BHU SCIENTIST TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON COST-EFFECTIVE ANTI-DIABETIC DRUGS BY NEW ROUTES
· STUDY TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES OF COMBINING POLYPHENOLS WITH CARBOHYDRATES TO TEST THEIR ANTI-VIRAL ACTIVITIES · DR. NAZAR HUSSAIN FROM DEPT. OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY GETS SERB-DST GRANT FOR THE PROJECT VARANASI : Dr. Nazar Hussain, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, has bagged a much coveted project by SERB-DST, Government of India, on C-glycosides synthesis. C-glycosides are the derivatives of carbohydrates which are widely used in the treatment of diabetes. Dr. Hussain shall be getting a grant of over Rs 40 lakh for his reseach in this project. Under the project Dr. Hussain will be researching on anti-diabetic drugs by new routes in a cost effective manner. Along with the synthesis of anti-diabetic drugs the project also aims at synthesizing some polyphenolic C- glycosid...