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Akhil R. Chakravarty

Akhil R. Chakravarty

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Chemistry
India
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
13255
World Ranking
6361
National Ranking
71

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

Akhil R. Chakravarty is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and specializes primarily in materials science, with a significant focus on materials chemistry. Their research spans closely related subfields including biomedical engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials
  • Photodynamic therapy research studies
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Recent publications by Akhil R. Chakravarty reflect their involvement in coordination chemistry and photodynamic therapy. Selected papers include:

  • Recent advances in the chemistry of iron-based chemotherapeutic agents, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • BODIPY-Ruthenium(II) Bis-Terpyridine Complexes for Cellular Imaging and Type-I/-II Photodynamic Therapy, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • BODIPY-attached zinc(II) complexes of curcumin drug for visible light assisted photo-sensitization, cellular imaging and targeted PDT, 2021, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Oxoplatin-B, a cisplatin-based platinum(IV) complex with photoactive BODIPY for mitochondria specific "chemo-PDT" activity, 2021, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
  • Cobalt(III) Complexes for Light-Activated Delivery of Acetylacetonate-BODIPY, Cellular Imaging, and Photodynamic Therapy, 2022, Inorganic Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Paturu Kondaiah (16 collaborations)
  • Somarupa Sahoo (16 collaborations)
  • Subhadeep Paul (12 collaborations)
  • Paramita Kundu (8 collaborations)
  • Avishek Jana (6 collaborations)

Publishing venues where Akhil R. Chakravarty has contributed multiple works are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (14 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (6 publications)
  • Dalton Transactions (4 publications)
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Ternary Copper Complexes for Photocleavage of DNA by Red Light: Direct Evidence for Sulfur-to-Copper Charge Transfer and d-d Band Involvement

    Shanta Dhar;Dulal Senapati;Puspendu K Das;Pabitra Chattopadhyay

  • Metal complexes of curcumin for cellular imaging, targeting, and photoinduced anticancer activity.

    Samya Banerjee;Akhil R Chakravarty

  • Chemistry of ruthenium. 2. Synthesis, structure, and redox properties of 2-(arylazo)pyridine complexes

    S. Goswami;A. R. Chakravarty;A. Chakravorty

  • DNA Cleavage by New Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes of N-Salicylidene α-Amino Acids and Phenanthroline Bases in the Photodynamic Therapy Window

    Pijus K. Sasmal;Ashis K. Patra;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Synthesis, crystal structure, DNA binding and photo-induced DNA cleavage activity of (S-methyl-l-cysteine)copper(II) complexes of heterocyclic bases

    Ashis K. Patra;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Oxidative cleavage of DNA by a dipyridoquinoxaline copper(II) complex in the presence of ascorbic acid.

    Bidyut K Santra;Pattubala A.N Reddy;Girish Neelakanta;Subramony Mahadevan

  • Structural and electrochemical characterization of the novel ortho-metalated dirhodium(II) compounds Rh2(O2CCH3)2[(C6H5)2P(C6H4)]2•2L

    Akhil R. Chakravarty;F. Albert. Cotton;Derek A. Tocher;Joanne H. Tocher

  • Ferrocene-Conjugated L-Tryptophan Copper(II) Complexes of Phenanthroline Bases Showing DNA Photocleavage Activity and Cytotoxicity

    Tridib K. Goswami;Balabhadrapatruni V. S. K. Chakravarthi;Mithun Roy;Anjali A. Karande

  • Remarkable photocytotoxicity of curcumin in HeLa cells in visible light and arresting its degradation on oxovanadium(IV) complex formation.

    Samya Banerjee;Puja Prasad;Akhtar Hussain;Imran Khan

  • Copper(II) complexes of L-arginine as netropsin mimics showing DNA cleavage activity in red light.

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  • An iron complex of dipyridophenazine as a potent photocytotoxic agent in visible light.

    Sounik Saha;Ritankar Majumdar;Mithun Roy;Rajan R. Dighe

  • Photodynamic effect in near-IR light by a photocytotoxic iron(III) cellular imaging agent

    Uttara Basu;Imran Khan;Akhtar Hussain;Paturu Kondaiah

  • Bis(dipyridophenazine)copper(II) complex as major groove directing synthetic hydrolase

    Tarkeshwar Gupta;Shanta Dhar;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Effect of charge transfer bands on the photo-induced DNA cleavage activity of [1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphtholato]copper(II) complexes.

    Shanta Dhar;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Synthesis, structure, DNA binding and DNA cleavage activity of oxovanadium(IV) N-salicylidene-S-methyldithiocarbazate complexes of phenanthroline bases

    Pijus K. Sasmal;Ashis K. Patra;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • The cis-Diammineplatinum(II) Complex of Curcumin: A Dual Action DNA Crosslinking and Photochemotherapeutic Agent

    Koushambi Mitra;Srishti Gautam;Paturu Kondaiah;Akhil R Chakravarty

  • Metal-assisted red light-induced DNA cleavage by ternary L-methionine copper(II) complexes of planar heterocyclic bases

    Ashis K. Patra;Shanta Dhar;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Ferrocene-Promoted Photoactivated DNA Cleavage and Anticancer Activity of Terpyridyl Copper(II) Phenanthroline Complexes

    Basudev Maity;Mithun Roy;Bhabatosh Banik;Ritankar Majumdar

  • Hydrolytic Cleavage of DNA by Ternary Amino Acid Schiff Base Copper(II) Complexes Having Planar Heterocyclic Ligands

    Pattubala A. N. Reddy;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

  • Helical supramolecular host with aquapores anchoring alternate molecules of helical water chains

    Arindam Mukherjee;Manas K Saha;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R Chakravarty

  • Synthesis, crystal structure and photo-induced DNA cleavage activity of ternary copper(II)-thiosemicarbazone complexes having heterocyclic bases

    Anitha M. Thomas;Anil D. Naik;Munirathinam Nethaji;Akhil R. Chakravarty

Frequent Co-Authors

Munirathinam Nethaji
Munirathinam Nethaji Indian Institute of Science
Paturu Kondaiah
Paturu Kondaiah Indian Institute of Science
F. Albert Cotton
F. Albert Cotton Texas A&M University
Animesh Chakravorty
Animesh Chakravorty Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Akhtar Hussain
Akhtar Hussain Université Laval
Derek A. Tocher
Derek A. Tocher University College London
Larry R. Falvello
Larry R. Falvello University of Zaragoza
Eluvathingal D. Jemmis
Eluvathingal D. Jemmis Indian Institute of Science
Biswarup Pathak
Biswarup Pathak Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Subir Sarkar
Subir Sarkar University of Oxford

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