Amit Research Group - Publications

Selected publications

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 10810-10822.; Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 10810-10822.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 20256-20269.; Nature Commun. 2014, 5, 5301.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1412-1416.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 5, 10754-10758.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 25490-25499.; J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021, 9, 5967-5981.; Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 10277-10291.; Chem. Eur. J. 2012,18,15122-15132.; Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19,16699-16706.; Chem. Asian J. 2016, 11, 72-76.

1. Ansari Palliyarayil, Rohan Keshav Kunkalekar, Karthika Vinayakumar, Premkumar Selvarajan, Sanchita Sil, Amit Ashok Vernekar, Perspective on catalytic oxidation of CO on supported metal catalysts, 2024, Handbook of Materials Science, Springer, Accepted (in press).

2. Ansari Palliyarayil, Rajani Kumar Borah, Rohan K Kunkalekar, Amit A Vernekar, An overview on MOF-based nanocatalysts for dehydrogenation of chemical hydrogen storage sources, 2024, Handbook of Materials Science, Springer, Accepted (in press).

3. Recent advances on supramolecular oxidase nanozymes (in progress)

Rajani Kumar Borah, Ansari Palliyarayil, Amit A. Vernekar,* "Nature-inspired Multifunctional Nano-Microreactors: Pd Nanoclusters-integrated Bioengineered Skin Channels for Effectively Overcoming Product Inhibition and Hydrogen Adherence Challenges During Hydrogen Production"

Small, 2025, (Just accepted)

Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Amit A. Vernekar,* "A self-assembled nanozyme with precise active centers and microenvironment exhibits unprecedented catalytic interplay with mitochondrial protein while regulating electron flow during bioinspired oxygen reduction"

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 4299-4308

Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Rasmi V. Morajkar, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Expanding Limits of Artificial Enzymes: Unprecedented Catalysis by an Oxidase Nanozyme in Activating Structural Protein for Covalent Crosslinking and Conferring Remarkable Proteolytic Resistance"

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 14726-14738.

Rasmi V. Morajkar, Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Approach of a Small Protein to the Biomimetic bis-(µ-oxo) Dicopper Active-site Installed in MOF-808 Pores with Restricted Access Perturbs Substrate Selectivity of Oxidase Nanozyme"

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 10810-10822.

Rajani Kumar Borah, Priti Singh, Mudit Dixit, Amit A. Vernekar,* “A Ru Atomic Clusters-installed Co-Co2B Nanocatalyst Remarkably Combats Product Inhibition While Sustaining High Turnover Frequency of Hydrogen Production"

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 20256-20269.

Srinidhi V. G., Huidrom Mangalsana, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Breaking Barriers of Photothermal Tumor Therapy: A Cascade of Strain-Engineered Nanozyme in Action"

ChemMedChem, 2024, 18, e202400443.

Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Swathi Sreeram, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Coordinated Axial Ligand and d-π Conjugated Network Makes the Difference: Engineered 2D Mn-based Antioxidase Mimic for Enhancing Stem Cell Protection "

ChemMedChem, 2023, 18, e202300325.

Ansari Palliyarayil, Rajani Kumar Borah, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Magnetic Peroxidase Nanozyme Gears Up for Microplastic Removal and Deconstruction"

Chem. Methods, 2023, e202300012.

Rasmi Morajkar, Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Amit A. Vernekar,* “A Single Atom Nanozyme Cascade for Selective Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanocatalytic Therapy"

ChemMedChem, 2023, 18, e202200585.

Huidrom Mangalsana, Abhijeet Mohanty, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Rise of supramolecular nanozymes: Next generation peroxidase enzyme-mimetic materials"

Book chapter in Supramolecular Coordination Complexes, 2023, 329, Elsevier.

Rajani Kumar Borah, Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Pratibha Bakre, Santosh Tilve,* Amit A. Vernekar,* “Fe hotspots in Ni-Ni3B nanocatalyst unravel remarkable cooperativity to boost hydrogen production from ammonia borane with enzyme-like catalysis"

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 25490-25499.

Highlighted as a hot paper by J. Mater. Chem. A

Rajani Kumar Borah, Adarsh P. Fatrekar, R. Panchami, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Single atom catalysts for hydrogen production from chemical hydrogen storage materials"

Book chapter in Green Energy Harvesting, 2022, 75, Wiley.

Rasmi V. Morajkar, Akhil S. Kumar, Rohan K. Kunkalekar, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Advances in nanotechnology application in biosafety materials: A crucial response to COVID-19 Pandemic"

Biosafety and Health, 2022, 4, 347-363.

Rasmi V. Morajkar, Adarsh P. Fatrekar, Abhijeet Mohanty, Amit A. Vernekar,* “A review on the role of transition metals in selenylation reactions"

Curr. Org. Synth. 2022, 19, 366-392.

Adarsh Fatrekar, Rasmi Morajkar, Saravanan Krishnan, Apurva Dusane, Harishkumar Madhyastha,* Amit A. Vernekar,* “Delineating the role of tailored gold nanostructures at the biointerface"

ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2021, 12, 8172-8191.

Abhijeet Mohanty, Adarsh Fatrekar, Amit A. Vernekar,* “All Ag nanoparticles are not the same: covalent interactions between nitrile groups and Ag nanoparticles smartly combat drug and Ag-resistant bacteria"

ChemMedChem, 2021, 16, 3545-3547.

Abhijeet Mohanty, Rajani Kumar Borah, Adarsh Fatrekar, Saravanan Krishnan, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Stepping towards benign alternatives: sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable products"

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 10277-10291.

Saravanan Krishnan,* Apurva Dusane, Rasmi Morajkar, Akila Venkat, Amit A. Vernekar,* “Deciphering the role of nanostructured materials in the point-of-care diagnostics for COVID-19: a comprehensive review"

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021, 9, 5967-5981.

Abhijeet Mohanty, Adarsh Fatrekar, Saravanan Krishnan, Amit A. Vernekar,* “A concise discussion on the potential spectral tools for the rapid COVID-19 detection"

Results Chem. 2021, 3, 100138.

Priyanka Kole, Himanshu Agarwal, Sivakrishna Narra, Amit A. Vernekar, Fateh V. Singh*, “Metal-free synthesis and X-ray analysis of 4-Aryl-6-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-cyanomethylenes"

J. Mol. Struct. , 2021, 1230, 129913.

Saeesh Mangaonkar, Samata Shetgaonkar, Amit A. Vernekar*, Fateh V. Singh*, “Ultrasonic‐assisted hypervalent iodine‐catalyzed cyclization of (E)‐2‐hydroxystilbenes to benzofurans using iodobenzene as pre‐catalyst"

ChemistrySelect, 2020, 34, 4279-4287.

Amit A. Vernekar, Gilles Berger, Anna E. Czapar, Frank A. Veliz, David I. Wang, Nicole F. Steinmetz* and Stephen J. Lippard*, “Speciation of phenanthriplatin and its analogs in the core of tobacco mosaic virus”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 5, 10754-10758.

Debajyoti Das, Sourav Ghosh, Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh* and V. Ravindranath*, “Novel anti-oxidant V2O5 nanowires prevent spine loss in primary cortical neurons derived from a mouse model of Alzheimer′s disease”

Free Radic. Biol. Med. 2016, 100, S159.

Pratibha Bakre, Prajesh Volvoikar, Amit A. Vernekar and S. Tilve*, “Influence of acid chain length on the properties of TiO2 prepared by Sol-gel method and LC-MS studies of methylene blue photodegradation”

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2016, 474, 58-67.

Amit A. Vernekar, Tandrila Das and G. Mugesh*, “Vacancy-engineered nanoceria: enzyme mimetic hotspots for the degradation of nerve agents"

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1412-1416.

Breakthrough highlighted by science media center, IISc

Amit A. Vernekar, Tandrila Das, Sourav Ghosh and G. Mugesh*, “Remarkably efficient MnFe2-O4-based oxidase nanozyme”

Chem. Asian J. 2016, 11, 72-76.

Highlighted in Chemistry Views section of Wiley as a “Most Active Nanozyme”

Amit A. Vernekar, Devanjan Sinha, Shubhi Srivastava, Prasath U. Paramasivam, Patrick D’Silva* and G. Mugesh*, “An antioxidant nanozyme that uncovers the cytoprotective role of vanadia nanowires”

Nature Commun. 2014, 5, article no. 5301.

Breakthrough in the NEWS: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Times of India, The Indian Express, NDTV gadget news, Dainik Jagaran, etc

Amit A. Vernekar and G. Mugesh*, “Catalytic reduction of graphene oxide nanosheets by glutathione peroxidase mimics reveals a new structural moiety in graphene oxide”

Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19,16699-16706.

Highlighted in the hot topic section of Wiley-VCH

Highlighted as a hot article in the vertical news in nanotechnology

Amit A. Vernekar, Sagar Patil, Chinmay Bhat and Santosh Tilve, “Magnetically recoverable catalytic Co–Co2B nanocomposites for the chemoselective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds”

RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 13243-13250.

Amit A. Vernekar and G. Mugesh*, “Hemin functionalized reduced graphene oxide nanosheets reveal peroxynitrite reduction and isomerization activity”

Chem. Eur. J. 2012,18,15122-15132.

Highlighted in the hot topic section of Wiley-VCH

Highlighted as a hot article in vertical news in nanotechnology

Amit A. Vernekar, Sandesh T. Bugde and Santosh G. Tilve*, “Sustainable hydrogen production by catalytic hydrolysis of alkaline sodium borohydride solution using recyclable Co-Co2B nanocomposites and Ni-Ni3B”

Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2012, 37, 327-334.

Krishna P. Bhabak, Amit A. Vernekar, Surender Reddy Jakka, Gouriprasanna Roy and G. Mugesh*, “Mechanistic investigation on the efficient catalytic decomposition of peroxynitrite by ebselen analogues”

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 5193-5200.

Suresh Babu Kalidindi, Amit A. Vernekar and Balaji R. Jagirdar*, “Co-Co2B, Ni-Ni3B and Co-Ni-B nanocomposites catalyzed ammonia-borane methanolysis for hydrogen generation”

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009, 11, 770-775.

Book Chapter

Amit A. Vernekar*, Sourav Ghosh and G. Mugesh*, “Graphene oxide: Synthetic methods, structure, surface engineering, and enzyme-like properties for biomedical applications” Springer, Singapore. Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedical, Sensor and Energy Applications, 2017, 15-34, (*Corresponding author)

Patents

Amit A. Vernekar, Pratibha Bakre and Santosh Tilve, “Fe-Ni-B nanocomposites for catalytic applications and its preparation” (patent filing is under evaluation).

1. Aditya Bhargava, Amit A. Vernekar and Anuradha M. V. “Smart nanodevice for clean air and green world” (Filed an Indian Patent, reference number: 5562/CHE/201).

Conference Proceedings

Anna E. Czapar, Amit Vernekar, Yaorong Zheng, Imogen A. Riddell, Samuel Awuah, Stephen J. Lippard, Nicole F. Steinmetz, Tobacco mosaic virus as a nanocarrier for drug delivery, Gordon Research Conference (physical virology), Italy, 2017. (presented by Anna E. Czapar)

Amit A. Vernekar, Tandrila Das, G. Mugesh, Vacancy-engineered nanoceria: Enzyme mimetic hotspots for the degradation of nerve agents, 6th International Conference on Metals in Genetics, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (ICMG-16), Bangalore, India, 2016. (Presented by my coauthor, Best poster award)

Amit A. Vernekar, Tandrila Das, G. Mugesh, Vacancy-engineered nanoceria: Enzyme mimetic hotspots for the degradation of nerve agents, IPC Day, Bangalore, India, 2016. (Presented by my coauthor, Best poster award)

Amit A. Vernekar, Debanjan Sinha, Shubhi Srivastava, Prasath U. P., Patrick D’Silva, G. Mugesh, Remarkable cytoprotective effects of the antioxidant vanadia nanozyme, Reaxys PhD Prize Symposium, Hong Kong, 2015. (Selected as one of the top 45 finalists in the world for this work)

Amit A. Vernekar, Antioxidant nanozyme: Turning oxidant vanadia into a glutathione peroxidase mimetic, Bhartiya Vigyan Sammelan, Kala Academy, Goa, 2015. (First prize, best oral presentation)

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Oxidase-like activity of MnFe2O4 octahedron nanozymes for the antibody-free detection and amplification of oxidative stress biomarkers, Indo-German conference on Bio-inspired Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2014.

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Revealing a novel structural motif in graphene oxide nanosheets by its reactivity with glutathione peroxidase mimetics, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 2014.

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Graphene oxide reductase and decarboxylase activities of glutathione peroxidase mimetics reveal a new structural motif in graphene oxide, 6th Bangalore India Nano conference, Bangalore, 2013.

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Production of graphene, noncovalent functionalization and its remarkable antioxidant Enzyme-like characteristics, Indo-US symposium on Molecular Materials, ACS, CRSI and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2013. (Best poster award)

Amit A. Vernekar, Functionalized graphene nanosheets as an enzyme model, Third International Conference on Nanoconvergence, Hindustan University, Padur, Tamil Nadu, India, 2013. (Talk)

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Remarkable peroxynitrite scavenging Activity of hemin functionalized graphene nanosheets, First National Conference on Mapping the "Materials Genome", Shiv Nadar University, Dadri, UP, India, 2013. (Best poster award)

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Peroxynitrite reductase and isomerase activities of graphene-hemin hybrid nanosheets, 15th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-15), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 2013. (Prof. Bhaskar Maiya best poster award)

Amit A. Vernekar, G. Mugesh, Remarkable antioxidant enzyme-like activity of graphene hemin hybrid nanosheets, Asian Chemical Congress, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore, 2013.

Amit A. Vernekar, Krishna Pada Bhabak, G. Mugesh, Experimental and theoretical Investigations on the Mechanism of the isomerization of peroxynitrite to nitrate by ebselen analogues, National Symposium on Frontiers in Main Group and Organometallic Chemistry (NSFMOC), Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2010.

Amit A. Vernekar, Krishna Pada Bhabak, G. Mugesh, Experimental and theoretical investigations on the mechanism of the isomerization of peroxynitrite to nitrate by ebselen analogues, RSC West India Section Ph.D. Students Symposium-2010, University of Goa, Goa, India, 2010. (Selected as one of the best posters)

Amit A. Vernekar, Suresh Babu Kalidindi, B. R. Jagirdar, Co-Co2B, Ni-Ni3B and Co-Ni-B nanocomposites catalyzed dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane in methanol, International Conference on Hydrogen and Hydrogen Storage: Methods and Materials, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2009.

Selected Invited Lectures/presentations

"Speciation of platinum anticancer agents in the core of tobacco mosaic virus", Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Indore, India, 2019.

"Speciation of platinum anticancer agents in the core of tobacco mosaic virus", Department of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India, 2019.

"Speciation of platinum anticancer agents in the core of tobacco mosaic virus", Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Palakkad, India, 2019.

"Bioinorganic chemistry approach to nanozymes and plant viruses for biomedical applications", Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Pune, India, 2018.

"Plant viruses for the delivery of platinum anticancer therapeutics", Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, 2018.

"Bioinorganic Chemistry approach to nanozymes for cellular redox regulation", Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, 2018.

"Emerging Trends in Engineering Nanozymes and Plant Virus-based Technologies for Biomedical Applications", Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India, 2017.

“Emerging trends in engineering nanozymes and plant virus-based technologies for biomedical applications”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India, 2017.

“Bioniorganic chemistry approach to nanozymes and plant viruses and their biomedical applications”, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India, 2017.

“Modulating redox functions of nature through biomimetic nanomaterials”, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai campus, India, 2015.

“Nano-catalysis: Surface engineering for green chemistry and biological applications”, Dnyanprasarak Mandal’s College, Assgaon, Goa, 2015.

“Nano-catalysis: Surface engineering for green chemistry and biological applications”, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai campus, India, 2014.

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