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K. Madhavan Nampoothiri, PhD FBRS, is presently working as Senior Principal Scientist and Head of Biprocesses and Product Section of the Microbial processes and technology division of CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum. Dr.Madhavan took his graduation and Post graduation in Zoology from University of Kerala. In 1997, he obtained his PhD in Microbial Biotechnology from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). After the doctoral studies, he worked as Research Associate in Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and As Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-doctoral fellow at IBT 1, Forschunzentrum, Juelich in Germany and as Welcome Trust Post Doctoral fellow in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. In 2001 he joined in CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum. He is actively involved in Microbial Biotechnology R&D and has nearly 185 publications which include research papers in International journals, reviews articles and book chapters. Dr. Madhavan also made around 40 NCBI gene sequence submissions and he also has one Indian patent and Six US patents. In 2003, he received Young scientist award from Biotech Research Society of India and was the recipient of outstanding performance award for the year 2008-09 from CSIR-NIIST. In 2016, he was elected as Fellow of the BRSI. He is a reviewer of many international journals in the field of Microbial Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology and in the Editorial boards several biotechnology journals. Dr. Madhavan has research collaborations with institutes and universities in Germany, France, Hungary and Mexico. His Research interests are in the areas of functional genomics, bioprocess and microbial products, infectious diseases, therapeutic enzymes and inhibitors, probiotics and biopolymers etc. His credibility include google citation more than 11,000 (11,404 ) and h index of 45 ( as on November 2020).

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Microbial degradation of high impact polystyrene (HIPS), an e-plastic with decabromodiphenyl oxide and antimony trioxide

Accumulation of electronic waste has increased catastrophically and out of that various plastic resins constitute one of the leading thrown out materials in the electronic machinery. Enrichm...

  • dott image May, 2013

Industrial Enzymes - Present status and future perspectives for India

Enzyme technology is a well established branch of the biochemical science which is going through a phase of maturation as well as evolution. The maturation is shown by the development of the...

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Probiotic fermented foods for health benefits

The history of fermented foods used by humans can be traced back to centuries. The medicinal as well as flavor enhancing properties of fermented foods are mainly due to the presence of bacte...

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Direct lactic acid fermentation: Focus on simultaneous saccharification and lactic acid production

In the recent decades biotechnological production of lactic acid has gained a prime position in the industries as it is cost effective and eco-friendly. Lactic acid is a versatile chemical h...

  • dott image September, 2008

Biochemical Characterization of Raw-starch-digesting Alpha Amylase Purified from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Alpha amylase (E.C. 3.2.1.1) of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens produced by submerged fermentation was purified to near homogeneity by ion exchange chromatography. Through the process 38.6-fold i...

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Response surface methodology for the optimization of alpha amylase production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

The aim of this work was to optimize the cultural and production parameters through the statistical approach for the synthesis of alpha amylase by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in submerged fer...

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Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cassava bagasse for l-(+)-lactic acid production using Lactobacilli

Saccharification and fermentation of cassava (Manihot esculenta) bagasse was carried out in a single step for the production of L-(+)-lactic acid by Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus del...

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Solid Culturing of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens for Alpha Amylase Production

Fourteen different agroresidues were screened for alpha amylase production using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATCC 23842. Among them, wheat bran (WB) and groundnut oil cake (GOC) in mass ratio...

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Comparison of phytase production on wheat bran and oilcakes in solid-state fermentation by Mucor racemosus

Comparisons were made for phytase production using wheat bran (WB) and oilcakes as substrates in solid-state fermentation (SSF) by Mucor racemosus NRRL 1994. WB was also used as mixed substr...

  • dott image November, 2005

L(+)-Lactic Acid Production Using Lactobacillus Casei in Solid-State Fermentation

Lactobacillus casei was grown at 37 °C on sugarcane bagasse (5 g) soaked with cassava starch hydrolysate (final moistening volume 34 ml) containing 3 g reducing sugar in a solid-state condi...