Gaurav Gajurel

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Researcher

Arkansas State University

Also affiliated: Don State Agrarian University (2026); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2021–2026)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 13 pubs 61 cited

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Biomedical Subjects

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Gaurav Gajurel's research focuses on the production of specialized plant metabolites, particularly prenylated stilbenoids and flavonoids, using hairy root cultures. His work investigates how environmental stressors, such as water deficit, can induce the production of these compounds in plants like peanut (Arachis hypogaea) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). Gajurel studies the underlying mechanisms, including the downregulation of stilbenoid prenyltransferase, to enhance the yield of these plant-derived molecules. His research also explores the potential applications of these compounds, including their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties. Gajurel has published work on the purification and assessment of these bioactive compounds from various plant species, including Dalea purpurea and Bixa orellana. He has collaborated with researchers at Arkansas State University, including Fabricio Medina-Bolívar, Amit Raj Sharma, Mohammad A. Alam, and Robert C. Shields, on multiple publications.

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h-index: 4
Publications: 13
Citations: 61

Selected Publications

Design, Synthesis, and Development of 4-[2-[3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)anilino]thiazolo-4-yl]phenol as a Dual Inhibitor of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis (FASII) to Clear MRSA Infection (2026)

ChemRxiv 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
High-level production of antibacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids from hairy root cultures of Bixa orellana via abiotic elicitation (2026)

Industrial Crops and Products DOI OpenAlex
Prenylated Stilbenoids Confer Sex-Dependent Cardioprotection in Rats (2025)

Physiology DOI OpenAlex
Enhanced Production of Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Prenylated Isoflavonoids in Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i>) Hairy Root Cultures (2025)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Production of Malheuran A, a Geranylated Flavonoid with Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities, in Hairy Root Cultures of Dalea purpurea (2025)

Plants 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Stilbene-rich extract increases the cytotoxic effects of paclitaxel in hormone receptor-positive and triple-negative breast cancer spheroids (2024)

Phytomedicine Plus DOI OpenAlex
Water-deficit stress induces prenylated stilbenoid production and affects biomass in peanut hairy roots: Exploring the role of stilbenoid prenyltransferase downregulation (2024)

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Water Deficit Stress Induces Prenylated Stilbenoid Production and Reduces Root Biomass in Peanut: Role of Stilbenoid Prenyltransferase Downregulation (2024)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Correction: Gajurel et al. Production and Secretion of Isowighteone in Hairy Root Cultures of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Co-Treated with Multiple Elicitors. Plants 2022, 11, 834 (2022)

Plants DOI OpenAlex
Induction of the Prenylated Stilbenoids Arachidin-1 and Arachidin-3 and Their Semi-Preparative Separation and Purification from Hairy Root Cultures of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) (2022)

Molecules 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
Production and Secretion of Isowighteone in Hairy Root Cultures of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Co-Treated with Multiple Elicitors (2022)

Plants 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Antioxidant Assessment of Prenylated Stilbenoid-Rich Extracts from Elicited Hairy Root Cultures of Three Cultivars of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) (2021)

Molecules 15 citations DOI OpenAlex