Mr. Vipin Krishnan S
Congratulations
Mr. Vipin Krishnan S. MPTD received the best Flash presentation and poster award in the BSB2-2022 – International Conference on Biotechnology, Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy conducted at IIT Guwhati During December 7-11
Dr. Binod P
- Dr. Binod P
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Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=XOqa6_4AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-8048
NIIST IRINS: https://niist.irins.org/profile/64952
Dr. Rajeev K Sukumaran
- Dr. Rajeev K Sukumaran
NIIST:
Biomass Conversion Sciences Lab:
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=aEoEMO8AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1315-3650
NIIST IRINS: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/64944
Dr. K. Madhavan Nampoothiri
- Dr. K. Madhavan Nampoothiri
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=cQ09vN8AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-0974
Web of Science Researcher ID - J-4727-2017
R&D Programmes
MPTD’s major research focus is on microbial biotechnology. At the division, we undertake research on microbial technologies for various applications which spans food and nutraceuticals to bio-energy. Major activities in the division are listed below. More details can be obtained from the pages of Bioprocesses and Products and Biofuels and Biorefineries sections.
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Microbial Enzymes for Industrial Application
Development of Bioprocesses for enzyme production is a major activity and expertise of the division. MPTD is known for its work on solid state fermentation processes for enzyme production. Use of agro-residues and other renewable biomass as substrates for production enzyme can significantly improve the cost economics of enzyme production.
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Chemicals Materials and Fuels from Renewable Resources
Activities here focus on the development of green and sustainable bioprocesses and hybrid processes for production of industrially important chemicals, materials and fuels. Agro-residues and waste biomass; and organic industrial wastes (eg. waste oils, glycerol) are valorised through microbial and/or enzymatic route to chemical and materials of industrial importance. Some of the products in focus are industrial diols, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acids, biopolymers, organic acids, amino acids and sugar alcohols.
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Engineered Corynebacteria for production of amino acids and high value products
Metabolic engineering of Corynebacteriumglutamicum has been done towards developing strains capable of utilizing pentose (C5) sugars to produce amino acids and xylitol. Lignocellulosicbiorefineries generate C5 sugars as by product and their utilization is critical for the commercial viability of such plants. The R&D here addresses this challenge and is targeting production of high value compounds like specific amino acids and sugar alcohols through fermentative route using the engineered Corynebacteria
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Development of Probiotic Cultures and Production of Nutraceuticals & Bio-actives from Lactic Acid Bacteria
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely used as starter cultures for the production of diverse fermented foods. There is a growing interest in the incorporation of functional foods in the daily diet to achieve health promotion and disease risk reduction. Numerous studies have focused on the production of biologically active peptides as nutraceuticals and functional food ingredients due to their health benefits.
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Molecular Studies on Plant Beneficial Bacteria interactions under brackish conditions
Plant rhizosphere bacteria engage in very complex relationships with the host plants, often beneficial to the plants. Rice varieties endemic to the brackish water ecosystem have been found to harbor unique bacteria and their presence and activities have been correlated to some of the adaptive responses of plants to salinity. Understanding the relationship between such bacteria and the rice plant may help in understanding salinity tolerance in context of the microbial interactions, and may even aid development of bioinoculants that would help plants to survive salinity.
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