Mukund G. Adsul
Scientific Contributions
Discovery of new Xylanases from yeast which specifically cleaves xylan into xylooligosaccharides only (DP 3 to 7). Their purification , biochemical and active site charecterization.
Mutants isolated with increased cellulase production.
Production of cellulase and xylanase using sugarcane bagasse.
Production of lactic acid from bagasse cellulose in a single step.
Lactic acid from cellobiose, cellotriose and molasses by mutant strain.
Hydrolysis of bagasse and its cellulose by mutant enzyme preparations.
Dispersion/dissolution of carbon nanotubes and cellulose in aqueous system.
Aqueous dispersion of cellulose nanoparticles
Large scale production of cellulases: Technology development & commercialization
development of cellulolytic enzyme cocktail for biomass conversion
Mukund Adsul, PhD (Biotech)
Sr. Scientific Officer, DBT-IOC Center For Advanced Bioenergy Reserach
Reviewer: Royal society of chemistry journals, ACS journals, PLoS one, Elsevier Journals, etc
DOI: 10.1039/B605839F
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Increased wheat straw cellulose hydrolysis by increasing synergism through blending of three different cellulases
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/ra/c4ra08129c#!divAbstract
Cover Page Article: Chemistry-A European Journal, 2013, 19:7310-7313 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201390084/abstract
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Dispersion of carbon nanotubes with cellulose
Hypersecretive cellulase mutant
Pseudozyma hubeiensis (yeast for xylanase production)
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Research interest: Microbial Enzyme Technology, Biofuels, Renewable energy, bioapplications of carbon nanotubes and graphene, Lignocellulosic Biomass to fuel & value added products.
