ABHAS KUMAR MAHARANA

About

Dreams can be fulfilled only by a positive and relaxed mind. Dream to change something. Working area is enzymology mainly on psychrozymes: assay, production, purification, characterization and applications. Future plans: Versatile.

Employment

• Central Pollution Control Board Scientist B
  2018 - Present
• NCAOR Research Associate
  2015 - 2018
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology DST Project Fellow
  2014 - 2015

Education

• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Ph.D. Microbiology
  2011 - 2014
• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences M.Sc. Microbiology
  2008 - 2011
• Utkal University B.Sc. Botany
  2005 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (5)

• Cold‐tolerant endoglucanase producing ability of Mrakia robertii A2‐3 isolated from cryoconites, Hamtha glacier, Himalaya
  Journal of Basic Microbiology 2019 17 citations DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201800300
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• A cold and organic solvent tolerant lipase produced by Antarctic strain Rhodotorula sp. Y‐23
  Journal of Basic Microbiology 2018 28 citations DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201700638
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• Cold Active Amylases Producing Psychrotolerants Isolated from Nella Lake, Antarctica
  Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia 2018 4 citations DOI: 10.13005/bbra/2603
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• A novel cold-active lipase from psychrotolerant Pseudomonas sp. AKM-L5 showed organic solvent resistant and suitable for detergent formulation
  Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 2015 42 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.07.005
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• Optimization and characterization of cold-active endoglucanase produced by Aspergillus terreus strain AKM-F3 grown on sugarcane bagasse
  TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY 2015 26 citations DOI: 10.3906/biy-1408-22
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