Dr. Debprasad Chattopadhyay
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Dr. Debprasad Chattopadhyay

Research Director
ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, India


Highest Degree
PostDoc. in Drug Discovery and Development from University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biography

Dr. Debprasad Chattopadhyay is currently working as Deputy Director & Scientist E at ICMR Virus Unit, India. He has received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Microbiology from Jadavpur University, India. His main area of interest focuses on Pharmacology and Toxicology, Biomedical Sciences, Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals. His area of expertise includes Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Medicine, Anmicrobial Studies, Drug Development, Medicinal Plants, Pharmacology, Neutraceuticals, Ethnomedicines, Food Plants, Animal Modelling, Antibacterial, Pharmaceuticals, Phytochemistry, Toxicology, and Antiviral. He has 92 research articles in journals, and 2 books contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Drug Development
62%
Pharmaceuticals
90%
Nutraceuticals
75%
Virology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
88
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Singh, I., U. Vetrivel, D.R. Harish and D. Chattophadhyay, 2021. Coding-complete genome sequences of NITMA1086 and NITMA1139, two SARS-CoV-2 isolates from belagavi district, karnataka state, India, harboring the D614G mutation. Microbiol. Resour. Announce., Vol. 10. 10.1128/mra.00016-21.
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  2. Palit, P., D. Chattopadhyay, S. Thomas, A. Kundu, H.S. Kim and N. Rezaei, 2021. Phytopharmaceuticals mediated furin and TMPRSS2 receptor blocking: can it be a potential therapeutic option for COVID-19? Phytomedicine, Vol. 85. 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153396.
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  3. Naik, S.R., P. Bharadwaj, N. Dingelstad, S. Kalyaanamoorthy and S.C. Mandal et al., 2021. Structure-based virtual screening, molecular dynamics and binding affinity calculations of some potential phytocompounds against SARS-CoV-2. J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn., 10.1080/07391102.2021.1891969.
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  4. Deshmukh, R., A.G. Chalasani, D. Chattopadhyay and U. Roy, 2021. Ultrastructural changes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) induced by a novel cyclic peptide asp-1 from Bacillus subtilis: a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study. Rev. Argent. Microbiol., 10.1016/j.ram.2020.11.006.
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  5. Patidar, A., S. Selvaraj, P. Chauhan, C.A. Guzman and T. Ebensen et al., 2020. Peptidoglycan‐treated tumor antigen‐pulsed dendritic cells impart complete resistance against tumor rechallenge. J. Transitional Immunol., 201: 279-288.
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  6. Mahapatra, A.D., and C. Patra, J. Mondal, C. Sinha and P.C. Sadhukhan and D. Chattopadhyay, 2020. Silver nanoparticles derived from Albizia lebbeck bark extract demonstrate killing of multidrug-resistant bacteria by damaging cellular architecture with antioxidant activity. Biol. Chem. Chem. Biol., 5: 4770-4777.
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  7. Bhaskar, A., A. Kumari, M. Singh, S. Kumar, S. Kumar, A. Dabla, S. Chaturvedi, V. Yadav, D. Chattopadhyay and V.P. Dwivedi, 2020. [6]-Gingerol exhibits potent anti-mycobacterial and immunomodulatory activity against tuberculosis. Int. Immunopharmacol., 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106809.
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  8. Bansode, Y.D., D. Chattopadhyay and B. Saha, 2020. Transcriptomic analysis of interferon response in toll-like receptor 2 ligand-treated and herpes simplex virus 1-infected neurons and astrocytes. Viral Immunol., 10.1089/vim.2020.0238.
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  9. Mondal, S., S.M. Mandal, D. Ojha, D. Chattopadhyay and C. Sinha, 2019. Water soluble sulfaguanidine based Schiff base as a “Turn-on” fluorescent probe for intracellular recognition of Zn2+ in living cells and exploration for biological activities. Polyhedron, 172: 28-38.
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  10. Kumar, S., C. Sharma, S.R. Kaushik, A. Kulshreshtha and S. Chaturvedi et al., 2019. The phytochemical bergenin as an adjunct immunotherapy for tuberculosis in mice. J. Biol. Chem., 294: 8555-8563.
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  11. Dwivedi, V.P., A. Banerjee, I. Das, A. Saha and M. Dutta et al., 2019. Diet and nutrition: an important risk factor in leprosy. Microb. Pathog., Vol. 137. 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103714.
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  12. Dey, S., S. Maity, A. Dasmahapatra, D. Chattopadhyay and C. Sinha, 2019. A phenyl thioether‐based probe: Zn2+ ion sensor, structure determination and live cell imaging†. ChemistrySelect, 4: 4472-4477.
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  13. Das, B., A. Jana, A.D. Mahapatra, D. Chattopadhyay, A. Dhara, S. Mabhai and S. Dey, 2019. Fluorescein derived Schiff base as fluorimetric zinc (II) sensor via ‘turn on’ response and its application in live cell imaging. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., 212: 222-231.
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  14. Bansode, Y.D., D. Chattopadhyay and B. Saha, 2019. Innate immune response in astrocytes infected with herpes simplex virus 1. Arch. Virol., 164: 1433-1439.
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  15. Sarkar, R., K. Chatterjee, D. Ojha, B. Chakraborty and S. Sengupta et al., 2018. Liaison between heme metabolism and bioenergetics pathways-a multimodal elucidation for early diagnosis of oral cancer. Photodiagn. Photodyn. Ther., 21: 263-274.
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  16. Purkait, R., A.D. Mahapatra, D. Chattopadhyay and C. Sinha, 2018. An azine-based carbothioamide chemosensor for selective and sensitive turn-on-off sequential detection of Zn(II) and H2PO4, live cell imaging and INHIBIT logic gate. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., 207: 164-172.
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  17. Halder, A., S. Das, D. Ojha, D. Chattopadhyay and A. Mukherjee, 2018. Highly monodispersed gold nanoparticles synthesis and inhibition of herpes simplex virus infections. Mater. Sci. Eng.: C, 89: 413-421.
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  18. Goswami, D., A.D. Mahapatra, S. Banerjee, A. Kar, D. Ojha, P.K. Mukherjee and D. Chattopadhyay, 2018. Boswellia serrata oleo-gum-resin and β-boswellic acid inhibits HSV-1 infection in vitro through modulation of NF-кB and p38 MAP kinase signaling. Phytomedicine, 51: 94-103.
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  19. Chattopadhyay, D., D. Ojha, H. Mukherjee, P. Bag, S.P. Vaidya and S. Dutta, 2018. Validation of a traditional preparation against multi-drug resistant Salmonella Typhi and its protective efficacy in S. Typhimurium infected mice. Biomed. Pharmacother., 99: 286-289.
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  20. Chattopadhyay, D., A. Mukhopadhyay, D. Ojha, P. Sadhukhan and S. Dutta, 2018. Immuno-metabolic changes in herpes virus infection. Cytokine, 112: 52-62.
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  21. Bodhale, N.P., S. Pal, S. Kumar, D. Chattopadhyay, B. Saha, N. Chattopadhyay and M. Bhattacharyya, 2018. Inbred mouse strains differentially susceptible to Leishmania donovani infection differ in their immune cell metabolism. Cytokine, 112: 12-15.
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  22. Shukla, D., H.S. Chandel, S. Srivastava, P. Chauhan and S.P. Pandey et al., 2017. TLR11 or TLR12 silencing reduces Leishmania major infection. Cytokine 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.10.005.
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  23. Patra, C., C. Sen, A.D. Mahapatra, D. Chattopadhyay, A. Mahapatra and C. Sinha, 2017. Pyridylthioether-hydroxycoumarin Schiff base as selective Zn2+ fluorescence sensor, application in life cell imaging and uses of resulting complex as secondary probe for ATP sensing. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 341: 97-107.
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  24. Patidar, A., S. Selvaraj, A. Sarode, P. Chauhan, D. Chattopadhyay and B. Saha, 2017. DAMP-TLR-cytokine axis dictates the fate of tumor. Cytokine, 104: 114-123.
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  25. Patidar, A., S. Selvaraj, A. Sarode, P. Chauhan, D. Chattopadhyay and B. Saha, 2017. DAMP-TLR-cytokine axis dictates the fate of tumor. Cytokine 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.10.004.
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  26. Dwivedi, V.P., D. Bhattacharya, V. Yadav, D.K. Singh and S. Kumar et al., 2017. The phytochemical bergenin enhances T helper 1 responses and anti-Mycobacterial immunity by activating the MAP kinase pathway in macrophages. Frontiers Cell. Infect. Microbiol., Vol. 7. 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00149.
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  27. Chauhan, P., D. Shukla, D. Chattopadhyay and B. Saha, 2017. Redundant and regulatory roles for TLRs in Leishmania infection. Clin. Exp. Immunol., 190: 167-186.
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  28. Bhowmik, A., D. Ojha, D. Goswami, R. Das and N.S. Chandra et al., 2017. Inositol hexa phosphoric acid (phytic acid), a nutraceuticals, attenuates iron-induced oxidative stress and alleviates liver injury in iron overloaded mice. Biomed. Pharm., 87: 443-450.
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  29. Awasthi, V., R. Chauhan, D. Chattopadhyay and J. Das, 2017. Effect of L-arginine on the growth of Plasmodium falciparum and immune modulation of host cells. J. Vector Borne Dis., 54: 139-145.
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  30. Awasthi, V., D. Chattopadhyay and J. Das, 2017. Potential hemoglobin A/F role in clinical Malaria. Bioinformation, 13: 269-273.
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  31. Patra, C., A.K. Bhanja, C. Sen, D. Ojha, D. Chattopadhyay, A. Mahapatra and C. Sinha, 2016. Vanillinyl thioether Schiff base as a turn-on fluorescence sensor to Zn2+ ion with living cell imaging. Sensors Actuators B: Chem., 228: 287-294.
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  32. Patra, C., A.K. Bhanja, C. Sen, D. Ojha, D. Chattopadhyay, A. Mahapatra and C. Sinha, 2016. Imine-functionalized thioether Zn (ii) turn-on fluorescent sensor and its selective sequential logic operations with H 2 PO 4-, DFT computation and live cell imaging. RSC Adv., 6: 53378-53388.
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  33. Goswami, D., P.K. Mukherjee, A. Kar, D. Ojha, S. Roy and D. Chattopadhyay, 2016. Screening of ethnomedicinal plants of diverse culture for antiviral potentials. Indian J. Traditional Knowl., 15: 474-481.
  34. Mandal, A., D. Ojha, A. Lalee, S. Kaity, M. Das, D. Chattopadhyay and A. Samanta, 2015. Bioassay directed isolation of a novel anti-inflammatory cerebroside from the leaves of Aerva sanguinolenta. Med. Chem. Res., 24: 1952-1963.
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  35. Chakravarty, H., D. Ojha, A.K. Konreddy, C. Bal, N.S. Chandra, A. Sharon and D. Chattopadhyay, 2015. Synthesis of multi ring-fused imidazo [1, 2-a] isoquinoline-based fluorescent scaffold as anti-Herpetic agent. Antiviral Chem. Chemotherapy, 24: 127-135.
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  36. Bhanja, A.K., C. Patra, S. Mondal, D. Ojha, D. Chattopadhyay and C. Sinha, 2015. An efficient Vanillinyl Schiff base as a turn on fluorescent probe for Zinc (II) and Cell imaging. R. Soc. Chem. Adv., 5: 48997-49005.
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  37. Ojha, D., H. Mukherjee, S. Mondal, A. Jena and V.P. Dwivedi et al., 2014. Anti-inflammatory activity of Odina wodier Roxb, an Indian folk remedy, through inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway. PLoS One, Vol. 9. 10.1371/journal.pone.0104939.
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  38. Manna, K., A. Khan, D.K. Das, S.B. Kesh and U. Das et al., 2014. Protective effect of coconut water concentrate and its active component shikimic acid against hydroperoxide mediated oxidative stress through suppression of NF-κB and activation of Nrf2 pathway. J. Ethnopharmacol., 155: 132-146.
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  39. Karampuri, S., D. Ojha, P. Bag, H. Chakravarty, C. Bal, D. Chattopadhyay and A. Sharon, 2014. Anti-HSV activity and mode of action study of α-pyrone carboxamides. RSC Adv., 4: 17354-17363.
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  40. Chandra, N.S., D. Ojha, S. Chatterjee and D. Chattopadhyay, 2014. Prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in West Bengal, India: A hospital-based study. J. Med. Microbiol., 63: 975-980.
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  41. Bharitkar, Y.P., S. Bathini, D. Ojha, S. Ghosh and H. Mukherjee et al., 2014. Antibacterial and antiviral evaluation of sulfonoquinovosyldiacylglyceride: A glycolipid isolated from Azadirachta indica leaves. Lett. Applied Microbiol., 58: 184-189.
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  42. Banerjee, M., S. Kumar, S. Ghosh, R. Paira and S. Mondal et al., 2014. Amberlite IRA 402 (OH)-mediated synthesis and evaluation of fused tricyclic quinolinium salts as potent non-detergent type microbicidal spermicides. Med. Chem. Res., 23: 1488-1500.
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  43. Ojha, D., H. Mukherjee, S. Ghosh, P. Bag and S. Mondal et al., 2013. Evaluation of anti‐infective potential of a tribal folklore Odina wodier Roxb against some selected microbes and herpes simplex virus associated with skin infection. J. Applied Microbiol., 115: 1317-1328.
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  44. Mukherjee, H., D. Ojha, Y.P. Bharitkar, S. Ghosh and S. Mondal et al., 2013. Evaluation of the wound healing activity of Shorea robusta, an Indian ethnomedicine and its isolated constituent (s) in topical formulation. J. Ethnopharmacol., 149: 335-343.
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  45. Mukherjee, H., D. Ojha, P. Bag, H.S. Chandel and S. Bhattacharyya et al., 2013. Anti-herpes virus activities of Achyranthes aspera: An Indian ethnomedicine and its triterpene acid. Microbiol. Res., 168: 238-244.
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  46. Ghosh, S., D. Chattopadhyay, A. Mandal, S. Kaity and A. Samanta, 2013. Bioactivity guided isolation of antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic constituents from the leaves of Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.). Med. Chem. Res., 22: 4347-4359.
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  47. Das, S., H. Mukherjee, S.M. Ahmed, P.K. Haldar and A.B. Mandal et al., 2013. Evaluation of an ethnomedicinal combination containing Semecarpus kurzii and Hernandia peltata used for the management of inflammation. Pharmaceut. Biol., 51: 677-685.
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  48. Balaraju, T., A. Kumar, C. Bal, D. Chattopadhyay, N. Jena, N.C. Bal and A. Sharon, 2013. Aromatic interaction profile to understand the molecular basis of raltegravir resistance. Struct. Chem., 24: 1499-1512.
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  49. Bag, P., D. Ojha, H. Mukherjee, U.C. Halder and S. Mondal et al., 2013. An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in vaginally infected mice. PloS One, Vol. 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0077937.
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  50. Samanta, A., D. Chattopadhyay, C. Sinha, A.D. Jana and S. Ghosh et al., 2012. Evaluation of in vivo and in vitro antimicrobial activities of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline hydrochloride. Anti-Infect. Agents, 10: 95-104.
  51. Karampuri, S., P. Bag, S. Yasmin, D.K. Chouhan and C. Bal et al., 2012. Structure based molecular design, synthesis and biological evaluation of α-pyrone analogs as anti-HSV agent. Bioorgan. Med. Chem. Lett., 22: 6261-6266.
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  52. Ghosh, S., A. Samanta, N.B. Mandal, S. Bannerjee and D. Chattopadhyay, 2012. Evaluation of the wound healing activity of methanol extract of Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit leaf and its isolated active constituents in topical formulation. J. Ethnopharmacol., 142: 714-722.
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  53. Eddouks, M., D. Chattopadhyay and N.A. Zeggwagh, 2012. Animal models as tools to investigate antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory plants. Evidence-Based Complement. Altern. Med., Vol. 12. 10.1155/2012/142087.
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  54. Dwivedi, V.P., D. Bhattacharya, S. Chatterjee, D.V.R. Prasad and D. Chattopadhyay et al., 2012. Mycobacterium tuberculosis directs T helper 2 cell differentiation by inducing interleukin-1β production in dendritic cells. J. Biol. Chem., 287: 33656-33663.
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  55. Chatterjee, N., S. Das, D. Bose, S. Banerjee, S. Das, D. Chattopadhyay and K.D. Saha, 2012. Exploring the anti-inflammatory activity of a novel 2-phenylquinazoline analog with protection against inflammatory injury. Toxicol. Applied Pharmacol., 264: 182-191.
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  56. Bag, P., D. Chattopadhyay, H. Mukherjee, D. Ojha and N. Mandal et al., 2012. Anti-herpes virus activities of bioactive fraction and isolated pure constituent of Mallotus peltatus: An ethnomedicine from Andaman Islands. Virol. J., Vol. 9. .
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  57. Chatterjee, S., V.P. Dwivedi, Y. Singh, I. Siddiqui and P. Sharma et al., 2011. Early secreted antigen ESAT-6 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes protective T helper 17 cell responses in a toll-like receptor-2-dependent manner. PLoS Pathogen, Vol. 7. .
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  58. Chattopadhyay, D., S. Das, S. Chakraborty and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2010. Ethnomedicines in the Development of Anti-Herpesvirus Agents. In: Ethnomedicines as a Source of Complementary Therapeutics, Chattopadhyay, D. (Ed.). Chapter 4, Research Signpost, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp: 117-147.
  59. Chattopadhyay, D., P. Bag and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2010. Diseases that Need New Drugs: Need of the Hour. In: Ethnomedicine: A Source of Complementary Therapeutics, Chattopadhyay, D. (Ed.). Research Signpost, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp: 1-28.
  60. Chattopadhyay, D., S. Das, S. Chakrabarty and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2009. Herbal Medicinal Products Against Herpesvirus Diseases. In: Evaluation of Herbal Medicinal Products: Perspectives of Quality, Safety and Efficacy, Mukherjee, P.K. and P.J. Houghton (Eds.). Chapter 26, Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK., pp: 295-313.
  61. Chattopadhyay, D., M. Chawla-Sarkar, T. Chatterjee, R.S. Dey, P. Bag, S. Chakraborti and M.T.H. Khan, 2009. Recent advancements for the evaluation of anti-viral activities of natural products. New Biotechnol., 25: 347-368.
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  62. Chattopadhyay, D, H. Mukherjee, P. Bag, S. Ghosh, A. Samanta and S. Chakrabarti, 2009. Ethnomedicines in antiviral drug discovery. Int. J. Biomed. Pharmaceut. Sci., 3: 1-25.
  63. Arunachalam, G., P. Bag and D. Chattopadhyay, 2009. Phytochemical and phytotherapeutic evaluation of Mallotus peltatus (Geist.) Muell. Arg. var acuminatus and Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC: Two ethnomedicine of Andaman Islands, India. J. Pharmacognosy Phytother., 1: 1-13.
  64. Chattopadhyay, D., S. Das, A. Patra and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2008. Non-Antibiotics, An Alternative for Microbial Resistance: Scope and Hope. In: New Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection, Ahmad, I. (Ed.). John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA., pp: 89-125.
  65. Chattopadhyay, D. and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2008. Ethnopharmacology: A New Search Engine for the Development of Antivirals from Naturaceuticals. In: Handbook of Ethnopharmacology, Eddouks, M. (Ed.). Chapter 5, Research Signpost Publication, New York, USA., pp: 129-197.
  66. Chattopadhyay, D. and M.T.H. Khan, 2008. Ethnomedicines and ethnomedicinal phytophores against herpesviruses. Biotechnol. Ann. Rev., 14: 297-348.
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  67. Chattopadhyay, D., S. Das, A.B. Mandal, G. Arunachalam and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2007. Evaluation of analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of Ophiorrhiza nicobarica, an ethnomedicine from Nicobar Islands, India. Oriental Pharm. Exp. Med., 7: 395-408.
  68. Chattopadhyay, D. and T.N. Naik, 2007. Antivirals of ethnomedicinal origin: Structure-activity relationship and scope. Mini Rev. Med. Chem., 7: 275-301.
  69. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, A.B. Mandal and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2006. Dose-dependent therapeutic antiinfectives from ethnomedicines of bay islands. Chemotherapy, 52: 151-157.
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  70. Chattopadhyay, D., 2006. Role and scope of ethnomedicinal plants in the development of antivirals. Pharmacol. Online Newslett., 3: 64-71.
  71. Chattopadhyay, D., 2006. Ethnomedicinal Antivirals: Scope and Opportunity. In: Modern Phytomedicine: Turning Medicinal Plants into Drugs, Ahmad, I., F. Aquil and M. Owais (Eds.). John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA., pp: 313-338.
  72. Mandal, A.B., D. Chattopadhyay, T.E. Sheeja and R.C. Srivastava, 2005. Ethnomedicines of Bay Islands: Pharmacological evaluations and bioprospecting. Central Agricultural Research Institute (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi), Port Blair, India, pp: 1-232..
  73. Chauopadhyayl, D., S.R. Dungdung, K. Das, S. Saha, A.B. Mandal and G.C. Majumde, 2005. Sperm motility inhibiting activity of a phytosterol from Alstonia macrophylla wall ex A. DC. leaf extract: A tribal medicine. Indian J. Exp. Biol., 43: 1104-1109.
  74. Chattopadhyay, D., S.R. Dungdung, G.C. Majumder, S.K. Bhattacharya and A.B. Mandal, 2005. A potent sperm motility inhibiting bioflavonoids from an ethnomedicine of Onge, Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC. Leaf extract. Contraception, 71: 372-378.
  75. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, T.K. Sur, S.K. Bhattacharya and A.B. Mandal, 2005. Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of Alstonia macrophylla and Mallotus peltatus leaf extracts: Two popular ethnomedicines of onge, A nigrito tribes of little andaman. Oriental Pharm. Exp. Med., 5: 124-136.
  76. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, L. Ghosh, K. Rajendran, A.B. Mandal and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2005. Antipyretic activity of Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC: An ethnomedicine of Andaman Islands. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 8: 558-564.
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  77. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, R. Bhadra, L. Ghosh and A.B. Mandal, 2004. CNS activity of the leaf extracts of Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC: An ethnomedicine of Bay Islands. Fitoterapia, 75: 673-682.
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  78. Chatterjee, S., D. Chattopadhyay, M.K. Bhattacharya and B. Mukherjee, 2004. Serosurveillance for Japanese encephalitis in children in several districts of West Bengal, India. Acta Paediatrica, 93: 390-393.
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  79. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, A.B. Mandal, R. Bhadra and S.C. Mandal, 2003. CNS activity of Mallotus peltatus Muell Arg. Leaf extracts: An ethnomedicine of Bay Islands. J. Ethnopharmacol., 85: 99-105.
  80. Sur, T.K., S. Pandit, D.K. Bhattacharya, C.K.K. Ashok, S. Mohanlakshmi, D. Chattopadhyay and S.C. Mandal, 2002. Studies on anti-inflammatory activity of Betula alnoides bark. Phytother. Res., 16: 669-671.
  81. Saha, G.C., D. Chattopadhyay and R. Chakravarty, 2002. Viruses: Role in sexually transmitted infections: Chapter V, human herpes viruses II. Indian Med. J., 99: 20-25.
  82. Chattopadhyay, D., R. Chakravarty and G.C. Saha, 2002. Viruses: Role in sexually transmitted infections: Chapter II human papillomaviruses. Indian Med. J., 99: 10-14.
  83. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, A.B. Mandal, K.S. Tapas, S.C. Mandal and S.K. Bhattacharya, 2002. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity of Mallotus peltatus leaf extract. J. Ethnopharmacol., 82: 229-237.
  84. Chattopadhyay, D., G. Arunachalam, A.B. Mandal and S.C. Mandal, 2002. Evaluation of antipyretic activity of leaf extracts of Mallotus peltatus (Geist) Muell. Arg. var acuminatus: A folk medicine. Phytomedicine, 9: 727-730.
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  85. Chakravarty, R., D. Chattopadhyay and G.C. Saha, 2002. Viruses: Role in sexually transmitted infections: Chapter IV hepatitis C and hepatitis GB virus. Indian Med. J., 99: 11-14.
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