Brief Profile
Dr. Chithra Manisseri is currently employed as Assistant Professor at Department of Plant Science, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India. She completed her Master degree from Department of Plant Science, Calicut University and PhD from Central Food Technological Research Institute/Mysore University. She has worked as Post-Doctoral Researcher at Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)/ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA; University of Hamburg, Germany and Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan R.O.C. She was nationally selected as UGC-Assistant Professor through UGC-Faculty Recharge Programme and was employed as Assistant professor at Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University prior to her current position at CUK. She has 22 publications in peer-reviewed journals and attended many national and international conferences. She is a reviewer for national/international journals. Her Bioprocess Technology Lab at CUK has obtained grants from UGC and DST-SERB. Currently 4 PhD scholars are working with her and she has guided 20 MSc students for dissertation thesis. The major areas of her research include Bioenergy: Biofuel production; Plant cell wall polymers: Structure-function relationships; Lignocellulolytic enzymes; Bioactive components and nutrition and Plant derived value added products.
Recent and Major Publications
- Suchithra Palliprath, Najya Jabeen Poolakkalody, Kaviraj Ramesh, Starlet Marath Mangalan, Shama Prasada Kabekkodu, Rogelio Santiago and Chithra Manisseri (2023),"Pretreatment of sugarcane postharvest leaves by γ-valerolactone/water/FeCl3 system for enhanced glucan and bioethanol production’",Industrial crops and products,197, 116571
- Najya Jabeen Poolakkalody, Kaviraj Ramesh, Suchithra Palliprath, Shima Namath Nittoor, Rogelio Santiago, Shama Prasada Kabekkodu, Chithra Manisseri (2023),"Understanding triethylammonium hydrogen sulfate ([TEA][HSO4])
pretreatment induced changes in Pennisetum polystachion cell wall matrix and its implications on biofuel yield",Renewable Energy,209, 420-430
- Najya Jabeen Poolakkalody, Anju Thattantavide, Chithra Manisseri,"Evaluating the biofuel potential of perennial grass, Pennisetum polystachion based on aqueous 1-ethyl, 3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM][Ac]) pretreatment",Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery,online published https://rdcu.be/cFtxF
- 1. Palliprath S, Poolakkalody NJ, Ramesh K, Manisseri C,"Lignocellulosic Content and Biofuel Potential of Post-harvest Sugarcane Leaves from Commonly Cultivated Indian Varieties.",Science and Technology Journal,, 8(2): 15-23
- 2. Lin F, Manisseri C, Fagerström A, Peck ML, Vega-Sánchez ME, Williams B, Chiniquy DM, Saha P, Pattathil S, Conlin B, Zhu L, Hahn MG, Willats WGT, Scheller HV, Ronald PC, Bartley LE,"Cell Wall Composition and Candidate Biosynthesis Gene Expression During Rice Development.",Plant and Cell Physiology,57 (10)2058-2075
- 3. Meineke T, Manisseri C, Voigt CA,"Phylogeny in defining model plants for lignocellulosic ethanol production: a comparative study of Brachypodium distachyon, wheat, maize, and Miscanthus giganteus leaf and stem biomass",PLoS ONE,ONE 9(8): e103580
- 4. Ellinger D, Glöckner A, Koch J, Naumann M, Stürtz V, Schütt K, Manisseri C, Somerville SC, Voigt CA,"Interaction of the Arabidopsis GTPase RabA4c with its effector PMR4 results in complete penetration resistance to powdery mildew.",The Plant Cell,26 and 3185–3200
- 5. Bartley LE, Peck ML, Kim SR, Ebert B, Manisseri C, Chiniquy DM, Sykes R, Gao L, Rautengarten C, Vega-Sánchez ME, Benke PI, Canlas PE, Cao P, Brewer S, Lin F, Smith WL, Zhang X, Jentoff RE, Foster SB, Zhou J, Ziebell A, An G, Scheller HV, Ronald PC,"Overexpression of a BAHD Acyltransferase, OsAt10, alters rice cell wall hydroxycinnamic acid content and saccharification",Plant Physiology,161(4): 1615–1633
- 6. Ellinger D, Naumann M, Falter C, Zwikowics C, Jamrow T, Manisseri C, Somerville SC, Voigt CA,"Elevated Early Callose Deposition Results in Complete Penetration Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Arabidopsis",Plant Physiology,161 and 1433–1444
- 7. Manisseri C, Gudipati M,"Prebiotic activity of purified xylobiose obtained from ragi (Eleusine coracana, Indaf-15) bran",Indian Journal of Microbiology,52(2):251-7
- 8. Yin L, Verhertbruggen Y, Oikawa A, Manisseri C, Knierim B, Prak L, Jensen JK, Knox JP, Auer M, Willats WGT, Scheller HV,"The cooperative activities of CSLD2, CSLD3, and CSLD5 are required for normal Arabidopsis development",Molecular Plant,4(6)1024-1037
- 11. Oikawa A, Joshi HJ, Rennie EA, Ebert B, Manisseri C, Heazlewood JL, Scheller HV,"An integrative approach to the identification of Arabidopsis and rice genes involved in xylan and secondary wall development",PLoS ONE,5: e15481.
- 12. Li C, Knierim B, Manisseri C, Arora R, Scheller HV, Auer M, Vogel KP, Simmons BA, Singh S,"Comparison of dilute acid and ionic liquid pretreatment of switchgrass: Biomass recalcitrance, delignification and enzymatic saccharification.",Bioresource Technology,101: 4900-4906
- 9. Arora R, Manisseri C, Li C, Ong M, Scheller HV, Vogel K, Simmons BA, Singh S,"Monitoring and analyzing process streams towards understanding ionic liquid pretreatment of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)",Bioenergy Research,3:134-145
- Manisseri C, Gudipati M,"Bioactive xylo-oligosaccharides from wheat bran soluble polysaccharides",LWT- Food Science and Technology,43 (3). pp. 421-430.
- Manisseri C, Gudipati M,"Characterization of purified xylanase from finger millet (Eleusine coracana-Indaf 15) malt",European Food Research and Technology,227: 587-597.
- Manisseri C, Gudipati M,"An improved method for obtaining xylanase from Finger millet (Eleusine coracana, Var.‘Indaf-15’) malt",Journal of Food Science and Technology,45: 166-169.
- 18. Martin KP, Sunandakumari C, Manisserri C, Madhusoodanan PV,"Influence of auxins in direct in vitro morphogenesis of Euphorbia nivulia, a lectinaceous medicinal plant",In Vitro Cellular and Developmental biology Plant,41: 314-319
- 15. Manisseri C, Martin KP, Sunandakumari C, Madhusoodanan PV,"Protocol for rapid propagation and to overcome the delay of rhizome formation in field established in vitro derived plantlets of Kaempferia galanga L.",Scientia horticulturae,104: 113-120
- 16. Manisseri C, Martin KP, Sunandakumari C, Madhusoodanan PV,"Somatic embryogenesis, encapsulation and plant regeneration on Rotula aquatica Lour., a rare rhoeophytic woody medicinal plant",In Vitro cellular and Developmental Biology Plant,41: 28-31
- 17. Manisseri C, Martin KP, Sunandakumari C, Madhusoodanan PV,"Silver nitrate induced rooting and flowering in vitro on rare rhoeophytic woody medicinal plant Rotula aquatica Lour",Indian Journal of Biotechnology,3: 418-421
- Sunandakumari C, Martin K.P, Manisseri C, Madhusoodanan PV,"Rapid axillary bud proliferation and ex vitro rooting of herbal spice, Mentha piperita L.",Indian Journal of Biotechnology,3:108-112
Research Projects Undertaken
Understanding the impact of cell wall phenolics and xylan-lignin cross-links on 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate pretreatment: A study based on selected crop residues
SERB
Sugarcane tops as potential biofuel feedstock: A study emphasizing feruloylation and biomass recalcitrance in widely cultivated Indian cane varieties
UGC
Miscellaneous
| Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : |
Life Member of Kerala Academy of Sciences
Life Member of Society of Biological Sciences
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Co-ordinator- Plant Science Club-2019-2022
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| Contribution to corporate sector-management of the department and institution through participation in academic and administration,committees and responsibilities.
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Joint Director-Biodiversity Park EC, CUK
Member, advisory committee, CWS, CUK
Member, Executive Committee, KBGRC, CUK
Member , Executive Committee, CSR, CUK
Member SC/ST Cell, CUK
Court Member, CUK
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Teaching & Research Guidance
- Ecology of Plants:Post Graduate
- Plant Biochemistry and Physiology:Post Graduate
- Methods in Plant Biology:Post Graduate
- Plant Science:Research Guidance