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M. Konai

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M. Konai — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 22
Works: 40
Citations: 1,819

Most-cited papers

Recent Progress in Polymer Research to Tackle Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance.
M. Konai, Brinta Bhattacharjee, Sreyan Ghosh, J. Haldar
2018Biomacromolecules222 citations
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Small molecular antibacterial peptoid mimics: the simpler the better!
Chandradhish Ghosh, G. B. Manjunath, P. Akkapeddi, Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda +4 more
2014Journal of Medicinal Chemistry180 citations
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Broad spectrum antibacterial and antifungal polymeric paint materials: synthesis, structure-activity relationship, and membrane-active mode of action.
J. Hoque, P. Akkapeddi, V. Yadav, G. B. Manjunath +5 more
2015ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces143 citations
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Cationic Small Molecules with Spatial Positioning of Hydrophobicity: An in Vitro and in Vivo Evaluation.
J. Hoque, M. Konai, S. S. Sequeira, S. Samaddar +1 more
2016Journal of Medicinal Chemistry115 citations Open access
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Membrane active phenylalanine conjugated lipophilic norspermidine derivatives with selective antibacterial activity.
M. Konai, Chandradhish Ghosh, Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda, S. Samaddar +1 more
2014Journal of Medicinal Chemistry109 citations
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Membrane Active Small Molecules Show Selective Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activity with No Detectable Resistance and Eradicate Biofilms.
J. Hoque, M. Konai, Spandhana Gonuguntla, G. B. Manjunath +3 more
2015Journal of Medicinal Chemistry93 citations
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Chitosan Derivatives Active against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Pathogenic Fungi: In Vivo Evaluation as Topical Antimicrobials.
J. Hoque, Utsarga Adhikary, V. Yadav, S. Samaddar +6 more
2016Molecular Pharmaceutics86 citations
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Side Chain Degradable Cationic-Amphiphilic Polymers with Tunable Hydrophobicity Show in Vivo Activity.
D. S. Uppu, S. Samaddar, J. Hoque, M. Konai +3 more
2016Biomacromolecules76 citations
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Lysine-Based Small Molecules That Disrupt Biofilms and Kill both Actively Growing Planktonic and Nondividing Stationary Phase Bacteria.
M. Konai, J. Haldar
2015ACS Infectious Diseases71 citations
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Amino-Acid Conjugated Polymers: Antibacterial Agents Effective against Drug-resistant A. baumannii with no Detectable Resistance.
Swagatam Barman, M. Konai, S. Samaddar, J. Haldar
2019ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces62 citations
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Selective and broad spectrum amphiphilic small molecules to combat bacterial resistance and eradicate biofilms.
J. Hoque, M. Konai, S. Samaddar, Spandhana Gonuguntala +3 more
2015Chemical Communications62 citations
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Tackling vancomycin-resistant bacteria with ‘lipophilic–vancomycin–carbohydrate conjugates’
Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda, M. Konai, G. B. Manjunath, Chandradhish Ghosh +1 more
2014Journal of antibiotics (Tokyo. 1968)61 citations
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Fatty Acid Comprising Lysine Conjugates: Anti-MRSA Agents That Display In Vivo Efficacy by Disrupting Biofilms with No Resistance Development.
M. Konai, J. Haldar
2017Bioconjugate chemistry56 citations
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Antiviral Screening of Multiple Compounds against Ebola Virus
S. Dowall, K. Bewley, Robert J. Watson, S. Vasan +20 more
2016Viruses42 citations Open access
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Isosteric substitution in cationic-amphiphilic polymers reveals an important role for hydrogen bonding in bacterial membrane interactions
D. S. Uppu, M. Konai, Upayan Baul, Priyanka Singh +6 more
2016Chemical Science38 citations Open access
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Aryl-Alkyl-Lysines: Agents That Kill Planktonic Cells, Persister Cells, Biofilms of MRSA and Protect Mice from Skin-Infection
Chandradhish Ghosh, G. B. Manjunath, M. Konai, D. S. Uppu +4 more
2015PLoS ONE38 citations Open access
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Lysine-based Small Molecule Sensitizes Rifampicin and Tetracycline against Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
M. Konai, J. Haldar
2019ACS Infectious Diseases37 citations Open access
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Membrane-active macromolecules kill antibiotic-tolerant bacteria and potentiate antibiotics towards Gram-negative bacteria
D. S. Uppu, M. Konai, P. Sarkar, S. Samaddar +6 more
2017PLoS ONE37 citations Open access
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Structure-Activity Relationship of Amino Acid Tunable Lipidated Norspermidine Conjugates: Disrupting Biofilms with Potent Activity against Bacterial Persisters.
M. Konai, Utsarga Adhikary, S. Samaddar, Chandradhish Ghosh +1 more
2015Bioconjugate chemistry34 citations
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Aryl-alkyl-lysines: Membrane-Active Small Molecules Active against Murine Model of Burn Infection.
Chandradhish Ghosh, G. B. Manjunath, M. Konai, D. S. Uppu +4 more
2016ACS Infectious Diseases29 citations Open access
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Hydrophobicity Modulated Antibacterial Small Molecule Eradicates Biofilm with Potent Efficacy against Skin-infections.
M. Konai, Swagatam Barman, Rahaf Issa, S. MacNeil +4 more
2020ACS Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access
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Expedient Synthesis of Indolo[2,3-b]quinolines, Chromeno[2,3-b]indoles, and 3-Alkenyl-oxindoles from 3,3′-Diindolylmethanes and Evaluation of Their Antibiotic Activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Chandrasekhar Challa, Jaice Ravindran, M. Konai, S. Varughese +4 more
2017ACS Omega28 citations Open access
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Mechanism of lipid bilayer perturbation by bactericidal membrane-active small molecules.
A. Bortolotti, C. Troiano, S. Bobone, M. Konai +8 more
2022Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes21 citations Open access
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Design and Solution-Phase Synthesis of Membrane-Targeting Lipopeptides with Selective Antibacterial Activity.
M. Konai, Utsarga Adhikary, J. Haldar
2017Chemistry21 citations
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In vivo antibacterial activity and pharmacological properties of the membrane-active glycopeptide antibiotic YV11455.
Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda, M. Konai, G. B. Manjunath, Relekar G Prakash +7 more
2015International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents20 citations
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In vivo efficacy and pharmacological properties of a novel glycopeptide (YV4465) against vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus.
Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda, M. Konai, K. Paramanandham, Venugopal C. Nimita +2 more
2015International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents19 citations
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Designing Simple Lipidated Lysines: Bifurcation Imparts Selective Antibacterial Activity
Chandradhish Ghosh, M. Konai, P. Sarkar, S. Samaddar +1 more
2016ChemMedChem18 citations
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MMP-1 and ADAM10 as Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Zhi-Hong Peng, M. Konai, Luis F. Avila-Cobian, Man Wang +2 more
2022ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science15 citations Open access
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Selectively targeting bacteria by tuning the molecular design of membrane-active peptidomimetic amphiphiles.
M. Konai, S. Samaddar, G. Bocchinfuso, V. Santucci +2 more
2018Chemical Communications15 citations Open access
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Cyclam-based antibacterial molecules eradicate Gram-negative superbugs with potent efficacy against human corneal infection.
M. Konai, I. Pakrudheen, Swagatam Barman, N. Sharma +3 more
2020Chemical Communications11 citations
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Matrix Metalloproteinase-14 as an Instigator of Fibrosis in Human Pterygium and Its Pharmacological Intervention.
César A. Masitas, Zhi-Hong Peng, Man Wang, M. Konai +6 more
2022ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science9 citations Open access
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Recent development of antibacterial agents to combat drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria
M. Konai, Swagatam Barman, Y. Acharya, Kathakali De +1 more
20208 citations
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A review on small molecular mimics of antimicrobial peptides with an emphasis on the structure-activity relationship perspective.
Sanghamitra Das, Raghav Poudel, Kalyan Dutta, M. Konai
2025RSC Medicinal Chemistry7 citations Open access
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Proteomics Identification of Targets for Intervention in Pressure Ulcers.
Zhi-Hong Peng, Trung T. Nguyen, Man Wang, Bowen Anderson +7 more
2022ACS Chemical Biology5 citations
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Talking Through Chemical Languages: Quorum Sensing and Bacterial Communication
M. Konai, G. Dhanda, J. Haldar
20183 citations
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Graphene Oxide/Epoxy Nanocomposite Material for Antibacterial Drug Delivery Application
Kalyan Dutta, Sanghamitra Das, Raghav Poudel, N. Karak +1 more
2025Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology2 citations
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Correction: Selective and broad spectrum amphiphilic small molecules to combat bacterial resistance and eradicate biofilms.
J. Hoque, M. Konai, S. Samaddar, Spandhana Gonuguntala +3 more
2016Chemical Communications2 citations Open access
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Bilayer Permeabilization and the ‘Sand-in-a-Gearbox’ Mechanism for Membrane-Active Molecules: Which Is Which?
Zahra Vaezi, A. Bortolotti, C. di Stefano, Simone Bonacorsi +12 more
2026Antibiotics0 citations Open access
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The “Sand in a gearbox” effect of antimicrobial peptides: beyond pore formation on model membranes and real bacteria cells
D. Roversi, Z. Vaezi, A. Bortolotti, C. di Stefano +9 more
2024Proceedings of the 37th European Peptide Symposium0 citations Open access
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DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO SPIRO PLASMAS UTILIZING A MIXTURE OF SPIROPLASMA CITRl AND CORN STUNT SPIROPLASMAS
R. Jordan, M. Konai
19870 citations
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