Funded Projects
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India funded research project- exploration of microbial diversity in fermented foods of North-East India and isolation of Novel probiotics with potential of commercialization. (Duration: 1.5 years (2018-19); Grant: 8.0 Lakh)
Submissions to NCBI GenBank:
- Enterococcus faecium strain DUNY (Accession: MN525559.1)
- E. durans strain DUKS4 (Accession: MK163539.1)
- E. durans strain DUKS3 (Accession: MK163538.1)
- E. durans strain KSDU2 (Accession: MK140942.1)
- E. faecium strain DUKS1 (Accession: MH978640.1)
Supervisorship/ Mentoring
Supervised Masters’ Dissertations for M.Sc. Biotechnology and Bioinformatics students (20+) and Bachelors' dissertations for B.Sc. Zoology (Honours) students (10+)
Fellowships
IASc-INSA-NASI two months’ Summer Research Fellowship at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata during June 2017- August 2017.
Membership
Life Member- Indian Science News Association, Kolkata, India.
Publications
- Yasmin, N., Kaur, K., & Sood, K. (2022). Probiotics from Fermented Fish. In Prebiotics and Probiotics-From Food to Health. IntechOpen.
- K. Sood and R.N.S. Yadav (2021). Bioactivity guided isolation and characterization of antimicrobial principle from Hydrocotyle javanica Thunb. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 20(4). 913-919.
- S. Rahman, I. Haque, R.C. Goswami, P. Barooah, K. Sood, B. Choudhury (2021). Characterization and FPLC analysis of garbage enzyme: biocatalytic and antimicrobial activity. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 12 (1), 293-302.
- D. Borah and K. Sood (2019). Role of Microbes in Solid Waste Management: An Insight View. Zero Waste: Management Practices for Environmental Sustainability, 9, 131-149. CRC Press
- K. Bora , D. Sarkar, K. Konwar, B. Payeng, K. Sood, R.K. Paul, R. Datta, S. Das, P. Khare and T. Karak (2019). Disentanglement of the secrets of aluminium in acidophilic tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) influenced by organic and inorganic amendments. Food Research International, 120, 851-864.
- N.M. Siraj, K. Sood, and R.N.S. Yadav (2017). Isolation and Identification of Potential Probiotic Bacteria from Cattle Farm Soil in Dibrugarh District. Advances in Microbiology, 7, 265- 279. ISSN Online: 2165-3410; ISSN Print: 2165-3402
- M. Sium, P. Kareru, B. Kiage-Mokua, K. Sood, J. Langley, J. Herniman (2017). In Vitro Anti-Diabetic Activities and Phytochemical Analysis of Bioactive Fractions Present in Meriandra dianthera, Aloe camperi and a Polyherb. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 8(3): 533- 548. ISSN Online: 2158-2750; Print: 2158-2742.
- Dibya Jyoti Hazarika and K. Sood (2015). In vitro antibacterial activity of peptides isolated from Areca catechu Linn. Der Pharmacia Lettre. 7(1):1-7. ISSN 0975-5071.
- M. Borkataky and K. Sood. (2014). Antibacterial, Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Cinnamomum tamala Nees. Leaves. International Journal of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 4 (6): 55-62. ISSN (Print): 2250-0049; E-ISSN: 2321-0095. (JCC Impact Factor 2014= 5.106; IC value 2014= 3.0)
- R. Hazarika, K. Sood, B. Neog (2014). Capsaicinoid: A potential antioxidant with close interactions against human iNOS in docking study. South Asian Journal of Experimental Biology. 4 (4): 207-214. ISSN: 2230-9799. (Global Impact Factor 2012= 0.495; IC value 2012= 5.60)
- K. Sood and R.N.S. Yadav (2014). Effect of solvent on the extraction of antioxidant and antimicrobial components from Eryngium foetidum L. International Journal of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 4 (5): 31-40. ISSN (Print): 2250-0049; E-ISSN: 2321-0095. (JCC Impact Factor 2014= 5.106; IC value 2014= 3.0)
- K. Sood and R.N.S. Yadav (2014). Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of four members of family Apiaceae. International Journal of Phytomedicine. 6 (2). 232-236, ISSN: 0975-0185. (IF 2013= 1.09; IC value= 6.89)
- P. Dutta, P. Dutta, A.K. Rai, K. Neog, R. N.S. Yadav and K. Sood (2014). Effect of hormones (JH-III AND 20E) on biochemical and ultrastructure aspects of Muga silk worm Antheraea assamensis (Lapidoptera: Saturniidae). International Journal of Recent Biotechnology, 2 (1): 11-23. ISSN: 2322-0392. (IF= 2.47)
- D. Kardong, K. Deori, K. Sood, R. N. S. Yadav, T. C. Bora and B. K. Gogoi (2012). Evaluation of nutritional and biochemical aspects of Po:ro apong (Saimod)- A homemade alcoholic rice beverage of Mising tribe of Assam, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 11(3): 499-504. ISSN: 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print). IF= 0.438 (JCR 2013)
- M. Borkataky, K. Sood, D. Kardong, B. B. Kakoti and L. R. Saikia (2011). Antibacterial Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Two Folklore Medicinal Plants of North-East India. Bulletin of Life Sciences. XVII: 73-80. ISSN: 0971-5746
- D. Kardong, K. Sood, R. N. S. Yadav and T. C. Bora (2011). Amylolytic activity of mold isolated from epop used by Mising tribe of Assam, India in preparation of alcoholic rice beer. Bulletin of Life Sciences, XVII: 92- 101. ISSN: 0971-5746
- D. Kardong, A. K. Verma, P. Gogoi, S. Singh, K. Gogoi, G. Bora and K. Sood (2009). Endosulfan induced behavioral and biochemical changes in air-breathing fresh water Teleost (C. orientalis) in tea garden localities of Upper Assam. Bulletin of Life Sciences, XV: 83- 93. ISSN: 0971-5746
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