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Uttam Chand Banerjee

Uttam Chand Banerjee

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Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
20085
World Ranking
12438
National Ranking
337

Overview

Uttam Chand Banerjee is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans molecular biology, biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research focuses on several key scientific topics including:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Banerjee has published extensively, with significant papers as follows:

  • Synthesis of N-substituted indole derivatives as potential antimicrobial and antileishmanial agents, 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • Liposomal Delivery of Mycophenolic Acid With Quercetin for Improved Breast Cancer Therapy in SD Rats, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Co-administration of zinc phthalocyanine and quercetin via hybrid nanoparticles for augmented photodynamic therapy, 2021, Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Novel diindoloazepinone derivatives as DNA minor groove binding agents with selective topoisomerase I inhibition: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and docking studies, 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • Light-assisted anticancer photodynamic therapy using porphyrin-doped nanoencapsulates, 2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology

The researcher frequently collaborates with several scientists, including:

  • Seema Kirar
  • Gopal Patel
  • Neeraj S. Thakur
  • Shivraj Hariram Nile
  • Jayeeta Bhaumik

Banerjee's published work is commonly found in journals such as:

  • Bioorganic Chemistry
  • 3 Biotech
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts.

    Amit Kumar Mittal;Yusuf Chisti;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Production, purification, characterization, and applications of lipases.

    Rohit Sharma;Yusuf Chisti;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Botryococcus braunii: A Renewable Source of Hydrocarbons and Other Chemicals

    Anirban Banerjee;Rohit Sharma;Yusuf Chisti;U. C. Banerjee

  • Bioactive compounds from cyanobacteria and microalgae: an overview.

    Sawraj Singh;Bhushan N. Kate;U. C. Banerjee

  • Prospects of biodiesel production from microalgae in India

    Shakeel A. Khan;Rashmi;Mir Z. Hussain;S. Prasad

  • Removal of Dyes from the Effluent of Textile and Dyestuff Manufacturing Industry: A Review of Emerging Techniques With Reference to Biological Treatment

    Harpreet Singh Rai;Mani Shankar Bhattacharyya;Jagdeep Singh;T. K. Bansal

  • Biotechnological applications of cyclodextrins

    Mamata Singh;Rohit Sharma;U.C Banerjee

  • Comparative studies on the microbial adsorption of heavy metals

    Nisha Goyal;S.C Jain;U C Banerjee

  • Biodegradation of triphenylmethane dyes.

    Wamik Azmi;Rajesh Kumar Sani;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Retraction Note To: The nitrile-degrading enzymes: current status and future prospects.

    A. Banerjee;R. Sharma;U. C. Banerjee

  • THERMOSTABLE ALKALINE PROTEASE FROM BACILLUS BREVIS AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION AS A LAUNDRY DETERGENT ADDITIVE

    Uttam Chand Banerjee;Rajesh Kumar Sani;Wamik Azmi;Raman Soni

  • Production studies and catalytic properties of phytases (myo-inositolhexakisphosphate phosphohydrolases): an overview

    Purva Vats;Uttam C Banerjee

  • Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles: Elucidation of prospective mechanism and therapeutic potential.

    Amit Kumar Mittal;Jayeeta Bhaumik;Sanjay Kumar;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • DECOLORIZATION OF TRIPHENYLMETHANE DYES AND TEXTILE AND DYE-STUFF EFFLUENT BY KURTHIA SP

    Rajesh Kumar Sani;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Streptokinase--a clinically useful thrombolytic agent.

    Anirban Banerjee;Yusuf Chisti;U.C Banerjee

  • N-Fused Imidazoles As Novel Anticancer Agents That Inhibit Catalytic Activity of Topoisomerase IIα and Induce Apoptosis in G1/S Phase

    Ashish T. Baviskar;Chetna Madaan;Ranjan Preet;Purusottam Mohapatra

  • Quercetin and gallic acid mediated synthesis of bimetallic (silver and selenium) nanoparticles and their antitumor and antimicrobial potential.

    Amit Kumar Mittal;Sanjay Kumar;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Arginine dependence of tumor cells: targeting a chink in cancer's armor.

    M D Patil;J Bhaumik;S Babykutty;U C Banerjee

  • Production of shikimic acid

    Saptarshi Ghosh;Yusuf Chisti;Uttam C. Banerjee

  • Production, purification, and characterization of the debittering enzyme naringinase.

    Munish Puri;Uttam Chand Banerjee

  • Free Radical Scavenging and Antioxidant Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Flower Extract of Rhododendron dauricum

    Amit Kumar Mittal;Abhishek Kaler;Uttam Chand Banerjee

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuf Chisti
Yusuf Chisti Massey University
Sanyog Jain
Sanyog Jain Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
Asit K. Chakraborti
Asit K. Chakraborti University of Burdwan
Guoyin Kai
Guoyin Kai Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Ipsita Roy
Ipsita Roy University of Sheffield
M. Moo-Young
M. Moo-Young University of Waterloo
Rakesh K. Jain
Rakesh K. Jain Harvard University
Andreas Stolz
Andreas Stolz University of Stuttgart
Dai Fukumura
Dai Fukumura Harvard University
Abdul Basit
Abdul Basit University College London

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