• Design of functional cosmetic ingredients:
         DNA repair
         Anti-skin aging
         Photoprotection (Solar UV)

• Vitamin C and it’s biological implications
   
• Design of HCV NS3 protease inhibitors

Publications

• Photoprotection of DNA (in vitro) by acyclothymidine dinucleosides. Raza, A.; Dreis, D. C.; Vince, R. Bioorg Med Chem Lett.2013, 23(3):620-3.
   
• The Butter Flavorant, Diacetyl, Forms a Covalent Adduct with 2-Deoxyguanosine, Uncoils DNA, and Leads to Cell Death. More, S. S.; Raza, A; Vince, R. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2012, 60 (12), 3311-3317.
   
• Dehydroascorbic Acid Adducts of Guanosine Residues: Possible Biological Implications. Raza, A. and Vince, R. ChemBioChem 2011, 12, 1015-1017.
   
• Design and synthesis of sulfoximine based inhibitors for HIV-1 protease. Raza, A.; Sham, Y. Y. and Vince, R. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2008, 18, 5406-5410.
   
• Solid-Phase Synthesis of Isoxazolines. Raza, A.; Reddy, M. V.; Yadav, J. S; Chandrasekhar, S. J. Comb. Chem. 2002, 4(6), 652-655.
   
• Synthesis of unusual amino acids: N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-vinyl glycine and N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-homophenylalanine. Raza, A.; Takhi, M.; Chandrasekhar, S. Tet. Asymm. 2002, 13(4), 423-428.
   
• A New Cleavage Strategy for Ester Linked Polymer Supports: Generation of a Tertiary Alcohol Library. Padmaja, M. B.; Raza, A.; Chandrasekhar, S. J. Comb. Chem. (2000), 2(3), 246-248.
   
• Solid phase-solid state synthesis of N-alkyl imides from anhydrides. Padmaja, M.B.; Raza, A.; Chandrasekhar, S. Synlett, 1999, 1597.
   
• Novel solid-state reduction of organic functional groups on solid support (Merrifield's resin). Raza, A.; Padmaja, M. B.; Chandrasekhar, S. Synlett 1999, (7), 1061-1062.
   
• One pot synthesis of acetylated homoallyl alcohols. Mohanty, P. K.; Raza, A.; Chandrasekhar, S. Synth. Commun. 1999, 29(2), 257-262.

Patent

Vince, R, Raza, A and Dreis C. Agents that Prevent or Repair Skin Damage, PCT Appl. No. PCT/US2013/021259, 2013