ (Daucus carota L.) seeds, Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy 5, 61-72.

  • Sarker, S. D., Kumarasamy, Y., Shoeb, M., Celik, S., Yucel, E., Middleton, M. and Nahar, L. (2005) Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of three Turkish species of the genus Centaurea, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 5, 246-250.

 

​PAPERS/REVIEWS 2004

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  • Delazar, A., Byres, M., Gibbons, S., Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Modarresi, M., Shoeb, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Iridoid glycosides from Eremostachys glabra, Journal of Natural Products 67, 1584-1587.

  • Sarker, S. D. and Nahar, L. (2004) Natural medicine: the genus Angelica, Current Medicinal Chemistry 11, 1479-1500.

  • Datta, B. K., Khan, T. H., Kundu, J. K., Rashid, M. A., Datta, S. K., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Anti-cholinergic, cytotoxic and anti-HIV-1 activities of sesquiterpenes and a flavonoid from Polygonum viscosum, Pharmaceutical Biology 42, 18-23.

  • Shoeb, M., Rahman, M. M., Nahar, L., Jaspars, M., MacManus, S., Delazar, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Bioactive lignans from the seeds of Centaurea macrocephala, DARU 12, 87-93.

  • Delazar, A., Shoeb, M., Kumarasamy, Y., Byres, M., Nahar, L., Modarresi, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Two bioactive ferulic acid derivatives from Eremostachys glabra, DARU 12, 49-53.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Comparative studies on biological activities of Prunus padus and P. spinosa, Fitoterapia 75, 77-80.

  • Muller, M., Byres, M., Jaspars, M., Kumarasamy, Y., Middleton, M., Nahar, L., Shoeb, M., and Sarker, S. D. (2004) 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses of archangelicin from the seeds of Angelica archangelica, Acta Pharmaceutica 54, 277-285.

  • Datta, B. K., Datta, S. K., Chowdhury, M. M., Khan, T. H., Kundu, J. K., Rashid, M. A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and CNS depressant activities of sesquiterpenes and a flavonoid glycoside from Polygonum viscosum, Die Pharmazie 59, 222-225.

  • Murphy, E. M., Nahar, L., Byres, M., Shoeb, M., Siakalima, M., Rahman, M. M., Gray, A. I. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Coumarins from the seeds of Angelica sylvestris (Apiaceae) and their distribution within the genus Angelica, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 32, 203-207.

  • Egan, P., Middleton, P., Shoeb, M., Byres, M., Kumarasamy, Y., Middleton, M., Nahar, L., Delazar, A. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) GL5, a dimer of oleoside, from Fraxinus excelsior (Oleaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 32, 1069-1071.

  • Nahar, L.* and Turner, A.  B.  (2004) Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of lithocholic acid derivatives, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 747-749.

  • Nahar, L.* and Turner, A.  B.  (2004) Synthesis of dinorcholane and 5-beta-cholane derivatives, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 329-332.

  • Cox, P. J., Nahar, L. and Turner, A. B. (2004) Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of ethyl- (5-beta-cholan-24-oic acid ethyl ester)-3-alpha-yl oxalate, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 691-692.

  • Cox, P. J., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D. and Turner, A. B. (2004) Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of 3-oxo-23,24-dinorchol-4-ene-22-cyanohydrin, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 192-193.

  • Cox, P. J., Nahar, L. and Turner, A. B. (2004) X-ray crystal structure of 3-beta,22-dihydroxy- 23,24-dinorchol-4-ene, Journal of Chemical Research (S), 372-373.

  • Nahar, L.*, Sarker, S. D., Li, P. K. and Turner, A. B. (2004) Synthesis of new estrone derivatives using excess oxalyl chloride, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 40, 50-53.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Byres, M., Cox, P. J., Delazar, A., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L., Shoeb, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Isolation, structure elucidation and biological activity of flavone C- glycosides from the seeds of Alliaria petiolata, Chemistry of Natural Compounds 40, 122- 128.

  • Sarker, S. D., Kumarasamy, Y. and Nahar, L. (2004) Insect sex pheromone type alkenes from the seeds of Quercus robur (Fagaceae), Chemistry of Natural Compounds 40, 286-288.

  • Uddin, S. J., Shilpi, J. A., Delazar, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2004) Free radical scavenging activity of some Bangladeshi plant extracts, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 4, 185-193.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2003

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  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Bioactivity of secoiridoid glycosides from Centaurium erythraea, Phytomedicine 10, 344-347.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Cox, P. J., Dinan, L. N., Ferguson, C. A., Finnie, D., Jaspars, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Biological activities of lignans from Centaurea scabiosa, Pharmaceutical Biology 41, 203-206.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Bioactivity of gentiopicroside from the aerial parts of Centaurium erythraea, Fitoterapia 74, 151-154.

  • Copeland, A., Nahar, L., Tomlinson, C. T. M., Hamilton, V., Middleton, M., Kumarasamy, Y. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Antibacterial and free radical scavenging activity of the seeds of Agrimonia eupatoria, Fitoterapia 74, 133-135.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Middleton, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Bioactivity of indole alkaloids from the seeds of Centaurea nigra, Fitoterapia 74, 609-612.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L., Wilcock, C. C. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Biological activity of Euonymus europaeus, Fitoterapia 74, 305-307.

  • Nahar, L. and    Turner, A.    B.    (2003)    Synthesis    of    ester-linked    lithocholic    acid dimers, Steroids 68, 1157-1161.

  • Nahar, L. and Turner, A. B. (2003) Synthesis of 3-beta,6-alpha-dihydroxy-5-alpha-cholan- 23-one, Tetrahedron 59, 8623-8628.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Isolation, structure elucidation and biological activity of two unique alkaloids, hederacine A and B, from Glechoma hederaceae, Tetrahedron 59, 6403-6407.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Cyanogenic glycosides from Prunus spinosa (Rosaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 31, 1063- 1065.

  • Tomlinson, C. T. M., Nahar, L., Copland, A., Middleton, M., Reid, R. G., Mir-Babayev, N., Kumarasamy, Y. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Flavonol glycosides from the seeds of Agrimonia eupatoria (Rosaceae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 31, 439-441.

  • Ferguson, C. A., Nahar, L., Finnie, D., Kumarasamy, Y., Reid, R., Mir-Babayev, N. F. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Centaurea scabiosa: A source of dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 31, 303-305.

  • Middleton, M., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Reid, R. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans and indole alkaloids from the seeds of Centaurea nigra, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 31, 653-656.

  • Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Kumarasamy, K., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D. and Shoeb, M. (2003) A mixed crystal of imperatorin and phellopterin, with C-H...O, C-H...pi-pi interactions, Acta Crystallographica Section C 59, o520-o522.

  • Cox, P. J., Kumarasamy, K., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2003) Structure of an anomalous racemate of naringenin at 120K, Acta Crystallographica E 59, o46-o48.

  • Cox, P. J., Kumarasamy, K., Nahar, L., Sarker, S. D. and Shoeb, M. (2003) Luteolin, Acta Crystallographica E 59, o975-o977.

  • Sarker, S. D., Eynon, E., Fok, K., Kumarasamy, Y., Murphy, E. M., Nahar, L., Shaheen, E. M., Shaw, N. M. and Siakalima, M. (2003) Screening the extracts of the seeds of Achillea millefolium, Angelica sylvestris and Phleum pratense for antibacterial, antioxidant activities and general toxicity, Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 3, 157-162.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2002

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  • Kumarasamy, Y., Nahar, L., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M. and Sarker, S. D. (2002) Screening seeds of Scottish plants for antibacterial activity, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 83, 73-77.

  • Sarker, S. D., Laird, A., Nahar, L., Kumarasamy, Y. and Jaspars, M. (2001) Indole alkaloids from the seeds of Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae), Phytochemistry 57, 1273-1276.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Fergusson, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2002) Biological activity of moschamindole from Centaurea moschata, Pharmaceutical Biology 40, 307-310.

  • Kumarasamy, Y., Cox, P. J., Jaspars, M., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2002) Biological activity of Glechoma hederacea, Fitoterapia 73, 721-723.

  • Cooper, G., Laird, A., Nahar, L. and Sarker, S. D. (2002) Lignan glucosides from the seeds of Centaurea americana (Compositae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 30, 65-67.

  • Ribeiro, N. L., Nahar, L., Kumarasamy, Y., Mir-Babayev, N. and Sarker, S. D. (2002) Flavonoid C-glucosides and a lignan from Centaurea macrocephala (Compositae), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 30, 1097-1100.

 

PAPERS/REVIEWS 2001

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  • Cox, P.  J., Fergusson, M., Nahar, L.  and Sarker, S.  D.  (2001) Moschamindole, Acta Crystallographica Section E 57, o81-o82

 

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