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“எண்ணிய முடிதல் வேண்டும்,

நல்லவே எண்ணல் வேண்டும்;

திண்ணிய நெஞ்சம் வேண்டும்,

தெளிந்தநல் லறிவு வேண்டும்;”

        - மகாகவி சி. சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி

“Let my thoughts bloom into action;

Let me think only noble thoughts;

Let me have valiant heart;

Let me have a clear wisdom;"

         - Mahakavi C. Subramania Bharathiar

PROFILE

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Research Area

  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

Featured Publications

  • Ultra-sonication-enhanced green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Barleria buxifolia leaf extract and their possible application
  • Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): A Review on Biosynthesis, Properties, Fermentation Strategies and its Prospective Applications for Sustainable Future
  • Biological Liquefaction and Dehairing of Tannery Hides Using Protease Crude Extract from Bacillus safensis.
  • Distillery effluent valorization through cost effective production of polyhydroxyalkanoate: optimization and characterization
  • Insights into bacterial endophytic diversity and isolation with a focus on their potential applications –A review
  • Banana peels as a cost effective substrate for fungal chitosan synthesis: optimisation and characterization

Courses Teaching

  • Fundamentals of Microbiology
  • Immunology and Immunotechniques
  • Food Microbiology
  • Agricultural Microbiology
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Genetics and rDNA Technology

EDUCATION & CAREER

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Education

Ph.D.
Subject : Biotechnology
Institution : Bharathiar University , Coimbatore
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University 
Year of Award : 2011

SET
Subject : Life Science
Year : 2006

PGDIB 
Subject : Bioinformatics
Institution : Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University 
Year of Award : 2007

M.Phil.,
Subject : Biotechnology
Institution : Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Affiliated University : Bharathidasan University
Year of Award : 2005

M.Sc., 
Subject : Environmental Science
Institution : PSG College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University 
Year of Award : 2000

B.Sc., 
Subject: Microbiology
Institution : Maharaja College for Women, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Affiliated University : Bharathidasan University
Year of Award: 1998
 

Career

At Bharathiar University (Reverse Order)
Assistant Professor : March 2011 to Till Date

Past Experience
Assistant Professor : June 2007 to February 2011 at Kongu Arts & Science College, Erode
Lecturer : 2004 to 2007 at Maharaja college for women, Perundurai
Lecturer : 2002 to 2003 at Maharaja college for women, Perundurai

RESEARCH AREAS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

 

Reverse Chronological Order

2023

63. Kumaresan Priyanka, Mridul Umesh & Kathirvel Preethi (Jan,2023). Banana peels as a cost effective substrate for fungal chitosan synthesis: optimisation and characterization. Environmental Technology.

2022

62. Gayathri Devi Kandasamy, Preethi Kathirvel. (Nov, 2022) Insights into bacterial endophytic diversity and isolation with a focus on their potential applications –A review. Microbiological Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2022.127256

61. Kumaresan Priyanka, Mridul Umesh, Kathirvel Preethi. (Oct, 2022). Distillery effluent valorization through cost effective production of polyhydroxyalkanoate: optimization and characterization. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. ISSN: 2190-6823. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03333-z . (SCOPUS,SCIE), IF- 4.1

60.Saranya Nachimuthu, Lavanya Nehru, Preethi Kathirvel. (Sep, 2022) Biological Liquefaction and Dehairing of Tannery Hides Using Protease Crude Extract from Bacillus safensis. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ)6(3), 326 (SCOPUS). ISSN:2588-9842 DOI: 10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_96_22 Online link: https://www.bmbtrj.org/text.asp?2022/6/3/326/356162

59.Koushika Saravanan, Mridul Umesh, Preethi Kathirvel. (Aug, 2022). Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): A Review on Biosynthesis, Properties, Fermentation Strategies and its Prospective Applications for Sustainable Future. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02562-7  ISSN: 1572-8919, (SCIE, SCOPUS) IF- 4.7

58. Vanaraj Sekar, Cindhu Balakrishnan, Preethi Kathirvel, Sathiskumar Swamiappan, Mohammed Ali Alshehri, Samy Sayed & Chellasamy Panneerselvam (June,2022). Ultra-sonication-enhanced green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Barleria buxifolia leaf extract and their possible application. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology. An International Journal. 50:1,177-187. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2022.2084100). ISSN- 2169-141X (Scopus, SCI) IF- 5.67

2021

57.Kaviraj Ramesh, Mridul Umesh and Kathirvel Preethi (July, 2021). Biodegradation of polypropylene films by Bacillus paralicheniformis and Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from municipality solid waste contaminated soil. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. Vol 25 (7). Page No. 71-78 ISSN:0972-0626                          DOI: https://doi.org/10.25303/257rjce7121 (SCI,  IF- 0.247)

56.Nehru Lavanya, Vellingiri Manonmani, Nachimuthu Saranya, Rajendran Deepakkumar and Kathirvel Preethi (June, 2021). Endophytic fungal isolation from Blumea axillaris: Identification and biological activity of secondary metabolites. Notulae Scientia Biologicae. Vol 13, (2). ISSN: 2067-3205, DOI: 10.15835/nsd13210953.(Scopus)

55. Goldy Primo Beryl,   Basheer Thazeem,   Mridul Umesh,   Kandasamy Senthilkumar,   Manickam Naveen Kumar and Kathirvel Preethi (2021). Bioconversion of Feather Composts using Proteolytic Bacillus mycoides for their Possible Application as Biofertilizer in Agriculture. Waste and Biomass Valorization.12:6795–6809 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01472-4 (SCI,SCOPUS) IF: 3.575, ISSN- 1877-265X

54. Evaluation of dimer of epicatechin from an endophytic fungus Curvularia australiensis FC2AP on acute toxicity levels, anti-inflammatory and anti-cervical cancer activity in animal models,
V.M. Mani, Arockiam Jeyasundar Parimala Gnana Soundari, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Sungkwon Park, Utthapon Issara, K. Preethi and Wen-Chao Liu,
Molecules, 26:654 (2021).

2020


53. Effective removal of cationic methylene blue dye using Nano-Hydroxyapatite synthesized from fish scale bio- waste,
S. Sathiskumar , G. Sivarasan , S. Vanaraj , D. Sabarinathan , S. Arulmani, P. Vinoth Kumar, K. Preethi,
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Vol 18:902-912 (2020).

52. Characterization and Application of Rhamnolipid from Pseudomonas plecoglossicida BPO3,
D.Sabarinathan, S.Vanaraj, S.Sathiskumar, S.Poorna Chandrika, G. Sivarasan, S.S.Arumugam, K.Preethi, H.Li,Q. Chen,
Letters in Applied Microbiology, 72(3):251-262 (2020).

51. Isolation of plant growth-promoting Bacillus cereus from soil and its use as a microbial inoculants,
Ann Mary Saebastian, Mridul Umesh, K. Priyanka & K. Preethi,
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 46: 51–161 (2020).

50. Polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis and characterization from optimized medium utilizing distillery effluent using Bacillus endophyticus MTCC 9021: a statistical approach,
K. Priyanka, Mridul Umesh, B. Thazeem & K. Preethi,
Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Vol 39:16-29 (2020).

49. Biotransformation of bovine tannery fleshing into utilizable product with multifunctionalities,
B. Thazeem, Mridul Umesh, V.M. Mani, Goldy Primo Beryl & K. Preethi,
Biocatalysis and Biotransformation ,Vol 39:81-99 (2020).

48. Recent development in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production –A review,
S. Poorna Chandrika , D. Sabarinathan , M. Katharina, A. Parthiban, K. Preethi, R. Yuvaraj, Hossain.M.Zabed and Xianghui Qi,
Bioresources Technology, Vol 306: 123132 (2020).

47. Facile synthesis of Cu and CuO nanoparticles from copper scrap using plasma arc discharge method and evaluation of antibacterial activity,
S.B.Tharshana, K.Priyanka, K.Preethi and G.Shanmugavelayudham,
Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials , Vol 36:97-104 (2020).

46. Evaluation of antioxidant property in secondary metabolites isolated from Sargassum wightii collected from Kanyakumari Coastal Region, Tamilnadu,
V.M. Mani, S. Nivethitha, K. Preethi, A.Parimala Gnana Soundari, V.Subha Priya, P.Deepak and M.P.Ayyappa Das,
International Journal of Lifescience and Pharma Research, Vol 10: 60-67 (2020).

2019-2004

45. Valorization of pineapple peels through single cell protein production using Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCDC 364,
Mridul Umesh, B. Thazeem, K. Preethi,
Applied Food Biotechnology, 6(4); 255-263 (2019).

44. Bioprocess optimization and production of biosurfactant from an unexpected substrate: Parthenium hysterophorus,
D. Sabarinathan, S. Poorna chandrika, N. Lavanya, K. Preethi,
Biodegradation, pp 1-10 (2019).

43. Green synthesis of biocompatible nanostructured hydroxyapatite from Cirrhinus mrigala fish scale - A biowaste to biomaterial,
S. Sathiskumar, S. Vanaraj, D. Sabarinathan, S. Bharath, G. Sivarasan, S. Arulmani, K. Preethi, P. Vinothkumar,
Ceramics International,Vol.45, (6), 7804-7810 (2019).

42. Aegle marmelos: A novel low cost substrate for the synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate by Bacillus aerophilus RSL-7,
S. Poorna chandrika, D. Sabarinathan , Anburajan Parthipan, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, K.Preethi,
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 18, 101021 (2019).

41. Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from statistically optimized media using rice mill effluent as sustainable substrate with an analysis on the biopolymer degradation potential,
S. Poorna chandrika, D. Sabarinathan,  Anburajan Parthipan, K. Preethi,
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 126,977-986 (2019).

40. Production of PHB from Pseudomonas plecoglossicida and Its Application towards Cancer Detection,
D. Sabarinathan, S. Poorna Chandrika, P. Venkatraman, M. Easwaran, C.S.Sureka and         K. Preethi,
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 11, 61-67 (2018).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2018.04.009

39. Enzymatic and phytochemical analysis of endophytic fungi on Aegle marmelos from Western Ghats of Tamilnadu, India,
V.M. Mani, A. Parimala Gnana Soundari and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences, Vol 8, page 1-8 (2018).

38. Spectroscopic studies, antioxidant and anticancer attributes of diffusible eumelanin produced by marine Streptomyces rochei,
P. Satheesh, S. Shalini Devi, K. Preethi,
Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Vol. 12 (2) 147-158 (2018)

37. Anthelmintic efficacy of glycolipid biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida: an insight from mutant and transgenic forms of Caenorhabditis elegans,
D. Sabarinathan, A. Mohankumar, S. PoornaChandrika., G. Shanmugam, P. Sundararaj & K. Preethi,
Biodegradation, 30:–214 (2018).

36. Evaluation of antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of synthesized zinc-hydroxyapatite biocomposites from Labeo rohita fish scale waste,
S. Sathiskumar, S. Vanaraj, D. Sabarinathan, & K. Preethi,
Materials Research Express, 5(2) (2017)

35. Biogenic PHA Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization from Bacillus subtilis NCDC0671 Using Orange Peel Based Medium,
MridulUmesh, K. Priyanka, B. Thazeem and K. Preethi
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 67:996-1004(2017)

34. Statistical Optimization of process parameters for bio plastic (PHA) production by Bacillus subtilis NCDC0671 using orange peel based medium,
MridulUmesh, V.M. Mani, B. Thazeem and K. Preethi,
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science, 42, 1947–1955 (2017).

33. Anticandidal activity of bioplastic sheets incorporated with neem seed extract,    
Mridul Umesh, R. Madhumathi, K. Priyanka, B. Thazeem and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, Vol 45(1), 141 -146 (2017).

32. Alkaline protease from Bacillus pumilus: A study on their biodegradative, dehairing and destaining activity,
K. Preethi and Goldy Primo Beryl,
International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 8(2), pp. 896-906 (2017).

31. New binuclear Ni (II) metallates containing ONS chelators: synthesis, characterisation, DNA binding, DNA cleavage, protein binding, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial and in vitro cytotoxicity,
G. Kalaiarasi, R. Jain, H. Puschman, S.P. Chandrika, K. Preethi & R. Prabhakaran,
New Journal of Chemistry, 41(7), 2543-2560 (2017).

30. Biosynthesis, characterization of silver nanoparticles using quercetin from Clitoria ternateal to enhance toxicity against bacterial biofilm,
S. Vanaraj, B.B. Keerthana, & K. Preethi,
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 1-11 (2017).

29. Bioprocess optimization of PHB homopolymer and copolymer P3 (HB-co-HV) by Acinetobacter junii BP25 utilising rice mill effluent as sustainable substrate,
S.  Poorna Chandrika, D. Sabarinathan, Anburajan Parthiban and K. Preethi,
Environmental technology, 39(11):1430-1441 (2017).

28. Fruit peels: A potential substrate for acetic acid production using Acetobacter aceti,
Dr. K. Preethi, G. Maha Lakshmi , Mridul Umesh, K. Priyanka  and B. Thazeem,
International Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3 (4): 286 -291 (2018).

27. Evaluation of rice mill effluent bioremediated by polyhydroxyalkanoate production on the growth of broad bean,
S. Poorna Chandrika, D. Sabarinathan and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences, 8(2): 671-678 (2017).

26. Production of Single Cell protein and polyhydroxyalkanoate from Carica papaya waste,
Mridul Umesh, K. Priyanka, B. Thazeem and K. Preethi,
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol 42 (6): 2362 – 2369 (2017).

25. Nutritive characterization of delimed bovine tannery fleshings for their possible use as a proteinaceous aqua feed ingredient,
B. Thazeem, K. Preethi, Mridul Umesh and S. Radhakrishnan,
Waste and Biomass Valorization, 9:1289–1301 (2017).

24. Fabrication of antibacterial bioplastic sheet using orange peel medium and its antagonistic activity against common clinical pathogens,
Mridul Umesh and Dr.K.Preethi,
Research journal of Biotechnology, Vol 12(7): 67 -74 (2017).

23. Parthenium hysterophorus: low cost substrate for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates,
S. Poorna Chandrika, D. Sabarinathan and K. Preethi,
Current science, Vol. 112(10): 2106 – 2111 (2017).

22. Anticancer evaluation of secondary metabolites in Hep – 2 cell lines from Exiguobacterium profundum BC2 – 11,
V.M. Mani and K. Preethi,
Open Access Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 1(1): 1-4 (2016).

21. Production and characterization of Bio-AuNPs to induce synergistic effect against multidrug resistant bacterial biofilm,
S. Vanaraj, J. Jabastin, S.Sathiskumar and K. Preethi,
Journal of Cluster Science 28, pages 227–244 (2016).

20. Biodecaffeination of coffee husk using bacterial enzyme from Enterobacter aerogenes isolated from coffee husk dumped soil,
S. Poorna Chandrika , D. Sabarinathan , S.Vinothini and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 3(2): 380-383 (2016).

19. Isolation and identification of keratinolytic bacteria from tannery effluent: A study on their biodegradative and dehairing activity,
K. Preethi, M. Anand and B. Thazeem,
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol.2 (10): 227-234 (2015).

18. Bioprospecting endophytic fungi and their metabolites from medicinal tree Aegle marmelos in Western Ghats, India,
V. M. Mani, A. Parimala Gnana Soundari, D.Karthiyaini and K. Preethi,
Mycobiology, 43(3): 303-310 (2015).

17. Water Hyacinth: A potential substrate for bioplastic (PHA) production using Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
K. Preethi, Vineetha and Mridul Umesh,
International Journal of Applied Research, Vol.1 (11): 349-354 (2015).

16. Screening of endophytic pigmented fungi for phytochemical and antioxidant activity,
Dr. K. Preethi, Mridul Umesh and Anusha,
International Journal of Research, Vol.2 (7): 439 – 450 (2015).

15. Screening of biosurfactant producing bacteria from oil contaminated sites of Erode District, Tamilnadu, India,
D. Sabarinathan, S. Poorna Chandrika and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Research, Vol.2 (8): 300 – 305 (2015).

14. Bioremediation of Coffee husk trough Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production for a greener environment,
S. Poorna Chandrika, D. Sabarinathan and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, Vol. 6(6): 4857-4860 (2015).

13. Characterization and fermentative utilization of tannery fleshings using Lactobacillus plantarum,
B.Thazeem, K.Preethi and Mridul Umesh,
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, Vol. 6 (3): 3037-3041(2015).

12. Antioxidant and antimicrobial evaluation of bioactive pigment from Fusarium sp isolated from stressed environment,
V. Manon Mani, M. Shanmuga Priya, S. Dhayalini and K. Preethi,
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 4(6):1147-1158 (2015).

11. Evaluation of antioxidant potential of bioactive colored metabolite isolated from Exiguobacterium profundum BC2-11 ant its bioactivities,
V. Manon Mani, G. Keerthana and K.Preethi,
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, Vol. 6(4):  3612-3617 (2015).

10. Screening and Production of biosurfactant from Lactobacillus plantarum,
Mridul Umesh, Dr. K. Preethi, Dr. P. Karthikeyan and B. Thazeem,
Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, vol. 5(3) :45-53 (2015).

9. Fermentative utilization of fruit peel waste for Lactic acid production by Lactobacillus plantarum,
Mridul Umesh and Dr.K.Preethi,
Indian Journal of Applied Research Microbiology, Vol 4(9) (2014).

8. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of Coralline officalines and Turbinaria ornata seaweeds from Thoothukudi coastal area,
K.Preethi and T.Shunmuga Piramu,
International journal of Bioscience Research, Vol 2 (3) (2013)

7. Antibacterial activity of Coralline officalines and Turbinaria ornata seaweeds from Thoothukudi coastal area,
Dr.K.Preethi and T.Shanmuga Piramu,
Development in Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Vol 4, (1):1-4 (2013).

6. Anti-inflammatory activity of Muntingia calabura fruits,
K. Preethi, P.Premasudha, K.Keerthana,
Pharmacognosy Journal, 4 (30): 51(2012)

5. In vitro Cytotoxic effects of Muntingia calabura Linn.fruits against Human Cancer Cell lines,
K. Preethi, J.M. Sasikumar and Chandramohan,
International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 7 (3): 379-384 (2011).

4. Phytochemical studies on Muntingia calabura L. fruits from Tamilnadu, India,
K.Preethi, J.M. Sasikumar, and Microcore,
International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 7(3):311-320 (2011).

3. In vitro cytotoxic effects of Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. Leaves against Human cancer cell lines,
N.Vijayalakshmi., K. Preethi, and  J.M. Sasikumar,
Pharmacology online, 3:409-414 (2010).

2. Hepatoprotective effect of Muntingia calabura fruit extracts against paracetamol induced oxidative stress in wistar albino rats,
K.Preethi, J.M. Sasikumar, and Microcore,
International Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Research, 2(1):21-27 (2010).

1. In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts from fruits of Muntingia calabura Linn. from India,
K. Preethi, N.Vijayalakshmi, R. Shamna and J.M. Sasikumar,
Pharmacognosy Journal, 2 (14): 11-18 (2010).

 

 

1. Fermentative utilization of fruit peel waste for Lactic acid production by Lactobacillus plantarum
MridulUmesh andDr.K.Preethi
Indian Journal of Applied Research Microbiology. 2014.

2. Partheniumhysterophorus: low cost substrate for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates.
PoornaChandrika Sabapathy, Sabarinathan Devaraj and Preethi Kathirvel
Current science, 2017.

3. Fabrication of antibacterial bioplastic sheet using orange peel medium and its antagonistic activity against common clinical pathogens
MridulUmesh and Dr.K.Preethi
Research journal of Biotechnology, 2017.


Sl. No. : 1
Details of Patent : Process for making natural immunogenic melanin-typhoid polysaccharide nanoparticles to be used as vaccine  
International/National : National
Year : 2018
Application / Grant Number : 201841021262

Sl. No. : 2
Details of Patent : Purification process for Pheomelanin  the culture supernatant of Streptomyces spinoverrucosus
International/National : National    
Granted Year : 2022 , Patent Number: 387540
 

 

Book Chapters 


1. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities of Terminalia chebula,
   Traditional Herbal Medicine,
   Pointer Publishers (2013), 78-86,
   ISBN 978 -81-7132-743-0.

2. Flavonoids and their health effects,
    Modern Methods in Phytomedicine, 
    Daya Publishing House (2015), 277-293,
    ISBN 978-93-5130-684-9.

3. Flavonoids. Secondary metabolites, ISBN 978-81-932645-1-5 published by Darshan    Publishers, (2016) Tamil Nadu, India

4. Phytochemistry of Muntingia calabura.L fruits, Medicinal plants: Promising future for health and new drugs,
    K.Preethi, 
    Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Publisher (2018),
    ISBN 9781351046510

5. Endophytic fungi: A potential source of Bioactive compounds for commercial and therapeutic applications. Chapter-12, Endophytes, (ISBN: 978-981-15-9371-0) Springer. Published on April, 2021 Pg: 247-272

6. In Silico Analysis of Anti-inflammatory Activity of Quercetin from M.calabura Fruit.     Chapter 29, Natural Product Experiments in Drug Discovery. Springer Nature. Published on October, 2022. Pages- 489-504,(ISBN:978-1-0716-2683-2)DOI:10.1007/978-1-0716-2683-2_29 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2683-2


Sl. No. : 1
Name of the Authors : N.Saranya, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN889857
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 2
Name of the Authors : N.Saranya, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN889518
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 3
Name of the Authors : N.Lavanya, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN904865
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 4
Name of the Authors : K.Priyanka, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN738365
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 5
Name of the Authors : Madhumathi.R, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN736524
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 6
Name of the Authors : Madhumathi.R, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : MN814073
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 7
Name of the Authors : D.Sabarinathan, Dr.K.Preethi
XRD/Protein/Gene/Any other : Gene
Database : NCBI (Gene bank)
ID/Ref no : KY038863
Year : 2016

 

TEACHING

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

PROJECTS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Ongoing Projects

1. RUSA 2.0 BCTRC


Title of the project : Bio prospecting of anticancer compounds from microbial sources

Funding Agency : RUSA 2.0 BCTRC

Amount : Rs. 7.88 Lakhs

Duration : 2020 (ongoing)

Completed Projects

1. UGC XII Plan


Title of the project : Production and characterization of bacterial biosurfactant isolated from oil contaminated soil

Funding Agency : UGC XII Plan

Amount : Rs. 1.00 Lakh

Duration : 2015 – 2016


2. Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)


Title of the project : Low cost production of single cell proteins from fruit peel waste using Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Funding Agency : Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)

Amount : Rs. 2016 – 2017

Duration : Rs. 10,000/-


3. Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)


Title of the project : Fermentative approach for bioplastic (PHA) production using sago industry effluent as substrate

Funding Agency : Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)

Amount : Rs.10,000/-

Duration : 2017-2018


4. Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)


Title of the project : Isolation and screening of microbes for degradation of plastic carry-bags

Funding Agency : Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)

Amount : Rs.10,000/-

Duration : 2017-2018


5. RUSA 2.0 BEICH


Title of the project : Biofertilizer and Aqua feed formulation utilizing Tannery fleshings through microbial fermentation

Funding Agency : RUSA - MHRD

Amount : Rs.8,00,000/-

Duration : 2019-2020

 

 

RESEARCH GUIDANCE

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

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ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

ONGOING
 

1. N.Saranya

2. K.Priyanka

3. S.Koushika

4. K.Gayathri Devi

AWARDED

Sl. No. : 1
Name of the candidate : V.Manonmani
Title of the Thesis : Isolation, Purification and Biological Characterization of Secondary Metabolite produced by Endophytic Fungus Curvulariaaustraliensis FC2AP isolated from Aeglemarmelos
Year : April 2018

Sl. No. : 2
Name of the candidate : MridulUmesh
Title of the Thesis : Biosynthesis, characterization and degradation studies of polyhydroxyalkanoates produced from fruit peel waste using Bacillus species.
Year : May 2018

Sl. No. : 3
Name of the candidate : B.Thazeem
Title of the Thesis :Valorization of delimed bovine tannery fleshing as a fishmeal replacer through fermentation by Lactobacillus plantarum in formulated diets for two major Indian carps, rohu (Labeorohita) and tilapia (Oreochromismossambicus)
Year : October 2018

Sl. No. : 4
Name of the candidate : S.Vanaraj
Title of the Thesis : Biogenic synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Quercetin Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles from Clitoriaternatea L. Petal Extract and its Therapeutic Applications
Year : October 2018

Sl. No. : 5
Name of the candidate : P.Satheesh
Title of the Thesis : Production, purification, characterization and biological activity of melanin produced by marine Stretomycesrochei and Stretomycesspinoverrucosus
Year : April 2019

Sl. No. : 6
Name of the candidate : S. Satishkumar
Title of the Thesis : Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of zinc and strontium substituted hydroxyapatite powders from Labeorohita scale waste
Year : April 2019

Sl. No. : 7
Name of the candidate : PoornaChandrika.S
Title of the Thesis : Rice mill effluent as a low cost substrate for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production by Acinetobacterjunii BP25
Year : Feb 2018

Sl. No. : 8
Name of the candidate : D.Sabarinathan
Title of the Thesis :Simultaneous production and characterization of biosurfactant and biopolymer by Pseudomonas plecoglossicida BP03 and their applications in biomedical field.
Year : March 2018

Sl. No. : 9
Name of the candidate : N.Lavanya
Title of the Thesis : Bioprospecting of endophytic fungus Xylaria arbuscula from Blumea axillaris (lam.) Dc. for zinc oxide nanoparticle synthesis and its application studies.
Year : January 2023

 

Sl. No. : 1
Name of the candidate : Keerthana. K
Title of the Thesis : A Comparative Study on Antioxidant Activity of Five Commonly Edible Fishes from Coimbatore.
Year : April 2013

Sl. No. : 2
Name of the candidate : ShunmugaPiramu. T
Title of the Thesis : Evaluation of Antioxidant and Pharmacological Activities of Gracilariacorticata – Marine Macroalgae.
Year : October 2013

Sl. No. : 3
Name of the candidate : MridulUmesh
Title of the Thesis : Production, Optimization and Characterization of Antibacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (Bioplastics) from fruit peel waste using Bacillus sp.,
Year : September 2014

Sl. No. : 4
Name of the candidate : Nivethitha. S
Title of the Thesis : Purification and characterization of Bioactive secondary metabolites from Sargassumwightii and their bioactivities.
Year : February 2016

Sl. No. : 5
Name of the candidate : Goldy Primo Beryl
Title of the Thesis : Biofertilizing potential of Diverse Feather Composts by Proteolytic Bacillus mycoides”.
Year : Feb 2, 2018

Sl. No. : 6
Name of the candidate : Priyanka K
Title of the Thesis : Distillery effluent valorization using Bacillus endophyticus MTCC 9021 for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production
Year : Feb 2, 2018

Sl. No. : 7
Name of the candidate : R. Madhumathi
Title of the Thesis : Formulation of biofertilizer using water hyacinth, chicken manure and phosphate solubilizing bacteria and their plant growth studies “ 
Year : Feb,17,2020

Sl. No. : 1
Name of the candidate : Anusha
Title of the Dissertation : Screening of endophytic fungi for antioxidant activity
Year : 2012

Sl. No. : 2
Name of the candidate : Madhumitha
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation and screening of potential dye decolourizing bacteria from textile dye effluent in Tamil nadu
Year : 2012

Sl. No. : 3
Name of the candidate : Gokila
Title of the Dissertation : Antioxidant activity of pigmented bacteria isolated from dye contaminated soil.
Year : 2012

Sl. No. : 4
Name of the candidate : Sruthi
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation of dye decolourising bacteria from soil and its decolourisation effect on industrial dyes.
Year : 2012

Sl. No. : 5
Name of the candidate : Thazeem.B
Title of the Dissertation : Formulation of aquafeed from tannery solid waste through fermentation using Lactobacillus plantarum
Year : 2013

Sl. No. : 6
Name of the candidate : MridulUmesh
Title of the Dissertation : Fermentative utilization of agrowaste for lactic acid production and biosurfactant production by Lactobacillus plantarum
Year : 2013

Sl. No. : 7
Name of the candidate : Paranitharan
Title of the Dissertation : Phytochemical analysis , Antioxidant activity and Antibacterial activity of Sargassum sp., seaweed
Year : 2013

Sl. No. : 8
Name of the candidate : Dhayalini
Title of the Dissertation : Invitroantioxidant activities of plant extracts from Solanumxanthocarpum
Year : 2014

Sl. No. : 9
Name of the candidate : Vineetha
Title of the Dissertation : Water hyacinth : A potential substrate for bioplastic (PHA) producing using Pseudomonas sp., isolated from soil
Year : 2014

Sl. No. : 10
Name of the candidate : Shanmugapriya
Title of the Dissertation : Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bioactive Pigment from Fusariumsp Isolated from Stressed Environment.
Year :     2014

Sl. No. : 11
Name of the candidate : Keerthana
Title of the Dissertation : Evaluation of antioxidant potential of bioactive colored metabolite isolated from ExiguobacteriumprofundumBC2-11 ant its bioactivities.
Year : 2014

Sl. No. : 12
Name of the candidate : Anand
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation and identification of keratinolytic bacteria from tannery effluent: A study on their biodegradability and dehairing activity
Year : 2015

Sl. No. : 13
Name of the candidate : Vinothini
Title of the Dissertation : Biodecaffenation of Caffeine by bacterial enzyme isolated from coffee husk dumped soil
Year : 2015

Sl. No. : 14
Name of the candidate : Talapathi
Title of the Dissertation : Characterization of dairy effluent and its application in bioremediation process.
Year : 2015

Sl. No. : 15
Name of the candidate : GoldyPrimo Beryl
Title of the Dissertation : Alkaline protease from Bacillus pumilus: A study on their biodegradative, dehairing and destaining activity.
Year : 2016

Sl. No. : 16
Name of the candidate : Priyanka
Title of the Dissertation : Biosynthesis and Characterization of SCP from papaya leaves using Saccharomyces cerevesiae
Year : 2016

Sl. No. : 17
Name of the candidate : Mahalakshmi
Title of the Dissertation : Fruit peels: A potential substrate for acetic acid production by Acetobacteraceti
Year : 2016

Sl. No. : 18
Name of the candidate : Lavanya
Title of the Dissertation : Bioremediation and ecofriendly production of biosurfactants utilizing Partheniumhistrophorusas substrate
Year : 2016

Sl. No. : 19
Name of the candidate : Venkatesh
Title of the Dissertation : Identification of genetic alteration in ampula of vater and breast cancer patients in Tamil nadu population.
Year : 2016

Sl. No. : 20
Name of the candidate : Nithya
Title of the Dissertation : Biosurfactant production from Pseudomonas mosselli (F) and their applications in corrosion studies
Year : 2017

Sl. No. : 21
Name of the candidate : Madhumathi
Title of the Dissertation : Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production and characterization using Bacillus pumilus MTCC 7055
Year : 2017

Sl. No. : 22
Name of the candidate : Surendar
Title of the Dissertation : 
Year : 2017

Sl. No. : 23
Name of the candidate : Arunkumar.B
Title of the Dissertation : Diversity status of beneficial microbes associated with important medicinal plants in Tamil Nadu
Year : 2017

Sl. No. : 24
Name of the candidate : Kaviraj
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation and screening of microbes for degradation of plastic carry bags
Year : 2018

Sl. No. : 25
Name of the candidate : Merlin sobia
Title of the Dissertation : Fermentative approach for bioplastic production using sagoIndustry effluent as a substrate
Year : 2018

Sl. No. : 26
Name of the candidate : Kalaiarasan
Title of the Dissertation : Evaluation of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of synthesized strontium –Hydroxyapatite composites from Labeorohita fish scale waste
Year : 2018

Sl. No. : 27
Name of the candidate : Vignesh
Title of the Dissertation : Biogenic synthesis and characterization of ZnO- Bionanocomposites using Aeglemarmelos L. and its antibiofilm, anticancer activity
Year : 2018

Sl. No. : 28
Name of the candidate : Suchitra
Title of the Dissertation : Duplex PCR based identification of beef and pork from commercial meat samples(DFRL, Mysore)
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 29
Name of the candidate : Mithra
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation, Characterization and development of triplex PCR format for the detection of important food borne pathogens viz. Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli from diverse sources
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 30
Name of the candidate : Rampradeep
Title of the Dissertation : Isolation of metal resistant bacteria from coal fly ash-dry and wet sample and its applications in metal degradation studies
Year : 2019

Sl. No. : 31
Name of the candidate : Prasana
Title of the Dissertation : Studies on anti-diabetic and antioxidant properties of Carica papaya leaf extracts
Year : 2019

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

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ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

ADMINISTRATIVE (BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY)

Sl. No. : 1
Name of the Responsibility : Head of the department
Designation : Assistant Professor
Institution : Kongu Arts & Science College, Erode
Period : 2010 - 2011
Nature of Responsibility : All departmental activities

Sl. No. : 2
Name of the Responsibility : Joint Secretary
Designation : Assistant Professor
Institution : Kongu Arts & Science College, Erode
Period : 2010 - 2011
Nature of Responsibility : All departmental activities

ALUMINI REFLECTIONS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Awards

 

Membership

Membership in Professional Bodies


Sl. No. : 1
Organization : Association of Microbiologists of India.
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : From 2014 on wards

Sl. No. : 2
Organization : Society of Biological Chemists, India. 
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : From 2014 on wards


Membership in Academic Bodies


Sl. No. : 1
Organization :  BOS- Periyar University
Type of Membership :  Member (External member)
Period :  2019 onwards

Sl. No. : 2
Organization : BOS-Vivekanandha college of Arts and Science for Women
Type of Membership : Subject Expert
Period : 2017 Onwards

 

AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Awards

 

Membership

Membership in Professional Bodies


Sl. No. : 1
Organization : Association of Microbiologists of India.
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : From 2014 on wards

Sl. No. : 2
Organization : Society of Biological Chemists, India. 
Type of Membership : Life member
Period : From 2014 on wards


Membership in Academic Bodies


Sl. No. : 1
Organization :  BOS- Periyar University
Type of Membership :  Member (External member)
Period :  2019 onwards

Sl. No. : 2
Organization : BOS-Vivekanandha college of Arts and Science for Women
Type of Membership : Subject Expert
Period : 2017 Onwards

 

VISITS / COLLABORATIONS / OTHERS

Dr. K. Preethi
Assistant Professor
Research Area
  • Waste Valorization    
  • Biopolymers    
  • Antioxidant studies
  • Endophytic Bacteria and Fungal Metabolites

0422 2428653

ACADEMIC IDENTITY Scopus   ORCID   Google Scholar   Publons   Vidwan / IRINS

Visits

Sl. No. : 1
Countries Vists : Switzerland
Duration of Visit : 10 days
Month and Year : Sep, 2017
Purpose of Visit : Paper Presentation in International conference

Collaborators

 

Others