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Dr. Iftikhar Ali
Dr. Iftikhar Ali
Associate-Professor
102
Publications
15
Supervised
45
Awards
7
Projects
6
Education
Research Interest

My primary research interests lie at the intersection of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Herbal Medicine, with a specific focus on the isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from unique flora found in Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush mountains in Gilgit-Baltistan. I conduct this high-throughput research at the Sino-Pakistan Laboratory for Natural Products Research (Karakoram International University, Gilgit). Crucially, our Laboratory houses the region's exclusive High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography (HSCCC) platform, establishing our laboratory as a centralized hub for advanced liquid-liquid chromatographic separation in Pakistan.

Education
PostDoctoral Certificate (Herbal Medicine, Natural Product Chemistry)

Shandong Academy of Sciences

China 2021

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) Organic Synthesis

University of Rostock

Germany 2012

M.Phil. (course work) Natural Product Chemistry

HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi

Pakistan 2008

MSc Chemistry

Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan 2006

BSc (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology)

(affiliated with) Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan 2004

FSc (pre Medical)

(affiliated with) Kohat University of Science and Technology

Pakistan 2002

Publications
# Authors Title Journal Year Link
1 Xiaobei Ning, abc, Iftikhar Ali, Wenhua Ji Differential Analysis of Non-Volatile and Volatile Organic Compounds in Lonicerae japonicae Flos Across Four Geographical Origins of China Molecules 2026 View
2 Shahid Aziz, Iftikhar Ali, Manzoor Hussain, Sujjad Hyder, Ajmal Khan, Kashif Ali, Salma Batool, Xiao Wang Efficient separation of chemical constituents from shilajit by an inner-recycling counter-current chromatography and their molecular docking analysis for osteoporosis Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2026 View
3 Sajjad Azam, Amjad Hussain, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Khayala Mammadova, Saman Zahra, Muhammad Imran, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Phytochemical profiling, green synthesis of Ag, Cu, Fe, and Zn nanoparticles, and in vitro biological activities of Delphinium brunonianum Royle Scientific Reports 2026 View
4 Kashif Ali, Sudais Ahmed, Asif Ali, Xiaoning Dong, Chang Liu, Bushra Fatima, Douglas Law, Manzoor Hussain, Iftikhar Ali Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Nepeta Documented Between 2021 and 2025 ChemistrySelect 2026 View
5 Ishtiaq Hussain, Zahid Hussain, Shamsher Ali, Iftikhar Ali, Douglas law Tensile plasticity in Cu and Nicoated Ni 54Nb42Al4 metallic glassy fibers Scientific Reports 2025 View
6 Wenhua Ji, Yue Li, Lidan Zhang, Rongyu Wang, Paizu Zhang, Ibragimov Aziz Bakhtiyarovich, Adizov Bobirjon Zamirovich, Iftikhar Ali Covalent organic framework solid-phase microextraction fiber for in vivo monitoring of substituted p-phenylenediamine quinones in fish Analytica Chimica Acta 2025 View
7 W. Zhao, M. Li, Q. C. Jia, I. Ali, L. Chen Anti-inflammatory effect of a pimarane diterpenoid isolated from Nepeta adenophyta Hedge. based on network Analysis approach and experimental assessment Front. Pharmacol. Sec. Ethnopharmacology 2025 View
8 Yingchao Lv, Rongyu Wang, Tao Li, Heli Cheng, Ibragimov Aziz Bakhtiyarovich, Adizov Bobirjon Zamirovich, Iftikhar Ali, Wenhua Ji Online solid-phase extraction of glucoraphanin and sulforaphane from non-edible plants based on amino acid-functionalized covalent organic frameworks Microchimica Acta 2025 View
9 I. Hussain, Z. Hussain, S. Ali, I. Ali, D. Law Tensile plasticity in Cu and Ni-coated Ni(54)Nb(42)Al(4) metallic glassy fibers Scientific reports 2025 View
10 Lingyu Li, Zhichang Qiu, Xinyan Bai, Wenqing Zhu, Iftikhar Ali, Chunxia Ma, Zhenjia Zheng*, and Xuguang Qiao Integrated Mechanism of Immune Response Modulation by Arctium Lappa L. Fructans Based on Microbiome and Metabolomics Technologies J. Agric. Food Chem 2024 View
11 Kashif Ali, Sudais Ahmed, Azhar Hussain, Sibtain Ali, Iftikhar Ali Shilajit (Asphaltum): a Comprehensive Review on Its Composition and Pharmacological Activities Journal of Ongoing Chemical Research 2024 View
12 Iftikhar Ali, Shahid Aziz, Marzia Zahra, Yan Mu, Erum Dilshad, Meher Ali, Xiao Wang Separation of Non-alkaloid Toxin Lignans and New Flavonoid from Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum Hexandrum Royle) by High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 2024 View
13 R. Ilyas, M. Ali, I. Ali, B. Siyo, W. Xu, A. Hussain, W. Wei, L. Chen, Zamarrud, X. Wang Exploring the antidiabetic and antioxidant potential of Nepeta adenophyta Hedge in hepg2 cells and its phytochemical studies Journal of Mountain Area Research 2023 View
14 Amjad Hussain, ABC, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Marine life as a source for breast cancer treatment: A comprehensive review Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2023 View
15 Muhammad Atif, Rana Adeel Mehmood, Ali Zia Noor, Shaista Shaukat, Sajid Mahmood, Iftikhar Ali Surface modified walnut shell derived carbon particles for anti-acne skin treatment Diamond and Related Materials 2023 View
16 L. Li, Z. Qiu, Y. Qi, D. Zhao, I. Ali, C. Sun, L. Xu, Z. Zheng, C. Ma AuNPs/NiFe-LDHs-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry for efficient analysis of metronidazole and its metabolites in water samples J Hazard Mater 2022 View
17 Ambreen Ghani, Zubi Sadiq, Sadaf Iqbal, Abida Yasmeen, Shahida Shujaat, Iftikhar Ali Screening of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of functionalized tetrahydrocarbazole linked 1, 2-diazoles and their docking studies Arabian Journal of Chemistry 2022 View
18 Zamarrud F. Tajuddin, S. S. Shaukat, Iftikhar Ali, Sajjad Ali, Muhammad Qaiser Antioxidant activity of Seriphidium leucotrichum: an anti malarial plant from Minapin valley, district Hunza-Nagar, Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Botany 2022 View
19 Heng Zhu, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Extraction and purification of cis/trans asarone from Acorus tatarinowii Schott: Accelerated solvent extraction and silver ion coordination high-speed counter-current chromatography Journal of Chromatography A 2021 View
20 Huanzhu Zhao, Xiangyun Song, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Silver Ion-Complexation High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography Coupled with Prep-HPLC for Separation of Sesquiterpenoids from Germacrene A Fermentation Broth Fermentation 2021 View
21 Chen Wang, Iftikhar Ali, Daijie Wang, Tongtong Hong, Jinjie Zhang, Chao Li, Wenge Yang Polyphenols separated from Enteromorpha clathrata by one-dimensional coupled with inner-recycling high-speed counter-current chromatography and their antioxidant activities European Food Research and Technology 2021 View
22 Chaoying Tong, Fangying Shi, Xia Tong, Shuyun Shi, Iftikhar Ali, Ying Guo Shining natural flavonols in sensing and bioimaging TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 2021 View
23 Mamona Nazir, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Imran Tousif, Muhammad Aijaz Anwar, Frank Surup, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Meroterpenoids: A Comprehensive Update Insight on Structural Diversity and Biology Biomolecules 2021 View
24 Mamona Nazir, Muhammad Saleem, Iftikhar Ali, Ghulam Abbas, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Ivan R. Green, Wahid Hussain, Saima Khan, Hidayat Hussain Fungal metabolites as anti-diabetic agents: emphasis on PTP1B inhibitors Phytochemistry Reviews 2021 View
25 Wenya Ma, Iftikhar Ali, Yali Li, Hidayat Hussain, Huanzhu Zhao, Xuan Sun, Lie Xie, Li Cui, Daijie Wang A Simple and Efficient Two-Dimensional High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography Linear Gradient and Isocratic Elution Modes Molecules 2021 View
26 Zhao Li, Iftikhar Ali, Jinqian Yu, Li Cui, Heng Zhu, Wenya Ma, Ge Li, Daijie Wang Efficient separation of N-Alkylamides from Piper longum L. using off-line two-dimensional coupled with gradient high-speed counter-current chromatography LWT - Food Science and Technology 2021 View
27 Zhao Li, Iftikhar Ali, Jiying Qiu, Huanzhu Zhao, Wenya Ma, Aiying Bai, Daijie Wang, Jingchao Li Eco-Friendly and Facile Synthesis of Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Anticancer Dihydromyricetin-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles International journal of nanomedicine 2021 View
28 Muhammad Shafiq Khan, Shahid Aziz, Muhammad Zakryya Khan, Zafar Mahmood Khalid, Muhammad Riaz, Dawood Ahmed, Iftikhar Ali, Nazia Arif, Deiji Wang, Muhammad Sheeraz Ahmad, Nafeesa Zahid Antihyperglycemic effect and phytochemical investigation of Rubia cordifolia (Indian Madder) leaves extract Open Chemistry 2021 View
29 Hidayat Hussain, Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva, Iftikhar Ali, Elizbit, Ivan R. Green, Daijie Wang, Liang Zou, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Hui Cao, Jianbo Xiao Fungal glycosides: Structure and biological function Trends in Food Science & Technology 2021 View
30 Hidayat Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Daijie Wang, Faruck L. Hakkim, Bernhard Westermann, Luay Rashan, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Ivan R. Green Boswellic acids: privileged structures to develop lead compounds for anticancer drug discovery Expert opinion on drug discovery 2021 View
31 Hidayat Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Daijie Wang, Faruck L. Hakkim, Bernhard Westermann, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Ahmed M. Ashour, Amjad Khan, Amjad Hussain, Ivan R. Green, Syed Tasadaque Ali Shah Glycyrrhetinic acid: a promising scaffold for the discovery of anticancer agents Expert opinion on drug discovery 2021 View
32 Iqra Bashir, Mubarak Ali Khan, Erum Dilshad, Bara Siyo, Ejaz Hussain, Iftikhar Ali Antioxidant and anticancer silver nanoparticles of Mentha asiatica aerial part extract: a novel study Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry 2021 View
33 I. Ali, Y. Mu, M. Atif, H. Hussain, J. Li, D. Li, M. Shabbir, J. J. K. Bankeu, L. Cui, S. Sajjad, D. Wang, X. Wang Separation and anti-inflammatory evaluation of phytochemical constituents from Pleurospermum candollei (Apiaceae) Journal of separation science 2021 View
34 Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Ali, Huma Shareef, Sadaf Naeem, Adeeba Khadim, Meher Ali, Faiza Amber, Hidayat Hussain, Muhammad Ismail, Syed Tasadaque A. Shah, Ali Noor, Daijie Wang Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of “Cherchoomoro” (Nepeta adenophyta Hedge) Journal of ethnopharmacology 2021 View
35 Anna Adamus, Iftikhar Ali, Vasileios Vasileiadis, Luai Al-Hileh, Jan Lisec, Marcus Frank, Guido Seitz, Nadja Engel Vincetoxicum arnottianum modulates motility features and metastatic marker expression in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma by stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton BMC complementary medicine and therapies 2021 View
36 Heng Zhu, Long Chen, Jinqian Yu, Li Cui, Iftikhar Ali, Xiangyun Song, Jeong Hill Park, Daijie Wang, Xiao Wang Flavonoid epimers from custard apple leaves, a rapid screening and separation by HSCCC and their antioxidant and hypoglycaemic activities evaluation Scientific reports 2020 View
37 Xia Tong, Shuyun Shi, Chaoying Tong, Ali Iftikhar, Ruiqing Long, Yongfeng Zhu Quantum/carbon dots-based fluorescent assays for enzyme activity TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 2020 View
38 Xiangyun Song, Ke Li, Li Cui, Jinqian Yu, Iftikhar Ali, Heng Zhu, Qianqian Wang, Xiao Wang, Daijie Wang A simple and efficient linear gradient coupled with inner-recycling high-speed counter-current chromatography Journal of Chromatography A 2020 View
39 Zhao Li, Wenya Ma, Iftikhar Ali, Huanzhu Zhao, Daijie Wang, Jiying Qiu Green and Facile Synthesis and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Evaluation of Dietary Myricetin-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles ACS omega 2020 View
40 Muhammad Farooq Khan, Fahd A. Nasr, Omar M. Noman, Nouf Abdulaziz Alyhya, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Cichorins D–F: Three New Compounds from Cichorium intybus and Their Biological Effects Molecules 2020 View
41 Muhammad Ismail, Shahina Fayyaz, Attia Kowsar, Salma Javed, Iftikhar Ali, Sajjad Ali, Farhad Hussain, Haibat Ali Evaluation of nematocidal effects of some medicinal plant extracts against root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita) Italian Journal of Agronomy 2020 View
42 Wahid Hussain, Saima Batool, Sabiha Bahar, Bibi Shahida, Bushra Bangash, Amjad Ali, Hidayat Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Maroof Ali, Rainer W. Bussmann Ethnopharmacological survey of herbal remedies used in the treatment of hepatitis Ethnobotany Research and Applications 2020 View
43 Hidayat Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, et.al. 4-Benzyloxylonchocarpin and Muracatanes A-C from Ranunculus muricatus L. and Their Biological Effects Biomolecules 2020 View
44 Hidayat Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Elizbit, Wahid Hussain, Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva, Amjad Hussain, Maroof Ali, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Izhar Ullah, Ivan R. Green Synthetic Studies towards Fungal glycosides: An Overview Current Organic Chemistry 2020 View
45 Amjad Hussain, Marie-Lise Bourguet-Kondracki, Farhad Hussain, Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Khalid, Hidayat Hussain, Javid Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. The potential role of dietary plant ingredients against mammary cancer: a comprehensive review Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2020 View
46 Yue Hou, Iftikhar Ali, Zhao Li, Atiqa Sulaiman, Shahid Aziz, Long Chen, Hidayat Hussain, Li Cui, Daijie Wang, Xin Zheng Separation of constituents from Bergenia stracheyi (Hook. F. & Thoms.) Engl. by high‐speed countercurrent chromatography Journal of separation science 2020 View
47 Ghulam Hassan, Qandeel Zahra, Nadja Engel, Kiran Ali, Gul Bahreen, Viqar Ahmad, Shahid Aziz, Daijie Wang Anticancer Activity of Hispidulin from Saussurea simpsoniana and Lupeol from Vincetoxicum arnottianum Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 2020 View
48 Iftikhar Ali, Jingchao Li, Li Cui, Hongwei Zhao, Qiuxia He, Daijie Wang Efficient extraction and purification of benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids from Macleaya cordata (Willd) R. Br. Phytochemical Analysis 2020 View
49 M. Ismail, S. Fayyaz, M. Azad, S. Javed, I. Ali, S. Ali, S. Hussain Nematicidal properties of some medicinal plants from selected flora of Gilgit-Baltistan The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 2019 View
50 Hidayat Hussain, Ivan R. Green, Ghulam Abbas, Sergazy M. Adekenov, Wahid Hussain, Iftikhar Ali Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitors as potential anti-diabetes agents: patent review (2015-2018) Expert opinion on therapeutic patents 2019 View
51 Hidayat Hussain, Ghulam Abbas, Ivan R. Green, Iftikhar Ali Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors as a potential target for diabetes: patent review (2015-2018) Expert opinion on therapeutic patents 2019 View
52 Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Ramzan Abdul Karim, Iftikhar Ali, Roberta Bongiovanni Photochemical Thiolation of Carbon Particles with Mercaptoproyltrimethoxysilane Composite Interfaces 2019 View
53 I. Ali, S. Khatoon, F. Amber, Q. Abbas, M. Ismail, N. Engel Isolation of anemonin from Pulsatilla wallichiana and biological activities Journal of The Chemical Society of Pakistan 2019 View
54 Iftikhar Ali, Abiodun Falodun, Baraa Siyo, Bankeu Jules, Hidayat Hussain, Peter Langer Isolation of Phytochemical Constituents from Hunteria umbellata K. Schum Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 2019 View
55 I. Ali, Z. Ali, Alishba, Zamarrud, H. Hussain, V. U. Ahmad Phytochemical and bioactivity study of Corydalis adiantifolia: A herbal hair tonic from Baltistan Journal of The Chemical Society of Pakistan 2019 View
56 Anna Adamus, Katharina Peer, Iftikhar Ali, Jan Lisec, Abiodun Falodun, Marcus Frank, Guido Seitz, Nadja Engel Berberis orthobotrys – A promising herbal anti-tumorigenic candidate for the treatment of pediatric alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma Journal of ethnopharmacology 2019 View
57 A. Khan, S. Naz, U. Farooq, M. Shahid, I. Ullah, I. Ali, A. Rauf, Y. N. Mabkhot Bioactive chromone constituents from Vitex negundo alleviate pain and inflammation Journal of pain research 2018 View
58 Jean J. K. Bankeu, Stéphanie Madjouka, Guy R. T. Feuya, Yannick S. F. Fongang, Sadaf Siddiqui, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Pobeguinine: a monoterpene indole alkaloid and other bioactive constituents from the stem bark of Nauclea pobeguinii Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 2018 View
59 Iftikhar Ali, Saleha S. Khan, Ajmal Khan, Zulfiqar Ali, Huma A. Bhatti, Jean J. K. Bankeu, Viqar U. Ahmad GC-MS Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Fractions of Corydalis adiantifolia Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 2018 View
60 Dad, A.; Ali, I.; Engel N.; Atif, M.; Hussain, H.; Ahmad, V. U.; Langer, P.; Green, I. R The Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities of Berberis orthobotrys. International Journal of Phytomedicine 2017 View
61 Hussain H, Green IR, Ali I, Khan IA, Ali Z, Al-Sadi AM, Ahmed I. Ursolic acid derivatives for pharmaceutical use: a patent review (2012-2016). Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents 2017 View
62 Ismail M, Noor-ul-Haq, Ali S, Ali I, Shaheen R, Murtaza G, Abdurrazaq Qualitative analysis for phytochemicals of selected medicinal plants from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Chemistry 2017 View
63 Meher S, Ali I, Sami A, Naheed N, Khan SA, Ismail M Screening of Some Medicinal Plants for Antibacterial Activity against Conjunctivitis. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences 2017 View
64 S. Meher, I. Ali, A. Sami, N. Naheed, S. A. Khan, M. Ismail Screening of some medicinal plants for antibacterial activity against conjunctivitis The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 2017
65 J. J. B. Kezetas, A. Dawé, M. Mbiantcha, G. R. F. Tchouya, I. Ali, M. A. T. Tchuente, L. Mehreen, B. L. Ndjakou, M. S. Ali, A. S. Ngouela Bioactive constituents from edible figs of Ficus vallis-choudae Delile Trends in Phytochemical Research 2017
66 M. Ismail, Noor-ul-Haq, S. Ali, I. Ali, R. Shaheen, G. Murtaza, Abdurrazaq Qualitative analysis for phytochemicals of selected medicinal plants from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Asian Journal of Chemistry 2017
67 Hidayat Hussain, Ivan R. Green, Iftikhar Ali, Ikhlas A. Khan, Zulfiqar Ali, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi, Ishtiaq Ahmed Ursolic acid derivatives for pharmaceutical use: a patent review (2012-2016) Expert opinion on therapeutic patents 2017 View
68 Akber Dad, Iftikhar Ali, Nadja Engel, Muhammad Atif, Hidayat Hussain, Viqar Uddin Ahmad, Peter Langer, Ivan R. Green The Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Activities of <em>Berberis Orthobotrys</em> International Journal of Phytomedicine 2017 View
69 Iftikhar Ali, Hidayat Hussain, Huma Batool, Akber Dad, Ghulam Raza, Abiodun Falodun, Raza Ullah, Viqar Uddin Ahmad Documentation of Ethnoveterinary Practices in the CKNP Region, Gilgit-Baltistan International Journal of Phytomedicine 2017 View
70 Ali, I.; Khan, A.; Hussain, A.; Ismail, M.; Farooq, U.; Ahmad, V. U.; Iaroshenko, V. O.; Langer, P Comparative enzyme inhibition study of 1-deazapurines Medicinal Chemistry Research 2016 View
71 Engel, N., Ali, I., Adamus, A., Dad, A., Ali, S., Nebe, B., Atif, M., Ismail, M., Langer, P., Ahmad, V. U. Antitumor evaluation of two selected Pakistani plant extracts on human bone and breast cancer cell lines BMC Complement Altern Med 2016 View
72 Hussain, H., K. Krohn, A. Al-Harrasi, S. F. Kouam, G. Abbas, M. A. Raees, T. Dzeha, R. Ullah, A. Zahoor, A. Shahf A. Badshah, A. Khan, I. Ali, B. Schulz. Microdiplanol and microdiplane: A new m-anisaldehyde and a new 24-methylcholestanol derivative from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 2015 View
73 Atif M., Ali I., Hussain A., Hyder S. V., Niaz B., Khan F. A., Maalik A., Farooq U Pharmacological assessment of hispidulin - A natural bioactive flavone Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research 2015 View
74 Hussain, H.; Jabeen, F.; Krohn, K.; Al-Harrasi, A.; Ahmad, M.; Mabood, F.; Shah, A.; Badshah, A.; Rehman, N. U.; Green, I. R.; Ali, I.; Draeger, S.; Schulz, B. Antimicrobial activity of two mellein derivatives isolated from an endophytic fungus. Medicinal Chemistry Research 2015 View
75 Bukhari, S. M.; Ali, I.; Zaidi, A.; Iqbal, N.; Noor, T.; Mehmood, R.; Chisti, M. S.; Niaz, B.; Rashid, U.; Atif, M. Pharmacology and synthesis of daurichromenic acid as a potent anti-HIV agent Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research 2015 View
76 Hidayat Hussain, abc, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Microdiplanol and microdiplane: a newm-anisaldehyde and a new 24-methylcholestanol derivative from the endophytic fungusMicrodiplodiasp Journal of Asian natural products research 2015 View
77 M. Atif, I. Ali, A. Hussain, S. V. Hyder, B. Niaz, F. A. Khan, A. Maalik, U. Farooq Pharmacological Assessment of Hispidulin--a Natural Bioactive Flavone Acta poloniae pharmaceutica 2015 View
78 Ali, I.; Bibi, S.; Hussain, H.; Bano, F.; Ali, S.; Khan, S. W.; Ahmad, V. U. Biological activities of Suaeda heterophylla and Bergenia stracheyi Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 2014 View
79 Egharevba, C.; Osayemwenre, E.; Imieje, V.; Ahomafor, J.; Akunyuli, C.; Udu-Cosi, A. A.; Theophilus, O.; James, O.; Ali, I.; Falodun, A. Significance of Bitter Leaf (Vernonia Amagdalina) In Tropical Diseases and Beyond: A Review Malaria Chemotherapy Control & Elimination 2014 View
80 Falodun, A.; Imieje V.; Erharuyi, O.; Joy-Ahomafora, J.; Akunyuli, C.; Udu-Cosi, A. A.; Theophilus, O.; Ali, I.; Albadry, M.; Fasinu, P.; Hamann, M. T. Isolation of Diterpenoids from Jatropha podagrica against Hepatitis C virus Journal of African Association of Physiological Sciences 2014 View
81 Hidayat Hussain, abc, Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Antimicrobial activity of two mellein derivatives isolated from an endophytic fungus Medicinal Chemistry Research 2014 View
82 Ali, I.; Falodun, A.; Josephs, G. C.; Hussain, H.; Karsten, U.; Langer, P. Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Epiafzelechin from the Stem Bark of Calliandra surinamensis Benth African Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Development 2013 View
83 Ali, I.; Siyo, B.; Hassan, Z.; Malik, I.; Ullah, I.; Ali, A.; Nawaz, M.; Iqbal, J.; Villinger, A.; Langer, P. Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted bi- and terphenyls by site-selective Suzuki-Miyaura reactions of various dihalogenated trifluoromethyl-benzene derivatives Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2013 View
84 Falodun, A.; Engel-Lutz, N.; Falodun, J. E.; Ali, I.; Opperman, C.; Erharuyi, O.; Imiejo, V. O.; Kragl, U.; Nebe, B.; Langer, P. A review of breast cancer and role of phyto-oestrogens as anticancer agents University of Benin journal of science and technology 2013 View
85 Falodun, A.; Engel-Lutz, N.; Oppermann, C.; Ali, I.; Villinger, A.; Kragl, U.; Nebe, B.; Langer, P. Isolation of Trimethylammoniumyl–Acetate Monohydrate from Cola Lepidota Seeds: Antiproliferative Activity of Extracts and Fractions Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal Plants 2013 View
86 Hassan, Z.; Ullah, I.; Ali, I.; Khera, R. A.; Knepper, I.; Ali, A.; Patonay, T.; Villinger, A.; Langer, P. Synthesis of Tetraaryl-p-benzoquinones and 2,3-diaryl-1,4-naphthoquinones via Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-coupling Reactions. Tetrahedron 2013 View
87 Hussain, H., Al-Harrasi, A., Abbas, G., Rehman, N., Mabood, F., Ahmed, I., Saleem, M., Ree, T. V., Green, I. R., Anwar, A., Badshah, A., Shah, A., Ali, I. The Genus Pluchea: Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses, and Biological Activities. Chemistry & Biodiversity 2013 View
88 Hidayat Hussain, abc, Iftikhar Ali The GenusPluchea:Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses, and Biological Activities Chem Biodivers 2013 View
89 Zahid Hassan, Ihsan Ullah, Iftikhar Ali, Rasheed Ahmad Khera, Ingo Knepper, Asad Ali, Tamás Patonay, Alexander Villinger, Peter Langer Synthesis of tetraaryl-p-benzoquinones and 2,3-diaryl-1,4-naphthoquinones via Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions Tetrahedron 2013 View
90 A. Falodun, N. Engel-Lutz, C. Oppermann, I.; Villinger Ali, A., U. Kragl, B. Nebe, P. Langer Isolation of trimethylammoniumyl-acetate monohydrate from Cola lepidota seeds: Antiproliferative activity of extracts and fractions Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants 2013
91 Iftikhar Ali, Baraa Siyo, Zahid Hassan, Imran Malik, Ihsan Ullah, Asad Ali, Muhammad Nawaz, Jamshed Iqbal, Tamás Patonay, Alexander Villinger, Peter Langer Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted bi- and terphenyls by site-selective Suzuki–Miyaura reactions of various dihalogenated trifluoromethyl-benzene derivatives J Fluorine Chem 2013 View
92 Iftikhar Ali, Zahid Hassan , Martin Hein , Abiodun Falodun , Tamás Patonay , Alexander Villinger , Peter Langer Regioselective Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of 5,7-Dichloro-1,6-naphthyridine Synthesis 2012 View
93 Ali, I.; Siyo, B.; Al-Soud, Y.; Villinger, A.; Langer, P. Regioselective Palladium(0)-Catalysed Cross-coupling Reactions of 2,6-dichloroquinoxaline. Synthesis 2012 View
94 Iaroshenko, V. O.; Ali, I.; Mkrtchyan, S.; Semeniuchenko, V.; Ostrovskyi, D.; Langer, P. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arylation of 1-Deazapurines via C-H Bond Activation Synlett 2012 View
95 Viktor Iaroshenko, Iftikhar Ali, Satenik Mkrtchyan, Volodymyr Semeniuchenko, Dmytro Ostrovskyi, Peter Langer Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arylation of 1-Deazapurines via C–H Bond Activation Synlett 2012 View
96 Iftikhar Ali, Baraa Siyo, Yaseen Al-Soud, Alexander Villinger, Peter Langer Regioselective Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions of 2,6-Dichloroquinoxaline Synthesis 2012
97 Khan, F. U.; Hussain, J.; Khan, I. U.; Ullah, R.; Ali, I.; Muhammad, Z.; Hussain, H.; Shah, M. R. Nepetadiol, a new triterpenediol from Nepeta suavis Chemistry of Natural Compounds 2011 View
98 Malik, I.; Ahmed, Z.; Reimann, S.; Ali I.; Villinger A.; Langer, P. ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Alkynylated Pyrimidines by Site-Selective Sonogashira Reactions of 2,4,5,6-Tetrachloropyrimidine; First Synthesis of Tetraalkynyl-pyrimidines. European Journal of Organic Chemistr 2011 View
99 Ostrovskyi, D.; Iaroshenko, V. O.; Ali, I.; Mkrtchyan, S.; Villinger, A.; Tolmachev, A.; Langer, P. 3-Methoxalylchromone - A Versatile Reagent for the Regioselective Synthesis of 1-Desazapurine Synthesis 2011 View
100 Zamarrud.; Ali, I.; Hussain, H.; Ahmad, V. U.; Qaiser, M.; Amyn, A.; Mohammad, F. V. Two new antioxidant bergenin derivatives from the stem of Rivea hypocrateriformis Fitoterapia 2011 View
101 Imran Malik, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sebastian Reimann, Iftikhar Ali, Alexander Villinger, Peter Langer Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Alkynylated Pyrimidines by Site‐Selective Sonogashira Reactions of 2,4,5,6‐Tetrachloropyrimidine Eur J Org Chem 2011 View
102 Ostrovskyi, D.; Iaroshenko, V. O.; Petrosyan, A.; Dudkin, S.; Ali, I.; Villinger, A.; Tolmachev, A.; Langer, P. An Efficient Synthesis of 6-Nitro- and 6-Amino-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines by Cyclocondensation of 1-Substituted 1H-Imidazol-5-amines with 3-Nitro-4H-chromen-4-one Synlett 2010 View
Research Projects
# PI / Co-PI Title Funding Agency Budget (M) Start End
1 Professor Muhammad Ismail / Dr. Iftikhar Ali, et. al. Research Activities on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) Forest Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan 11.50 2026-05-29 2026-12-31
2 Dr. Effat Sitara / Dr. Iftikhar Ali Environmental Degradation and Mitigation Strategies in Danyore and Talidas UNDP GLOF-II Project 0.20 2025-09-27 2026-01-01
3 Dr. Iftikhar Ali / - Technology Transfer from China to Pakistan (High-speed Counter-current Chromatography with all accessories) Shanghai Pechoin Daily Chemical Co., Ltd., China 50.00 2019-08-01 2023-07-01
4 Dr. Iftikhar Ali / NA Phytochemical and Pharmacological Study on Anti-asthmatic Saussurea species from Gilgit-Baltistan KIU Grant 0.84 2017-04-01 2019-04-01
5 Dr. Iftikhar Ali / Professor Viqar Uddin Ahmad (late) Phytochemical Investigation and Bioassay Studies on the Ethanomedicinal Plants from Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan Higher Education Commission Pakistan under National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) 4.30 2015-06-01 2018-03-01
6 Dr. Iftikhar Ali / NA Proximate phytochemical investigation on plants from CKNP region used in farmer's indigenous treatment practices for the cure of livestock diseases in Gilgit-Baltistan Social, Economic, Environmental Development (SEED) 1.00 2013-01-01 2014-06-01
7 Dr. Iftikhar Ali / NA Phytochemical Investigation and Biological Screening of Some Selected Ethno Medicinal Plants from Gilgit-Baltistan Higher Education Commission Pakistan 0.50 2012-09-14 2015-05-29
Research / Project Supervised 15 students
# Thesis / Project Title Reg. No. Student Degree
1 GREEN SYNTHESIS OF METAL NANOPARTICLES USING SHILAJIT AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 2022-KIU-MS516 Sibtain Ali MS Organic Chemistry
2 ISOLATION OF DITERPENES FROM NEPETA ADENOPHYTA AND IT'S BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES 2022-KIU-MS504 Bushra Fatima MS Organic Chemistry
3 STUDIES ON ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND PHYTOCHEMICALS OF ROSA WEBBINA WALL EX ROYLE 2021-KIU-MS1012 Nida Khalil MS Organic Chemistry
4 STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FRITILLARIA CIRRHOSA SUBSP. ROYLEI ALI 2022-KIU-MS503 Basia MS Organic Chemistry
5 PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF THE SEED OIL EXTRACTED FROM NIGELLA SATIVA L. AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ITS LOCAL FORMULATION 2021-KIU-MS1008 Fozia Bano MS Organic Chemistry
6 STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PHYSOCHLAINA PRAEALTA (DECNE.) MIERS 2021-KIU-MS1013 Nayab Komal MS Organic Chemistry
7 STUDIES ON PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SAUSSUREA SIMPSONIANA FROM GILGIT 2020-KIU-9390 Sher Azam MS Organic Chemistry
8 LSOLATION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENT FROM SHILAJIT BY COLUMNS CHROMATOGRAPHY SUPPORTED BY HIGH SPEED COUNTER CURRENT CHROMATOGRAPHY 2023-KIU-MS5072 Naila dad MS Organic Chemistry
9 STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF PODOPHYLLUM EMODI 2020-KIU-9129 Marzia Zahra MS Organic Chemistry
10 PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY EVALUATION OF SHILAJIT 2020-KIU-9391 Muhammad Din MS Organic Chemistry
11 LC-MS/MS-BASED PROFILING OF METABOLITES AND ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF SAUSSUREA SIMPSONIANA (FIELDING & GARDNER) LIPSCH 2022-KIU-MS517 Sumairah MS Organic Chemistry
12 ISOLATION OF ALKALOIDS FROM ACONITUM VIOLACEUM JACQUEM. EX STAPF AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ETHANOLIC CRUDE EXTRACT 2022-KIU-MS514 Shabana Parveen MS Organic Chemistry
13 EVALUATION OF ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ASPHALTUM (SHILAJIT) 2023-KIU-MS2055 Salma Batool MS Organic Chemistry
14 ISOLATION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS FROM SHILAJIT BY HIGH -SPEED COUNTER CURRENT CHROMATOGRAPHY 2023-KIU-MS2053 Fehmida MS Organic Chemistry
15 PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING AND IN-VITRO BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS OF ASPHALTUM (SHILAJIT) 2022-KIU-MS502 Azhar Hussian MS Organic Chemistry
Honors & Awards
# Title Awarding Body Category Nature
1 Foreign Research Fellow INTI International University, Malaysia International Certificate
2 Talented Young Scientist Shandong Analysis and Test Centre, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China International Certificate
3 Best University Teacher Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
4 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st NCMPR 2018) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Certificate
5 Gold Medal Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan National Certificate
6 IRSIP Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan International Certificate
7 PhD Supervisor Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
8 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Certificate
9 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Certificate
10 PostDoctoral Award Shandong Academy of Sciences, China International Certificate
11 Reviewer Recognition (Agriculture Communications) Elsevier International Certificate
12 Reviewer Recognition (International Journal of Biological Macromolecules) Elsevier International Certificate
13 Reviewer Recognition (Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy) Elsevier International Certificate
14 Reviewer Recognition (Food Chemistry) Elsevier International Certificate
15 Reviewer Recognition (Heliyon) Elsevier International Certificate
16 Reviewer Recognition (Journal of Ethnopharmacology) Elsevier International Certificate
17 Reviewer Recognition (Results in Chemistry) Elsevier International Certificate
18 Reviewer Recognition (South African Journal of Botany) Elsevier International Certificate
19 Reviewer Recognition (Medicinal Chemistry Research) Springer Nature International Certificate
20 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st NCMPR 2018) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Shield
21 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Shield
22 Master Trainer (Education Fellows, Gilgit-Baltistan) The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan (AKUIED) in partnership with the School Education Department (SED) Gilgit-Baltistan National Certificate
23 Invited Plenary Speaker (National Symposium in the Extraction of Plant Bioactives for Nutra-pharmaceutical Developments)) University of Sargodha National Certificate
24 Invited Speaker (Workshop on Supervision of Postgraduate Students) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Certificate
25 Invited Speaker (1st National Conference on Bioactivity of Phytochemicals) The University of Lahore National Certificate
26 Lead Guest Editor International Journal of Medicinal Chemistry International Certificate
27 Reviewer Recognition Biochemical Systematics and Ecology International Certificate
28 Reviewer Recognition Letters in Organic Chemistry International Certificate
29 Focal Person (MoU in between KIU Pakistan & Shandong Academy of Sciences China) International Office KIU International Certificate
30 Focal Person (Agreement between KIU Pakistan & Shandong Academy of Sciences China) International Office KIU International Certificate
31 Focal Person (MoU between KIU Gilgit & INTI International University Malaysia) International Office KIU International Certificate
32 Focal Person (Student Exchange Program, KIU & INTI International University Malaysia) International Office KIU International Certificate
33 First MS/MPhil Student Supervision at the Department of Chemistry KIU Department of Chemistry KIU National Certificate
34 Editorial Board Member Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research ((https://www.tjnpr.org/index.php/home/editorialboard)) National Certificate
35 Guest Scientist Universität Rostock, Germany International Certificate
36 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (2017 Chemistry, shortlisted & interviewed) Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences International Certificate
37 Assistant Professorship (IPFP) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
38 Assistant Professorship (TTS) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
39 Associate Professorship (Tenured) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
40 Focal Person (MoU between KIU Gilgit & University of Okara, Pakistan) International Office KIU National Certificate
41 Principal Investigator (Sino-Pakistan Laboratory for Natural Products Research) Shanghai Pechoin Daily Chemical Co., Ltd., China International Trophy
42 IELTS (the world’s most popular English language test for higher education) British Council International Certificate
43 German Language (Basics) University of Karachi National Certificate
44 Reviewer Recognition Plos One National Certificate
45 20th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology 2025 Tsinghua University (China) International Certificate
Certifications
# Title Awarding Body Category Nature
1 Foreign Research Fellow INTI International University, Malaysia International Certificate
2 Talented Young Scientist Shandong Analysis and Test Centre, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China International Certificate
3 Best University Teacher Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
4 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st NCMPR 2018) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Certificate
5 Gold Medal Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan National Certificate
6 IRSIP Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan International Certificate
7 PhD Supervisor Award Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
8 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Certificate
9 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Certificate
10 PostDoctoral Award Shandong Academy of Sciences, China International Certificate
11 Reviewer Recognition (Agriculture Communications) Elsevier International Certificate
12 Reviewer Recognition (International Journal of Biological Macromolecules) Elsevier International Certificate
13 Reviewer Recognition (Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy) Elsevier International Certificate
14 Reviewer Recognition (Food Chemistry) Elsevier International Certificate
15 Reviewer Recognition (Heliyon) Elsevier International Certificate
16 Reviewer Recognition (Journal of Ethnopharmacology) Elsevier International Certificate
17 Reviewer Recognition (Results in Chemistry) Elsevier International Certificate
18 Reviewer Recognition (South African Journal of Botany) Elsevier International Certificate
19 Reviewer Recognition (Medicinal Chemistry Research) Springer Nature International Certificate
20 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st NCMPR 2018) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Shield
21 Chief Organizer & Focal Person (1st ICCMP 2024) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan International Shield
22 Master Trainer (Education Fellows, Gilgit-Baltistan) The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan (AKUIED) in partnership with the School Education Department (SED) Gilgit-Baltistan National Certificate
23 Invited Plenary Speaker (National Symposium in the Extraction of Plant Bioactives for Nutra-pharmaceutical Developments)) University of Sargodha National Certificate
24 Invited Speaker (Workshop on Supervision of Postgraduate Students) Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan National Certificate
25 Invited Speaker (1st National Conference on Bioactivity of Phytochemicals) The University of Lahore National Certificate
26 Lead Guest Editor International Journal of Medicinal Chemistry International Certificate
27 Reviewer Recognition Biochemical Systematics and Ecology International Certificate
28 Reviewer Recognition Letters in Organic Chemistry International Certificate
29 Focal Person (MoU in between KIU Pakistan & Shandong Academy of Sciences China) International Office KIU International Certificate
30 Focal Person (Agreement between KIU Pakistan & Shandong Academy of Sciences China) International Office KIU International Certificate
31 Focal Person (MoU between KIU Gilgit & INTI International University Malaysia) International Office KIU International Certificate
32 Focal Person (Student Exchange Program, KIU & INTI International University Malaysia) International Office KIU International Certificate
33 First MS/MPhil Student Supervision at the Department of Chemistry KIU Department of Chemistry KIU National Certificate
34 Editorial Board Member Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research ((https://www.tjnpr.org/index.php/home/editorialboard)) National Certificate
35 Guest Scientist Universität Rostock, Germany International Certificate
36 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (2017 Chemistry, shortlisted & interviewed) Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences International Certificate
37 Assistant Professorship (IPFP) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
38 Assistant Professorship (TTS) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
39 Associate Professorship (Tenured) Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan National Certificate
40 Focal Person (MoU between KIU Gilgit & University of Okara, Pakistan) International Office KIU National Certificate
41 Principal Investigator (Sino-Pakistan Laboratory for Natural Products Research) Shanghai Pechoin Daily Chemical Co., Ltd., China International Trophy
42 IELTS (the world’s most popular English language test for higher education) British Council International Certificate
43 German Language (Basics) University of Karachi National Certificate
44 Reviewer Recognition Plos One National Certificate
45 20th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology 2025 Tsinghua University (China) International Certificate
Teaching Spring 2026
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