ALIAH UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR KALYAN K MUKHERJEA Professor / CHEMISTRY

Email : kkmukherjea@gmail.com

Room No : 4th Floor

Joined : 1st August, 2018

Prof. Mukherjea is an eminent professor and Joined Aliah University, Department of Chemistry as professor of after completing his service in Jadavpur University. He has deep knowledge in of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry and published several research papers in reputed journals in that field.

Teaching Experience

More than 35 years

Field of Specialization

Research Area

Field of research: Bioinorganic Chemistry,

Development of:

Metal based artificial DNA nucleases,
Biomimetic Metallo enzyme active sites
VHPO mimics
Anti-cancer drugs
Metallo protein folding dynamics
Metal based molecules to protect Radiation induced DNA damage

Journal Papers Published

1. E. Palmajumder, S. R. Dash, J. Mitra, K. K. Mukherjea; A multifunctional biomimicking oxidovanadium(V) complex: synthesis, DFT calculations, bromo-peroxidation and DNA nuclease activities, ChemistrySelect, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800817.

2. H. Adhikari, K. K. Mukherjea; Mononuclear oxidodiperoxidovanadium(V) complex: synthesis, structure, VHPO mimicking oxidative bromination and potential detection of hydrogen peroxide, J. Coord. Chem., 71, 542, 2018.

3. S. Naskar, E. Palmajumder, S. Patra, J. Mitra, K. K. Mukherjea; Biomimicking Oxidative Bromination and DNA Nuclease Activities of a New Structurally Characterised Oxido-Diperoxidomolybdenum(VI) Complex, ChemistrySelect, 2, 10199, 2017.

4. E. palamjumder, N. sepay, K. K. Mukherjea; Development of oxidovanadium and oxidoperoxidovanadium-based artificial DNA nucleases via multi spectroscopic investigations and theoretical simulation of DNA binding, J. Biomol. Struct Dyn., 36, 919, 2017.

5. S. Patra, K. K. Mukherjea; Rare examples of biomimicking molybdenum(VI) catalysed peroxidative bromination of the organic substrates that coordinate to the oxido-diperoxido Mo(VI) centre, ChemistrySelect, 2, 521, 2017.

6. M. Selim, A. Saha, K. K. Mukherjea; Protection of radiation induced DNA damage by a newly developed molybdenum complex, J Radioanal Nucl Chem, 311, 189, 2017.

7. E. Palmajumder, S. Patra, M. G. B. Drew, K. K. Mukherjea; Vanadium bromoperoxidase (VBrPO) mimics: synthesis, structure and a comparative account of the catalytic activity of newly synthesized oxidovanadium and oxido-peroxidovanadium complexes, New J.Chem., 40, 8696, 2016.

8. M. Ghose, S. Banerjee, S. Patra, K. K. Mukherjea; Synthesis, structureandartificial proteaseactivitiesoftwocerium (III) complexes, J. Luminescence, 180, 224, 2016.

9. U. Saha, E. Palmajumder, K. K. Mukherjea; Synthesis, structure, DNA binding studies and nuclease activities of two luminescent neodymium complexes, J. Coord. Chem., 69, 2920, 2016.

10. U. Saha, K. K. Mukherjea; Development of multifunctional biomimicking L- cysteine based oxovanadium (IV) complex: synthesis, DFT calculations, bromoperoxidation and nuclease activity, RSC Adv., 5, 94462, 2015.

11. D. Ghosh, U. Saha, K. K. Mukherjea; A light harvesting mononuclear manganese (II) complex: synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations and photophysical profile; RSC Adv., 4, 15558, 2014.

12. S. Ghosh, S. S.Paul, J. Mitra, K. K. Mukherjea; Rhenium (II) Nitrosyl Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation, DFT Calculations and DNA Nuclease Activity; J. Coord. Chem., 67, 1809, 2014.

13. U. Saha, K. K. Mukherjea; DNA binding and nuclease activity of an oxovanadium valinato-schiff base complex; Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 66, 166, 2014.

14. S. S. Paul, M. Selim, A. Saha, K. K. Mukherjea, Synthesis and structural characterization of dioxo-molybdenum and dioxotungsten hydroxamato complexes and their function in the protection of radiation induced DNA damage; Dalton Trans., 43, 2835, 2014.

15. S. Patra, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Si, K. K. Mukherjea, Synthesis, structural characterization, VHPO mimicking peroxidative bromination and DNA nuclease activity of oxovanadium (V) complexes; Dalton Trans., 42, 13425, 2013.

16. U. Saha, T. K. Si, P. K. Nandi, K. K. Mukherjea, An amino acid coordinated vanadium (IV) complex: synthesis, structure, DFT calculations and VHPO mimicking catalytic bromoperoxidation of organic substrates, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 38, 43, 2013.

17. M. Sarkar, S. S. Paul, K. K. Mukherjea, Interaction of bovine serum albumin with a psychotropic drug alprazolam: Physicochemical, photophysical and molecular docking studies; J. Luminescence, 142, 220, 2013.

18. T. K. Si,S. S. Paul, M. G. B. Drew, K. K. Mukherjea, Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic activity of a multifunctional enzyme mimetic oxoperoxo vanadium (V) complex; Dalton Trans., 41, 5805, 2012.

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

Ph.D awarded
Sl. No.	Year	Name	Title of the thesis
1	2017	Dr. Debalina Ghosh	Light Harvesting Metal complexes…..Electronic Behaviour
2	2017	Dr. Moumita sarkar	THE INFLUENCE OF THE PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS ALKPRAZOLAM AND OLANZAPIN ON THE FOLDING DYNAMICS OF VARIOUS MAMMALIAN PROTEINS
3	2016	Dr. U. Saha	SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, DNA BINDING AND BIO MIMETIC ACTIVITY OF OXOVANADIUM AND NEODIMIUM COMPLEXES
4	2015	Dr. S. Das	CHEMOPREVENTIVE ROLE OF VANADIUM IN CHEMICALLY INDUCED RAT LIVER CARCINOGENESIS. Jt-Supervision
5	2014	Dr. S. S. Paul	RADIATION AND CHEMICAL INDUCED DNA DAMAGE AND ITS PROTECTION BY CHEMICAL MEANS
6	2014	Dr. S. Patra	SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND BIOMIMETIC ACTIVITY OF OXO VANADIUM AND OXO-PEROXO MOLYDENUM COMPLEXES
7	2013	Dr. A. Sengupta Sadhu	EVALUATION OF THE ANTINEOPLASTIC EFFICACY OF SYNTHETIC PLATINUM BASED DRUGS ON EXPERIMENTAL CARCINOMA
8	2012	Dr. S. Chatterjee	ADVANTAGEOUS EXPLOITATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE REMOVAL OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS AND THE PRODUCTION OF USEFUL BIOMOLECULES
9	2012	Dr. I. Ghosh	ASSESMENT OF THE LEVEL OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AROUND TANNERY INDUSTRIES OF KOLKATA AND ITS REMEDIATION BY ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY METHODS
10	2012	Dr. T. K. Jana	IRON AND MANGANESE COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, BIOMIMETISM AND CATALYSIS
11	2010	Dr. N. Gharah	OXOPEROXO- AND HETEROPOLYOXO- COMPLEXES OF MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS
12	2009	Dr. (Mrs.) A. Datta	SYNTHESIS OF CdS NANOPARTICLES IN AQUEOUS AND ORGANIC PHASE BY CHEMICAL AND RADIOLYTIC10TECHNIQUES AND ITS POSSIBLE INTERACTIONS WITH MOLECULES OF BIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE. . Jt-Supervision
13	2009	Dr. M. Selim	INVESTIGATION ON THE RADIATION AND CHEMICAL INDUCED DNA DAMAGE AND ITS CHEMOPROTECTION
14	2008	Dr. T. K. Si	OXO– AND OXOPEROXO-VANADIUM(V) COMPLEXES WITH ORGANIC LIGANDS: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, BIOMIMETISM AND CATALYSIS. Jt-Supervision
15	2008	Dr. S. Dinda	OXO-, PEROXO- AND BARE METAL COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND CATALYTIC USES IN THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. Jt-Supervision
16	2007	Dr. S. Roy Chowdhury	METAL NITROSYL COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND NUCLEASE ACTIVITY Jt-Supervision
17	2003	Dr. G. S. Panda	DNA – PEPTIDE INTERACTION : SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME PHYSIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT METAL COMPLEXES OF γ-GLUTAMYL – CYSTENYL – GLYCENE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH DNA
Thesis submitted
1	2018	Madhulika Ghose	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF METAL BASED SYNTHETIC PEPTIDASES AND DNA NUCLEASES
2	2018	Subharthi Banerjee	DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL METAL COMPLEXES: THEIR SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, REACTIVITY AND ROLE IN THE PROTECTION OF RADIATION INDUCED DNA DAMAGE
3	2018	Eshita Palmajumder	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL OXIDO AND OXIDO-PEROXIDOVANADIUM COMPLEXES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DNA NUCLEASE AND VANADIUM BROMOPEROXIDASE ACTIVITIES

Project Works

Sl no

Name of the Investigator

Title of the Project and duration

Funding agency

Prof. Kalyan K. Mukherjea

Design and development of Chemical molecules to protect radiation, chemical and Photo induced DNA damage.849(Sanc/)ST/P/S&T/9G-31/2013

Studies on Radiation and Chemical induced DNA Damage and protection of Damaged DNA by chemical molecules. [CRS/13/RC05/0888]

Physiochemical, Spectroscopic and Biochemical investigation on the DNA Metallobiomolecule interaction.F.No39-706/2010(SR)

[02/11- 01/14]

Protection of radiation and chemical induced DNA damage by chemicals and nano materials [CRS/09/RC03/1456] [09/2009- 08/2012]

Investigation on the antineoplastic efficacy of some metal complexes in experimental animal models [58/2/2001-BMS] [03/2006-02/2009]

Chemical and radiation Induced DNA damage: Biophysical and Biochemical

Characterisation and Chemoprotection

[CRS050/JU/B/KM/306] [04/2003-03/2007]

DNA peptide Interaction: Investigation on the Binding Mode and Conformation of

DNA byPhysicochemical, Spectral and Biochemical Methods [F-12-18/98 (SR-I )] [01/99- 01/2002]

WBDST;

Ongoing

UGC-DAE-CSR completed on 31.12.2017

UGC

Completed in 2014

UGC-DAE-CSR

Completed in 2012

ICMR

IUC-DAEF

UGC

Department of CHEMISTRY