About
Professional SummaryRafia Azmat., Ph.D Professor at Department of Chemistry University of Karachi. has over 100 scientific papers and projects either presented or published, supervised 7 Ph.Ds,3 MS, co-supervised 3 Ph.Ds, 3 Chapters, and 3 books. She is an internationally recognized expert in many areas of advanced Chemical fields including Biophysical Chemistry, Redox reactions of dyes, Environmental studies on metal impact on edible plants and most important research on VAM services in CO2 reduction fom atmosphere. She is a regularly sought after and requested lecturer at the majority of International Conferences. Dr. Azmat is the Editor-in-Chief of the Pakistan Journal of Chemistry. Recent publications include a paper on the VAM utilization on plants of green belt of Karachi City and get best results. Dr Azmat is the member of various chemical Societies, including American Chemical Society. Dr.Azmat is HEC recognized Ph.D supervisor and Awarded by PCST Pakistan from 2011 - 2015. She is currently engaged on HEC funded project on management of dye waste water and try to develop a new lab for work in Biophysical chemistry, funded through Public Private Partnership.
Education
Academic Background-
PostDoc Fellow University of Karachi, Pakistan Chemistry | Completed: 2008
Publications (103)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
The effective role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in sinking CO2 from atmosphere of mega Cities.
Rafia Azmat
2015
Fluoride toxicity on behavioral and morphological variations in fresh water fish Notopterus Notopterus (Pallas).
Rafia Azmat
2015
Impact of improper household solid waste management on environment: A case study of Karachi city, Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2015
Improvement in the bioenergetics system of plants under hg stress environment via seaweeds.
Rafia Azmat
2015
Aluminum induced enzymatic disorder as an important eco biomarker in seedlings of Lens culinaris medic.
Rafia Azmat
2015
A plausible mechanism of biosorption in dual symbioses by vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal in plants.
Rafia Azmat
2015
Kinetics and adsorption isotherms studies of acridine orange dye from aqueous solution by activated charcoal.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Marine green algae Codium iyengarii as a good bio-sorbent for elimination of reactive black 5 from aqueous solution.
Rafia Azmat
2014
4th law of thermodynamics or special theory of functionality.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Catalytic degradation of methylene blue by nanostructured CrO (OH) prepared by hydrothermal method.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Morphological and growth rate alterations in fresh water fish Tilapia mossambicaunder fluoridation, Keenjhar Lake, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Phytoremediation characteristics of weeds and mushrooms as a metal scavenger in restoring metal contaminated soil.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Impact of low cost biosorbent on two important pulses.
Rafia Azmat
2014
The impact of siderophore secretion by pseudomonas stutzeri to chelating cu metal in solution culture.
Rafia Azmat
2014
Biosorption of Hg: II. Repairing of epidermal layer of leaves through nutrients of seaweeds in Hg distorted seedlings of Cicer arietinum.
Rafia Azmat
2013
A visual demonstration of solvent effect in chemical kinetics through blue bottle experiment.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Function of enzyme lactate dehydrogenase in relation with lipid and glucose in biotic and abiotic stresses in the seedlings of Vigna radiata.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Reduction of methylene green by EDTA: A relation between dielectric constant of medium and activated state.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Manufacturing of high quality teachers for chemistry education at higher secondary level in current era.
Rafia Azmat
2013
HPLC Determination of α-keto Acids from Human serum using 2, 3-Diamino-2, 3-dimethylbutane as Derivatizing reagent.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Skin permeability induced absorption of metals under fluoridation in edible fish Notopterus notopterus, Keenjhar Lake, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Impairment of glutathione metabolism and its impact on other biochemical constituents in patients of diabetes mellitus.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Effect of fluoride on levels of selected toxic heavy metals in gills of edible fresh water fish Tilapia mossambica from Keenjhar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2013
An important role of carotenoids in protection of photosynthetic apparatus under vam inoculation on Momordica charantia.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Bushra a comparative study of physico- chemical parameters of Keenjhar Lake, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Spectral analysis of catalytic oxidation and degradation of bromophenol blue at low pH with potassium dichromate.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Impacts of textile waste water on fingerlings of fresh water reservoir.
Rafia Azmat
2013
Performance liquid chromatographic determination of α-keto acids from a pharmaceutical preparation (Tablet) using 4-nitro-1, 2-phenylene diamine as a derivatizing reagent.
Rafia Azmat
2012
2012
Failure of survival strategies in adaption of heavy metal environment in Lens culinaris and Phaseolus mungo.
Rafia Azmat
2012
Kinetics and mechanisms of oxidation of d-fructose and d-lactose by permanganate ion in acidic medium.
Rafia Azmat
2012
Kinetics of proton depended oxidation of diethylthiourea with methylene green in aqueous medium.
Rafia Azmat
2012
Photogalvanic effect of maltose/methylene blue system in aqueous methanol.
Rafia Azmat
2012
The inhibition of polymerization of glucose in carbohydrate under Cu stress in Vigna radiate.
Rafia Azmat
2012
Pre-oxidative catalytic treatment of toluidine blue with potassium permanganate in acidic solution.
Rafia Azmat
2011
A new approach for reduction of methylene green withascorbic acid by de-oxygenation through carbondioxide.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Kinetics of reduction of thionine with ribose and the structural properties of the dye at different pH using DFT method.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Thionine sensitized areobic photooxidation of thiourea in acidic medium.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Spectrokinetics study of probable effects of diverse inorganic ions on bleaching of dye.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Nitrogen metabolism as a bio indicator of CU stress in Vigna radiata.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Accumulation of metals in gill tissues of Notpetrius notpetrius under fluoride stress.
Rafia Azmat
2011
To study the key enzymes activity of carbohydrate protein metabolism of Notopterius notopterius and Talpia mossampica under fluoride stress.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Demonstration of direct observation of transition state through blue bottle experiment, an undergraduate study in chemical kinetics education.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Strategic learning of oxidation reduction reaction through blue bottle experiment.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Demonstration of chemical equilibrium through regeneration of color in blue bottle experiment.
Rafia Azmat
2011
Changes in some biophysical and biochemical parameters of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] grown on chromium-contaminated soils treated with solid tea wastage.
Rafia Azmat
2010
Treatment of Cr3+ contaminated soil by solid tea wastage I. A study of physiological processes of Vigna radiate.
Rafia Azmat
2010
Photoredox reaction of methylene blue with lactose by visible light.
Rafia Azmat
2010
Kinetics and mechanism study of chemical treatment of textile waste water.
Rafia Azmat
2010
Marine green algae as the supplement of chlorophyll and other nutrients in the stress of UV-C radiation in Vigna radiate.
Rafia Azmat
2010
Reduction kinetics of thionine in aerobic condition with D-galactose.
Rafia Azmat
2009
Photo decoloration of methylene blue with ribose under optimum conditions by visible radiation.
Rafia Azmat
2009
A viable alternative mechanism in adapting the plants to heavy metal environment.
Rafia Azmat
2009
An inverse relation in between Pb2+ and Ca2+ ions accumulation in Phaseolus mungo and Lens culinaris under Pb stress.
Rafia Azmat
2009
A natural chemical technology for reducing fluoridation through chloride contents in muscles of fish.
Rafia Azmat
2009
Diverse role of nematode. Do we understand all of them?
Rafia Azmat
2009
Photochemistry of light harvesting pigments and some biochemical changes under aluminium stress.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Reduction of methylene green by EDTA: Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Ionic interaction of MgSO4 with mixed organic solvent environment.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Photo bleaching of methylene blue with galactose and D-mannose by high intensity radiations.
Rafia Azmat
2008
The influence of gut nematode parasites on length, weight and condition factor of Johnius belangerii cuvier 1830.
Rafia Azmat
2008
The kinetics and mechanism of Oxidation of D- galactose and D-maltose with potassium permanganate in acidic medium by Spectrophotometry.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Natural bioremediation of heavy metals through nematode parasite of fish.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Distribution of iodine in marine and fresh water fishes from sindh regions of Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Monitoring the effect of water pollution on four bioindicators of aquatic resources of Sindh Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2008
Case study of trash fish under environmental stress for their survival and utilization.
Rafia Azmat
2008
The length- weight relationship, Condition factor and impact of fluoride concentration in Johnius belangerii of Arabian Sea.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Biochemical analysis of Trash Fish for their utilization in Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Biosorption of Hg: I. Significant improvement with marine green algae in the anatomy of hypocotyls of Trigonella foenumgracum under Hg stress.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Effect of chromium combined with atrazine on potassium, sodium, manganese, iron and phosphate in roots and shoots in bean Vigna radita (L.) Wilczek.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Metal and herbicide toxicity effect on crops, Rhizosphere.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Persistence of nematode parasite in fishes of Arabian Sea and their relation with heavy metals.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Effect of drug (ethanol) on trytophan-protein binding in plasma, liver and brain of rabbit.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Kinetics of methylene blue reduction with oxalic acid by visible spectrophotometric method.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Physico-chemical characterization of carrageenan at different temperatures, isolated from Hypnea musciformis from karachi coast Pakistan.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Arsenic, fluoride and nitrate in drinking water: The problem and its possible solution.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Aluminium stress induced alteration in seedling growth and alleviation in protein and amino acid contents of lens culinaris.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Pb stress on phytochemistry of seedlings of Phaseolus mungo and Lens culinaris.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Biosorption of toxic metals from solid sewage sludge by marine green algae.
Rafia Azmat
2007
Nutritive evaluation of edible trash fish. III: medicinal and commercial use of lipids of trash fish.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Nutritive evaluation of edible trash fish: II use of trash protein in cereal food diet.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Macronutrients found in some edible herbivorous and carnivorous fishes of Arabian Sea.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Metal contamination in edible carnivorous fishes of Arabian Sea.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Phytotoxicity of Pb: II. Changes in chlorophyll absorption spectrum due to toxic metal Pb stress on Phaseolus mungo and Lens culinaris.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Phyotoxicity of Pb: I effect of Pb on germination, growth, morphology and histomorphology of Phaseolus mungo and Lens culinaris.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Study of prevalence of immune status in adult females for rubella virus infection.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Aerobic oxidation of D-glucose by methylene green in alkaline aqueous solution by visible spectrophotometry.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Persistent of nematode parasite in presence of heavy metals found in edible herbivorous fishes of Arabian Sea.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Effect of micronutrients of Codium iyengarii on metal toxicity in bean plants.
Rafia Azmat
2006
The inhibition of bean plant metabolism by Cd metal and atrazine III: Effect of seaweed Codium iyengarii on metal, herbicide toxicity and rhizosphere of the soil.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Effect of toxic metal mercury on histomorphology of Cymopsis tetragonoloba.
Rafia Azmat
2006
Nutritive evaluation of edible trash fish: I analysis of mineral composition of trash fishes and their utilization.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Effect of Cr (III) combine with atrazine on protein carbohydrate amino acid and chlorophyll content in Vigna radita (L.) Wilczek.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Significance of prostate specific antigen for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Mycobacterium group: Identification and sensitivities of clinical isolates against first line drugs.
Rafia Azmat
2005
The inhibition of bean plant metabolism by cadmium metal I effect of Cd metal on physiological process of bean plant and Rhizobium species.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Reactivities of some aldoses towards iodine in alkaline aqueous medium.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Kinetics of the oxidation of maltose and lactose by alkaline iodine solution.
Rafia Azmat
2005
The inhibition of bean plant metabolism by cadmium metal II: The inhibition of mineral acquisition in heavy metal contaminated environments.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Effect of Chromium on uptakes of minerals atoms in bean plant.
Rafia Azmat
2005
Persistence of pathogens in heavy metals contaminated environment.
Rafia Azmat
2005
The inhibition of bean plant metabolism by cd metal and atrazine ii: The inhibition of bioremediation of atrazine in heavy metal environment and its effect on mineral nutrients of bean plant.
Rafia Azmat
2005
The inhibition of bean plant metabolism by CD metal and atrazine: I. The effect of atrazine with CD metal on growth, photosynthesis, nutritional level and rhizosphere of soil.
Rafia Azmat
2005