Therapeutic potential of Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II) coumarin Schiff base complexes for acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1354 · ISSN 00222860
Senior Lecturer · Deputy Director AuRIns · Head of NMR Lab
Synthetic organic & medicinal chemist designing bioactive heterocyclic scaffolds, probing enzyme inhibition, and leading computational drug discovery research at UiTM.
About
ChM Dr. Syahrul Imran Abu Bakar is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam, and Deputy Director & Head of the NMR Lab at the Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery (AuRIns), Puncak Alam.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Science) and a First Class Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Chemistry, both from UiTM Shah Alam. His PhD thesis focused on the synthesis, bioactivity evaluation and computational studies of bisindolylmethane and flavone derivatives.
He earned the Anugerah Kedoktoran Cemerlang Tuanku Canselor (2016), the Bangkok Bank Young Chemist Award, PACCON (2016), the Anugerah Kualiti Naib Canselor UiTM 2019, the Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2020, and the Best Undergraduate Thesis (2011).
Focus Areas
Qualification
PhD (Science), UiTM
Degree
BSc (Hons) First Class
Service Start
16 May 2017
Status
ChM · IKM Member
Senior Lecturer, Fakulti Sains Gunaan. Research Fellow & Head of NMR Lab, AuRIns, Puncak Alam.
UiTM's highest graduation honour. Also Anugerah Kualiti Naib Canselor 2019.
Excellent Service Award from UiTM in recognition of outstanding performance, commitment, and contribution in 2020.
126 Scopus documents · 3,589 citations · 325+ co-authors worldwide.
Inhibitors of β-glucuronidase enzyme (MY-189332-A). Book: Lab Manual for Organic Chemistry (2024).
325+ Scopus co-authors across Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Turkey.
Academic Engagement
Selected international invited lectures and scholarly peer-review contributions.
International academic engagements
Invited session expert, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Presented on the synthesis of novel soritin sulfonamide and thiourea derivatives as potential α-glucosidase inhibitors and associated molecular docking studies.
27 November 2025
Invited lecturer at the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
24–27 November 2025
Web of Science Researcher Profile
45
Peer-review records
39
Manuscripts reviewed
Review activity covers medicinal chemistry, enzyme inhibition, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, natural products, and related areas of pharmaceutical and computational chemistry.
Selected journals
Records updated 5 June 2026
Intellectual Property
Selected works registered with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).
Copyright Notification No. CRLY2026E03174 · 13 May 2026
Copyright Notification No. CRLY2023W01707 · 2 May 2023
Copyright Notification No. CRLY00022809 · Application date: 6 February 2020
Research
126 Scopus-indexed documents spanning synthetic chemistry, computational drug discovery, and natural product research.
Scopus Citation Overview
Annual citation counts from Scopus show sustained research visibility, with the highest yearly citation count recorded in 2023.
Web of Science
Citation and publication indicators reported in the Web of Science researcher profile.
Enzyme Targets
Key inhibition targets across the portfolio
Key Scaffolds
Bisindolylmethane — CA-II, β-glucuronidase, antileishmanial, anticancer
Flavone / Chalcone — α-glucosidase, CA-II, 15-LOX, natural products
Indole / Oxindole — urease, α-amylase, α-glucosidase, AChE
Coumarin / Soritin — α-glucosidase, DPP-IV, urease, dengue
Triazole / Thiadiazole — AChE/BChE, urease, antidiabetes
Benzimidazole / Oxadiazole — β-glucuronidase, thymidine phosphorylase
Scopus-indexed output
All 105 publications contained in the uploaded Scopus Citation Overview, ordered from newest to oldest.
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1354 · ISSN 00222860
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 44(5) · ISSN 07391102
ACS Omega · 10(39) · ISSN 24701343
Results in Chemistry · 17 · ISSN 22117156
ChemistrySelect · 10(16) · ISSN 23656549
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1323 · ISSN 00222860
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1321 · ISSN 00222860
Journal of Science and Mathematics Letters · 13(1) · ISSN 24622052
Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society · 22(1) · ISSN 1735207X
Fitoterapia · 175 · ISSN 0367326X
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1302 · ISSN 00222860
Phytochemistry Letters · 60 · ISSN 18743900
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 17(4) · ISSN 18785352
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 17(2) · ISSN 18785352
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology · 12(4) · ISSN 22117385
Malaysian Journal of Chemistry · 26(1) · ISSN 15112292
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds · 44(1) · ISSN 10406638
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 16(12) · ISSN 18785352
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1282 · ISSN 00222860
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1275 · ISSN 00222860
Future Medicinal Chemistry · 15(5) · ISSN 17568919
Journal of Molecular Structure · 1274 · ISSN 00222860
Pharmaceuticals · 16(2) · ISSN 14248247
Computational Toxicology · 25 · ISSN 24681113
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 41(23) · ISSN 07391102
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 41(23) · ISSN 07391102
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 41(22) · ISSN 07391102
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 15(11) · ISSN 18785352
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry · 21(7) · ISSN 27374165
Chemistry and Biodiversity · 19(10) · ISSN 16121872
Natural Product Communications · 17(8) · ISSN 1934578X
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry · 21(3) · ISSN 27374165
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2022 · ISSN 1741427X
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 15(1) · ISSN 18785352
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics · 40(18) · ISSN 07391102
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry · 20(8) · ISSN 27374165
Steroids · 171 · ISSN 0039128X
Bioorganic Chemistry · 110 · ISSN 00452068
Molecular Diversity · 25(2) · ISSN 13811991
Malaysian Journal of Chemistry · 23(4) · ISSN 15112292
Steroids · 164 · ISSN 0039128X
Molecules · 25(15) · ISSN 14203049
Bioorganic Chemistry · 99 · ISSN 00452068
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 13(4) · ISSN 18785352
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 12(8) · ISSN 18785352
Arabian Journal of Chemistry · 12(8) · ISSN 18785352
Medicinal Chemistry Research · 28(11) · ISSN 10542523
Bioorganic Chemistry · 92 · ISSN 00452068
Molecules · 24(21) · ISSN 14203049
Journal of Natural Products · 82(9) · ISSN 01633864
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 27(18) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 27(14) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic Chemistry · 85 · ISSN 00452068
Current Organic Chemistry · 23(17) · ISSN 13852728
Letters in Drug Design and Discovery · 16(3) · ISSN 15701808
Heteroatom Chemistry · 2019 · ISSN 10427163
Bioorganic Chemistry · 80 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 78 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 78 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 26(12) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic Chemistry · 77 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 77 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 76 · ISSN 00452068
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 141 · ISSN 02235234
Bioorganic Chemistry · 75 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 75 · ISSN 00452068
New Horizons in Translational Medicine · 4(1-4) · ISSN 23075023
Bioorganic Chemistry · 74 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 74 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 74 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 73 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 72 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 72 · ISSN 00452068
Medicinal Chemistry Research · 26(5) · ISSN 10542523
Bioorganic Chemistry · 71 · ISSN 00452068
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 126 · ISSN 02235234
Bioorganic Chemistry · 68 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 68 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 68 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 68 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 66 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 66 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 24(8) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic Chemistry · 65 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic Chemistry · 65 · ISSN 00452068
Chemical Biology and Drug Design · 87(3) · ISSN 17470277
Medicinal Chemistry Research · 25(2) · ISSN 10542523
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 24(16) · ISSN 09680896
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 122 · ISSN 02235234
RSC Advances · 6(40) · ISSN 20462069
RSC Advances · 6(4) · ISSN 20462069
RSC Advances · 6(4) · ISSN 20462069
Current Medicinal Chemistry · 22(38) · ISSN 09298673
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 23(23) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic Chemistry · 63 · ISSN 00452068
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 105 · ISSN 02235234
Bioorganic Chemistry · 62 · ISSN 00452068
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 23(15) · ISSN 09680896
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters · 25(16) · ISSN 0960894X
Bioorganic Chemistry · 61 · ISSN 00452068
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 92 · ISSN 02235234
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry · 23(22) · ISSN 09680896
MedChemComm · 6(10) · ISSN 20402503
MolBank · 2014(2) · ISSN 14228599
Molecules · 19(8) · ISSN 14203049
Citation counts reflect the uploaded Scopus export.
Research Grants
A decade of competitive grants spanning antidiabetes, antidengue, cancer, CYP3A4, and natural product discovery.
≥RM 690K
As PI
≥RM 1.12M
As Member
6
Active Projects
12
Completed
2025–2027 · Dana DUCS
2025–2027 · Biaya Terus
2025–2026 · Other Grants
2025–2026 · PPRN
2023–2026 · MyRA GPM
2019–2022 · Other Grants
Supervision
Completed
PhD · Completed
Nor Syaidatul Akmal · 2019/2020
Co-SupervisorMasters · Completed
'Alim Alsukor · 2020/2021
Main SupervisorMasters · Completed
Nurul Alam Inayatsyah · 2020/2021
Main SupervisorPhD · Completed
Nor Nadirah Abdullah · 2017/2018
Co-SupervisorPhD · Completed
Mohamad Jemain · 2018/2019
Co-SupervisorPhD · Completed
Nor Atiqah Jusril · 2018/2019
Co-SupervisorOngoing
PhD · Ongoing
Anis Irfan Norazhar · 2021/2022
Co-SupervisorPhD · Ongoing
Muhamad Zakuan Abdullah · 2025/2026
Co-SupervisorMasters · Ongoing
Najwa Nabilah A Rahman · 2024/2025
Co-SupervisorTeaching
CMT667 · Postgraduate
Advanced ADME modelling, quantitative pharmacokinetics, and clinical applications.
CHM412/413 · Undergraduate
Core organic chemistry with synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and functional group transformations.
CHM556/557 · Undergraduate
Organic reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, synthesis, and the chemistry of major functional groups.
Undergraduate
SAR, lead optimisation, molecular basis of drug action, and rational drug design.
Undergraduate
NMR, IR, UV-Vis, and mass spectrometry for structural characterisation.
UG / Postgraduate
Molecular docking, virtual screening, QSAR, ADMET, and pharmacophore modelling.
Postgraduate
DFT, MD simulations, CYP3A4/SOM modelling, and network pharmacology.
Laboratory
High-field NMR spectroscopy facility supporting structural characterisation, natural product research, and pharmaceutical analysis.
Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery
UiTM, Puncak Alam, Selangor
Consultancy (Completed)
2025
Professional Services · Head · RM 2,000
2024
Services / Evaluation · Member · RM 14,824
2022
Training · Head · RM 1,200
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