Journal Editorship:

Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB), August 2025 - Present

Publications: (*Corresponding Author)

1. Jana UK*, Bawankar P, Gupta P & Kango N. CRISPR/Cas systems in fungal biotechnology: advancing high-value metabolite synthesis for industrial and food security applications, Archives of Microbiology, 2026, 208, 215. [IF: 2.6] Link
2. Jana UK*, Pandey D & Kango N*. Advances in the utilization of mannan-rich agricultural wastes and gums for the circular bioeconomy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025, 115713. [IF: 16.3] Link
3. Jana UK*, Bhardwaj PK, Jeyaram K, Shukla JK, Somkuwar BG & Mukherjee PK. Bamboo Shoots: Comprehensive Perspectives on Food Composition, Nutritional Value, and Therapeutic Potential, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025, 107198. [IF: 4.6] Link
4. Khound P, Sarma H, Sarma PP, Jana UK* & Devi R*. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of verbascoside from Clerodendrum glandulosum leaves for analysis of antioxidant and antidiabetic activities, ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 23, 20360–20369. [IF: 4.1] Link
5. Gurumayum N, Sarma PP, Khound P, Jana UK & Devi R. Nutritional Composition and Pharmacological Activity of Musa balbisiana Colla Seed: An Insight into Phytochemical and Cellular Bioenergetic Profiling. Plant Food for Human Nutrition, 2023, 78,520–525. [IF: 3.6] Link
6. Jana UK, Singh G, Soni H, Pletschke BI and Kango N. Molecular insight into Aspergillus oryzae ß-mannanase interacting with mannotriose revealed by molecular dynamic simulation, PLoS ONE, 2022, 17(9): e0268333. [IF: 2.6] Link
7. Kango N, Jana UK, Choukade R and Nath S. Advances in Prebiotic mannooligosaccharides. Current Opinion in Food Science, 2022, 47, 100883. [IF: 9.1] Link
8. Jana UK, Suryawanshi RK, Prajapati BP and Kango N. Prebiotic mannooligosaccharides: Synthesis, characterization, and bioactive properties. Food Chemistry, 2021, 342, 128328. [IF: 9.8] Link
9. Jana UK, Kango N and Pletschke BI. Hemicellulose derived oligosaccharides (HDOs): Emerging prebiotics in disease alleviation. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021, 8, 670817. [IF: 5.1] Link
10. Agrawal S, Jana UK, and Kango N. Heterologous expression and molecular modeling of L- asparaginase from Bacillus subtilis ETMC-2. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 192, 28- 37. [IF: 8.5] Link
11. Jana UK & Kango NK. Characteristics and bioactive properties of mannooligosaccharides derived from agro-waste mannans. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, 149, 931- 940. [IF: 8.5] Link
12. Prajapati BP, Jana UK, Suryawanshi RK and Kango N. Sugarcane bagasse saccharification using Aspergillus tubingensis enzymatic cocktail for 2G bio-ethanol production. Renewable Energy, 2020, 152, 653-663. [IF: 9.1] Link
13. Suryawanshi RK, Jana UK, Prajapati BP and Kango N. Immobilization of Aspergillus quadrilineatus RSNK-1 multi-enzymatic system for fruit juice treatment and mannooligosaccharide generation. Food Chemistry, 2019, 289, 95-102. [IF: 9.8] Link
14. Jana UK, Suryawanshi RK, Prajapati BP, Soni H and Kango N. Production optimization and characterization of mannooligosaccharide generating ß-mannanase from Aspergillus oryzae. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 268, 308-314. [IF: 9.0] Link

Book Chapter:

1. Kango N, Jana UK, Choukade R. Fungal enzymes: sources and biotechnological applications. In: Advancing frontiers in mycology and mycotechnology: basic and applied aspects of fungi. Springer Singapore; 2019. p. 515–38. Link
2. Das B, Chaudhary SK, Jana UK, Ka-ot AL, Rai S, Devi SI, ...Mukherjee PK, in Natural Product Drugs Discovery to Development, ed. V. Srivastava, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025, vol. 6, ch. 2, pp. 32-100. Link

Encyclopedia:

• Jana UK, Kango N. Applications of fungal hemicellulases. In: Encyclopedia of mycology. Elsevier; 2021. p. 305–15. Link

Invited Journal Reviewer:

• International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Microbial Cell Factories, Scientific Reports, Food Bioscience, Frontiers in Animal Science, Frontiers in Microbiology, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, Chemical and Biological technologies in Agriculture, Cogent Food & Agriculture, Advances in Bamboo science, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - Conservation and Restoration Ecology, PLOS ONE, Discover Food

Research Projects:

1. Deciphering molecular mechanism of prebiotic mannooligosaccharides in health promotion and their role as potent therapeutic agent, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Duration: 2 Years, Grant amount: 13.2 Lakhs. (PI)
2. Assessment of prebiotic oligosaccharides for inhibition of pathogenic adhesion to human gut epithelial cells. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Duration: 2 Years, Grant amount: 19.2 Lakhs. (Member)

Membership:

• Students and Fellows Association, International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics, California, USA (Annual)
• Society for Glycobiology: Rockville, USA (Guest)

Website:

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