Dr (mrs) Pushpa S Murthy
Senior Scientist
Spice and Flavour Science
Central Food Technological Research Institute
India
Biography
Dr (Mrs) Pushpa S Murthy is currently a Senior Scientist in the Department of Spice and Flavour Science Central Food Technological Research Institute, India. She completed BSc. Microbiology, Botany and Chemistry, Bangalore University, Karnataka, India, MSc. Microbiology, Bangalore University, Karnataka, India, Ph.D, Biotechnology University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India and Post Doc, National Institute of Food Research, Japan.
Research Interest
Extraction of secondary metabolites from microbial sources and their application from plantation by-products. Biological studies with respect to antimicrobial activity, antimutagenicty, mode of action, extraction of active metabolite molecules derived from plants, spices and synthesized compounds.Evaluation of plant derived active molecules as a defensive mechanism for inhibition of fungal toxin and Application of Nutraceuticals/functional molecules in food models and assessment of microbial Food safety.
Publications
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Bhagya H M, Partheepan Rameshwaran,Navya PN and Pushpa Srinivas Murthy, 2016, In-vitro mycological activity of essential oil from Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes,Journal of essential oil, 28(1),81-88
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James Bound D., Pushpa Srinivas Murthy, P. Srinivas, 2016,2,3-Dideoxyglucosides of selected terpene phenols and alcohols as potent antifungal compounds, Food chemistry 210,. 371-380.
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Nidhina N., M.L. Bhavya, N, Bhaskar, S.P. Muthukumar, Pushpa S. Murthy, 2017, Aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus in rumen liquor and its implications, Food control, 26-31.
