Microbial Enzymes in Production of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (PDF)

Dr. Amit Kumar Rai is Scientist C at the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Sikkim. He completed his doctorate from CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore. His major area of interest is food biotechnology for the production of nutraceuticals and functional foods rich in bioactive peptides and isoflavones using microorganisms. He has 3 patents, 76 publications, 3 books and 23 book chapters, to his credit.

Dr Ranjna Sirohi is a Research professor at the Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. She completed her PhD degree in Process and Food Engineering from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. She has worked as researcher at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Her major research interests are bioprocess technology, food & food waste valorisation, waste to wealth, biofuels. She has 94 publications including 60 research and review papers, 13 book chapters, seven popular articles and 14 conference proceedings, to her credit.

Dr Luciana is a Full Professor at the Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. She is a member of the Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Graduation Program at UFPR. Dr Vandenberghe obtained her PhD degree in Génie de Procédés Industriels - Biotechnologie from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (2000), France. Her areas of interest include Bioprocess Engineering & Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology, with focus on valorization of solid and liquid agro-industrial subproducts through submerged and solid-state fermentation for biomolecules production including industrial enzymes, organic acids, biopolymers and plant growth hormones. She has published 123 papers, 51 book chapters and 23 deposed patents.

Dr Parameswaran Binod is a Principal Scientist in the Microbial Processes and Technology Division of CSIR-National Institute for