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Department of Biochemistry


Dr. Ashutosh Dubey


DESIGNATION:Professor
QUALIFICATION:Ph.D. Biochemistry major with minor field of studies i. Microbiology and ii. Molecular biology and biotechnology
SPECIALISATION:Protein Chemistry
EMAIL:ashutosh[dot]dubey[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in, himanshupunetha[dot]bbc[at]gbpuat[dot]ac[dot]in
CONTACT NO.:+91-9412381277 (M), +91-5944-233310 (O)

Research Areas/Areas of interest

  • Soil biochemistry, Rhizosphere ecology, Phytoremediation, and sustainable environmental management using biochemical, metagenomic, molecular and in silico approaches

    • Teaching Experience and Courses Taught

    Teaching Experience and Courses Taught:   22 years

    Courses taught are as follows:

    S.No. Title of course taught P.G./ U.G.
    Elementary plant biochemistry Undergraduate
    Elementary Biochemistry Undergraduate
    Fundamentals of Biochemistry Undergraduate
    Enzyme Technology Undergraduate
    Biochemical techniques and instrumentation Undergraduate
    General Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Chemistry of Biomolecules Postgraduate
    Basic Techniques in biochemistry Postgraduate
    Metabolic pathways I Postgraduate
    Metabolic pathways II Postgraduate
    Bioanalytical Techniques Postgraduate
    Enzymology / Basic Enzymology Postgraduate
    Metabolism of pesticides Postgraduate
    Plant Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Animal Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Techniques in Biochemistry-I Postgraduate
    Concepts in biochemical diagnosis Postgraduate
    Control mechanisms in Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Advanced biochemistry & molecular biology Postgraduate
    Biomembrane Postgraduate
    Current topics in biochemistry Postgraduate
    Frontiers in the Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Advanced Enzymology Postgraduate
    Advanced techniques in Biochemistry Postgraduate
    Biochemistry of biotic and abiotic stress Postgraduate
    RESEARCH PROJECTS

    Network / Coordinated Projects:

    • AICRP on Post Harvest Technology (2004-2014)
    • AICRP on Agroforestry (2014- Contd.)
    • Shisham Coordinated Trial: To select & recommend new superior genotypes of Shisham for AF system (2016-2024)
    • Coordinated Eucalyptus Management Trial: Growth performance of different Eucalyptus species and hybrid (2016-2023)
    • National Mission on Bamboo Application (NMBA)
    • DBT programme mode support (PMS) for research and development in agricultural biotechnology (I phase 2006-2011)
    • DBT-FIST programme 2008: Department of Biochemistry, CBSH, GBPUAT, Pantnagar (2009-2016)

    Principle Investigator:

    SN PROJECT TITLE FUND YEAR FUNDING AGENCY
    1 Post harvest management of underutilized crops of Uttarakhand: Identification, characterization and utilization of bioactive agents from millets AICRP 2007-08 ICAR-AICRP on PHT
    2 Ectopic expression of antioxidative enzymes for strengthening Brassica juncea defense mechanism to combat oxidative stress 12.54/- Lakh Rs 2012-15 UGC (major research)
    3 In vitro antioxidative and minerals profiling of bamboo species for nutraceuticals/therapeutic applications 0.50/- Lakh Rs 2014-15 DES, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
    4 Characterization and identification of promising soil bacterial isolates involved in Pendimethalin biodegradation 0.50/- Lakh Rs 2015-16 DES, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
    5 Selection of superior genotypes of Dalbergia latifolia for agroforestry systems 4.00 Lakh 2025-26 ICFRE Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

    Co- Principle Investigator:

    SN PROJECT TITLE FUND YEAR FUNDING AGENCY
    1 Post-harvest management of underutilized crops of Uttarakhand AICRP 2007-08 ICAR-AICRP on PHT
    2 Utilization of apple: Production of ethanol from apple pomace AICRP 2007-09 ICAR-AICRP on PHT
    3 Improvement of jaggery quality during storage by application of edible coating such as composite films of glycerol, stearates and whey protein concentrate AICRP 2009-12 ICAR-AICRP on PHT
    4 Ganderman of Uttaranchal: their cultivation and components of medicinal uses 39.00 lakhs 2004-07 ICAR
    5 Identification of key genes and enzymes of secondary metabolic pathways in aromatic rice genotypes responsible for biosenesis of aroma compounds 796.93 Lakhs 2006-2011 DBT programme mode support for research & development in agricultural biotechnology at GBPUAT
    6 Cloning and characterization of thermo-stable beta-glucosidase gene(s) from bacterial isolate for future production of substrate specific glucose tolerant engineered enzyme 12 lakhs 2009-12 DBT
    7 Identification and characterization of high efficiency cyanobacteria (microalgae) for bio-diesel production 24.85 lakhs 2010-2013 Life Sciences Research Board, DRDO
    8 Selection of low THC content lines of industrial Hemp (Cannabis species) 5.00 lakhs 2011-2014 Uttarakhand Bamboo & Fiber Development Board
    9 Network Research Project on Tree Fodder 5.00 lakhs 2016 ICAR-Central Agroforestry Institute (CAFRI)

    Consultation projects

    • Utilization of STP water of Greenfield yeast manufacturing plant for sugarcane and other field crop, floriculture and plantations for M/S AB Mauri India Private Limited, Pilibhit, UP (2023-6,10,650/-Rs)
    Selected Research Publications

    1. A. K. Verma, Shubhra Singh, Shalini Singh and Ashutosh Dubey (2012). 16S rDNA sequence based characterization of bacteria in stored jaggery in Indian jaggery manufacturing units. Sugar Tech. 14(4), pp 422-427

    2. Deepak Kumar, Vinod Kumar, A. K Verma and Ashutosh Dubey (2013). Kinetic Characterization and Immobilization of Partially Purified Extracellular Alkaline Protease from Rhizospheric Soil Bacterium Bacillus subtilis strain EN4: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology; 07(01) 727-732

    3. Deepak Kumar, Vinod Kumar, A. K Verma, Prashant Singh and Ashutosh Dubey (2014). Characterization and immobilization of partially purified alkaline protease extracted from rhizospheric soil bacterium, Bacillus megaterium strain EN-2 and Bacillus subtilis strain EN-3. African Journal of Microbiology Research 8 (1), 33-39

    4. Shishir Tandon and Ashutosh Dubey (2015), “Effects of Biozyme (Ascophyllum nodosum) Biostimulant on Growth and Development of Soybean [Glycine Max (L.) Merill]”; Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis; 46 (7), 845-858

    5. Priyankar Panwar, Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2016). Evaluation of nutraceutical and antinutritional properties in barnyard and finger millet varieties grown in Himalayan region. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 53(6): 2779-2787

    6. Pashupat Vasmatkar, Pratibha Baral, Vandana A Kumar and Ashutosh Dubey (2017). In vitro micropropagation of Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth- An endangered multipurpose medicinal tree. The Bioscan 12 (3), 1691-1696

    7. Bhawana Tyagi, Sail Tewari, Ashutosh Dubey (2018). Biochemical Characterization of fungus isolated during In vitro propagation of Bambusa balcooa. Pharmacognosy Magazine 13 (52), S775-S779.

    8. Bhawana Tyagi, Dipti Singh, D. P. Mishra, Ashutosh Dubey (2018). Amylase inhibitors from some Cassia species and their interaction with α-amylase potential for crop protection. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 8 (1), 64-69

    9. Priyankar Panwar, A. K. Verma, and Ashutosh Dubey (2018). Purification, developmental expression, and in silico characterization of α-amylase inhibitor from Echinochloa frumentacea. 3 Biotech 8:227, 2-16

    10. A. Ray, A. Banerjee, and Ashutosh Dubey (2020). Characterization of Biochars from Various Agricultural By-Products Using FTIR Spectroscopy, SEM focused with image Processing. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 13(4): 423-430.

    11. Jiya Channotiya, Apoorv Tiwari, Gohar Taj, A. K. Verma and Ashutosh Dubey (2021). In-silico and Molecular Docking Studies on Germacrene A Synthase enzyme and sesquiterpene lactone (Lactucin) involved in antimalarial activity of Cichorium intybus. Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, 10:24 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13721-021-00288-5)

    12. Neha Trivedi and Ashutosh Dubey (2021). Degradation studies of pendimethalin by indigenous soil bacterium Pseudomonas strain PD1 using spectrophotometric scanning and FTIR. Archives of Microbiology, 203(7): 4499-4507. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02439-8)

    13. Brijesh Lekhak, Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2023). Molecular docking of compounds present in pyrolyzed biomass products with the Karrikin receptor and its impact on seed germination in Triticum aestivum. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42:465-480.

    14. Neha Trivedi and Ashutosh Dubey (2023). Biodegradation analysis of pendimethalin by Planococcus citreus strain PD6 using FTIR and further in silico characterization for dehydrogenase as potential regulatory enzyme of degradation pathway. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing Vol. 3, 719-729

    15. Amit Singh Rana, Himanshu Pathak, A.K. Verma, Ashutosh Dubey (2025). ‘Physiological and biochemical responses of Dalbergia sissoo to environmental stressors: Implications for tree mortality and health’. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology Vol. 67, 103638 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103638


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    Online Publication

  • Ashutosh Dubey and A.K. Verma (2009) MILLETS: Good neutraceutical source: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/?q=content/nutraceutical-factor-millets
  • Ashutosh Dubey and A.K. Verma (2009) Post Harvest Spoilage prevention of fruits and vegetables. http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/?q=content/post-harvest-spoilage-prevention-fruits-and-vegetables
    • Book Chapters

    1. Bhawana Tyagi and Ashutosh Dubey (2015). “Phytoremediation of heavy metals in environment”. In ‘Ecology, environment and agriculture’ edited by Vrinda Negi, Vir Singh and Govind Singh Kushwaha; India: Biotech Books, New Delhi, P 142-152 (ISBN 978-81-7622-339-3).

    2. Ashutosh Dubey, Neha Trivedi, Tripti Joshi and Salil Tiwari (2015). “Bamboo: An effective carbon sequester and phytolith accumulator for climate change mitigation” in “Holistic development of Agroforestry: potential and Policy issues”. Eds. Salil Tewari, V. K. Sah and S. K. Lavania; Jaya publishing house, Delhi. P 85-93 (ISBN 978-93-84337-52-0)

    3. Archana Singh, Manendra Singh Negi, Ashutosh Dubey, Vinod Kumar, and A. K. Verma (2018) “Methods of enzyme immobilization and its applications in food industry” in ‘Enzymes in Food Technology’. Ed. M. Kuddus; Springer Nature Singapore, P 103-124, (ISBN 978-981-13-1932-7). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1933-4_6

    4. Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2019) “Enzyme engineering for enzyme activity improvement” in ‘Enzymes in Food Biotechnology: Production, applications and future prospects’. Ed. M. Kuddus ; Acedemic press, P 675-690, (ISBN 9780128132807) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813280-7.00039-6.

    5. Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2019). Salinity Stress-Dependent Coordination of Metabolic Networks in Relation to Salt Tolerance in Plants. In ‘Microorganisms in Saline Environments: Strategies and Functions’. Eds. Giri, Bhoopander, Varma, Ajit; Springer Nature Switzerland AG. P 401 – 422 (ISBN 978-3-030-18974-7).

    6. Ashutosh Dubey (2021). “Climate Changes in Soil Microorganism–Plant Interactions” in ‘Climate Change and the Microbiome - Sustenance of the Ecosphere’. Eds. D. K. Choudhary, Arti Mishra, Ajit Varma; Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp 187-198 (ISSN 1613-3382 eISSN 2196-4831)

    7. Amit Singh Rana, Ashok Kumar Verma and Ashutosh Dubey (2022). Rhizospheric metaproteomics: Current status and future directions. In ‘Structure and functions of Pedosphere’ eds. Bhoopandar Giri, Rupam Kapoor, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Ajit Verma. Springer Nature Singapore. P 297-317

    8. Salil Tewari, Pallavi Bhatt, Harshita Negi, Ashutosh Dubey, S. B. Chavan, Akash Chichaghare & Rajesh Kaushal (2022). Land Use and Biodiversity Conservation Through Agroforestry. In: Ansari, S.A., Ansari, M.I., Husen, A. (eds) Augmenting Crop Productivity in Stress Environment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6361-1_21

    9. Ashutosh Dubey, Amit Singh Rana, Ashish Mamgain and Shamli Sharma (2023). Agroforestry: An ideal option for addressing climate change. In Nain, A. S. and Kumar A. (Eds) Climate smart agriculture. Directorate of Research, GBPUAT, Pantngar, pp 123.

    10. Vaibhav Badoni, Gaurav S. Rana, Ashutosh Dubey, Ashok K. Verma. (2024) “β-Glucosidase Production and Its Applications” in ‘Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification and Industrial Applications’ eds. Pankaj Chowdhary, Dinesh Yadav, Gautam Anand, Rajarshi Kumar Gaur. Willey online library
    Proceedings

  • Ashutosh Dubey, B.R Singh, ShishirTandon, AK. Verma (2009): "Effects of apple pomace on white flour biscuit making properties: a mixographic analysis". National conference on 'Engineering for food and bioprocessing' (Feb 27- Marl, 2009), organized by Department of post harvest process and food engineering, College of technology, G.B.P.UA&T Pantnagar- 263 145 (India)

  • Nidhi Gupta, AK. Verma, Ashutosh Dubey, and Lakshmi Tiwari (2009): "Comparative evaluation of microbial isolates of Phoenix dactylifera for alcohol tolerance and bioethanol production from sugarcane juice". National conference on 'Engineering for food and bioprocessing' (Feb 27- Marl, 2009), organized by Department of post harvest process and food engineering, College of technology, G.B.P.UA.&T Pantnagar- 263 145 (India)

  • Ashutosh Dubey, Neha Trivedi, Tripti Joshi and Salil Tiwari (2015) "Bamboo: An effective carbon sequester and phytolith accumulator for climate change mitigation" in National seminar on "Holistic development of Agroforestry: potential and Policy issues" organized by Agroforestry Research Center, G.B.P.UA& T, Pantnagar during 13-14 February, 2015. pp 39-42
    • Popular Article

  • Anshuman Singh, Shishir Tandon and Ashutosh Dubey (2006) Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana. Indian Farmer's Digest, 39(4), 43-44 [ISSN 0537-1589]
  • AK Verma, and Ashutosh Dubey (2006) Gur Ke Aushdhiye Gun. Kisan Bharti. 38(2). 13-14 [ISSN 0970-5198]
  • Ashutosh Dubey, AK. Verma, and Shishir Tandon (2007). Tulsi: Rashayanik Shanghatak aur Upyog. Kisan Bharti 39(3). 29-31
  • Shishir Tandon, Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2009). Cordycepssinensis(Berk.) Saac.: A medicinal mushroom. Indian farmer's digest, 42(12): 34-36
  • Ashutosh Dubey, Shishir Tandon, and Ashok K. Verma(2013) Milletes: Good Nutraceutical source. Indian Farmer's Digest, 46(3).20-21,40
  • Bhawana Tyagi, Vasmatkar Pashupat D., Neha Trivedi, AK. Verma and Ashutosh Dubey (2014) Kaim, Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.): An endangered medicinal tree. Indian Farmer's Digest, 47 (04). 21-22
  • Bhawana Tyagi, Pashupat Vasmatkar and Ashutosh Dubey (2014) Alpha amylase inhibitor: a potential tool in IPM programme against major pulse crop pest. Indian Farmer's Digest, 47 (05), 38-39
  • Bhawana Tyagi, Ashutosh Dubey and Kavita Negi (2015): 'Impending exploitation of plant toxic proteins as bioinsecticide's. Indian Farmer's Digest, 48 (01),.26-28
  • A. K. Verma, Ashutosh Dubey and Shishir Tandon (2015): 'Sugar poison'. Indian Farmer's Digest, 48 (02), 37-38
    • Honors/Awards/Professional Achievements

  • Member of 3 scientific societies i. Society of Biological Chemists (India). ii. Association of Microbiologists of India and iii. Indian Society of Agroforestry
  • Recipient of Sumer Research Fellowship 2010 organized by IASc (Banglore) – INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad)
    • Other Information

  • Actively organizing student centric co-curricular activities. Organized Fifteen (Four as organizing secretary) Training / workshops/ symposium / brain storming sessions, organized Six Webinars (Three as organizing secretary)
  • Presently associated with Agroforestry Research Centre, Pantnagar as Associate director.
  • PI / Officer in Charge of All India Coordinated Project on Agroforestry
  • Convenor of Pantnagar chapter of Society of Biological Chemists (India)
    • Links

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     ORCID Id:   0000-0002-7523-9281