oid s ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁these ▁exam in ations . ▁These ▁studies ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁pione ering ▁studies ▁on ▁al kal oid ▁b ios yn thesis ▁and ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁new ▁method ology ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁absolute ▁configuration ▁of ▁al kal oid s . ▁Thus , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁anti - can cer , ▁anti - le ish man ial , ▁anti - vir al ▁and ▁anti - aller g ic ▁properties ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁plants ▁through ▁mass ▁spect rom et ric ▁and ▁N uc lear ▁magnetic ▁reson ance ▁spect ro sc opy ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Bh ak uni ▁has ▁documented ▁his ▁research es ▁in ▁a ▁book , ▁Bio active ▁Marine ▁Natural ▁Product s ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁articles ▁published ▁in ▁peer - review ed ▁journ als . ▁His ▁writ ings ▁have ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁several ▁authors ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁ment ored ▁ 4 0 ▁doctor al ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁their ▁studies . ▁A ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁program , ▁under ▁the ▁title , ▁Bio active ▁Sub st ances ▁from ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁him ▁during ▁his ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁D rug ▁Research ▁Institute ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁active . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Section al ▁Committee ▁of ▁Indian ▁Science ▁Congress ▁Association ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁and ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Sciences ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1