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Marimuthu Govindarajan

Marimuthu Govindarajan

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
14089
World Ranking
6465
National Ranking
23

Overview

Marimuthu Govindarajan is affiliated with Annamalai University in India, focusing on multiple fields within the scientific research landscape. Their work spans the domains of Materials Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science.

The scientist's research interests are diversified across several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pollution. These subfields align with their involvement in major research topics such as nanoparticles synthesis and applications, insect pest control strategies, Moringa oleifera research and applications, medicinal plants and neuroprotection, microplastics and plastic pollution, graphene and nanomaterials applications, and environmental heavy metals.

Frequent publication venues for Govindarajan include the Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Green Processing and Synthesis, Fermentation, and Toxics, suggesting a focus on journals related to biological sciences, materials processing, and environmental research.

Notable recent papers provide insight into specific areas of investigation. These include:

  • Chitosan overlaid Fe3O4/rGO nanocomposite for targeted drug delivery, imaging, and biomedical applications (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • An assessment of level of heavy metals pollution in the water, sediment and aquatic organisms: A perspective of tackling environmental threats for food security (2020, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences)
  • Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for antimicrobial and vegetative growth applications: A novel approach for advancing efficient high quality health care to human wellbeing (2020, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences)
  • Toxicity evaluation of polypropylene microplastic on marine microcrustacean Artemia salina: An analysis of implications and vulnerability (2022, Chemosphere)
  • A review on biological carbon sequestration: A sustainable solution for a cleaner air environment, less pollution and lower health risks (2020, Journal of King Saud University - Science)

The scientist collaborates with multiple coauthors, indicating a broad network of research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Marcello Nicoletti, Shahid Mahboob, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, and Jeganathan Pandiyan.

Best Publications

  • Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Ulva lactuca seaweed extract and evaluation of their photocatalytic, antibiofilm and insecticidal activity.

    Ramachandran Ishwarya;Baskaralingam Vaseeharan;Subramanian Kalyani;Balan Banumathi

  • Larvicidal and ovicidal activity of Cassia fistula Linn. leaf extract against filarial and malarial vector mosquitoes

    M. Govindarajan;A. Jebanesan;T. Pushpanathan

  • Green synthesis of silver, gold and silver/gold bimetallic nanoparticles using the Gloriosa superba leaf extract and their antibacterial and antibiofilm activities

    Kasi Gopinath;Shanmugasundaram Kumaraguru;Kasi Bhakyaraj;Subramanian Mohan

  • Nano-Biofungicides: Emerging Trend in Insect Pest Control

    Atanu Bhattacharyya;Prabha Duraisamy;Marimuthu Govindarajan;Abdul A. Buhroo

  • Ovicidal and repellent activities of botanical extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

    M Govindarajan;T Mathivanan;K Elumalai;K Krishnappa

  • Bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS)-coated ZnO nanoparticles showed high antibiofilm activity and larvicidal toxicity against malaria and Zika virus vectors.

    Muthukumar Abinaya;Baskaralingam Vaseeharan;Mani Divya;Aruna Sharmili

  • Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oil from Ocimum basilicum (L.) against Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Aedes albopictus and Anopheles subpictus (Diptera: Culicidae).

    M. Govindarajan;R. Sivakumar;M. Rajeswary;K. Yogalakshmi

  • Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oil from Mentha spicata (Linn.) against three mosquito species

    M. Govindarajan;R. Sivakumar;M. Rajeswari;K. Yogalakshmi

  • Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of leaf essential oil from Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth (Rutaceae) against three mosquito species.

    Marimuthu Govindarajan

  • Mosquito larvicidal, ovicidal, and repellent properties of botanical extracts against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    M. Govindarajan;T. Mathivanan;K. Elumalai;K. Krishnappa

  • Larvicidal potential of carvacrol and terpinen-4-ol from the essential oil of Origanum vulgare (Lamiaceae) against Anopheles stephensi, Anopheles subpictus, Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Marimuthu Govindarajan;Mohan Rajeswary;S.L. Hoti;Giovanni Benelli

  • Mosquito control with green nanopesticides: towards the One Health approach? A review of non-target effects

    Giovanni Benelli;Filippo Maggi;Roman Pavela;Kadarkarai Murugan

  • Eugenol, α-pinene and β-caryophyllene from Plectranthus barbatus essential oil as eco-friendly larvicides against malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis mosquito vectors.

    Marimuthu Govindarajan;Mohan Rajeswary;S L Hoti;Atanu Bhattacharyya

  • α-Humulene and β-elemene from Syzygium zeylanicum (Myrtaceae) essential oil: highly effective and eco-friendly larvicides against Anopheles subpictus, Aedes albopictus, and Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Marimuthu Govindarajan;Giovanni Benelli

  • Biopolymer gelatin-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles showed high antibacterial, antibiofilm and anti-angiogenic activity.

    Mani Divya;Baskaralingam Vaseeharan;Muthukumar Abinaya;Sekar Vijayakumar

  • The essential oil of Zingiber officinalis Linn (Zingiberaceae) as a mosquito larvicidal and repellent agent against the filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Thambusamy Pushpanathan;Arulsamy Jebanesan;Marimuthu Govindarajan

  • Studies on effect of Acalypha indica L. (Euphorbiaceae) leaf extracts on the malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera:Culicidae).

    M. Govindarajan;A. Jebanesan;T. Pushpanathan;K. Samidurai

  • Larvicidal and repellent properties of some essential oils against Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Anopheles subpictus Grassi (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Marimuthu Govindarajan

  • Larvicidal, ovicidal and repellent activities of Cymbopogan citratus Stapf (Graminae) essential oil against the filarial mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) (Diptera : Culicidae).

    Pushpanathan T;Jebanesan A;Govindarajan M

  • Eco-friendly larvicides from Indian plants: Effectiveness of lavandulyl acetate and bicyclogermacrene on malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis mosquito vectors.

    Marimuthu Govindarajan;Giovanni Benelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Baskaralingam Vaseeharan
Baskaralingam Vaseeharan Alagappa University
Kadarkarai Murugan
Kadarkarai Murugan Bharathiar University
Mohamad S. AlSalhi
Mohamad S. AlSalhi King Saud University
Filippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi University of Camerino
Jiang-Shiou Hwang
Jiang-Shiou Hwang National Taiwan Ocean University
Roman Pavela
Roman Pavela Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Csaba Vágvölgyi
Csaba Vágvölgyi University of Szeged
Marcello Nicoletti
Marcello Nicoletti Sapienza University of Rome
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa

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