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Dr. Nithya N. Kutty has completed her doctoral study from IIT Kharagpur. Her doctoral study was focused on dynamics of scent volatiles synthesis, storage and emission in flowers of tuberose, a widely cultivated ornamental plant in Asian countries. During her doctoral study (through CSIR JRF/SRF fellowship), she has also carried out collaborative research work in the area of metabolite profiling from plant endophytes, hairy roots of carrots and also studied the effect of gamma rays on floral volatiles. She has also presented her research work in several national and international conferences. She pursued her post-graduation (M Tech) in Agricultural biotechnology from IIT Kharagpur and completed her graduation (B Tech Biotechnology) from JNTU Hyderabad. Her research area of interests includes plant specialized metabolism, plant-microbe interactions, plant volatiles and metabolomics. Presently she is teaching basic and applied courses at undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral levels. She is a recognized PhD supervisor of the university. She also mentors students for their research project. Recently, she could secure "DST Young scientist and Technologist" grant under which she is working on valorization of waste marigold flowers using natural deep eutectic solvents.

Subjects Taught :

Agricultural Biotechnology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biology for Engineers, Biostatistics, Operational Principles of Life Sciences, Bioanalytical Techniques, Plant Biotechnology, Research Methodology, Biotechnology Laboratory I, II and III

Research Interests :

Her research area of interests includes plant specialized metabolism, plant-microbe interactions, plant volatiles, metabolomics, and green chemistry.

Research Paper 1 :

Humaira Mukadam, Shikha V Gaikwad, Nithya N. Kutty, and Vikrant D. Gaikwad. (2024). Bioformulation of Bacillus proteolyticus MITWPUB1 and its biosurfactant to control the growth of phytopathogen Sclerotium rolsfii for the crop Brassica juncea var local, as a sustainable approach. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12:1362679

Soniya Prakash, Ambika Goswami, Rajeshree Patil, Adinpunya Mitra, and Nithya N. Kutty. (2024). An eco-friendly approach to extract anthocyanins from rose flowers using natural deep eutectic solvents. Industrial Crops and Products, 210, 118059

Nithya N. Kutty and Manasi Mishra. (2023). Dynamic distress calls: volatile info chemicals induce and regulate defence responses during herbivory. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1135000

Nithya N. Kutty, Upashana Ghissing, and Adinpunya Mitra. (2021) Revealing floral metabolite network in tuberose that underpins scent volatiles synthesis, storage and emission. Plant Molecular Biology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-021-01171-7.

Nithya N. Kutty, Upashana Ghissing, Mukund Kumar, Mirnal Kumar Maiti, and Adinpunya Mitra. (2020) Intense floral scent emission in Polianthes tuberosa L. (tuberose) variants sprouted from γ-irradiated tubers. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 39: 112-121

Abhirup Mookherjee, Mohor Mitra, Nithya N. Kutty, Adinpunya Mitra, and Mrinal Kumar Maiti. (2020) Characterization of endo-metabolome exhibiting antimicrobial and antioxidant activities from endophytic fungus Cercospora sp. PM018. South African Journal of Botany, 134:264-272.

Nithya N Kutty and Adinpunya Mitra. (2019) Profiling of volatile and non-volatile metabolites in Polianthes tuberosa L. flowers reveals intraspecific variation among cultivars. Phytochemistry, 162: 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.02.006

Subhadhip Mukherjee, Nithya N Kutty, Paramita Bera, and Adinpunya Mitra. (2019) Impact of light and sucrose supplementation on cellular differentiation, metabolic shift and modulation of gene expression in hairy roots of Daucus carota. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 136: 383-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-018-1523-5

Abhirup Mookherjee, Ramalingam Dineshkumar, Nithya N. Kutty, Tarun Agarwal, Ramkrishna Sen, Adinpunya Mitra, Tapas Kumar Maiti, and Mrinal Kumar Maiti (2018) Quorum sensing inhibitory activity of the metabolome from endophytic Kwoniella sp. PY016: characterization and hybrid model-based optimization. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102:7389-7406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-9168-1

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Books Published

1. Proceedings of International Conference “Innovations in Food Processing Technology and Nutrition” Edited by Anup Kale, Shilpa Chapadgaonkar, Nithya N Kutty, Kavitha Waghray, and P. Kiran Kumari. (2024) Vishwa publishers and distributors, ISBN: 978-93-93345-60-8.
2. Nithya N Kutty and Adinpunya Mitra. (2018) Floral metabolite analysis of commercially important tuberose cultivars grown in West Bengal - A chapter in book ‘Advances in Floriculture and Urban Horticulture’. Studera Press 1586/113, FF, Tri Nagar, Delhi – 110 035, India.
3. Nithya N Kutty and Adinpunya Mitra (2022) Understanding Metabolite Network Involved in Scent Volatiles Synthesis, Storage and Emission in Tuberose Flowers- A chapter in book 'National Symposium on Ornamental and Edible Horticulture Emerging Challenges and Sustainable Goals' Studera Press 1586/113, FF, Tri Nagar, Delhi – 110 035, India. ISBN number: 978-93-91854-47-8.
4. Rajeshree Patil, Rutuja Londhe, Soniya Prakash and Nithya N Kutty (2022) Extraction of Natural Colours using Green Solvents from Marigold and Rose Flowers- A chapter in book 'National Symposium on Ornamental and Edible Horticulture Emerging Challenges and Sustainable Goals' Studera Press 1586/113, FF, Tri Nagar, Delhi – 110 035, India. ISBN number: 978-93-91854-47-8.
5. Anjali Yeole, Adesh Chaudhari, Nithya N. Kutty. (2022) Effect of Pre-treatment on Floral Metabolites of Tuberose- A chapter in book 'National Symposium on Ornamental and Edible Horticulture Emerging Challenges and Sustainable Goals' Studera Press 1586/113, FF, Tri Nagar, Delhi – 110 035, India. ISBN number: 978-93-91854-47-8.

Patents

Kutty, Nithya N, Method of Extraction using sugar-organic acid based eutectic solvents for extraction of carotenoids from marigold flowers (South African Patent file No: 2022/08833)

Teaching Experience

3 Yrs

Industry Experience

6 Months

Research Experience

3.5 Years

Linkedin Profile Link

https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-nithya-n-kutty-a778233b

Scopus ID Link

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57201300890#tab=metrics

ORCID ID Link

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-8080