Ananta Kumar Das

Ananta Kumar Das
Assistant Professor
B. Pharm, M. Pharm (Gono Bishwabidyalay) {University}

Mobile No.: +8801728770038, +8801817277147
Email:  anantaraj1473@gmail.com, ananta.pharmacy@gonouniversity.edu.bd
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JOINING DATE: 1st December 2018

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  1. Quality Assurance Officer at “General Pharmaceuticals Ltd” (From 18 October-2017 to 30 November 2018). 

TEACHING INTEREST:

Introduction to Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Organic & Inorganic Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pathology. Pharmacology, Biopharmaceutics, Advanced Toxicology etc.

RESEARCH FIELD:

  • Phytochemistry (Isolation & Characterization of Bioactive Constituents from Natural Products)
  • Pharmacology (In-Vivo and In-Vitro Experiments such as Hepatoprotective, Antidiabetic, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic etc.)
  • Computational Chemistry (Drug Discovery Design and In-Silico Bioassay Studies) 
  • Medicinal Chemistry (Synthesis, Characterization of New Derivatives & Bioassay)

FUNDED PROJECT:

  1. Synthesis and Evaluation of Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Toxicity Study of Ibuprofen Derivatives In-vitro, In-Vivo and In-Silico Studies. Gant Number: RC-18-001. Funded By: Gono Bishwabidyalay.

ONGOING PROJECT WORK:

  • Synthesis of Nobel Cefuroxime Derivatives for Improvement of Bioavailability, Stability of B-Lactam Ring, and Evaluation of Anti-microbial Activity by In-Vitro, In-Silico studies.
  • Structural Modification of Amoxicillin for reduction or avoid resistance and improve sensitivity, and Evaluation of Anti-microbial Activity by In-Vitro, In-Silico studies.

TRAINING:

  • “Hands-on Training on “Computer-Aided Drug Design: Desktop to Publication” 09-15 December 2022, by Advanced Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Data Science Laboratory, Bangladesh.
  • 77th Training Program of NITUB on the “Use, Maintenance and Trouble-shooting of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy” 19-23 December 2021, by Network of Instrument Technical personnel and user scientist of Bangladesh (NITUB) in Institute of National Analytical Research and Service (INARS) (BCSIR), Dr. Qudrat-E-Khuda Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205.
  • SPSS Certificate Training Program on Basic SPSS, Data Entry, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Descriptive Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Linear Regression Model. 25 March 2021 to 21 May 2021, organized by the Data Science Era.
  • Workshop of NITUB on the “use, maintenance and troubleshooting (theoretical lectures only) of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)” 17 October 2020, Network of Instrument Technical personnel and user scientist of Bangladesh (NITUB).
  • Workshop of NITUB on the “use, maintenance, and trouble-shooting of Ultra-Violet, Visible and Infrared (UV-VIS & IR)” 26 December 2020, Network of Instrument Technical personnel and user scientist of Bangladesh (NITUB).
  • 6th ANRAP Workshop on “Experimental Design and Chemical Studies of Anti-Diabetic Plants”, 24-28 July 2016. Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Mirpur-1, Dhaka. The Asian Network on Research on Antidiabetic Plants 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Das, Ananta Kumar, Jesmin Khan, Mesbah U. Ahmad, Ataur Rahman, and Md Emdad Hossain. “A new cinnamic ester derivative from Glochidion velutinum leaves and evaluation of its antioxidant and antibacterial activity.” Indian Journal of Chemistry Sec-B. (2022); 61(9), 989-993. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijc.v61i9.66352
  1. Khalequeuzzaman M, Das AK, Alam MR, Afroz SA, Sumaiya K, Siraj S. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Ficus heterophylla var. assamica Fruits. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2023 Oct 11;3(5):7-10. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejpharma.2023.3.5.69
  2. Rahman M, Das Ananta Kumar, Uddin MF, Saha K. ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXICITY STUDY ON THE SUCCESSIVE EXTRACTS OF LEAVES, STEMS, AND ROOTS OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT GARCINIA COWA GROWING IN BANGLADESH. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2023; 12(6): 27-44. https://www.wjpr.net/abstract_show/21920
  1. Md Farid Uddin, Koushik Saha, Ananta Kumar Das, Md Iqbal Hossain and Matiur Rahman; Isolation, Characterization and Bioactivity Study on The Stems and Roots of The Medicinal Plant Catharanthus roseus Linn. BCSIR Congress-2022; December 2022. https://shorturl.at/ahjmI
  2. MD Farid Uddin, Raton Kumar Bishwas, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, MD Awlad Hossain, Ananta Kumar Das and Koushik Saha. Phytochemical screening of plant extracts and GC-MS analysis of the n-hexane extracts of stems and roots of Catharanthus roseus growing in Bangladesh. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry;2022;11(5):228-234. https://doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2022.v11.i5c.14504
  3. Uddin Md Farid, Das Ananta Kumar, Saha Koushik. Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Stem and Root Extracts of Catharanthus roseus Cultivated in Bangladesh. Trop J Nat Prod Res. 2022; 6(9):1455-1463. https://www.tjnpr.org/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2764
  4. Ananta Kumar Das, Nupur Rani Hawlader, Koli KF, Joty SA, Priya MA, Bappy RA, Sultana S. Comparative phytochemical screening, antioxidants, cytotoxic, and in-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of non-polar and polar solvent extracts of Ipomoea quamoclit. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS), 17(2), (2022): pp. 23-33. https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jpbs/pages/17(2)Series-3.html
  5. DAS, ANANTA KUMAR, ROZINA PARUL, MD. MONIRUL ISLAM, APU CHANDRA GHOSH, and MD. JAHIR ALAM. 2021. “INVESTIGATION OF ANALGESIC, ANTIOXIDANT, AND CYTOTOXIC PROPERTIES OF THE ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF STREBLUS ASPER (ROOTS)”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 14 (5) 2021, pp. 126-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2021.v14i5.39520.
  6. Abdur Rouf, Ananta Kumar Das, Mst. Mahfuza Khatoon, Nowshin Laila Mitu and Masum Shahriar; Evaluation of hepatoprotective effects of arogyavardhini against D-galactosamine-induced hepatotoxicity in rats; Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry; 2021; Vol.-10, Issue-2; Pages: 12-19. https://rb.gy/75umj
  1. Rozina Parul, Ananta Kumar Dasand Md. Sohel Rana; Comparative pharmacological evaluation in respect to non-polar and polar solvent extracts of the leaves of Syzygium balsameum & Syzygium formosum; Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2020; 9(6): 45-52. https://rb.gy/69yq0
  2. Abdur Rouf, Nowshin Laila Mitu, Ananta Kumar Das, Samiul Huq Atanu. Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of ayurvedic amritarishta; International Journal of Herbal Medicine; 2020; 8 (5); Part-B;108-115. https://rb.gy/pt208
  3. Selim Hossain, Ananta Kumar Das, Fazlay Rabbi, Mesbahuddin Ahmad. Comparative Study of Non-Polar and Polar Solvent Extracts of Glochidion Velutinum Wight in Respect of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Action. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 2, 247-252, 2017. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBAS/article/view/35502