Name : Karuna Shanker Designation : Senior principal scientist Address : CSIR-CIMAP, Kukrail Picnic Spot Road, PO-CIMAP, Lucknow-226015 E. mail : k.shanker@cimap.res.in Contact No : 09415329718 Fax : 580 Area of Specialization Natural product research ¦Analytical & Bio-analytical Chemistry ¦Phytochemistry ¦Pharmacognosy ¦ Standardization and validation of traditional medicines ¦ Chromatographic method development and validation ¦ Validated therapeutic/functional products development ¦ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-3623 Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14056836200 Mendeley: https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/karuna-shanker2/publications/ PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%22Karuna+Shanker%22 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=_1MNU5wAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao? Education B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry & Maths Post Doctoral Chemistry (Organic) Ph.D. Chemistry Academic/Research Experience CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Analytical Chemsitry - Principal Scientist (June 2014- June 2018 ) CCRAS-Central Research Institute (Ay.), Lucknow, Drug Standardization Research Unit (DSRU) - Research Officer (Chemistry) (October 1999- June 2004 ) Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi., Central Revenue Control Laboratory (CRCL), - Chemical Assistant-II (September 1997- October 1999 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Analytical Chemsitry - Scientsit-B (June 2004- June 2007 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Analytical Chemsitry - Scientsit-C (June 2007- June 2010 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Analytical Chemsitry - Senior Scientist (June 2010- June 2014 ) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Analytical Chemsitry - Senior Principal Scientist (June 2018- till date ) Honours and Awards Publication Gaur, P., Khan, F. and Shanker K*,. Potential lipase inhibitor from underutilized part of Andrographis paniculata: Targeted isolation and mechanism of inhibition.. Industrial Crops and Products, 197, p.116 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023. 2023 Mishra S., Kumar S., Ramdas, Khare S., Shukla A., Shanker K*., Pal A., Khan F., Darokar MP.. Quebrachitol from Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. (Putranjivaceae) a potent antimalarial: Pre-clinical efficacy and its interaction with PfLDH. . Parasitology International https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102675 2023 Ranjana, Binwal M., Verma AK., Bawankule DU., Tiwari N & Shanker K*. Stimulation of glucose uptake by glycosides from Alectra parasitica subsp. chitrakutensis (M.A. Rau) K.K. Khanna & An. Kumar: An in-vitro study of TNF-a induced insulin resistance in L6 myoblasts. . Natural Product Research https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2022.2112957 2022 Jyotshna, Khare P, Shanker K*. Mangiferin: A review of sources and interventions for biological activities. . BioFactors. 42(5): 504-514. 2016 Gaur, P., Tiwari, N. and Shanker, K*. Utilization of Agro-Waste of Piper longum for a Potential Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitor. . ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 2 (3), 580-591 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00021 2022 Srivastava, M., Maurya, P. and Shanker, K*. Clerodendrum viscosum: a critical review on phytochemistry, pharmacology, quality assurance, and safety data. . Medicinal Chemistry Research, 30(12): pp.2145-2167. 2021 Gaur, I., Gaur, P., Gautam, P., Tiwari, N., Khare, P., Tripathi, S. and Shanker K*.. Simplified process of candidate certified reference material development for the analysis of Andrographis paniculata derived therapeutics. . Microchemical Journal, 165: article ID106140. 2021 Srivastava, M. and Shanker, K*. Duranta erecta Linn: A critical review on phytochemistry, traditional uses, pharmacology, and toxicity from phytopharmaceutical perspective. . Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 293, p. Article ID.115274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2022.115274 2022 Srivastava N, Mishra S, Iqbal H, Chanda D, Shanker K*. Standardization of Kaempferia galanga L. rhizome and vasorelaxation effect of its key metabolite ethyl p-methoxycinnamate. . Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 271: Article ID 113911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.113911 2021 Mishra S, Kumar S, Darokar MP, Shanker K* . Novel bioactive compound from the bark of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. . Natural Product Research, 35(10): 1738-1740. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2019.1633650 2021 Mishra S., Singh S., Ali A., Gupta AC., Shanker K* . Microwave-assisted single step cinnamic acid derivatization and evaluation for cytotoxic potential. . Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 21(3): 236-243. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389201020666191015161429 2020 Jyotshna, Gupta AC, Bawankule DU, Verma AK, and Shanker K*. Nanoemulsion preconcentrate of a pentacyclic triterpene for improved oral efficacy: Formulation design and in-vivo antimalarial activity. . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 57: Article ID 101734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101734 2020 Dixit, S., Maurya, P., Srivastava, M., Shanker, K*., Bawankule, DU., Gupta, MM., Rai, LK. Quantitation of dietary dihydrochalcones in Indian crabapple (Malus sikkimensis) using validated high-performance liquid chromatography. . Journal of Chromatographic Science, 57(8): 679-687. https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/bmz040 2019 Srivastava, N., Singh, S., Gupta, A. C., Shanker K*., Bawankule, D. U., Luqman, S.. Aromatic ginger (Kaempferia galanga L.) extracts with ameliorative and protective potential as a functional food, beyond its flavor and nutritional benefits. . Toxicology Reports, 6: 521-528. 2019 Mishra, S., Srivastava, N., Sundaresan, V., Shanker K*. Amruthapala (Decalepis arayalpathra (J. Joseph and V. Chandras.) Venter): A Comprehensive Review on Diversity, Therapeutic Uses, and Valorization of Bioactive Constituents. . Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 20(5): 376-389. 2019 Yadav KS, Tandon S, Yadav NP, Shanker K*. Pharmacokinetic study of hepatoprotective coumarinolignoids from Cleome viscosa in mice using validated high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array method. . Pharmacognosy Magazine, 15(61): 270-276. 2019 Srivastava, M., Maurya, P., Mishra, S., Kumar, N., Shanker K*.. Chemotaxonomic differentiation of Clerodendrum species based on high-performance thin-layer chromatographic fingerprinting of key secondary metabolites and chemometric data analysis. . JPC-Journal of Planar Chromatography-Modern TLC, 32(3): 211-222. 2019 Singh, M., Mohan, R., Mishra, S., Goyal, N., Shanker K.*Gupta, N., Kumar, B. . Ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with principal component and cluster analysis of Swertia chirayita for adulteration check. . Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis,164: 302-308. 2019 Srivastava, M., Singh, M., Maurya, P., Srivastava, N., Gupta, N., Shanker, K*. . Simultaneous quantification of five bioactive phenylethanoid, iridoid, and flavonol glycosides in Duranta erecta L.: Ultra performance liquid chromatography method validation and uncertainty measurement. . Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 174: 711-717. 2019 Ranjana, Nooreen, Z., Bushra, U., Bawankule, D.U., Shanker K,* Ahmad, A. and Tandon, S.,. Standardization and xanthine oxidase inhibitory potential of Zanthoxylum armatum fruits. . Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 230:1-238. 2019 Maurya, P., Singh, M., Srivastava, M. and Shanker K* . Development and validation of UPLC-PDA method for quality control of dikamali gum-a natural tablet binder: Fast simultaneous quantitation of six polymethoxyflavones. . Chromatographia, 81(9): 1277-1285 2018 Maurya, P., Srivastava, M. and Shanker K*. Simultaneous quantification of six polymethoxyflavones in Gardenia lucida Roxb. using high-performance thin-layer chromatography. . JPC-Journal of Planar Chromatography-Modern TLC, 31(4): 309-317. 2018 Jyotshna, Srivastava Nupur, Yadav AK, Shanker K*, Gupta MM, Lal RK.. Impact of postharvest processes on major phenolic constituents and antioxidant potentials of different Ocimum species.. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,10: 9-15. 2018 Jyotshna, Gaur, P.; Singh, D. K.; Luqman, S.; Shanker K*.. Validated method for quality assessment of henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) leaves after postharvest blanching and its cosmetic application. . Industrial Crops and Products, 95: 33-42 2017 Shanker K*, Khare P, Tiwari N, Mohanty S, U Bawankule D, Pal A.. Synthesis of gold mediated biocompatible nanocomposite of lactone enriched fraction from Sahadevi (Vernoniacinerea Lees): An assessment of antimalarial potential. . Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 16(18): 2043-2050. 2016 Jyotshna, Srivastava N, Singh B, Chanda D, and Shanker K* . Chemical composition and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Artemisia maderaspatana essential oil. . Pharmaceutical Biology, 53(11):1677-1683. 2015 Srivastava P, Jyotshna, Debabrata C, Shanker K* . Chemical characterization and acetylcholinesterase inhibition potential of volatile components of aerial parts of Pluchea lanceolate ( DC.) Oliv. & Hiern. . Records of Natural Products, 9(4): 586-591. 2015 Jyotshna, Srivastava P, Killadi B, and Shanker K* . Uni-dimensional double development HPTLC-densitometry method for simultaneous analysis of mangiferin and lupeol content in mango (Mangifera indica) pulp and peel during storage.. Food Chemistry,176: 91-98. 2015 Srivastava P, Ajayakumar PV, and Shanker K*. Box–Behnken design for optimum extraction of biogenetic chemicals from P. lanceolata with an energy audit (Thermal?×?Microwave?×?Acoustic): A case study of HPTLC determination with additional specificity using on-line/off-line coupling with DAD/NIR/ESI-MS. . Phytochemical Analysis, 25(6): 551-560. 2014 Srivastava P, Jyotshna, Gupta N, Maurya AK, and Shanker K* . New anti-inflammatory triterpene from the root of Ricinus communis. . Natural Product Research, 28(5): 306-311 2014 Srivastava P, Mohanty S, Bawankule DU, Khan F, Shanker K* . Effect of Pluchea lanceolata bioactives in LPS-induced neuroinflammation in C6 rat glial cells. . Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 387(2): 119-127. 2014 Srivastava P., Maurya US., Pal A., Bawankule DU., Shanker K* . Enrichment of aglycone fractions with immunomodulatory potential: Stability and pharmacokinetic of Withania bioactives. . Food Research International, 54(1): 867-872. 2013 Chanda D, Pal A and Shanker K* . Application of HPLC fingerprints for defining in-vivo safety profile of Tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum). . Medicinal Chemistry Research, 22(1) 219-224. 2013 Srivastava P., and Shanker K*. Pluchea lanceolata (Rasana): Chemical and biological potential of Rasayana herb used in traditional system of medicine. . Fitoterapia, 83(8): 371-1385. 2012 Singh R., Trivedi P., Bawankule DU., Ahmad A.,Shanker K* . HILIC quantification of Oenotheralanosterol A and B from Oenothera biennis and their suppression of IL-6 and TNF-a expression in mouse macrophages.. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 141: 357-362. 2012 Singh S., Singh R., Banerjee S.,Negi AS.,Shanker K*. Determination of anti-tubercular agent in mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) by reverse phase HPLC-PDA-MS. . Food Chemistry, 131(1): 375-379. 2012 Trivedi P.,Singh R., & Shanker K*. Micellar extraction and cloud-point preconcentration of labdane diterpenoids from Andrographis paniculata. . Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, 34(18): 2085-2102. 2011 Trivedi P., Kumar JK., Negi AS., Shanker K* . HPLC method development and validation of cytotoxic agent phenylheptatriyne in Bidens pilosa with ultrasonic assisted cloud point extraction and preconcentration. . Biomedical chromatography, 25: 697-706. 2011 Karuna Shanker*, Madan M. Gupta, Santosh K. Srivastava, Dnyaneshwar U. Bawankule, Anirban Pal and Suman PS Khanuja. Determination of bioactive nitrile glycoside(s) in drumstick (Moringa oleifera) by reverse phase HPLC.. Food Chemistry ,105: 376–382. 2007 Shanker K*.,Fatima A., Negi AS., Gupta VK., Darokar MP., Gupta MM., Khanuja SPS.. RP-HPLC method for quantitation of Yashti-madhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra). . Chromatographia, 65: 771-774. 2007 Patents File No Title Inventors Patent No. Abstract