Antimicrobial Drug discovery, Microbiology, chemotherapy, natural product isolation and characterization
1214
Scholar Citations
19
Scholar h-index
27
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Integrative computational approaches, molecular docking, and dynamic simulations reveal the antimycobacterial activity of fisetin as a potential inhibitor of Mycobacterium … SA Khan, MA Rather, Z Jia, MU Khan, SM Qadir, N Ahmed, H Ejaz, ... Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 40 (1), 101 , 2026 2026
Essential role of MHC II in the antitubercular efficacy of pyrazinamide EA Lamont, SL Kordus, MD Howe, Z Jia, N Schacht, MA Rather, ... Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 70 (2), e01264-25 , 2026 2026
Retro-inversion imparts antimycobacterial specificity to host defense peptides HD Glossop, G Gebretsadik, S Sultana, D Biswas, NA Schacht, ... Nature communications , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Discovery of antitubercular potential of trans-3-indoleacrylic acid and its derivatives targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A combined in vitro and in silico investigation SA Khan, MA Rather, Z Jia, SM Qadir, MU Khan, H Ejaz, M Alruwaili, ... Bioorganic Chemistry 163, 108668 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Evaluating spironolactone monotherapy against combined treatment with metformin in rat PCOS model SM Bashir, SI Ali, MA Rather, WM Sheikh, H Singh, SU Nabi, MA Ganie, ... European Journal of Pharmacology 998, 177516 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Identification of Datura innoxia as a potential source of antimycobacterial components VPWSWT Khan SA, Rather MA, Sheeraz Ahmad M, Jia Z, Baughn AD, Iqbal S, Qadir ... Front. Microbiol. 16 (1553282.) , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
In vitro investigation of Datura innoxia phytocompounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra strain in association with in silico studies WTSMSA Sajjad Ahmed Khan, Muzafar Ahmad Rather, Ziyi Jia, Muhammad Umer Khan ... Scientific REports , 2025 2025
Oxidative stress drives potent bactericidal activity of pyrazinamide against Mycobacterium tuberculosis NA Dillon, EA Lamont, MA Rather, AD Baughn bioRxiv , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Isolation, bioevaluation and RP-HPLC method development for the chemical constituents of aerial parts of Scutellaria prostrata Jacq. ex Benth G Bhat, SH Lone, MA Rather, AS Shawl South African Journal of Botany 148, 720-726 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
Molecular docking analysis and evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of the constituents of Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet from Kashmir Himalaya WR Mir, BA Bhat, MA Rather, S Muzamil, A Almilaibary, M Alkhanani, ... Scientific reports 12 (1), 12547 , 2022 2022 Citations: 87
Application of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery MA Rather, SM Bashir, SU Nabi, SU Ahmad, J Zhang, M Prasad Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in the Biological Sciences, 39-71 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Nanotechnology in Healthcare Management I Manzoor, MA Rather, S Sajood, SM Bashir, S Hassan, R Hamid Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in the Biological Sciences, 139-172 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
In vitro and in silico evaluation of antimicrobial properties of Delphinium cashmerianum L., a medicinal herb growing in Kashmir, India BA Bhat, WR Mir, BA Sheikh, MA Rather, MA Mir Journal of ethnopharmacology 291, 115046 , 2022 2022 Citations: 41
Nanoceria laden decellularized extracellular matrix-based curcumin releasing nanoemulgel system for full-thickness wound healing H Singh, SM Bashir, SD Purohit, R Bhaskar, MA Rather, SI Ali, I Yadav, ... Biomaterials Advances 137, 212806 , 2022 2022 Citations: 50
Repurposing of Mycobacterium indicus pranii for the severe form of COVID‐19 patients in India: A cohort study NN Shah, KA Dar, S Quibtiya, AMUD Azad, M Mushtaq, SM Bashir, ... Journal of medical virology 94 (5), 1906-1919 , 2022 2022 Citations: 11
Immunogenetics and its utility in therapeutics SI Ali, A Ganai, MA Rather, WM Sheikh, SU Nabi, PT Mumtaz, S Mandal, ... Immunogenetics: A Molecular and Clinical Overview, 1-34 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Immunopharmaco-genomics: future of clinical medicine SI Ali, MA Rather, WM Sheikh, SU Nabi, A Ganai, M Altaf, S Nath, ... A Molecular Approach to Immunogenetics, 347-384 , 2022 2022
Immunogenetic surveillance to histocompatibility WM Sheikh, SI Ali, MA Rather, SU Nabi, SU Nazir, R Rakshahan, ... A Molecular Approach to Immunogenetics, 85-126 , 2022 2022
Organoids: A new approach in toxicity testing of nanotherapeutics SU Nabi, SI Ali, MA Rather, WM Sheikh, M Altaf, H Singh, PT Mumtaz, ... Journal of Applied Toxicology 42 (1), 52-72 , 2022 2022 Citations: 44
Medicinal plants: Treasure for antiviral drug discovery SI Ali, WM Sheikh, MA Rather, V Venkatesalu, S Muzamil Bashir, SU Nabi Phytotherapy Research 35 (7), 3447-3483 , 2021 2021 Citations: 105
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Cell wall: A versatile fountain of drug targets in Mycobacterium tuberculosis ZA Zubair Shanib Bhat, Muzafar Ahmad Rather, Mubashir Maqbool, Hafiz UL Lah ... Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 95, 1520-1534 , 2017 2017 Citations: 136
Medicinal plants: Treasure for antiviral drug discovery SI Ali, WM Sheikh, MA Rather, V Venkatesalu, S Muzamil Bashir, SU Nabi Phytotherapy Research 35 (7), 3447-3483 , 2021 2021 Citations: 105
α-pyrones: Small molecules with versatile structural diversity reflected in multiple pharmacological activities-an update ZS Bhat, MA Rather, M Maqbool, HUL Lah, SK Yousuf, Z Ahmad Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 91, 265-277 , 2017 2017 Citations: 100
Molecular docking analysis and evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of the constituents of Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet from Kashmir Himalaya WR Mir, BA Bhat, MA Rather, S Muzamil, A Almilaibary, M Alkhanani, ... Scientific reports 12 (1), 12547 , 2022 2022 Citations: 87
Discovery of anti‐microbial and anti‐tubercular molecules from Fusarium solani : an endophyte of Glycyrrhiza glabra A Shah, MA Rather, QP Hassan, MA Aga, S Mushtaq, AM Shah, ... Journal of applied microbiology 122 (5), 1168-1176 , 2017 2017 Citations: 81
Drug targets exploited in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Pitfalls and promises on the horizon ZS Bhat, MA Rather, M Maqbool, Z Ahmad Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 103, 1733-1747 , 2018 2018 Citations: 73
Streptomyces puniceus strain AS13., Production, characterization and evaluation of bioactive metabolites: A new face of dinactin as an antitumor antibiotic A Hussain, MA Rather, MS Dar, NA Dangroo, MA Aga, AM Shah, ... Microbiological research 207, 196-202 , 2018 2018 Citations: 52
Nanoceria laden decellularized extracellular matrix-based curcumin releasing nanoemulgel system for full-thickness wound healing H Singh, SM Bashir, SD Purohit, R Bhaskar, MA Rather, SI Ali, I Yadav, ... Biomaterials Advances 137, 212806 , 2022 2022 Citations: 50
Antimicrobial investigation of selected soil actinomycetes isolated from unexplored regions of Kashmir Himalayas, India AM Shah, A Hussain, S Mushtaq, MA Rather, A Shah, Z Ahmad, IA Khan, ... Microbial Pathogenesis 110, 93-99 , 2017 2017 Citations: 50
Novel bioactive molecules from Lentzea violacea strain AS 08 using one strain-many compounds (OSMAC) approach A Hussain, MA Rather, MS Dar, MA Aga, N Ahmad, A Manzoor, A Qayum, ... Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 27 (11), 2579-2582 , 2017 2017 Citations: 46
Organoids: A new approach in toxicity testing of nanotherapeutics SU Nabi, SI Ali, MA Rather, WM Sheikh, M Altaf, H Singh, PT Mumtaz, ... Journal of Applied Toxicology 42 (1), 52-72 , 2022 2022 Citations: 44
In vitro and in silico evaluation of antimicrobial properties of Delphinium cashmerianum L., a medicinal herb growing in Kashmir, India BA Bhat, WR Mir, BA Sheikh, MA Rather, MA Mir Journal of ethnopharmacology 291, 115046 , 2022 2022 Citations: 41
Isolation and characterization of three benzylisoquinoline alkaloids from Thalictrum minus L. and their antibacterial activity against bovine mastitis S Mushtaq, MA Rather, PH Qazi, MA Aga, AM Shah, A Shah, MN Ali Journal of ethnopharmacology 193, 221-226 , 2016 2016 Citations: 39
Antituberculotic activity of actinobacteria isolated from the rare habitats A Hussain, MA Rather, AM Shah, ZS Bhat, A Shah, Z Ahmad, ... Letters in applied microbiology 65 (3), 256-264 , 2017 2017 Citations: 30
α-Pyrones and Their Hydroxylated Analogs as Promising Scaffolds Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ZS Bhat, MA Rather, KY Syed, Z Ahmad Future medicinal chemistry 9 (17), 2053-2067 , 2017 2017 Citations: 24
Traditional use of medicinal plants in Kashmir: a review MA Rather, SA Baba Res Rev J Biol 3 (4), 26-32 , 2015 2015 Citations: 23
A comprehensive review on the phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Podophyllum hexandrum: a high value medicinal plant SAB Muzafar Ahmad Rather Research Journal of Biology , 2016 2016 Citations: 22
Ameliorative effects of Cuscuta reflexa and Peucedanum grande on letrozole induced polycystic ovary syndrome in Wistar rats F Kausar, MA Rather, SM Bashir, RM Alsaffar, S Nabi, SI Ali, P Goswami, ... Redox Report 26 (1), 94-104 , 2021 2021 Citations: 21
In vitro evaluation of dinactin, a potent microbial metabolite against Mycobacterium tuberculosis A Hussain, MA Rather, ZS Bhat, A Majeed, M Maqbool, AM Shah, MA Aga, ... International journal of antimicrobial agents 53 (1), 49-53 , 2019 2019 Citations: 20
Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of substituted 3-cinnamoyl-4-hydroxy-pyran-2-one (CHP) in pursuit of new potential antituberculosis agents ZS Bhat, HU Lah, MA Rather, M Maqbool, T Ara, Z Ahmad, SK Yousuf MedChemComm 9 (1), 165-172 , 2018 2018 Citations: 19
