Dr. Sudhir Kumar Rai
Post-doctoral FellowNational Institute of Health, USA
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Tezpur University, Assam, India
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Biography
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Rai is currently working as Postdoctoral Fellow at National Institutes of Health, USA. He has completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Tezpur University, Assam, India. His main area of interest focuses on Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Industrial Enzymes. His area of expertise includes Transposon Elements, Magnetic Nano-particle, Functional Genomic, Industrial Enzymes, Solid State Fermentation, SiRNA, Placket-Burman, Submerged Fermentation, CRISPER, Response Surface Method, Next Generation Sequencing, and S. Pombe. He has published 17 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.
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Selected Publications
- Rai, S.K. and A.K. Mukherjee, 2015. Optimization for production of liquid nitrogen fertilizer from the degradation of chicken feather by iron-oxide (Fe 3 O 4) magnetic nanoparticles coupled β-keratinase. Biocatalysis Agric. Biotechnol. 10.1016/j.bcab.2015.07.002.
CrossRef | - Majumdar, S., S. Goswami, C. Keppen, S.K. Rai and A.K. Mukherjee, 2015. Statistical optimization for improved production of fibrin (Ogen) olytic enzyme by Bacillus cereus strain FF01 and assessment of in vitro thrombolytic potential of protease enzyme. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol., 4: 191-198.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sala, L., G.V. Gauterio, F.F. Younan, A. Brandelli, C.C. Moraes and S.J. Kalil, 2014. Integration of ultrafiltration into an aqueous two-phase system in the keratinase purification. Process Biochem., 49: 2016-2024.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Bordoloi, N.K., S.K. Rai, M.K. Chaudhuri and A.K. Mukherjee, 2014. Deep-desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and its derivatives present in diesel oil by a newly isolated bacterium Achromobacter sp. to reduce the environmental pollution from fossil fuel combustion. Fuel Process. Technol., 119: 236-244.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Roy, J.K., S.K. Rai and A.K. Mukherjee, 2012. Characterization and application of a detergent-stable alkaline α-amylase from Bacillus subtilis strain AS-S01a. Int. J. Biol. Macromolecules, 50: 219-229.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mukherjee, A.K., S.K. Rai, R. Thakur, P. Chattopadhyay and S.K. Kar, 2012. Bafibrinase: A non-toxic, non-hemorrhagic, direct-acting fibrinolytic serine protease from Bacillus sp. strain AS-S20-I exhibits in vivo anticoagulant activity and thrombolytic potency. Biochimie, 94: 1300-1308.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Das, G., N.K. Bordoloi, S.K. Rai, A.K. Mukherjee and N. Karak, 2012. Biodegradable and biocompatible epoxidized vegetable oil modified thermostable poly (vinyl chloride): Thermal and performance characteristics post biodegradation with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Achromobacter sp. J. Hazardous Mater., 209: 434-442.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Rai, S.K. and A.K. Mukherjee, 2011. Optimization of production of an oxidant and detergent-stable alkaline β-keratinase from Brevibacillus sp. strain AS-S10-II: Application of enzyme in laundry detergent formulations and in leather industry. Biochem. Eng. J., 54: 47-56.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mukherjee, A.K., S.K. Rai and N.K. Bordoloi, 2011. Biodegradation of waste chicken-feathers by an alkaline β-keratinase (Mukartinase) purified from a mutant Brevibacillus sp. strain AS-S10-II. Int. Biodeterioration Biodegradation, 65: 1229-1237.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mukherjee, A.K. and S.K. Rai, 2011. A statistical approach for the enhanced production of alkaline protease showing fibrinolytic activity from a newly isolated Gram-negative Bacillus sp. strain AS-S20-I. New Biotechnology, 28: 182-189.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Rai, S.K., J.K. Roy and A.K. Mukherjee, 2010. Characterisation of a detergent-stable alkaline protease from a novel thermophilic strain Paenibacillus tezpurensis sp. nov. AS-S24-II. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol., 85: 1437-1450.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Rai, S.K. and A.K. Mukherjee, 2010. Statistical optimization of production, purification and industrial application of a laundry detergent and organic solvent-stable subtilisin-like serine protease (Alzwiprase) from Bacillus subtilis DM-04. Biochem. Eng. J., 48: 173-180.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mukherjee, A.K., T.S. Kumar, S.K. Rai and J.K. Roy, 2010. Statistical optimization of Bacillus alcalophilus α-amylase immobilization on iron-oxide magnetic nanoparticles. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng., 15: 984-992.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Rai, S.K. and A.K. Mukherjee, 2009. Ecological significance and some biotechnological application of an organic solvent stable alkaline serine protease from Bacillus subtilis strain DM-04. Bioresour. Technol., 100: 2642-2645.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Mukherjee, A.K., M. Borah and S.K. Rai, 2009. To study the influence of different components of fermentable substrates on induction of extracellular α-amylase synthesis by Bacillus subtilis DM-03 in solid-state fermentation and exploration of feasibility for inclusion of α-amylase in laundry detergent formulations. Biochem. Eng. J., 43: 149-156.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Konwarh, R., N. Karak, S.K. Rai and A.K. Mukherjee, 2009. Polymer-assisted iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle immobilized keratinase. Nanotechnology, Vol. 20. 10.1088/0957-4484/20/22/225107.
CrossRef | - Mukherjee, A.K., H. Adhikari and S.K. Rai, 2008. Production of alkaline protease by a thermophilic Bacillus subtilis under Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) condition using Imperata cylindrica grass and potato peel as low-cost medium: Characterization and application of enzyme in detergent formulation. Biochem. Eng. J., 39: 353-361.
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