Arts and Sciences

Dr. Md. Shakhawoat Hossain

Research Interests

• Natural Product
• Organic Synthesis
• Organic Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Nanochemistry & Nanotechnology

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Organic Chemistry (Synthesis)), Middle East Technical University, Turkey
• Master of Science (MSc), (Organic Chemistry (Natural product)), Dhaka University
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Chemistry), Dhaka University

Honors and Achievements

• European Union Scholarship ( EMMA -Erasmus Mundus Mobility Asia) for PhD study, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2009

Publications

1. Antidiabetic Activity of Momordica charantia L. and Mechanism of Insulin Secretion of 1-Butanol Soluble Part on Type 2 Diabetic Model Rats, Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2020
2. Isolation and Characterization of Two Cucurbitane Type Triterpenoid Glycocide from 1-Butanol Soluble Part of Momordica charantia Fruit Pulp Juice, The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 2018
3. Synthesis of (3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)phosphonate derivatives and investigation of catalyst effect on frontier molecular orbitals using DFT method, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2016
4. Synthesis of tertiary propargylic phosphonates by addition of trialkynylaluminum reagents to acyl phosphonates and investigation of their antimicrobial activities, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2014
5. Hypoglycemic effect of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lacomate Ex. Ororke), Baill in Type 2 Diabetic Long-Evans Rats, Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2012
6. Reactions of acyl phosphonates with organoaluminum reagents: A new method for the synthesis of secondary and tertiary α-hydroxy phosphonates, Tetrahedron, 2011

1. Biocatalytic resolution of multifunctional phosphonates, New Biotechnology, 2012