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Abdul Wadood is affiliated with Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan in Pakistan. Their research spans a multidisciplinary spectrum, primarily focused on chemistry, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. With 151 publications in chemistry, 145 in medicine, and 144 in biochemistry and related fields, their work displays a broad and integrative scientific scope.

The main subfields of study for Abdul include organic chemistry, molecular biology, computational theory and mathematics, pharmacology, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. This expertise is reflected in Abdul's engagement with topics such as synthesis and biological activity, computational drug discovery methods, and studies on natural antidiabetic agents.

Abdul Wadood's publications are often found in several key venues within the scientific community. Frequently recurring publication venues include:

  • Journal of Molecular Structure (19 publications)
  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (15 publications)
  • Chemical Data Collections (13 publications)
  • ACS Omega (11 publications)
  • Heliyon (8 publications)

Common topics of Abdul's scientific investigations include:

  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Computational drug discovery methods
  • Natural antidiabetic agents studies
  • Synthesis and characterization of heterocyclic compounds
  • Click chemistry and applications
  • Cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases
  • Enzyme function and inhibition

Frequent co-authors with whom Abdul has collaborated extensively include Ashfaq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Taha, Fazal Rahim, Khalid Mohammed Khan, and Hayat Ullah.

Among Abdul Wadood's recent contributions are several research papers emphasizing drug discovery, enzymatic inhibition, and chemical synthesis. Selected notable papers include:

  • "Identification of novel inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 as therapeutic options using machine learning-based virtual screening, molecular docking and MD simulation," 2023, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • "Syntheses, in vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase dual inhibitory activities of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives their molecular docking and kinetic studies," 2020, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Synthesis and screening of (E)-3-(2-benzylidenehydrazinyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine analogs as novel dual inhibitors of α-amylase and α-glucosidase," 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking study of benzimidazole derivatives as α-glucosidase inhibitors and anti-diabetes candidates," 2022, Journal of Molecular Structure
  • "Aryl-oxadiazole Schiff bases: Synthesis, α-glucosidase in vitro inhibitory activity and their in silico studies," 2020, Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Synthesis, antioxidant activities and urease inhibition of some new 1,2,4-triazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives.

    Imtiaz Khan;Sajid Ali;Shahid Hameed;Nasim Hasan Rama

  • Anti-Alzheimer's Studies on β-Sitosterol Isolated from Polygonum hydropiper L.

    Muhammad Ayaz;Muhammad Junaid;Farhat Ullah;Fazal Subhan

  • Isatin based Schiff bases as inhibitors of α-glucosidase: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro evaluation and molecular docking studies.

    Fazal Rahim;Fazal Malik;Hayat Ullah;Abdul Wadood

  • Synthesis and molecular docking studies of potent α-glucosidase inhibitors based on biscoumarin skeleton.

    Khalid Mohammed Khan;Fazal Rahim;Abdul Wadood;Naveen Kosar

  • In-silico drug design: An approach which revolutionarised the drug discovery process

    A Wadood;N Ahmed;L Shah;A Ahmad

  • Synthesis, molecular docking, acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory potential of thiazole analogs as new inhibitors for Alzheimer disease.

    Fazal Rahim;Muhammad Tariq Javed;Hayat Ullah;Abdul Wadood

  • Triazinoindole analogs as potent inhibitors of α-glucosidase: synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies.

    Fazal Rahim;Khadim Ullah;Hayat Ullah;Abdul Wadood

  • Synthesis, in vitro evaluation and molecular docking studies of thiazole derivatives as new inhibitors of α-glucosidase.

    Fazal Rahim;Hayat Ullah;Muhammad Tariq Javid;Abdul Wadood

  • Antimicrobial Activity of Some Novel Armed Thiophene Derivatives and Petra/Osiris/Molinspiration (POM) Analyses.

    Yahia Nasser Mabkhot;Fatima Alatibi;Nahed Nasser E El-Sayed;Salim Al-Showiman

  • Synthesis and in vitro acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory potential of hydrazide based Schiff bases.

    Fazal Rahim;Hayat Ullah;Muhammad Taha;Abdul Wadood

  • Syntheses of new 3-thiazolyl coumarin derivatives, in vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, and molecular modeling studies.

    Uzma Salar;Muhammad Taha;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Nor Hadiani Ismail

  • Synthesis of 4-thiazolidinone analogs as potent in vitro anti-urease agents.

    Fazal Rahim;Khalid Zaman;Hayat Ullah;Muhammad Taha

  • New Hybrid Hydrazinyl Thiazole Substituted Chromones: As Potential α -Amylase Inhibitors and Radical (DPPH & ABTS) Scavengers

    Uzma Salar;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Sridevi Chigurupati;Muhammad Taha

  • Identification of novel urease inhibitors by high-throughput virtual and in vitro screening.

    Obaid-ur-Rahman Abid;Tariq Mahmood Babar;Farukh Iftakhar Ali;Shahzad Ahmed

  • Synthesis of benzotriazoles derivatives and their dual potential as α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitors in vitro: Structure-activity relationship, molecular docking, and kinetic studies.

    Shehryar Hameed;Kanwal;Faiza Seraj;Rafaila Rafique

  • Hydrazinyl arylthiazole based pyridine scaffolds: Synthesis, structural characterization, in vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, and in silico studies

    Farman Ali;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Uzma Salar;Muhammad Taha

  • Synthesis, in vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory potential and molecular docking study of thiadiazole analogs.

    Muhammad Tariq Javid;Fazal Rahim;Muhammad Taha;Haseeb Ur Rehman

  • Synthesis, molecular docking and α-glucosidase inhibition of 5-aryl-2-(6'-nitrobenzofuran-2'-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles.

    Muhammad Taha;Nor Hadiani Ismail;Syahrul Imran;Abdul Wadood

  • Synthesis of 1H-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as new α-glucosidase inhibitors and their molecular docking studies.

    Satya Kumar Avula;Ajmal Khan;Najeeb Ur Rehman;Muhammad U. Anwar

  • Benzimidazole derivatives as new α-glucosidase inhibitors and in silico studies

    Nik Khairunissa Nik Abdullah Zawawi;Muhammad Taha;Norizan Ahmat;Abdul Wadood

  • Synthesis, in vitro alpha-glucosidase inhibitory potential of benzimidazole bearing bis-Schiff bases and their molecular docking study

    Fazal Rahim;Khalid Zaman;Muhammad Taha;Hayat Ullah

  • 5-Bromo-2-aryl benzimidazole derivatives as non-cytotoxic potential dual inhibitors of α-glucosidase and urease enzymes.

    Tanzila Arshad;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Najma Rasool;Uzma Salar

Frequent Co-Authors

Khalid Mohammed Khan
Khalid Mohammed Khan University of Karachi
Muhammad Taha
Muhammad Taha Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Fazal Rahim
Fazal Rahim Hazara University
Nor Hadiani Ismail
Nor Hadiani Ismail Universiti Teknologi MARA
M. Iqbal Choudhary
M. Iqbal Choudhary University of Karachi
Khalid Zaman
Khalid Zaman University of Haripur
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
Muhammad Sajid
Muhammad Sajid International Islamic University, Islamabad
Umer Rashid
Umer Rashid UCSI University
Bashir Ahmad
Bashir Ahmad King Abdulaziz University

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