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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. NIDA AMBREEN

Associate Professor-BPS-20

Abdulwali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan (August 2016- to-date)

Post Doctoral Fellow University of Tours, Tours, France

(April 2018- September 2018)

Assistant Professor Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Balochistan Pakistan

(March 2016 - July 2017)

Post Doctoral Fellow Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

(August 2014- July 2015)

Post Doctoral Fellow Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

(August 2012- July 2014)

Assistant Professor Federal Urdu University of Arts Science, and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

(August 2010 - August 2011)

Scientific Proof Reader Journal of the chemical Society of Pakistan

(March 2009 - March 2010)

Postal Address: Flat # 16 National Apartment CS-50 Block-7 F.B. Area, Karachi-75950,

Pakistan

Personal Data

Name: NIDA AMBREEN

Nationality: Pakistani

Gender; Female

Marital Status: Single

E-mail: nidahej@yahoo.com,nida_mishi2002@yahoo.com

AREAS OF INTEREST

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General Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Green

Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis,

Micro-reactor Flow Chemistry, Nanochemistry

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Present Positions: Associate Professor-BPS-20 Department of Chemistry, Principal

UCW Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK Pakistan (August 2016- to date)

Teaching M.Phil/Ph.D. Courses (Oxidation in Organic synthetic Chemistry) in

Department of Chemistry, and Environmental Chemistry to BS Students. Performed

duties in B.A/ B. Sc Examination as Superintendent. Permanent member of Board of

studies. Selected External Examiner in Punjab University and Malakand University

Present Positions: Postdoctoral Fellow: Prof. Dr. Jérôme Thibonnet,

Department of Chemistry, University of Tours, Tours, France, 01st April, 2018- 30

th

September 2018

Assistant Professor (Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences)

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Pakistan (March 2016 - August 2017)

Thought M.Phil/Ph.D. Courses in Environmental Chemistry

Courses Taught at University as an Assistant Professor:

I have experience of Teaching and Research on the university level as a faculty in Federal

Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology Karachi Pakistan. I have taught the

following courses

MS/PhD: Climate Change and Global Warming (Ph.D Core Course).Environmental

Application of Nanomaterials. (M.Phil Course)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Prof. Dr. Numan Hoda,

Department of Chemistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, 31st July, 2014- July

2015

Postdoctoral Fellow: Prof. Dr. Thomas Wirth,

School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, United Kingdom 12th

August, 2012- July, 2014

Postdoctoral Fellow: Prof. Dr. Khalid. M. Khan,

H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and

Biological Sciences, University of Karachi October, 2010- July, 2012

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Assistant Professor: Federal Urdu University of Arts Science, and Technology, Karachi,

Pakistan, Karachi-75300, August 2010-2011 Continue as visiting assistant professor Till

April 2012.

Courses Taught at University as an Assistant Professor:

I have experience of Teaching and Research on the university level as a faculty in Federal

Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology Karachi Pakistan. I have taught the

following courses

MS/PhD: Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis, C-C Single, Double, and Triple

Bond Formation, Organo-Metallic Chemistry.

MSc/BSc: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Organic Nitrogenous Compounds,

Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds, Retrosynthesis, Cycloaddition

Reactions, Rearrangement and Name Reactions.

Scientific Proof Reader: Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan. March 2010- March

2011

Reviewer: i) Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan

ii) HEC National Research Grant

Research Fellow: With Prof. Dr. Khalid. M. Khan, Co director, H. E. J. Research

Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, International Center for Chemical and

Biological Sciences, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. October 2002 - June 2010, The research

topic was “Synthesis of Bioactive Chromones and Related Heterocyclic Compounds and

Studies Towards the Synthesis of Diethyl 2-(3-oxo-3-(2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)-1-

phenylpropylidene) malonate,” submitted Ph. D. thesis and took Ph. D. examination.

Total Impact Factor: 66

ACHIEVEMENTS

MERITS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Finished my PhD in July 2010 entitled “Synthesis of Bioactive Chromones and

Related Heterocyclic Compounds and Studies Towards the Synthesis of Diethyl

2-(3-oxo-3-(2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene) malonate” under the

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supervision of Prof. Dr. Khalid Mohammed Khan. Awarded HEJ Research

Scholarship.

Research Productivity Award 2013 (Ministry of Science Government of

Pakistan & Pakistan Council of Science (Received in 2014).

Research Productivity Award 2012 (Ministry of Science Government of

Pakistan & Pakistan Council of Science (Received in 2013).

Research Productivity Award 2011 (Ministry of Science Government of

Pakistan & Pakistan Council of Science (Received in 2012).

Research Productivity Award 2010 (Ministry of Science Government of

Pakistan & Pakistan Council of Science (Received in 2011).

Recipient of a Prestigious Fellowship through Direction De La Cooperation

Science (France) during April 2018- September 2018. The time period was spent

at the Department of chemistry, University of Tours, France. Under the

guidance of Prof. DR. Jérôme Thibonnet, on the research of One Pot Cross

Coupling Sonogashira Reactions And Their Gold Silver Catalyzed Cyclization.

Recipient of a Prestigious Fellowship through TUBITAK (Turkey) during

August 2014- July 2015. The time period was spent at the Department of

chemistry, Akdeniz University, Turkey. Under the guidance of Prof. DR.

Noman Hoda on the research of Biogenic Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanoparticles

Using Plant Extract and Their Nanofiber Application.

Recipient of a Prestigious Fellowship through Faculty for the Future Program

(FFTF) during August 2012- July 2014. The time period was spent at the School

of chemistry, Cardiff University, U.K. under the guidance of Prof. DR. Thomas

Wirth on the research of Subcritical Water as Green Solvent in Microreactor

Chemistry.

Recipient of a Prestigious Scholarship through International Research Support

Initiative Program (IRSIP) from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

during April 2007. The time period was spent at the Department of chemistry and

Chemistry Research Laboratories, Oxford University, U.K. under the guidance

of Prof. DR. Mark. G. Moloney on the successful synthesis of Diethyl 2-(3-oxo-

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3-(2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene) malonate under Microwave

assisted organic synthesis.

Before that, in March 2007, I visited the University of Florence, Italy where I

got some training in the fields of Carbonic Anhydrase Enzyme Activity.

Qualified four full fledge advance courses in organic chemistry at HEJ Research

Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,

University of Karachi (Pakistan) securing excellent grades in each.

First Prize winner in Poster competition 9th

International and 20th

National

Chemistry Conference, March 14-16, 2011, Karachi

Third Prize winner in chemistry modal in science exhibition, Federal Urdu

University, Karachi 1998

QUALIFICATIONS

I have qualified Eight full fledge advance courses in organic chemistry at H. E. J.

Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences,

University of Karachi (Pakistan) securing excellent grades in each. Brief outline of the

courses is as follows;

1) CHEM-701 (Physical Organic Methods)

Contents of this course include IR, UV, CD-ORD, Mass spectrometry, NMR

spectroscopy, separation techniques, X-ray crystallography, molecular mechanics,

structure determination of proteins and peptides, genetic engineering and how to search

the literature.

2) CHEM-702 (Structure and Reactivity)

This course includes the static and dynamic stereochemistry, stereoelectronic effects of

organic compounds, study and description of organic reaction mechanisms, mechanisms

of polar additions and elimination reactions, photochemistsry, aromaticity and anti-

aromaticity, pericyclic reactions, HSAB theory, structure and reactivity of carbocations,

reactive intermediates, free-radicals and molecular rearrangements.

3) CHEM-703 (Synthesis-I)

Designed to cover a broad range of organic reactions that includes oxidation, reduction of

carbonyl compounds and other functional groups, C-C bond forming reactions (Aldol

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reaction, Manich reaction, Wittig reaction, Suzuki coupling, Stille coupling, Heck

reaction, Sonogashira coupling, Negishi coupling, Julia olefination, Peterson olefination

etc), also reactions forming C-C bond by the use of organoboron, organosilicon and

organotin compounds, aromatic electrophilic and nucleophilic substitutions, protecting

groups and syntheses via pericyclic reactions and organometallic compounds of the group

I, II and III. Finally the stereochemical considerations of all the mentioned reactions have

been studied extensively.

4) CHEM-704 (Synthesis-II)

This course serves to provide a broad understanding of the contemporary art of organic

synthesis, planning and execution of multi-step synthesis, functional group

interconversions and newer methods for the preparation of different functional groups,

asymmetric electrophilic additions to C-C multiple bonds, logic of chemical synthesis,

logical approach to asymmetric synthesis, natural products and their biosynthesis,

introduction to solid phase and combinatorial synthesis along with green chemistry.

During this course following natural products have been studied extensively;

Synthetic studies on Longifolene, Taxol, Juvabione, Epothilones A, B, C and D,

Callystatin A, Tetrodotoxin, Antascomicin B, Colchicine, and Prelog-Djerassi lactone.

Aspects in remote stereocontrol has also been studied extensively, especially the use of

chiral allyl stannanes, use of Claisen, Wittig rearrangements, and Iron carbonyl

complexes in acyclic polyene stereocontrol.

5) CHEM-801

Modern Mass Spectrometry and Solving Mass Spectrometric Problems. This course

covers all the advance techniques in Mass spectrometry including EI MS, FAB, EI, ESI,

FD, MALDI etc., with all the instrumentation and problem solving practices.

6) CHEM-805

Other Special Courses in Biochemistry and other Branches of Chemistry by leading

foreign and Pakistani Speakers.

7) CHEM-806

Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences, Lectures by leading experts.

8) CHEM-807

Research Project Writing and Presentations by Scholars

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COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Can handle Microsoft Office Applications and Chemistry soft wares like

Chemdraw/Chemwindow

CONFERENCE ATTENDED

A number of International and National Symposia, Conferences, Seminar,

Workshops and Trainings were attended and presented posters some are as

under.

1. 11th

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference (NanoTR-11) June 22th

-25th

2015 at Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey

2. 14th

Bristol Synthesis Meeting April 19th

2014 at University of Bristol, Bristol

United Kingdom

3. 2nd

Symposium on Continuous Processing and Flow Chemistry in Novartis,

Horsham, U.K. September 24-25, 2013.

4. 13th

Bristol Synthesis Meeting April 9th

2013 at University of Bristol, Bristol

United Kingdom

5. RSC DaltonDivision Prizes and Awards Symposium, March 8, 2013, Cardiff

University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

6. 9th

International and 20th

National Chemistry Conference, March 14-16, 2011,

Deprtmant of Chemistry University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.

7. 12th

International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, October 29-

November 01, 2010, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of

Karachi, Pakistan.

8. 8th

International and 20th

National Chemistry Conference, February 15-17, 2010,

Deprtmant of Chemistry Quid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

9. 19th

National Chemistry Conference, Department of Chemistry, Kohat University

of Science and Technology, Kohat, June 9-11, 2009 (At Peshawar University

Summer Campus Baragali), Pakistan.

10. One Day Workshop Collabortion with HEC-BC (British Council), May 16, 2009,

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi,

Karachi, Pakistan.

11. 3rd

National Seminar, “Intellectual Right to Magic Methods” April 15-16, 2008, at

Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore organized by Patent Advisory Cell, PCSIR,

Karachi, Pakistan.

12. 11th

International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, October 29-

November 01, 2008, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of

Karachi, Pakistan.

13. 18th

National Chemistry Conference, February 25-27, 2008, Institute of

Chemistry University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan.

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14. 9th

International Symposium on Protein Function Relationship, January 11-14,

2007, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of

Karachi, Karachi, Karachi.

15. First IBRO School of Neuroscience March 26-30, 2007, Dr Panjwani Center for

Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical &

Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

16. Workshop on New Instrumentation and Application of Mass Spectrometry August

7-9, 2006, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi,

Pakistan.

17. 10th

International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, January 06-09,

2006, H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan.

18. 6th

International and 16th

National Chemistry Conference, April 4-6, 2006,

Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, Pakistan:

Theme “Quality of Life and Chemical Sciences”.

19. In-Service Training Workshop “Chromatography and Statistics in Chemistry”

December 26, 2004-January 9, 2005. National Core Group in Chemistry

University of Sind, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

20. 8th

International Symposium on Protein Structure Function Relationship Januray

7-10, 2005 & Workshop on Characterization of Protein Jan 12-18, 2005 H. E. J.

Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan

21. 9th

International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, January 10-13, 2004.

H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan

22. Workshop on Application of Modern Spectroscopic Techniques In Chemical

Sciences December 6-23 2004. National Core Group in Chemistry H. E. J.

Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan

23. 5th

International and 15th

National Chemistry Conference November 24-27, 2004.

Department of Chemistry Quai-i-Azam University, Islambad, Pakistan.

24. 9th

International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, January 10-13, 2004.

H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan

25. 7th

International Symposium on Protein Structure Function Relationship January

20-24, 2003, Karachi, Pakistan.

26. 4th

International and 14th

National Chemistry Conference, May 16-18, 2004,

PCSIR Laboratories Complex Lahore, Pakistan, Theme “Quality through

Innovative Chemistry.”

POSTER PRESENTATION

Poster presentation in 2nd

Symposium on Continuous Processing and Flow

Chemistry on Efficient Oxidation of Alcohol and Synthesis of

Sustainable and Renewable, Environmentally Friendly Compounds

with Microreactor in Continuous Flow Chemistry in Novartis,

Horsham, U.K. September 24-25, 2013.

Poster presentation in 9th

International and 20th

National Chemistry

Conference on Structure-Based Design, Synthesis and Biological

Evaluation of Selective ß-Glucuronidase Inhibitors, in Karachi, March

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14-16, 2011. (First Prize Winner in Poster Competition out of 84

posters)

Poster presentation in 19th

National Chemistry Conference on studies

Towards The Synthesis of Diethyl ethylidine malonates Via

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis in Islamabad, June 09-12 2009.

Poster presentation in 9th

International symposium on Natural Product

Chemistry on Chromone and Their Pharmacological Activities in

Karachi-Pakistan, January 2004

Poster presentation in 10th

International symposium on Natural Product

Chemistry on Microwave assisted synthesis of Coumarines amides and

Their Pharmacological Activities in Karachi-Pakistan, January 2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

The Chemical Society of Pakistan (Life Member)

REVIEWR

HEC Research Projects

The Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan

PROJECTS FUNDED BY NATIONAL FUNDING AGENCIES

One project is recently been completed successfully which is funded by the Higher

Education of Pakistan. Entitled “Synthesis of Acridines Acridones and Related

Compounds and their Antioxidant Activities”

SUPERVISION OF RESEARCH STUDENTS

One (1) M.Sc Thesis Completed, Four in Process Two (2) M. Phil. students are currently

carrying out their research work AWKUM.

Patent: 1 PAKISTAN Patent: 142652

N.Ambreen , et al. November 19, 2018

United States Patent 9,447,057

N.Ambreen , et al. September 20, 2016

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF Dr NIDA AMBREEN

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1. Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and Antimicrobial Activities of

Benzoxazolone Derivatives. Nida Iqbal Siddiqui, Muhammad Ali Versiani,

Khurshid Jawaid, Maryam Shafique, Abdul Hameed, Nida Ambreen, Aneela

Karim and Khalid Mohammed Khan. Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 13, Issue 8,

2017, Pages 1825-1829. DOI: 10.2174/1573406413666161205121652

2. The immunomodulation potential of the synthetic derivatives of benzothiazoles:

Implications in immune system disorders through in vitro and in silico studies.

Khalid Mohammed Khan , Mohammad A. Mesaik

, Omer M. Abdalla, Fazal

Rahim, Samreen Soomro, Sobia A. Halim, Ghulam Mustafa, Nida Ambreen,

Ahmad Shukralla Khalid, Muhammad Taha, Shahnaz Perveen, Muhammad

Tanveer Alam, Abdul Hameed, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Hayat Ullah, Zia Ur Rehman,

Rafat Ali Siddiqui, Wolfgang Voelter. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2016, 64, 21-28.

doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2015.11.004

3. An efficient and simple methodology for the synthesis of 2-amine-4-(N-

alkyle/aryleamino)-6-chloropyrimidines. Khalid M. Khan, Sarosh Iqbal,

Muhammad Arslan Bashir, Nida Ambreen, Shahnaz Perveen. Tetrahedron

Letters, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.01.153

4. High-Temperature Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols or Aldehydes by Using

Flow Chemistry. Nida Ambreen, Thomas Wirth, European Journal of Organic

Chemistry, 2014, 28 OCT, DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201403280.

5. Structure-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of beta-glucuronidase

inhibitors. Khalid M. Khan, Nida Ambreen, Muhammad Taha, Sobia A. Halim,

Zaheer-ul-Haq, Shagufta Naureen, Saima Rasheed, Shahnaz Perveen, Sajjad Ali,

Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary. Journal of Computational Aided Molecular

Design, 2014 May;28 (5):577-85. doi: 10.1007/s10822-014-9745-z.

6. An expeditious synthetic approach towards the synthesis of Bis-Schiffbases

(aldazines) using ultrasound. Khalid M. Khan, Waqas Jamil, Nida Ambreen,

Muhammad Taha, Shahnaz Perveen, Guillermo A. Morales Ultrasonics

Sonochemistry, 2014, 21, 1200–1205

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7. Evaluation of bisindole as potent β-glucuronidase inhibitors: Synthesis and in

silico based studies, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Fazal Rahim, Abdul Wadood,

Muhammad Taha, Momin Khan, Shagufta Naureen, Nida Ambreen, Shafqat

Hussain, Shahnaz Perveen, Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary. Bioorganic &

Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 24, Issue 7, 1 April 2014, Pages 1825-1829

8. Hypervalent Iodine / TEMPO - mediated Oxidation in Flow Systems: A Fast and

Efficient Protocol for Alcohol Oxidation. Nida Ambreen, Ravi Kumar and

Thomas Wirth, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 9, 1437-1442.

doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.162

9. Benzimidazole, coumrindione and flavone derivatives as alternate UV laser

desorption ionization (LDI) matrices for peptides analysis. Syed Ghulam

Musharraf,

Aisha Bibi, Najia Shahid, Muhammad Najam-ul-Haq, Nida

Ambreen, Momin Khan, Khalid Mohammed Khan, M Iqbal Choudhary, Atta ur

Rahman. Chem Cent J. 2013, 7, 77. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-7-77

10. Synthesis of Benzophenonehydrazone Schiff Bases and their In Vitro

Antiglycating Activities. Khalid Mohammed Khan, Fazal Rahim, Nida Ambreen,

Muhammad Taha, Momin Khan, Humaira Jahan, Najeebullah, Azizuddin Shaikh,

Sarosh Iqbal, Shahnaz Perveen and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary. Medicinal

Chemistry, 2013, 9, 588-595. DOI: 10.2174/1573406411309040013

11. Oxindole Derivatives: Synthesis and Antiglycation Activity. Khalid Mohammed

Khan, Momin Khan, Nida Ambreen, Muhammad Taha, Fazal Rahim, Saima

Rasheed, Sumayya Saied, Humaira Shafi, Shahnaz Perveen, and Muhammad

Iqbal Choudhary. Medicinal Chemistry, 2013, 9, 681-688. DOI:

10.2174/1573406411309050007

12. Synthesis X-Ray Crystallography and Antimicrobial Activity of Protected and

Deprotected Amides. Sher Wali Khan, Javed Hussain Zaidi, Sammer Yousuf,

Khalid Mohammed Khan, Nida Ambreen, Momin Khan, Shahnaz Perveen And

Ghulam Abbas Miana. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 875-885.

13. Synthesis and in vitro Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Benzoxazole

Derivatives. Khalid Mohammed Khan, Aneela Karim, Nida Ambreen, Afroz

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Amyn, Sumayya Saied, Aqeel Ahmed and Shahnaz Perveen J. Chem. Soc. Pak.,

2013, 35, 894-900.

14. Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition by 5-aryledene N,N’-dimethylbarbituric Acid

Derivatives. Khalid Mohammed Khan, Momin Khan, Aneela Karim, Muhammad

Taha, Nida Ambreen, Anar Gojayev, Shahnaz Perveen And Muhammad Iqbal

Choudhary. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 495-498.

15. Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Screening of Various O-phenyl-N-aryl

Carbamates. Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Ayesha Sonia, Aziz-Ur-Rehman Khalid

Mohammed Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Iftikhar Afzal, Nida Ambreen,

Muhammd Shahid, Mazhar Abbas. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 385-390.

16. The Disposal of Waste Low Density Polyethylene by Co-Liquefaction with Coal

by Microwave-Metal Interaction Pyrolysis In a Copper Coil Reactor. Zahid

Hussain, Khadim Hussain, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Shahnaz Perveen, Nida

Ambreen. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 157-161.

17. An Expeditious Solvent-Free Approach towards the Synthesis of Smaller Ring

Sized Aromatic Exocyclic Amine’s Schiff Bases. Khalid Mohammed Khan, Tariq

Khan, Nida Ambreen, Sammer Yousuf, Guillermo Antonio Morales J. Chem.

Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 188-191.

18. Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Through Hydrochloric Acid Route by Solvent

Extraction. Muhammad Ashraf Khan, Muhammad Arif, Imtiaz-Ud-Din, Khalid

Mohammed Khan, Nida Ambreen. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 144-146.

19. Free Radical Scavenging Potential Of Anilinoacridines And Acridinylhydrazides.

Khalid Mohammed Khan, Muhammad Ali, Nida Ambreen, Farzana Naz,

Muhammad Arshad, Nosheen Akber Rao, Shahnaz Perveen, Zarbad Shah. J.

Chem. Soc. Pak., 2013, 35, 202-205.

20. An Efficient Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Indole-Mannich Base. Khalid Mohammed

Khan, Fazal Rahim, Nida Ambreen, Muhammad Taha, Sarosh Iqbal, Syed

Moazzam Haider, And Shahnaz Perveen. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2012, 34, 748-757.

21. Asymmetric Induction via Metalation of Succinic Esters and Amide Using S(+)

Menthol and R(+) 1-Phenylethylamine as Chiral Auxiliaries. Auj e Sana, Sher W.

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Khan, Nida Ambreen, Muhammad Arfan, Javid H. Zaidi, Khalid M. Khan,

Shahnaz Perveen and Ghulam A. Miana. Lett. Org. Chem., 2012, 9, 632-638.

22. Synthesis, characterization and biological screening of sulfonamides derived form

2-phenylethylamine. Aziz-ur-Rehman, Sumbel Afroz, Muhammad Athar Abbasi,

Wajeeha Tanveer, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Irshad Ahmad,

Iftikhar Afzal and Nida Ambreen. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2012, 25, 2012, 809-814.

23. Synthesis and structural characterization of some lipoxygenase-inhibiting O-aryl-

O-phenyl carbonates. M. A. Abbasi, F. M. Khan, Aziz-ur-rehman, T. Muhmood,

K. M. Khan, M. Ashraf, I. Afzal and Nida Ambreen. Biosci. Res., 2012, 9, 30-35,

24. 5-Chloro-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-benzothiazole Sammer Yousuf, Shazia

Shah, Nida Ambreen, Khalid M. Khan and Shakil Ahmad. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-

68, o3057.

25. 2-(5-Chloro-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-methoxyphenol. Sammer Yousuf, Shazia

Shah, Nida Ambreen, Khalid M.Khan and Shakil Ahmad. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-

68, o2877.

26. 6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde. Sammer Yousuf, Asma Mukhtar,

Nida Ambreen, Syed Muhammad Saad and Khalid M. Khan. Acta Cryst, 2012,

E-68, o2920.

27. 5-Chloro-2-phenyl-1,3-benzothiazole. Sammer Yousuf, Shazia Shah, Nida

Ambreen, Khalid M. Khan and Shakil Ahmed. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-68, o2799.

28. 8-[(2-Hydroxyphenyl)imino]-3,5a,9-trimethyl-3a,4,5,5a,8,9b-hexahydronaphtho-

[1,2-b]furan-2(3H)-one. Sammer Yousuf, Mohammad Younus, Nida Ambreen,

Khalid M. Khan and Ghulam A. Miana. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-68, o2158.

29. 1-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-ethanone. Sammer Yousuf, Sarosh

Iqbal, Nida Ambreen and Khalid M. Khan. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-68, o2568.

30. 8-[(2-Hydroxyphenyl)imino]-3,5a,9-trimethyl-3a,4,5,5a,8,9b-hexahydronaphtho[

1,2-b]furan-2(3H)-one. Sammer Yousuf, Syed M. Younas, Nida Ambreen,

Khalid M. Khana and Ghulam A. Miana. Acta Cryst, 2012, E-68, o2158.

31. 6-Nitrobenzimidazole Derivatives: Potential Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors:

Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship. Khan, K. M. ZarbadShah, Ahmad,

V. U. Nida Ambreen. M. Taha, M. Rahim, F.

Noreen, S. Perveen, S. Choudhary,

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M. I. and Voelter, W. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2012, 20(4),1521-

1526

32. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Chiral Imides from Diacetyl-L-Tartaric

Acid Anhydride and Different Amino Acids. Sher Wali Khan, Sara Naz,

Javid

Hussain Zaidi, Nida Ambreen, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Shahnaz Perveen, and

Ghulam Abbas Miana. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2012, 5, 646-650.

33. Schiff Bases of Thiazole as Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents. Khalid

Mohammed Khan,

Nida Ambreen, Aneela Karim, Sumayya Saied, Afroz

Aymon, Aqeel Ahmed, and Shahnaz Perveen. Journal of Pharmacy Research,

2012, 5, 651-656.

34. Synthesis, antioxidant and carbonic anhydrase inhibitory potential of Schiff bases

of thiazoles. Khalid Mohammed Khan, Aneela Karim, Sumayya Saied, Nida

Ambreen, Muhammad Saleem, Afroz Aymn, Shahnaz Perveen, Aqeel Ahmad,

and M. Iqbal Choudhary. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2012, 5, 661-663.

35. Synthesis of benzoxazoles derivatives: Antiglycation activity. Khalid Mohammed

Khan, Aneela Karim, Nida Ambreen, Sumayya Saied, Saima Rasheed, Shahnaz

Perveen, and M. Iqbal Choudhary. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 2012, 5, 664-

665.

36. Synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal evaluation of norfloxacin derivatives.

Khalid Mohammed Khan, Rakhshinda Siddiqui, Nida Ambreen, Najma Sultana,

Saima Tauseef, Aqeel Ahmad, and Shahnaz Perveen Journal of Pharmacy

Research, 2012, 5, 666-671.

37. Acyl Hydrazides: Potent Antioxidants. Khan, K. M.;, Rani, M.; Nida Ambreen.;

Ejaz, A.; Perveen, S.; Haider, S. M.; Choudhary, M. I.; Voelter, W. Lett. Drug

Desig. Discov., February 2012, 9, 135-139.

38. Bis Schiff Bases of Isatin: A new Class of Antioxidant. Khan, K. M.; Khan, M.;

Nida Ambreen.; et al., J. Pharm. Res., 2011, 4, 3402-3404

39. 3D-QSPR Method of Computational Technique Applied on the Red Reactive

Dyes by Using CoMFA Strategy. Uzma Mahmood, Sitara Rashid, S. Ishrat Ali,

Rasheeda Parveen, Zaheer -ul-haq, Nida Ambreen, Khalid Mohammed Khan *,

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Shahnaz Perveen, Wolfgang Voelter. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2011, 12,

doi:10.3390/ijmsl20x000x. 8862-8877

40. Sana, A.; Khan, S. W.; Zaidi, H. J.; Nida Ambreen.; Khan, K. M.; Perveen, S.

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Amide Derivatives of 4-[(2-Isopropyl-

5-methylcyclohexyl)oxo]-4-oxobutanoic acid. Natural Science, 2011, 3, 855-861

41. Hussain, Z.; Khan, K. M.; Perveen, S.; Nida Ambreen.; Rehman. W.; Ullah. A.

The Effect of Cadmium and Chromium Concentration, on Biological Activity of

Marsilea minuta. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 2011, 33, 874-875

42. Khan, K. M.; Ambreen, N.; Mughal, U. R.; Jalil, S.; Perveen, S.; Choudhary, M.

I. 3-Formylchromones: Potential Antiinflammatory Agents. European Journal of

Medicinal Chemistry, 2010, 45, 4058.

43. Khan, K. M.; Mughal, U. R.; Nida Ambreen.; Rama, N. H.; Perveen S.;

Choudhary, M. I., Schiff Bases of Isatin: Inhibitory Potential towards

Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. Letters in Drug Design &

Discovery 2010, Vol. # 7, Issue 10. 716-720.

44. Khan, K. M.; Mughal, U. R.; Nida Ambreen.; Khan, A.; Perveen S.; Choudhary,

M. I., Synthesis and Leishmanicidal Activity of 2,3,4-Substituted-5-Imidazolones,

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2010, 25, 29-37.

45. Khan, K. M.; Ahmed, S.; Nida Ambreen.; Hussain, S.; Perveen, S.; Choudhary,

M. I., 3-Substituted Isocoumarins as Thymidine Phosphorylase Inhibitors. Letters

in Drug Design and Discovery, 2010, 7, 265.

46. Khan, K. M.; Ambreen, N.; Hussain, S.; Perveen, S.; Choudhary, M. I., Schiff

Bases of 3-Formylchromone as Thymidine Phosphorylase Inhibitors, Bioorganic

Medicinal Chemistry, 2009, 17, 2983.

47. Khan, K. M.; Ahmad, A.; Ambreen, N.; Afroz, A.; Perveen, S.; Khan, S. A.;

Choudhary, M. I., Schiff Bases of 3-Formylchromones as Phytotoxic,

Antibacterial, and Antifungal Agents, Letters in Drug Design And Discovery,

2009, 6, 363.

48. Khan, K. M.; Mughal, U. R.; Ambreen, N.; Khan, A.; Perveen, S.; Choudhary,

M. I., Schiff Bases of Istain: Antiglycation Activity, Letters in Drug Design And

Discovery, 2009, 6, 358.

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49. Khan, K. M.; Fatima, N.; Ambreen, N.; Rasheed, M.; Jalil, S.; Perveen S.;

Choudhary, M. I. 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2(3H)-thione and Its Analogous: A New Class

of Non-competative Nucleotide Pyrophosphatases/phosphodiesterases 1

Inhibitors. Bioorganic Medicinal Chemistry, 2009, 17, 7816

50. Khan, K. M.; Khan, A. R.; Ambreen, N.; Perveen, S.; Voelter, W., High

Performance Liquid Chromatographic Quantitative Determination of Amcinonide

and Benzyl Alcohol in Pharmaceutical Preparations, The Open Analytical

Chemistry Journal, 2008, 2, 74.

51. Zaidi, J. H.; Arfan, M.; Khan, K. M.; Ambreen, N.; Perveen, S., Reactions of N-

Protected L-Amino Acids with AlkylChloromethyl Ethers and

Chloromethylmethyl Sulfide, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2006, 3, 242.

52. Zaidi, J. H.; Naeem, F.; Ambreen, N.; Khan, K. M.; Pang, Y-P.; Cusack, B.;

Richelson, E.; Anwar, A.; Voelter, W., Pyrrole-Based Partial Peptidic Mimic of

Neurotensin (8-13): Design and Synthesis, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2005, 3,

21.

53. Khan,K. M.; Saify, Z. S.; Khan, M. T. H.; Butt, N.; Maharvi, G. M.; Ambreen,

N.; Perveen, Shahnaz.; Choudhary, M. I.; Atta-ur-Rahman.; Supuran., C. T.;

Tyrosinase inhibition: conformational analysis based studies on molecular

dynamics calculations of bipiperidine based inhibitors, Journal of Enzyme

Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2005, 20, 401.