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Vikas Jha

Publications (16)

Inhibitor-Protein Interactions in Japanese Encephalitis Virus: A Computational Approach to Antiviral Discovery

Vikas Jha, Siddhartha Pandya, Devyani Pingale, Sakshi Chidrala, Sejal Shinde, Heenal Panchal, Kavita Nalawade, Virag Gada, Ira Kode, Siddhi Dhuri & Hricha Joshi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2024

Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that poses a significant health threat, causing severe neurological complications. To explore potential therapeutic interventions, this study utilized computational techniques, including molecular docking and molecular d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i124466

GC-MS Analysis, Thermal Characterization and Biomedical Applications of Essential Oil from Cymbopogon martinii: In vitro Approach

Vikas Jha, Kunal Gharat, Darpan Kaur, Sankalp Kasbe, Kruti Maroo, Ashish Jhangiani, Omkar Parulekar, Vrushali Dhamapurkar, Kabir Thakur, Arpita Marick & Rukayya Ansari · Advances in Research · 2022

Background: Plant derived metabolites have served as the foundation of sophisticated systems in traditional medicine that have existed for hundreds of years and continue to supply mankind with novel treatments. Owing to its antibacterial characteristics, Gingergrass (Cymbopogon m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2022/v23i5912

Streptomyces peucetius M1 and Streptomyces lavendulae M3 Soil Isolates as a Promising Source for Antimicrobials Discovery

Vikas Jha, Tisha Jain, Divya Nikumb, Yukta Gharat, Joshua Koli, Namrata Jadhav, Janavi Gaikwad, Pratiksha Dubey, Divya Dhopeshwarkar, Shruti Narvekar & Agraj Bhargava · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2022

The ever-increasing fatality due to the surge of drug resistance has demanded the development of therapeutic metabolites with novel modes of mechanism. Despite the discovery of new antimicrobials, antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate. The emergence of novel mol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i50B36438

Assessment of Thermal Behaviour, Physiochemical Characteristics and Bioactive Potentials of Jasminum sambac Essential Oil

Vikas Jha, Bhakti Madaye, Farheen Khan, Fatimabi Shaikh, Siddhartha Pandya, Esha Gupta, Nikita Tendulkar, Kabir Thakur, Vrushali Dhamapurkar, Dhanshree Kulabkar & Bhakti Salekar · South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products · 2022

Essential oils (EO) are intriguing natural compounds produced from aromatic plants, playing a significant role in the ancient pharmacopoeia. Recently, there has been a lot of interest in using several essential oils as alternative antibacterial and medicinal agents. One of such e...

Open access Research Article

Isolation, Characterization and Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Non-dairy Foods: An Attempt to Unveil their Probiotic Potential

Vikas Jha, Sanchita Bagul, Tisha Jain, Joshua Koli, Yukta Gharat, Bhargaav Pawar, Shruti Narvekar, Pratyusha Mane, Rushiraj Shinde, Dhanashree Kulabkar & Bhakti Salekar · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2022

The growing need for probiotics has emerged due to the imbalances in the gut microbiota. Changes in the microflora of the gut lead to various disorders. Hence, the consumption of probiotics is imperative and rewarding. They provide various benefits when consumed, including antago...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2022/v14i830516

Evaluation of Physiochemical Properties, Thermal Behavior and Phytopharmaceutical Potential of Citrus aurantium’s Essential Oil

Vikas Jha, Fatimabi Shaikh, Nikita Tendulkar, Siddhartha Pandya, Bhakti Madaye, Esha Gupta, Farheen Khan, Navdeep Kaur, Tisha Jain, Stanford Almeida & Pratyusha Mane · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2022

The study investigates the therapeutic potential of the Citrus aurantium var. amara essential oil extracted from the blossoms of the bitter orange plant by examining its chemical composition, thermal stability, and potency against infectious disease-causing pathogens.  Initially,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2022/v33i730479

Exploration of Chemical Composition and Unveiling the Phytopharmaceutical Potentials of Essential Oil from Fossilized Resin of Pinus succinefera

Vikas Jha, Mohd Aslam Shaikh, Sakshi Devkar, Reetikesh Patel, Shraddha Walunj, Diksha Rai, Joshua Koli, Vrushali Dhamapurkar, Tisha Jain, Namrata Jadhav, Arpita Marick & Divya Dhopeshwarkar · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2022

Background: Most of the plant natural flora contributes significantly to medicinal benefits. To address the shortcoming usage of synthetic drugs, natural products are in demand which offer a broad spectrum of activities with negligible side effects. Pinus succinefera is a fossili...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2022/v23i330464

Computational Screening of Medicinal Plant Phytochemicals to Discover Potent Inhibitors against Hepatitis B Virus

Vikas Jha, Kabir Thakur, Navdeep Kaur, Vrushali Dhamapurkar, Omkar Bhosale, Pankaj Mhatre, Mansi Mulay, Ashish Jhangiani, Diksha Rai & Himadri Yadav · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2022

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are infamous to cause liver damage, hepatocellular carcinoma, and cirrhosis, all of which can be fatal in nature. Nucleotide analogues, which target viral reverse transcriptase, and interferon therapy, which is known to have side effects in reci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430276

Chemical Composition, Bioactive Potential, and Thermal Behaviour of Cyperus scariosus Essential Oil

Vikas Jha, Reetikesh Patel, Sakshi Devkar, Mohd Aslam Shaikh, Diksha Rai, Shraddha Walunj, Joshua Koli, Tisha Jain, Namrata Jadhav, Shruti Narvekar & Rushiraj Shinde · Chemical Science International Journal · 2022

Plant derived oils have recently been found to be more effective in pharmaceutical sectors than synthetic goods since these plants contain physiologically active chemicals with a wide range of therapeutic effects. Essential oil, also known as essence, volatile oil, etheric oil, o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CSJI/2022/v31i230276

Structure-Based Molecular Docking and in silico Screening of Phytochemicals as Potential Inhibitors of Epstein–Barr Virus Glycoprotein and EBNA1

Bhuvi Gupta & Vikas Jha · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infects over 90% of the global adult population and is causally implicated in several malignancies, including Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Despite its substantial disease burden, no approved antiviral therapy or pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i51117

Computational Identification and Immunoinformatic Design of a Multiepitope Vaccine Candidate against Marburg Virus Disease Using Reverse Vaccinology

Vivaan Dhawan & Vikas Jha · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a highly lethal hemorrhagic fever caused by Marburg virus, a priority pathogen with no approved vaccines or antiviral treatments. In this study, an integrated reverse vaccinology and immunoinformatics pipeline was employed to systematically screen t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123413

In Silico Identification of Conserved Hypothetical Proteins as Novel Drug Targets and Phytochemical Inhibitors against Clostridium perfringens

Shaunak Soni & Vikas Jha · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) necessitates the urgent identification of new drug targets against pathogens such as the Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobe Clostridium perfringens, a major cause of diarrhea, enterotoxemia, and myonecrosis in humans...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123365

Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Implications for Public Health Due to Salmonella Contamination in Food Products

Fatima Sayed, Rupinder Kaur, Vikas Jha & Umme Atiya Quraishi · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2024

This research investigated the prevalence of Salmonella species in meat, chicken, fish, prawn, and milk samples, and their resistance to antibiotics was examined. The study findings demonstrated varying levels of Salmonella contamination in different food types, including meat an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5359

Andrographis Echioides Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Study Using DNA Barcoding Technique

Prashant Hande, B. S. Ajit Kumar, Vikas Jha, Anjali Bhosale & Subodh Gangurde · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2022

With the advancement in various molecular diagnostic tools, DNA Barcoding has emerged as a gold standard molecular diagnostic tool across the globe. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been widely used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine for treating a variety of ailments. Plants...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2022/v33i830484

Effects of Different Wholesale Packaging Materials on the Shelflife of Dehusked Foxtail Millet

Pooran Pragnya, P. F. Mathad, Ravi Kumar & Vikas Jha · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2018

Millets are group of highly variable small seeded grasses widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. The present investigation was carried out to find out the effect of different wholesale packaging material on the shelf-life of dehusked fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CJAST/2018/41648

Host-specific Gut Microbiomes in Three Estuarine Crabs

Hiya Master, Ira Kode, Siddhant Pandita, Eniya Tapo, Supriya Mukherjee & Vikas Jha · Asian Journal of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · 2025

Crab-associated microbiomes play critical roles in host nutrition, immunity, and ecological adaptation, yet remain poorly characterized for many ecologically and economically important species. Here, we present the first high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis of gut mi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i10499