Dr. K.R. Arya
 

Scientist C
Botany Division
Central Drug Research Institute
Lucknow- 226 001 (U.P.), India
 
Date of Birth 10.01.1958
E-Mail  kr_arya@cdri.res.in
Educational qualifications M. Sc., Ph. D. (Botany)
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 
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 Plant tissue culture (10 Years),
Biological screening, Medicinal plant biodiversity and ethnobotany (5 Years).
 
CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH
 
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 Bioprospection of medicinal plants as lead molecules for new drugs
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 Validation of traditional knowledge through modern scientific investigations
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 Various aspects of plant cell & tissue culture technologies for scale up production of secondary metabolites in plants.
 
PATENT AWARDED
 
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 Patent number with date: No. WO/2009/110003 dated 11. 09. 2009 Rakesh Maurya, Preeti Rawat, Kunal Sharan, J A Siddiqui, Geetanjali Mishra, Lakshmi Manickavasagam, K R Arya, Naibedya Chattopadhyay. Title: Novel Flavonol compounds, A bioactive extract/fraction from Ulmus wallichiana and its compounds for prevention for treatment of osteo-health related disorders
 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
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 Mishra DK and Arya K R (2010). Frerea indica Dalz. (Asclepiadaceae): a palaeoendemic plant of Maharashtra State, India, Geophytology 38 (1-2): 101-104.
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 Kumar M, Rawat P, Khan F M, Tamarkar A K, Srivastava A K, Arya K R, Maurya R (2010) Phenolic glycosides from Dodecadenia grandiflora and their glucose-6-phosphitase inhibitory activity Fitoterpia. 81 (6), 475-479.
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 Rawat P, Khan M F, Kumar M, Tamarkar A K Srivastava A, Arya K R, Muarya R (2010). Constituents from fruits of Cupressus sempervirens. Fitoterapia, 81: 162-166.
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 Sharan K, Siddiqui JA, Swarnkar G, Tyagi AM, Kumar A, Rawat P, Kumar M, Nagar GK, Arya KR, Manickavasagam L, Jain GK, Maurya R and Chattopadhyay N (2010). Extract and fraction from Ulmus wallichiana Planchon promote peak bone achievement and have a nonestrogenic osteoprotective effect. Menopause-The Journal of The North American Menopause Society 17(2), 393-402.
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 Arya K R and Mishra D K (2010). Anti-arthritic and anti-rheumatic plants of Almora and Bageshwar districts in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sciences 32(3), 262-267
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 Reddy K P, Bid H K, Nayk VL, Chaudhary P, Chaturvedi JP, Arya K R, Konwar R and Narender T (2009) In vitro and in vivo anti cancer activity of 2-deacetoxytaxnine J and synthesis of Novel taxoids and their anti-cancer activity. Eur J Chem, 44: 3947-3953.
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 Arya K R, Dube Priyanka and Khatoon S. (2009). Development of quality control parameters of ingredients of a folk remedy for piles and their comparative chemo profiling with homeopathic drugs. J Sci. & Ind. Res. 68: 385-392.
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 Ahamad R, Srivastava SP, Maurya R, Rajendran SM, Arya KR and Srivastava A - Mild antihyperglycaemic activity in Eclipta alba, Berberis aristata, Betula utilis, Cedrus deodara, Myristica fragrans, Terminalia chebula (2008) - Ind. J. Sci. & Technology 1,1-6
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 Arya KR and Agarwal SC - Folk therapy for eczema, bone fracture, boils, sores and gingivitis on Taragtal province of Uttaranchal (2008) - Indian J. Traditional Knowledge 7, 443-445
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 Arya, K.R. (2001). Recent observation on medicinal plant biodiversity and conservation of some hot spot areas of Kumaon Himalaya. J. Med. & Arom. Plant. Sci. 23: 77-81.

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 Arya, K.R. and Prakash, V. (1999). Ethnomedicinal study of a remote tribal area of Almora District: A Survey Report - Part I. J.Econ. Taxon. Bot. 23: 247-252.
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 Arya, K.R., Kukreja, A.K., Gupta, R.C. and Beg, M.U. (1996). Peroxidase isozyme analysis and regeneration of endosulfan tolarent clones of Brassica campestris cv brown sarson. Ind J. Exp. Biol., 34, 1041-1043
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 Arya, K.R., Kukreja, A.K. and Beg, M.U. (1998). Microcloning and propagation of endosulfan tolerant genotypes of Brassica campestris through apical shoot bud encapsulation. Ind. J. Exp. Biol., 1161-1164.
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Arya, K.R., Gupta, R.C., Semwal, B.D., and Beg M.U. (1994). In vitro selection of endosulfan-tolerant strains of Brassica campestris (cv brown sarson). Plant Cell Rep. 14, 137-140.