Dr. Nagendra G Assistant Professor

School of Applied Sciences

Specialization

Organic chemistry, Peptide synthesis

Areas Of Interest

Organic Synthesis, Total synthesis of Natural Products, Peptides and Peptidomimetics, Nano Science

Qualification

DISM, MSc., PhD

Teaching Experience

15 Years

Awards & Recognition

CSIR-Research Associateship award in 2013

International Visits

Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium and UAE

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/229860

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=24335776900/ http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=nU3uflAAAAAJ

Funded Project (amount sanctioned)

Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator (if applicable)	Name of the Funding agency	Type (Government/Non-Government)	Department	Year of Award	Funds provided (INR in lakhs)	Year Of Sanction	Status
1	DST	Govt	WoS-A	2023	22,80,190.00	2023	ongoing
2	KSCST-SSP	Govt	SSP	2025	5000.00	2025	completed
3	DST	Govt	WTC	2023	56.6	2023	ongoing

PhDs Guided/PhDs Guiding

Publications In Refereed Journals

Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated)

Synthesis of novel Se capped polymer photocatalyst mobilized under visible light: Exploration of piezoelectric effect and charge transfer mechanism in polymer matrix, T. Aravinda, K. Kavya, G. Nagendra, M. Srinivas, Prashanth Vishwa, Sakthivel Kandaiah, Aatika Nizam, K. Munirathnam, K.B. Ramesh, Materials Science and Engineering B, 296 (2023) 116633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116633. (Q2).
An expedient route for the synthesis of an anti-HIV peptide Kn2-7: A TAG approach, Akshitha D. Nagaraja, Veeranjaneyulu Avula, Selvakumar Balaraman, H. Surya Prakash Rao, Nagendra Govindappa, Results in Chemistry, 7, (2024) 101477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101477. (Q2)
Heterogeneous Catalyst NiCoSe2 and Ni2CoS4 for the Effective Synthesis of Dihydropyrimidine-2-ones/thiones, M. Ramya, Shivakumar, D. H. Nagaraju, H. S. Lalithamba, G. Nagendra, RSC-New Journal of Chemistry 48 (2024) 8164-8171. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NJ00285G. (Q2).
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: Sustainable Synthesis and Diverse Applications in Electrical Properties, Catalysis and Biomedicine, H.S. Lalithamba, G.K. Prashanth, H.K.E. Latha, Rashmi, Aisha Siddekha, G. Nagendra, Chemical Papers, 79 (2025) 193-209. (Q2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-024-03770-2
Synthesis Fmoc-Pro-Phe-OMe dipeptide carbon sensor for simultaneous detection of chloramphenicol (CP) and furazolidone (FZ) toxic residues in food samples, Raghavendra R B, Sathish Reddy, Dalli Kumari, Abhishek K J, Nagendra G, Jayaprakash G, Nirajan E, Harish K.N, Journal of Environmental Science and health, Part B. 60 (1) (2025) 1-14. (Q2) https://doi.org/10.1080/03601234.2024.2437925
Synthetic strategies, biological activities of Teixobactin and its analogs: A review, Dalli Kumari, Nagendra Govindappa, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 25 (14) (2025) 1657-99 (Q2). http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0115680266344835241125074030
Green synthesis of V2O5 nanoparticles: Anticancer, antioxidant activity, application in biodiesel production and amino acid derived thioacids, Lalithamba H S, Akshitha D. Nagaraja, Aisha Siddekha, Prashanth G K, Nagendra G. Results in Chemistry, 15 (2025) 102260 (Q2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2025.102260
Fmoc Centred Peptide Conjugates as Effective Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Acidic Medium: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach, T. Aravinda, D Kumari, A. S. Sowmyashree, Srilatha Rao, K. J. Gururaj, Praveen Naik, G. Nagendra. Mater. Today Commun. 47,(2025) 113142. (Q1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.113142
Glycyl–L–histidyl–L–lysine Peptide-based Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Sensor Decorated on Glassy Carbon Electrode as a Substrate for the Detection of Noxious substance Diphenylamine in Food Matrices, Akshitha D. Nagaraja, Sanjay Ballur Prasanna, Imran Nasir Appau Zahir Hussain, Veeranjaneyulu Avula, Nagendra Govindappa, Ren-Jei Chung. J. Environ. Chem. Engg. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118156. (Q1)
Total synthesis of biologically potent peptides and their In silico studies: a TAG Approach, Ramya M, Nagendra G, Veeranjaneyulu A, Kiran kumar B, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, (2025) (Q2). DOI: 10.2174/0115680266377804250721145504
Synthesis of Enduracididine free linear Teixobactin analogs: Molecular Docking, DFT calculations and its Antimicrobial activities, Bacterial cell wall lysis and Glucose assay, Dalli Kumari, Sadhanala Trimurthulu, Govindappa Nagendra, Kuruvalli Gouthami, Vaddi Damodara Reddy, Aravinda T, Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash, Current Medicinal Chemistry, (2025) (accepted). (Q2).
A computational strategy to identify Hub genes in Pathway Analysis of Gamma tocotrienol-treated MCF-7 cells and Molecular Docking Study Using Selected Phytochemicals as Therapeutic agents, Dalli Kumari, Govindappa Nagendra, Kuruvalli Gouthami, Vaddi Damodara Reddy. Current Medicinal Chemistry (2025) (Q2) (accepted).

Other Publications:

Synthesis of Terminal Thiazoles from N-Protected Amino Acids and a Study of Their Antibacterial Activities, H. S. Lalithamba, K. Uma, T. S. Gowthami, G. Nagendra, Organic Preparations and Procedures International, 52(3), (2020) 181-191. (Q3) https://doi.org/10.1080/00304948.2020.1721959
Facile combustion synthesis of highly active Mo doped BiVO4 for photocatalytic dye degradation, photo-oxidation of alcohols, antifungal and antioxidant activities,
Vipul G Warrier, Jyothis Devasia, Aatika Nizam, Vasantha V L, Nagaraju G & G Nagendra, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, (Published online: Jun 2022) https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2085039. (Q3)
Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-aminothiazole analogues of Nα-protected amino acids, H. S. Lalithamba, G. Nagendra, Trimurthulu Sadhanala, Aisha Siddekha, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 42(8), (2023) 2494-2504. (Q3). https://doi.org/10.30492/ijcce.2023.555848.5389
Ultrasound Accelerated Synthesis of N-Protected Amino Alkyl Iodides from Amino Alcohols Using P2I4 Reagent and its Application in the Synthesis of Amino Alkyl Thiols, H. S. Lalithamba, G. Nagendra, D. N. Akshitha, Aisha Siddekha, Letters in Organic Chemistry 21(3) (2024) 217-222. (Q4).http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570178620666230913160751
Synthesis and Biological evaluation of amide derivatives of the Quinazoline tethered (pyridyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazoles as anticancer agents, Krishna Reddy Gankidi, S. Shivakumara and G. Nagendra, Synthetic Communications 54(4) (2024) 305-311 (Q3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00397911.2023.2297970.
2-DPC Mediated Effective Synthesis of Peptide Conjugates, their Antifungal and Antibacterial Properties, Dalli Kumari, Vaishnavi Raosaheb Vhanmane, Kuruvalli Gouthami, Vaddi Damodara Reddy, Govindappa Nagendra. ChemistrySelect. 9, (31) (2024) e202402123. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202402123. (Q3)
Facile and Scalable Synthesis of Tripeptides with a Pro-Pro Scaffold at C-end: A TAG Approach, Akshitha D Nagaraja. Veeranjaneyulu Avula, H. Surya Prakash Rao, Nagendra Govindappa, ChemistrySelect. 9, (34) (2024) e202402126. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202402126. (Q3).
Tetrazoles: Versatile biomimetics of peptides, H. S. Lalithamba and G. Nagendra, M. Ramya, G.K Prashanth, Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry, 97(8) (2024) 633-654. (Q3) https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427224080056
Green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Pongamia pinnata and their utility in the synthesis of N-Fmoc/Cbz-protected amino acid derived sulfides and their biological investigations, M. Ramya, H. S. Lalithamba, G. K. Prashanth, Dalli Kumari and G. Nagendra, Current Organocatalysis,12 (1) (2025) 26-34. (Q4) http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0122133372305191240528115104
Designing, Screening, Synthesis, and Biological Activities of S-Linked Tetrazoles Derived from Fmoc/Boc/Cbz Amino Acids, H. S. Lalithamba, M. Ramya, Dalli Kumari, G. Nagendra, Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, 14 (3)(2025) 106 (Q3). https://doi.org/10.33263/LIANBS143.106
A brief review on the synthetic methodologies of potent ureas and ureidopeptides, Ramya M, Nagendra G, Lalithamba H S, Aisha Siddekha, Prashanth G K, Russ. J. Appl. Chem. (2025) (Accepted, 26/08/2025). (Q4)

UG / PG Projects

Research Publication

Research Project

Dr. Nagendra has been working on the design and synthesis of some novel peptides and peptidomimetics and their intermediates. His expertise led to the insertion of thioamide, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole, Triazole, Tetrazole, Urea, Thiourea, Selenourea, glycosylated amides etc into the peptide backbone. He was involved in the total synthesis of Cyclosporin-O an immunosuppressive drug and also design of Ugi-MCR reactions. He successfully completed the synthesis of therapeutic analogues for lobeline and 241D towards tobacco cessation and their evaluation, synthesis of new anti cancer agents to inhibit EGFR and AKT. Currently he focuses on the total synthesis of natural peptides and their analogs, green synthesis protocols for the synthesis of metal/metal oxide nano particles and their application in organic synthesis. He published around 40 research papers in reputed national and international journals, 2 book chapters and for patents.