Research Interests
Amylases
* Process development for large scale low cost α-amylase production.
* Modulation of α-amylase catalysis for specific maltooligosaccharide formation.
* Mechanism of catabolite derepression of α-amylase synthesis in Bacillus subtilis.
* Protein engineering of α-amylase for specific oligosaccharide production.
* Screening of novel α-amylases for specific products.
Biomass conversion: Bio-ethanol
* Consolidated bioprocess technology development to convert biomass and starch to ethanol.
* Isolation of novel bacterial strains for efficient utilization of cellulosics to form ethanol.
* Identification of novel enzymes for conversion of cellulosics to glucose and xylose.
* Protein engineering of cellulases and hemicellulases for efficient hydrolysis.
Molecular Bioremediation
* Isolation and characterization of novel microbes for Cr(VI) reduction.
* Evaluation of environmental factors on Cr(VI) bio-transformation.
* Purification, characterization and kinetics of chromate reductase.
* Cloning and sequencing of the chromate reductase.
* Development of technology for Cr(VI) conversion
Educational Background
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Ph.D.: Indian
Institute of Technology Madras (1993-1997) * M.Sc. (Chemistry):
Bharathiar University Coimbatore (1989-91)
* B.Sc.
(Chemistry): Bharathiar University
Coimbatore (1986-89)
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