Bio-sketch:
Faculty in the Department of Chemistry since 1992. She has 33 Full-length papers published in national and international journals, and paper & poster presentations in more than 50 conferences & seminars. She has successfully completed research supervision of 6 Ph.D. students. Presently she has 8 Research Scholars working on diverse fields. She was the Principal Investigator of AICTE sponsored R&D Project: Ternary Complexes of Transition Metal Ions with Novel Biomolecular like Kojic Acid & L-Amino acid: Synthesis & Study of Physicochemical Properties and their Bio-efficacy. She has been awarded “Woman of the Year 1998.” By The American Biographical Institute, North Carolina. USA.

Area of Interest: Organic chemistry, Bio-organic chemistry, Bio-inorganic chemistry, Electrocatalysis, Photocatalysis, Polymer Nanocomposites, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Devices.

Prof. (Dr.) Anjana Sarkar-Profile

List of Publications

1.Ramesh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar, and Ripla Beri "Antitumour Activity of some Metal Complexes : Effect on Hepatic DNA, RNA and Protein synthesis in Rats bearing transplanted Tumour by Dalton’s Lymphoma Cell" J. Inorg. Biochem. 48, 1-14,yr -1992

2.Ramesh Chandra and Anjana Sarkar "Synthesis and Characterisation of Iron (III), Cobalt (II) and Nickel (II) Complexes with TaHh-DAP and TaHh-TDA Hexadentate Macrocyclic Ligands" Synth. React. Inorg. Met-Org. Chem.; 22(8), 1195-1209 (Now known as Synth. React. Inorg. Met. –Org. & Nano-metal Chem.) yr -1992

3.Ramesh Chandra and Anjana Sarkar "A facile Oxidation of 3 ,4-Diphenylthiophene-2, 5-dimethanol and Furan-2,5-dimethanol to 3 ,4-Diphenylthiophene-2, 5-dicarboxaldehyde and Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic Acid using Bis(Pyridine) silver permanganate." Proc. Ind. Natn. Sci, Acad. 60A(2), 465-470, yr -1994

4.Ramesh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar, Ripla Beri, Mukta Dham "Chemotherapic properties of Cobalt(II) and Nickel (II) compounds ; Effect on Hepatic DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis in Rats" Proc. Ind. Natn. Sci. Acad. (Chem. Sec.): 106(3), 762,yr -1994

5.Ramesh Chandra, Deepali Jain, Anjana Sarkar & Sulekh Chandra "Some new Mononuclear Macrocyclic Complexes of Iron(III), Cobalt(II) and Nickel (II) with 2,6-Diacetylpyridineiminodiacetic acid- hydrazone" Synth. React. Inorg. Met. –Org. Chem. 33(10), pg.1191-1926,(Now known as Synth. React. Inorg. Met. –Org. & Nano-metal Chem.) yr -2003

6.Sulekh Chandra, Aruna Rawat and Anjana Sarkar "Thiocynate Selective PVC Membrane Electrode based on Copper and Nickel complexes of Para-tolualdenesemicarbazone as Carrier." Analytical Letters ; 41(17),pg. 3058-3073. yr -2008

7.Sulekh Chandra, Deepali Jain, Anjana Sarkar , Anupama "Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes with Nitrogen donor tetradentate New Azamacrocyclic Ligand with Pendent Arms : Synthesis Characterization and Anti-Microbial Studies" International Journal of Pure and Applied Chem.,Vol 4(3) pg.147, yr -2009

8.Sulekh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar, Aruna Rawat "Nitrate Selective Polymeric Membrane Electrode Based on 4,14-Dithione-3,5,13,15-tetraazatricyclo [15.3.1.1] docosa-1(21),7,9,11(22),17,19-hexane-2,6,12,16-tetraone", Sensor Letters ,Vol 7, pg.1100-1105, yr -2009

9.Aruna Rawat , Sulekh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar "Lanthanum Monitoring by N,N’-1,3-phenylenedimaleimide based on polymeric membrane electrode" Analytical and Bioanalytical Electrochem , Vol 1(2) , pg.98-111, yr -2009

10.Aruna Rawat, Sulekh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar "Easy Way of Sample Monitoring : Chemical Sensors and Biosensors" Analytical and Bioana. Electrochem, Vol 2(4), pg.212-216, yr -2010

11.Aruna Rawat , Sulekh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar "Highly Selective Potentiometric Oxlate Ion Sensors Based on Ni(II) Bis-(m-aminoacetophenone) ethylenediamine ." Chinese Journal of Chemistry ; Vol 28(7) , pg.1140-1146, yr -2010

12.Sulekh Chandra, Deepshikha, Anjana Sarkar "Selective Electrochemical Sensor for Silver(I) Ion Based on Chelating Ionophore o-Hydroxyacetophenone Carbohydeazone (OHAC)" Analytical and Bioana. Electrochem ; Vol 4(1), pg.45-60, yr -2012

13.Sulekh Chandra, Deepshikha and Anjana Sarkar "Spectral, thermal and electrochemical investigation of carbohydrazone derived ionophore as Fe(III) ion selective electrode." Spectrochimica Acta Part A(Mol. &Biomol. Sprectroscopy )117 ,pg. 271-279, yr -2013

14.Sulekh Chandra, Deepshikha and Anjana Sarkar, "Novel PVC Membrane Selective Electrode For The Determination of Cadmium(II) ion in Chocolate Samples” Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 22,(Issue 4), pg.480-488, yr -2014.

15. Sulekh Chandra, Anjana Sarkar, Deepshikha “Synthesis, spectral characterization, thermal investigation and electrochemical evaluation of benzilbis (carbohydrazone) as Cd (II) ion selective electrode”, Arabian Journal of Chemistry.Vol. 10, pg.S1306-S1315, yr -2017.

16. Rajesh Kumar Gupta; Deeksha Sharma, Niharika Sinha, Anjana Sarkar, ‘Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery System in Tuberculosis: Review’ International Journals of Nanobiotechnology, vol. 2, 3, 2017.

17. Anjana Sarkar, Reetu Sharma and Ranjana Jha, ''α–MoO 3 Nano-powder: A Transition Metal Nano Oxide and Its Photo-Chromic Properties: An Overview'' Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research (JBAER), vol. 4, 5, 2018; 

18. Deeksha Sharma, Deeksha Sharma, Niharika Sinha, Anjana Sarkar and Rajesh Kumar Gupta ''Anti-mycobacterial activity of Schiff’s Bases synthesized from substituted Benzaldehyde active against Mycobacterium'' Chemical Biology Letters, vol.  2, 5, 2018.

19. Priti Yadav, Anjana Sarkar, Amit Kumar, ''Synthesis and Biological Activities of Schiff base Transition Metal Complexes'' Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research (JBAER), Vol. 1, 6, 2019. 

20. Rukmani Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, ''“Solvent Transport Phenomenon of Composite”, Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites'' Diffusion foundation, vol. 1, 23, 2019.

21. Shekhar, Shashank, Anjana Sarkar, Bhasha Sharma, and Purnima Jain. ''Electrochemical evaluation of functionalized graphene oxide filled PVA‐chitosan biohybrid for
supercapacitor applications'' Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 17, 137, 2019.

22. Reetu Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, Ranjana Jha, Amit K. Sharma, Darshan Sharma ''Sol-gel–mediated synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals: Structural, optical, and electrochemical properties'' International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, vol. 3, 17, 2019.

23. Bhasha Sharma, Shashank Shekhar, Reetu Sharma, Shreya Sharma, Bhasha Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, and Purnima Jain. ''An Exploration of Electrocatalytic Analysis and Antibacterial Efficacy of Electrically Conductive Poly (D-Glucosamine)/Graphene Oxide Bionanohybrid.'' Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 15, 240, 2020.

24, Deeksha Sharma, Niharika Sinha, Anjana Sarkar and Rajesh Kumar Gupta, ''Current Outlook on Thiazolidinone with Intoxicating Pharmacological Potential: A review'' Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, vol. 6, 24, 2020.

25. Rukmani Sharma, Rukmani Sharma, Krishna Dutt Chauhan, Anjana Sarkar, ''The optimization of detrimental effects of air pollution on buildings'' RJCES, vol. , 5, 8, 2020.

26. Reetu Sharma, Ranjana Jha, Anjana Sarkar, Amit K. Sharma, Darshan Sharma, Medha Bhushan, Rekha Bhardwaj ''Controlled growth of α-MoO 3 nanostructures with enhanced optical and electrochemical properties without capping agents '' Ceramic International, vol. 14, 46, 2020.

26. Bhasha Sharma, Shashank Shekhar, Amarendra Mohan Khan, Shreya Sharma, Bhasha Sharma, Anjana Sarkar ‘Schiff Base Metallodrugs in Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy Applications: A Comprehensive Review'' Emergent Materials, vol 5, 279–293 ,20222

27. Bhasha Sharma, Shashank Shekhar, Shreya Sharma, Jude A. Okolie, Amit Kumar, Bhasha Sharma, Mahendra Kumar Meena, Ajay Kumar Bhagi, Anjana Sarkar, ‘Synthesis, structural elucidation, biological screening, and density functional theory calculations of Cu(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), and Co(II) complexes of 20 Z-N-((Z)-2-(6-nitrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino)-1,2-diphenyl ethylidene)-5-nitrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine Schiff base ligand'', Applied Organometallic Chemistry, vol. 8,36, 2022. 

28. Reetu Sharma, Amit Kumar Sharma, Ranjana Jha, Anjana Sarkar,'' Stable α-MoO3 nanocrystals and its doped variants with unique morphologies under optimized reaction conditions for efficient electrochemical and photochromic performances'', Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 280, 2022.

29. Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Deeksha Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, Niharika Sinha, Neha Jain, Amit Kumar, Anjana Sarkar, Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, ''Novel benzoic thiazolidin-4-one derivatives targeting DevR/DosR dormancy regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis'', Journal of Molecular structures, vol. 1254, 2022.

30. Reetu Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, Ranjana Jha Amit Kumar Sharma, Medha Bhushan, Rekha Bhardwaj, ''Synthesis & material properties of α-MoO3 nanoparticles'', Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 3,48, 2022.

31. Anjana Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar, Purnima Jain, “Binary Solvent-assisted Graphene Synthesis by Direct Exfoliation of Graphite Powder and its Cytotoxicity on SiHa Cell Line” Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, vol. 3, 56, 732-739, 2022.

32. Anjana Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar, Purnima Jain “Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide nanosheet by using ascorbic acid & study of its cytotoxicity on human cervical cancer cell line.” Journal of Polymer Materials: An International Journal; Vol. 39, No. 1-2 (2022).

33. Anjana Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar, Purnima Jain “Graphene as a Biomaterial: current developments, opportunities and challenges.” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications Volume 7, Issue 4, July-Aug 2022.
              
34. Shashank Shekhar, Shreya Sharma, Jude A Okolie, Amit Kumar, Bhasha Sharma, Mahendra Kumar Meena, Ajay Kumar Bhagi, Anjana Sarkar “Synthesis, structural elucidation, biological screening, and density functional theory calculations of Cu(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), and Co(II) complexes of 20 Z-N-((Z)-2-(6-nitrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino)-1,2-diphenylethylidene)-5-nitrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine Schiff base ligand” Applied Organometallic Chemistry vol. 36, Issue 8, May 2022.

35. Sumit Kumar, Smriti Bansal, Ankita Singh, Deepak Poddar, Anjana Sarkar “pH-Responsive bio-erodible glipizide loaded PLA@GT-Dextran Core-shell microspheres for antidiabetic drug delivery” Research Square  27-Jan 2023.

36. Sangeeta, Sonaxi, Ravi Tomar, Swati Agrawal, Anjana Sarkar “1,3-Benzodioxole Tagged Lidocaine Based Ionic Liquids as Anticancer Drug: Synthesis, Characterization and In Silico Study” Chemistry Select
vol. 8, Issue 9, Feb 2023

Book Chapter

1.“Starch-based nanosystems for theranostic applications”; Shreya Sharma, Shashank Shekhar, Bhasha Sharma,  Anjana Sarkar, Purnima Jain; Polymeric Nanosystems, Theragnostic Nanosystems,  Volume 1, Chapter 17 , Pages 483-495,  2023.

2.Biodegradability of synthetic plastics: effective degradation mechanisms, Reetu Sharma, Amit Kumar Sharma, Bhasha Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics-Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions, Chapter 6 Pages 101-120, 2023.

3. “Bioplastics overview: are bioplastics the panacea for our environmental woes?” Shashank Shekhar, Bhasha Sharma, Anjana Sarkar, Shreya Sharma, Amit Kumar, Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions,  Pages 69-82, 2023.

4.Chemistry of Schiff Base Synthesis and their Applications: Greener Approach Priti Yadav, Deepak Poddar, Purnima Jain, Amit Singh, Anjana Sarkar Applications of Biodegradable and Bio-Based Polymers for Human Health and a Cleaner Environment    Pages22.

5.Biodegradable polymers as packaging materials;   Rahul Singh, Rukmani Sharma, Mohd Saqib, Anjana Sarkar, Krishna Dutt Chauhan Biopolymers and their Industrial Applications: From Plant, Animal, and Marine Sources, to Functional Products, chapter-10, Pages 245-259, 2021.

6.Surface Functionalization of Graphene Based Polyhydroxyalkanoates Nanocomposites and Their Applications,   Shreya Sharma , Amit Kumar,  Anjana Sarkar , Shashank Shekhar Graphene Based Biopolymer Nanocomposites pp 119-202.

7. Graphene and Its Derivatives: Fundamental Properties, Rukmani Sharma, Shreya Sharma & Anjana Sarkar Graphene Based Biopolymer  Nanocomposites pp 25–40, 2020  

8. Synthesis and Characterization of 2-Hydroxyacetophenononethio-Semicarbazone Nickel(II) Complex as Ionophore for Thiocynate-Selective Electrode ,            Anjana Sarkar, Deeksha Sharma, Sulekh Chandra   Institute of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences, ICEES-2016.