Rashid Khan
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
Quaid-i-Azam University
Pakistan
Biography
Rashid Khan obtained his Ph.D. from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He currently holds as an Assistant Professor in Department of Biochemistry at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. His Research interest follows Oxidative stress is determined to be involved in various human disorders such as liver fibrosis, kidneys dysfunction, atherosclerosis, aging, cataract, cancer and arthritis. Locally used weeds and foods are considered the important wealth of the country to explore for their antioxidant activities. My research group is actively involved in the evaluation of pharmacological properties of the herbals. A number of animal models including carbon tetrachloride, potassium bromate, diclofenac and paracetamol have revealed the antioxidative potential of various fractions and extracts of different weeds. Isolation of various bioactive compounds is highly imperative in these studies in order to determine the potential pharmacological properties.
Research Interest
Oxidative stress, Genetics, Botany
Publications
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Khan, RA., Khan, MR., Sahreen, S., Bokhari, J. 2010. Prevention of CCl4-induced nephrotoxicity with Sonchus asper in rat. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 48: 2469-2476.
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Amber Afroz, Zubeda Chaudhary, Umer Rashid, Ghulam Muhammad Ali. Farhat Nazir, Javaid Iqbal, Khan, M.R. 2011. Enhanced resistance against bacterial wilt in transgenic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) lines expressing the Xa21 gene. 2010. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 104: 227-237
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Nisar, M., Ghafoor, A., Khan, M.R. 2011. Phenotypic Variation in the Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Pisum sativum L. germplam obtained from different parts of the globe. Russian Journal of Genetics. 47 ; 19-25.
