Dr. M.P. Sudhakar

Senior Research Assistant
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Biotechnology from University of Madras, India

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant Production
Natural Sciences
Plant Growth
Biotechnology

Selected Publications

  1. Roseline, T.A., M. Murugan, M.P. Sudhakar and K. Arunkumar, 2019. Nanopesticidal potential of silver nanocomposites synthesized from the aqueous extracts of red seaweeds. Environ. Technol. Innovation., 13: 82-93.
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  2. Sudhakar, M.P. and V. Shashirekha, 2018. Ionic liquids: Significance in renewable energy production. Energy Future, 6: 42-47.

  3. Reddy, C.N., M.P. Sudhakar, B. Min and P. Shanmugam, 2018. Future Perspectives on Cost-Effective Microbial Fuel Cells in Rural Areas. In: Microbial Fuel Cell Technology for Bioelectricity, Sivasankar, V., P. Mylsamy and K. Omine, (Eds), Springer, Cham, ISBN 978-3-319-92903-3 pp.283-302.

  4. Sudhakar, M.P., A. Jegatheesan, C. Poonam, K. Perumal and K. Arunkumar, 2017. Biosaccharification and ethanol production from spent seaweed biomass using marine bacteria and yeast. Renewable Energy, 105: 133-139.
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  5. Sudhakar, M.P., R. Merlyn, K. Arunkumar and K. Perumal, 2016. Characterization, pretreatment and saccharification of spent seaweed biomass for bioethanol production using bakers yeast. Biomass Bioenergy, 90: 148-154.
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  6. Sudhakar, M.P., K. Arunkumar and K. Perumal, 2016. A preliminary study on antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of phycoerythrin from different Gracilaria species. Seaweed Res. Util., 38: 49-54.

  7. Sudhakar, M.P. and V. Shashirekha, 2016. Seaweeds: A resourceful material for biogas. Akshay Urja, 10: 24-27.

  8. Jegatheesan, A., M.P. Sudhakar, C. Poonam, K. Perumal and K. Arunkumar, 2016. Isolation and characterization of alginate-degrading bacteria Sinomicrobium oceani. Biomass Conv. Bioref., 7: 51-58.
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  9. Sudhakar, M.P., A. Jagatheesan, K. Perumal and K. Arunkumar, 2015. Methods of phycobiliprotein extraction from Gracilaria crassa and its applications in food colourants. Algal Res., 8: 115-120.
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  10. Sudhakar, M.P., M. Saraswathi and B.B. Nair, 2014. Extraction, purification and application study of R-Phycoerythrin from Gracilaria corticata (J. Agardh) J. Agardh var. corticata. Ind. J. Nat. Prod. Res., 5: 371-374.

  11. Sudhakar, M.P., J.S. Ananthalakshmi and B.B. Nair, 2013. Extraction, purification and study on antioxidant properties of fucoxanthin from brown seaweeds. J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 5: 169-175.
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  12. Sudhakar, M.P., B. Suganya, B. Monisha, A. Jegatheesan, C. Poonam, B.B. Nair and K. Arunkumar, 2013. Microbial degradation of phycocolloids in seaweeds. Ind. Hydrobiol., 16: 107-115.
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  13. Sudhakar M.P., B.B. Nair, A. Jegatheesan and K. Arunkumar, 2013. Seaweeds to liquid fuels. Akshay Urja, 6: 59-60.