Natural Product Chemistry, Pharmacology, Functional Foods

1. Nasrin, Suaad, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Mohammed Abu Tayab, Mst Samima Nasrin, Md Abu Bakar Siddique, Talha Bin Emran, and ASM Ali Reza. "Chemical profiles and pharmacological insights of Anisomeles indica Kuntze An experimental chemico-biological interaction." Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 149 (2022) 112842.

2. Uddin, ABM Neshar, Farhad Hossain, ASM Ali Reza, Mst Samima Nasrin, and AHM Khurshid Alam. "Traditional uses, pharmacological activities, and phytochemical constituents of the genus Syzygium A review." Food Science & Nutrition (2022).


3. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mst. Samima Nasrin, Md. Amjad Hossen, Md. Atiar Rahman, Ibrahim Jantan, Md. Areeful Haque & Eduardo Sobarzo-Sánchez (2021) Mechanistic insight into immunomodulatory effects of food-functioned plant secondary metabolites, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, DOI 10.1080/10408398.2021.2021138.

4. Hossen MA, Ali Reza AS, Amin MB, Nasrin MS, Khan TA, Rajib MH, Tareq AM, Haque MA, Rahman MA, Haque MA. Bioactive metabolites of Blumea lacera attenuate anxiety and depression in rodents and computer‐aided model. Food Science & Nutrition. 2021.

5. Reza AA, Haque MA, Sarker J, Nasrin MS, Rahman MM, Tareq AM, Khan Z, Rashid M, Sadik MG, Tsukahara T, Alam AK. Antiproliferative and antioxidant potentials of bioactive edible vegetable fraction of Achyranthes ferruginea Roxb. in cancer cell line. Food Science & Nutrition. 2021.

6. Jahan I, Uddin ABMN, Reza ASMA, Uddin MG, Hossain MS, Nasrin MS, et al. (2021) Tendencies and attitudes towards dietary supplements use among undergraduate female students in Bangladesh. PLoS ONE 16(4) e0249897. doi10.1371/journal.pone.0249897

7. Moni JN, Adnan M, Tareq AM, Kabir M, Reza AS, Nasrin M, Chowdhury KH, Sayem SA, Rahman MA, Alam AH, Alam SB. Therapeutic Potentials of Syzygium Fruticosum Fruit (Seed) Reflect Into An Array of Pharmacological Assays and Prospective Receptors-Mediated Pathways. Life. 2021 Feb;11(2)155.

8. Haque, Md Anwarul, A.S.M. Ali Reza, Mst Samima Nasrin, and Md Atiar Rahman. "Pleurotus highking mushrooms potentiate antiproliferative and antimigratory activity against triple-negative breast cancer cells by suppressing Akt signaling." Integrative Cancer Therapies 19 (2020) 1534735420969809. (Publisher SAGE, Q1 journal, Impact Factor- 2.65)

9. Rahman J, Tareq AM, Hossain M, Sakib SA, Islam MN, A.S.M. Ali Reza, Uddin AB, Hoque M, Nasrin M, Emran TB, Capasso R. Biological eValuation, DFT Calculations and Molecular Docking Studies on the Antidepressant and Cytotoxicity Activities of Cycas pectinata Buch.-Ham. Compounds. Pharmaceuticals. 2020 Sep;13(9)232. (Publisher MDPI)

10. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mst Samima Nasrin. Curculigo recurvata W.T.Aiton exhibits anti-nociceptive and anti-diarrheal effects in Albino mice and an in silico model (Animal Model and Experimental Medicine, Publisher Wiley, DOI https//doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12119)
11. Tareq AM, A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mst Samima Nasrin. Chemical profiles, pharmacological properties, and in silico studies provide new insights on Cycas pectinata (Heliyon, 2020, Publisher CellPress, Q1 Journal) DOI https//doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04061

12. Adnan M, Chy M, Uddin N, Kamal AT, Chowdhury KA, Rahman M, A. S. M. Ali Reza, Moniruzzaman M, Rony SR, Mst Samima Nasrin, Azad M. Intervention in Neuropsychiatric Disorders by Suppressing Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Signal and Exploration of In Silico Studies for Potential Lead Compounds from Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken leaves. Biomolecules. 2020 Apr;10(4)561. (Publisher MDPI, Impact Factor- 4.69)

13. Shafiqul Islam, Samima Nasrin, Muhammad Ali Khan, ASM Sakhawat Hossain, Farhadul Islam, Proma Khandokhar, M Nurul Haque Mollah, Mamunur Rashid, Golam Sadik, Md Aziz Abdur Rahman and AHM Khurshid Alam. Evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer properties of the seed extracts of Syzygium fruticosum Roxb. growing in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13142 (Impact Factor 2.24).

14. Mohammad Ali Khan, Aziz Abdur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Proma Khandokhar, Shahnaj Parvin, Md Badrul Islam, Moshrrof Hossain, Mamunur Rashid, Golam Sadik, Samima Nasrin, Nurul Haque Mollah, and A.H.M. Khurshid Alam. A comparative study on the antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from different parts of Morus alba L. (Moraceae). BMC Research Notes 2013, 624 (Impact Factor 1.39).

15. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Md. Josim Uddin, Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun, Mohammad S. H. Kabir, Mst. Samima Nasrin, Sharmin Akhter, Md. Saiful Islam Arman and Md. Atiar Rahman "Antinociceptive and Anxiolytic and Sedative Effects of Methanol Extract of Anisomeles indica An Experimental Assessment in Mice and Computer Aided Models." Frontiers in Pharmacology (2018) 246. (Impact Factor- 3.38).

16. 8. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Sharmin Akhter, Md. Rezanur Rahman, Mst. Samima Nasrin, Md. Josim Uddin, Golam Sadik and A. H. M. Khurshid Alam “In vitro antioxidant and cholinesterase inhibitory activities of Elatostema papillosum leaves and correlation with their phytochemical profiles a study relevant to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease” BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13, 142. (Impact Factor 2.94). Publisher Spinger
17. Bellah SM, Islam M, Karim M, Rahaman M, Nasrin M, Rahman M, Reza AS. Evaluation of cytotoxic, analgesic, antidiarrheal and phytochemical properties of Hygrophila spinosa (T. Anders) whole plant. Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology. 2017 Mar 1;28(2)185-90. (Impact Factor 0.79).
18. Hossain, Mohammad Shahadat, A. S. M. Ali Reza, Md Masudur Rahaman, Mst Samima Nasrin, Mohammed Rasib Uddin Rahat, Md Rabiul Islam, Md Josim Uddin, and Md Atiar Rahman. "Evaluation of morning glory (Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb) leaves for antioxidant, antinociceptive, anticoagulant and cytotoxic activities." Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology 29.3 (2018) 291-299. (Impact Factor- 0.759). Publisher W de Gruyter
19. Mobarak, Hosne, Mohammed Sohel Meah, Nahid Sikder, Md Tareq, Afrina Azad, Riniara Khatun, Mst Samima Nasrin, Md Obayed Raihan, and A.S.M. Ali Reza. "Investigation of Preliminary Phytochemicals, Analgesic, Anti-Arthritic, Thrombolytic and Cytotoxic Activities of Begonia Roxburghii (Miq.) DC. Leaves." (2018). DOI10.20900/mo.20180001.
20. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mst. Samima Nasrin, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam (2018) Phytochemicals, Antioxidants, and Cholinesterase Inhibitory Profiles of Elatostema Papillosum Leaves An Alternative Approach for Management of Alzheimer's Disease. J Neurol Neuromed (2018) 3(5) 19-22.
21. Mst. Samima Nasrin, Md. Golam Mostofa, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Md. Shofiqul Islam and A. H. M. Khurshid Alam “Antioxidant, free radical scavenging, antibacterial and cytotoxic compound from the leaves of Syzygium fruticosum” International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Scientific Research, Volume 4 Issue 7, October 2018.
22. Tareq AM, Sohel M, Main Uddin M, Mahmud H, Hoque M, A. S. M Ali Reza, Mst. Samima Nasrin, Kader FB, Emran TB. Possible neuropharmacological effects of Apis cerana indica beehive in the Swiss Albino mice.(Journal of Advance Biotechnology and Therapeutics).
23. Akter, Saimun, Masud Shah, Abu Montakim Tareq, Mst Samima Nasrin, Md Atiar Rahman, Z. M. Babar, Md Anwarul Haque et al. "Pharmacological effect of methanolic and hydro-alcoholic extract of Coconut endocarp." (Journal of Advance Biotechnology and Therapeutics).

Oral Presentation
1. Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant, anti-inflamatory and cytotoxic activities of chloroform extract of Solanum atropurpureum and in silico ADME/T test and PASS prediction of bioactive compounds identified by GC-MS analysis. A. S. M. Ali Reza, Mst. Samima Nasrin, Md. Amjad Hossen, A. M. Abu Ahmed, Md. Shahidul Islam, Md Mamunur Rashid, Md. Atiar Rahman The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference 2019, 27-28 April 2019, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong

Poster Presentation
1. Dietary supplement use among undergraduate female students in private and public universities located in Chittagong region Bangladesh. Israt Jahan, A.S. M. Ali Reza, Md. Amjad Hossen, Mst. Samima Nasrin Md. Atiar Rahman. The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference 2019, 27-28 April 2019, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong
2. Development of potential BACE1 & acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease treatment of some isolated compounds from Borreria hispida (L) A.S.M Ali Reza, Sajal Chakraborty, Abu Montakim Tareq, Dipannita Chowdhury. The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference 2019, 27-28 April 2019, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong.
3. Evaluation of in vivo anxiolytic, anti-depressant, sedative and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of methanol extract and its different fractions of Lasia spinosa(L.)Thw. Mahfuz Ahmed Sakib, Mst. Samima Nasrin,Md. Atiar Rahman, A. S. M. Ali Reza. BSBMB Conference 2019, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong.

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