Prof. R. Aswati Nair

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Central University of Kerala (CUK)

India

Email: aswati@cukerala.ac.in; aswatinair.an@gmail.com

Qualifications

2006 Ph.D., Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), University of Kerala, India

1998 M.Sc., Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India

1995 B.Sc., Botany, University of Kerala, India

Publications (Selected)

1. Harsha K, R. Aswati Nair* and Tejaswini G (2021) Identification of Fusarium oxysporum as causative agent of rhizome rot disease in seed ginger rhizomes in Wayanad, Kerala. Indian Phytopathol (doi 10.1007/s42360-020-00315-x).
2. Sharmila Raj, Aswati R Nair*, Princy P (2020) Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes with inhibitory effect on Pythium myriotylum secretory proteases and zoospore viability. World J of Microbiol and Biotechnol 36: 77.
3. Aswati Nair R*, Keerthi D, Padmesh P (2020) Evidence for Methylerythritol pathway (MEP) contributions to zerumbone biosynthesis as revealed by expression analysis of regulatory genes and metabolic inhibitor studies. Plant Mol Biol Rep 38: 370- 379.
4. Aswati Nair R*, Geethu C (2020) Improving operational stability of thermostable Pythium myriotylum secretory serine protease by preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs). Prep Biochem and Biotechnol 50(2): 107- 115.
5. Harshitha K, Aswati Nair R* (2020) Evaluation of DNA methylation changes by CRED–RA analysis following Prednisone treatment of endophyte, Fusarium oxysporum. Indian J Microbiol 60: 254- 258.
6. Harsha K, R. Aswati Nair* (2020) Volatile metabolites of endophytic Klebsiella aerogenes from Zingiber zerumbet rhizome and its antagonistic effect on soft rot causative Pythium myriotylum. J Spices and Aromatic Crops 29(2): 122- 132.
7. Ranjisha KR, K Surendran, Aswati Nair R, PP Pillai (2020) Bioprospecting of biodiversity for improvement of agronomic traits in plants. In: Transgenic Technology Based Value Addition in Plant Biotechology, Academic Press, First Edition, Eds. Usha K, Abdin MZ and Kamaluddin (ISBN: 978-0-12-818632-9), pp: 1-24.
8. Aswati R Nair*, Ganapathy G (2020) Untargeted Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry analysis and evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Zingiber nimmonii (J. Graham) Dalzell rhizome extracts. Pharmacog Res 12(4): 1-5.
9. Meghana NK, Navya R, Harsha K and R. Aswati Nair* (2020) Isolation and characterization of extracellular L-Asparaginase producing Bacillus species from Morinda citrifolia phyllosphere. J of Plant Science and Research 7(2): 1-5.
10. Surendran K, Aswati Nair R, Padmesh P (2020) Molecular markers and their application in the identification of elite germplasm. In: Plant Metabolites- Methods, Applications and Prospects, Springer, First Edition, Eds.Sukumaran ST, Sugathan S and Abdulhameed S (ISBN: 978-981-15-5135-2), pp: 57-70.
11. Princy P, Aswati Nair R*, Keerthi D, Ganapathy G (2019) Evaluating type III polyketide synthase (PKS) and terpene synthase (TPS) expression in incompatible interactions of Zingiber zerumbet to Pythium myriotylum Drechsler. Archives of Phytopathol and Plant Protection 52(15-16): 1161-1176.
12. Aswati Nair R*, Ganapathy G, Harshitha K (2019) Polyphenolic characteristics, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Zingiber neesanum (Graham) Ramamoorthy rhizomes and identification of volatile metabolites by GC-MS analysis. Natural Prod Res (https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2019.1677654).
13. Ganapathy G, Aswati Nair R* (2017) Curcuminoids in Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes: Bioguided fractionation and chromatographic identification of antimicrobial and antioxidant metabolites. J of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants 23(2): 169-181.
14. Keerthi D, Aswati Nair R* and Prasath D (2016) Molecular phylogenetics and anti-Pythium activity of endophytes from rhizomes of wild ginger congener, Zingiber zerumbet Smith. World J of Microbiol and Biotechnol 32(3):41.
15. Aswati Nair R, Jayakumar KS, Padmesh Pillai (2016) Gene Banks and Bioprospecting. In: Bioresources and Bioprocesses in Biotechnology. Springer.
16. Ganapathy G, Keerthi D, Aswati Nair R*and Padmesh Pillai (2016) Correlation of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL) activities to phenolics and curcuminoid content in ginger and its wild congener, Zingiber zerumbet following Pythium myriotylum infection. Eur J of Plant Pathol 145(4): 777-785.
17. Resmi L, Aswati Nair R and Ashalatha S Nair (2016) Population genetic structure and diversity analysis of South Indian banana cultivars. J of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 8(1): 1-12.
18. Aswati Nair R*, Geethu C, Amit Sangwan and Padmesh P (2015) Sequence and bioinformatic analysis of family 1 glycoside hydrolase (GH) 1 gene from the oomycete, Pythium myriotylum Drechsler. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 176 (3): 772-781.