Anju Pappachan
Assistant Professor
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY
University and Institute of Advanced Research
India
Biography
Ph.D. Faculty of Science (IISc, Bangalore, 2009), Post Graduation Biotechnology (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 2003, Work Experience 12 Years, Additional Responsibilities Coordinator (BSc and MSc programs from School of Biological Sciences)
Research Interest
Structural and functional characterization of metabolic pathway proteins and adhesins from Leishmania, Characterization of plant and microbial lectins, Characterization of stress proteins from Lactobacillus sp.
Publications
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Patel DK., Shah KR., Pappachan A, Gupta S, Singh DD Cloning, expression and characterization of a mucin binding GAPDH from Lactobacillus acidophilus. 2016 Int J Biol Macromol. 91: 338-346
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Shah KR., Patel DK., Pappachan A, Ratna Prabha C, Singh DD. Characterization of a Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor from Solanum tuberosum having lectin activity. 2016 Int J Biol Macromol. 83: 259-269
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Yamuna Kalyani M, Pappachan A, Savithri HS, Murthy MR. Investigations on the role of domain swapping in the symmetry, structure and function of a Stationary Phase Survival Protein (SurE) from Salmonella typhimurium. PLoS One. 2013 8(2):e55978
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Pappachan A, Subashchandrabose C, Satheshkumar PS, Savithri HS, Murthy MR. A single point mutation disrupts the capsid assembly in Sesbania Mosaic Virus resulting in a stable isolated dimer. Virology. 2009 Sep 30:392(2):215-21 (cover page article).
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Pappachan A, Savithri HS, Murthy MR. Structural and functional studies on a mesophilic stationary phase survival protein (Sur E) from Salmonella typhimurium. FEBS J. 2008 Dec;275(23):5855-64.
