Research Interests
Biophysics, Structural Biology, NMR and other spectroscopic techniques, Biomlecular interactions usingspectroscopic techniques and NMR, Protein structure, protein -DNA interaction, Natural product isolation, characterization, biosynthesis of nanoparticles
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Research
Binding Mechanism of Andrographolide with intermolecular antiparallel G-quadruplexes of therapeutic importance
2023
Pallavi Aggrawal, Maya S Nair* | Taylor&Francis
Journal: Molecular Simulations Pages: 816-828 , Volumes: 49:8 ,
Recent trends in phonon Raman spectroscopy of high-Tc superconducting cuprate compounds: A review
1996
Maya.S.Nair and R.M.P.Jaiswal | Scientific.Net
Journal: Material Science Forum Pages: 223-224 , Volumes: 405 ,
Distinguishing normal, benign and malignant human breast tissues by visible polarized fluorescence
2001
29. B.V.Laxmi, R.N.Panda, M.S.Nair, A.Rastogi, D.K.Mittal, A.Agarwal, Asima Pradhan | Elsevier
Journal: Lasers in Life Sciences Pages: 229 , Volumes: 9 ,
Diagnosis of breast tumors with polarized fluorescence spectroscopy
2001
28. Maya.S.Nair, Sharad Gupta, Anurag Rastogi, Asha Agarwal, Asima Pradhan | DRDO
Journal: Laser Horizon Volumes: 5 ,
Wavelet-based characterzation of spectral fluctuation in normal, benign, and cancerous human breast tissues
2005
Gupta S, Nair MS, Pradhan A, Biswal NC, Agarwal N, Agarwal A, Panigrahi PK | SPIE
Journal: J. Biomed. Opt. Pages: 54012 , Volumes: 10 ,
Microwave synthesis and characterization of doped ZnS based phosphor materials
2001
27. S.S.Manoharan, S.Goyal, M.L.Rao, Maya.S.Nair, Asima Pradhan | Elsevier
Journal: Materials Science Bulletin Pages: 1039 , Volumes: 36 ,
Modeling of HIV-1 TAR RNA-Ligand Complexes
2011
Petar M. Mitrasinovic, Jyoti S. Tomar, Maya S. Nair and Ritu Barthwal | Bentham
Journal: Medicinal Chemistry Pages: 301-308 , Volumes: 7 ,
Determination of optical parameters of human breast tissue from spatially resolved fluorescence: A diffusion theory model
2002
Maya.S.Nair, Nirmalya Ghosh, N.Sunder Raju, Asima Pradhan | Optica
Journal: Applied Optics Pages: 4024 , Volumes: 41 ,
Aqueous Bark Extract of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum: A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) Rats
2012
Syed A Hassan1, Ritu Barthwal, Maya S Nair, Syed S Haque | Pharmacotherapy Group
Journal: Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Pages: 429-435 , Volumes: 11 ,
Interaction of anticancer drug mitoxantrone with DNA hexamer sequence d-(CTCGAG)2 by absorption, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy
2103
Shilpa Dogra, Pamita Awasthi, Maya Nair, Ritu Barthwal | Elsevier
Journal: J. of Photochem. Photobiol. B Pages: 48 , Volumes: 123 ,
Molecular modeling, simulation and principal component analysis of binding of resveratrol and its analogues with DNA
2019
Maya S Nair*, Aishwarya Shukla | Taylor&Francis
Journal: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Pages: 3087-3097 , Volumes: 38(10) ,
NMR-based structure of anticancer drug mitoxantrone stacked with terminal base pair of DNA hexamer sequence d-(ATCGAT)2
2014
Shilpa Dogra, Pamita Awasthi, Sweta Tripathi, T.P. Pradeep, Maya S. Nair and Ritu Barthwal | Taylor&Francis
Journal: J. of Biomolecular Struct. Dyn., Pages: 1164-1183 , Volumes: 32(7) ,
Elucidating the drug repurposing spectra of COVID-19 with its analogues SARS and MERS.
2021
Mishra J, Prasun C, Sahoo PK, Nair MS | Bentham Science, doi: 10.2174/1389557521666210225114733
Journal: Mini Rev Med Chem.
Investigation, scaffold hopping of novel donepezil-based compounds as anti-Alzheimer’s agents: synthesis, in-silico and pharmacological evaluations.
2024
Gupta, M., Pant, S., Rana, P.,Kumar, A., Prasun C., Mair, M.S., Paliwal S., Nain, S | Nature Portfolio
Journal: Scientific Reports Volumes: 14: 1687 ,
Molecular cloning, biophysical and in silico studies of Human papillomavirus 33 E2 DNA binding domain
2024
Bharti, Maya S Nair | Taylor&Francis, DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2317996
Journal: J Biomol Struct Dyn.
Biophysical and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies of the binding of baicalein to DNA sequence d(CACGTG)2 and its cytotoxicity evaluation
2024
Shailendra Kumar, Upendra Singh, Bikash Baishya, Chandrachur Ghosh, Partha Roy, Maya S. Nair* | Science Direct
Journal: J. Molecular Liquids Pages: 124351 ,
Spectroscopic study on the interaction of resveratrol and pterostilbene with human serum albumin
2015
Maya S Nair | Elsevier
Journal: J. Photochem. Photobiol. B Pages: 58 , Volumes: 149C ,
Exploring the binding of resveratrol to a promoter DNA sequence d(CCAATTGG)2 through multispectroscopic, nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular dynamics studies
2021
Shailendra Kumar, Peeyush Kumar, Maya S. Nair | Science Direct
Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Pages: 119488 , Volumes: 252 ,
Targeting Human Papillomavirus 33 E2 DNA Binding Domain With Polyphenols: Unveiling Interactions Through Biophysical and In Silico Methods
2024
Bharti, Maya S Nair*, | Wiley
Journal: J.Mol.Recogn. Volumes: 0:e3106 ,
Binding investigation of chrysin and flavone with promoter DNA sequence d(CACGTG)2: Multi spectroscopic studies and cytotoxic evaluation
2025
Shailendra Kumar, Maya S. Nair* | Science Direct
Journal: J. Molecular Struct. Pages: 140765 , Volumes: 1323 ,
Anticancer Activity of Fruit and Leaf Extracts of Averrhoa Bilimbi on MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines
2016
Maya S. Nair*, Kamala Soren, Virendra Singh and Bibari Boro | Austin Publishing Group
Journal: Austin J Pharmacol Ther Pages: 1082 , Volumes: 4(2) ,
Deciphering the interaction of flavones with calf thymus DNA and octamer DNA sequence (CCAATTGG)2
2021
Shailendra Kumar, Maya S. Nair | Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal: RSC Advances Pages: 29354 , Volumes: 11 ,
An in silico investigation of the binding of flavones with CREB1 oncogene G-quadruplex DNA
2025
Pallavi Agrawal, Maya S. Nair* | Taylor&Francis
Journal: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Pages: 1-14 ,
Binding of resveratrol to the minor groove DNA sequences with AATT and TTAA segments induces differential stability
2017
Maya S Nair*, Samar D’Mello, Rashmi Pant, Krishna Mohan Poluri | Elsevier
Journal: J. of Photochem. Photobiol. B, Pages: 217-224 , Volumes: 170 ,
Synthesis, characterization, and in silico studies of 1,8-naphthyridine derivatives as potential anti-Parkinson's agents
2021
Ojha M, Kumar A, Prasun C, Nair MS, Chaturvedi S, Paliwal SK, Nain S | Taylor&Francis
Journal: J Biomol Struct Dyn. Pages: 1-16 , Volumes: 13 ,
Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction of Serum Albumins with Plant Derived Natural Molecules
2018
Maya S Nair | Taylo&Francis
Journal: Appl. Spectroscopy Reviews Pages: 636-666 , Volumes: 53(8) ,
An insight into the pharmacological and analytical potential of Andrographolide
2022
Agrawal P, Nair MS | Wiley
Journal: Fundam Clin Pharmacol. Pages: 586-600 , Volumes: 36:4 ,
Binding Mechanism of Andrographolide with intermolecular antiparallel G-quadruplexes of therapeutic importance
2023
Pallavi Agrawal, Maya S Nair | Taylor&Francis
Journal: Molecular Simulations Pages: 816-828 , Volumes: 49:8 ,
Explicit fluorescence sensing method for sensitive detection of Pb2+ ions based on DNA aptamer folding as a molecular probe
2025
Pallavi Agrawal, Maya S. Nair* | Science Direct
Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Pages: 125882 , Volumes: 333 ,
Identification of potential DNA gyrase inhibitors: virtual screening, extra-precision docking and molecular dynamics simulation study
2023
Kumar, A., Prasun, C., Rathi, E. et al. | Springer
Journal: Chem. Pap. Pages: 6717-6727 , Volumes: 77 ,
Insights into the mechanism of binding of doxorubicin and a chlorin compound with 22-mer c-Myc G quadruplex
2023
Aishwarya Shukla, Soni Kumari, M. Sankar, Maya S Nair | Science Direct
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta -General Subjects Pages: 130482 , Volumes: 1867:12 ,
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