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| name = Mallayan Palaniandavar<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|6|5}}<br />
| fields = Bioinorganic chemistry<br />
| alma_mater = Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai<br />
| known_for = Metal–DNA interactions; biomimetic models of metalloenzymes<br />
| awards = {{UBL|Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) | Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) }}<br />
| workplaces = Bharathidasan University<br />
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'''Mallayan Palaniandavar''' (born 5 June 1951) is an Indian chemist specializing in [[bioinorganic chemistry]] who has worked on metal–DNA interactions and biomimetic models of metalloenzymes. He is a Fellow of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (FASc), and the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] (FRSC).<br />
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He served as a professor at [[Bharathidasan University]], Tiruchirappalli, India, and continues his research as Professor of Eminence and INSA Senior Scientist.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Palaniandavar completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at [[Madurai Kamaraj University]], earning his B.Sc. (1971), M.Sc. (1973), and Ph.D. (1981) in chemistry.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Karvembu |first1=R. |last2=Mayilmurugan |first2=R. |year=2021 |title=Inorganic compounds of biological interest – Dedicated to Professor Mallayan Palaniandavar |journal=Inorganica Chimica Acta |publisher=Elsevier |volume=526 |article-number=120503 |doi=10.1016/j.ica.2021.120503}}</ref><br />
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== Career and research ==<br />
Palaniandavar's research focuses on bioinorganic chemistry, particularly metal–DNA interactions, biomimetic models of copper and iron enzymes, and bioinspired oxidation catalysis. His studies on mixed-ligand copper(II) and ruthenium(II) complexes have contributed to understanding DNA binding, cleavage, and protein interactions of transition-metal complexes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rajendiran |first1=V. |last2=Karthik |first2=R. |last3=Palaniandavar |first3=M. |last4=Stoeckli-Evans |first4=H. |year=2007 |title=Mixed-ligand copper(II)-phenolate complexes: effect of coligand on enhanced DNA and protein binding, DNA cleavage, and anticancer activity |journal=Inorganic Chemistry |publisher=American Chemical Society |volume=46 |issue=20 |pages=8208–8221 |doi=10.1021/ic700755p}}</ref> He has also developed functional models for non-heme iron enzymes relevant to catechol dioxygenases and related metalloenzymes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Velusamy |first1=M. |last2=Palaniandavar |first2=M. |last3=Gopalan |first3=R. S. |last4=Kulkarni |first4=G. U. |year=2003 |title=Novel iron(III) complexes of tripodal and linear tetradentate bis(phenolate) ligands: close relevance to intradiol-cleaving catechol dioxygenases |journal=Inorganic Chemistry |publisher=American Chemical Society |volume=42 |issue=25 |pages=8283–8293 |doi=10.1021/ic020569w}}</ref><br />
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== Honours ==<br />
He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Fellow Detail – Professor Mallayan Palaniandavar |url=https://insajournal.in/intranetinsa/fellow_detail.php?id=P14-1656 |access-date=23 December 2025 |website=Indian National Science Academy |quote=Professor Mallayan Palaniandavar — INSA Senior Scientist & Professor of Eminence, Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli; specializes in bioinorganic chemistry of DNA, copper and iron, activation of molecular oxygen, functional models for metalloproteins, interaction of metal complexes with DNA and proteins, metal-based anticancer drugs.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. Mallayan Palaniandavar – Fellow Profile |url=https://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL2004014 |access-date=23 December 2025 |website=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref><br />
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