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University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019 Email: bratatide@hotmail.com, bratatide2@gmail.

1 UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA Department of Botany FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV Full name of the faculty member: Dr. Bratati De Designation: Professor Specialisation : Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy Contact information : Contact address: Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata bratatide@hotmail.com, bratatide2@gmail.com Academic qualifications: College/ university from which the degree was obtained King s College, University of London University of Calcutta Presidency College, University of Calcutta Abbreviation of the degree Ph.D. M.Sc. B. Sc. 1

2 Positions held/ holding: Professor, University of Calcutta (2007- present) Reader, University of Calcutta ( ) Lecturer, University of Calcutta ( ) Assistant Professor, West Bengal Educational Service ( ) Research interests: Bioactivity of food and medicinal plants Metabolomics approach for search of bioactive constituents Metabolomics as a tool to study stress tolerance in plants Research guidance : Number of researchers awarded Ph.D degrees : 9 Number of researchers pursuing Ph.D : 7 Projects : Completed projects : 6 Select list of publications: a) Journals: 1. J. Acharya, S. Karak, B. De. In press. Metabolite profile and bioactivity of Musa X paradisiaca. flower extracts. J Food Biochemistry. 2. S. Karak, P. Bhattacharya, A. Nandy, A. Saha, B. De. In press. Metabolite profiling and chemometric study for varietal difference in Piper betle L. leaf. Current Metabolomics. 3. S. Das, M. Dutta, K.Chowdhury, B. De Metabolomic and chemometric study of Achras sapota L. fruit extracts for identification of metabolites contributing to the inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. European Food Research and Technology 242, Das, B De Analyzing changes in metabolite profile during postharvest ripening in Achras sapota fruits: GC-MS based metabolomics approach. International Food Research Journal 22 (6), Gargi Nag, Sukriti Das, Susmita Das, Suvra Mandal, Bratati De Antioxidant, anti-acetylcholinesterase and anti-glycosidase properties of three species of Swertia, their xanthones and amarogentin: A comparative study Pharmacognosy Journal 7 (2), Jayashree Acharya and Bratati De Evaluation of antidiabetic, neuroprotective, antihypertensive and hepatoprotective potential of flowers of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. Indian J.Sci.Res. 11 (1):

3 7. Sukriti Das, Susmita Das, Plaban Bhattacharya, Achintya Saha and Bratati De Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Based Metabolic Profiling of Onion Varieties of India Current Metabolomics, 2015, 3, Banerjee A and De B Antioxidant activity of Ethnomedicinally used flowers of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research, 6, Ray S, Samanta T, Mitra A, De B Effect of extracts and components of black tea on the activity of beta-glucuronidase, lipase, alpha amylase, alpha-glucosidase: An in vitro study. Current Nutrition & Food Science, 10, De B, Nag G Metabolic diversity in the grains of Indian varieties of rice. Comptes Rendus Biologies 337: Nag G, De B Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory property of Datura metel L. withanolides. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 6, Dasgupta A, Jeyasseeli L, Mukhopadhyay A, Palchoudhuri S, Sinha Roy D, De B, Dastidar SG Possibilities of developing new formulations for better skin protection from traditional medicinal plant having potent practical usage. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 4(7): Das S, De B Evaluation of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitory potential of some underutilized indigenous fruits of West Bengal using an in vitro model. Fruits, 68(6), Banerjee A, De B Comparative study of antioxidant activity of the food flowers of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Food Properties 16(1), Das S., De B Glycosidase inhibitory properties of different varieties of rice grains from India and cyaniding-3-glucoside. Nutrition and Food Science 42(6), Roy S., De B Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties of black tea and its polyphenolic components. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 4(3), Das S., Das S., De B In vitro inhibition of key enzymes related to diabetes by the aqueous extracts of some fruits of West Bengal, India. Current nutrition and Food Science, 8(1) Debjani De and Bratati De Elicitation of diosgenin production in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. seedlings by heavy metals and signaling molecules Acta Physiol Plant (2011) 33: Susmita Das and Bratati De Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory property of Piper betle L. leaves. Pharmacologyonline 1: Newsletter 20. Nag Gargi, De Bratati (2011). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Emblica officinalis and some phenolic compounds. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(3), Biswas, S., Sircar, D., Mitra, A., & De, B. (2011). Phenolic constituents and antioxidant properties of some varieties of Indian rice. Nutrition and Food Science, 41, Biswas, S., Dasgupta, N., Bratati De. (2010). Antioxidant activity of some Indian medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Pharmacologyonline 3,

4 23. Biswas, S., Mukherjee, A., Mallick, U.K., Ghosh, G., De, B. (2010) Antioxidant activity of Mucuna pruriens seeds, cultured callus and L-Dopa. Indian Drugs 47 (12), Nag Gargi, and De Bratati (2008) "Antioxidant and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Properties of the Indian Medicinal Plant "Shankhapushpi" Used for Enhancing Memory Function," Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 26 Available at: Dasgupta Nabasree and De Bratati. (2007). Antioxidant activity of some leafy vegetables of India: A comparative study. Food Chemistry 101(2), Dasgupta Nabasree and De Bratati. (2006). Antioxidant activity of the Pteridophytic herb Marsilea minuta L. Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal, 60(1), De Debjani and De Bratati. (2005). Elicitation of diosgenin production in Dioscorea floribunda by ethylene generating agent. Fitoterapia, 76(2), Banerjee Archana, Dasgupta Nabasree and De Bratati. (2005). In vitro study of antioxidant activity of Syzygium cumini fruit. Food Chemistry, 90(4), Dasgupta Nabasree and De Bratati. (2004). Antioxidant activity of Piper betle L. leaf extract in vitro. Food Chemistry, 88(2), De Debjani and De Bratati. (2003). Effect of ethephon on antioxidant enzymes and diosgenin production in seedlings of Trigonella foenum-graecum, Food Chemistry 82(2), Bratati De. (2003). Steroidal compounds from in vitro regenerated shoots of Datura metel, Fitoterapia, 74(1-2), Bandopadhyay J. and De B. (2003). Seasonal variation of the minor tertiary indole alkaloids in vegetative parts of Styrchnos nux-vomica, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 25, Dutta A. and De B. (2002). Cassia fistula : A source of sennoside B (Chromosome Morphology and Sennoside Content), Acta Horticulturae, 576, Banerjee A. and De B. (2001). Anthocyanin content in some flowers of West Bengal, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 23, De B. (2001). Cell signalling and elicitor induced plant metabolite production, Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 23, Mukhopadhyay M. J., Saha A., Dutta A., De B. and Mukherjee A. (1998). Genotoxicity of sennosides on the bone marrow cells of mice, Food and Chemical Toxicology, 36, Dutta A. and De B. (1998). Seasonal variation in the content of sennosides and rhein in leaves and pods of Cassia fistula, Indian J. Pharm. Sci., 60(6), Bandopadhyay J. and De B. (1997). Seasonal Variation of strychnine and brucine in vegetative parts of Strychnos nux-vomica, Int. J. of Pharmacognosy, 35(5), De Bratati (1997). Alkaloids of Strychnos nux-vomica (review), J. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 19(2), Dutta Anusree and De Bratati (1997). Pharmacognostic evaluation of Cassia fistula, J. plant Anatomy and Morphology, 7(2), Bandopadhyay J., De Bratati and Datta P. C. (1995). Presence of vomicine in cultured callus of Strychnos nux-vomica, Fitoterapia, XLV(2), De Bratati and Datta P. C.(1993). Seasonal variation of cardenolide content in Calotropis gigantea, Acta Botanica indica, 21, De Bratati and Datta P. C. (1991). Alkaloids in the floral parts of Strychnos nuxvomica, Indian Journal of Natural Products, 7(2),

5 44. De Bratati and Bisset N. G. (1991). Separation of Strychnos nux-vomica alkaloids by HPLC, Journal of Chromatography, 587(2), De Bratati and Datta P. C. (1990). Pharmacognostic evaluation Phyllanthus amarus, International J. of Crude Drug research, 28(2), Datta(De) Bratati and Bisset Norman G. (1990). Alkaloids of Strychnos ignatii P. Bergius, Planta Medica, 56(1), Datta (De) Bratati and Bisset Norman G. (1988). Alkaloids from the leaves of Strychnos wallichiana Steudel ex A. DC., Indian Drugs, 26(2), De Bratati and Datta P. C. (1988). Alkaloids of Strychnos nux-vomica flower, Planta Medica, No. 4, Datta, B., Dawn,D., Poddar, S. and Datta, P. C. (1984). Auxins on diosgenin and xylogenesis in cultured Dioscorea floribunda Mart & G. Indian drugs, 21(7), Datta Bratati and Datta P.C. (1983). Diosgenin content in tuber branches of Dioscorea floribunda, Science and Culture, 106, 49 b) Book chapters : 1. De Bratati and Banerjee Archana. (2010) Antioxidant activity of the phytochemicals, In Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products (Vol. 4: Antioxidants & Nutraceuticals. Eds. V. K. Gupta and A.K. Verma), published by M/S. Studium Press LLC, USA, (ISBN : ) 2. Mukhopadhyay Ananya and De Bratati. (2010) Free radical scavenging and DNA damage preventing properties of Amaranthus tricolor L. In Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products (Vol. 4: Antioxidants & Nutraceuticals. Eds. V. K. Gupta and A.K. Verma), published by M/S. Studium Press LLC, USA (ISBN : ) 3. Dasgupta Nabasree and De Bratati. (2007) Antioxidant activity of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (neem) Leaf. In V.K. Singh, J.N. Govil and C. Arunachalam (ed.) "Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants", Volume 17, , Phytochemistry and Pharmacology III, STUDIUM PRESS LLC, Houston, Texas. Membership of Learned Societies: 1. Fellow, The Linnean Society of London 2. Member, Royal Society of Chemistry 3. Member, Metabolomics Society 4. Fellow, Indian Association of Biological Sciences 5. Life Member, Indian Science News Association 6. Life member, Indian Science Congress Association 5

6 Awards : i. Awarded 2008 Endeavour Executive Award by Australian Government. ii. iii. iv. Selected as visiting faculty for short term Assignment (28 days) and visited Yangon University, Myanmar for conducting seminars / lectures / training to Ph.D. scholars under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Union of Myanmar and Educational Consultants India Limited in Awarded State Scholarship by the Government of West Bengal for higher studies in U.K. ( ). Awarded Silver Medal by University of Calcutta for 2nd position in M.Sc. v. Ranked 1st Class 3rd in B.Sc. vi. vii. Awarded National Scholarship for B.Sc. result Awarded Merit Certificate and Prize for Higher Secondary result 6

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA Re: Updating University Website ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV Full name of the faculty member: Indu Bhusan Chatterjee Designation: Professor and Joint Coordinator,