Marimuthu Govindarajan

About

Dr.M.Govindarajan completed his B.Sc. Degree in Zoology from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam. M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D., degrees from Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu, India. He has secured first rank with gold medal in the M.Phil., degree. He is at present serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Annamalai University. His research interests include isolation, identification and characterization of biologically active molecules from plants and microbes. He is also interested in the development of cost effective pesticidal and antimicrobial agents from natural sources. He has published more than 200 research papers in National and International journals. His Scopus h index is 35, Google scholar citation is more than 4450. He has published two books in Lambert Academic Publication, Germany. He has attended and presented research papers in many National and International seminars/ symposia/conferences. He has also guided M.Phil and Ph.D scholars. He has been appointed as M.Phil and Ph.D Public Viva- Voce Examiners in various Universities. He has been serving as editorial board member in various National and International journals. He has been received major research project from DST, UGC and ICMR, Government of India, New Delhi, India. He has awarded Shiksha Rattan Puraskar from India International Friendship Society, New Delhi, India. He has also been awarded BEST TEACHER AWARD (2018-19), GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (A), KUMBAKONAM, TAMILNADU, India.

Employment

• Annamalai University Assistant Professor
  2007 - Present
• Government Arts College (Autonomous) Kumbakonam Assistant Professor

Education

• Annamalai University Ph.D.,
  2004 - 2006
• Annamalai University M.Phil.,
  2002 - 2003
• Annamalai University M.Sc.,
  2000 - 2002
• Bharathidasan University B.Sc.,
  1997 - 2000

Projects & Funding

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Publications (185)

• Strain-Specific Toxicity of Polylactic Acid Biomicroplastics in Mice: Insights Into Liver and Intestine Responses
  Nano LIFE 2026 DOI: 10.1142/S1793984425400021
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• Legacy of a Marine Disaster: Four-Year-Old Oil Fragments Pose Ecotoxicological Threat to Amphibian Life
  ACS ES&T Water 2025 DOI: 10.1021/ACSESTWATER.4C00876
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• Impact of Chaetomorpha aerea-enriched diet on growth, feed utilization, and haemato-immunological responses in Clarias batrachus challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila
  Microbial Pathogenesis 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106962
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• Development of Biodegradable Bioplastics with Sericin and Gelatin from Silk Cocoons and Fish Waste
  Toxics 2024 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12070453
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• Synthesis and characterisation of magnesium-wrapped hydroxyapatite nanomaterials for biomedical applications
  Surfaces and Interfaces 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103779
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• Heavy Metals in Wetland Ecosystem: Investigating Metal Contamination in Waterbirds via Primary Feathers and Its Effect on Population and Diversity
  Soil Systems 2023 DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems7040104
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• Comparative Analysis of Cellulosic Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Substrate Moringa oleifera Using Kluyveromyces marxianus and Zymomonas mobilis
  Fermentation 2023 DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9090840
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• Padina boergesenii-Mediated Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesis, with Their Antibacterial and Anticancer Potential
  Biomedicines 2023 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11082285
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• Biochemical Patterns and Genotoxicity of the Endocrine Disruptor Metformin in the Freshwater Fish Labeo rohita
  Fishes 2023 DOI: 10.3390/fishes8070380
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• Biofuel Production from Mango and Orange Peel and Tapioca Shells by Fermentation Using Consortium of Bacteria: Agricultural and Food Waste Valorization
  Fermentation 2023 DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9070678
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