Dr. Salman Zafar
Ph.D , Pakistan (2012) in Organic Chemistry
Research Interest: Biotransformation (Biocatalysis), Organic Synthesis, Natural Products Chemistry
Telephone: +92919216652
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Dr. Salman Zafar completed his doctorate studies in 2012 from the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan. His PhD dissertation was focused on the biocatalytic structural modification of drugs and synthesis of compound libraries in search of biologically significant molecules.
Dr. Zafar has worked as assistant professor of organic chemistry at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan and Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar. Currently he is a faculty member at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, since 2015. He proceeded for post-doctoral studies at the Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China in 2017.
Dr. Zafar is actively involved in research and teaching and several MS and PhD students are working under his supervision. His work has been published in peer reviewed international journals of repute. Major areas of his research interest are biotransformation and identification of secondary metabolites from medicinal plants and microorganisms.
Dr. Zafar is also a life time member of the Chemical Society of Pakistan and a member of the Council for Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Hunan province, P. R. China for four years (2018-2021).
ACDEMIC QUALIFICATION:
Ph. D (Organic Chemistry (2012), H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, I. C. C. B. S., University of Karachi
Thesis Title: “Study of Biotransformation of Most Common Drugs by Microbial and Plant Cell Cultures.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry)(2006), University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
Thesis Title: “Phytochemical investigation of the bark of Bauhinia variegate”.
B. Sc. (Chemistry, Zoology, Geography) (2003) University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
H. S. S. C. (Chemistry, Biology, Physics) (2001), Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad.
S. S. C. (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Math) (1999), Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Quality Control Analyst at Bryon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Peshawar (October 2005-January 2006)
Assistant Professor (Contract), Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKUM), Mardan-23200, Pakistan (June 07, 2012-June 06, 2013)
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUIT), Peshawar, Pakistan (September 4, 2013- January 12, 2015)
Assistant Professor (TTS), Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar-25120, Pakistan (January 06, 2015- Till Date)
Reserach Projects:
Start-up research grant for research project entitled “Phytochemical investigation of Olea ferruginea” from Higher Education Commission, Pakistan worth 0.5 million.
List of Publication
1- Yousuf S.; Zafar S.; Choudhary M. I.; Ng S. W. 17?-Hydroxy-17?-(hydroxymethyl)estr-4-en-3-one. Acta Cryst., 2010, E66, o2894.(Google scholar citation: 04)
2. Choudhary, M. I.; Zafar S.; Khan N. T.; Ahmed S.; Noreen S.; Marasini B.; Al-Khedhairy A. A. and Atta-ur-Rahman Biotransformation of dehydroepiandrosterone with Macrophomina phaseolina and ?-glucuronidase inhibitory activity of transformed products. J. Enz. Inhib. Med. Chem., 2012, 27, 348-355. (Google scholar citation: 12)
3. Zafar S.; Yousuf S.; Kayani H. A.; Saifullah; Khan S.; Al-Majid A. M.; and Choudhary M. I. Biotransformation of oral contraceptive ethynodiol diacetate with microbial and plant cell cultures. Chemistry Central Journal, 2012, 6, 109. (Google scholar citation: 09)
4. Zafar S.; Bibi M.; Yousuf S.; and Choudhary M. I. New metabolites from fungal biotransformation of an oral contraceptive agent: Methyloestrenolone. Steroids, 2013, 78. 418-425. (Google scholar citation: 10)
5. Zafar S.; Choudhary M. I.; Dalvandi K.; Mahmood, U.; and Zaheer-ul-Haq. Molecular Docking Simulation Studies on Potent Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors Obtained from Microbial Transformation of Dihydrotestosterone. Chemistry Central Journal, 2013, 7:164. (Google scholar citation: 03)
6. Ahmed M. S.; Zafar S.; Bibi M.; Bano S.; Atia-tul-Wahab; Atta-ur-Rahman; Choudhary M. I.. Biotranformation of Androgenic Steroid Mesterolone with Cunninghamella blakesleeana and Macrophomina phaseolina. Steroids, 2014, 82:53-59. (Google scholar citation: 08)
7. Choudhary M. I.; Khan N. T.; Zafar S.; Noreen S.; Al-Majid A. M.; Al-Resayes S. I.; and Atta-ur-Rahman. Biotransformation of dianabol with the filamentous fungi and β-glucuronidase inhibitory activity of transformed products. Steroids, 2014, 85:65-72. (Google scholar citation: 03)
8. Zafar S.; Khan A.; Khan M.; Parveen Z.; and Khan K. In vitro Evaluation of Anti-Microbial Potential of the Leaf Extracts of Acacia modesta. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2014, 36:1105-1108. (Google scholar citation: 00)
9. Raziq N.; Saeed M.; Ali M. S.; Zafar S.; Ali M. I. In vitro Anti-oxidant Potential of New Metabolites from Hypericum oblongifolium (Guttiferae). Natural Product Research, 2015, 29:2265-2270. (Google scholar citation: 01)
10. Farooq M. U.; Yousuf S.; Zafar S.; Choudhary M. I.; Ahmed M. Transferred multipolar atom model for 10?,17?-dihydroxy-17?-methylestr-4-en-3-one dehydrate obtained from the biotransformation of methyloestrenolone. Acta Cryst C: Structural Chemistry, 2016, C-72, 1-7. (Google scholar citation: 00)
11. Ahmed M.S.; Zafar S.; Yousuf S.; Wahab A.T.; Atta-ur-Rahman; Choudhary M.I. Biotransformation of 6-Dehydroprogesterone Aspergillus niger and Gibberella fujikuroi. Steroids, 2016, 112:62-67.
12. Hussain Z.; Dastagir N.; Hussain S.; Jabeen A.; Zafar S.; Malik R.; Bano S.; Wajid A.; Choudhary M.I. Aspergillus niger-mediated biotransformation of methenolone enanthate, and immunomodulatory activity of its transformed products. Steroids, 2016, 112:68-73.
13. M. Saeed, Farah Gul, Zafar S., Khalid M.K., Achyut A. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of a new metabolite from Quercus incana (Accepted)