Publications

Selected Research Articles

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• Priyanka, V. P., Harikrishna, A. S., Kesavan, V., & Gardas, R. L. (2024). Synergistic interaction and antibacterial properties of surface-active mono-and di-cationic ionic liquids with ciprofloxacin. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 399, 124359. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.124359 

• Sood, A., & Kesavan, V. (2023). Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 2-benzylidene-3-oxobutanamide derivatives against resistant pathogens. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 14(9), 1817-1826. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3MD00051F 

• Kumar, A. S., Jagadeeshan, S., Pitani, R. S., Ramshankar, V., Venkitasamy, K., Venkatraman, G., & Rayala, S. K. (2023). Snail-modulated microRNA 493 forms a negative feedback loop with the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor pathway and blocks tumorigenesis. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 37(6), e00510-16. DOI: doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00510-16 

• Harikrishna, A. S., & Venkitasamy, K. (2023). Identification of novel human nicotinamide N-methyltransferase inhibitors: a structure-based pharmacophore modeling and molecular dynamics approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(24), 14638-14650. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2183714 

• Lokesh, K., Kumarswamyreddy, N., & Kesavan, V. (2022). Diastereoselective Construction of Tetrahydro-Dispiro [indolinone-3, 2′-pyran-5′, 4 ″-pyrazolone] Scaffolds via an Oxa-Michael Cascade [4+ 2] Annulation Reaction. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 88(22), 15540-15550. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c01370 

• Muthusamy, S., Kumarswamyreddy, N., & Kesavan, V. (2022). Enantioselective Synthesis of 3‐Amino‐3’‐carbazole Oxindole Derivatives via Friedel‐Crafts Aminoalkylation Reaction. ChemistrySelect, 7(7), e202200131. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.202200131 

• Kumarswamyreddy, N., Jayakumar, S., & Kesavan, V. (2021). Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of 3-amino-2-oxindoles: Synthesis of 3-allyl-3-amino-2-oxindoles. Tetrahedron Letters, 82, 153385. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153385 

• Pratap Reddy Gajulapalli, V., Kumarswamyreddy, N., Lokesh, K., & Kesavan, V. (2021). Enantioselective Synthesis of 3‐Acetyl Coumarin Substituted 3‐Hydroxy Oxindoles and Pyranocoumarin Fused Spirooxindoles. ChemistrySelect, 6(31), 7855-7859. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/slct.202102495 

• Rai, R. K., Kanniyappan, H., Muthuvijayan, V., Venkitasamy, K., & Jayakrishnan, A. (2021). Durable polymeric N-halamine functionalized stainless steel surface for improved antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity. Materials Advances, 2(3), 1090-1098. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00828A 

• Sivamuthuraman, K., & Kesavan, V. (2019). Catalytic enantioselective Michael addition of 2-substituted benzofuran-3-ones to 2-enoyl pyridines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 17(30), 7166-7171. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9OB01069F 

• Muthusamy, S., & Kesavan, V. (2019). Asymmetric Cycloaddition Reactions of Oxindole α‐Keto Esters via Cascade Dienamine‐Enamine and Trienamine Strategies. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019(25), 4046-4055. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201900567 

• Kumarswamyreddy, N., Lokesh, K., & Kesavan, V. (2018). Efficient synthesis of highly functionalized indole and phenol containing 3, 3′-disubstituted oxindoles and chromene fused spirooxindoles. Tetrahedron Letters, 59(49), 4344-4348. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.10.064 

• Sivamuthuraman, K., & Kesavan, V. (2018). Stereodivergent synthesis of 3-aminooxindole derivatives containing vicinal tetrasubstituted stereocenters via the Mannich reaction. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 83(16), 8936-8952. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b01020 

• Ravichandran, V., Kesavan, V., Cojean, S., Loiseau, P. M., & Jayakrishnan, A. (2018). Polysorbate surfactants as drug carriers: Tween 20-Amphotericin B conjugates as anti-fungal and anti-leishmanial agents. Current Drug Delivery, 15(7), 1028-1037. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201815666180503122829 

• Ravichandran, V., Mekarnia, N., Pomel, S., Cojean, S., Ferrié, L., Figadère, B., Kesavan, V.... & Jayakrishnan, A. (2018). New Water-Soluble Polymeric Prodrugs of 2-n-propylquinoline: Synthesis and Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Activities Against Leishmania donovani. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine, 4, 11-20. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40883-018-0045-3 

• Lokesh, K., & Kesavan, V. (2017). Efficient Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Spirocarbocyclic Oxindoles through Hauser Annulation. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017(37), 5689-5695. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201701023