Publications

44. Khan W, Kumar A, Akhtar S, Rawat A, Chakma S, Basu A. Bacterial Mortar as a Sustainable Self-Healing Repair Material for Concrete Structures: A Rational Approach. (2025) ACS Applied Engineering Materials, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.5c00415 (Accepted). 

43. Shivhare V, Gupta A, Ahuja R, Barde D, Ahirwar SK, Basu A, and Konar AD. A novel 16-hydroxy-palmitic acid tethered d-configured homo-chiral triphenylalanine based nanofibrillar scaffold with innate anticancer potential. (2025) Chemical Communications, 61, 9717-9720

42. Mishra B, Basu A, Shehadeh F, Oscar L F, Kollala S S, Chhonker Y S, Naik M T, Dellis C, Zhang L, Ganesan N, Murry DJ, Gu J, Sherman MB, Ausubel FM, Sotiriadis PP, Mylonakis E. (2025) Antimicrobial peptide developed with machine learning sequence optimization targets drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation 135(12):e185430. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI185430. 

41. Ghosh, D., Lim, T.K., Basu, A., Gross, J.C. and Lin, Q. (2025), Quantitative proteomics identifies possible flow of metastatic cues between progressive stages of colorectal cancer via transfer of ceramide-dependent exosomal cargoes. FEBS J., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.17410

40. Kumar A, Mishra B., Dutt Konar A, Mylonakis E, and Basu A., (2024) Molecular Dynamics Simulations Help Determine the Molecular Mechanisms of Lasioglossin-III and Its Variant Peptides’ Membrane Interfacial Interactions. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02387 

39. Basu A., DuttKonar A., Bioderived Materials: Harnessing Nature for Advanced Biochemical Handiwork, (2024) Edited Book DOI: 10.2174/97898151368691240101; eISBN: 978-981-5136-86-9, 2024 .

38. Juhi S., Basu A, Lim S. Synthesis and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose Composites In Bioderived Materials: Harnessing Nature for Advanced Biochemical Handiwork, 2024, DOI: 10.2174/9789815136869124010008

37. Mishra B, Felix L.O., Basu A., Kollala S.S., Chhonker Y.S., Ganesan N , Murry D.J. and Mylonakis E. (2022) Design and Evaluation of Short Bovine Lactoferrin-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides against Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecium. Antibiotics, 11, 108 

36. Vishnu S., Basu A., Lim S. (2022) Bacterial Cellulose Production, Functionalization and Development of Hybrid Materials with Synthetic Biology.  Polymer Journal 54, 481–492.

35. Mishra P., Biswas S., Baur S., Basak S., Mukherjee A. and Basu A. (2022) Development of Pyrazole Harbouring Novel Leads Against β-Amyloid Protein Fibrillation by in silico Drug Design. Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry 21:05, 541-553

34. Khan N., Gupta A., Shivhare V., Ahuja R., Varshney M, Basu A, DuttKonar A. (2022) A heterochiral diphenylalanine auxin derivative empowers remarkable mechanical integrity with promising Antiinflammatory and Antimicrobial Performances. New Journal of Chemistry 46, 18262-18270

33. Tiwari P, Gupta A, Shukla D N, Mishra A K,  Basu A, and Dutt Konar A. (2021) Chiral Orchestration: A Tool for fishing out Tripeptide based Mechanoresponsive supergelators possessing  Anti-inflammatory and Antimicrobial properties ACS Applied Biomaterials, 4, 4119.

32. Mishra P., Basak S.,  Mukherjee A., Basu A. (2021) Design and study of in silico binding dynamics of certain isoxazole bearing leads against Aβ-42 and BACE-1 loop in protein fibrillation. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery DOI : 10.2174/1570180818666210813120444.

31. Kumar A, Dubey R, Singhai S, Konar AD, Basu A, (2020) Light Scattering: A Tool for Rationally designing Protein Formulations. Analytical Biochemistry 609, 113979.

30. Basu A, Vishnu S, Lim S (2019) Rational design of a scalable bioprocess platform for bacterial cellulose production Carbohydrate Polymers 207, 684–693.

29. Mehra R, Basu A, Mishra A, Tiwari A K, Christman R M, Harjeet J, Konar A K, (2020) Mechanoresponsive, Proteolytically stable and Biocompatible Supergelators from Ultra Short Enantiomeric Peptides with sustained drug release propensity. New Journal of Chemistry. 44 (16), 6346–6354

28. A Sharma, A Gupta, P Tiwari, A Basu, A DuttKonar (2020) 12-Hydroxy stearic acid appended new amphiphilic scaffold for selective capture of hydrogen halides through supramolecular hydrogelation. New Journal of Chemistry. 44 (10), 3828–3832

27. Mehra RR, Tiwari P, Basu A and DuttKonar A (2019) In search of bioinspired hydrogels from amphiphilic peptides: a template for nanoparticle stabilization for the sustained release of anticancer drugs. New Journal of Chemistry, 43, 11666-11678

26. Tiwari P, Basu A, Vij A, Bera S, Tiwari AK, DuttKonar A (2019) Rationally Designed Bioinspired δ-Amino Valeric Acid Based Hydrogel: One Shot Solution for Drug Delivery and Effluent Management ChemistrySelect, 4, 6896 –6905.

25. Basu A, Vishnu S, Lim S (2018) A Novel Platform for Evaluating the Environmental Impact on Bacterial Cellulose Production Nature Scientific Reports 8: 5780.

24. Tiwari P, Basu A, Sahu S, Gound S, Christman RM, Tiwari AK, Trivedi P, DuttKonar A (2018) An auxin-tyrosine derivative based biocompatible supergelator: a template for fabrication of nanoparticles for sustained release of model drugs. New Journal of Chemistry 42(7):4915-4922 

23. Basu A., Xin F., Lim T.K., Lin Q., Yang K-L., He J. 2017. Quantitative proteome profiles help reveal efficient xylose utilization mechanisms in solventogenic Clostridium sp. strain BOH3 Biotechnology and Bioengineering  114(9):1959-1969. Featured in B&B Video Highlights. 

22. Tiwari P., Verma R., Basu A., Christman RM., Tiwari AK., Waikar D, Dutt Konar A. 2017. Proteolysis-Resistant Self-Assembled ω-Amino Acid Dipeptide-Based Biocompatible Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Vehicle. Chemistryselect 2(23): 6623-6631.

21. Yan Y., Basu A., Li T., He J. 2016. Direct conversion of xylan to butanol by a wild-type Clostridium species strain G117. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113(8):1702-10.

20. Basu A*, Mishra B, & Leong SSJ., 2015. Global transcriptome analysis reveals distinct bacterial response towards soluble and surface-immobilized antimicrobial peptide (Lasioglossin-III). RSC Advances 5(96):78712-78718. (*Corresponding author).

19. Xin F, Basu A, Yang K-L, & He J., 2016. Strategies for production of butanol and butyl-butyrate through lipase-catalyzed esterification. Bioresource Technology 202:214-219.

18. Xin F, Basu A, Weng M, Yang K-L, & He J., 2015. Production of 2,3-Butanediol from Sucrose by a Klebsiella Species. Bioenergy Research:1-8.

17. Basu A*, Mishra B, Dey S, Leong S.S.J., 2014. Intein based bioprocess for production of a synthetic antimicrobial peptide: An alternative route to solid phase peptide synthesis. RSC Advances 4 (60) 31564-72. (*Corresponding Author) 

16. Mishra B., Basu A*, Chua RR, Saravanan R, Tambyah PA, Ho B, Chang MW and Leong SSJ., 2014. Site specific immobilization of a potent antimicrobial peptide onto silicone catheters: evaluation against urinary tract infection pathogens. Journal of Materials Chemistry B (1) 1706-16 (*Equal contribution: First author). 

15. Basu A, Mishra B,Leong SSJ., 2013. Immobilization of polybia-MPI by allylglycidyl ether based brush chemistry to generate a novel antimicrobial surface Journal of Materials Chemistry B(1) 4746-55. Featured in Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry. 

14. Mishra B, Basu A*, Saravanan R, Xiang L, Yang KL, Leong SSJ., 2013. Lasioglossin-III: Antimicrobial characterization and feasibility study for immobilization applications. (*Equal contribution: First author) RSC Advances. 3(24): 9534-43.  

13. Li X, Li P, Saravanan R, Basu A, Mishra B, Lim SH, Su X, Tambyah PA, Leong SSJ., 2014. Antimicrobial functionalization of silicone surfaces with engineered short peptides having broad spectrum antimicrobial and salt-resistant properties. Acta Biomaterialia. 10 (1): 258-266. 

12. Saravanan, R., Xiang, L., Yang, K.L., Mishra, B., Basu, A.; Leong, S.S.J., 2014. Design of short membrane selective antimicrobial peptides containing tryptophan and arginine residues for improved activity, salt-resistance and biocompatibility. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 111 (1): p. 37-49. 

11. Yang, K.L; Saravanan R.;Peng L.; Basu A.; Mishra B.;Tambyah P.; Ho B.; Leong S.S.J., 2013. Immobilization studies of an engineered arginine-tryptophan rich peptide on a silicone surface with antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5 (13): 6412-22.  

10. Basu, A. and Leong S.S.J., 2012. High productivity chromatography refolding process for Hepatitis B Virus X (HBx) protein guided by statistical design of experiment studies. Journal of Chromatography A, 1223(0): p. 64-71.

9. Basu, A., Li X., and Leong S.S.J., 2011. Refolding of proteins from inclusion bodies: rational design and recipes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 92(2): p. 241-251.

8. Basu, A. and Leong S.S.J., 2011. Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analytical platform for refolding yield determination of recombinant hepatitis B virus X (HBx) protein. Analytical Biochemistry, 418(1): p. 155-157.

7. Basu, A., W.N. Chen, and Leong S.S.J., 2011. A rational design for hepatitis B virus X protein refolding and bioprocess development guided by second virial coefficient studies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 90(1): p. 181-191. 

6. Basu, A., Gayen, S., Samanta, S., Panda, P., Srikanth, K., Jha, T., 2006. QSAR modelling of neonicotinoid insecticides for their selective affinity towards Drosophila nicotinic receptors over mammalian α4β2 receptors. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 84, 458-463. 

5. Samanta, S., Debnath, B., Basu, A., Gayen, S., Srikanth, K., Jha, T., 2006. Exploring QSAR on 3-aminopyrazoles as antitumor agents for their inhibitory activity of CDK2/cyclin A. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 41, 1190-1195.  

4. Debnath, B., Gayen, S., Samanta, S., Basu, A., Ghosh, B., Jha, T., 2006. QSAR study on some synthesized and biologically evaluated glutamine analogs as possible anticancer agents. Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section A Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical and Analytical Chemistry, 45, 93-99. 

3. Samanta, S., Debnath, B., Gayen, S., Ghosh, B., Basu, A., Srikanth, K., Jha, T., 2005. QSAR modeling on dopamine D2 receptor binding affinity of 6-methoxy benzamides. Farmaco, 60, 818-825 

2. Debnath, B., Gayen, S., Basu, A., Srikanth, K., Jha, T., 2004. Quantitative structure-activity relationship study on some benzodiazepine derivatives as anti-Alzheimer agents. Journal of Molecular Modeling, 10, 328-334. 

1. Debnath, B., Gayen, S., Basu, A., Ghosh, B., Srikanth, K., Jha, T., 2004. Quantitative structure-activity relationship study using refractotopological state atom index on some neonicotinoid insecticides. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 12, 6137-6145.