Publications

Publication (Classified as per research areas) (2014 onwards)

Analytical/pharmaceutical

  1. Sameera Zaki, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Rafiq Ahmed, Aiman Rasheed Khan (2024)Green synthesis, spectroscopic and theoretical studies on molecular charge-transfer complex of linagliptin with 2, 3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone, chloranilic acid and ninhydrin" Journal of Molecular Liquids., 2024, 401, 124696

  2. Irshad Alam, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Rehana Bibi, Muzna Aqeel, Haji Muhammad, (2023) Green liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of metformin, linagliptin and rivaroxaban: Tablet manufacturing and application to in-vitro dissolution studies, Microchemical Journal, 193.

  3.  Hafiz Abdul Samad , Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Urooj Haroon , Muhammad Saad and Ghina Mumtaz Alavi, (2023) Development, validation and forced degradation studies of green liquid chromatographic method for determination of remdesivir in bulk drug and pharmaceutical formulation, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 36(1), 159-170 

  4. Ishfaq, S.; Nisar, S.; Qayum, A.; Iqbal, S.; Fatima, N.; Alasmary, F.A.; Almalki, A.S.; El Din, E.M.T.; Javed, M.S.; Bocchetta, P. ("Synthesis and Characterization with Computational Studies of Metal Complexes of Methyl 2-((4-cyanophenyl)(hydroxy) methyl)acrylate: A New Biologically Active Multi-Functional Adduct. Separations  9, 306.

  5. Saeeda Nadir Ali, Nida Naz, Amtul Qayoom, Shumaila Akram. (2022) “Simultaneous Determination of Citalopram with NSAIDs in Dosage formulation and Human serum by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection” Journal- Chemical Society of Pakistan 39(06):970-978,
  6. Nida Naz, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Sajid Iqbal, and Shumaila Akram. “Rapid and Sensitive Method for Simultaneous Determination of Citalopram with Antihistamines by Liquid Chromatography.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 34, no. 3 (2021): 835–841.
  7. Saeeda Nadir Ali, Najma Sultana, Amtul Qayoom, M. Saeed Arayne (2017) Synthesis and spectrophotometric study of omeprazole charge transfer complexes with bromothymol blue, methyl orange and picric acid Moroccan Journal of Chemistry Vol 5(1) 212-226.
  8. Shumaila Akram, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Nida Naz (2017) High performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of alprazolam with antihistamines in bulk drug, pharmaceutical formulation and human serum. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 14:49(1) 7-12.
  9. Saeeda Nadir Ali, Najma Sultana, AmtulQayoom, Muhammad SaeedArayne (2016) Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Alprazolam with ACE Inhibitors in Bulk, Respective Pharmaceutical Products and Human Serum." Science International (Lahore), 28(4), 3815-3819.
  10. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) An Ultra-sensitive LC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Paracetamol, Carbamazepine, Losartan and Ciprofloxacin in Bulk Drug, Pharmaceutical Formulation and Human Serum by Programming the Detector American Journal of Analytical Chemistry 4:24-33.
  11. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Simultaneous liquid chromatographic determination of two co-prescribed anti-cancer drugs in bulk drug, dosage formulations and in human serum using multivariate technique: Application to in-vitro drug interaction. Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta 4:215.
  12. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Ultra-sensitive simultaneous LC determination of pravastatin, diltiazem, naproxen sodium and meloxicam in API, pharmaceutical formulations and human serum by programming the detector. American Journal of Applied Chemistry 1:1-8.
  13. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Charge transfer complexes of gama aminobutyric acid-analogue, a neurotransmitter: Synthesis and spectrophotometric determination. Journal ofBioanalysis and Biomedicine 5:013.
  14. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) The use of chloranilic acid for the spectrophotometric determination of three macrolides through charge transfer complex. Medicinal Chemisty 3: 241-246.
  15. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Spectrophotometric studies of lamotrigine charge transfer complexes: Synthesis and characterization. Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta 4:260.
  16. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Spectrophotometric determination of quinolones by charge transfer complexation with chloranilic acid: Synthesis and characterization, Medicinal Chemisty 3:171-175.
  17. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of captopril, piroxicam and amlodipine in API, pharmaceutical formulation and human serum by programming the detector Journal of Separation Science 36:3176-3183.
  18. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne, MoonaMehboob Khan and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Development of liquid chromatography–UV method for simultaneous determination of leflunomide and NSAIDs in API and pharmaceutical formulations: It’s Application to in-vitro interaction studies. Medicinal Chemisty3: 262-270.
  19. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2013) Synthesis andspectrophotometric determination ibuprofen charge transfer complexes with p-chloranil,7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, bromothymol blue, methyl orange and picric acid. Journal of Bioanalysis& Biomedicine 5: 122-129.
  20. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2012) Simultaneous determination of glipizide and glimepride by RP-HPLC in dosage formulations and in human serum Medicinal Chemistry Research 21:2443-2448.
  21. M. Saeed Arayne, Najma Sultana, Arman Tabassum, Saeeda Nadir Ali and Safila Naveed (2012) Simultaneous liquid chromatographic determination of rosuvastatin, lisinopril, captopril and enalapril in API, pharmaceutical formulation and human serum Medicinal Chemistry Research21:4542-4548.
  22. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2012) Ultra Sensitive Liquid Chromatographic Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Carbamazepine with NSAIDs in API, Pharmaceutical Formulation and Human Serum by Programming the Detector: Application to In Vitro Drug Interaction Chromatography and Separation Techniques3:156.
  23. Najma Sultana, M. Saeed Arayne and Saeeda Nadir Ali (2012) An Ultra-Sensitive LC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Rosuvastatin, Alprazolam and Diclofenac Sodium in API, Pharmaceutical Formulations and Human Serum by Programming the Detector Anaytical and Bioanalytical Techniques 3:154
  24. AzeemArif Aziz and Kashif Ahmed*. Simultaneous Determination of Paracetamol with Different Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (Api) and Excipient in Various Dosage Forms.Sci. Int., 27(6): 6173-6176, 2015.

Textile

  1. Shumaila Meraj, Amtul Qayoom, Saeeda Nadir Ali, (2016) “Effective Optimization of Indigo Dyeing Process: A Case Study” Journal of New Technology and Materials, 6(2) 33-37.

Biotechnology

  1. Iqbal Tariq and Kashif Ahmed. Qualitative estimation of perspex dust sizes by simple dissoltion in chloroform. Science International. 28(3): 2301-2303, 2016. (ISI-Indexed/HEC recognized “Y” Category).
  2. Syed Muhammad Talha Shahid and Kashif Ahmed*. Enzyme proteases used in laundry detergents engineering –A review. Science International 28(3), 2711-2717,2016.
  3. Kashif Ahmed*, Tahira Ashraf and ShamsaNaz. Antibacterial activities and elemental analysis of some seaweed collected from Karachi coast. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 13 (2): 235-240, 2016.
  4. Kashif Ahmed*, Tahira Ashraf and ShamsaNaz. Cultural conditions for the increased production of industrial enzyme by Mucor geophillusoudem. Along with partial purification and characterization. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 13 (2): 193-201, 2016.
  5. Kashif Ahmed*, ShumailaMeraj. Coal Seam Methane Abatement and Utilization Techniques with Availability and Feasibility Criteria. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-10 (2016).
  6. Niaz Ahmed, Kashif Ahmed. Chemical and Different Nutritional Characteristics of Brown Seaweed Lipids. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal Vol. 1, No. 1, 23-25 (2016).
  7. Kashif Ahmed*, Ehsan ElahiValeem and Qamar-ul-Haq. Biosynthesis, Purification and Characterization of Commercial Enzyme by PenicilliumExpansum Link. Pak. J. Bot., 47(4): 1521-1526, 2015.
  8. Kashif Ahmed*, SeharishMunawar and Muhammad Ansar Khan. Cultural conditions for maximum alpha-amylase production by Penicillium notatum IBGE 03 using shaken flask technique of submerged fermentation. Pure Appl. Biol., 4(3): 306-312, September- 2015.
  9. Kashif Ahmed*, SeharishMunawar and Muhammad Ansar Khan. Beta-D-fructofuranosidase production by Aspergillus niger IBGE 01 using shaken flask technique of submerged fermentation. Pure Appl. Biol., 4(3): 323-330, September- 2015.
  10. Kashif Ahmed*, Seharish Munawar and Muhammad Ansar Khan. Increased Industrial Enzyme Production by Penicillium Lilacinum IBGE 04 Using Shaken Flask Technique of Submerged Fermentation. Sci.Int. (Lahore), 27(3): 2133-2137, 2015.
  11. Kashif Ahmed*, Seharish Munawar, Muhammad Ansar Khan and Muhammad Umar Dahot. Enhanced Commercial Enzyme Production by Penicillium Notatum IBGE 03. Sci. Int., 27(4): 3271-3275, 2015.
  12. Kashif Ahmed*, Seharish Munawar and ShamsaNaz. Studies of Submerged Fermentation for Enhanced Cellulase Production from Aspergillus Niger (Van Tieghem, 1867). Sci. Int., 27(5): 4225-4228, 2015.
  13. Kashif Ahmed*, SeharishMunawar and ShamsaNaz. Purification and Characterization of Cellulase from Aspergillus Niger (Van Tieghem, 1867). Sci. Int. (Lahore), 27(5): 4341-4344, 2015.
  14. Kashif Ahmed*, Ehsan ElahiValeem, Talat Mahmood, Iffat Mahmood and Qamar-ul-Haq. Optimal Cultural Conditions for Industrial Enzyme Production by Using Shaken Flask Technique of Submerged Fermentation. FUUAST J. Biol., 5(1): 21-26, 2015.
  15. Kashif Ahmed*, SeharishMunawar, Talat Mahmood and Iffat Mahmood. Biochemical Analysis of Some Species of Seaweeds from Karachi Coastal Area. FUUAST J. Biol., 5(1): 43-45, 2015.
  16. Kashif Ahmed*, Ehsan ElahiValeem, Muhammad Ansar Khan and Qamar-ul-Haq. Biosynthesis of Alpha Amylase from Aspergillus fumigatus (Fresenius 1863) in Submerged Fermentation. Pak. J. Biotechnol. Vol. 12 (2) 87 – 92, 2015.
  17. Kashif Ahmed*, Ehsan ElahiValeem and Qamar-ul-Haq. Industrial Enzyme Production by Mucor Geophillus IBGE 05. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 12 (2): 179-184, 2015.
  18. Kashif Ahmed*, Muhammad Anis, Seharish Munawar and ShamsaNaz. Purification and Characterization of Cellulase from Aspergillus Fumigatus (Fresenius, 1863). INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 12 (4): 529-534, 2015.
  19. Kashif Ahmed*, Muhammad Anis, Seharish Munawar and Shamsa Naz. Studies of Submerged Fermentation for Cellulase Production from Aspergillus fumigatus (FRESENIUS 1863). INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 12 (4): 535-540, 2015.
  20. Kashif Ahmed*, Ehsan ElahiValeem, Qamar-Ul-Haq, Iffat Mahmood and Muhammad Umer Dahot. Optimal Conditions for the Production of Industrial Enzymes by Aspergillus Niger Using Agricultural Wastes as Source of Carbon. FUUAST J. Biol., 4(2): 205-211, 2014.

Water Purification

  1. Amtul Qayoom, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Rafiq Ahmed, Neha Kanwal, Shazia Nisar, “Synthesis, Characterization and Statistical Optimization of Hydrophobic/Oleophilic Polystyrene Coated ZnO-Cotton Composite as Vegetable Oil Adsorbent”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 45(05), (October issue, 2023
  2. Amtul Qayoom, Syed Arif Kazmi, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2016) Kinetic Modelling of Aqueous Copper (II) Ions Adsorption onto Turmeric Powder: Effect of Temperature. Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, June 2017, 39(3).
  3. Amtul Qayoom, Syed A. Kazmi, Saeeda Nadir Ali, (2017) “Equilibrium Modelling for Adsorption of Aqueous Cd(II) onto Turmeric: Linear versus Nonlinear Regression Analysis”, Moroccan Journal of Chemistry, 5(2) 362-370.
  4. Amtul Qayoom, Syed Arif Kazmi, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2017) Turmeric powder as a natural heavy metal chelating agent: Surface characterization, Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (PJSIR), 2017, 60(1) 1-8.
  5. Amtul Qayoom, Syed A. Kazmi, Saeeda Nadir Ali (2016) Adsorption Of Aqueous Cd (Ii) ions onto Turmeric Powder: Kinetic Modelling. Science International (Lahore), 28(4),3777-3782.
  1. Amtul Qayoom, S. Arif Kazmi “Effect of Temperature on Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Parameters of Cd (II) Adsorption onto Turmeric Powder” Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2012, 34(5) 1084-1090:
  2. Amtul Qayoom, S. Arif Kazmi “Effect of Temperature on Sequestration of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution onto Turmeric Powder " Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2010, 32(5) 582-588.
  3. Amtul Qayoom, S. Arif Kazmi and Naushaba Rafiq “Removal of Cu (II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Turmeric Powder"Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2009,31(6), 876-88
  4. Hafiz Abdul Rehman and Kashif Ahmed. Reverse Osmosis and Ion-Exchange Water Treatment for Boilers-A Brief Review.Sci. Int., 27(6): 6147-6151, 2015.

Oils & Biodiesel

  1. Syed Wajid Hussain, Amtul Qayoom, Syed Tariq Ali, and Ghazanfar Hussain, “Improving Different Parameters of Transformer Oil from Pakistan National Refinery Ltd” Science International Journal (LHR), 2016, 28(3) 2533-2536.
  2. M. Ali, A. Qayoom, Z. Ghulam, S. Imran, M. Yusoff, O. Mahmoud, Experimental Study On The Cold Flow Behaviour Of Azadirachta Indica ( NEEM ) Biodiesel Blended With Petroleum-based Fuels And Natural Organic Solvents, J. Appl. Sci. Eng. 26 (2022) 1153–1167.

Nanotechnology

  1. Farhat Ikram, Amtul Qayoom, Muhammad Raza shah, Synthesis of Epicatechin Coated Silver Nanoparticles for Selective Recognition of Gentamicin Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 257, 897-905.
  2. Farhat Ikram, Amtul Qayoom, Nahid Ikram, Muhammad Raza shah Synergistic effect of epicatechin coated silver nanoparticles on antimicrobial activity of gentamicin against aspergillus niger, Journal of New Technology and Materials , 2017, 7 (2), 100-105.
  3. Kashif Ahmed*, ShumailaMeraj and Robina Syed. Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles by using Plant Leaf Extract as Reductant. Advances in Bioresearch. 8(1): 12-15, 2017.
  4. Mohammad Asim, HumairaBanoandKashif Ahmed*. Determination of cadmium and zinc content in different brands of cigarettes and oral tobacco. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH 14(2): 215-218, 2017.
  5. Kashif Ahmed*, Iqbal Tariq, Solat Ullah Siddiqui & Muhammad Mudassir. Green Synthesis of Cobalt Nanoparticles by Using Plant Leaf Extract as Reducing Agent. Pure and Applied Biology. 5(3): 453-457, 2016.
  6. Kashif Ahmed*, Farzana Yasmin and Naushad Hussain. Green Synthesis of Nickel Nanoparticles by Using Plant Leaf Extract as Reducing Agent. Science International.28(3): 2511-2513,2016.
  7. Kashif Ahmed*, Hafiz Abdul Rehman, AzeemArif Aziz, ShumailaMeraj and Niaz Ahmed. Environment Friendly (Green) Method for the Synthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles by Using Conocarpus Erectus Leaves Extract. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 13 (3): 341-345, 2016.
  8. Kashif Ahmed*, Niaz Ahmed, Muhammad Talha Siddiqui and AzeemArif Aziz. Green Synthesis of Silver Nano Particles by Plant Leaf Extract. FUUAST Journal of BiologyFUUAST J. BIOL., 6(1): 61-64,2016.

Synthesis of pharmaceutically active compound

  1. Ajmal Khan , JamshedHashim , NuzhatArshad , Ijaz Khan , NaureenSiddiqui , Abdul Wadood, Muzaffar Ali a, FizaArshad a, Khalid Mohammed Khan a, M. IqbalChoudhary, Bioorganic Chemistry 64 (2016) 85–96, Dihydropyrimidine based hydrazine dihydrochloride derivatives as potent urease.
  2. TalatMahmood, YasminBibi, RaanaZafar, AneelaWahab, IffatMahmood, NuzhatArshad, Sikandar Khan Sherwani, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2015 (28, No 2) 631-634, Complexation of b-Sitosterol with tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium and its ant-microbial activity.
  3. J. Hashim,N. Arshad,I. Khan,S. Nisar,B. Ali, M. I. Choudhary, Tetrahedron, 2014,70, 8582-8587, Preparation of Dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine Derivatives from Biginelli 3,4- dihydropyrimidine-2-thiones.
  4. N. Arshad, C. O. Kappe "Heterocyclic BINAP Analogues" (2010) Vol:99 pp:33-59, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry. (impact factor = 1.783)
  5. N. Arshad, J. Hashim, C. O. Kappe ,SYNFACTS, 2009, 10,1145, Palladium(0)/Cu(I)-Mediated Coupling of Cyclic Thioamides and Thioureas
  6. N. Arshad, J. Hashim, C. O. Kappe , (2009) Journal Of Organic Chemistry Vol:74 pp:5118-5121 "Palladium(o)-Catalyzed, Copper(I)-Mediated Coupling of Cyclic Thioamides with Alkenyl Boronic Acids, Organostannanes and Siloxanes" . (impact factor = 4.721)
  7. N. Arshad, J. Hashim, C. O. Kappe , (2009) ChemInform, 40, 50, "Palladium(o)-Catalyzed, Copper(I)-Mediated Coupling of Cyclic Thioamides with Alkenyl Boronic Acids, Organostannanes and Siloxanes
  8. N. Arshad, J. Hashim, C. O. Kappe, (2008) Journal Of Organic Chemistry Vol:71 pp:4755-4758 "Synthesis of Bisquinolone-Based Mono- and Diphosphine Ligands of the Aza-BINAP Type"
  9. D. Nayab, D. Ali, N. Arshad et al, (2006) Natural Product Chemistry Vol:20 pp:409-413 "Cucurbutacin Glucosides from Citrullus Colosynthis" (impact factor = 1.2)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

  1. Monawwar Saleem, Arshad Ali Khan, Kashif Ahmed, Muhammad Qamaruddin, Sanober Kahkashan, Syed Imran Hasany, Javed Aftab. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from the Karachi Harbour and off-Clifton Coast, Karachi: spatial distribution, composition and ecological risk assessment. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 11(4): 25-36, 2017.
  2. ShumailaMeraj and Kashif Ahmed*. Sectorial Sources of Methane Emissions and Mitigation Techniques. Sci. Int.27(6), Pages, 6183-6191, 2015.

Miscelleneous

  1. Aneeqa Khalid, Saeeda Nadir Ali, Amtul Qayoom, Sajid Iqbal, Sadia Ansari, Zahoor Ul Hussain Awan, Farah Kishwar, Philippe Daniel. (2022) High Performance Liquid Chromatography–Ultraviolet Method for the Determination of Fludioxonil Fungicide Residues: Application on Rice Grains Cultivated in Pakistan. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15(4) 103692
  2. Amtul Qayoom, Ming Huang Wang, Saeeda Nadir Ali, and Yuh Shan Ho. “Bibliometric Analysis of Adsorption Literatures: Contribution from Pakistan (1991-2017).” Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 42, no. 3 (2020): 474–487.
  3. Kashif Ahmed, Muhammad Mudassir, Syed Murtuza Mehdi. Synthesis and experimental analysis of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based substrate with cobalt (green synthesized) nano composite material. J. Bio. Env. Sci. 16(2), 71-77, February 2020.