Dr. Shanthi C

Designation : Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Biotechnology

Educational Details

University of Madras

Ph.D
Environmental toxicology - biomaterials
Graduated in 1999

University of Madras

UG
Nutrition, Food Service Management and Dietetics
Graduated in 1986

University of Madras

PG
Environmental Toxicology
Graduated in 1988

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Protein based biomaterials
  • Protein and Peptide purification
  • Bioactive peptides from collagen
  • Industrial enzymes and Recycling of protein wastes

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Collagen characterization GATES GROUP life sciences division, India

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Isolation prrification and structural characterization of superoxidedismutase (SOD) extracted from Indian mud crabs”, DST-SERB (NPDF) 2018-2021
A perspective anticoagulant peptide from Nori; Porphyra yezoensis hydrolysate acting on intrinsic pathway of coagulation DST – SERB, 2020-23.
Cold active lipase from Pseudomonas sp. and its utilization in the enrichment of ω-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in plant and fish oils’ DBT Biocare- No.BT/PR30566/BIC/101/1065/2018

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Screening of extracellular matrix protein derived bioactive peptides involved in regulation of cell activity DST SERB - Completed in 2013.
Unravelling the role of collagen cryptic peptides in cellular activity DST SERB 2015-18.
Recycling of chrome shavings, a solid waste from leather industry, for production of dehairing protease by Bacillus cereus VITSN04: A scale-up standardization for industrial use DST 2018-2019.

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
A process for the Preparation of protein hydrolysate from proteinaceous chrome wastes Patent no. 250783, 03-Feb-2012 India

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Reviewer for Environmental chemistry letters, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Process biochemistry, Food research international, International journal of biological macromolecules, Computational and structural biotechnology journal, Journal of functional foods