Dr. Naghmana Kausar
Designation : Lecturer
Specialization : Chemistry
Specialization : Chemistry
Email : [email protected]
Office Number : +(92) 533643112 (210)
Naghmana Kausar received her M. Sc from Punjab University in 2004. She served as lecturer in Marghazar Colony College, University of Gujrat from 2005 to 2007 and joined Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat on 12 September 2007 and has made many contributions towards the establishment of the Department. She attained her M. Phil and PhD degrees from the same Department and received gold medal on acquiring 1st position in M. Phil. She is an enthusiastic experienced organic chemist. She enjoys teaching and training organic chemistry, spectroscopy, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her research interests include organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, medicinal chemistry and molecular modeling.
- Organic synthesis and methodology, structure-based drug design and data analysis
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Discovery of lead molecules for various cellular targets
- Hit and lead generation and lead optimization
- Synthesis of organic scaffolds for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and modification of the drug molecules
- Bioinformatic modeling of organic compounds
| Student Name | Degree | Title | Status / Completed Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hina Azam | M.Sc. | Synthesis of Schiff Bases of p-Chlorosulfonyl Hydrazide. Schiff Bases of p-Chlorosulfonyl Hydrazide were synthesized and characterized. | 2015-2017 |
| Nayab Sehar | M.Sc. | Synthesis and DNA Binding Studies of Schiff Bases of Benzenesulphonohydrazides. Benzenesulphonohydrazides were synthesized and checked for their DNA interaction activities. | 2012-2014 |
| Maimoona Khalid | M.Sc. | Synthesis of Pyrazolone and its derivatives Pyrazolone and their derivatives were synthesized. | 2011-2013 |
| Samaira Bibi | M.Sc. | Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Chalcones of 3-acetyl pyridine. 3-acetyl pyridine chalcones were synthesized. | 2010-2012 |
| Saba Akbar | BS | Batch Wisw Eradication of Novacron Blue 4R Dye from its Aqueous Solution using Ricinus Communis leaves as Biosorbent. Novacron Blue 4R Dye was removed from its aqueous solution through adsorption on Ricinus Communis leaves. | 2008-2012 |
| Sabreena Sabir | BS | Synthesis of Chalcones and Their Derivatives Chalcones and Their Derivatives were synthesized. | 2007-2011 |
| Mehwish Anwar | M.Sc. | Studies towards the synthesis of 3-Cinnamoyl-4-Hydroxy-2-(1H) Quinolones The present work describes the synthesis of 3-Cinnamoyl-4-Hydroxy-2-(1H) Quinolones. | 2007-2009 |
| Saira Haneef | M.Sc. | Studies towards the synthesis of 3-Cinnamoyl-4-Hydroxy-2-(1H) Quinolones 3-Cinnamoyl-4-Hydroxy-2-(1H) Quinolones were synthesized and characterized. | 2007-2009 |
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1. Naghmana Kausar a*, Shahzad Murtaza a*, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad b, c, Hummera Rafique a, Rubina Munir d, e, Abdul Tawab “Design, synthesis, structure activity relationship and molecular docking studies of thiophene-2-carboxamide schiff base derivatives of benzohydrazide as novel acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors” Journal Of Molecular Structure, June 2021 DOI:
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2. 3. Yasir Nazir, Hummera Rafique, Naghmana Kausar, Qamar Abbas, Zaman Ashraf, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Kittisak Jantanasakulwong and Warintorn Ruksiriwanich “Methoxy-Substituted Tyramine Derivatives Synthesis, Computational Studies and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Kinetics,” Molecules, April 2021 DOI:
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3. Naghmana Kausar, Shahzad Murtaza, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad, Robina Rashid, Abdullah M. Asiri, Noman Javid, Mulazim Hussain Asim, Zaman Ashraf “Synthesis, characterization, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of N-functionalized derivatives of 2-aminobenzohydrazide” Journal Of Molecular Structure, June 2020 DOI:
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4. Hummera Rafique, Aamer Saeed, Fouzia Perveen, Naghmana Kausar, Zaman Ashraf, Sadia Akram, Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Muhammad Tayyab, Ulrich Flörke “Design, Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Fluorescence, Molecular Docking and DFT Studies of 3,6-Dinitro-N-octylcarbazole” Current Organic Chemistry, October 2019 DOI:
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5. Naghmana Kausar, Shahzad Muratza, Muhammad Asam Raza, Hummera Rafique, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad, Ataf Ali Altaf, Abdullah M. Asiri, Syed Salman Shafqat, Syed Rizwan Shafqat “Sulfonamide Hybrid Schiff Bases of Anthranilic acid: Synthesis, Characterization and their Biologicsl potential” Journal Of Molecular Structure, June 2019 DOI:
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6. Hummera Rafique, Aamer Saeed, Ehsan Ullah Mughal, Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Amara Mumtaz, Naghmana Kausar, Kiran Hina “Total Synthesis and Antibacterial Screening of (±)-6,8-Dihydroxy-3- undecyl-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one: A Structural Analogue of Metabolites from Ononis natrix” Letters In Drug Design & Discovery, January 2019 DOI:
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7. Kiran Iftikhar, Shahzad Murtaza, Naghmana Kousar, Aadil Abbas, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir “Aminobenzoic acid derivatives as antioxidants and cholinesterase inhibitors; synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies” Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, April 2018 DOI:
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8. Shahzad Murtaza, Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar, Ayesha Aslam, Tauqeer Riaz and Naghmana Kousar, “Schiff bases of 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde as potential anticonvulsant compounds; in vivo and docking studies, ” Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, December 2017 DOI:
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9. Shahzad Murtaza, Saima Shamim , Naghmana Kousar , Muhammad Nawaz Tahir , Muhammad Sirajuddin, Usman Ali Rana “ Synthesis, biological investigation, calf thymus DNA binding and docking studies of the sulfonyl hydrazides and their derivatives, ” Journal Of Molecular Structure, March 2016 DOI: