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Professor
Agricultural and Food Engineering
The major focus of my group is on plant natural product biotechnology. Our broad aim is the investigation of the properties of plants as they relate to food and other post-harvest uses, including for example, flavour/fragrance and bioactive compounds. In addition to phytochemical analysis, we continue to do plant cell and organ cultures for isolation of enzymes and genes responsible for the synthesis of natural products of our interest.
The current research areas of this group are -
Understanding molecular oscillations of scent volatiles emission in evening blooming flowers
Improvement of floral scent in evening-blooming plants by induced mutagenesis
Ultra-structural analysis of floral tissues for understanding scent volatiles emission
Diversion from phenolics to volatile terpenoids biosynthesis in transformed roots of carrot
Selection of superior scented rice cultivars through targeted metabolomics
Our facilities include two HPLCs, two UV-VIS spectrophotometers, GC-MS, GC-FID, low pressure chromatography system, refrigerated centrifuge, several microcentrifuges, deionized water purification system, three thermocyclers for PCR, horizontal and vertical electrophoresis systems, two minus 20 freezers, minus 80 freezer, gel documentation system, several refrigerators, lyophilizer, vacuum concentrators, fine electronic balances, rotary vacuum evaporator, fluorescence and stereo-zoom microscopes, rotary microtome, portable air sampling pumps for volatiles collection, SPME devices, pH and conductivity meters, UV lamps for TLC analysis, incubator shakers, two laminar flow cabinets, plant growth chamber, plant tissue culture facility, experimental garden with shade net, and a dedicated temperature and humidity controlled greenhouse with photoperiodic illumination facility.
Current research projects are supported by a variety of funding sources, including, CSIR, DBT, SERB (DST), and MHRD. A number of projects involve collaboration with other partners such as, Mizoram University under DBT NER-BPMC progarmme, Komarov Botanical Institute at Saint Petersburg (Russian Academy of Science) under DST-RFBR funding, Uniersity of Wroclaw (Poland) under INSA-PAS exchange programme and Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany) under DAAD IIT-TU9 programme.
Temporal relationship between emitted and endogenous floral scent volatiles in summer- and winter-blooming Jasminum species by Barman M., Mitra A. Physiologia Plantarum 166 946-959 (2019)
Profiling of volatile and non-volatile metabolites in Polianthes tuberosa L. flowers reveals intraspecific variation among cultivars by Kutty N. N., Mitra A. Phytochemistry 162 10-20 (2019)
Impact of light and sucrose supplementation on cellular differentiation, metabolic shift and modulation of gene expression in hairy roots of Daucus carota by Mukherjee S., Kutty N. N., Bera P. , Mitra A. PCTOC: Journal of Plant Biotechnology 136 383-397 (2019)
Characterization and Synergistic Effect of Antifungal Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by the Geotrichum candidum PF005, an Endophytic Fungus from the Eggplant by Mookherjee A., Bera P. , Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. Microbial Ecology 75 647-661 (2018)
Morphological, physiological and ultrastructural changes in flowers explain the spatio-temporal emission of scent volatiles in Polianthes tuberosa L. by Maiti S., Mitra A. Plant & Cell Physiology 58 2095-2111 (2017)
Enzymatic production and emission of floral scent volatiles in Jasminum sambac by P Bera, C Mukherjee and A Mitra* Plant Science 256 25-38 (2017)
A mechanistic insight into hydrogen peroxide-mediated elicitation of bioactive xanthones in Hoppea fastigiata shoot cultures by U R Moon and A Mitra* Planta 244 259-274 (2016)
Redirection of metabolites biosynthesis from hydroxybenzoates to volatile terpenoids in green hairy roots of Daucus carota by C Mukherjee, T Samanta and A Mitra* Planta 243 305-320 (2016)
Metabolic shifts from withasteroid formation to phenylpropanoid accumulation in cryptogein-cotransformed hairy roots of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal by B Sil, C Mukherjee, S Jha and A Mitra* Protoplasma: An International Journal of Cell Biology 252 1097-1110 (2015)
Accumulation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in hairy roots of Daucus carota 2: Confirming the biosynthetic steps through feeding of inhibitors and precursors by D Sircar and A Mitra* Journal of Plant Physiology 166 1370-1380 (2009)
A Mechanistic Understanding of Foliar Extrafloral Nectar Secretion in Plants using A Lamiaceae Member Clerodendrum Fragrans Wild as The Experimental System Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Histochemical, Gene Expression and Targeted Metabolomic Analyses of Plectranthus Ambionicus Probing at Foliar Trichome Role for Volatiles Synthesis and Emission Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Value-addition in Jasmine: Developing Drying Technology for Jasminum Flowers for Superior Applications in Aroma Therapy, Skin Care and Flavouring of Green Tea Department of Science and Technology(DST)
Histochemistry, Ultrastructure and Targeted Metabolomics in Fragrant Flowers of Some Bignoniaceae and Malvaceae Aiming at Understanding the role of Floral Trichomes in Scent Volatiles Emission Department of Science and Technology (International Bilateral Cooperation Division)
Histochemical Localization, Extraction and Chemical Analysis of Floral Wax and Absolute in Polianthes Tuberose L. Cultivars Aiming at Value Addition in Tuberose Floriculture Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of West Bengal
Understanding Essential Oils Secretory System in Vegetative Organs of Seed-raised and in-vitro Propagated Cinnamomum Species of Commercial Importance DBT, NEW DELHI
Assessing Post-harvest Physiological Deterioration in Banana Pre-treated with Plant-based Natural Products using Fruit Volatiles Status and Ripening as Indicators DBT, NEW DELHI
Jhansi Narmada Reddy Kotamreddy
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnolgy
Nithya N Kutty
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Monica Barman
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Upashana Ghissing
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Subhadip Mukherjee
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Sulagna Saha
Area of Research: Plant Natural Product Biotechnology
Ambika Goswami
Area of Research: Plant Biotechnology
Pritam Kumar Dey
Area of Research: Plant Biotechnology
Raktim Bhattacharya
Area of Research: Plant Natural Product Biotechnology
Shobhon Paul
Area of Research: Plant Biology
