Curriculum Vitae - Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Dr. PASUPULETI VISWESWARA RAO, Ph.D
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Corresponding Address
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Agro based Industry
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Campus Jeli, 17600
Kelantan
Malaysia
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Mobile:+60189018799
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 Ph. D (Biotechnology) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India, 2011.
 M. Sc. (Biotechnology) from Bangalore University, Bangalore, Inida, 2006.
 B.Sc (Biotechnology) from Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2004.
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EXPERIENCE
 RESEARCH and TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 8 Years 05 Months
BOOKS (SELF LEARNING MATERIAL) AUTHORED: 02
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: 02
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1. P.Visweswara Rao, Gan SH 2014. Cinnamon – A multifaceted medicinal plant (Review).
Evidence based Complimentary and alternative medicine. Volume 2014, Article ID
642942, 12 pages.
2. P.Visweswara Rao, Gan SH 2014. Rhinacanthus nasutus restores the glycogen and liver
functional markers in streptozotocin – induced diabetic rats. Asian Pacific Journal of
Tropical Disease. Volume 4, Issue 3, 232.
3. P.Visweswara Rao, Gan SH 2014. Recent advancements in diabetic treatment by using
nanotechnology. Current drug metabolism.
4. Nelli Giribabu, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Korla Praveen Kumar, Sekaran Muniandy,
Somesula Swapna Rekha, and Naguib Salleh 2014. Phyllanthus niruri leaves aqueous
extract displays in-vitro antioxidant activity and prevent the elevation of oxidative stress in
the kidney of streptozotocin induced diabetic male rats. Evidence based Complimentary
and alternative medicine. Volume 2014, Article ID 834815, 10 pages.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/834815.
5. Ganapathi Narasimhulu, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy 2014.
Hepato-Protective Effects of Pimpinella tirupatiensis Extract on Cytosolic and
Mitochondrial Enzymes Against Streptozotocin (STZ) -Injected Pathogenic
Diabetic Rats. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
6(2): 792-797.
6. Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Yung An Chua, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Mohammad
Nurul Islam Hawlader, Siti Amirah Binti Mohd Azlan, Siti Amrah Sulaiman, and Siew Hua
Gan 2014. Identification of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Monofloral Honeys from
Bangladesh by High Performance Liquid Chromatography: Determination of Antioxidant
Capacity. Biomed Research International. Volume 2014, Article ID 737490, 11 pages.
7. P.Visweswara Rao, K.Madhavi, M. Dhananjaya Naidu and Gan Siew Hua 2013.
Rhinacanthus nasutus amileorates cytosolic and mitochondrial enzymes in streptozotocin
induced diabetic rats. Evidence based Complimentary and alternative medicine, vol. 2013,
Article ID 486047, 6 pages. doi:10.1155/2013/486047.
8. P.Visweswara Rao, Rayees Ahmad Sheikh 2013. Biogenic silver nanoparticles using
Rhinacanthus nasutus leaf extract: synthesis, spectral and antimicrobial studies.
International journal of Nanobiomedicine. 8: 3355 – 3364.
9. P.Visweswara Rao, K.Madhavi, M. Dhananjaya Naidu and Gan Siew Hua 2013.
Rhinacanthus nasutus improves liver glycogen, carbohydrate, total protein and liver
markers in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Evidence based Complimentary and
alternative medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 102901, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2013/102901
10. P.Visweswara Rao, P.Sujana, T.Vijayakanth, Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Gan SH 2013.
Analysis of the phytochemical content and the antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant
activities of the roots, stems and leaves of Hemidesmus indicus, Ocimum sanctum and
Tinospora cordifolia. International Journal of Pharmacology. 9(5): 277-287.
11. S. Siva Prasad, K.Suresh Kumar, S.H. Jayaprakash, B. Satheesh Krishna, C. Syama Sundar,
P. Visweswara Rao, T M Babu, W. Rajendra and C.Suresh Reddy 2013. Design,
Synthesis, Antioxidant and Anti breast cancer Activities of Novel Diethyl
(alkyl/aryl/heteroaryl amino)(4-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl) methylphosphonates. Archiv Der
Pharmazie 346(5): 380-391
12. Ganapathi Narasimhulu, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy 2013.
Adavikothimeera’ (Pimpinella tirupatiensis) Ameliorates Oxidative Stress in
streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life
sciences. Vol 2 (5): 02-08.
13. P.Visweswara Rao, P Sujana, T.Vijayakanth and M. Dhananjaya Naidu 2012.
Rhinacanthus nasutus - Its protective role in oxidative stress and antioxidant status in
streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 2(4): 327330.
14. G. Maheshwar Reddy, P. Visweswara Rao, Dolly Sarma, T. Kiran Reddy,
P.Subramanyam and M. Dhananjaya Naidu, 2012. Evaluation of antioxidant activity index
(AAI) by the 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl method of 40 medicinal plants, Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research 6(24), 4082-4086.
15. Raghavendra Rao B, Alagawadi A.R, Kulakarni J.H, Visweswara Rao Pasupuleti and
Vidya.S.M, 2012. Seasonal Variation of Post-harvest Contaminating Micro flora of Tomato
and Beans, Research Journal of Microbiology 7(3):205-208.
16. Narasimhulu G, Lavanya T, Rajeswara Reddy S, Mallikarjuna K, Visweswara Rao P,
Aishah Adam and Sathyavelu Reddy K, 2012. Pharmacological Effects of Pimpinella
tirupatiensis on altered Urea cycle and Liver Function markers in Diabetic Rats,
International Journal of Pharmacology. 8(5): 382-388.
17. P.Visweswara Rao, K. Madhavi and M. Dhananjaya Naidu 2011. Hypolipidemic
properties of Rhinacanthus nasutus in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Journal of
Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6(6): 589-595.
18. K. Reddi Mohan Naidu, P. Visweswara Rao and C. Naga Raju, 2011. Synthesis,
antioxidant activity of substituted 1, 3, 2-diazaphosphole 2-oxides, Arch Der Pharmazie.
344(11): 765–770.
19. A. Balakrishna, M. Veera Narayana Reddy, P. Visweswara Rao, M. Anil Kumar, B. Siva
Kumar, S.K. Nayak, C. Suresh Reddy 2011. Synthesis and bio-activity evaluation of
tetraphenyl (phenylamino) methylene bisphosphonates as antioxidant agents and as potent
inhibitors of osteoclasts in vitro. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 46: 1798-1802.
20. S. Subba Reddy, V. Koteswara Rao, B. Satheesh Krishna, C. Naga Raju and P.Visweswara
Rao, 2011. Synthesis, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity of new α-aminophosphonates,
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 186:1411–1421.
21. Balam Satheesh Krishna, Sanapalli Subba Reddy, Echchukattula Dadapeer, Valasani
Koteswara Rao, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Cirandur Suresh Reddy and Chamarthi
Naga Raju, 2011. Synthesis and Pharmacological evaluation of novel (3aS)-2-substituted
perhydro-2λ5-pyrrolo [1,2- C][1,3,2]oxazaphosphole-2-thiones as antioxidants and
antimicrobial agents. Organic Chemistry an Indian Journal, 7(2): 96-104
22. P. Visweswara Rao, A. Sivanarayana Goudu, S. Sasikala and M. Dhananjaya Naidu, 2010.
Efficacy of antimicrobial activity of Rhinacanthus nasutus (Linn) leaves in different
extractions. International journal of Pharna and Biosciences, Vol 1 (2).
23. P. Visweswara Rao and M. Dhananjaya Naidu, 2010. Rhinacanthus nasutus: A Plant with
Potential activity in Radical Scavenging capacity. Current Trends in Biotechnology and
Pharmacy, Vol. 4 (3): 789- 792.
24. P. Visweswara Rao and M. Dhananjaya Naidu, 2010. Anti diabetic effect of Rhinacanthus
nasutus leaf extract in Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats, Lib Agri Res Cen Jour Intl 1
(5): 310-312.
25. Siva Narayana A. Goudu, Visweswara P. Rao, Dhananjaya M. Naidu, Ramesh V.
Chandra, Jagadesh G. and Narasaiah V. Thota, 2010. Clinical Importance of Serum TRAP5b and Urine CTX-I in the Assessment of Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women.
International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Vol. 6 (3): 427 –434.
26. A.Siva Narayana Goudu, P.Visweswara Rao, M.Dhananjaya Naidu, G.Jagadesh,
V.Ramesh Chandra, 2010. Effect of years since menopause on serum TRAP-5b: Serum
bone resorption marker, Research & Reviews in BioSciences, Vol. 4(3).
27. A. Janardhan Rao, P. Visweswara Rao, V. Koteswara Rao, C. Mohan and C. Naga Raju,
2010. Microwave Assisted One-pot Synthesis of Novel α-Aminophosphonates and their
Biological Activity, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. Vol. 31(1): 1-6.
28. A. Janardhan Rao, V. Koteswara Rao, P. Visweswara Rao, C. Mohan and C. Naga Raju,
2010. Synthesis and biological activity of diazaphospholoiminophosphorane Derivatives of
zidovudine (azt) through Staudinger reaction, International Journal of Pharma and Bio
Sciences Vol. 1(2).
29. A. Janardhan Rao, V. Koteswara Rao, P. Visweswara Rao and C. Naga Raju, 2010.
Synthesis and bio activity of Phosphorylated derivatives of Stavudine, European Journal of
Chemistry. Vol 1(4), 297-301.
30. V. Koteswara Rao, A. Janardhan Rao, S. Subba Reddy, C. Naga Raju, P. Visweswara Rao
and S.K. Ghosh, 2010. Synthesis, Spectral Characterization and biological evaluation of
phosphorylated derivatives of galanthamine, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
45(1), 203-209.
31. P.Visweswara Rao, A. Siva Narayana Goudu, S. Sasi Kala, K.R.V.R.P.Vishnuvardhan,
Naga Ramyakrishna and M.Dhananjaya Naidu, 2009. Invivo evaluation of anti-oxidant
potential of ethanolic extract of Gymnema sylvestre in streptozotocin (STZ) induced
diabetic rats. Proceedings of Dia-Can 2009. Annamalai University.
SUPERVISION
Undergraduate Level
1. Mohammed Khairi, Determination of total phenolic content and antioxidant
activity of selected medicinal plants, 2013/2014 (In Progress).
2. Mohammed Shakir, Evaluation of radical scavenging activity of Muraya koneiggi,
2013/2014 (In Progress).
3. Mohammed Norhidayat, Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of selected
Malaysian medicinal plants, 2013/2014 (In Progress).
TEACHING
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Bioindustrial waste management, 2013/2014 (1)
Biopharmaceuticals, 2013/2014(1)
Ethics in bioindustrial entrepreneurship 2013/14 (2)
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