Research Associate (CSIR, New Delhi) Roorkee University, Roorkee (India)
Phone : (909)607-4249
Fax : (909)607-7726
Email : rverma@pomona.edu
Research Interests : (Organic Chemistry)
Synthesis of active hydrogen compounds for free radical mediated toxicity.
Synthesis of biologically important heterocycles.
Isolation, characterisation and synthesis of natural product derivatives from medicinal plants.
Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) of bioactive compounds.
Publications :
R. P. Verma, S. Kapur, O. Barberena , A. Shusterman, C. Hansch and C. D. Selassie. "Radical Mediated Toxicity of Thiophenols in Fast Growing Cells " Communicated.
S.M.Sondhi, N.Singhal, R. P.Verma, S.K.Arora, R. Shukla, R. Raghubir"Synthesis and antiinflammatory and anticancer activity evaluation of some condenced pyrimidines" Monatsh. Chem., 2000, 131(5) : 501
S. M. Sondhi, V. K. Sharma, N. Singhal, R. P. Verma, R. Shukla, R.Raghubir, M. P. Dubey. "Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Activity Evaluation of Some Acridinyl Amino Antipyrine, Acridinyl Amino Anthraquinone, Acridino Thiourea and Thiazolino Thiourea Derivatives" Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1999 (In Press).
S. Kapur, A. Shusterman, R. P. Verma, C. Hansch and C. D. Selassie. "Toxicology of benzyl alcohols : a QSAR analysis." Chemosphere, 2000, 41(10) :1643.
C. D. Selassie, A. J. Shusterman, S. Kapur, R. P. Verma, L. Zhang and C. Hansch. "On the toxicity of phenols to fast growing cells. A QSAR model for a radical - based toxicity." J.Chem. Soc. Perkin. Trans. 2, 1999 : 2729.
S. M. Sondhi, V. K. Sharma, R. P. Verma, N. Singhal, R. Shukla, R. Raghubir and M. P. Dubey." Synthesis, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of some mercapto pyrimidine and pyrimidobenzimidazole derivatives"Synthesis, 1999, 878.
S. M. Sondhi, R. P. Verma, N. Singhal, R. Shukla, R. Raghubir and M. P. Dubey."Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of some thiocarbamate, thiourea, bisthiourea, acridine, acridone and pyrimidine derivatives" Ind. Drugs, 1999, 36 : 50.
S. M. Sondhi , R. P. Verma ,V. K. Sharma , N. Singhal , J. L. Kraus, M. Camplo and J. C. Cherman. "Synthesis and anti - HIV screening of some heterocyclic compounds" Phosphorus , Sulfur andSilicon and the Related Elements, 1997, 122 : 215 .
S. M. Sondhi, N. Singhal, R. P.Verma, R. Raghubir, A. K. Goel and G. K. Patnaik. "Synthesis, anti- inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of some 2 - ( 9 - acridinylamino ) pyridines and 2 -( 9 - acridinylamino/imino ) thiazolines" Ind. J. Chem., 1997, 36B : 620 .
R. P. Verma, S. Kumar, V. Mishra and K. S. Sinha. "Isolation and characterisation of a new anthraquinone pigment " J. Ind. Chem. Soc.,1997,74 : 660.
R. P. Verma, B. K. Ambasta, G. Prasad and K. S. Sinha. "Isolation and characterisation of a new anthraquinone derivative from Cassia grandis Linn."J. Ind. Chem. Soc., 1997, 74 : 428.
S. M. Sondhi, R. P. Verma, N. Singhal,V. K. Sharma, R. Shukla and G. K. Patnaik. "Anti- inflammatory and analgesic activity evaluation of heterocyclic compounds synthesized by the reaction of 4 - isothiocyanato- 4 - methyl - 2 - pentanone with amines" Phosphorus , Sulfur andSilicon and the Related Element, 1996, 118 : 7.
S. M. Sondhi, B. Gupta, R. Sahu and R. P. Verma . "Reactions of 4 - isothiocyanato-4-methyl-2- pentanone with substituted o- phenylenediamines and their kinetic studies " Ind. J. Chem., 1996, 35B : 572.
R. P. Verma and K. S. Sinha. "Anthraquinone-Beta-D-glucoside from Cassia grandis" Inter. J.Pharmacognosy , 1996, 34 : 290.
B. K. Ambasta, G. Prasad, K. S. Sinha, and R. P. Verma . "An anthraquinone derivative from Cassia grandis Linn." Ind. J. Chem., 1996, 35B : 990.
S. M. Sondhi, V. K. Sharma, and R. P. Verma. "Analysis of some Ayurvedic bhasmas" Ind. Drugs, 1996, 33 : 67.
R. P. Verma and K. S. Sinha . "Isolation and characterisation of a new anthraquinone glycoside from the pods of Cassia grandis Linn." Fresenius Envir. Bull., 1996, 5 : 253.
R. P. Verma and K. S. Sinha . " Isolation and Characterisation of A New Anthraquinone from the Roots of Cassia grandis Linn." Ind. J. Chem. 1995, 34B :75
R. P. Verma and K. S. Sinha . "An Anthraquinone from Cassia grandis Linn." Nat. Prod. Lett. 1994, 5 : 105
R. P. Verma and K. S. Sinha. " Isolation , Characterisation and Synthesis of A New Anthraquinone Pigment from Cassia javanica Linn. " Fresenius Envir. Bull. 1994, 3 : 86
K. S. Sinha and R. P. Verma . " A new Anthraquinone from the Stem-bark of Cassia javanicaLinn."Ind. J. Chem. 1994, 33B : 203
K. S. Sinha and R. P. Verma . " A New Anthraquinone from the Pods of Cassia grandis Linn." J.Ind. Chem. Soc. 1994, 71 : 707
Presentation :
S. Kapur, R. P. Verma, C. Hansch and C. D. Selassie. " A QSAR model for the radical mediated toxicity of active hydrogen compounds in fast growing cells " 91st AACR Meeting, April 2000, San Francisco, CA. Abs. No. 1488.
R. P.Verma
,C. D. Selassie,S. Kapur, O. Barberena and C. Hansch." Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of a series of 4- X- thiophenols" 217th ACS National Meeting, March 1999, Anaheim, CA. Abs. No. COMP-112.
S. M. Sondhi, N. Singhal and R. P. Verma. " Synthesis and biological evaluation of some acridino-pyridine and acridinothiazoline derivatives" 212th ACS National Meeting, August 1996, Orlando, FL. Abs. No. ORGN-212.
