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Bijan Choudhury
Professor
bijan.choudhury[at]bt.iitr.ac.in
91-01332-285297
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Research Interests
Biochemical engineering, Biotransformation, Enzyme technology, metabolic modelling, bioenergy
BioSketch
Educational Details
Jadavpur University
1991
B.Tech, Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering
IIT Delhi
1993
M.Tech, Biochemical engineering and Biotechnology
IIT Madras
1999
PhD, Biochemical Engineering
Professional Background
Executive Scientist
01 Jan 1999 - 01 Jan 1999
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad
Scientist
01 Jan 2000 - 01 Jan 2005
Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur
Assistant Professor
01 Jan 2006 - 01 Jan 2012
Department of Biotechnology, IIT roorkee
Lecturer
01 Jan 2005 - 01 Jan 2006
Department of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee
Associate Professor
01 Jan 2012 - 01 Jan 2018
IIT Roorkee
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
PRODUCTION OF BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACID ENRICHED LIPID AS A SOURCE OF BIOLUBRICANT BASE OIL 01 Jan 2017 PRODUCTION OF BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACID ENRICHED LIPID AS A SOURCE OF BIOLUBRICANT BASE OIL Rs 43.59 SERB NA
EXPLORING BIODIESEAL FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION IN A HALOPHILIC ISOLATE 01 Jan 2017 EXPLORING BIODIESEAL FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION IN A HALOPHILIC ISOLATE Rs 26.55 Lakhs LSRB Prof. C.B. Majumdar
Process development for syntheses of heterocyclic hydroxamate and hydrazide compounds using amidase 01 Jan 2015 Process development for syntheses of heterocyclic hydroxamate and hydrazide compounds using amidase Rs 18.36 lakhs CSIR NA
Enzymatic desymmetrization of Prochiral dinitrile 01 Jan 2007 Enzymatic desymmetrization of Prochiral dinitrile Rs. 11.96 Lakh CSIR, New Delhi NA
In-situ production of Trehalose in Propionibacteria 01 Jan 2006 In-situ production of Trehalose in Propionibacteria Rs. 31.85 Lakhs Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India Prof. B.M. J. Pereira
Development of thermostable nitrile metabolizing enzymes for enantio-and regio-selective biotransfor 01 Jan 2005 Development of thermostable nitrile metabolizing enzymes for enantio-and regio-selective biotransfor Rs. 16.5 Lakhs Department of Biotechnology V. K. Nigam




Publications

1.Lohith Kumar DH and B. Choudhury Monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids enriched bacterial oil production by furan aldehydes tolerant halophile Lentibacillus salarius strain BPIITR using non-detoxified sugarcane bagasse Bioresource Technology 374, 128787, 2023

2. Swasti Lavania, Bijan Choudhury,Improvement of amidase production with high specific acyltransferase activity using Bacillus smithii IITR6B2, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology,Volume 47,2023,102584

3.Chauhan A.K. and Choudhury B. Synthetic dyes degradation using lignolytic enzymes produced from Halopiger aswanensis strain ABC_IITR by Solid State Fermentation. Chemosphere 273, 129671, 2021

4.  Chauhan A.K. and Choudhury B. Suitability of organic solvent and cholinium based ionic liquid activated novel lignolytic enzymes of H. aswanensis for enhanced Kalson lignin degradation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165, Part A:107-117, 2020.

5. Singh N., Choudhury, B. Potential of Lentibacillus sp. NS12IITR for production of lipids with enriched branched-chain fatty acids for improving biodiesel properties along with hydrocarbon co-production. Extremophiles 22(6):865-875, 2018

6. Gupta M., Aggarwal S., Navani N.K., Choudhury B. Isolation and characterization of a protease-producing novel haloalkaliphilic bacterium Halobiforma sp. Strain BNMIITR from Sambhar lake in Rajasthan, India Annals of Microbiology 65(2):677-686, 2015

7. Babu V., Pasha S.K., Gupta G., Majumdar C.B., Choudhury B. Enzymatic surface modification of polyacrylonitrile and its copolymers: Effects of polymer surface area and protein adsorption Fibers and Polymers 15(1):24-29, 2014

8. Agarwal S., Choudhury B. Presence of multiple acyltranferases with diverse substrate specificity in Bacillus smithii strain IITR6b2 and characterization of unique acyltransferase with nicotinamide Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 107:64-72, 2014

9. Singh R., Bhardwaj N.K., Choudhury B. An experimental study of the effect of enzyme-assisted refining on energy consumption and paper properties for mixed hardwood pulp Appita Journal 67(3):226-231, 2014

10. Babu V., Choudhury B. Methods of cell lysis and effect of detergents for the recovery of nitrile metabolizing enzyme from Amycolatopsis sp. IITR215 Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 11(2):117-122, 2013

11. Agarwal S., Gupta M., Choudhury B. Bioprocess development for nicotinic acid hydroxamate synthesis by acyltransferase activity of Bacillus smithii strain IITR6b2 Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 40(9):937-946, 2013

12. Ruhal R., Kataria R., Choudhury B. Trends in bacterial trehalose metabolism and significant nodes of metabolic pathway in the direction of trehalose accumulation Microbial Biotechnology 6(5) 493-502,2013

13. Agarwal S., Gupta M., Choudhury B. Solvent free biocatalytic synthesis of isoniazid from isonicotinamide using whole cell of Bacillus smithii strain IITR6b2 Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 97:67-73, 2013

14. Ruhal R., Choudhury B.Improved trehalose production from biodiesel waste using parent and osmotically sensitive mutant of Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. Shermanii under aerobic conditions Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 39(8):1153-1160, 2012

15. Ruhal R., Choudhury B. Use of an osmotically sensitive mutant of Propionibacterium freudenreichii subspp. Shermanii for the simultaneous productions of organic acids and trehalose from biodiesel waste based crude glycerol Bioresource Technology 109: 131-139, 2012

16. Babu V., Choudhury B. Competitive adsorptions of nitrile hydratase and amidase on polyacrylonitrile and its effect on surface modification Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 89(1):277-282, 2012

17. Ruhal R., Aggarwal S., Choudhury B. Suitability of crude glycerol obtained from biodiesel waste for the production of trehalose and propionic acid Green Chemistry13(12): 3492-3498, 2011

18. Babu V., Shilpi, Choudhury B.Nitrile-metabolizing potential of Amycolatopsis sp. IITR215 Process Biochemistry 45(6):866-873, 2010

19. Nigam V.K., Khandelwal A.K., Gothwal R.K., Mohan M.K., Choudhury B., Vidyarthi A.S., Ghosh P. Nitrilase-catalysed conversion of acrylonitrile by free and immobilized cells of Streptomyces sp. Journal of Biosciences 34(1):21-26, 2009

20. Nigam V.K., Agarwal A., Sharma M., Ghosh P., Choudhury B. Bioconversion of 3-cyanopyridine to nicotinic acid by a hermostable nitrilase Research Journal of Biotechnology 4(1):32-36, 2009.

21. Khandelwal A.K., Nigam V.K., Choudhury B., Mohan M.K., Ghosh P. Optimization of nitrilase production from a new thermophilic isolate Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 82(7):646-651, 2007.

22. Choudhury B., Chauhan S., Singh S.N., Ghosh P. Production of Xylanase of Bacillus coagulans and its bleaching potential World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 22(3):283-288, 2006

23. Choudhury B., Swaminathan T. Lactic acid fermentation in cell-recycle membrane bioreactor Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 128(2):171-183, 2006

24. Choudhury B., Aggarwal P., Gothwal R.K., Mantri R., Mohan M.K., Ghosh P. Biobleaching of nonwoody pulps using xylanase of Bacillus brevis BISR-062 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 128(2): 159-169, 2006

25. Chauhan S., Choudhury B., Singh S.N., Ghosh P. Application of xylanase enzyme of Bacillus coagulans as a prebleaching agent on non-woody pulps Process Biochemistry 41(1): 226-231, 2006

26. Choudhury B., Basha A., Swaminathan T. Study of lactic acid extraction with higher molecular weight aliphatic amines Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology72(2):111-116, 1998.

27. Choudhury B., Swaminathan T. Lactic acid extraction with trioctyl amine Bioprocess Engineering 19(4):317-320, 1998

National:

1. Choudhury B., Swaminathan T. High Cell Density Lactic Acid Fermentation with Cell Recycle Bioreactor Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 57 595-599 , 10-Nov 1998.

2. Singh R., Bhardwaj N.K., Choudhury B. Cellulase-assisted refining optimization for saving electrical energy demand and pulp quality evaluation Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 74(8):471-475, 2015

3. Nigam, V.K., Sinha, A., Choudhury, B., Krishna Mohan M., Ghosh, P. The rheological properties of biological gum. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, India Vol 76, B I , 56-63, 2006

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Enzymology and Enzyme technology ( BT602 )
Autumn
Applied Microbiology ( BT514 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Enzymatic surface modification of polyacrylonitrile
04 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dr. Vikash babu
Study of trehalose production and metabolism in Propionibacterium shermanii under osmotic stress
01 Jan 2007 - Present
Other Supervisors: NA, Scholar: Rohit
Development of bio-catalytic process for Hydroxamic acid and acid hydrazide synthesis
01 Jan 2009 - Present
Other Supervisors: NA, Scholar: Shilpi
Screening and characterization of an extracellular protease from halophilic bacterium
01 Jan 2009 - Present
Other Supervisors: Dr. N. K. Navani, Scholar: Meenu Gupta
Studies on cellulase production for enzyme assisted refining of pulp
01 Jan 2010 - Present
Other Supervisors: Dr. N.K. Bhardwaj, Scholar: Rashmi Singh
Associate Scholars
Vikash Babu
enzymatic surface modification of polyacrylonitrile
Rohit
Trehalose production in Propionibacteria
Rohit
Trehalose production in Propionibacteria
Rohit
Trehalose production in Propionibacteria