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Biochemistry      (12 scientists)

Dr Anil Dahuja

   

Field of Specialisation : Bioactives and Bioprocessing for plant and human health

Dr Anil Dahuja
Professor, Principal Scientist

M.Sc. : Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Ph.D : Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Biochemistry

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   08

   Ph.D :   06

Minnu Sasi, Sandeep Kumar, Om Prakash, Veda Krishnan, Vinayaka, Govind Singh Tomar, Jigni Mishra, Arpitha SR, Parshant Kaushik, Virendra Singh Rana and Anil Dahuja (2025). Evaluation of sensory properties and short-chain fatty acid production in fermented soymilk on addition of fructooligosaccharides and Raffinose Family of Oligosaccharides. , Fermentation, 11, 194 (NAAS rating: 9.3 )
Muzaffar Hasan, Kailashpati Tripathi, Mohd Harun, Veda Krishnan, Rajeev Kaushik, Gautam Chawla, Najam A. Shakil, M.K. Verma, Anil Dahuja, Archana Sachdev, Jose M. Lorezo, Manoj Kumar (2024). Unravelling the effect of extraction on anthocyanin functionality and prebiotic potential., Heliyon, 10(11) (NAAS rating: 10.00)
Sandeep Kumar, Sagar Banerjee, Amandeep Kaur, Minnu Sasi, Sweta Kumari, Archana Sachdev, and Anil Dahuja (2023). Isoflavones have a potential role in off-flavour scavenging, with IFS2 as a Key in isoflavone accumulation in soybean seeds., Food Technology and Biotechnology, 61, 514-522 (NAAS rating: 8.40)
Sandeep Kumar, Minnu Sasi, Sweta Kumari, Navita Bansal, Rajeev Kaushik, Bharati Pandey & Anil Dahuja (2023). Fermentative bioconversion of ?-Glucoside like isoflavones is a better indicator of ?-Glucoside Hydrolysing Capability in probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) due to the predominant phosphoglucosidase activity. , Food Biotechnology, 37, 260-279 (NAAS rating: 7.80)
Muzaffar Hasan, Arpitha S.R., Chandrika Das, Rosalin Laishram, Minnu Sasi, Sandeep Kumar, Chirag Maheshwari, Veda Krishnan, Sweta Kumari, Jose M. Lorenzo, Manoj Kumar, Archana Sachdev, Anil Dahuja (2023). Research trends and approaches for the nutritional and bio-functionality enhancement of fermented soymilk, Journal of Functional Foods, 107, 105698 (NAAS rating: 11.60)
Sandeep Kumar, Monika Awana, Khushboo Rani, Sweta Kumari, Minnu Sasi, Anil Dahuja (2023). Soybean (Glycine max) isoflavone conjugate hydrolysing ?-glucosidase (GmICHG): a promising candidate for soy isoflavone bioavailability enhancement, 3 Biotech, 13, 52 (NAAS rating: 8.80)

Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

  1. Sasi M., Kumar S., Hasan M., Arpitha S.R., Garcia-Gutierrez E., Kumari S., Om Prakash, Nain L., Sachdev A., and Dahuja A. (2022) Current trends in the development of soy-based foods containing probiotics and paving the path for soy-synbiotics. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition: doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2078272. [NAAS rating: 17.18]
  2. Kumar M., Dahuja A., Sachdev A., Tomar M., Lorenzo Jos� M., Dhumal, S., Radha, , Chandran D., Varghese E., Saha S., Sairam K.V.S.S., Singh S., Senapathy M., Amarowicz R., Kaur C., Kennedy J.F., Mekhemar M., (2022) Optimization of the use of cellulolytic enzyme preparation for the extraction of health promoting anthocyanins from black carrot using response surface methodology. LWT - Food Science and Technology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.lwt.2022.113528. [NAAS rating : 10.01]
  3. Kumari S., Gupta O.P., Kumar S., Sasi M., Arpitha S.R., Amirtham D., Mishra C.B., Vinutha T., Krishnan V., Sachdev A., Kumar R.R., Dahuja Anil (2022) A novel continuous enzyme coupled colorimetric assay for phospholipase A2 and its application in the determination of catalytic activity of oil body-associated oleosin protein. Food Analytical Methods https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-022-02284-5. [NAAS rating 9.37]
  4. Kumari S., Gupta O.P., Mishra C., Vinutha T., Krishnan V., Singh B., Sachdev A., Dahuja A. (2020) Gamma irradiation, an effective strategy to control the oxidative damage of soy proteins during storage and processing. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 177, 109134. doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109134. [NAAS rating 8.86]
  5. Kumar M., Dahuja A., Sachdev A., Kaur C., Varghese E., Saha S., and Sairam K.V.V.S. (2019) Evaluation of enzyme and microwave-assisted conditions on extraction of anthocyanins and total phenolics from black soybean (Glycine max L.) seed coat. Int. J. Biol. Macromolecules. 135: 1070-1081. [NAAS rating: 12.95]
  6. Gupta O.P., Dahuja A., Sachdev A., Jain P.K., Kumari S., Vinutha T., and Praveen S. (2019) Cytosine methylation of isoflavone synthase (IFS) gene in the genic region positively regulates its expression and isoflavone biosynthesis in soybean seeds. DNA and Cell Biology 38(6): 1-11. DOI:10.1089/dna.2018.4584 . [NAAS rating: 9.31]
  7. Krishnan V., Gothwal S., Dahuja A., Vinutha T., Singh B., Jolly M., Praveen S., Sachdev A. (2018) Enhanced nutraceutical potential of gamma irradiated black soybean extracts. Food Chem. 245: 246-253. [NAAS rating: 13.51]
  8. Gupta O.P., Nigam, D., Dahuja A., Kumar S., Vinutha T., Sachdev A., and Praveen S. (2017) Regulation of isoflavone biosynthesis by miRNAs in two contrasting soybean genotypes at different seed development stages. Front. Plant Sci. 13 April 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00567. [NAAS rating: 11.75]
  9. Kalpana T., Dahuja A., Sachdev, A., Ali K., Kumar V., Kumar A., Kumari S., (2017) Molecular Cloning, Heterologous Expression and Functional Characterization of Gamma Tocopherol Methyl Transferase (?-TMT) from Glycine max. Protein Expression and Purification. 140: 81-89. DOI: 10.1016 /j.pep.2017.08. 006 [NAAS rating 7.65]
  10. Kumari S., Memba J.S., Dahuja A., Vinutha T., Saha S., and Sachdev A. (2016) Elucidation of the role of oleosin in off-flavour generation in soymeal through supercritical CO2 and biotic elicitor treatments. Food Chemistry 205: 264-271. [NAAS rating: 13.51]

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. Enzyme assisted extraction technology for producing soluble dietary fibre from underutilized coconut milk residual flour.
  1. Cost effective and eco-friendly microwave- and enzyme-assisted extraction methods were developed and optimized for the extraction of anthocyanins, without loss of stability and functionality, from black soybean seeds and black carrot.
  1. Coconut Milk Residue Dietary Fibre- Soluble, Gluten free, Phytate free and Low GI and Development of fiber-fortified functional products
  1. Identified and validated two novel Micro-RNAs controlling the accumulation of isoflavones in soybean seeds.
  1. Developed constructs for the over-expression of isoflavone synthase and down-regulation of Flavanone-3-hydroxylase for the metabolic engineering of phenylpropanoid pathway in soybean for developng high-isoflavone soybean.

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Chairperson, Expert Committee for the approval of Non-specified Food and Food Ingredients, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)-(2024 onwards).
  1. IARI-BEST TEACHER AWARD (2012)
  1. Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Nutrition-Nutrition & Environmental Sustainability (2014-till date)
  1. Fellowship Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists (FISAB), 2013
  1. Young Scientist Award (2013)