Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

He graduated with BSc from Karachi University later pursued his MSc in organic chemistry and then got his PhD in organic chemistry H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry located at Karachi University with thesis titled as "The Isolation and Structural Studies on Some Medicinal Plants of Pakistan, Buxus papillosa, Catharanthus roseus, and Cissampelos pareira."[5][3]

Choudhary's contributions in the field of Organic Chemistry made him the recipient of civilian awards of different countries nationally and internationally which as follows[14]

• Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in (1999).
• Sitara-e-Imtiaz in (2001).
• Distinguished National Professor of HEC in 2004.[15]
• Hilal-e-Imtiaz in (2007)
• COMSTECH Award in Chemistry in 2010[16]
• TWAS Award in 1994[17]
• Khwarizmi International Award in 2006.[18]
• Economic Cooperation Organization Award in 2006.[19]

The top thirteen publications as follows:

• New Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Steroidal Alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna.[21]
• New α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from a Mongolian Medicinal Plant Ferula mongolica.[22]
• Antibacterial Steroidal Alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna.[23]
• Zoanthaminone, a new triterpenoidal alkaloid from marine Zoanthid.[24]
• Five New Steroidal Alkaloids from Buxus papillosa, Some Relationships Between Structures and Specific Rotations.[25]
• Solving Problems with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.[26]
• Macroxine – A Novel Oxindole Alkaloid from Alstonia macrophylla.[27]
• New Cholinesterase Inhibiting Bisbenzlisoquinoline Alkaloids from Cocculus pendulus.[28]
• Buxapapilinine – A Novel Alkaloid from the Leaves of Buxus papillosa.[29]
• Alkaloids from Rhazya stricta.[30]
• Phenyl Polypropanoids from Lindelofia stylosa.[31]
• Structure Elucidation and Antibacterial Activity of New Fungal Metabolites of Sclareol.[32]
• Hydroxylation of the Sesterterpene Leucosceptrine by the Fungus Rhizopus stolonifer.[33]

• Profile at Islamic World Academy of Sciences