Publications

2025

Structural Features of Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimic Hydrogels

Samuel T. Attard, Vina R. Aldilla, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Renxun Chen, David StC. Black, Pall Thordarson, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumar

Antibiotics 2025, 14(11), 1118

Synthesis of novel fused-ring idronoxil derivatives incorporating coumarin, pyran, and furan moieties

Valerio Falasca, Eugene Yee, Shekh Sabir, Mohan Bhadbhade, Daniel S. Wenholz, David StC. Black

RSC Advances

Antibacterial peptidomimetics based on guanidine-functionalized di-tertiary amides

Ghayah Bahatheg, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Lissy Hartmann, Charles Gordon Cranfield, David StClair Black, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumar

RSC Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis of novel isoflavene derivatives with anti-tumour activity

V Falasca, DS Wenholz, TT Yu, N Kumar

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 130350

CRO-67 has anti-cancer activity in pancreatic tumor cells and stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts

S Chiang, K Garcia Netto, J Kokkinos, KS Haginhi, AS Raina, ...

Scientific Reports 15 (1), 24488

The Ability of Bacteriophages to Reduce Biofilms Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Corneal Infections

KD Urgeya, D Subedi, N Kumar, M Willcox

Antibiotics 14 (7), 629

Harnessing Machine Learning Approaches for the Identification, Characterization, and Optimization of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides

Naveed Saleem, Naresh Kumar, Emad El-Omar, Mark Willcox, Xiao-Tao Jiang

Antibiotics

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Naphthoquinone Salts as Anticancer Agents

Yao Cheng, Tsz Tin Yu, Ellen M. Olzomer, Kyle L. Hoehn, Frances L. Byrne, Naresh Kumar, David StC Black

Molecules

Evaluation of the Synergistic Activity of Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics or Colistin Sulphate with Conventional Antifungals Against Yeasts of Medical Importance

Shyam Kumar Mishra, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Christina Nguyen, Jennifer Doeur, Harleen Atwal, Samuel Attard, Kristian Sørensen, Jennifer S. Lin, Edgar H. H. Wong, Alex Hui, Annelise E. Barron, Naresh Kumar, Mark Willcox

Journal of Fungi

The effect of immobilisation strategies on the ability of peptoids to reduce the adhesion of P. aeruginosa strains to contact lenses

Sara M, Chakraborty S, Chen R, Palms D, Katsifis G, Li Z, Farajikhah S, Massedupally V, Hui A, Wong EHH, Kumar N, Vasilev K, Mackenzie D, Losurdo L, Dehghani F, Jenssen H, Sorensen K, Lin JS, Barron AE, Willcox M

Exp Eye Res. 2025; 250:110149

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation naphthoquinone-1,4-dione analogues as anticancer agents

Cheng Y, Yu TT, Olzomer EM, Beretta M, Katen A, Su J, Jones JP, Black DStC, Hoehn KL, Byrne FL, Kumar N

RSC MedChem. 2025

Synthesis of fused-ring systems and diarylmethane flavonoids via ortho-quinone methide intermediates

Nuraini VA, Falasca V, Wenholz DS, Black DStC, Kumar N

RSC Advances. 2025

Synthesis of Indoles through C2–C3 Bond Formation Using Lawesson's Reagent

Cheng Y, Yu TT, Bhadbhade M, Black DStC, Kumar N

J Org Chem. 2025; 90: 3290–3300

Novel cationic dihydropyrrol-2-one compounds as antimicrobial agents and quorum sensing inhibitors

Suresh D, Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Sabir S, Das T, Black DStC, Willcox M, Kumar N

Bioorg & Med Chem. 2025; 122: 118137

Antiviral activity of peptide and peptide mimic coated surfaces

Urmi UL, Willcox M, Kuppusamy R, Attard Kuma M, Islam S, Chen H, Ren X, Vijay AJ

Applied Surface Science. 2025; 702: 163242

Characterization of PFOA isomers from PFAS precursors and their reductive defluorination

Sun J, Lorpaiboon W, Fox N, Jones A, Ho J, Manefield M, Kumar N, O'Carroll D, Lee M

Water Research. 2025; Volume 268, Part B, 122717

2024

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 3,4-Diaryl-1,2-dihydro- and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines

Rajput S, Falasca V, Bhadbhade M, Black DS, Kumar N

Molecules. 2024 29(17):4273

Enhancing bone repair through improved angiogenesis and osteogenesis using mesoporous silica nanoparticle-loaded Konjac glucomannan-based interpenetrating network scaffolds

Kanniyappan H, Sundaram MK, Ravikumar A, Chakraborty S, Gnanamani A, Mani U, Kumar N, Muthuvijayan V

Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 279:135182

Quorum sensing inhibiting dihydropyrrol-2-ones embedded polymer/graphene oxide nanocomposite waterborne antimicrobial coatings

Chen R, Maslekar N, Chakraborty S, Dinh LNM, Yao Y, Zetterlund PB, Kumar N, Agarwal V

J Mater Chem B. 2024;12(34):8366-8375

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents

Cheng Y, Jones JP, Yu TT, Olzomer EM, Su J, Katen A, Black DS, Hart-Smith G, Childress ES, Wilkins MR, Mateos IA, Santos WL, Hoehn KL, Byrne FL, Kumar N

Bioorg Chem. 2024;151:107665

An Effective Barrier Coating Technology Against Premature Bolt Failures in Underground Mines

Chen H, Kimyon, Ramandi HL, Craig P, Chen R, Kabir I, Kumar N, Manefield M, Crosky A, Canbulat I, Saydam S

Rock Mech Rock Eng (2024)

Exploring the Efficacy of Peptides and Mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and Murine Norovirus

Urmi UL, Vijay AK, Willcox MDP, Attard S, Enninful G, Kumar N, Islam S, Kuppusamy R

Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jun 27;25(13):7030

Daidzein-Based Amphiphilic Small Molecular Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics as Novel Antimicrobial Agents with Anti-Biofilm Activity

Hong Z, Yu TT, Yasir M, Sara M, Black DStC, Willcox MDP, Kuppusamy R, Kumar N

ChemistrySelect. 2024, 9; e202400502

Soluble metal porphyrins - Zero-valent zinc system for effective reductive defluorination of branched per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

Sun J, Yu TT, Mirabediny M, Lee M, Jones A, O'Carroll DM, Manefield MJ, Kumar PV, Pickford R, Ramadhan ZR, Bhattacharyya SK,kermark B, Das B, Kumar N

Water Res. 2024, 1;258:121803

Protecting Orthopaedic Implants from Infection: Antimicrobial Peptide Mel4 Is Non-Toxic to Bone Cells and Reduces Bacterial Colonisation When Bound to Plasma Ion-Implanted 3D-Printed PAEK Polymers

Kruse HV, Chakraborty S, Chen R, Kumar N, Yasir M, Lewin WT, Suchowerska N, Willcox MDP, McKenzie DR

Cells. 2024 Apr 9;13(8):656

Dimeric peptoids as antibacterial agents

Bahatheg G, Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Bridge S, Mishra SK, Cranfield CG, StC Black D, Willcox M, Kumar N

Bioorg Chem. 2024 ;147:107334

The activity of antimicrobial peptoids against multidrug-resistant ocular pathogens

Sara M, Yasir M, Kalaiselvan P, Hui A, Kuppusamy R, Kumar N, Chakraborty S, Yu TT, Wong EHH, Molchanova N, Jenssen H, Lin JS, Barron AE, Willcox M

Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024, 47(2):102124

Non-canonical amino acid bioincorporation into antimicrobial peptides and its challenges

Enninful GN, Kuppusamy R, Tiburu EK, Kumar N, Willcox MDP

J Pept Sci. 2024, 30(6):e3560

Fast reductive defluorination of branched perfluorooctane sulfonic acids by cobalt phthalocyanine: electrochemical studies and mechanistic insights

Mirabediny M, Sun J, Yu TT, O'Carroll D, Manefiled M,kermark B, Das B, Kumar N

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024,10, 216-227

Electrochemical degradation of a C6-perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) using a simple activated carbon cathode

Grunfeld DA, Jones A, Sun J, Le ST, Pickford R, Huang Q, Manefield M, Kumar N, Lee M, O'Carroll DM

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024,10, 272-287

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 3,4-Diaryl-1,2-dihydro- and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines

Santosh Rajput, Valerio Falasca, Mohan Bhadbhade, David StC Black, Naresh Kumar

Molecules

Protecting Orthopaedic Implants from Infection: Antimicrobial Peptide Mel4 Is Non-Toxic to Bone Cells and Reduces Bacterial Colonisation When Bound to Plasma Ion-Implanted 3D-Printed PAEK Polymers

Hedi Verena Kruse, Sudip Chakraborty, Renxun Chen, Naresh Kumar, Muhammad Yasir, William T. Lewin, Natalka Suchowerska, Mark D. P. Willcox, David R. McKenzie

Cells

Exploring the Efficacy of Peptides and Mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and Murine Norovirus

Umme Laila Urmi, Ajay Kumar Vijay, Mark D. P. Willcox, Samuel Attard, George Enninful, Naresh Kumar, Salequl Islam, Rajesh Kuppusamy

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

2023

Rational Design, Synthesis, and Anti-Proliferative Evaluation of Novel 4-Aryl-3,4-Dihydro-2<i>H</i>-1,4-Benzoxazines

Xiaoming Fu, Daniel Wenholz, Daniel S. H. Chan, David StC. Black, Naresh Kumar

Molecules

Novel quinazolinone disulfide analogues as pqs quorum sensing inhibitors against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Sabir S, Das T, Kuppusamy R, Yu TT, Willcox MD, Black DSC, Kumar N

Bioorganic Chemistry, 130, 2023

Rational Design, Synthesis, and Anti-Proliferative Evaluation of Novel 4-Aryl-3,4-Dihydro-2H-1,4-Benzoxazines

Fu X, Wenholz D, Chan DSH, Black DS, Kumar N

Molecules. 2023, 29(1):166

Effective PFAS degradation by electrochemical oxidation methods-recent progress and requirement

Mirabediny M, Sun J, Yu TT, kermark B, Das B, Kumar N

Chemosphere, Volume 321, 2023, 138109

Effect of Deposition and Protease Digestion on the Ex Vivo Activity of Antimicrobial Peptide-Coated Contact Lenses

Kalaiselvan P, Dutta D, Konda NV, Sharma S, Kumar N, Stapleton F, Willcox MDP

Nanomaterials, 13, 349, 2023

Tuning the anthranilamide peptidomimetic design to selectively target planktonic bacteria and biofilm

Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Yu TT, Voli F, Vittorio O, Miller MJ, Lewis P, Black DS, Willcox M, Kumar N

Antibiotics, 12, 585, 2023

Pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles as inhibitors of oncoproteins ubiquitin specific protease 5 and MYCN in the childhood cancer neuroblastoma

Gadde S, Kleynhans A, Holien JK, Bhadbhade M, Nguyen PLD, Mittra R, Yu TT, Carter DR, Parker MW, Marshall GM, Cheung BB, Kumar N

Bioorganic Chemistry, 136, 2023, 106462

Liposome-Micelle-Hybrid (LMH) carriers for controlled co-delivery of 5-FU and paclitaxel as chemotherapeutics

Hassan MM, Romana B, Mao G, Kumar N, Sonvico F, Thordarson P, Joyce P, Bremmell KE, Barnes TJ, Prestidge CA

Pharmaceutics, 15, 1886, 2023

Electrostatic and covalent binding of an antibacterial polymer to hydroxyapatite for protection against Escherichia coli colonization

Chakraborty S, Katsifis G, Roohani I, Boyer C, McKenzie D, Willcox MDP, Chen R, Kumar N

Materials, 16, 5045, 2023

Synthesis of novel quinazolinone analogues for quorum sensing inhibition

Shandil S, Yu TT, Sabir S, Black DS, Kumar N

Antibiotics, 12, 1227, 2023

N-acetylcysteine prevents catheter occlusion and inflammation in catheter associated-urinary tract infections by suppressing urease activity

Manoharan A, Farrell J, Aldilla VR, Whiteley G, Kriel E, Glasbey T, Kumar N, Moore KH, Manos J, Das T

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023, 26;13:1216798

Hierarchical assembly of tryptophan zipper peptides into stress-relaxing bioactive hydrogels

Nguyen AK, Molley TG, Kardia E, Ganda S, Chakraborty S, Wong SL, Ruan J, Yee BE, Mata J, Vijayan A, Kumar N, Tilley RD, Waters SA, Kilian KA

Nat Commun. 2023, 23;14(1):6604

Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Prevent the Development of Resistance against Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas Bacteria

Browne K, Kuppusamy R, Walsh WR, Black DS, Willcox MDP, Kumar N, Chen R

Int J Mol Sci. 2023, 6;24(19):14966

Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Prevent the Development of Resistance against Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas Bacteria

Katrina Browne, Rajesh Kuppusamy, William R. Walsh, David StC Black, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumar, Renxun Chen

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Short Fluoroalkanes Suppress a Thermally-Induced Phase Transition in a Layered Organic Crystal

Christopher E. Marjo, Anne M. Rich, Mohan M. Bhadbhade, Saroj Bhattacharyya, Songyan Yin, David M. Miskovic, Vina R. Aldilla, Naresh Kumar

Crystals

Rational Design, Synthesis, and Anti-Proliferative Evaluation of Novel 4-Aryl-3,4-Dihydro-2<i>H</i>-1,4-Benzoxazines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Antiviral Activity of Anthranilamide Peptidomimetics against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and a Coronavirus

Naresh Kumar et al.

2022

Halogenated Dihydropyrrol-2-One Molecules Inhibit Pyocyanin Biosynthesis by Blocking the <i>Pseudomonas</i> Quinolone Signaling System

Theerthankar Das, Shekh Sabir, Ren Chen, Jessica Farrell, Frederik H. Kriel, Gregory S. Whiteley, Trevor O. Glasbey, Jim Manos, Mark D. P. Willcox, Naresh Kumar

Molecules

Synthesis of Alkyne-Substituted Dihydropyrrolones as Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Basmah Almohaywi, Tsz Tin Yu, George Iskander, Shekh Sabir, Mohan Bhadbhade, David StC. Black, Naresh Kumar

Antibiotics

Hydrogels with intrinsic antibacterial activity prepared from naphthyl anthranilamide (NaA) capped peptide mimics

Aldilla VR, Chen R, Kuppusamy R, Chakraborty S, Willcox MDP, Black DSC, Thordarson P, Martin AD, Kumar N

Scientific Reports 12(1), 2022

The Anti-Amoebic Activity of a Peptidomimetic against Acanthamoeba castellanii

Peguda HK, Carnt NA, Gu Z, Kumar N, Willcox MDP, Kuppusamy R

Microorganisms 10(12), 2022

Transition Towards Antibiotic Hybrid Vehicles: The Next Generation Antibacterials

Kuppusamy R, Browne, Suresh D, Do Rosario R M, Chakraborty S, Yang S, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Chen R, Kumar N

Current Medicinal Chemistry, 29, 2022

Short Tryptamine-Based Peptoids as Potential Therapeutics for Microbial Keratitis: Structure-Function Correlation Studies

Bahatheg G, Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Black DStC, Willcox M, Kumar N

Antibiotics, 11(8), 2022

Cholic Acid-Based Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics as Antibacterial Agents

Wu J, Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Hassan MM, Alghalayini A, Cranfield CG, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Kumar N

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9), 2022

Bioinspired Polydopamine Coatings Facilitate Attachment of Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics with Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity

Katrina Browne, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Renxun Chen, Mark D. P. Willcox, William R. Walsh, David StC. Black, Naresh Kumar

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Halogenated Dihydropyrrol-2-One Molecules Inhibit Pyocyanin Biosynthesis by Blocking the <i>Pseudomonas</i> Quinolone Signaling System

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Synthesis of Alkyne-Substituted Dihydropyrrolones as Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Naresh Kumar et al.

Antibiotics

2021

Synthesis and characterisation of novel tricyclic and tetracyclic furoindoles: Biological evaluation as SAHA enhancer against neuroblastoma and breast cancer cells

Bingul M, Arndt GM, Marshall GM, Black DS, Cheung BB, Kumar N

Molecules, 26(19), 2021

Novel seleno- and thio-urea-containing dihydropyrrol-2-one analogues as antibacterial agents

Sabir S, Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Almohaywi B, Iskander G, Das T, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Kumar N

Antibiotics, 10(3):321, 2021

Polyphenylglyoxamide-Based Amphiphilic Small Molecular Peptidomimetics as Antibacterial Agents with Anti-Biofilm Activity

Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Hassan MM, Sara M, Ho J, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Kumar N

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22:7344, 2021

Polyphenylglyoxamide-Based Amphiphilic Small Molecular Peptidomimetics as Antibacterial Agents with Anti-Biofilm Activity

Tsz Tin Yu, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Muhammad Yasir, Md. Musfizur Hassan, Manjulatha Sara, Junming Ho, Mark D. P. Willcox, David StC. Black, Naresh Kumar

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

2018

Plasma activated coatings with dual action against fungi and bacteria

Akhavan B, Michl TD, Giles C, Ho KKK, Martin L, Sharifahmadian O, Wise SG, Coad BR, Kumar N, Griesser HJ, Bilek MM

Applied Materials Today, 12:72-84, 2018

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of triazole-containing 2-phenylindole and salicylic acid as quorum sensing inhibitors against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Srinivasarao S, Nizalapur S, Yu TT, Wenholz DS, Trivedi P, Ghosh B, Rangan K, Kumar N, Gowri Chandra Sekhar KV

ChemistrySelect, 32:9170-9180, 2018

Lipid Membrane Interactions of the Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide Chimeras Melimine and Cys-Melimine

Berry T, Dutta D, Renxun C, Andrea A, Huixin W, William D, Maryam P, Willcox MDP, Kumar N, Cranfield C

Langmuir, 34:11586-11592, 2018

Unusual formation of novel highly substituted N-(3-indolyl)-imidazoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Triazole-Containing 2-Phenylindole and Salicylic Acid as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Naresh Kumar et al.

ChemistrySelect

Photocatalytic antimicrobial films on fluorinated contact lens polymers

Naresh Kumar et al.

Materials Letters

Synthesis of dipyrrolo[2,3-a:1′,2′,3′-fg]acridin-12(1H)-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Design and synthesis of lactams derived from mucochloric and mucobromic acids as pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Exploiting the Versatility of Polydopamine-Coated Nanoparticles to Deliver Nitric Oxide and Combat Bacterial Biofilm

Naresh Kumar et al.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Alkyne-Substituted Fimbrolide Analogues as Novel Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Quantifying alkyl chain disorder in crystalline models of lipid bilayers using Raman spectroscopy

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Guanidine functionalized anthranilamides as effective antibacterials with biofilm disruption activity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Copper-mediated Chan-Evans-Lam N-arylation of 5-methylene-4-aryl-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-one derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis and photodynamic activities of integrin-targeting silicon(IV) phthalocyanine-cRGD conjugates

Naresh Kumar et al.

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Sulfur-Assisted Deprotection of Methylene Nitrile Group: One-Pot Synthesis of 4-Substituted-2H-1,2,3-triazoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

ChemistrySelect

Nitric Oxide-Loaded Antimicrobial Polymer for the Synergistic Eradication of Bacterial Biofilm

Naresh Kumar et al.

ACS Macro Letters

Development of silicone hydrogel antimicrobial contact lenses with mel4 peptide coating

Naresh Kumar et al.

Optometry and Vision Science

Dual-Action Biomaterial Surfaces with Quorum Sensing Inhibitor and Nitric Oxide to Reduce Bacterial Colonization

Naresh Kumar et al.

ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Design and synthesis of short amphiphilic cationic peptidomimetics based on biphenyl backbone as antibacterial agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Plasma activated coatings with dual action against fungi and bacteria

Naresh Kumar et al.

Applied Materials Today

Glyoxylamide-based self-assembly hydrogels for sustained ciprofloxacin delivery

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Lipid Membrane Interactions of the Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide Chimeras Melimine and Cys-Melimine

Naresh Kumar et al.

Langmuir

2017

Amphipathic guanidine-embedded glyoxamide-based peptidomimetics as novel antibacterial agents and biofilm disruptors

Nizalapur S, Kimyon O, Yee EMH, Ho KKK, Berry T, Manefield M, Cranfield CG, Willcox MDP, Black DStC, Kumar N

Organic & Bimolecular Chemistry, 15:2033-2051, 2017

Design, synthesis, and characterization of glyoxylamide-based short peptides as self-assembled gels

Aldilla V, Nizalapur S, Martin A, Marjo CE, Rich A, Yee E, Suwannakot P, Black DStC, Thordarson P, Kumar N

New Journal of Chemistry, 41:13462-13472, 2017

Dextran-Catechin inhibits angiogenesis by disrupting copper homeostasis in endothelial cells

Yee EMH, Brandl MB, Pasquier E, Cirillo G, Kimpton K, Kavallaris M, Kumar N, Orazio V

Scientific Reports, 7:7638, 2017

Preparation, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of (1:2) phenoxodiol-β-cyclodextrin complex

Naresh Kumar et al.

Carbohydrate Polymers

N-acetylglyoxylic amide bearing a nitrophenyl group as anion receptors: NMR and X-ray investigations on anion binding and selectivity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Molecular Structure

Antimicrobial activity of immobilized lactoferrin and lactoferricin

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acyclic and cyclic glyoxamide based derivatives as bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription complex formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Controlling the distance between hydrogen-bonded chloro-: S -triazine tapes: Crystal engineering using N -alkyl chains and the influence of temperature

Naresh Kumar et al.

CrystEngComm

Poly(ethylene glycol)-based coatings combining low-biofouling and quorum-sensing inhibiting properties to reduce bacterial colonization

Naresh Kumar et al.

ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Dextran-Catechin inhibits angiogenesis by disrupting copper homeostasis in endothelial cells

Naresh Kumar et al.

Scientific Reports

Design, synthesis, and characterisation of glyoxylamide-based short peptides as self-assembled gels

Naresh Kumar et al.

New Journal of Chemistry

Methanal extrusion in ipso-substitution reactions of hydroxymethylindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-Sulfonylphenyl glyoxamide-Based Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics as Novel Antimicrobial Agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

ChemistrySelect

Amphipathic guanidine-embedded glyoxamide-based peptidomimetics as novel antibacterial agents and biofilm disruptors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Synthesis of antimicrobial glucosamides as bacterial quorum sensing mechanism inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis of imine and amine-linked macrocycles containing tris-indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Evaluation of the antidepressant therapeutic potential of isocyanine and pseudoisocyanine analogues of the organic cation decynium-22

Naresh Kumar et al.

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Crosslinked Platform Coatings Incorporating Bioactive Signals for the Control of Biointerfacial Interactions

Naresh Kumar et al.

Macromolecular Bioscience

Rational Design of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles That Kill Planktonic and Biofilm Bacteria

Naresh Kumar et al.

ACS Infectious Diseases

Nitric Oxide Donors as Antimicrobial Agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Nitric Oxide Donors: Novel Biomedical Applications and Perspectives

Facile solvent-free fabrication of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing coatings for prevention of biofilm formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chemical Communications

Efficient Access to Chromeno[4,3- b ]quinolines Related to Dependensin

Naresh Kumar et al.

Synlett

Synthesis of isoflavene-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and evaluation of their anti-tumor activity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Biofilm dispersal using nitric oxide loaded nanoparticles fabricated by photo-PISA: Influence of morphology

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chemical Communications

2016

Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-naphthoyl-phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as novel antimicrobial agents and biofilm inhibitors

Nizalapur S, Ho KKK, Kimyon O, Yee E, Berry T, Manefield M, Cranfield CG, Willcox MDP, Black DStC, Kumar N

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 14:3623-3637, 2016

Dextran-Catechin: An anticancer chemically-modified natural compound targeting copper that attenuates neuroblastoma growth

Vittorio O, Brandl M, Cirillo G, Kimpton K, Hinde E, Gaus K, Yee E, Kumar N, Duong H, Fleming C, Haber M, Norris M, Boyer C, Kavallaris M

Oncotarget, 7(30):47479-47493, 2016

A general and efficient synthesis of 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[b,h][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives

Dobrowolski J, Katen A, Fraser B, Bhadbhade M, Black DStC, Kumar N

Tetrahedron Letters, 57(49):5442-5445, 2016

Synthesis of 7,7′-linked-bis-indoles via 7-tryptamines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Heterocycles

Synthesis, characterization and anti-cancer activity of hydrazide derivatives incorporating a quinoline moiety

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Novel Mechanism of Cytotoxicity for the Selective Selenosemicarbazone, 2-Acetylpyridine 4,4-Dimethyl-3-selenosemicarbazone (Ap44mSe): Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

From indole to pyrrole, furan, thiophene and pyridine: Search for novel small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-naphthoyl-phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as novel antimicrobial agents and biofilm inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Melimine-coated antimicrobial contact lenses reduce microbial keratitis in an animal model

Naresh Kumar et al.

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Design, synthesis and evaluation of N-aryl-glyoxamide derivatives as structurally novel bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Antimicrobial peptide melimine coating for titanium and its in vivo antibacterial activity in rodent subcutaneous infection models

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomaterials

Synthesis and reactions of new 2-hydroxymethyldimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Co-delivery of nitric oxide and antibiotic using polymeric nanoparticles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chemical Science

A novel compound which sensitizes BRAF wild-type melanoma cells to vemurafenib in a TRIM16-dependent manner

Naresh Kumar et al.

Oncotarget

Synthesis of brominated novel N-heterocycles: New scaffolds for antimicrobial discovery

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

N-acetylglucosamine inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR based quorum sensing regulated gene expression levels

Naresh Kumar et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Antimicrobial activity of four cationic peptides immobilised to poly-hydroxyethylmethacrylate

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biofouling

Serratia secondary metabolite prodigiosin inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development by producing reactive oxygen species that damage biological molecules

Naresh Kumar et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Dextran-Catechin: An anticancer chemically-modified natural compound targeting copper that attenuates neuroblastoma growth

Naresh Kumar et al.

Oncotarget

Synthesis of a 7-(aminomethyl)indole and related bis-indole derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Arkivoc

A general and efficient synthesis of 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[b,h][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

2015

Photocatalytic TiO&lt;inf&gt;2&lt;/inf&gt; thin films on fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) substrates

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society

Photocatalytic TiO&lt;inf&gt;2&lt;/inf&gt; thin films on fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) substrates

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society

Ritter reactions of isoflavanols: a facile route to 4-amidoisoflavans

Iskander G, Wood K, Eiffe E, Yee, EMH, Black DStC, Kumar N

Tetrahedron Letters, 56(15):1941-1943, 2015

Synthesis and biological activity of novel mono-indole and mono-benzofuran inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation

Mielczarek M, Thomas RV, Ma C, Kandemir H, Yang X, Bhadbhade M, Black DStC, Griffith R, Lewis P, Kumar N

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 23(8):1763-1775, 2015

Bacterial pathogen secondary metabolite interaction with extracellular DNA and interruption with antioxidants

Das D, Kutty SK, Tavallaie R, Panchompoo J, Sehar S, Aldous L, Yeung A, Thomas S, Kumar N, Gooding JJ, Manfield M

Nature Scientific Reports, 5 (8398): 1-9, 2015

Synthesis and biological activity of novel mono-indole and mono-benzofuran inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Ritter reactions of isoflavanols: A facile route to 4-amidoisoflavans

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis, biological evaluation and structure-activity relationship studies of isoflavene based Mannich bases with potent anti-cancer activity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Phenazine virulence factor binding to extracellular DNA is important for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Scientific Reports

Indole-based novel small molecules for the modulation of bacterial signalling pathways

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Photocatalytic TiO&lt;inf&gt;2&lt;/inf&gt; thin films on fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer (FEP) substrates

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society

The Mosaic of Rottlerin

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Bromination of 2,7′-bi-indolyls and quinazolin-7-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis, quorum sensing inhibition and docking studies of 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Hybrids of acylated homoserine lactone and nitric oxide donors as inhibitors of quorum sensing and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

2014

Novel colorimetric anion sensors based on N-acetylglyoxylic amides containing nitrophenyl signalling units

Suryanti V, Bhadbhade M, Chawla HM, Howe E, Thordarson P, Black DStC, Kumar N

Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 121, 662-669, 2014

Quorum sensing inhibitory activities of surface immobilized antibacterial dihydropyrrolones via click chemistry

Ho KKK, Chen R, Willcox MDP, Rice SA, Cole N, Iskander G, Kumar N

Biomaterials, 35(7), 2336-2345, 2014

Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of 3-substituted quinolin-4-ones and 2,3-dihydroquinolin-4-ones

Rajput S, Gardner CR, Failes TW, Arndt GM, Black DStC, Kumar N

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 22(1), 105-115, 2014

Some electrophilic reactivity studies of di-(2-indolyl)dibenzofurans and di-(2-indolyl)carbazoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2,5-di(7-indolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 2- and 7-indolyl 2-(1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)ketones as antimicrobials

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Chiron based synthesis of isocoumarins: Reactivity of α-substituted carboxylic acids

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazones in a dimeric system: Structure-activity relationship studies on their anti-proliferative and iron chelation efficacy

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Nanoparticle (star polymer) delivery of nitric oxide effectively negates Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomacromolecules

A new calix[4]arene based nucleobase for cation recognition

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

New lower rim looped calix[4]arene for ratiometric and chromogenic recognition of Cu2+

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Synthesis and biological activity of novel bis-indole inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of 3-substituted quinolin-4-ones and 2,3-dihydroquinolin-4-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Functional gold nanoparticles for the storage and controlled release of nitric oxide: Applications in biofilm dispersal and intracellular delivery

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Synthesis, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activity of novel 2-substituted isoflavenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Quorum sensing inhibitory activities of surface immobilized antibacterial dihydropyrrolones via click chemistry

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomaterials

Novel colorimetric anion sensors based on N-acetylglyoxylic amides containing nitrophenyl signalling units

Naresh Kumar et al.

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

A new calix[4]arene based molecular probe for selective and sensitive detection of CN- ions in aqueous media

Naresh Kumar et al.

New Journal of Chemistry

Synthesis, structures, and conformations of linked bis-glyoxylamides derived from bis-acylisatins

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

An unusual synthesis and crystal interaction studies of a highly functionalised thiophene system

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diindolylmethanes via acid-catalysed electrophilic substitution reactions

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

2013

A new cytotoxic quinolone alkaloid and a pentacyclic steroidal glycoside from the stem bark of Crataeva nurvala: Study of anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing property

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013

A new strategy for calixindole formation: Synthesis of a calix[3]indole with 2,2; 7,2; 7,7-methylene linkages and a new calix[4]indole with 2,2; 7,2; 7,7; 2,7-methylene linkages

Synlett, 2013

Synthesis of novel isoflavene-propranolol hybrids as anti-tumor agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis and biological evaluation of substituted 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazones: Novel structure-activity relationships underpinning their anti-proliferative and chelation efficacy

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation

Naresh Kumar et al.

ACS Chemical Biology

Synthesis of 5-(7′-indolyl)oxazoles and 2,5-di-(7′-indolyl) oxazoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia presenting with pancreatic mass: A case report and review of literature

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Pancreas

Structure-activity studies of 4-phenyl-substituted 2′-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazones with potent and selective anti-tumour activity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Pyocyanin Facilitates Extracellular DNA Binding to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Influencing Cell Surface Properties and Aggregation

Naresh Kumar et al.

PLoS ONE

Synthesis of semi-calix[4]indoles containing combinations of direct links and methylene linkages

Naresh Kumar et al.

Synlett

Broad spectrum antimicrobial activity of melimine covalently bound to contact lenses

Naresh Kumar et al.

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Chirality of the molecular assembly determined by intra-/inter-N- Hâ̄O hydrogen bonding in doubly substituted N-octanoylglyoxylic amides

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of fimbrolide-nitric oxide donor hybrids as antimicrobial agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Stereoselective synthesis of (3r)-3-alkyl-4,1-benzoxazepine-2,5-diones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chirality

High-resolution sonography detects extraforaminal nerve pathology in patients initially diagnosed with cervical disc disease: A case series

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Sacroiliac joint injections

Naresh Kumar et al.

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Study of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in India

Naresh Kumar et al.

Respirology

2012

Characterization of chemoselective surface attachment of the cationic peptide melimine and its effects on antimicrobial activity

Chen R, Willcox MDP, Cole N, Ho KKK, Rasul R, Denman JA, Kumar N

Acta Biomaterialia 8:4371-4379, 2012

Synthesis of macrocyclic tetraindolyls via oxidative coupling reactions

Chen R, Bhadbhade M, Kumar N, Black DStC

Tetrahedron Letters. 53:3337-3341, 2012

Evaluation of deep cavity imidazolylcalix[n]arenes for selective extraction of silver

Chawla HM, Santra A, Pant N, Kumar S, Kumar N, Black DStC

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 73:55-65, 2012

Kartagener's syndrome: A case series

Naresh Kumar et al.

Lung India

Characterization of chemoselective surface attachment of the cationic peptide melimine and its effects on antimicrobial activity

Naresh Kumar et al.

Acta Biomaterialia

An efficient synthesis of novel 2,4-disubstituted tetrahydroquinolines and quinolines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Immobilization of antibacterial dihydropyrrol-2-ones on functional polymer supports to prevent bacterial infections in vivo

Naresh Kumar et al.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Synthesis of mixed cyclotriveratrylenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of macrocyclic systems derived from di-(2-indolyl)heteroarenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Self-assembly of alkyl N-acetylglyoxylic amides of varying chain lengths

Naresh Kumar et al.

CrystEngComm

Synthesis of new di-(3-indolyl)arenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of novel chromeno[2,3-b]chromene derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis of retinoid enhancers based on 2-aminobenzothiazoles for anti-cancer therapy

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Oxidative dimerisation of isoflavones: Synthesis of kudzuisoflavone a and related compounds

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Synthesis of oxygenated 4-arylisoflavans and 4-arylflavans

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Evaluation of deep cavity imidazolylcalix[n]arenes for selective extraction of silver

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Synthesis of macrocyclic tetraindolyls via oxidative coupling reactions

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Bromination of 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (incomplete form) in young adults: A case report and review of literature

Naresh Kumar et al.

BMJ Case Reports

2011

Synthesis of new biheterocycles by a one-pot sonogashira coupling reaction

Deodhar M, Black DStC, Chan DSH, Kumar N

Heterocycles 82:1489-1501, 2011

Synthesis and evaluation of deep cavity imidazolyl calix[n]arenes

Chawla HM, Kumar S, Pant N, Santra A, Srinivas A, Kumar N, Black DStC

J. Incl. Phenom. and Macrocyclic Chem. 71:169-178, 2011

Synthesis of new aryl substituted furan-2(5H)-ones using the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Zhang R, Iskander G, da Dilva P, Chan D, Vignevich V, Nguyen V, Bhadbhade M, Black DStC, Kumar N

Tetrahedron 67: 3010-3016, 2011

Synthesis and evaluation of novel tetrapropoxycalix[4]arene enones and cinnamates for protection from ultraviolet radiation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Synthesis of dendrimeric N-glyoxylamide peptide mimics

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis and antimalarial evaluation of novel benzopyrano[4,3-b]benzopyran derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis of new aryl substituted furan-2(5H)-ones using the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Facile syntheses of 7,9-dimethoxypyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-6-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Ring closing metathesis strategies towards functionalised 1,7-annulated 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Facile ring-opening of N-acylisatins for the development of novel peptidomimetics

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis and evaluation of deep cavity imidazolyl calix[n]arenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

2010

Synthesis of some new biheterocycles by a one-pot Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction

Deodhar M, Black DStC, Chan DSH, Kumar N

Heterocycles 80:1267-1274, 2010

Synthesis of novel 1,7-annulated 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Wood K, Black DStC, Namboothiri INN, Kumar N

Tetrahedron Letters 51:1606-1608, 2010

In vivo performance of melimine as an antimicrobial coating for contact lenses in models of CLARE and CLPU

Cole N, Hume EBH, Vijay AK, Sankaridurg P, Kumar N, Willcox MDP

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 51:390-395, 2010

An efficient synthesis of novel tetrahydrochromeno[2,3-b]chromenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Fimbrolide disulfanes: Synthesis and crystal interactions

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Acid-catalyzed reactions of 3-substituted-4,6-dimethoxyindoles with ketones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Characterisation and in vitro activities of surface attached dihydropyrrol-2-ones against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biofouling

Synthesis of novel 1,7-annulated 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Interaction of the antimicrobial peptide melimine with bacterial membranes

Naresh Kumar et al.

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Synthesis of some new biheterocycles by a one-pot Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction

Naresh Kumar et al.

Heterocycles

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of synthetically derived tambjamines C and E-J, BE-18591, and a related alkaloid from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chemistry and Biodiversity

Synthesis of new biheterocycles by a one-pot sonogashira coupling reaction

Naresh Kumar et al.

Heterocycles

In vivo performance of melimine as an antimicrobial coating for contact lenses in models of CLARE and CLPU

Naresh Kumar et al.

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

2009

An efficient synthesis of 9H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles

Wood K, Black DStC, Kumar N

Tetrahedron Letters 50:574-576, 2009

Synthesis of new aryl substituted 5-alkylidenefuran-2(5H)-ones

Zhang R, Chan D, Jessica S, Iskander G, Black DStC, Kumar N

Arkivoc 5:102-115, 2009

A metallocyclic calixarene wheel and axle inclusion compound

Maharah F, Bishop R, Craig DC, Jensen P, Scudder ML, Kumar N

Crystal Growth and Design 9:1334-1338, 2009

Antiviral Activity of Anthranilamide Peptidomimetics against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and a Coronavirus

Naresh Kumar et al.

Stereospecific Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzisoquinoline Derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Stereospecific Synthesis of Hexahydrobenzopyrroloisoquinoline and Tetrahydrobenzisoquinoline Derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

A general strategy for the synthesis of 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 2,7′-bi-indolyls

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Synthesis of macrocyclic nickel(II) complexes containing the 2,2′-bi-indolyl moiety

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Synthesis of 4, 6-Dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Nickel(Ii) complexes of lmine ligands derived from 7-formylindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications

Unusual cycloaddition of some 1-acyl indoles to an o-quinone monoimide

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

A ready synthesis of 4-oxo-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Synthesis

Synthesis of a new class of indole-containing macrocycles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Formation of 7,7′-bi-indolyls by oxidative dimerization of 4,6-dimethoxy-2,3-diphenylindole

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Effective formation of indole imines and enamines from imidoyl chlorides

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1

A direct synthesis of pyrrolophenanthridone alkaloids

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Acid-catalysed reaction of activated indoles with methyl ketones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Pyrroloquinolines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic Preparations and Procedures International

13C NMR study of N‐acyl‐ and N‐sulphonyl‐isatins and their ring‐opened derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Nitrones and Oxaziridines. XLIII. Synthesis of an Indol-7-yl-Substituted 1-Pyrroline 1-Oxide and Related Compounds

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Nitrones and Oxaziridines. XLIV. Synthesis of Indol-3- and -2-ylmethyl-Substituted 1-Pyrroline 1-Oxides

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Synthesis of new heterocyclic systems by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of dihydro-β-carboline n-oxides with alkynes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Palladium-catalysed intramolecular cyclisation of 7-halo-N-allyl-indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of pyrrolophenanthridones by aryl-aryl coupling reactions

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Nitrones and Oxaziridines. LXVII. Intermolecular Cycloaddition of Fused Indolyl Nitrone Ring Systems

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Nitrones and oxaziridines. XLV. Formation of pyrrolo[1, 2-a]indoles by intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Nitrones and oxaziridines. XLVI. Formation of pyrrolo[3, 2, 1-ij]quinolines by intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Calix[3]indoles, new macrocyclic tris(indolylmethylene) compounds with 2,7-linkages

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

Substitution, oxidation and addition reactions at C-7 of activated indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Reactions of ninhydrin with activated anilines: Formation of indole derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

An improved synthesis of 3-(2, 5-dimethoxybenzyl)pyrrole

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic Preparations and Procedures International

Synthesis of indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles from 4,6-dimethoxyindole and aryl aldehydes 1

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Calix[4]indoles: New Macrocyclic Tetra(indolylmethylene) Compounds with 2,7-Linkages

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of biindolyls by the reaction of indoles with indolin-2-ones and phosphoryl chloride or trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Reaction of some 4,6-dimethoxyindoles with oxalyl chloride

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Fabrication and Characterization of a Hydroquinone-Functionalized Polypyrrole Thin-Film pH Sensor

Naresh Kumar et al.

Chemistry of Materials

Reaction of 4,6-dimethoxy-3-methylindole with aromatic aldehydes: A simple synthesis of calix[3]indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Reactivity of 3-substituted indolin-2-ones in Vilsmeier-type reactions of 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Fragmentation observed in continuous extraction linear MALDI: A cautionary note [2]

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Synthesis of 7-indolyl-imines by the reaction of 4,6-dimethoxyindoles with secondary amides and phosphoryl chloride

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis and crystal structure of a calix[3]indole with cone conformation: A new molecular receptor

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

The Vilsmeier synthetic route to indolylpyrroles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of some indolylpyrroles and indolylpyrrolylketones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Lead-Selective Membrane Electrodes Based on Dithiophenediazacrown Ether Derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Electroanalysis

Reinvestigation of the sulfuric acid-catalysed cyclisation of brominated 2-alkyllevulinic acids to 3-alkyl-5-methylene-2(5H)-furanones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Lead(II)-Selective Membrane Electrodes Based on 4,7,13,16-Tetrathenoyl-1,10-dioxa-4,7,13,16-tetraazacyclooctadecane

Naresh Kumar et al.

Electroanalysis

Evidence that halogenated furanones from Delisea pulchra inhibit acylated homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated gene expression by displacing the AHL signal from its receptor protein

Naresh Kumar et al.

Microbiology

Preparation of activated benzofurans and their reactions with aldehydes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

13C NMR study of N-acyl-S-homoserine lactone derivatives

Naresh Kumar et al.

Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Quorum-sensing cross talk: Isolation and chemical characterization of cyclic dipeptides from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative bacteria

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecular Microbiology

Synthesis of N-(3-mercaptopropanoyl)-aza-18-crown-6, N-(4-mercaptobutanoyl)-aza-18-crown-6 and their dimers

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic Preparations and Procedures International

A novel and sensitive method for the quantification of N-3-oxoacyl homoserine lactones using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: Application to a model bacterial biofilm

Naresh Kumar et al.

Environmental Microbiology

Induction of metamorphosis in the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by a metabolite complex from the algal host Delisea pulchra

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biological Bulletin

Formation of C-amido-calix[3]indoles from 2'- and 7'-indolylglyoxylamides

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Effects of ribosomes and intracellular solutes on activities and stabilities of elongation factor 2 proteins from psychrotolerant and thermophilic methanogens

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Bacteriology

A new metabolite from the marine bacterium Vibrio angustum S14

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Natural Products

Synthesis of tethered indoles in the search for conformationally controlled calixindoles: An indole 3-substituent tether

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

An efficient and cost-effective synthesis of 3-ethoxy-4-ethoxycarbonyl-phenylacetic acid: A key acid synthon of repaglinide

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic Process Research and Development

Synthesis of pyrroloquinolines as indole analogues of flavonols

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Acid-catalysed reactions of activated benzofuranylmethanols: Formation of calixbenzofurans

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by quorum sensing inhibitors

Naresh Kumar et al.

EMBO Journal

Furanones as potential anti-bacterial coatings on biomaterials

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomaterials

The nitration of some 4,6-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Biological performance of a novel synthetic furanone-based antimicrobial

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomaterials

Induction of settlement of larvae of the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by histamine from a host alga

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biological Bulletin

The control of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and in vivo infection rates by covalently bound furanones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biomaterials

The use of quorum-sensing blockers as therapeutic agents for the control of biofilm-associated infections

Naresh Kumar et al.

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

New reactivity patterns in activated indoles with 2-methyl substituents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Isolation and structure elucidation of a novel yellow pigment from the marine bacterium pseudoalteromonas tunicata

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Regioselective reactivity of some 5,7-dimethoxyindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Effective synthesis of some indole nitriles from the related carbaldoximes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Theoretical study of molecular determinants involved in signal binding to the TraR protein of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Naresh Kumar et al.

Molecules

Furanones.

Naresh Kumar et al.

Progress in molecular and subcellular biology.

Crystallographic and inclusion properties of some diacetylated calix[4]arenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Augmented indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Arkivoc

Synthesis of octandrenolone, flemiculosin, (±)-3-deoxy-MS-II and laxichalcone

Naresh Kumar et al.

Organic Preparations and Procedures International

Synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2,1-hi]indazoles from indole-7-ketoximes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

An efficient lactamization of fimbrolides to novel 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of indolo[2,3-c]quinolines from 3-arylindole-2-ketoximes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing of biofilm persistence in an in vivo intraperitoneal foreign-body infection model

Naresh Kumar et al.

Microbiology

Inclusion of nitriles inside and outside the molecular bowls of tetrabromo calix[4]arene hosts

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Acid catalyzed stereoselective rearrangement and dimerization of flavenes: synthesis of dependensin

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Spore release in Acrochaetium sp. (Rhodophyta) is bacterially controlled

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Phycology

Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel iron chelators: Structure-activity relationships of the 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazone series and their 3-nitrobenzoyl analogues as potent antitumor agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Synthesis of novel 7-substituted 5,6-dihydroindol-2-ones via a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling strategy

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Erratum: Fimbrolide-coated antimicrobial lenses: their in vitro and in vivo effects (Optometry and Vision Science (2008) 85 (292-300)

Naresh Kumar et al.

Optometry and Vision Science

Synthesis of anti-bacterial peptidomimetics derived from N-acylisatins

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Effective synthetic routes to activated pyrrolo[3,2,1-hi]indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of 4,7-indoloquinones from indole-7-carbaldehydes by Dakin oxidation

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of some new 10H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]benzothiazine and their ribofuranosides as possible chemotherapeutic agents

Naresh Kumar et al.

Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry

A novel cationic-peptide coating for the prevention of microbial colonization on contact lenses

Naresh Kumar et al.

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Fimbrolide-coated antimicrobial lenses: Their in vitro and in vivo effects

Naresh Kumar et al.

Optometry and Vision Science

Synthesis of new indole benzylic alcohols as potential precursors of calixindoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Arkivoc

An efficient synthesis of brominated 4-alkyl-2(5H)-furanones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Some reactions of 6,8-dimethoxypyrrolo[3,2,1-hi]indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthetic approaches to activated pyrrolo[3,2,1-hi]indoles: synthesis of 6,8-dimethoxy pyrrolo[3,2,1-hi]indole

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Synthesis of new aryl substituted 5-alkylidenefuran-2(5H)-ones

Naresh Kumar et al.

Arkivoc

A versatile synthetic route to 11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolines

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Some acid-catalysed reactions of indol-3-yl and indol-2-yl disubstituted methanols

Naresh Kumar et al.

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications

A metallocyclic calixarene wheel and axle inclusion compound

Naresh Kumar et al.

Crystal Growth and Design

An efficient synthesis of 9H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro activity of a surface-attached antimicrobial cationic peptide

Naresh Kumar et al.

Biofouling

2-Bromo-5,7-dimeth-oxy-4-phenyl-quinoline

Naresh Kumar et al.

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online

Synthesis of indolocyclotriveratrylenes

Naresh Kumar et al.

Tetrahedron

Nitric Oxide Donors as Antimicrobial Agents

Nitric Oxide Donors: Novel Biomedical Applications, Elsevier, 2016

Kutty S, Ho KK, Kumar N

Development of Fimbrolides, Halogenated Furanones and their Analogues as Antimicrobial Agents

Antibacterial Surface Design, Springer International, 2015

Ho KK, Kutty S, Chan D, Chen R, Willcox M, Kumar N

Biindolyls

Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., USA, 2010

Black DStC, Kumar N

Calixarene based materials for chemical sensors

Chemical Sensors, Polymers and Other Materials, Momentum Press, 2010

Chawla HM, Pant N, Kumar S, Black DStC, Kumar N

Synthesis, reactivity and biological activity of benzimidazoles

Bioactive Heterocycles, Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2007

Alamgir M, Black DStC, Kumar N

Furanones

Antifouling Compounds, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006

De Nys R, Givskov M, Kumar N, Kjelleberg S, Steinberg PD

Novel broad spectrum antiviral and antimicrobial peptide mimics

Australian Provisional Patent Application (2022), 2022902255

Kuppusamy, R., Kumar, N., Chen, R., Willcox, M., Pagoda, H., Yasir, M.

Anticancer compounds

Australian Provisional Patent Application (2022), 2022902781

Kumar, N., Gadde, S., Cheung, B., Marshall, G.

Novel antimicrobial hydrogels

PCT International Application (2021), PCT/AU2021/050628

Kumar, N., Aldilla, V., Chen, R., Black, DStC., Willcox, M.

Antimicrobial compounds

US Application (2019), US patent 2019/02566466 A1

Kumar, N., Willcox, M.; Nizalapur, S.; Tsz, T.; Kuppusamy, R.; Black, DStC.

RNAP-Sigma factor inhibitor compounds

Australian Provisional Patent Application (2020), 2020902244

Kumar, N., Lewis, P., Wenholz, D., Miller, M., Griffith, R., Willcox, M., Black, DStC.

Biofilm-resistant coatings and surfaces

Australian provisional patent Application (2016), No. 2016901819

Kumar, N., Ho, K., Willcox, M.

Preparation of dihydropyrrolones and their use as antimicrobial surface coatings

PCT International Application (2014), WO 2014183164

Kumar, N., Willcox, M.; Ho, K.

Dual action nitric oxide donors and their use as antimicrobial agents

PCT International Application (2013), PCT/AU2013/00/292

Kumar, N., Kutty, S.; Barraud, N., Rice, S.

Antimicrobial peptides modified for mammalian cell recognition and/or adhesion

PCT International Application (2013), PCT/AU2013/001176

Willcox, M.D.P.; Kumar, N.; Cole, N.

Antimicrobial compounds and uses thereof

PCT International Application (2012), PCT/IB2012/056599

Willcox, M.D.P.; Kumar, N., Chen, R.; Cole, N.

Preparation pyranoindole compounds and uses thereof

PCT International Application (2011), WO 2011066606

Khan, T.; Black, D. StC.; Kumar, N.; Jeoffreys, G.

Preparation and use of 6-substituted isoflavonoid compounds

PCT International Application (2010), WO 2010012037

Husband, A.; James, M.; Kumar, N.

Antiinflammatory isoflavenes and analogues

US Patent Application (2009), US 2009233999

Heaton, A.; Kumar, N.; Kelly, G.; Husband, A.

Synthesis of oxazinyl isoflavonoid compounds for pharmaceutical use

PCT International Application (2008), 115pp, WO 20080229

Heaton, A.; Kumar, N.; Walker, C.

Preparation of furanone derivatives as antibacterial agents

PCT International Application (2007), 68pp, WO 20071008

Kumar, N.; Iskander, G.

Lactams, process for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as antibacterial agents

PCT International Application (2007), 54pp, WO 20070124

Kumar, N.; Iskander, G.

Production of furanones that inhibit Cyprid settlement

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2007), US 20070032666 A1 20070208

Read, R.; Kumar, N.

Preparation of Isoflavonoid dimers as therapeutic agents

PCT International Application (2006), 91pp. 2006099681 A1 20060928

Heaton, A.; Kumar, N.

Preparation of halomethylene alkanones as regulators of bacterial signaling pathways

PCT International Application (2005), 40pp, WO 20050621

Kumar, N.

Association of antimicrobial furanone/lactam compounds with surfaces and polymers

PCT International Application (2005), 40pp, WO 20041206

Kumar, N.

Preparation of furanones and pyrrolone derivatives as antimicrobial and/or antifouling agents

PCT International Application (2004), 77pp, WO 2004016588 A1 20040226

Kumar, N.

Preparation of dimeric isoflavenes for a variety of therapeutic uses

PCT International Application (2002), WO 2002070502 A1 20020912

Heaton, A.; Kelly, G.; Husband, A., Kumar, N.

Preparation and antimicrobial activity of fimbrolides

PCT International Application (2002), WO 2002000639 A1 20020103

Read, R.; Kumar, N.

Antimicrobial coatings containing furanones

PCT International Application (2001), WO 2001076594 A1 20011018

Read, R.; Kumar, N.; Wilcox, M.; Zhu, H.; Griesser, H.; Muir, B.; Thissen, H.; Hughes, T.

Preparation of isoflavenes as therapeutic agents with estrogen receptor binding activity

PCT International Application (2001), WO 2001017986 A1 20010315

Heaton, A.; Kelly, G.; Husband, A., Kumar, N.

Preparation of isoflavene derivatives

PCT International Application (2000), WO 2000049009 A1 20000824

Heaton, A.; Kumar, N.

Preparation of fimbrolide analog fouling inhibitors and bactericides

PCT International Application (1999), WO 9954323 A1 19991028

Read, R.; Kumar, N.