Gaurav Gajurel

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Arkansas State University

Also affiliated: Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2021–2026)

5 h-index 12 pubs 64 cited

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Gaurav Gajurel's research focuses on the production of specialized plant compounds using hairy root cultures. His work investigates the induction of prenylated stilbenoids, such as arachidin-1 and arachidin-3, in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) plants. Gajurel also studies the production of isoflavonoids and flavonoids with potential anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties in these plant systems. His publications detail methods for semi-preparative separation and purification of these compounds, as well as strategies for enhancing their production through elicitor treatments and investigating the role of specific enzymes under stress conditions like water deficit.

Further research by Gajurel involves the synthesis and development of novel chemical compounds, including a dual inhibitor of fatty acid biosynthesis designed to combat MRSA infections. His work also extends to the study of litter microbiome dynamics in commercial broiler rearing systems. Gajurel holds an h-index of 5 with 13 total publications and has collaborated extensively with researchers at Arkansas State University, including Fabricio Medina-Bolívar, Amit Raj Sharma, Mohammad A. Alam, and Robert C. Shields.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 12
Citations: 64

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 (Cajanus cajan) 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 4 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 18 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