Courses Taught: B.Sc (I Semester- VI Semester)

Area of Expertise: Chemical Kinetics (Research)

Awards and Achievements: 

Research details:

Worked at Department of PG Studies and Research in Chemistry Mangalore University under the guidance of Dr. B. Thimme Gowda and obtained Ph.D. degree from Mangalore University for the thesis entitled “Kinetic Investigations of Some Liquid Phase Oxidations” (1994).

Publications:

1. Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Thiocarbohydrazide by N- Chlorosuccinimide in Aqueous and Wahr-Methanol Media Zeitschriff fur Physikalische Chemie, 167(1990) 151.

2. Kinetics of Oxidation of Thiocyanate and Thisemicarbazide in Free and Metal – Bound States by Potassium Iodate in aqueous Perchloric Acid Medium. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 68(1991) 229.

Paper presentations in conferences:

1. Kinetics and mechanism of Oxidation of Carbohydrazide by N- Halosuccinimdes in aqueous and Partial aqueous Media (S. Krishna Kumarand B.T. Gowda), 0-8, p.5.Paper presented at the National seminar on Chemical Dynamics and Reaction Mechanisms held at Kakatiya University, Warangal, March 22-24, 1991.

2. Kinetics of Oxidative Decarboxylation of Amino Acids Assisted by N- Bromosuccinimide Both in the Presence and Absence of added Bromide Ion (S. Krishna Kumarand B.T. Gowda) CDRM- 16, G-18.Proceedings of the 28^th Annual Convention of Chemists of the Indian Chemical society held at Jadavpur University, Calcutta, December 17-21, 1991.

3. Mechanism of Positive halogen Reactions: Kinetics of Oxidative Decarboxylation of Amino acids by N- Chlorosuccinimde in Aqueous Acid medium (S. Krishna Kumarand B.T. Gowda). 29^th annual convention of Chemists of the Indian Chemical Society to be held at A.P.S. University, Rewa, during February 24-27, 1993.

Resource Person:

1. Subject expert to develop hand book for science Text Book in Kannada for 10^th std of SERT Kerala state

2. Creative workshop for finalization of 10^th std Science text book(kannada medium) Kerala state

3. Worked as subject expert of the in selection committee for appointment of teaching faculty of SDM College Ujire (Autonomous)

Refresher courses:

1. UGC sponsored refresher course(Conducted by CDC Gulbarga University from 5-11-1997 to 25-11-1997)

2. UGC sponsored refresher course(Conducted by Mangalore University on 1^st1998)

3. UGC sponsored refresher course(Conducted by Mangalore University from 1^stJune to 26^th June,2000).

4. Attended residential training programme- ‘Degree College Teachers Training Programme in Chemistry’ supported and approved by MHRD, Govt of India under ‘Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching’ from 23^rd November 2016 to 13^th December 2016 at Challakere Campus at Kudapura, Chitradurga District.

Membership on Societies:

1. Annual Member of Association of Mangalore University College Teachers (AMUCT)

2. Annual Member of Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT)

Other Details:

1. BOS member UG Chemistry of Mangalore University (2019)

2. BOS member of UG Chemistry SDM College (Autonomous).(2015-2017,2012-14)

3. BOS member of UG Chemistry St.Agnes College Mangalore(2009-2011)

Area of Expertise: Synthetic Organic Chemistry 

Awards and Achievements:

1.       IV Rank in M.Sc.

2.       Passed CSIR-UGC Lectureship Examinations in Dec 1989

3.       Passed CSIR-UGC Lectureship Examinations in June 1990

Research Details:

         1.     M.Sc. Undertaken Project work on Synthetic studies of Indole 

         2.     M.Phil Undertaken Project on Synthesis of New Heterocyclic compounds of Antipyrine

         3.  Awarded Ph.D from Madras University (2018)-Synthesis of Novel Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts from Unusual Activated Acrylates as Michael Acceptors and their Synthetic Transformations into Functionalized Heterocycles  

Publications:

1. Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction of Pyridine-2,3 and 4- Carboxaldehydes with Unexplored Michael Acceptors: Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Pyridine Ligand Derivatives. Malini K., Periyaraja S., Shanmugam P. TetrahedronLett.2015,56,51235127.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.07.027

2. Synthesis of Angularly Fused Pyrrolo[3,2-c] quinoline Lactones and 4-Carboxy-3-vinyl-1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-ones from Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts with Labile Acrylate Esters as Michael Acceptors by [3+2] Cycloaddition and Hoffmann-Type Elimination. Malini K., Periyaraja, S   . , Shanmugam, P. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 3774-3786. DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201700449 

3. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Modified Carbon Nano Tube Paste Electrode for Sensitive Cyclic Voltammetry Determination of Isatin Amrutha Balliamada Monnappa, Jamballi Gangadharappa Manjunatha, Aarti Sripathi Bhatt, Kodi Malini Adv Pharm Bull. 2021 Jan;11(1):111-119. doi: 10.34172/apb.2021.01210.34172/apb.2021.012.

4. Authored Text Book in Chemistry for First and Final Year Students Published by Association of Chemistry Teachers, Mangalore University

Paper Presentations:

1. Participated and Presented a Poster entitled “Synthesis of novel Morita-Baylis-Hillman adduct of pyridine-2, 3 and 4- carboxaldehydes as potential and novel ligands for Metal ion sensing” at School of Chemistry University of Madras

2. Participated and presented a Posters entitled “Ring Enlargement-Lactonization of AMY Derived from Isatin-Sarcosine/Proline during [3+2]-cycloaddition with MBH Adducts Derived from Propargyl Acrylate as Michael Acceptor: An Expedite Route to Martinellic Acid and Viridictian Alkaloids Cores”10^th Mid yearChemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Symposium in Chemistry,July 23-25,2015 held at NIT Trichy

Participation in seminars/workshops/conferences:

1. Participated in National Workshop on Preparation and Characterisation of Nanomaterials (NWPCN-2011) National Centre For Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, UNOM,14-16 March 2011

2. Participated (ISCCB-2013) held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata during January 27-29, 2013.

3.  Participated in the Chennai Chemistry Conference held at CLRI, Chennai during   September, 2013.

4. Participated in the Chennai Chemistry Conference held at CLRI, Chennai during Feb 8-10, 2013, 2013.

Refresher Courses/Short Term/Orientation Courses attended

1. Attended Orientation Course at ASC University of Madras

2. Attended Refresher Course at University of Mangalore

3. Attended Refresher Course at University of Mysore

4. Attended Refresher Course at University of Madras

Membership on Societies/Academic/Professional Bodies:

1. Association of Chemistry (ACT) Mangalore

2. Association of Mangalore University College Teachers 

Educational Qualification:M.Sc,M.Phil

Research Details:Registered for part time PhD at Mangalore University, Mangalore.
Title of Research: Investigation and mechanistic Study of Some of the Bioactive Molecules by Electrochemical Sensors: A Voltammetric Study

Publications:

As first author:

1.Polymer modified carbon paste electrode as a sensitive sensor for the electrochemical determination of riboflavin and its application in pharmaceutical and biological samples. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research 7 (4), 461-472.

2.Rapid Electrochemical Monitoring of Tyrosine by Poly (Riboflavin) Modified Carbon Nano-tube Paste Electrode as a Sensitive Sensor and its Applications in Pharmaceutical Samples. Bio-interface Res. Appl. Chem 11, 14661-14672.

3. Arginine electro polymerized carbon nano-tube paste electrode as sensitive and selective sensor for electrochemical determination of vanillin. J. Mater. Environ. Sci 11 (3), 512-521.

4. Electro-Polymerized Titan Yellow Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for the Analysis of Curcumin. Surfaces 4 (3), 191-204.

5. Electrochemical determination of dopamine and uric acid using poly (proline) modified carbon paste electrode: a cyclic voltammetric study. Chemistry and Chemical Technology 15 (2), 153-160.

6. Electrochemical analysis of indigo carmine using poly (arginine) modified   carbon paste electrode. J. Electrochem. Sci. Eng.11(2) 87-96;

As co-author:

7. Voltammetric analysis of antihistamine drug cetirizine and paracetamol at poly (L-Leucine) layered carbon nanotube paste electrode. Surfaces and Interfaces. 24, 101154.

8. Surfactant and polymer composite modified electrode for the sensitive determination of vanillin in food sample. Chemistry Select 6 (11), 2700-2708.

9. Electrochemical determination of levofloxacin drug at poly (clayton yellow)/carbon paste electrode. Chemical Monthly 153 (4), 311-319.

Contribution of a chapter to the book:

10. Fabrication, characterization and application of poly (acriflavine) modified carbon nanotube paste electrode for the electrochemical determination of catechol. Handbook of Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications, 105-117.

Papers Published in national/international journals

1.Edwin S. D’Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, G. Tigari, D. K. Ravishankar and H. J. Arpitha, Electrochemical analysis of indigo carmine using polyarginine modified carbon paste electrode, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 11(2), 2021, 87-96, DOI:10.5599/jese.953. Citescore:1.7.

2. Edwin S. D’ Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, G. Tigari and P. A. Pushpanjali, Polymer Modified Carbon Paste Electrode as a Sensitive Sensor for the Electrochemical Determination of Riboflavin and Its Application in Pharmaceutical and Biological Samples, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research, 7 (4), 2020, 461-472, Citescore:2.6.

3.Edwin S. D’ Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, Electrochemical determination of dopamine and uric acid using poly (proline) modified carbon paste electrode: A cyclic voltammetric study. Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 15(2), 2021, 153–160 DOI:10.23939/chcht15.02.153, Citescore:1.2.

4.Edwin S. D’Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, G. Tigari, H. J. Arpitha, and S. Shenoy, Electro-Polymerized Titan Yellow Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for the Analysis of Curcumin, Surfaces 4, 2021, 191–204. DOI:10.3390/surfaces4030017

5 Edwin S. D’ Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, G. Tigari, and D. K. Ravishankar, Rapid Electrochemical Monitoring of Tyrosine by Poly (Riboflavin) Modified Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode as a Sensitive Sensor and its Applications in Pharmaceutical Samples., Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 11(6), 2021, 14661-14672, Citescore:1.6.

6. Edwin S. D’ Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, C. Raril, G. Tigari, D. K. Ravishankar and Santosh Fattepur, Arginine Electropolymerized Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode as Sensitive and Selective Sensor for Electrochemical Determination of Vanillin, Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences, 11 (3), 2020, 512-521.

7.B. T. Harshitha, J. G. Manjunatha, P. A. Pushpanjali, C. S. Karthik, S. Sandeep, P. Mallu, Edwin S. D’Souza, N, Sreeharsha, S. M.  B.  Asdaq, and M. K. Anwer, Efficient Electrochemical Determination of Catechol with Hydroquinone at Poly (L-Serine) Layered Carbon Paste Electrode. Chemistry Select 6, 2021, 6764 –6772, DOI:10.1002/slct.202101809, IF:2.109.

8.P. A. Pushpanjali, J. G. Manjunatha, N. Hareesha, Edwin S. D’ Souza, M. M. Charithra, and N. S. Prinith, Voltammetric analysis of antihistamine drug cetirizine and paracetamol at poly(L-Leucine) layered carbon nanotube paste electrode, Surfaces and Interfaces 24, 2021, 101154, IF: 4.83.

9.G. Tigari, J. G. Manjunatha, Edwin S D’ Souza, N. Sreeharsha, Surfactant and Polymer Composite Modified Electrode for the Sensitive Determination of Vanillin in Food Sample. ChemistrySelect, 6, 2021, 2700 – 2708. DOI:10.1002/slct.202004370, IF: 2.109.

10. Girish Tigari, J. G. Manjunatha, Edwin S D’ Souza, C. Raril, N. Hareesha, M. M. Charithra. Electrochemical determination of levofloxacin drug at poly (clayton yellow)/carbon paste electrode. Chemical Monthly, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-022-02910-2, IF:1.6.

Paper Presentations:

1.Presented a poster at the national level seminar on the topic Synthesis, Characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of 5-(aryloxy methyl)-N-[aryl methylidine]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine at Karnataka Science College Dharwad.

2. Presented a poster at the international level conference Nanotechnology – 2019 “Opportunities and Challenges” at St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore.

3. Presented a poster on Recent Advances in Material Science at the   National level conference held at Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa College Madikeri.

4. Presented a paper at the national level conference Current Trends in Chemical Research and Development CTCRD -2019, held at Vivekananda College   Puttur.

5. Presented a poster at the international level conference on Advances in Chemical and Materials Sciences held at Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University.

6. Presented a poster at the National level conference Recent Novel Approaches in Chemical Sciences held at Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa College Madikeri.

Papers Presented in National/International Conferences:

1.Edwin S. D’ Souza, J.G Manjunatha, Electrochemical studies of Dopamine and Uric Acid and their simultaneous determination at poly (Proline), International Conference on Nanotechnology - 2019, St. Aloysius college, Mangalore, 10 – 11 January, 2019.
2.Edwin S. D’ Souza, J.G Manjunatha, Development of Electrochemical Sensor for the Determination of Folic Acid, National level conference,FMKMC College Madikeri, Mangalore University Constituent College, 05th February 2019.

3.Edwin S. D’ Souza, J.G Manjunatha, Arginine Electropolymerized Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode for Electrochemical Determination of Vanillin, One Day National Seminar on Current Trends in Chemistry Research and Development (CTCRD-2019), Vivekananda College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Puttur, 18th September 2019.

4.Edwin S. D’ Souza, Manjunatha, J. G., Electropolymerized Threonine on Carbon Paste Electrode as Sensitive Sensor for Electrochemical Determination of Riboflavin, International Conference on Advances in Chemical & Materials Sciences (ICCM), Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, 17-19, October 2019.

5. Edwin S. D’ Souza, J. G. Manjunatha, Polymer Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for the Electrochemical Determination of Riboflavin, National level conference, FMKMC College Madikeri, Mangalore University Constituent College, 12th February 2020.

Participation in seminars: