A.C. Tangavelou
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology · Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai 600052
Research Interests
Plant Systematics, Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity & Drug Discovery - Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology
Biography
A.C. Tangavelou is a dynamic and dedicated academician cum researcher specialized in the field of Biodiversity, Medicinal plants, Plant taxonomy, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy with 15 years of research and 8 years of teaching experience. He has received a CSIR- Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) (CSIR No. 9/652(13)/2002-EMR-I dt. 26.08.2002) award from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for Research. He has published more than 30 research articles and authored 3 books on 1. Mangrove plants, 2. A Journey through Sacred groves 3. Seed Plants of Karnataka - A Concise Dictionary. He has discovered 2 plant taxa new to science. He is also a member in several International societies and editorial board member in several peer-reviewed journals. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai.
Education
Ph.D. - Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu
Recent Scopus Publications
- Crotalaria lanceolata (Leguminosae - Faboideae): A new record for India
- Anti-inflammatory Activity of the Epidermal Glandular Extract of Cyclosorus parasiticus in Experimental Animals
- Phytochemistry and antimicrobial efficacy of Indigofera longiracemosa (Fabaceae)
- Phytochemistry and antimicrobial activity of hugonia mystax L. (linaceae)
- Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the leaves of Memecylon umbellatum burm. F.
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-8178
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54883892600