• M.Sc. (Biochemistry),
• Ph.D. (Plant Sciences) - pursuing

Phytochemistry

• 3 years of research experience in phytochemical characterization of medicinal plants, isolation and characterization of bioactive molecules, controversial raw drug studies etc. Experienced in analytical method development for the assay of bioactive markers in raw drugs/ formulations using HPLC, HPTLC, GC etc.

Guidance to Post Graduate Students:

Guided the project work of 12 Post Graduate students of Bio chemistry and Chemistry, of various universities

The Society of Chemical analysts

Total Publications

18 research papers, Technical reports- 12

Selected Publications

1

Hashim K M, Unnikrishnan K P and Indira Balachandran. High performance liquid chromatographic method for the standardization of   Andrographis paniculata.  In proceedings 19th Kerala Science Congress, Kannur. Pp 208-210 2007

2

S.Ravi, Sadashiva C.T., Srinivasan G.V., Hashim K.M., Indira balachandran. 2008. Comparison and quantitative determination of bioactive components of essential oil of Alpinia calcarata rhizome and leaf from south India. Biovistas: Future and Beyond,  4(1), 212.

3

S.Ravi,  Veerakumar, R.Manimaran,  K.M.Hashim and Indira Balachandran. 2008. Two new flavanoids from Centella asiatica, Journal of natural medicine   (DOI. 10.1007/s 11418-008-0229-0 ).

4

A.V Raghu, K P Unnikrishnan, K M Hashim, Indira Balachandran and K V Mohanan 2007. Studies on Morphological and Phytochemical Variability of Different Populations of Tribulus terrestris. International Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics 1(2): 95-100.

5

Satheesh George, Hashim K M and Indira Balachandran. 2007. Intraspecific variation studies in three medicinal plants viz Adhatoda zeylanica, Plectrathus ambonicus and Hemidesmus indicus and its implication in specific/sub-specific delimitation. In proceedings International Seminar on Changing Scenario in Angiosperm Systematics. Pp 75-76.

6

Jayanthy A, Hashim K M, and Remashree A B. 2007. Characterization and comparison of three species of Desmodium. In proceedings 19th Kerala Science Congress, Kannur. pp 234-236 

7

K.P. Unnikrishnan, S. Sudhakar Raja, K. M. Hashim And Indira Balachandran. A Reverse phase HPLC-UV and HPTLC method for determination of Plumbagin from Plumbago Indica and P. zeylanica. Indian J. Pharmaceutical Sciences (Accepted)

8

K.P. Unnikrishanan, S. Sudhakar Raja, G.O. Veena, K.M. Hashim and C. Sadasivan, The Insulin Plant (Costus pictus D. Don) - A new source for diosgenin and potent antioxidants, In proceedings: XVIII Kerala Science Congress, CESS, Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2006, pp. 541-542.

9

K P Unnikrishnan, Anu Fathima, K M Hashim and Indira Balachandran Antioxidant Studies and Determination of Wedelolactone in Eclipta alba., Journal of Plant Sciences, 2 (4): 459-464, 2007.

10

Satheesh George, K V Tushar, K P Unnikrishnan, K M Hashim, and Indira Balachandran. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. A Review, Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(2): 146-156, 2008.