Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Rather

Assistant Professor
University of Kashmir, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Kashmir, India

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Area of Interest:

Chemistry
Phytochemistry
Chemical Compounds
Food Chemistry
Natural Compounds

Selected Publications

  1. Rather, M.A., B.A. Dar, W.A. Shah and M.A. Qurishi, 2017. Comprehensive GC–FID, GC–MS and FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of the volatile aroma constituents of Artemisia indica and Artemisia vestita essential oils. Arabian J. Chem., 10: s3798-s3803.
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  2. Rather, M. and A. Khursheed, 2016. Natural product based promising apoptotic inducers. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN-10:3659950629 64.

  3. Wani, B.A., D. Ramamoorthy, M.A. Rather, N. Arumugam and A.K. Qazi et al., 2013. Induction of apoptosis in human pancreatic MiaPaCa-2 cells through the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) by Gentiana kurroo root extract and LC-ESI-MS analysis of its principal constituents. Phytomedicine, 20: 723-733.
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  4. Rather, M.A., B.A. Bhat and M.A. Qurishi, 2013. Multicomponent phytotherapeutic approach gaining momentum: Is the “one drug to fit all” model breaking down? Phytomedicine, 21: 1-14.
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  5. Rashid, S., M.A. Rather, W.A. Shah and B.A. Bhat, 2013. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Artemisia indica Willd. Food Chem., 138: 693-700.
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  6. Yousuf Dar, M., W.A. Shah, S. Mubashir and M.A. Rather, 2012. Chromatographic analysis, anti-proliferative and radical scavenging activity of Pinus wallichina essential oil growing in high altitude areas of Kashmir, India. Phytomedicine, 19: 1228-1233.
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  7. Shah, W.A., M.Y. Dar, Kuratull-Ain, M.A. Rather and M.A. Qurishi, 2012. Comparison of terpene composition of Skimmia laureola using hydrodistillation and HS-SPME techniques. J. Essent. Oil Bear. Plants, 15: 116-121.
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  8. Rather, M.A., T. Hassan, B.A. Dar, A.S. Shawl, M.A. Qurishi and B.A. Ganai, 2012. Essential oil composition of Nepeta raphanorhiza Benth growing in Kashmir valley. Rec. Nat. Prod., 6: 67-70.
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  9. Rather, M.A., Ganai, B.A., A.N. Kamili, M. Qayoom and S. Akbar et al., 2012. Comparative gc-fid and gc-ms analysis of the mono and sesquiterpene secondary metabolites produced by the field grown and micropropagated plants of artemisia amygdalina decne. Acta Physiol. Plant, 34: 885-890.
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  10. Rather, M.A., F. Mir, A.S. Shawl and M.A. Qurishi, 2012. Comparative GC-FID and GC-MS analysis of the leaf, stem and root essential oils of Artemisia dracunculus. L Growing in Kashmir (India). J. Pharm. Res., 5: 1353-1356.

  11. Rather, M.A., B.A. Dar, S.N. Sofi, B.A. Bhat and M.A. Qurishi, 2012. Foeniculum vulgare: A comprehensive review of its traditional use, phytochemistry, pharmacology and safety. Arabian J. Chem. 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.011.
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  12. Rather, M.A., B.A. Dar, M.Y. Dar, B.A. Wani and W.A. Shah et al., 2012. Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the leaf essential oil of Juglans regia L. and its constituents. Phytomedicine, 19: 1185-1190.
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  13. Rather, M.A., S.U. Rehman, S.N. Sofi, A.S. Shawl, F. Mir and M.A. Qurishi, 2011. Chemical composition of the essential oil of Rhododendron lepidotum Wall. Ex D. Don growing in Kashmir Himalayas. J. Essent. Oil Res., 23: 25-28.
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  14. Rather, M.A., S.N. Sofi, B.A. Dar, B.A. Ganai, A. Masood, M.A. Qurishi and A.S. Shawl, 2011. Comparative GC–FID and GC–MS analysis of the leaf and stem essential oil constituents of Artemisia amygdalina Decne from Kashmir. J. Pharm. Res., 4: 1637-1639.

  15. Rather, M.A., B.A. Dar, A.S. Shawl, K.A. Bhat, M.A. Qurishi, M. Yusuf Dar and B.A. Ganai, 2011. Mono-sesquiterpenoid composition in the leaves and flowers of Salvia moorcraftiana Wall ex Benth. Growing wild in Kashmir, India. J. Essent. Oil Res., 23: 21-25.
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  16. Rather, M. and M. Qurishi, 2011. Gas-Chromatography- Mass Spectrometric Studies of Essential oils. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Germany, ISBN-10:3846554774 60.

  17. Kounsar, F., M.A. Rather, B.A. Ganai and M.A. Zargar, 2011. Immuno-enhancing effects of the herbal extract from Himalayan rhubarb Rheum emodi Wall. ex Meissn. Food Chem., 126: 967-971.
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  18. Hassan, T., M.A. Rather, A.S. Shawl, K.A. Bhat, H.M. Bhat, B.A. Dar, G.H. Dar and M.A. Qurishi, 2011. Chemical composition of the essential oils of Nepeta laevigata and Nepeta elliptica from India. Chem. Nat. Comp., 47: 456-458.
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  19. Dar, M.Y., W.A. Shah, M.A. Rather, Y. Qurishi, A. Hamid and M.A. Qurishi, 2011. Chemical composition, in vitro cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and major constituents of Cymbopogon jawarancusa (Kashmir). Food Chemis., 129: 1606-1611.
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