MAJOR THRUST AREAS

• Natural Product Chemistry (Bioactivity guided fractionation)
• Lead compounds in drug discovery
• Herbal Products
• Applied Carbohydrate Chemistry (Biodegradable Plastics)
• Novel Polysaccharides for drug delivery
• Natural Colors and Dyes
• Isolation of Natural Products
• Pharmaceutical Formulations
• Plant Hydrocolloids
• Derivatization
• Semi-Synthetic derivatives
• Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Target Specific Anti-Infective Agents with Main Emphasis on HIV-1, Tuberculosis and Leishmania