Prasanna B D

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Professional Experience:

20 years of Professional Experience out of which 9 years at NITK

Contact Details

E-mail:

prsnbhat [at] gmail.com

prsn[at]nitk.ac.in

Telephone:

+91-824-2474000 Extn. 3607

Google Scholar:

http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=r9BCdpQAAAAJ&hl=en

Others:

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2908-4511

Academic Background

• Ph.D (NITK) in 2011.
• M.Tech. (BITS Pilani) in 1996
• B.E (Karnataka University, Dharwad) in 1993

Areas of Interest

• Bioprocess development: Enzymes, Probiotics and nematodes
• Enzyme technology
• Refining and storage stability of Indian Sardine oil
• Oenology

Significant Projects

1. Title: In vitro mass culture of Steinernema jeffreyense, a biocontrol agent against key insect pests. PI (India): Dr. Prasanna B.D, PI (South Africa): Dr. Antoinette P.Malan, Stellenbosch University, South Africa – Rs. 28.16 Lakh, Indo-South Africa international collaborative research project under DST-MES framework

2. Title: Development of Probiotics for enhanced anti-oxidant availability. PI (India) : Dr. Prasanna B.D, PI (Ukraine): Dr. Olexy M. Dugan, NTUU “KPI”, Kiev, Ukraine, - 4.5 Lakh, Indo-Ukraine international collaborative research project under DST-MES framework.

3. Title: Production of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty acids concentrate from Sardine Oil, PI: Dr. Prasanna B.D, Co-PI: Dr. I. Regupathi,- 47.2 Lakh, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) Project.

Supervision of Ph.D

1. Mrs. Prajna Rao K: Studies on the production and purification of L-asparaginase from endophytes isolated from plants of the family Zingiberaceae, Supervisor: Dr. Prasanna B.D –PhD awarded

2. Mr. Kunal Kumar: Studies on novel oxalate oxidase produced by an endophytic bacterium Ochrobactrum intermedium CL6 Supervisor: Dr. Prasanna B.D – Thesis submitted

3. Ms. Charanya Sampath: Studies on the production of Polyunsaturated fatty acid lipid concentrate from Indian Sardine oil, Supervisors: Dr. Prasanna B.D & Dr. Regupathi I

4. Ms. Vaisali C: Development of novel refining techniques and enzymatic synthesis of antioxidant esters for improving the oxidative stability of sardine oil, Supervisors: Dr. Prasanna B.D & Dr. Regupathi I

5. Ms. Anusha K: Production of fibrinolytic enzymes from marine microorganisms, Supervisor: Dr. Prasanna B.D

6. Ms. Swanali Pawar: Reverse Micellar extraction of Lactoferrin from Whey, Supervisors: Dr. Prasanna B.D & Dr. Regupathi I.

7. Mr. Basavaraj N: Purification of biopigments by aqueous two-phase extraction, Supervisors: Dr. Prasanna B.D & Dr. Regupathi I

Significant Publications

1. Vaisali C, Prasanna D. Belur, Regupathi I (2016). Comparison of antioxidant properties of phenolic compounds and their effectiveness in imparting oxidative stability to Sardine oil during storage. LWT - Food Science and Technology. 69, 153-160, DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.01.041.

2. Manoj Jangra, Prasanna D. Belur, Larysa B. Oriabinska, Olexii M. Dugan (2015) Multistrain probiotics production by co-culture fermentation in a lab-scale bioreactor. Engineering in Life Sciences. 16, 247-253, DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201500069.

3. Prajna Rao K, Prasanna D. Belur (2015) L-asparaginase - A review on properties and applications. Critical Reviews in Microbiology,42 (5): 720–737, DOI:10.3109/1040841X.2015.1022505

4. Vaisali C, Charanya S, Prasanna D. Belur, Regupathi I (2015). Refining of edible oils: A critical appraisal, International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 50, 13-23, DOI:10.1111/ijfs.12657

5. Prasanna D. Belur, Floyd L. Inman III, Leonard D. Holmes (2013). Determination of specific oxygen uptake rate of Photorhabdus luminescens during submerged culture in lab scale bioreactor (2013). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 23(12), 1458-1468.

Achievements

· Recipient of Khorana Fellowship: Has been awarded fellowship for “Khorana Program Technology Transfer Course 2013” conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) in partnership with Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF). The program was held during July 22nd – August 3rd, 2013 at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

· Received grant from DST, Govt. of India and National Research foundation, Republic of South Africa, under DST-MES framework for collaborative research project with Prof. Antoinette Malan,Stellenbosch University, South Africa

· Received grant from DST, Govt. of India and State agency of Science, Innovation and Information, Govt. of Ukraine, under DST-MES framework for collaborative research project with Prof. Olexii Dugan of NTUU “KPI” Kiev, Ukraine.

· Filed two Patent applications: 1) Indian Patent application filed on 18th Dec 2012 bearing the number 5285/ CHE/2012. The title of the invention: A process for the production of an alcoholic beverage from cashew apple and raisins and the alcoholic beverage produced thereof. 2) Indian Patent application filed on March 8, 2016, bearing the number 201641007984. The title of the invention: A process for improving n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content of fish oil.

Publications:

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=r9BCdpQAAAAJ&hl=en

Miscellaneous:

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2908-4511

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