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University of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2012-02-01 to present | Research Assistant (Post Doctoral Fellow)
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Ajit Kumar

Education and qualifications (1)

National Chemical Laboratory CSIR: Pune, Maharashtra, IN

2002-01-01 to 2007-12-31 | Ph.D. (Biochemical Sciences)
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Ajit Kumar

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South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2018-08-01 to present | Nat Pro Sci (SACNASP)
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Ajit Kumar

Works (31)

Metabolic Biodegradation Pathway of Fluoranthene by Indigenous Trichoderma lixii and Talaromyces pinophilus spp.

Catalysts
2023-04-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Samson O. Egbewale; Ajit Kumar; Mduduzi P. Mokoena; Ademola O. Olaniran
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An observational study of pro- and anti-angiogenic factors in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in women of African ancestry

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2022-10-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Nerolen Soobryan; Ajit Kumar; Jagidesa Moodley; Irene Mackraj
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Acquired HIV-1 Protease Conformational Flexibility Associated with Lopinavir Failure May Shape the Outcome of Darunavir Therapy after Antiretroviral Therapy Switch

Biomolecules
2021-03-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Simeon Eche; Ajit Kumar; Nelson Sonela; Michelle L. Gordon
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Fructosyltransferase and inulinase production by indigenous coprophilous fungi for the biocatalytic conversion of sucrose and inulin into oligosaccharides

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
2020 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Genome sequence and metabolic analysis revealed the catabolic pathways for the degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane and other related Xenobiotics in Ancylobacter aquaticus strain UV5

Gene Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ajit Kumar; Balakrishna Pillay; Ademola O. Olaniran
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Cloning, overexpression, purification, characterization and structural modelling of a metabolically active Fe2+ dependent 2,6-dichloro-p-hydroquinone 1,2-dioxygenase (CpsA) from Bacillus cereus strain AOA-CPS_1

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0141-8130
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Ajit Kumar

Fructooligosaccharides synthesized by fructosyltransferase from an indigenous coprophilous Aspergillus niger strain XOBP48 exhibits antioxidant activity

Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2212-6198
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Ajit Kumar

Purification and biochemical characterization of an extracellular fructosyltransferase enzyme from Aspergillus niger sp. XOBP48: implication in fructooligosaccharide production

3 Biotech
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2190-572X
Part of ISSN: 2190-5738
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Ajit Kumar

Role of tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone reductase in phenylalanine hydroxylation system and pentachlorophenol degradation in Bacillus cereus AOA-CPS1

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0141-8130
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Ajit Kumar

Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase is an analogue of homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase in Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain UFB2

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059226001

Contributors: Setlhare, B.; Kumar, A.; Mokoena, M.P.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Rhizofiltration system consisting of Phragmites australis and Kyllinga nemoralis: Evaluation of efficient removal of metals and pathogenic microorganisms

Desalination and Water Treatment
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074414751

Contributors: Odinga, C.A.; Kumar, A.; Mthembu, M.S.; Bux, F.; Swalaha, F.M.
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Phenol Hydroxylase from Pseudomonas sp. KZNSA: Purification, Characterization and Prediction of Three-Dimensional Structure

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2019-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0141-8130
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Ajit Kumar

Chloroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase from Ancylobacter aquaticus UV5: Cloning, expression, characterization and molecular modeling

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2018-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0141-8130
Contributors: Ajit Kumar; Faez Iqbal Khan; Ademola O. Olaniran
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Aerobic degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and other chlorophenols by Pseudomonas strains indigenous to contaminated soil in South Africa: Growth kinetics and degradation pathway

Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014939446

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Purification and Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis of A Xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus DSM 5826 and its Thermostability Under Denaturation Conditions

Atlas Journal of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2017 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Signal peptide prediction suggests Mycobacterium tuberculosis curli pilin subunit secretion via the Sec pathway may hinder MTP overexpression in Escherichia coli

The All Results Journals: Biol
2017 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Treatment additives reduced arsenic and cadmium bioavailability and increased 1,2-dichloroethane biodegradation and microbial enzyme activities in co-contaminated soil

Journal of Soils and Sediments
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014109411

Contributors: Olaniran, A.O.; Balgobind, A.; Kumar, A.; Pillay, B.
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Ajit Kumar via Scopus - Elsevier

Ensifer meliloti overexpressing Escherichia coli phytase gene (AppA) improves phosphorus (P) acquisition in maize plants

The Science of Nature
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85007002943

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L-2-Haloacid dehalogenase from Ancylobacter aquaticus UV5: Sequence determination and structure prediction

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84949256355

Contributors: Kumar, A.; Pillay, B.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Microbial degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: Insight into the enzymes and catabolic genes involved, their regulation and biotechnological implications

Critical Reviews in Microbiology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84959296617

Contributors: Kumar, A.; Trefault, N.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Enzyme activity and gene expression profiles of Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 during aerobic biodegradation of 1,2-dichloroethane

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84933676651

Contributors: Kumar, A.; Pillay, B.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Purification and Characterization of an Endoinulinase from Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli KM 24 Mutant

Food Technology and Biotechnology
2015 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1330-9862
Contributors: Kameshnee Naidoo; Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology; Faculty of Applied Sciences; Durban University of Technology; Box 1339; Durban-4001; South Africa; Ajit Kumar; Vikas Sharma; Kugen Permaul et al.
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Cloning, expression, purification and three-dimensional structure prediction of haloalkane dehalogenase from a recently isolated Ancylobacter aquaticus strain UV5

Protein Expression and Purification
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84897514702

Contributors: Kumar, A.; Pillay, B.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Ajit Kumar via Scopus - Elsevier

Two structurally different dienelactone hydrolases (TfdEI and TfdEII) from Cupriavidus necator JMP134 plasmid pJP4 catalyse cis- And trans-dienelactones with similar efficiency

PLoS ONE
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904633890

Contributors: Kumar, A.; Pillay, B.; Olaniran, A.O.
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Biochemical characterization of a novel aspartic protease from Plutella xylostella, diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) midgut: inactivation by an aspartic protease inhibitor

Int. J. Innov. Biol. Res
2012 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Prediction of a novel putative restriction endonuclease (CspBNC1P) from Chelativorans sp. BNC1

Journal of Preliminary Research
2012 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Purification and biochemical characterization of a xylanase purified from a crude enzyme extract for the determination of active site residues

African Journal of Biochemistry Research
2011 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

The inhibition of molting fluid enzymes of Pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) by an aspartic protease inhibitor: Its effects on insect development

Entomological Research
2010 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

A novel bifunctional peptidic aspartic protease inhibitor inhibits chitinase A from Serratia marcescens: Kinetic analysis of inhibition and binding affinity

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
2010-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0304-4165
Contributors: Ajit Kumar; Mala Rao
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Interaction of chaperone alpha-crystallin with unfolded state of alpha -amylase: Implications for reconstitution of the active enzyme

International journal of biological macromolecules
2009 | Journal article
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Ajit Kumar

Biochemical characterization of a low molecular weight aspartic protease inhibitor from thermo-tolerant Bacillus licheniformis: Kinetic interactions with Pepsin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
2006 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0304-4165
Contributors: Ajit Kumar; Mala Rao
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Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

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Review activity for International journal of biological macromolecules. (2)