Dr. Anirban Basu
Assistant Professor
Department
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Contact
+91 3222 298-376 / Centrex-376
Educational Qualification
| Degree Name | Institute | Year of passing/awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Post-Doctoral Experience | Jadavpur University | 2018 |
| Post-Doctoral Research Associate | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | 2016 |
| Ph.D. | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (Degree awarded by Jadavpur University) | 2013 |
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
| Title of the Ph. D. Thesis |
|---|
| “Synthesis of substituted derivatives of plant alkaloid berberine and studies on their DNA and RNA binding aspects”. |
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
| Description of Experience |
|---|
| Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology at Vidyasagar University from 8th August, 2018. |
| Guest Lecturer at Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College (affiliated to University of Calcutta) in the Department of Chemistry for the academic session 2017-2018. |
Specialization/Research Area
| Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest) | Detailed Description |
|---|---|
| Field of Specialization | Organic Chemistry & Biophysical Chemistry |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Synthesis of analogs of medicinally important alkaloids with better therapeutic potential. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Interaction of Drugs with DNA and RNA: Molecular basis of the antitumor and anticancer action of alkaloids through biophysical studies. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Binding of a number of medicinally important natural products and small molecules to polymorphic nucleic acid structures like duplex, triplex and quadruplexes. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Micro RNA-mRNA interaction. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | DNA and RNA polymorphism. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Photochemistry and photobiology of alkaloids. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Protein-ligand interaction. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Protein folding and aggregation. |
| Research Area/ Areas of Interest | Synthesis and characterization of nanoconjugates of therapeutically important small molecules and studies on their interaction with nucleic acids and transport proteins. |
Course/ Subject Taught
| Course Name |
|---|
| Organometallic Chemistry |
| Photochemistry |
| Heterocyclic Chemistry |
| Biologically Active Molecules |
| Alkaloids |
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
| Author' Name | Title | Publication Type | Published in | Published on | Publisher's Name | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARINDAM DAS, SHUKDEB SING, GOURANGA JANA, ANIRBAN BASU | ASSESSING THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF LYOPHILISED TOMATO EXTRACT ON LYSOZYME FIBRILLATION: SPECTROCHEMICAL AND MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS | International | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | Jan, 2026 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 2.2Indexing: SCOPUS,SCIArticle's Web Link: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.BPC.2026.107582 |
| Inhibition of Insulin Amyloid Fibrillation by the Putative AnticancerAlkaloid Chelerythrine: Spectroscopic, Imaging, and TheoreticalInvestigations | International | J. Phys. Chem. B 129,10243-10255. | Sep, 2025 | American Chemical Society | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 2.90000Indexing: SCOPUSArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c03665 | |
| Interaction, inhibition and disruption of lysozyme fibrillar aggregates by the plant alkaloid berberine. | International | Spectrochim. Acta Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. J. Biol. Macromol. 335, 125965. | Feb, 2025 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 4.30000Indexing: SCOPUSArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2025.125965 | |
| Examining the interaction and inhibition of lysozyme fibrillation by chelerythrine through multispectroscopic and imaging studies. | International | J. Mol. Liq. 411, 125678. | Aug, 2024 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 5.30000Indexing: SCOPUSArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.125678 | |
| Interaction of food colorant indigo carmine with human and bovine serum albumins: A multispectroscopic, calorimetric, and theoretical investigation. | International | Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 259, 129143. | Jan, 2024 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 7.70000Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129143 | |
| Insights into the interaction and inhibitory action of palmatine on lysozyme fibrillogenesis: Spectroscopic and computational studies. | International | Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 268, 131703. | Jan, 2024 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 7.70000Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131703 | |
| Interaction and inhibition of lysozyme amyloid fibrillation by benzophenanthridine alkaloid sanguinarine: Photophysical, molecular docking and imaging studies. | International | J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 444, 114996 | Jul, 2023 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 4.10000Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114996 | |
| 3D Ag(I) coordination polymer sandwiched by water-muconate anionic layers: Synthesis, structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, binding with BSA, and photocatalytic activity. | International | J. Mol. Struct. 1293, 136291 | Jul, 2023 | ELSEVIER | Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 4.00000Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIArticle's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136291 | |
| Examining the effect of the crown ether,18-crown-6, on lysozyme fibrillation. | International | New J. Chem. 47, 2924-2931. | Jan, 2023 | RSC | Sole Author | Impact Factor: 3.59100Indexing: SCOPUSArticle's Web Link: DOI: 10.1039/d2nj05900b | |
| Inhibition of the formation of lysozyme fibrillar assemblies by the isoquinoline alkaloid coralyne. | International | New J. Chem. | Jan, 2022 | RSC | First Author,Corresponding Author | Impact Factor: 3.59100Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIArticle's Web Link: DOI: 10.1039/d1nj06007d | |
| Interaction of proflavine with the RNA polynucleotide polyriboadenylic acid-polyribouridylic acid: Photophysical and calorimetric studies. | International | J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 38, 1590-1597. | Jan, 2020 | Taylor & Francis | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction of the putative anticanceralkaloid chelerythrine with nucleic acids:biophysical perspectives | International | Biophys. Rev. 12, 1369-1386. | Jan, 2020 | Springer | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| A calorimetric characterization of the interaction of quinacrine with poly(I).poly(C) and its comparison to proflavine | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 131, 592-598. | Jan, 2019 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Antiamyloid activity of functionalized cerium oxide nanoparticle on lysozyme fibrillation: Spectroscopic and microscopic investigation | International | Materialia, 6, 100285. | Jan, 2019 | Elsevier | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Effect of crown ether, 15-crown-5, on lysozyme amyloid fibrillation. | International | J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn., 37 (Supplement), 7. | Jan, 2019 | Taylor & Francis | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Thermodynamic investigation of Hoechst 33258-poly(A).poly(U) binding through calorimetric studies. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 126, 91-96. | Jan, 2018 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Nucleic acids binding strategies of small molecules: Lessons from alkaloids. | International | Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1862, 1995-2016. | Jan, 2018 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Thermodynamic analysis of the complexation of quinacrine with tRNAPhe. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 120, 27-32. | Jan, 2018 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Influence of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide on amyloid fibrillogenesis in lysozyme: Evidence from photophysical and imaging studies. | International | Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 107, 2643-2649. | Jan, 2018 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction and inhibitory influence of the azo dye carmoisine on lysozyme amyloid fibrillogenesis. | International | Mol. BioSyst. 13, 1552-1564. | Jan, 2017 | RSC | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding and inhibitory effect of dyes amaranth and tartrazine on amyloid fibrillation in lysozyme. | International | J. Phys. Chem. B 121, 1222–1239. | Jan, 2017 | ACS | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| A biophysical investigation on the binding of proflavine with human hemoglobin: Insights from spectroscopy, thermodynamics and AFM studies. | International | J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 165, 42-50. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding of the putative anticancer agent chelerythrine to double stranded poly(A): Calorimetry and spectral characterization studies. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 103, 228-233. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Multispectroscopic and calorimetric studies on the binding of the food colorant tartrazine with human hemoglobin. | International | J. Hazard. Mater. 318, 468-476. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Spectroscopic and microcalorimetric studies on the molecular binding of food colorant acid red 27 with deoxyribonucleic acid. | International | J. Mol. Recognit. 29, 363-369. | Jan, 2016 | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Coralyne induced self-structure in polyadenylic acid: Thermodynamics of the structural reorganization. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 101, 221-226. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Thermodynamics of the induction of self-structure in polyadenylic acid by proflavine. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 100, 100-105. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Calorimetric investigation on the interaction of proflavine with human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 98, 208-213. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| A microcalorimetric study on the binding of proflavine with tRNAphe. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 97, 173-178. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Studies on the interaction of the food colorant tartrazine with double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid. | International | J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 35, 935-942. | Jan, 2016 | Taylor & Francis | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| The use of calorimetry in the biophysical characterization of small molecule alkaloids binding to RNA structures. | International | Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1860, 930-944. | Jan, 2016 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Thermodynamic characterization of proflavine-DNA binding through microcalorimetric studies. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 87, 1-7. | Jan, 2015 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding of carmoisine, a food colorant, with hemoglobin: Spectroscopic and calorimetric studies. | International | Food Res. Int. 72, 54-61. | Jan, 2015 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction of toxic azo dyes with heme protein: Biophysical insights into the binding aspect of the food additive amaranth with human hemoglobin. | International | J. Hazard. Mater. 289, 204-209. | Jan, 2015 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Thermodynamics of the interaction of the food additive tartrazine with serum albumins: A microcalorimetric investigation. | International | Food Chem. 175, 137-142. | Jan, 2015 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction of human hemoglobin with food colorants: a multifaceted biophysical study. | International | J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. 33 (Supplement 1), 131-132. | Jan, 2015 | Taylor & Francis | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Targeting proteins with toxic azo dyes: A microcalorimetric characterization of the interaction of the food colorant amaranth with serum proteins. | International | J. Agric. Food Chem. 62, 7955-7962. | Jan, 2014 | ACS | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction of the dietary pigment curcumin with hemoglobin: Energetics of the complexation. | International | Food Funct. 5, 1949-1955. | Jan, 2014 | RSC | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding of novel 9-O-N-aryl/arylalkyl amino carbonyl methyl berberine analogs to poly(U)-poly(A)•poly(U) triplex and comparison to the duplex poly(A)-poly(U). | International | Mol. Biol. Rep. 41, 5473-5483. | Jan, 2014 | Springer | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Intercalative interaction of the anticancer drug mitoxantrone with double stranded DNA: A calorimetric characterization of the energetics. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 75, 45-51. | Jan, 2014 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| A microcalorimetric study on the interaction of the toxic food additive carmoisine with serum albumins. | International | J. Hazard. Mater. 273, 200-206. | Jan, 2014 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Interaction of 9-O-N-aryl/arylalkyl amino carbonyl methyl berberine analogs with single stranded ribonucleotides. | International | J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 134, 64-74. | Jan, 2014 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Elucidating the energetics of the interaction of non-toxic dietary pigment curcumin with human serum albumin: A calorimetric study. | International | J. Chem. Thermodyn. 70, 176-181. | Jan, 2014 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Minor groove binding of the food colorant carmoisine to DNA: Spectroscopic and calorimetric characterization studies. | International | J. Agric. Food Chem. 62, 317-326. | Jan, 2014 | ACS | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Biophysical studies on curcumin-deoxyribonucleic acid interaction: spectroscopic and calorimetric approach. | International | Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 62, 257-264. | Jan, 2013 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Photophysical and calorimetric studies on the binding of 9-O-substituted analogs of the plant alkaloid berberine to double stranded poly(A). | International | J. Photochem. Photobiol. B 125, 105-114. | Jan, 2013 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding of the 9-O-N-aryl/arylalkyl amino carbonyl methyl substituted berberine analogs to tRNAphe. | International | PLoS ONE 8, e58279. | Jan, 2013 | Public Library of Science | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| DNA binding and cleavage activity of a structurally characterized oxobridged diiron(III) complex. | International | Indian J. Chem. Sec. A 52A, 1576-1583. | Jan, 2013 | CSIR-NISCAIR | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| 9-O-N-aryl/arylalkyl amino carbonyl methyl substituted berberine analogues induce self-structure in polyadenylic acid. | International | RSC Adv. 2, 7714-7723. | Jan, 2012 | RSC | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Synthesis of novel 9-O-N-aryl/arylalkyl amino carbonyl methyl substituted berberine analogs and evaluation of DNA binding aspects. | International | Bioorg. Med. Chem. 20, 2498-2505. | Jan, 2012 | ELSEVIER | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Binding of 9-(O-?-amino) alkyl ether analogs of the plant alkaloid berberine to poly(A): insights into self-structure induction. | International | Med. Chem. Commun. 2, 631-637. | Jan, 2011 | RSC | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: | ||
| Enhanced DNA binding of 9-?-amino alkyl ether analogs from the plant alkaloid berberine. | International | DNA Cell Biol. 30, 123-133. | Jan, 2011 | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: |
Book Published
Research Project
| Worked as | Funding Agency | Amount in Rs. | Duration | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Investigator | Dept. of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal | 997800 | 3 years | 2019-2024 | Complete |
Invited Lectures
| Title | Organized By | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhibitory effect of ionic liquid 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide on amyloid fibrillation in lysozyme | 26th FAOBMB Conference and ConBio 2017 held at Kobe, Japan | Kobe, Japan | Jan, 2017 |
Membership of Learned Society
| Title/Name of the Society |
|---|
| DNA SOCIETY OF INDIA |
| INDIAN PHOTOBIOLOGY SOCIETY |
| SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS, INDIA |
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended
| Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop | Date | Role | Held at and Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany 2019: The 20th Conversation | Jan, 2019 | Speaker under Young Scientists Programme | Albany, State University of New York, USA |
| 26th FAOBMB Conference and ConBio 2017 | Jan, 2017 | Oral Presentation | Kobe, Japan from 6-9 December, 2017 |
| International Symposium on Chemical Biology and Drug Design | Jan, 2016 | Paper Presenter | March 1st-3rd, 2016, Taj Bengal, Kolkata, India. |
| Albany 2015: The 19th Conversation | Jan, 2015 | Paper Presenter | June 9th-13th, 2015, Albany, State University of New York, USA. |
| Asian Conference on Environmental Mutagens | Jan, 2014 | Paper Presenter | December 10th-12th, 2014, CSIR-IICB, Kolkata, India. |
| International Symposium on Challenges in Chemical Biology | Jan, 2013 | Paper Presenter | January 27th-29th, 2013, Kolkata, India. |
| National Conference on Photosciences: Contemporary Challenges and Future Perspectives | Jan, 2013 | Paper Presenter | Jadavpur University, December 12th-14th, 2013, Kolkata, India. |
| National Seminar on Recent Advances in Chemistry | Jan, 2012 | Paper Presenter | February 10th-11th, 2012, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. |
| Annual Meeting of the Indian Biophysical Society (IBS) | Jan, 2012 | Paper Presenter | January 19th-21st, 2012, University of Madras, Maraimalai (Guindy) Campus, Chennai, India. |
| 7th Asian Biophysics Association (ABA) Symposium & Annual Meeting of the Indian Biophysical Society (IBS) | Jan, 2011 | Paper Presenter | 29th January-2nd February, 2011, Delhi, India. |
| National Symposium on Recent Trends in Biophysics | Jan, 2011 | Paper Presenter | February 13th-15th, 2010, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |
| International Symposium on Chemistry and Complexity | Jan, 2011 | Paper Presenter | December 6th-8th, 2011, Kolkata, India |
Awards
| Award Name | Awarded by | Date |
|---|---|---|
| International Travel Support | SERB | Jan, 2019 |
| FAOBMB Young Scientist Travel Fellowship Award | FAOBMB | Jan, 2017 |
| SERB National Post Doctoral Fellowship | SERB | Jan, 2016 |
| International Travel Support | SERB | Jan, 2015 |