Dr. Tanmay Dutta
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
India
Tel: +91 11 2659 1508
Fax: +91 11 2658 1102
E. mail- dtanmay@chemistry.iitd.ac.in
Bio-sketch
Associate Professor (02/21-till date): Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Assistant Professor (08/2014 – 02/2021) : Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Senior Research Associate (11/2012 –07/2014): Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
Post Doctoral Associate (11/2007 – 10/2012): Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, USA
Ph. D. (Biochemistry, 2008) : Department of Biochemistry, University College of Science, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
M. Sc. (Biochemistry, 2002) : University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
B. Sc. (Chemistry (hons)/Physics/Mathematics, 2000) : St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Selected Publications
Tanmay Dutta, Arun Malhotra and Murray P. Deutscher (2013) How a CCA Sequence Protects Mature tRNAs and tRNA Precursors from Action of the Processing Enzyme RNase BN/RNase Z. J. Biol. Chem. 288: 30636-30644.
Tanmay Dutta, Arun Malhotra and Murray P. Deutscher (2012) Exoribonuclease and endoribonuclease activities of RNase BN/RNase Z Both function in vivo. J. Biol. Chem. 287(42): 35747-55.
Tanmay Dutta and Murray P. Deutscher (2010) Mode of action of RNase BN/RNase Z on tRNA precursors. RNase BN does not remove the CCA sequence from tRNA. J. Biol. Chem. 285(30): 22874-81.
Tanmay Dutta and Murray P. Deutscher (2009) Catalytic properties of RNase BN/RNase Z from Escherichia coli. RNase BN is both exo- and endoribonuclease. J. Biol. Chem. 284:15425-15431.
Tanmay Dutta, Rupam Sahoo, Sougata Sinha Roy, Arindam Bhattacharjee, Rajib Sengupta and Sanjay Ghosh (2007) Probing the active site environment of alkaliphilic family 11 xylanase from Penicillium citrinum: Evidence of essential histidine residue at the active site. Enz. Microb. Technol. 41: 440-446.
Tanmay Dutta, Rajib Sengupta, Rupam Sahoo, Sougata Sinha Ray, Arindam Bhattacharjee and Sanjay Ghosh (2007) A novel cellulase free alkaliphilic xylanase from alkali tolerant Penicillium citrinum: Production, Purification and Characterization. Lett. Appl. Microbiol.44 (2): 206-211.