Dr Digambar Kavitake

About

Food Microbiology researcher, Currently working on Traditional fermented food - Functional food Microbiome - Microbial metabolites - Exopolysaccharides - Functional and Bioactive potentials - Food and health applications. Patent, Techology transfer, translational research.

Employment

• Mysore Mercantile Co Ltd Senior Scientist
  2025 - Present
• Arjuna Natural pvr Ltd Senior Scientist
  2024 - 2025
• National Institute of Nutrition National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF)
  2022 - 2024
• Pondicherry University Research Associate
  2021 - 2022

Education

• National Institute of Nutrition Postdoc
  2022 - Present
• Pondicherry University PhD
  2016 - 2021
• Pondicherry University Masters of Science (MSc)
  2013 - 2015
• Savitribai Phule Pune University Bachelor of Science (BSc)
  2010 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (42)

• Cold plasma‐induced modifications in the physico‐functional properties of glucan exopolysaccharide derived from Enterococcus hirae OL616073
  Food Biomacromolecules 2026 DOI: 10.1002/fob2.70040
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• Enterococcus hirae OL616073 glucan exopolysaccharide based cumin oil emulsion: Characterization and antibacterial activity
  Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2025.100480
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• Influence of acetylation and carboxymethylation on physicochemical characteristics of glucan exopolysaccharide isolated from Enterococcus hirae OL616073
  Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1186/s44316-025-00035-0
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• Enhanced antibacterial potential of exopolysaccharide-stabilized spice oil emulsions against foodborne pathogens
  Frontiers in Nutrition 2025 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1624274
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• Purification and characterization of a bacteriocin produced by the probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis strain I1B
  3 Biotech 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-025-04279-5
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• Optimization of Glucan Exopolysaccharide Production from Enterococcus hirae OL616073 Using Response Surface Methodology
  2025 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202504.2626.v1
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• Microbial Poly-Glutamic Acid: Production, Biosynthesis, Properties, and Their Applications in Food, Environment, and Biomedicals
  Fermentation 2025 DOI: 10.3390/fermentation11040208
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• Microbial Poly-(glutamic acid): Production, Biosynthesis, Properties, and Their Applications in the Food and Biomedicals
  2025 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202502.2267.v1
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• Methods of Extraction of Beta-Glucan
  Beta-Glucan: Sources, Properties and Applications 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-95788-8_3
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• Functional enhancement of yoghurt through incorporation of glucan exopolysaccharide from Enterococcus hirae OL616073 of food origin
  Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11694-024-02580-0
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