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Prof . R Aswati Nair

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Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Central University of Kerala

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Expertise

Publications

Total Articles 50
Books 5
Proceedings 10

Publications 1992-2022

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Citations 14
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Honours and Awards

2018

Bilateral Scientists Exchange program

Indian National Science Academy-Royal Society of Edinburgh (INSA-RSE)
2006

CSIR Travel grant

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
2005

Young Scientist Award (Biotechnology)

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Kerala
2004

Dr. T. R. Sahu award for best paper (oral presentation)

Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy
2000

CSIR– Junior Research Fellowship

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
1999

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

MHRD, Govt. of India
1998

Lectureship /Assistant Professorship

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board/National Eligibility Test (ASRB/NET)
1998

University II Rank

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

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Society for Biotechnologists, India

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Bio

Innate immunity in plants; Secondary metabolites; Endophytic biology; Developing Biocontrol agents; Hydrolases and immobilization

Personal Details

  • Female
  • Central University of Kerala
  • Central University of Kerala, Tejaswini Hills, Periye - 671316
PhD
University of Kerala 2006
Professor 2020 – Present
Central University of Kerala

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Scholarly Work

Endophytes and hairy root culture: a concerted effort for biosprospecting novel sources for the anticancer sesquiterpenoid, zerumbone.

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

41.64 lakhs

2017 - 2020

Working
Transcript profiling of differentially expressed gene(s) involved in the downstream step(s) leading to artemisinin biosynthesis on GA3 induction.

Funding Agency: Kerala Biotechnology Commission, Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)

Principal Investigator

16.00 lakhs

2012 - 2015

Working
Molecular and functional characterization of putative ZzR1 resistance gene from Zingiber zerumbet, a wild relative of ginger.

Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Principal Investigator

23.60 lakhs

2010 - 2013

Working
Elicitor identification from Pythium aphanidermatum, a causative agent of soft rot disease and antifungal mechanism of the sesquiterpene, zerumbone.

Funding Agency: FRG, NIT Calicut

Principal Investigator

5.00 lakhs

2010 - 2013

Working
Molecular cloning and characterization of terpene synthase involved in zerumbone biosynthesis from Zingiber zerumbet.

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

15.82 lakhs

2009 - 2013

Working
Expression studies of resistance gene candidate sequences (RGCs) identified from Zingiber spp.

Funding Agency: 7. KSCSTE- Short Research Scheme (SRS)

Principal Investigator

0.30 lakhs

2005 - 2007

Working
Profiling of beneficial rhizobacteria-induced epigenetic response and genomic stability in plants.

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Co-Investigator

5694832

2021 - 2024

Working
Isolation and characterization of cyclotides from flowering plants of Western Ghats, Kerala

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Mentor

1830000

2022 - 2025

Working

Studies on major hydrolytic enzymes from the necrotroph, Pythium myriotylum Dreschler: an unexplored resource for the prodigious enzyme market

University National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC)
Year 2013

Phenolic profiling of Zingiber spp.: Evaluation of biological activities and role in plant defense

University National Institute of Technology Calicut
Year 2017

Multitrophic secondary metabolite(s) mediated defense in Zingiber zerumbet (L) smith: A systematic exploration using molecular, metabolomic and microbiome analysis

University National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Year 2017

Unraveling Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith- Pythium myriotylum Drechsler pathosystem: Determining Z. zerumbet resistance and bioprospecting potential bacterial isolates for soft-rot disease control in ginger

University National Institute of Technology Calicut
Year 2020

Protease Inhibitor (PI) from Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes: Isolation, Characterization of Bioactive properties and Evaluation of Antagonistic effect towards soft-rot causative phytopathogen, Pythium myriotylum

University National Institute of Technology Calicut
Year 2022
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Scholarly Publications

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Open Access
 Editorial
2024 Pages: XXI.
Authors: Amit Patra , Anshul Kumar , R Aswati Nair , Deepak Garg , Deepak Puthal , Dipanjan Chakraborty , Jimson Mathew , K Chandrasekaran , Abdul Nazeer K A , Niranjan Kumar Ray , Nitin Chandrachoodan , Rajini Kanth Bhogoju , P Sateesh Kumar , Sudip Misra , Shekhar Verma , K.V. UDAYANATCHI , Siba Udgata , Umesh Bellur Show More
DOI 10.1109/OCIT65031.2024.00006

Improving operational stability of thermostable Pythium myriotylum secretory serine protease by preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs).

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Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology · 2019
Authors: R Aswati Nair

Polyphenolic characteristics, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Zingiber neesanum (Graham) Ramamoorthy rhizomes and identification of volatile metabolites by GC-MS analysis.

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Natural Product Research · 2019
Authors: R Aswati Nair

Curcuminoids in Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes: Bioguided fractionation and chromatographic identification of antimicrobial and antioxidant metabolites.

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Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants · 2017 Volume: 23, Pages: 169-181.
Authors: R Aswati Nair

Molecular phylogenetics and anti-Pythium activity of endophytes from rhizomes of wild ginger congener, Zingiber zerumbet Smith.

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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2016 Volume: 32, Pages: Article 41.
Authors: R Aswati Nair