MSc, M.Pharm., Ph.D. | AMRSC

Publications // Research, Review Articles, Books & Blogs

// Selected Research Articles

Shilpi Chauhan, Ashwani Kumar, Rajnish Kumar, Deepika Saini. Discovery of 5-(Substituted Phenyl)-2-aryl Benzimidazole Derivatives as SIRT1 Activators: Their Design, in silico Studies, Synthesis, and in vitro Evaluation. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2024. (Article in press)
https://doi.org/10.2174/0109298673330534240924104941 (IF: 3.5)

Ritchu Babbar, Swikriti Makkar, Deepika Saini, Ravi Rawat, Celia Vargas-De-La-Cruz, Faris Q. Alenzi, Tapan Behl. Benzimidazol-1-yl-1-phenylpropanone Analogs as Potent Antimicrobial Agents: Rational Design and Synthesis. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2023; 20(8) e202300379.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202300379 (IF: 2.9)

Swikriti, Ritchu Babbar, Deepika Saini, Ravi Rawat, Sridevi Chigurupati, Shatha G Felemban, Celia Vargas-De-La-Cruz, Tapan Behl. Design and synthesis of neoteric benzylidene amino-benzimidazole scaolds for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2023; 15(10): 813–828.
https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc-2023-0058 (IF: 4.2)

Sandeep Jain, Ajay Kumar, Deepika Saini*. Novel hybrids of quinoline with pyrazolylchalcones as potential antimalarial agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular docking and ADME prediction. Chemico-biological Interaction. 2023; 373: 110379.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110379(IF: 5.1)

Deepika Saini, Kumud Madan, Shilpi Chauhan. Screening of Phytoconstituents from Traditional Plants against SARS-Cov2 using Molecular Docking Approach. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery. 2022; 19(11): 1022-1038.
https://doi.org/10.2174/1570180819666220307163058 (IF: 1.0)

Ranjana Aggarwal, Swati, Vinod Kumar, Randhir Singh, Anu Kajal, Deepika Saini. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of N-[1-(6′-chloropyridazin-3′-yl)-3-(4″-substitutedphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-5- yl]alkanamides as anti- inflammatory agents. Drug Development Research. 2022: 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.21912 (IF: 5.1)

Swati, Ranjana Aggarwal, Pawan Kaushik, Ajay Kumar, Deepika Saini. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 5-amino-3-aryl-1-(6′-chloropyridazin-3′-yl)pyrazoles and their derivatives as analgesic agents. Drug Research. 2020; 70(11): 493-502.
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1202-9959 (IF: 2.2)

Sandeep Jain, Ajay Kumar, Deepika Saini*. Novel arylidene derivatives of quinoline based thiazolidinones: Synthesis, in vitro, in vivo and in silico study as antimalarials. Experimental Parasitology. 2018; 185: 107-114.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2018.01.015 (IF: 2.1)

Jitander K. Kapoor, Richa Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Deepika Saini, Loveena arora. Selective synthesis of 3- (ɑ,ɑ- dibromoacetyl)-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one as an excellent precursor for the synthesis of 2-substituted 4 – (4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-H-2-oxopyran-3- yl)thiazoles as antimicrobial and antifungal agents. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 2018;55(4): 899-906.
https://doi.org/10.1081/SCC-200048970 (IF: 2.4)

Samridhi Thakral, Deepika Saini, Ashwani Kumar, Neelam Jain, Sandeep Jain. A synthetic approach and molecular docking study of hybrids of quinazolin-4-ones and thiazolidin-4-ones as anticancer agents. Medicinal Chemistry Research. 2017; 26: 1595–1604.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-017-1857-2 (IF: 2.6)

Ajay Kumar, Shilpy Aggarwal, Deepika Saini, Dhirender Kaushik, Om Prakash. Synthesis and anti-inflammatory- analgesic activities of some new 6-aryl-4-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2h- pyran-3- yl)-2-s-benzylthiopyrimidines. Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 2016, 25; 317-324. (IF: 0.339)

Ritchu Sethi, Sandeep Arora, Deepika Saini, Sandeep Jain. Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking Studies and Antimicrobial Evaluation of N-Benzimidazol-1-Yl-Methyl- Benzamide Derivatives. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 2016; 50(3):424-434.
https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.50.3.16 (IF: 0.686)

Ritu Karwasra, Prerna Kalra, Yogendra Kumar Gupta, Deepika Saini, Ajay Kumar, Surender Singh. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of pomegranate rind extract to ameliorate cisplatin- induced acute kidney injury. Food and Function. 2016; 7: 3091-3101.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6FO00188B (IF: 6.1)

Deepika Saini*, Sandeep Jain, Ajay Kumar. Synthesis and antimalarial potential of some novel quinoline- pyrazolopyridine derivatives. EXCLI Journal. 2016; 15: 730-737.
https://dx.doi.org/10.17179/excli2016-677 (IF: 4.6)


// Review Articles

Ajay Kumar, Deepika Paliwal, Deepika Saini, Aman Thakur, Shilpy Agarwal, Dhirender Kaushik. A Comprehensive Review on Synthetic approach for antimalarial agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2014; 85: 147-178.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.084 (IF: 6.7)

Priti Girotra, Shailendra Singh, Deepika Saini. Disentangling the intricacies of migraine: A review. CNS & Neurological Disorders- Drug Targets. 2014; 13(5): 776-791.
https://doi.org/10.2174/1871527313666140414120956 (IF: 3.2)

Harish Kumar, Deepika Saini development of anticancer agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2013; 70: 248- 258.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.10.004 (IF: 6.7)


// Books

Deepika Saini, Sandeep Jain, Synthetic strategies of potential antimalarial agents, Lambert Academics Publishing, an imprint of Omni Scriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
Available at https://www.amazon.com/Synthetic-strategies-potential-antimalarial-agents/dp/365995134X

Naresh Kumar Rangra, Deepika Saini (Ed.), Padam Charan Behra, Exploring the biological evaluation of pyridines; Understanding the chemistry of Pyridones, Lambert Academics Publishing, an imprint of Omni Scriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
Available at https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Biological-Potential-Pyriones-Understanding/dp/3659395056


// Blogs

What Is Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease? – Klarity Health Library, (2023).
https://my.klarity.health/what-is-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease/

What Is Fibrolamellar Carcinoma? – Klarity Health Library, (2023)
https://my.klarity.health/what-is-fibrolamellar-carcinoma/

Diagnosis and Staging of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma- Klarity Health Library, (2023)
https://my.klarity.health/diagnosis-and-staging-of-adenoid-cystic-carcinoma/

Pregnancy Exercise at Home- Klarity Health Library (2023)
https://my.klarity.health/pregnancy-exercise-at-home/