Dr. Vikas Beniwal
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Dr. Vikas Beniwal

Associate Professor
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, India

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Biography

Dr. Vikas Beniwal is currently working as Associate Professor at Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala (Hry). He has completed his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer at J.I.E.T, Jind (Haryana), M.D.P.G College, Sriganganagar (Rajasthan), and .R.M Jat College, Hisar (Haryana). He also guided 12 M.Tech, 23 M.Sc, and 18 B.Tech students, and currently supervising 8 PhD students thesis. He has 61 publications in journals, in conferences and book chapters contributed as author/co-author. He is also serving as editor and reviewer for journals. He is member of European Biotechnology Network, Biotech Research Society of India, and South African Society for Microbiology and SCI Membership.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Bioprocess Engineering
62%
Enzyme Technology
90%
Fermentation Technology
75%
Industrial Microbiology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
2
Chapters
5
Articles
83
Abstracts
3

Selected Publications

  1. Varughese, L.R. and V. Beniwal, 2015. High quinolone resistance pattern among enteric pathogens isolated from patients with urinary tract infection. Indian J. Biotechnol., 14: 167-171.
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  2. Sharma, A.K., V. Beniwal, R. Kumar, K. Thakur and R. Sharma, 2015. Secondary metabolites derived from actinomycetes: Iron modulation and their therapeutic potential. Natural Prod. J., 5: 72-81.
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  3. Sharma, A., V. Kumar, R. Khare, G.K. Gupta and V. Beniwal, 2015. Synthesis, docking study, and DNA photocleavage activity of some pyrimidinyl hydrazones and 3-(quinolin-3-yl)-5,7-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine derivatives. Med. Chem. Res., 24: 1830-1841.
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  4. Kumar, S., V. Beniwal, N. Kumar, A. Kumar, V. Chhokar and T.P. Khaket, 2015. Biochemical characterization of immobilized tannase from Aspergillus awamori. Biocatalysis Agric. Biotechnol., 4: 398-403.
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  5. Kumar, M., V. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2015. Synthesis of some pyrazolylaldehyde N-isonicotinoyl hydrazones and 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles as DNA photocleaving agents. Med. Chem. Res., 24: 2862-2870.
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  6. Kumar, M., V. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2015. Solvent free synthesis and DNA photocleavage study of 3-aryl/heteroaryl-9-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo [4,3-α]quinolines. Res. J. Chem. Environ., 19: 54-58.
  7. Kumar, M., V. Chhokar, A. Kumar, V. Beniwal and H. Aggarwal, 2015. A comparative study of genetic diversity in chickpea based upon touchdown and non-touchdown PCR using ISSR markers. Chiang Mai J. Sci., 42: 118-126.
  8. Kumar, M., R. Shiny, V. Beniwal and R.K. Salar, 2015. Optimization of tannase production by a novel Klebsiella pneumoniae KP715242 using central composite design. Biotechnol. Rep., 7: 128-134.
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  9. Goel, G., M. Raghav, V. Beniwal and A.K. Puniya, 2015. Anaerobic degradation of tannins in Acacia nilotica pods by Enterococcus faecalis in co-culture with ruminal microbiota. J. Gen. Applied Microbiol., 61: 31-33.
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  10. Choubey, S., L.R. Varughese, V. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2015. Medicinal importance of gallic acid and its ester derivatives: A patent review. Pharmaceut. Patent Anal., 4: 305-315.
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  11. Beniwal, V., K.S. Nehra and V. Chhokar, 2015. Cadmium induced alteration in lipid profile of developing mustard (Brassica juncea L.) seed. Biocatalysis Agric. Biotechnol., 4: 416-422.
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  12. Varughese, L.R., S. Choubey, M. Yadav and V. Beniwal, 2014. Emergence of azole therapy for cancer associated fungal infections and their potential human toxicity. Natural Prod. J., 4: 153-158.
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  13. Tuli, H.S., P. Chaudhary, V. Beniwal and A.K. Sharma, 2014. Microbial pigments as natural color sources: Current trends and future perspectives. J. Food Sci. Technol., 52: 4669-4678.
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  14. Sharma, N.K., V. Beniwal, N. Kumar, S. Kumar, A.K. Pathera and A. Ray, 2014. Production of tannase under solid-state fermentation and its application in detannification of guava juice. Preparat. Biochem. Biotechnol., 44: 281-290.
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  15. Sharma, A., R. Khare, V. Kumar, H. Kaur and V. Beniwal, 2014. Synthesis and DNA photocleavage activity of S-alkylated 2-thiopyrimidines. Curr. Trends Biotechnol. Chem. Res., 4: 8-13.
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  16. Sharma, A., R. Khare, V. Kumar, G.K. Gupta and V. Beniwal, 2014. 1-(Subsituted)-4,4,6-trimethyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione: Green synthesis, antibacterial activity and DNA photocleavage activity. Int. J. Pharma. Pharmaceut. Sci., 6: 171-175.
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  17. Sharma, A., R. Khare, V. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2014. Synthesis, characterisation and DNA photocleavage activity of new 2-(thioxo/oxo) quinoline-4,6-dimethyl pyrimidinyl hydrazones. Int. J., Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci., 6: 166-169.
  18. Saini, S., R. Pal, A.K. Gupta and V. Beniwal, 2014. Microwave assisted synthesis and antibacterial study of hydrazone Schiff's base 2-cyano-N'-(1-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl) ethylidene)acetohydrazide and its transition metal complexes. Der Pharma Chemica, 6: 330-334.
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  19. Rumana, H.S., R.C. Sharma, V. Beniwal and A.K. Sharma, 2014. A retrospective approach to assess human health risks associated with growing air pollution in urbanized area of Thar Desert, Western Rajasthan, India. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., Vol. 12. 10.1186/2052-336X-12-23.
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  20. Rani, M., J.S. Rana, S. Poonia and V. Beniwal, 2014. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeuroginosa MTCC 9783 isolated from rhizosphere of chickpea plant and its antagonism towards Rhizoctonia Solani AG-7 causing root rot in cotton crops. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 879-884.
  21. Pal, R., V. Kumar, V. Beniwal, G.K. Gupta and A.K. Gupta, 2014. In silico and DNA photocleavage studies of N, N`-bis(1-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)ethylidene) malonohydrazide Schiff's base and its metal complexes. Der Pharma Chemica, 6: 31-36.
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  22. Pal, R., V. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, V. Beniwal and G.K. Gupta, 2014. Synthesis, characterization, and DNA cleavage study of dehydroacetic acid based tridentate Schiff's base and its metal complexes of first transition series. Med. Chem. Res., 23: 4060-4069.
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  23. Pal, R., V. Kumar, A.K. Gupta, V. Beniwal and G.K. Gupta, 2014. Solvent free synthesis, characterization and DNA photocleavage study of some first transition series metal complexes of cyanoacetohydrazone Schiff's bases. Res. J. Chem. Environ., 18: 40-45.
  24. Pal, R., V. Kumar, A.K. Gupta and V. Beniwal, 2014. Synthesis, characterization and DNA photocleavage study of a novel dehydroacetic acid based hydrazone Schiff's base and its metal complexes. Med. Chem. Res., 23: 3327-3335.
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  25. Kumar, V., K. Kaur, D.N. Karelia, V. Beniwal, G.K. Gupta, A.K. Sharma and A.K. Gupta, 2014. Synthesis and biological evaluation of some 2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-1-arylethanones: Antibacterial, DNA photocleavage and Anticancer activities. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 81: 267-276.
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  26. Kumar, M., V. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2014. Synthesis of some novel 3,5,6-trisubstituted-[1,2,4] triazolo[3,4-c][1,2,4]-triazinesas DNA photocleaving agents. Int. J. Pharma. Pharmaceut. Sci., 6: 376-383.
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  27. Gupta, A.K., S. Saini, R. Pal, R. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2014. Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of 2-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-[1-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl- pyran-2-one-3-yl)ethylidene] hydrazine schiff's base transition metal complexes: Antibacterial and DNA photocleavage study. World J. Pharma. Pharmaceut. Sci., 3: 1621-1636.
  28. Gupta, A.K., R. Pal and V. Beniwal, 2014. Novel dehydroacetic acid based hydrazone schiff's base metal complexes of first transition series: Synthesis and biological evaluation study. World J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci., 4: 990-1008.
  29. Goel, G., M. Raghav, S. Kaushik and V. Beniwal, 2014. Bioconversion of vegetable and agricultural waste in biogas using cow dung as co-substrate. J. Pure Applied Microbiol., 8: 4979-4982.
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  30. Chaudhary, P., S. Banyal, V. Beniwal and V. Singh, 2014. Microbial assessment of pre-packaged food. Int. J. Pharma Bio Sci., 5: 333-334.
  31. Beniwal, V., H. Aggarwal, A. Kumar and V. Chhokar, 2014. Lipid content and fatty acid change in the developing silique wall of mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Biocatalysis Agricult. Biotechnol., 4: 122-125.
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  32. Beniwal, V., A. Sharma, S. Marwah and G. Goel, 2014. Use of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) milling agrowaste for the production of tannase using co-cultures of Aspergillus awamori MTCC 9299 and Aspergillus heteromorphus MTCC 8818. Ann. Microbiol., 65: 1277-1286.
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  33. Yadav, M., N. Sehrawat, A. Sangwan, S. Kumar, V. Beniwal and A.K. Singh, 2013. Artificial Neural Network (ANN): Application in media optimization for industrial microbiology and comparison with Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Adv. Applied Sci. Res., 4: 457-460.
  34. Verma, R., A. Sindhu, M. Singh, V. Beniwal and J. Malik, 2013. Production of alkaline protease from Bacillus aryabhattai K7. Ann. Biol., 29: 271-275.
  35. Rani, M., J.S. Rana, K.K. Dahiya and V. Beniwal, 2013. Molecular characterization of Rhizoctonia solani AG-7 causing root rot on cotton crop in India. Int. J. Pharm. Bio Sci., 4: 703-712.
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  36. Chadetrik, R., S.R. Naif and V. Beniwal, 2013. Sorption potential of penicillum janthnellum for removal of Cu(II) from electroplating industrial effluent. Int. J. Pharm. Bio Sci., 4: 847-858.
  37. Beniwal, V., G. Goel, A. Kumar and V. Chhokar, 2013. Production of tannase through solid state fermentation using Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) sawdust-a timber industry waste. Ann. Microbiol., 63: 583-590.
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  38. Beniwal, V., A. Kumar, J. Sharma and V. Chhokar, 2013. Recent advances in industrial application of tannases: A review. Recent Patents Biotechnol., 7: 228-233.
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  39. Beniwal, V., A. Kumar, G. Goel and V. Chhokar, 2013. A novel low molecular weight acido-thermophilic tannase from Enterobacter cloacae MTCC 9125. Biocatalysis Agric. Biotechnol., 2: 132-137.
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  40. Sandhu, S.S., B. Nishal, A.K. Sharma, R. Kumar and V. Beniwal, 2012. A novel mechanism of drug resistance to an anticancer drug, Temoxifen unveiled through interference with iron homeostasis. Curr. Trends Biotechnol. Chem. Res., 1: 127-131.
  41. Sandhu, S.S., A.K. Sharma, V. Beniwal, G. Goel and P. Batra et al., 2012. Myco-biocontrol of insect pests: Factors involved, mechanism and regulation. J. Pathogens, Vol. 2012. 10.1155/2012/126819.
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  42. Raut, A.A., A. Kumar, S.N. Kala, V. Chhokar and N. Rana et al., 2012. Identification of novel SNPs in DGAT1 gene of buffalo by PCR-SSCP. Genet. Mol. Biol., 35: 610-613.
  43. Kumar, A., V. Beniwal, S.K. Samuchiwal, V. Chhokar, S.N. Kala, A.A. Raut and A. Mishra, 2012. Expression of pluripotency determining stem cell marker Sox-2 in umbilical cord blood of buffalo. J. Anim. Sci. Adv., 2: 841-846.
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  44. Kumar, A., R. Kumar, V. Beniwal, S.N. Kala and A. Mishra et al., 2012. Molecular differentiation of Peroxysome proliferator activated receptor coactivator-1 among different breeds of Bubalus bubalis. Bioinformation, 8: 600-606.
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  45. Kumar, A., R. Kumar, S.N. Kala, V. Beniwal and A. Mishra et al., 2012. Molecular differentiation of Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (Mitocondrial) among different breeds of Bubalus bubalis. Int. J. Pharm. Bio Sci., 3: 685-694.
  46. Sushma, V. Beniwal, A. Kumar, K.S. Nehra and V. Chhokar, 2011. Fatty acid biosynthesis in developing seeds of (Brassica juncea L.) as influenced by lead. Proceedings of the National Conference on Multidisciplinary Approach in Frontier Areas of Environment Science and Engineering, March 4-5, 2011, GJUS and T. Hisar, India -.
  47. Sushma, V. Beniwal, A. Kumar, K.S. Nehra and V. Chhokar, 2011. Effect of cadmium on lipid contents in develoing mustard (Brassica juncea L.) seeds. Proceedings of the National Conference on Multidisciplinary Approach in Frontier Areas of Environment Science and Engineering, March 4-5, 2011, GJUS and T. Hisar, India -.
  48. Sharma, N.K., N. Kumar, R. Yogi, V. Beniwal and A. Ray, 2011. Clarification of guava juice using tannase enzyme. Proceedings of the National Conference on New Horizons in Bio-Processing of Foods, February 25-26, 2011, SLIET, Longowal, Punjab, India -.
  49. Kumar, M., K. Chhutani, A. Ray, V. Beniwal and N.K. Sharma, 2011. Production of tannase under solid state fermentation and its application in fruit juice detannification. Proceedings of the National Conference on New Horizons in Bio-Processing of Foods, February 25-26, 2011, SLIET, Longowal, Punjab, India -.
  50. Kumar, A., V. Chhokar, V. Beniwal, R. Kumar, A. Mishra, A.A. Raut and S.N. Kala, 2011. Identification of Acetyl-CoA carboxylase a (ACACA) in bubalus bubalis. Proceedings of the World Congress on Biotechnology, March 21-23, 2011, Hyderabad, India -.
  51. Goel, G., S. Kaushik, V. Beniwal and S.S. Sandhu, 2011. Effect of heavy metals on growth and biofilm formation by gram negative pathogens. Curr. Trends Biotechnol. Chem. Res., 1: 102-105.
  52. Goel, G., A. Kumar, V. Beniwal, M. Raghav, A.K. Puniya and K. Singh, 2011. Degradation of tannic acid and purification and characterization of tannase from Enterococcus faecalis. Int. J. Biodegrad. Biodeterior., 65: 1061-1065.
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  53. Beniwal, V., G. Goel, A.K. Sharma and S.S. Sandhu, 2011. Development of gallic acid-potassium iodate chromogen based marker for tannase activity. Curr. Trends Biotechnol. Chem. Res., 1: 27-29.
  54. Beniwal, V., A. Kumar and V. Chhokar, 2011. Screening of various agro-residue for their potential as a solid substrate for tannase production. Proceedings of the National Conference on New Horizons in Bio-Processing of Foods, February 25-26, 2011, SLIET, Longowal, Punjab, India -.
  55. Aggarwal, H., A. Rao, J.S. Rana, J. Singh, A. Kumar, V. Chhokar and V. Beniwal, 2011. Inter simple sequence repeats reveal significant genetic diversity among chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. J. Plant Sci., 6: 202-212.
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  56. Rana, J.S., J. Jindal, V. Beniwal and V. Chhokar, 2010. Utility biosensors for applications in agriculture-A review. J. Am. Sci., 6: 353-375.
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  57. Kumar, R., J. Sharma, A. Kumari, S. Ahlawat and S. Dalal, 2010. Application of tannase in wine clarification produced under submerged fermentation using Aspergillus ruber. Int. J. Trop. Agric., 28: 529-533.
  58. Kumar, A., V. Chhokar, S.K. Samuchiwal, V. Beniwal and S.N. Kala et al., 2010. Expression of pluripotency determining factor sox-2 in umbilical cord blood of buffalo. Proceedings of the International Baffalo Conference, February 1-4, 2010, New Delhi, India -.
  59. Chhokar, V., Seema, V. Beniwal, R.K. Salar, K.S. Nehra, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2010. Purification and characterization of extracellular tannin acyl hydrolase from Aspergillus heteromorphous MTCC 8818. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng., 15: 793-799.
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  60. Chhokar, V., M. Sangwan, V. Beniwal, K. Nehra and K.S. Nehra, 2010. Effect of additives on the activity of tannase from Aspergillus awamori MTCC 9299. Applied Biochem. Biotechnol., 160: 2256-2264.
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  61. Beniwal, V., V. Chhokar, R.K. Lohchab and J. Sharma, 2010. Effect of organic solvents on the activity of tannase from Enterobacter cloacae MTCC9125. Ann. Biol., 26: 95-100.
  62. Beniwal, V., V. Chhokar, N. Singh and J. Sharma, 2010. Optimization of process parameters for the production of tannase and gallic acid by Enterobacter cloacae MTCC 9125. J. Am. Sci., 6: 389-397.
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  63. Beniwal, V. and V. Chhokar, 2010. Statistical optimization of culture condition for tannase production by Aspergillus awamori MTCC 9299 under submerged fermentation. Asian J. Biotechnol., 2: 46-52.
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  64. Chhokar, V., S. Kumar, V. Beniwal, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2009. Immobilization of Aspergillus awamori tannase and properties of the immobilized enzyme. Proceedings of the 50th Annual AMI Conference, December 15-18, 2009, Pune, India -.
  65. Beniwal, V., V. Chhokar, J.S. Rana and J.K. Sharma, 2009. Optimization of gallic acid production by Enterobacter cloacae under submerged fermentation. Proceedings of the 50th Annual AMI Conference, December 15-18, 2009, Pune, India -.
  66. Yadav, R. and V. Beniwal, 2008. In vitro clonal propagation and influence of sucrose concentration on bulblet formation in lily (Lilium candium). Proceedings of the International Society of Biotechnology Conference, December 28-30, 2008, Gangtok, Sikkim, India -.
  67. Nawaj, Z., P. Kumar, S. Kumar, A. Kumar and V. Chhokar et al., 2008. Identification of ovine peroxysome proliferator activated receptor coactivator-1 gene. Proceedings of the National Conference on Genomics, Proteomics and System Biology, October 1-3, 2008, Iisc, Bangalore, India -.
  68. Kumar, A., Z. Nawaj, J.S. Rana, V. Beniwal and S. Kumar et al., 2008. Molecular characterization of fatty acid synthase (FASN) gene in bubalis bubalis. Proceedings of the International Society of Biotechnology Conference, December 28-30, 2008, Gangtok, Sikkim, India -.
  69. Kumar, A., J.S. Rana, V. Beniwal, S. Kumar, A. Mishra, A.A. Raut and V. Chhokar, 2008. Identification of gene encoding an acyl CoA: Diacylglycerol acyl transference (DGAT-1, a key enzyme in triacylglycerol synthesis in small ruminants. Proceedings of the National Conference on Genomics, Proteomics and System Biology, October 1-3, 2008, Iisc, Bangalore, India -.
  70. Chhokar, V., V. Beniwal, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2008. Lipid content and fatty acid composition of mustard (Brassica junacea L) during seed development. Asian J. Exp. Chem., 3: 6-9.
  71. Chhokar, V., V. Beniwal, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2008. Immobilization of tannase for commercial use in food industries. Asian J. Biosci., 3: 275-278.
  72. Beniwal, V., V. Chhokar, Manoranjan, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2008. Isolation and screening of micro-organism for biosynthesis of tannase. Proceedings of the International Society of Biotechnology Conference, December 28-30, 2008, Gangtok, Sikkim, India -.
  73. Beniwal, V., V. Chhokar, J. Sharma, A. Kumar and J.S. Rana, 2008. Optimization of physiochemical conditions for the production of tannase by a newly isolated bacterium Enterobacter cloacae MTCC 9125 under submerged fermentatiom. Proceedings of the 49th Annual AMI Conference, November 18-20, 2008, Delhi, India -.