Ms. Shaikh Eram will present her APS as per the details below:

Date: September 6th, 2023

Time: 10:00-1100 AM (IST).

Venue:Online: https://monash.zoom.us/j/87263697196?pwd=TGFMSElvdEFTUHpWU2tTaEo4eERNQT09 Or, go to https://monash.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 872 6369 7196 and passcode: 319370.

Inperson: NAP.

Topic: Exploring the potential of plant-based bioactive peptides in food and non-food applications.

Guide: Prof. Amit Arora (IIT Bombay), Prof. Antonio Patti, Prof. Andrea Robinson (Monash University).

RPC Members: Prof. Ishita Sengupta, Prof. Parmeshwar Udmale (IIT Bombay) and Prof. Kellie Tuck (Monash University).

Abstract

Plants produce diverse peptides and proteins as a part of their innate defense system to fight pathogens and exhibit cell division control and reproductive mechanisms. These peptides serve specific functions in plants and have the potential to be used as functional foods, therapeutics, antimicrobials, pesticides, and diagnostics. One such group of plant peptides is cyclotides, which are plant cyclic peptides. These and related peptides have been identified in several plant species in silico, but only some plant species have been explored for their presence. The aim of our research project is to explore the general plant species (used as food) and their byproducts for the presence of cyclotides. The identified peptides will be tested for bioactivities/ functional properties to find suitable food and non-food applications.