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M. Iqbal Choudhary

M. Iqbal Choudhary

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Chemistry
Pakistan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
35670
World Ranking
3030
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

M. Iqbal Choudhary is affiliated with the University of Karachi in Pakistan. Their research spans numerous areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in medicine. The primary fields of study focus on molecular biology, organic chemistry, pharmacology, plant science, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work covers a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Phytochemistry and biological activities
  • Natural antidiabetic agents studies
  • Steroid chemistry and biochemistry
  • Pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism
  • Essential oils and antimicrobial activity

Prominent recent research papers include:

  • "Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: prevalence, biological and clinical characteristics comparison with SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV." (2020) published in PubMed
  • "Paclitaxel: Application in Modern Oncology and Nanomedicine-Based Cancer Therapy" (2021) published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • "In silico identification of potential inhibitors of key SARS-CoV-2 3CL hydrolase (Mpro) via molecular docking, MMGBSA predictive binding energy calculations, and molecular dynamics simulation" (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "A comparative metabolomic study on desi and kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes under rainfed and irrigated field conditions" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis - Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological approaches" (2020) published in Biotechnology Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with M. Iqbal Choudhary include:

  • Atia-tul Wahab
  • Sammer Yousuf
  • Atta-ur Rahman
  • Humaira Zafar
  • H.L. Siddiqui

The scholar often publishes in key scientific venues, such as:

  • Natural Product Research
  • Bioorganic Chemistry
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Molecules

M. Iqbal Choudhary has been recognized for contributions to science through fellowships including:

  • Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2002)

Best Publications

  • Bioassay Techniques for Drug Development

    Atta-ur-Rahman;M. Iqbal Choudhary;William J. Thomsen

  • Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components.

    Bahare Salehi;Athar Ata;Nanjangud V Anil Kumar;Farukh Sharopov

  • Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some Turkish medicinal plants.

    I Orhan;B Şener;M.I Choudhary;A Khalid

  • 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

  • Molecular pharmacology of inflammation: Medicinal plants as anti-inflammatory agents.

    Shumaila Tasneem;Bin Liu;Bin Li;M. Iqbal Choudhary

  • Application of analytical methods in authentication and adulteration of honey

    Amna Jabbar Siddiqui;Syed Ghulam Musharraf;M. Iqbal Choudhary;Atta-ur Rahman

  • Antioxidant and anticholinesterase evaluation of selected Turkish Salvia species

    Ilkay Orhan;Murat Kartal;Qamar Naz;Asma Ejaz

  • Protocols on safety, efficacy, standardization, and documentation of herbal medicine (IUPAC Technical Report)

    M. Mosihuzzaman;M. Iqbal Choudhary

  • High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy as a Structural and Analytical Tool for Unsaturated Lipids in Solution.

    Eleni Alexandri;Raheel Ahmed;Hina Siddiqui;Muhammad I. Choudhary

  • Paclitaxel: Application in Modern Oncology and Nanomedicine-Based Cancer Therapy

    Javad Sharifi-Rad;Cristina Quispe;Jayanta Kumar Patra;Yengkhom Disco Singh

  • Biscoumarin: new class of urease inhibitors; economical synthesis and activity.

    Khalid Mohammed Khan;Sajid Iqbal;Muhammad Arif Lodhi;Ghulam Murtaza Maharvi

  • Nigellidine — A new indazole alkaloid from the seeds of Nigella sativa

    Atta-ur-Rahman;Sohail Malik;S.Sadiq Hasan;M.Iqbal Choudhary;M.Iqbal Choudhary

  • Structure-activity relationships of tyrosinase inhibitory combinatorial library of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole analogues.

    Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan;Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary;Khalid Mohammed Khan;Mubeen Rani

  • Synthesis of bis-Schiff bases of isatins and their antiglycation activity.

    Khalid Mohammed Khan;Momin Khan;Muhammad Ali;Muhammad Taha

  • Inhibition of α-glucosidase by oleanolic acid and its synthetic derivatives

    Muhammad Shaiq Ali;Muhammad Jahangir;Syed Shazad ul Hussan;Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

  • Bioactive natural products as a potential source of new pharmacophores. A theory of memory

    Atta-ur-Rahman;M. Iqbal Choudhary

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

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

  • Synthesis of novel inhibitors of α-glucosidase based on the benzothiazole skeleton containing benzohydrazide moiety and their molecular docking studies

    Muhammad Taha;Nor Hadiani Ismail;Salima Lalani;Muhammad Qaiser Fatmi

  • Antifungal steroidal lactones from Withania coagulance.

    M. Iqbal Choudhary;Dur-e-Shahwar;Zeba Parveen;Abdul Jabbar

  • In silico identification of potential inhibitors of key SARS-CoV-2 3CL hydrolase (Mpro) via molecular docking, MMGBSA predictive binding energy calculations, and molecular dynamics simulation.

    M. Iqbal Choudhary;Muniza Shaikh;Atia tul-Wahab;Atta ur-Rahman

  • Kinetics of novel competitive inhibitors of urease enzymes by a focused library of oxadiazoles/thiadiazoles and triazoles

    Zareen Amtul;Maimoona Rasheed;Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary;Supino Rosanna

Frequent Co-Authors

Atta-ur-Rahman
Atta-ur-Rahman University of Karachi
Khalid Mohammed Khan
Khalid Mohammed Khan University of Karachi
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
Bilge Sener
Bilge Sener Gazi University
Muhammad Taha
Muhammad Taha Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Fazal Rahim
Fazal Rahim Hazara University
Abdul Malik
Abdul Malik Aligarh Muslim University
Ernst Bayer
Ernst Bayer University of Tübingen
Abdul Wadood
Abdul Wadood Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
Wolfgang Voelter
Wolfgang Voelter University of Tübingen

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