Dr. Maria Aqeel Khan

Ali, D., Farwa, U. E., Kumari, M., Khan, M. A., FeF3/molecular sieves (4 Å)-based solid support catalysis for efficient and sustainable preparation of Schiff base analogues and insights into green metrics. Chemical Papers, 2026, 1-14.
Batool, F., Ullah, S., Khan, M. A.* Sana, Bibi, U. Kousar, S., Al-rashida, M., Choudhary, M. I., Basha, F. Z., Identification of new 1,2,3-triazole analogues of metronidazole as α-glucosidase inhibitors: An outlook for anti-diabetic agents. Discover Chemistry, 2026, 3(1), 361.
Iqbal, N., Batool, M, Basha, F. Z., Khan, M. A.* Unveiling ionic liquid-based green approach for the synthesis of dihydropyrimidinone analogues utilizing Biginelli reaction. ChemistrySelect, 2025, 11(23), e06803.
Mbachu, A. K., Ekundayo, O., OSonibare, O. O., Khan, M. A.* Synthesis of new 1,1-dioxido-3-oxobenzo[d]isothiazole-linked 1,2,3-triazole derivatives and evaluation of antiglycation activity: An outlook for anti-diabetic agents. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 438, 128717 (1-13).
Gul, S.; Ishtiaq, M.; Warsi, Z.; Sami, A.; Khan, M. A.*, Rasheed, S. Unveiling the CTX-M-14 type β-lactamase inhibitory potential of coumarin-linked Schiff bases. ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10, e03256 (1-11).
Ishtiaq, M.; Iqbal, N.; Imran, A.; al-Rashida, M.; Rana, S.; Khan, M. A.*; Iqbal, J.; Hameed, A. Sustainable approach for synthesis of new coumarin-linked Schiff bases in DABCO-based ionic liquid and their identification as Aldose Reductase inhibitors, Scientific Reports, 2025, 15, 14400.
Malik, A.; Noor ul Huda, N.; Tahir, S. S.; Warsi, Z.; Arif, R.; Khan, M. A.*; Rasheed, S. Identification of new 1,2,3-triazole analogues of sulfanilamide as inhibitors of the carbonic anhydrase II enzyme: From in-vitro to in-vivo, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 303, 140426.
Olaleye, S. O., Idowu, S. O., Ahmed, S., Khan, M. A.* New 8-hydroxyquinoline-based azo dyes as highly sensitive colorimetric chemosensors for nickel cation, RCS Advances, 2025, 15(5), 3497-3514.
Younus, M.; Khan, M. A.*; Moin, S. T.; Basha F. Z. Engaging diastereomeric syn- and anti-6-bromo-4a-isopropyl-2-methyl-2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-1H-carbazoles in Suzuki coupling reaction: Synthesis, spectral characterization and DFT studies, ChemistrySelect, 2023, e202300649.
Khan, K. M.; Babatunde, O.; Hameed, S.; Mbachu, K. A.; Saleem, F.; Chigurupati, S.; Wadood, A.; Rehman, A.; Venugopal, V.; Ekundayo, O.; Khan, M. A. Evaluation of derivatives of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one as inhibitors of cholinesterases and their antioxidant activity: In vitro, in silico, and kinetics studies, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2023, 88(9), 825-840.
Zafar, H.; Anis, R.; Sana; Atia-tul-Wahab; Khan, M. A.; Basha, F. Z.; Maslennikov, I. V.; Choudhary, M. I. Identification of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors via in-silico and in-vitro studies, Medicinal Chemistry, 2023.
Mbachu, K. M.; Umm-E-Farwa; Khan, M. A.*; Hameed, S.; Lateef, M.; Atta, L.; Ul-Haq, Z.; Khan, K. M.; Ekundayo, O. Urease inhibitory activity on 1,2,3-triazoles-linked indomethacin derivatives; In vitro and in silico studies, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023, 1278, 134945.
Ishtiaq, M.; Khan, M. A.*; Ahmed, S.; Ali, S.; Al-Rashida, M.; Iftikhar, S.; Moin, S. T.; Hameed, A. Probing new DABCO-F based ionic liquids as catalyst in organic synthesis. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022, 1268, 133638.
Younus, M.; Ahsan, M.; Noor-ul-Huda; Khan, M.A.*, Rasheed, S.; Sadiq, R.; Basha, F.Z. Exploring the diastereoselectivity for Fischer indolization of L-menthone under different conditions, spectral characterization, and biological activities of new (2R,4aS)-2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole analogs, European Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 13, 293-298.
Iqbal, S.; Khan, M. A.; Jabeen, A.; Yousuf, S.; Zafar, F.; Batool, F.; Ganatra, M. U.; Basha, F. Z. Synthesis, crystal structure, and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) inhibition of N– and O–linked triazole analogues of harmine, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022, 1261, 132796.
Jahan H.; Siddiqui, N. N.; Iqbal, S.; Basha, F. Z., Khan, M. A.; Aslam, T.; Choudhary, M. I. Indole-linked 1,2,3-triazole derivatives efficiently modulate COX-2 protein levels in human THP-1 monocytes by suppressing AGE-ROS-NF-kβ nexus. Life Sciences, 2022, 291, 120282.
Ali, R.; Atia-tul-Wahab; Wajid, S.; Khan, M.A.; Hussain, S.; Shaikh, M.; Choudhary, M.I. Isolation, derivatization, in-vitro, and in-silico studies of potent butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors from Berberis parkeriana Schneid. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022, 127, 105944.
Jaffery, S. M. F.; Khan, M. A.*; Ullah, S.; Atia-tul-Wahab; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Synthesis of new valinol-derived sultam triazoles as α-glucosidase inhibitors, ChemistrySelect, 2021, 6(37), 9780.
Wali, S.; Atia-tul-Wahab; Ullah, S.; Khan; M.A.; Hussain, S.; Shaikh, M.; Choudhary, M. I. Synthesis of new clioquinol derivatives as potent α-glucosidase inhibitors; molecular docking, kinetic and structure-activity relationship studies. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022, 119, 105506.
Umm-E-Farwa; Ullah, S.; Khan, M. A.*; Zafar H.; Atia-tul-Wahab; Younus, M.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Dibenzazepine-linked isoxazoles: New and potent class of α-glucosidase inhibitors, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2021, 40, 127979.
Kausar, N.; Ullah, S.; Khan, M. A.*; Zafar, H.; Choudhary, M. I.; Yousuf, S. Celebrex derivatives: Synthesis, α-glucosidase inhibition, crystal structures and molecular docking studies. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2021, 106, 104499.
Wajid, S.; Khatoon, A.; Khan, M. A.; Zafar, H.; Kanwal, S.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Microwave-assisted organic synthesis, structure–activity relationship, kinetics and molecular docking studies of non-cytotoxic benzamide derivatives as selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, 27 (18), 4030-4040.
Batool, F.; Khan, M. A.*; Shaikh, N.N.; Iqbal, S.; Akbar, S.; Fazal‐ur‐rehman, S.; Choudhary, M.I.; Basha, F. Z. New benzamide analogues of metronidazole‐tethered triazoles as non‐sugar based inhibitors of β‐glucuronidase, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (29), 8634-8637.
Shaikh, N. N.; Iqbal, S.; Syed, N.; Khan, M. A.; Moin, S. T.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Carbazole‐linked 1,2,3‐triazoles: In vitro β‐glucuronidase inhibitory potential, kinetics, and molecular docking studies, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (20), 6181-6189.
Iqbal, S.; Khan, M. A.; Ansari, Z.; Jabeen, A.; Faheem, A.; Fazal-Ur-Rehman, S.; Basha, F. Z. Synthesis of new bicarbazole-linked triazoles as non-cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitors, Synthetic Communications, 2019, 49 (18), 2330-2341.
Fazal-ur-Rehman, S.; Wasim, A. A.; Iqbal, S.; Khan, M. A.; Lateef, M.; Iqbal, L. Synthesis, lipoxygenase inhibition activity and molecular docking of oxamide derivative, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019, Supp. 3 (32), 1253-1259.
Fazal-ur-Rehman, S.; Wasim, A. A.; Khan, M. A.; Ali, M.; Iqbal, S. Antioxidant and lipoxygenase inhibition studies of 4-(4-bromophenyl)-2, 2'-bipyridine and its metal complexes Synthesis, characterization and biological screening, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019, 32.
Khan, M. A.*; Javaid, K.; Wadood, A.; Jamal, A.; Batool, F.; Fazal-ur-Rehman, S.; Basha, F. Z. Choudhary, M. I. In vitro α-glucosidase inhibition by non-sugar based triazoles of dibenzoazepine, their structure-activity relationship, and molecular docking, Medicinal Chemistry, 2017, 13, 698-704.
Khan, M. A.; Batool, F.; Khatoon, A.; Sadiq, R.;Rahman, S.; Basha, F. Z. Solvent‐free protocol for the green synthesis of benzamide analogs of dibenzoazepine, European Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 8 (2),179‐182.
Iqbal, S.; Khan, M. A.; Javaid, K.; Sadiq, R.Fazal-ur-Rehman, S.;Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. New carbazole linked 1,2,3-triazoles as highly potent non-sugar α-glucosidase inhibitors, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2017, 74, 72-81.
Khan, M. A.; Fazal-ur-Rehman, S.; Hameed, A.; Kousar, S.; Dalvandi, K.; Yousaf, S.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Regioselective synthesis of novel 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-1H-carbazoles and their cholinesterase inhibitory activities. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 59240-59250.
Khan, M. A.; Saleem, A.; Ghouri, N.; Hameed, A.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of dibenzoazepine triazole derivatives: A novel class for antileishmanial agents, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 2015, 12, 597-606.
Arshad, M.; Hameed, A.; Butt, H. M.; Khan, M. A.; Saied, S.; Choudhary, M. I.; Basha, F. Z. Synthesis and characterization of substituted new 1,2,4-triazines from p-chloroacetophenone, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2013, 35, 198-201.

Book Chapter(s):

Arain S, Mukhtiar N, Lanjar Z, Khan MA, Asad L, Ram T, Arain MB, Ahmed M, Iqbal N and Aziz R, 2026. The global impact of combating antimicrobial resistance. In: Ahrar Khan, Riaz Hussain, Zaib un Nisa and Anam Tariq (eds), Emerging Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health Interventions. Unique Scientific Publishers, Faisalabad, Pakistan, pp: 29-38. https://doi.org/10.47278/book.TL/2026.022