PRITI KATROLIA

(Master's Supervisor 硕士生导师)

1. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

   09.2009-07.2012 Ph.D. in Food Biotechnology from College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

   09.2008-07.2009 Diploma in Chinese language from Beijing Language and Cultural University, Beijing, China.

   11.1998-03.2002 M.Sc. in Molecular Biology from Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.

   07.1993-05.1996 B.Sc. in Zoology from Mithibai College, Mumbai      University, Mumbai, India.

    

    

2. WORK EXPERIENCE

   07.2018-present Associate Professor in College of Food Science, South west university, Chongqing, China

   09.2013-06.2018 Associate Professor in College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China

   03.2002-08.2008 Senior Research Associate in Protein Chemistry Lab, USV Ltd.,Mumbai,India

    

    

3. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP

    

   2008-2009 Received scholarship from Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for Chinese study

   2009-2012 Received scholarship from Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for Doctorate study

   2010-2011 Received “President Award for Top Student” from    China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

   2011-2012 Received “College Excellent Doctoral Dissertation”     award from College of Food Science and Nutritional    Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

    

4. RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include:

1. Isolation and production of novel glycosyl hydrolase enzymes like α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase, mannanase, chitinase, amylase, xylanase, pullulanase and others from different micro-organisms especially food-grade and thermophilic bacteria and fungi.

2. Development of robust and efficient purification methods and biochemical characterization of purified enzymes with a view of obtaining industrially relevant enzymes of desirable physicochemical properties. 

3. Elucidation of the structure-function relationship of novel microbial enzymes will in order to understand their mechanism of action.

4. Use of recombinant DNA technology for cloning novel genes encoding the enzymes and high-level expression in heterologous hosts.

5. Investigation of potential applications of purified enzymes in food industry for removal of non-digestible oligosaccharides from legumes, production of low-lactose milk and for conversion of whey waste/lignocellulosic waste into value-added products (For e.g. galacto/chito/manno-oligosaccharides).  

6. Improvement of enzyme properties by immobilization on suitable matrices and directed evolution.

    

    

1. RESEARCH GRANTS

   01.2015-12.2017 Received National Natural Science Foundation of China grant (No. 31401628)

    

2. ADMISSION AREA

   Willing to accept Masters students having educational background and research interests in biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, enzyme engineering, fermentation

    

    

3. PUBLICATIONS

1. Priti Katrolia, Xiaolan Liu^*, Guanlong Li, Narasimha Kumar Kopparapu. Enhanced properties and lactose hydrolysis efficiencies of food-grade β-galactosidases immobilized on various supports: a comparative approach. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, November 2018, 1–14.

2. Yongping Deng, Xiaolan Liu, Priti Katrolia, Narasimha Kumar Kopparapu, Xiqun Zheng^*. A dual-function chymotrypsin-like serine protease with plasminogen activation and fibrinolytic activities from the GRAS fungus, Neurospora sitophila. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 109 (1^st April 2018) 1338-1343.

3. Xiaolan Liu, Narasimha Kumar Kopparapu, Hongchen Zheng, Priti Katrolia, Yongping Deng, Xiqun Zheng^*. Purification and characterization of a fibrinolytic enzyme from the food-grade fungus, Neurospora sitophila. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 134 part A (December 2016) 98-104.

4. Priti Katrolia, E. Rajashekara, Qiaojuan Yan, Zhengqiang Jiang^*.
   Biotechnological potential of microbial α-galactosidases. Critical Reviews in
   Biotechnology (2014), 34(4), 307-317.

5. Priti Katrolia, Qiaojuan Yan, Pan Zhang, Peng Zhou, Shaoqing Yang,
   Zhengqiang Jiang^*. Gene cloning and enzymatic characterization of an
   alkalitolerant β-mannanase from Rhizomucor miehei. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2013), 61, 394-401.

6. Priti Katrolia, Huiyong Jia, Qiaojuan Yan, Shuang Song, Zhengqiang Jiang^*,
   Haibo Xu. Characterization of a protease-resistant α-galactosidase from the
   thermophilic fungus Rhizomucor miehei and its application in removal of raffinose family oligosaccharides. Bioresource Technology (2012), 110, 578-586. 

7. Priti Katrolia, Peng Zhou, Pan Zhang, Qiaojuan Yan, Yinan Li, Zhengqiang
   Jiang^*, Haibo Xu. High level expression of a novel β-mannanase from
   Chaetomium sp. exhibiting efficient mannan hydrolysis. Carbohydrate
   Polymers (2012), 87, 480-490. 

8. Priti Katrolia, Min Zhang, Qiaojuan Yan, Zhengqiang Jiang^*, Chunlei Song, Lite Li. Characterization of a thermostable family 42 β-galactosidase (BgalC) family from Thermotoga maritima showing efficient lactose hydrolysis. Food
   Chemistry (2011), 125, 614-62.

9. Priti Katrolia, Qiaojuan Yan, Huiyong Jia, Yinan Li, Zhengqiang Jiang^*, Chunlei
   Song. Molecular cloning and high-level expression of a
   β-galactosidase gene from Paecilomyces aerugineus in Pichia pastoris.
   Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic (2011), 69, 112-119. 

10. Guangsen Fan, Priti Katrolia, Huiyong Jia, Shaoqing Yang, Zhengqiang Jiang^*.
    High-level expression of a xylanase gene from the thermophilic fungus
    Paecilomyces thermophila in Pichia pastoris. Biotechnology Letters (2012),
    34(11), 2043-2048. 

11. Peng Zhou, Huifang Zhu, Qiaojuan Yan, Priti Katrolia, Zhengqiang Jiang^*.
    Purification and properties of a psychrotrophic Trichoderma sp. xylanase and its
    gene sequence. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2011), 164(6), 944-56. 

12. Chengwei Hua, Qiaojuan Yan, Zhengqiang Jiang^*, Yinan Li, Priti Katrolia. Highlevel expression of a specific β-1, 3-1, 4-glucanase from the thermophilic fungus Paecilomyces thermophila in Pichia pastoris. Applied
    Microbiology and Biotechnology (2010), 88, 509-518. 

13. Min Zhang, Zhengqiang Jiang^*, Lite Li, Priti Katrolia. Biochemical
    characterization of a recombinant thermostable β-mannosidase from
    Thermotoga maritima with transglycosidase activity. Journal of Molecular
    Catalysis B: Enzymatic (2009), 60, 119-124.

 Email：pkatrolia@yahoo.com