Dr. Asha Chaubey is presently working as Senior Principal Scientist and Head of Fermentation and Microbial Biotechnology Division. She is working in the area of fermentation technology for exploration and exploitation of microorganisms for production of bioactives and novel enzymes for more than 15 years. These include isolation and characterization of microorganisms from unexplored niches of North-Western Himalayas, Shivalik foothills and endophytes. The significant contributions include biotransformation of industrially important molecules, immobilization of enzymes for enantioselectivity improvement, production of industrially important biopharmaceuticals and published her work in best journals of the field During the doctoral research; she has significantly contributed towards the development of biosensors for health care and generated good quality publications and patents. Presently, she has been actively involved in developing fermentation processes for production of biopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, therapeutic enzymes and enzymes/products for agriculture applications.

• Bioprospection of Microorganisms for Industrial Enzymes & Bioactives Production
• Endophytes and their Role in Plant-microbe Interaction
• Biotransformation of Industrially Important Molecules
• Production of Therapeutic Enzymes, Biocatalysis and Immobilization of Enzymes
• Development of Fermentation Processes and Nutraceutical Products
• Development of Biosensors for Healthcare

• Koul D, Manhas RS, Chaubey A. Production of geraniol and geranic acid: High value compounds of citral biosynthetic pathway from lemongrass oil using Aspergillus niger AUD-C2 as catalyst. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (2024) 1-9.
• Manhas RS, Chander D, Chaubey A. Identification and taxonomy of Streptomyces justiciae strain RA-WS2: a novel setomimycin producing actinobacterium. 3 Biotech. 2023 Feb;13(2):47.
• Ntemafack A, Ali S, Dzelamonyuy A, Manhas RS, Atsafack SS, Kuiate JR, Waffo AB, Chaubey A. Chemical profile, biological potential, bioprospection and biotechnological application of endophytes of Rumex: A systematic review. Industrial Crops and Products. 2023 May 1;195:116474.
• Manhas RS, Tiwari H, Noor M, Ahmed A, Vishwakarma J, Tripathi R, Ramachandran R, Madishetti S, Mukherjee D, Nargotra A, Chaubey A. Setomimycin as a Potential molecule for COVID-19 Target: In silico approach and in vitro validation. Molecular Diversity(2022) 27, 619–633.
• Ntemafack A, Chouhan R, Kapoor N, Kumar A, Dhiman SK, Manhas RS, Chaubey A, Hassan QP, Gandhi SG. Protective effect of Bacillus species associated with Rumex dentatus against postharvest soil borne disease in potato tubers and GC–MS metabolite profile. Archives of Microbiology. 2022 Sep;204(9):1-4.
• Manhas RS, Kumar A, Chaubey A. A biostatistical approach for augmenting rare bianthraquinone antibiotic production by Streptomyces sp. RA-WS2 using Taguchi design. AMB Express. 2022 Dec;12(1):1-7.
• Manhas RS, Ahmad SM, Mir KB, Ahmed A, Sharma S, Manhas D, Tiwari H, Kumar A, Nargotra A, Nandi U, Mukherjee D, Chaubey A. Isolation and anticancer activity evaluation of rare Bisaryl anthraquinone antibiotics from novel Streptomyces sp. strain of NW Himalayan region. Chemico-Biological Interactions(2022) 365.
• Manhas RS, Koul D, Kumar P, Kumar A, Bhagat A, Madishetti S, Sangwan PL, Ahmed Z, Chaubey A. Talaromyces purpurogenus MRS-F13 catalyzed biotransformation of (-)-verbenone to (-)-10-hydroxyverbenone and their anti-inflammatory activity profile. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (2022) 42, 118-128.
• Koul D, Chander D, Manhas RS, Chaubey A. Isolation and characterization of serratiopeptidase producing bacteria from mulberry phyllosphere. Current Microbiology. 2021 Jan;78(1):351-7.
• Gupta P, Mahajan N, Anand N, Chaubey A. A Review on Arthrobacter sp. Lipase: A Versatile Biocatalyst for the Kinetic Resolution to Access Enantiomerically Pure/Enriched Compounds. Chirality 33 (2021) 209–225.

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