Dr. SOMANJANA KHATUA 2

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FACULTY MEMBERS’ ACADEMIC PROFILE

1. Name of the Faculty member: Dr. SOMANJANA KHATUA 2. Designation: Assistant Professor in Botany (W.B.E.S.) 3. Qualification: Ph.D. (University of Calcutta) 4. Specialization: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology 5. E-mail address: [email protected] 6. Date of Joining in W.B.E.S.: 10.03.2015 7. Date of Joining in this College: 10.03.2015 8. Total Teaching experience in College level: 4+ years 9. Research interests: Pharmaceutics, Immunology, Functional Foods, Mycology 10. Title of thesis (Ph.D.) with year: Evaluation of medicinal potential of coloured wild edible Russula spp. from West Bengal (2019) 11. Research guidance: Nil 12. Research Projects (Completed and ongoing): Nil 13. List of publications: A) Published papers in Journals: 1. “A heteroglycan from the mycelia of Pleurotus ostreatus: Structure determination and study of antioxidant properties”, S. Patra, P. Patra, K.K. Maity, S. Mandal, S.K. Bhu- nia, B. Dey, K.S.P. Devi, S. Khatua, K. Acharya, T.K. Maiti and S.S. Islam, Carbo- hydrate Research, 2013, 368, 16-21 [ISSN 0008-6215; IF: 1.87]. 2. “Mushroom as the potential source of new generation of antioxidant: a review”, S. Khatua, S. Paul and K. Acharya, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 2013, 6(5), 496-505 [ISSN 0974-3618; IF: 0.38]. 3. “Free radical scavenging and NOS activation properties of water soluble crude polysaccharide from Pleurotus ostreatus”, P. Mitra, S. Khatua and K. Acharya, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2013, 6(3), 67-70 [ISSN 0974- 2441; IF: 0.48]. 4. “Polysaccharide-rich fraction of Termitomyces eurhizus accelerate healing of in- domethacin induced gastric ulcer in mice”, A. Chatterjee, S. Khatua, S. Chatterjee, S. Mukherjee, A. Mukherjee, S. Paloi, K. Acharya and S.K. Bandyopadhyay, Glycocon- jugate Journal, 2013, 30(8), 759-768 [ISSN 0282-0080; IF: 2.93]. 5. “Antioxidant and nitric oxide synthase activation properties of water soluble polysaccharides from Pleurotus florida”, S. Saha, S. Khatua, S. Paloi and K. Acharya, Inter- national Journal of Green Pharmacy, 2013, 7, 182-188 [ISSN 0973-8258; IF: 0.32]. 6. “Antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacity of phenolic extract of Russula lau- rocerasi”, S. Khatua, T. Roy and K. Acharya, Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Tech- nology, 2013, 6(4), 156-160 [ISSN 2231-5705; IF: 0.5]. Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

7. “Evaluation of antioxidative activity of ethanolic extract from Russula delica: an in vitro study”, S. Khatua, S. Paul, A. Chatterjee, D. Ray, A. Roy and K. Acharya, Jour- nal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2013, 5(9), 100-107 [ISSN 0974- 2115; IF: 0.39]. 8. “Fraction of Russula delica shows in vitro antioxidant property influenced by polyphenols”, S. Khatua, S. Paul, A. Chatterjee, D. Ray, A. Roy and K. Acharya, In- ternational Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 2013, 23(2), 368-373 [ISSN 0976-044X; IF: 0.22]. 9. “Antioxidant and immunostimulant β-glucan from edible mushroom Russula alboni- gra (Krombh.) Fr.”, A.K. Nandi, S. Samanta, S. Maitya, I.K. Sena, S. Khatua, K.S.P. Devi, K. Acharya, T.K. Maiti and S.S. Islam, Carbohydrate polymers, 2014, 99, 774- 782 [ISSN 0144-8617; IF: 6.04]. 10. “Selective inhibition of Leishmania donovani by active fractions of wild mushrooms used in folklore of Santal tribal population in India: An in vitro exploration for new leads against parasitic protozoans”, S. Mallick, A. Dutta, S. Dey, J. Ghosh, D. Mukherjee, S.S. Sultana, S. Mandal, S. Paloi, S. Khatua, K. Acharya and C. Pal, Ex- perimental Parasitology, 2014, 138, 9-17 [ISSN 0014-4894; IF: 1.72]. 11. “Antioxidant and antimicrobial potentiality of quantitatively analysed ethanol extract from Macrocybe crassa”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya, International Journal of Phar- maceutical Sciences Review and Research, 2014, 29(2), 53-60 [ISSN 0976-044X; IF: 0.22]. 12. “Mycochemicals and medicinal prospects of phenol rich fraction from Macrocybe crassum”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya, Der Pharmacia Lettre, 2014, 6(5), 330-338 [ISSN 0975-5071; IF: 0.24]. 13. “Pectic polysaccharide from the green fruits of Momordica charantia (Karela): struc- tural characterization and study of immunoenhancing and antioxidant properties”, B.C. Panda, S. Mondal, K.S.P. Devi, T.K. Maiti, S. Khatua, K. Acharya and S.S. Is- lam, Carbohydrate Research, January, 2015, 401, 24-31 [ISSN 0008-6215; IF 1.87]. 14. “Russula senecis: A delicacy among the tribes of West Bengal”, S. Khatua, A.K. Dutta and K. Acharya, PeerJ, March, 2015, 3, e810 [ISSN 2167-8359; IF: 2.5]. 15. “In vitro protective ability of Ramaria aurea against free radical and identification of main phenolic acids by HPLC”, S. Khatua, P. Mitra, S. Chandra and K. Acharya, Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, June, 2015, 21, 380–391 [ISSN 1049- 6475; IF: 0.63]. 16. “Studies on antioxidative and immunostimulating fucogalactan of the edible mushroom Macrolepiota dolichaula”, S. Samanta, A.K. Nandi, I.K. Sen, P. Maity, M. Pat- tanayak, K.S.P. Devi, S. Khatua, T.K. Maiti, K. Acharya and S.S. Islam, Carbohy- drate Research, September, 2015, 413(2), 22–29 [ISSN 0008-6215; IF: 1.87]. 17. “Influence of a blend of guar gum and poly (vinyl alcohol) on long term stability, antibacterial and antioxidant efficacies of silver nanoparticles”, T. Das, S. Yeasmin, S. Khatua, K. Acharya and A. Bandyopadhyay, RSC Advances, June, 2015, 5, 54059- 54069 [ISSN 2046-2069; IF: 3.05]. 18. “Pharmacognostic standardization of Macrocybe crassa: an imminent medicinal mushroom”, K. Acharya, S. Khatua and S. Sahid, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, July, 2015, 8(7) 860-866 [ISSN 0974-3618; IF: 0.38]. Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

19. “Pharmacognostic standardization of Grifola frondosa: A well-studied medicinal mushroom”, K. Acharya, I. Bera, S. Khatua and M. Rai, Der Pharmacia Letter, Janu- ary, 2015, 7(7), 72-78 [ISSN 0975-5071; IF: 0.24]. 20. “Pharmacognostic standardization and antioxidant potentiality of an edible mushroom, Laetiporus sulphurous”, K. Acharya, S. Ghosh, S. Khatua and P. Mitra, Jour- nal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, February, 2016, 11(1), 33-42 [ISSN 1661-5751; IF: 0.59]. 21. “Influence of extraction parameters on physico-chemical characters and antioxidant activity of water soluble polysaccharides from Macrocybe gigantea (Massee) Pegler & Lodge”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya, Journal of Food Science and Technology, April, 2016, 53(4), 1878-1888 [ISSN 0022-1155; IF: 1.85]. 22. “Tricholoma giganteum ameliorates benzo[a]pyrene–induced lung cancer in mice”, S. Chatterjee, A. Chatterjee, S. Chandra, S. Khatua, G. K. Saha and K. Acharya, Inter- national Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Science Review and Research, Novem- ber, 2016, 7(5), 283-290 [ISSN 0976-822X; IF: 0.56]. 23. “Exploring a new edible mushroom Ramaria subalpina: Chemical characterization and antioxidant activity”, K.Acharya, K. Das, S. Paloi, A. K. Dutta, M. E. Hembrom, S. Khatua and A. Parihar, Pharmacognosy Journal, January, 2017, 9(1), 30-34 [ISSN 0975-3575; IF: 0.82]. 24. “Pharmacognostic standardization and free radical scavenging evaluation of Merip- ilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst., a potential medicinal mushroom”, K. Acharya, S. Khatua and S. Pal, International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Re- search, March, 2017, 8(1), 7-12 [ISSN 0976-822X; IF: 0.56]. 25. “Quality assessment and antioxidant study of Pleurotus djamor (Rumph. ex Fr.) Boedijn”, K. Acharya, S. Khatua and S. Ray, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sci- ence, June, 2017, 7(2), 83-92 [ISSN 2231-3354; IF: 0.62]. 26. “A simplified method for microtiter based analysis of in vitro antioxidant activity”, S. Khatua, S. Ghosh and K. Acharya, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics, July, 2017, 11(2), S327–S335 [ISSN 0973-8398; IF: 0.47]. 27. “Introducing a novel mushroom from mycophagy community with emphasis on bio- medical potency”, S. Khatua, K. Dutta, S. Chandra, S. Paloi, K. Das and K. Acharya, PloS ONE, May, 2017, 12(5), e0178050 [ISSN 1932-6203; IF: 2.78]. 28. “Alkaline extractive crude polysaccharide from Russula senecis possesses antioxidant potential and stimulates innate immunity response”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya, Jour- nal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, December, 2017, 69(12), 1817–1828 [ISSN 2042-7158; IF 2.39]. 29. “Chemical composition and biological activities of methanol extract from Macrocybe lobayensis”, S. Khatua, S. Ghosh and K. Acharya, Journal of Applied Pharmaceuti- cal Science, October, 2017, 7(10), 144-151 [ISSN 2231-3354; IF 0.62]. 30. “Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.: Fr.) Murr. as food as medicine”, S. Khatua, S. Ghosh, and K. Acharya, Pharmacognosy Journal, November, 2017, 9(6), s1-s15 [ISSN 0975- 3575; IF 0.82]. 31. “Selective in vitro inhibition of Leishmania donovani by a semi-purified fraction of wild mushroom Grifola frondosa”, S. S. Sultana, J. Ghosh, S. Chakraborty, D. Mukherjee, S. Dey, S. Mallick, A. Dutta, S. Paloi, S. Khatua, T. Dutta, S. Bhattachar- Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

jee, K. Acharya, N. Ghorai and C. Pal. Experimental Parasitology, 2018, 192, 73–84 [ISSN 0014-4894; IF: 1.72]. 32. “Water soluble antioxidative crude polysaccharide from Russula senecis elicits TLR modulated NF-κB signalling pathway and pro-inflammatory response in murineB signallingpathwayandpro-inflammatoryresponseinmurine macrophages”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018, 9, Arti- cle 985 [ISSN 1663-9812; IF 3.92]. 33. “Functional ingredients and medicinal prospects of ethanol extract from Macrocybe lobayensis”, S. Khatua and K. Acharya. Pharmacognosy Journal, 2018, 10(6), 1154– 1158 [ISSN 0975-3575; IF 0.82]. 34. “Chemical and biological studies on a recently discovered edible mushroom: a re- port”, S. Khatua and R. Sikder and K. Acharya. FABAD Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, 43(3), 151–157 [ISSN 1300-4182; IF 0.33]. 35. “Expanding knowledge on Russula alatoreticula, a novel mushroom from tribal cuisine, with chemical and pharmaceutical relevance”, S. Khatua, S. Chandra and K. Acharya. Cytotechnology, 2019, 71(1), 245–259 [ISSN 0920-9069; IF 1.9]. 36. “Alkali treated antioxidative crude polysaccharide from Russula alatoreticula potentiates murine macrophages by tunning TLR/NF-κB signalling pathwayandpro-inflammatoryresponseinmurineBpathway”,S. Khatua and K. Acharya. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, article number 1713 [ISSN 2045-2322; IF 4.29]. 37. “Green synthesis of cadmium oxide decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocompos- ites and its electrical and antibacterial properties”, S. Sadhukhan, T. Ghosh, I. Roy, A. Bhattacharyya, D. Rana, R. Saha, S. Chattopadhyay, S. Khatua, K. Acharya and D. Chattopadhyay. Materials Science and Engineering C, 2019, 99, 696–709 [ISSN 0928-4931; IF 5.07]. 38. “Antioxidant properties and metabolites profiling of polyphenol rich fraction from a folk mushroom, Macrocybe lobayensis, using different extractant” S. Khatua, S. Ghosh and K. Acharya. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sci- ences, 2019, 10(1), 564–571 [ISSN 0975-7538; IF 0.21]. 39. “A green approach for the synthesis of antimicrobial bio-surfactant silver nanoparticles by using a fern”, A. Chatterjee, S. Khatua, K. Acharya and J. Sarkar. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 2019, 14(2), 479–490 [ISSN 1842-3582; IF 0.77]. 40. “Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using mangrove fruit polysaccharide for bac- terial growth inhibition”, G. N. Maity, J. Sarkar, S. Khatua, S. Mandal and K. Acharya. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2019, 12(7), 179– 183 [ISSN 0974-2441; IF: 0.48]. 41. “Crude polysaccharide from wild mushroom enhances immune response in murine macrophage cells by TLR/NF-κB signalling pathway and pro-inflammatoryresponseinmurineBpathway”,S.Ghosh, Khatua and K. Acharya. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2019, 71(8), 1311–1323 [ISSN 2042-7158; IF 2.39]. 42. “Morphotaxonomy and comparative mycochemical study and antioxidant activity of hydromethanol, infusion and decoction extracts from Russula brevipes Peck.” Y. P. Sharma, R. Sharma, S. Khatua and K. Acharya. Indian Phytopathology, 2019, 72(3), 445–452 [ISSN 0367-973X; IF 0.23]. Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

43. “Polysaccharide capped antibacterial silver nanoparticles synthesis using green chemistry”, J. Sarkar, G. N. Maity, S. Khatua, S. Mandal and K. Acharya. Interna- tional Journal of Nano and Biomaterials [ISSN 1752-8941; IF 0.33] (In press).

B. Conference Proceedings:

1. S. Khatua and K. Acharya. Crude polysaccharides from two Russuloid myco-food potentiates murine macrophage by tuning TLR/NF-κB signalling pathway and pro-inflammatory responseinmurineBpathway.In:Biotechnologyand Biological Sciences: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences (BIOSPECTRUM 2019), August 8-10, 2019, Kolkata, India. Edited by R. Sen, S. Mukherjee, R. Paul, R. Narula. Publisher CRC Press. pp 281-286.

14. Membership of Learned Societies/ Editorial Boards, etc.: 1. Life Member of The Indian Science Congress Association 2. Life Member of Society of Biological Chemists, India 3. Life Member of Indian Botanical Society 4. Life Member of Mycological Society of India 15. Patents: Nil 16. Awards: 1. Received Best Paper Presentation Award at International Conference "Biospectrum 2019" organized by University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India, 2019 2. Received Outstanding Paper Award in Botany (First Position) at 26th State Science and Technology Congress, Organised by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal, India, 2019 3. Received Best Oral Presentation Award in Botany at 3rd Regional Science and Technology Congress, Organised by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal, India, 2018 4. Received Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2011 5. Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) twice (LS in 2010 and UGC-JRF in 2011). 6. Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE) twice (2009, 2010) 7. Received Nityananda Sarma Memorial Prize for Achieving First Class First Position in Botany in M.Sc. College, 2008

17. Other notable activities: 1. Supervised Educational Excursion of 30 students of UG 2nd Year Botany (Hons.) to State Horticultural Research and Development Station, Krishnagar on 11th March, 2019. 2. Supervised Educational Excursion of 20 students of UG 2nd Year Botany (Hons.) to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on 6th October, 2018. Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

3. Supervised Departmental Excursion of 34 students of UG 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year Botany (Hons.) to Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary and adjoining areas on and from 15th to 19th December, 2017. 4. Supervised Departmental Excursion of 40 students of UG 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year Botany (Hons.) to Sundarban and adjoining areas on and from 21st to 23rd February, 2017. 5. Supervised Educational Excursion of 26 students of UG 2nd Year Botany (Hons.) to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on 14th December, 2016. 6. Supervised Educational Excursion of 34 students of UG 2nd Year Botany (Hons.) to Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on 1st March, 2016.

18. A) Participation in Seminars/Symposia/Conferences/Workshops:

1. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “Bioprospecting a novel mushroom, Russula alatoreticula: a fight to valorise tribal food for good health” in ‘Innovations and Inventions in Plant Science Research’ organized by The Indian Botanical Society on 6th–8th November 2019. 2. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “Crude polysaccharides from two Russuloid myco-food potentiates murine macrophage by tuning TLR/NF-κBB pathway” in International Conference on ‘Biospectrum 2019’organized by University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata on 9th–10th August 2019. 3. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “A novel mushroom from tribal cuisine with immunostimulatory effect mediated by TLR/NF-κBB pathway” in International Conference on ‘Fungal Biotechnology and 45th Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of India’ organized by Mycological Society of India on 19th– 21st November 2018. 4. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “Crude polysaccharide from a novel mushroom induces murine macrophage functions via TLR/NF-κBB pathway” in 26th West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress’ organized by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal on 28th February–1st March 2019. 5. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “Crude polysaccharide from a novel mushroom induces murine macrophage functions via TLR/NF-κBB pathway” in ‘3rd Regional Science and Technology Congress, (Western Region) organized by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal on 20th–21st December 2018. 6. Presented a Poster entitled “Unveiling the signaling pathway behind immune- stimulatory efficacy of crude polysaccharide from a wild edible mushroom” in International Conference on ‘Contemporary Health Issues and Environmental Impact’ organized by Department of Zoology, Sarojini Naidu College for Women held on 30th November 2017. 7. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “The influence of extraction in immune-stimulatory potential of an ethnic myco-food, Russula senecis” in a National Seminar on ‘Impact of Changing Environment on Plants, Microbes and their Krishnagar Government College Updated till March, 2020

Interactions’ organized by ISMPP and Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University on 13-14th September 2017. 8. Presented a paper (Oral Presentation) entitled “Exploring immune-modulatory and antioxidant effect of three polysaccharide rich fractions from a novel mushroom” in the National Conference on ‘Fungal Biotechnology and 43rd Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of India’ organized by Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan on 16-18th November 2016. 9. Presented a Poster entitled “A novel mushroom; A new hope for functional food” in the International Conference on ‘Translational Research and Workshop on Flow Cytometry’ organized by Indian Society of Translational Research and Bose Institute, Kolkata, on 16-18th April 2016. 10. Participated in National Seminar on ‘Molecular Aspects of Human Diseases’ organized by Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta on 31st January 2015. 11. Participated in International Seminar on ‘Scope of Microbial Biotechnology’ organized by Department of Botany, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College on 8th December 2014. 12. Participated in Hands-on-Training programme on ‘HPTLC, HPLC, GC and GCMS instruments’ organized by Department of Botany, University of Calcutta on 26th-27th December 2013. 13. Participated in National Conference on ‘New Frontiers in Medicinal Plant Research’ organized by Department of Botany, Sikkim University on 3rd-5th October 2013.

B) Participation in OP/RC:

Participated in UGC sponsored Orientation Programme (171st OP), organised by Academic Staff College, Savitribai Phule Pune University from 14th November to 4th December, 2019.