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Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma
Biochemistry

Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma

Professor & Head
  • DesignationProfessor & Head
  • QualificationPh.D.
  • SpecialisationMolecular Biology
  • EmailAshokkumarvermabbcgbpuatacin, akvermaphtgmailcom
  • Contact No.+91-9412981859 (M)

Research Areas/Areas of interest

  • Liquid Biofuel Technology, Enzymology

    • Teaching Experience and Courses Taught

    Teaching Experience and Courses Taught:   25 years

    Courses taught are as follows:

  • Elementary Plant Biochemistry BBC 261
  • Fundamentals of Biochemsitry BBC 361
  • Chemistry of Biomiolecules BBC 500
  • Basic Biochemistry BBC 603
  • Techniques in Biochemistry I BBC 612
  • Intermediary metabolism-I BBC 640
  • Intermediary metabolism-II BBC 641
  • Plant Biochemistry BBC 645
  • Animal Biochemistry BBC 651
  • Carbon and Nitrogen metabolism BBC 655
  • Concepts in Biochemical Diagnosis BBC 661
  • Application of Techniques in Biochemistry BBC 711
  • Advanced Biochemistry & Molecular Biology BBC740
  • Biomembranes BBC-751
  • Frontier Topics in Biochemistry BBC766

    • Research Projects

    Cloning and characterization of thermostable beta-glucosidase gene(s) from bacterial isolate for future production of substrate specific glucose tolerant engineered enzyme Rs. 10.67 Lakh 2009- 2012 Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology New Delhi, India
    Development of HACCP protocol for jaggery production -- 2008 ICAR AICRP on PHT
    Improvement of jaggery quality during storage by application of edible coating such as composite films of glycerol, steorates and whey protein concentrate -- 2011 ICAR AICRP on PHT
    Covalent immobilization of β-glucosidase from Bacillus subtilis onto functionalized silicon oxide nanoparticles for industrial application” 3.0 Lakhs for research Plus Two year Full Salary 2014-2016 UGC-Research Award
    Optimization of pre-treatment of sugarcane residue method (chemical/enzymatic) for bio-oil production -- 2014-2016 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Esterification of bio-oil derived from sugarcane crop residue. -- 2016-2018 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Extraction of phenolic compounds from bio-oil for industrial application -- 2017-2018 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Exploration of application of bio-oil for resin formation and aqueous phase of bio-oil and bio-char for anti-insecticidal activity, plant growth promoting and Seed germination activity -- 2018-2020 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Evaluation of Disinfectant properties of pine needle bio-oil and aqueous phase of bio-oil -- 2019-2020 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Development of bio-oil based formulation for disease management in plants. -- 2021-23 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Evaluation of field efficacy of developed bio oil based formulation for disease management in crop(s) -- 2023-26 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Development of bio-oil- based formulation against plant nematodes -- 2024-27 ICAR AICRP on EAAI
    Development of Herbicides from Pyrolysis Oil Derived from Biomass Residues -- 2026-28 ICAR AICRP on EAAI

    Selected Research Publications

    1. Agrawal, R., Verma, A. K.,&Satlewal, A. (2016). Application of nanoparticle-immobilized thermostable β-glucosidase for improving the sugarcane juice properties. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 33, 472-482..(Impact Factor:3.273) (NAAS 9.0)
    2. Chamoli, S., Kumar, P., Navani, N. K., &Verma, A. K. (2016). Secretory expression, characterization and docking study of glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from B. subtilis. International journal of biological macromolecules, 85, 425-433.(Impact Factor: 3.096) (NAAS 9.14)
    3. Singh, G., Verma, A. K., & Kumar, V. (2016). Catalytic properties, functional attributes and industrial applications of β-glucosidases. 3 Biotech, 6(1), 3. (Impact Factor 1.361) (NAAS 6.99)
    4. Panwar, P., Dubey, A., &Verma, A. K. (2016). Evaluation of nutraceutical and antinutritional properties in barnyard and finger millet varieties grown in Himalayan region. Journal of food science and technology, 53(6), 2779-2787. (NAAS 7.5) (Impact Factor 1.241)
    5. Agrawal, R., Srivastava, A., &Verma, A. K. (2016). Immobilization of β-glucosidase onto silicon oxide nanoparticles and augment of phenolics in sugarcane juice. Journal of food science and technology, 53(7), 3002-3012.. (NAAS 7.5) (Impact Factor 1.241)
    6. Verma, A. K., Gupta, A., Keerti and Dubey, A. (2018) Impact of immobilized β-Glucosidase treatment on sugarcane juice. International Food Research Journal 25(2): 655-660 JCR with an impact factor of 0.559
    7. Gopal Singh, Vinod Kumar, Ashutosh dubey, Sanjeev Agrawal, A. K. Verma (2018) Cloning, sequencing and in silico analysis of β-Glucosidase from Bacillus subtilis strain PS. Indian Journal Of Biotechnology, 17 : 431-440.  Impact Factor  0.368  NAAS 6.29
    8. Shivangi Chamoli, Ekta Yadav, Hemansi, Jitendera Kumar Saini, Ashok Kumar Verma, Naveen Kumar Navani, Piyush Kumar (2020) Magnetically recyclable catalytic nanoparticles grafted with Bacillus subtilis β-glucosidase for efficient cellobiose hydrolysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.102. NAAS 11.16
    9. Lekhak, B., Dubey, A., & Verma, A. K. (2022). Molecular Docking of Compounds Present in Pyrolyzed Biomass Products with the Karrikin Receptor and Its Impact on Seed Germination in Triticum aestivum. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-16. (Impact Factor 4.2)
    10. Jahan, T., Lekhak, B., Verma, A. K., Dubey, A., & Bhattacharya, T. K. (2022). Preparation of phenol-formaldehyde resin modified with phenol-rich pine needle pyrolysis oil and assessment of bonding strength. International Wood Products Journal, 1-8. (Impact Factor 1.29)
    11. Shruti, AH Ahmad, Megha, AK Verma (2024) Immunotherapy-induced hyperglycemia: Protective effects of Berberis lycium Royle and Withania somnifera extracts in rats. The Pharma Innovation Journal 13 (7), 22-25
    12. Rana, G. S., Naudiyal, N., Bal, R., Verma, A. K., Dubey, A., Singh, B. R., & Singh, T. P. (2025). A comprehensive Extraction-Precipitation Method and Characterization Study to Optimize Biogas Slurry Enzyme Recovery. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-11.
    13. Arya, R., Singh, R. P., Singh, T. P., Verma, A. K., Mishra, S. K., & Sanwal, N. (2025). Assessment of Biogas Yield Potential Based on Physicochemical and Biodegradability Characteristics of Mushroom Substrates. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 31(6), 797-805.
    14. Jaiswal, J. P., Parihar, P., Verma, A. K. , & Kumar, A. Sucrose Synthase Dynamics and Its Potential Role in Heat Stress Tolerance in Cereals. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1652076.
    15. Bhatnagar, D., Badoni, V., Dubey, A , Pateriya R. N., Singh, R. P, Verma, A. K. (2025) Impact of pine needle and corn cob pyrolyzed bio-oil on Bipolaris maydis and maize crop yield enhancement. Discov. Plants 2, 272 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00219-y
    16. Bal Rajesh, Verma A. K., Dubey Ashutosh and Pateriya, R. N. (2026) Production of Lignocellulases by Bacillus albus Strain BCA3 Using Various Substrates . Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 29, 1 : 628-641. https://doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i13563.
    17. Joshi, R., Lohani, U. C., Shahi, N. C., Verma, A. K., Singh, A., Hussain, I., & Kumar, S. (2026). Transglutaminase-Assisted Development of Millet-Legume-Based Mock Meat. Food and Humanity, 101070.

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    Book Chapters

  • Verma, A. K. (2008) RNAi technology for crop improvement. Ed. G.P. Rao, Y. Zhao, V.V. Radchuk, and S. K. Bhatnagar, Book Advances in plant Biotechnology, published by Studium press. LLL P.O. Box 722200, Houstan, Texas 97272, USA Chapter 2. Page No. 39-61. (Book Chapter).
  • Priyankar Panwar, Bhupendra Singh Kharayat, Vinod Kumar, Naveen C. Pant, A. K. Verma (2012) Integrated Pest Management: An Ecofriendly Approach for Crop Improvement. In: Agricultural Science Spectrum- The Cutting Edge Technology, AGROBIOS (INTERNATIONAL) Publisher, ISBN (10): 81-904309-7-1, In press
  • Chamoli Shivangi and Verma A K (2014) Targeting of Metabolic Pathways for Genetic Engineering to Combat Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. Ed. R.K. Gaur and P. Sharma (eds.), Approaches to Plant Stress and their Management, 2014, pp 23-37
  • Verma, A. K. Nanotechnology in crop improvement. Communicated
  • A.K. Verma, 2014, Engineering for hybrid enzyme ,BIOTECHNOLOGY: RECENT ADVANCES AND DIVERSE APPLICATIONS: (Ed by Yadav, Tripathi and Yadav) Publihser: Biotech Books, New Delhi-110 002, ISBN: 978-81-7622-315-7. 153-169
  • Ashok Kumar Verma, Archana Singh and Manendra Singh Negi (2018) Nutriproteomics: An Advance Methodology of Nutrichemical Analysis Ed. Amit Verma, Kajal Srivastava, Shivom Singh, Hukum Singh , Nutraceuticals and Innovative Food Products for Healthy Living and Preventive Care Chapter 1 page 1-23.
  • Archana Singh, Manendra Singh Negi, Ashutosh Dubey, Vinod Kumar, and A. K. Verma (2018) Methods of Enzyme Immobilization and Its Applications in Food Industry Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. M. Kuddus (ed.), Enzymes in Food Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1933-4-6
  • Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2019) Enzyme engineering for enzyme activity improvement. Elsevier M. Kuddus (ed.) Enzymes in Food Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813280-7.00039-6
  • Ashutosh Dubey and A. K. Verma (2019) “Salinity Stress-Dependent Coordination of Metabolic Networks in Relation to Salt Tolerance in Plants” Editor : Bhupendra Giri, Ajit Varma., Microorganisms in Saline Environments: Strategies and Functions Chapter 17. Page 401-422.
  • Rana, A.S., Verma, A.K., Dubey, A. (2022). Rhizospheric Metaproteomics: Current Status and Future Directions. In: Giri, B., Kapoor, R., Wu, QS., Varma, A. (eds) Structure and Functions of Pedosphere. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8770-9_12
  • Rana, G. S., Naudiyal, N., Badoni, V., Rana, A. S., Dubey, A., & Verma, A. K. (2025). Methane Monooxygenase Production and Its Limitations. Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification and Industrial Applications, 1, 47-66.
  • Badoni, V., Rana, G. S., Dubey, A., & Verma, A. K. (2025). β‐Glucosidase Production and Its Applications. Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification and Industrial Applications, 2, 437-476.

    • Articles

    1. Verma, A.K. and Dubey, Ashutosh (2006) गुड के औषधीय गुण. किसान भारती Nov. 2006 (Popular Article)
    2. Dubey, Ashutosh, Verma, A.K. and Shishir Tandon (2007). तुलसी: रासायनिक संघटक और उपयोग, किसान भारती December 2007. 29-31 (Popular Article)
    3. Tandon Shishir, Dubey, Ashutosh, and Verma, A.K. (2009). Caroyceps sinensis (Berk.) Saac.: Amedicinal Mushroom. Farmers’ Digest. Dec.34-36.
    4. Dubey Ashutosh and Verma A.K., 2009 MILLETS: Good neutraceutical source http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/?q=content/nutraceutical-factor-millets
    5. Dubey Ashutosh and Verma A.K. 2009 Post Harvest Spoilage prevention of fruits and vegetables. http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/?q=content/Post Harvest Spoilage prevention of fruits and vegetables
    6. Ashutosh Dubey, Shishir Tandon and A. K. Verma 2013 Millets: Good neutraceutical source Farmers’ Digest March page 20-21
    7. Tyagi, Bhawna, Pashupat Vasmatkar D, Trivedi Neha, Verma A. K., Dubey Ashutosh (2014) Kaim, Mitragyna Parvifolia (Roxb.): An Endangered Medicinal Plant. Farmers’ Digest April 2014, pp 21-22.
    8. A. K. verma, Ashutosh Dubey and Shishir Tendon, (2015) Sugar Poison. Farmers’ Digest. Dec.37-38.
    9. Shishir Tandon, S.K. Shah, Ashutosh Dubey and AK Verma (2018) Castor: Cultivation, Production and Applications August, 2018 Indian Farmers' Digest 25-28

    Patent Filed

    S. No. Title Filing year / Date of Grant / Patent No. Individual / collaborative Application No.
    1 A process of pine needle pyrolysis oil based resin for wood adhesive 10/02/2021 A. K. Verma, Tarannum Jahan, Brijesh Lekhak, Ashutosh Dubey, K. Bhattacharya 202111005671
    2 A manually operated device for production of energy efficient multiple biochar blocks from pine needle 16/05/2023 Hemant Kumar Sharma, T. K. Bhattacharya, T. P. Singh, A. K. Verma 202311040975
    3 A process for development of Nutrient Rich Jaggery Chocolate 10-02-2025 Naveen Chandra Shahi, Diksha Chaubey, Alaknanda Ashok, Umesh Chandra Lohani, A. K. Verma, Shikhangi Singh, Arshi Siddiqui 202511010913
    4 A process of the preparation of Jaggery Digestive Chocolate 26-04-2025 Navin Chandra Shahi, Nabila Arshad, A. K. Verma, Arshi Siddiqui, Ashutosh Tiwari, P. V. Singh, Bilal Ahmad Jangoo 202511035410
    5 A process for development of Pyrolysis Bio-oil based formulation for sustainable plant disease management 27-11-2025 A. K. Verma, Vaibhav Badoni, Divyang Bhatnagar, Ashutosh Dubey, R. N. Pateria and R. P. Singh 202511114957
    6 Process for reduction of hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and enhancing quality of honey during 27-11-2025 Satish Kumar Sharma, Srishti Vats, Anil Kumar, Ashok Kumar Verma, Sabbu, Sangeeta, P. Singh 202511114959
    Patent Granted
    S. No. Title Filing year / Date of Grant / Patent No. Individual / collaborative Application No.
    1 Grease preparation from pine needle pyrolysis oil 30/09/2024 Patent No. 551632 Tarannum Jahan, A. K. Verma, T. K. Bhattacharya 202011010367

    e-Content

    • Developed 26 e-content text modules for the course” BBC 361 Fundamentals of Biochemistry”

    Honors/Awards

    1. SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2011 (SRFP 2010) (8 weeks) sponsored by INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Bangalore, INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, New Delhi, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INDIA, Allahabad worked under Dr. Anil Grover, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University Of Delhi, South Campus from 30th May 2011-24 July 2011.
    2. UGC- Research Award 2013-14
    3. Governor award for Best research paper publication 2016

    Students Guided

    • Master’s students:   26
    • Ph.D.: 08  

    Membership of the professional bodies

    • Life member of “Society of Biological Chemists”, India.
    • Alumni Almamater Advancement Association (4A), Pantnagar, Life Member

    Links

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