Teaching : M. Sc and M. Phil. Courses

Research guidance: M. Phil. and Ph. D. students.

Areas of Research:

X-ray crystallography, Molecular Modeling, Conformational studies of: macromolecules, bio-molecules, organic, inorganic, natural products, proteins, peptides, DNA and RNA. Domain motion and flexibility in proteins.

Some Publications:

Crystal structures of two forms of a 14-mer RNA/DNA chimer duplex with double UU bulges: A novel intramolecular U*(A•U) base triple.
J.Deng, Y Xiong, C.Sudarsanakumar, K.Shi and M.Sundaralingam RNA (2001) 7, 1.

Crystal structure of an RNA duplex r(gugucgcac)2 with uridine bulges.
Y.Xiong, J.Deng, C.Sudarsanakumar and M.Sundaralingam. J.Mol.Biol. (2001) 313, 573.

Crystal Structure of an adenine bulge in the RNA chain of a DNA•RNA hybrid, d(CTCCTCTTC)• r(gaagagagag).
C.Sudarsanakumar, Y.Xiong and M.Sumdaralingam. J.Mol.Biol.(2000) 299, 103.

Highly facile and stereospecific intramolecular [2+2] photocycloadditions of bis(alkenoyl) ketenedithioacetals.
B.K.Joseph, B.Verghese, C.Sudarsanakumar, S.Deepa, D.Viswam, P.Chandran and C.V.Asokan. Chem. Commun. (2002) 736.

Molecular structure of Methyl5,6-Diaryl-1,2,4-trimethyl-7-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-endo-carboxylates.

S.N.Balasubrahmanyam, S.P.Rao, M.M.Bhadbhade, C.Sudarsanakumar and B.K.Joseph. Bull.Chem.Soc.Japan., (2000) 73, 941.

Other Information

Ph.D. (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras)

Postdoctoral Research :

(i) Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

(ii) Department of Chemistry, Macromolecular Structure Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA