Rakesh Kumar, PhD

Employment

• Central Institute for Cotton Research Senior Scientist
  2014 - Present
• Central Institute for Cotton Research Scientist
  2014 - 2023

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee PhD
  2018 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee M.Sc. Biotechnology
  2010 - 2012
• Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry B.Sc.
  2006 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (23)

• Structural and Biochemical Insights into Cotton 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase: Toward Inhibitor Design and Glyphosate Resistance
  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c08286
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• Identification and biophysical characterization of potential phytochemical inhibitors of carboxyl/choline esterase from Helicoverpa armigera for advancing integrated pest management strategies
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69497-y
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• Fabrication and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol-chitosan composite nanofibers for carboxylesterase immobilization to enhance the stability of the enzyme
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67913-x
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• Enzyme-based sensor for the real-time detection of atrazine: Evidence from electrochemical and docking studies
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65801-y
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• Targeted genome editing for cotton improvement: prospects and challenges
  The Nucleus 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s13237-024-00479-1
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• Farnesol dehydrogenase from Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) as a promising target for pest management: molecular docking, in vitro and insect bioassay studies using geranylgeraniol as potential inhibitor
  3 Biotech 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03598-9
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• Simple cost‐effective larval injection method for dsRNA delivery to induce RNAi response in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)
  Journal of Applied Entomology 2023 DOI: 10.1111/jen.13100
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• In silico identification of potential phytochemical inhibitors targeting farnesyl diphosphate synthase of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
  Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2023 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2025904
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• Identification and functional characterisation of N-acetylglucosamine kinase from Helicoverpa armigera divulge its potential role in growth and development via UDP-GlcNAc salvage pathway
  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023 DOI: 10.1016/J.IJBIOMAC.2023.124674
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• Crystal structure and molecular characterization of NADP plus -farnesol dehydrogenase from cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
  Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2022 DOI: 10.1016/J.IBMB.2022.103812
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