Wajihullah
Professor
ZOOLOGY
Aligarh Muslim University
India
Biography
My present area of research is biochemical and molecular aspects of malaria. I have worked on projects related to malaria control by using Deltamethrine impregnated bed nets awarded by Malaria Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi and WHO. I have detected mutations against chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combinations which are given for the treatment of malaria. I have also identified mutations in nucleotide sequences of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and dihydropteroate synthetase (DHPS) against sulfadoxine pyrimethamine combination, generally used as curative drug in resistant falciparum malaria. At the moment, I am working on clinical aspects of malaria along with mutation studies in falciparum and vivax malaria patients.
Research Interest
Mutation studies against curative antimalarials in falciparum and vivax malaria
Publications
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harba Kausar, Wajihullah Khan and Ameer Azam. The effect of DEC, NTZ and NTZ+AgNPs on the TCA cycle enzymes of the microfilariae of Setaria cervi in vitro. Asian Journalof Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2(6): 154-161
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Sharba Kausar and Wajihullah Khan. Comparative efficacy of diethylcarbamazine, nitazoxanide and nanocomposite of nitazoxanide and silver nanoparticles on the dehydrogenases of TCA cycle in Setaria cervi, in vitro. Iranian journal of Parasitology (2017) Revised Impact factor 1.3
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Sharba Kausar, Wajihullah Khan, Sourabh Dwivedi and Ameer Azam. Enhancement of nitazoxanide efficacy with silver nanoparticles against the microfilariae of Setaria cervi in infected albino rats. Journal of Parasitology. (2017) Revised Impact factor. 1.39
