• Detoxification of acidic biorefinery waste liquor for production of high value amino acid 

  Christopher, M; Anusree, M; Mathew, A K; Nampoothiri, K M; Sukumaran, R K; Pandey, A (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  The current study evaluates the detoxification of acid pretreatment liquor (APL) using adsorbent (ADS 400 & ADS 800) or ion-exchange (A-27MP & A-72MP) resins and its potential for amino acid production. The APL is generated ...
• Engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for xylitol production from lignocellulosic pentose sugars 

  Dhar, K S; Wendisch, V F; Nampoothiri, K M (Elsevier, 2016-07-20)

  Xylitol is a non-fermentable sugar alcohol used as sweetener. Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032 was metabolically engineered for xylitol production from the lignocellulosic pentose sugars xylose and arabinose. Direct ...
• Evaluation of hydrotropic pretreatment on lignocellulosic biomass 

  Devendra, L P; Kiran Kumar, M; Pandey, A (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  The production of cellulosic ethanol from biomass is considered as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, providing a sustainable option for fuels production in an environmentally compatible manner. The presence of lignin ...
• Harvesting of microalgal biomass: Efficient method for flocculation through pH modulation 

  Ummalyma, S B; Mathew, A K; Pandey, A; Sukumaran, R K (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  Harvesting of the micro alga Chlorococcum sp. R-AP13 through autoflocculation, chemical flocculants or by change in medium pH was evaluated. Surface charge of algal cells changed in response to the method used and affected ...
• Influence of aliovalent cation substitutions on the optical properties of In2Cu2O5 system 

  Divya, S; Rao, P P; Sameera, S; Raj, A K V (Elsevier, 2016-11)

  The influence of aliovalent cation substitutions in In2Cu2O5 system on the optical properties has been investigated through the powder X-ray diffraction coupled with Rietveld analysis, UV–vis–NIR spectroscopy, scanning ...
• Microbial assisted High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) degradation 

  Mohan, A J; Sekhar, V C; Bhaskar, T; Nampoothiri, K M (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  The efficacy of newly isolated Pseudomonas and Bacillus strains to degrade brominated High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) was investigated. Viability of these cultures while using e-plastic as sole carbon source was validated ...
• Production and characterization of poly(3-hydroxy butyrate-co-3 hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by a novel halotolerant mangrove isolate 

  Moorkoth, D; Nampoothiri, K M (Elsevier, 2016-02)

  A halophilic mangrove isolate identified by 16S rRNA sequence as a Bacillus spp. was found to be capable of using a broad range of carbon sources including monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), disaccharides (sucrose), ...
• Synthesis of Cyclopentachromans byN-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Homoenolate Annulation of Chroman-3-ene-4-ones 

  Krishnan, J; Sinu, C R; Anusree, M; Seetha Lakshmi, K C; Mayadevi, T S; Eringathodi, S; Nair, V (Wiley, 2016-06)

  An N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐mediated homoenolate reaction strategy for the efficient synthesis of a wide variety of tricyclic pentenes with potential biological activity is reported.
• Supercapacitors Based on Two Dimensional VO 2 Nanosheet Electrodes in Organic Gel Electrolyte 

  Rakhi, R B; Nagaraju, D H; Beaujuge, P; Alshareef, H N (Elsevier, 2016-12)

  VO2 is a low band-gap semiconductor with relatively high conductivity among transition metal oxides, which makes it an interesting material for supercapacitor electrode applications. The performance of VO2 as supercapacitor ...
• Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) of Jackfruit Seed Powder (JFSP) to l -Lactic Acid and to Polylactide Polymer 

  Nair, N R; Nampoothiri, K M; Banarjee, R; Reddy, G (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  A newly isolated amylolytic lactic acid bacterium, Streptococcus equinus, was used for the production of L-lactic acid from jackfruit seed powder (JFSP) by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). After ...
• Sequential N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions of Enals and Cyclic Aryldiene-1,3-Diones: Synthesis of Tricyclic Chromenones and Related Compounds 

  Krishnan, J; Mathew, S; Jayaprakash, P A; Sasidhar, B S; Mayadevi, T S; Suresh, E; Nair, V (Wiley, 2016-12)

  N-Heterocycliccarbene(NHC)-catalyzedsynthe-sis of highlyfunctionalizedpyrano[3,2-c]chromene-2,5-dionederivatives, pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5(6H)-dionede-rivatives,andpyrano[4,3-b]pyran-2,5-dionederivativeswithpotentialbiological ...
• Processing of 2D-MAXene Nanostructures and Design of High Thermal Conducting, Rheo-controlled MAXene Nanofluids as a Potential Nanocoolant 

  Mahesh, K V; Linsha, V; Mohamed, A P; Ananthakumar, S (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  Nanocoolants’ offering extraordinary heat transport property demand new and exotic nanostructures as fillers that can display enhanced thermal conductivity and thermochemical stability for efficient thermal management ...
• Near-infrared Luminescence of Nd3+and Yb3+complexes Using a Polyfluorinated Pyrene-based β-diketonate Ligand 

  George, T M; Varughese, S; Reddy, M L P (Royal society of chemistry, 2016)

  A new polyfluorinated β-diketonate ligand containing a pyrene chromophore, namely, 4,4,5,5,6,6,6-heptafluoro-3-hydroxy-1-(pyren-1-yl)hex-2-en-1-one (Hhfpyr) has been designed and employed for the development of a series ...
• Harvesting Red Fluorescence Through Design Specific Tuning of ICT and ESIPT: an Efficient Optical Detection of Cysteine and Live Cell Imaging 

  Diwan, U; Kumar, V; Mishra, R K; Rana, N K; Koch, B; Upadhyay, K K (Royal society of chemistry, 2016)

  In this report, we constructed 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole (HBT) based ratiometric fluorescent probe R1, highly selective for cysteine (Cys) in the red channel with a nanomolar detection limit. The rational combination ...
• Comparison of Antidiabetic Potential of (+) and (-)-hopeaphenol, a Pair of Enantiomers Isolated from Ampelocissus indica (L.) and Vateria Indica Linn., with Respect to Inhibition of Digestive Enzymes and Induction of Glucose Uptake in L6 Myotubes 

  Sasikumar, P; Prabha, B; Reshmitha, T R; Veluthoor, S; Pradeep, A K; Rohit, K R; Dhanya, B P; Sivan, V V; Jithin, M M; Kumar, N A; Shibi, I G; Nisha, P; Radhakrishnan, K V (Royal society of chemistry, 2016)

  The remarkable α-glucosidase inhibition exhibited by the acetone extract of the rhizome of Ampelocissus indica (L.) and stem bark of Vateria indica Linn. (IC50 23.2 and 1.47 μg mL−1) encouraged us to isolate the phytochemicals ...
• Bulk Processing of ZnO Nanostructures via Microwave Assisted Oxidation of Mechanically Seeded Zn Dust for Functional Paints and Coatings 

  Balanand, S; Maria, M J; Rajan, T P D; Mohamed, A P; Ananthakumar, S (Elsevier, 2016-01)

  Micron sized metallic zinc dust (99.9%, Davg = 40 lm) was mechanically milled to have zinc oxide seed nuclei on its surface, eventually transforming it into ZnO nanostructures by microwave irradiation for 15 min. Effect ...
• Co-expression of Endoglucanase and β-glucosidase in Corynebacterium Glutamicum DM1729 towards Direct Lysine Fermentation from Cellulose 

  Anusree, M; Wendisch, V F; Nampoothiri, K M (Elsevier, 2016-08)

  The aim of the present study is the development of a consolidated bioprocess for the production of lysine with recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum DM1729 strains expressing endoglucanase and bglucosidase genes. Here, ...
• Carbon Rings: a DFT Study on Geometry, Aromaticity, Intermolecular Carbon–Carbon Interactions and Stability 

  Remya, K; Suresh, C H (Royal society of chemistry, 2016)

  Non-covalent dimer formation and intermolecular bonding features of planar monocyclic carbon rings showing C4N+2 and C4N configurations have been studied using the meta-GGA DFT method, M06L/6- 311+G(d) for N ¼ 1–8. The ...
• Bilobalide Safeguards 3T3-L1 Adipocytes from Hypoxia Through Protecting Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, Biogenesis and Dynamics 

  Priyanka, A; Nair, A; Anusree, S S; Nisha, V M; Raghu, K G (Royal society of chemistry, 2016)

  Natural products are the cornerstone of modern therapeutics. Bilobalide was found to be effective against hypoxia induced alterations in innate antioxidant status in our earlier study. Adipose tissue hypoxia in ...
• An Evaluation of Dilute Acid and Ammonia Fiber Explosion Pretreatment for Cellulosic Ethanol Production 

  Mathew, A K; Parameshwaran, B; Sukumaran, R K; Pandey, A (Elsevier, 2016-01)

  The challenge associated with cellulosic ethanol production is maximizing sugar yield at low cost. Current research is being focused to develop a pretreatment method to overcome biomass recalcitrance in an efficient way. ...

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