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 Academic Identity

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Rabindra Kumar Behera

Associate Professor

Chemistry

 (+91) 661 246 2980

 beherarabi[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

24

Publications       

4

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects

9

Doctoral Students

1

Continuing Education

12

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Prof. Rabindra Kumar Behera

Associate Professor

Chemistry

Joined in Feb 2014

 Room Number: MC-315

 Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D.
    Bio-inorganic Chemistry
    TIFR, Mumbai
  2. M.Sc
    Chemistry
    Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

 Experience

Teaching Experience
  • Chemistry,  NIT Rourkela,  26 Feb 2014 - 10 Dec 2021
  • Chemistry,  ILS Bhubaneswar,  31 Oct 2013 - 25 Feb 2014
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Bio-inorganic Chemistry,  University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA,  01 Oct 2012 - 30 Sep 2013
  • Bio-inorganic Chemistry,  Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, California, USA,  21 Jan 2010 - 30 Sep 2012
Laboratory Development
  • Chemical Biology/Bio-inorganic Lab,  NIT Rourkela,  AKTA Prime Protein Purifier, EG&G PAR Potentiostat, Hansatech Oxymeter, Biorad Electrophoresis System, Synergy Hybrid Biotek Plate Reader, Shimadzu Spectrometer

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Inorganic Chemistry
Areas of Interest
Bio-inorganic Chemistry - Ferritin nanocage and its application in health and technology, Role of Heme in Bacterioferritin, Electron transfer in protein. , Nutrition - Development of Iron and Zinc Supplement , Protein Chemistry - Self-assembly of ferritin protein , Enzymology - Understanding structure-function activity

 Projects

Formation and dissolution of iron mineral Ferritin protein nanocage: Impact of oxoanions and intrinsic electron relay stations.

 SERB

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Running

Sponsored

Unravelling the role of heme in bacterioferritin

 SERB

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Exploiting the potential usage of ferritin cage as nanosink nanoreactor and nanocarrier for biomedical application

 DBT

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Completed

Sponsored

Engg. Of the Ferritin Nanocage with Relevance to health & Disease

 DST-inspire

 Principal Investigator

 60 months

 Completed

Sponsored

 Continuing Education

A five-day workshop on: Bio-chemical and Bio-physical Characterization of Proteins

 Chemistry

 Coordinator

 19 Oct 2022 - 23 Oct 2022

 Brochure

Workshop

 Publications

16

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Total Publications: 24
A. Parida, A. Mohanty, R. K. Raut, I. Padhy, and R. K. Behera, "Modification of 4-Fold and B-Pores in Bacterioferritin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Reveals Their Role in Fe2+ Entry and Oxidoreductase Activity", Inorganic Chemistry, ACS, December 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03156 Article
A. Mohanty, A. Parida, R. K. Raut, and R. K. Behera, "Ferritin: A Promising Nanoreactor & Nanocarrier for Bio-nanotechnology.", ACS Bio & Med Chem Au, vol.2, no.3, pp.258-281, ACS 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.2c00003 Article
A. Mohanty, A. Parida, B. Subhadarshanee, N. Behera, T. Subudhi, P. K. Koochana, and R. K. Behera, "Alteration of Coaxial Heme Ligands Reveals the Role of Heme in Bacterioferritin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis", Inorganic Chemistry, ACS 2021, 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01554 Article
P. K. Koochana, A. Mohanty, A. Parida, N. Behera, P. M. Behera, A. Dixit, and R. K. Behera, "Flavin-mediated reductive iron mobilization from frog M and Mycobacterial ferritins: impact of their size, charge and reactivities with NADH/O2", Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, vol.26, no.2-3, pp.265-281, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s00775-021-01850-2. Article
A. Mohanty, M. K, S. Jena, and R. K. Behera, "Kinetics of Ferritin Self-Assembly by Laser Light Scattering: Impact of Subunit Concentration, pH, and Ionic Strength", Biomacromolecules, vol.22, no.4, pp.1389–1398, ACS 2021, 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01562. Article

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A. Parida, A. Mohanty, B. T. Kansara, and R. K. Behera, "Impact of phosphate on iron mineralization and mobilization in Nonheme Bacterioferritin B from Mycobacterium tuberculosis", Inorganic Chemistry, vol.59, no.1, pp.629-641, American Chemical Society, January 2020, 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02894 Article
A. Mohanty, B. Subhadarshanee, P. Barman, C. Mahapatra, B. Aishwarya, and R. K. Behera, "Iron mineralizing bacterioferritin a from mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits unique catalase-Dps-like dual activities", Inorganic Chemistry, vol.58, no.8, pp.4741-4752, American Chemical Society 2019, 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02758 Article
P. K. Koochana, A. Mohanty, B. Subhadarshanee, S. Satpati, R. Naskar, A. Dixit, and R. K. Behera, "Phenothiazines and phenoxazines: as electron transfer mediators for ferritin iron release.", Dalton Transactions, vol.48, no.10, pp.3314-3326, Royal Society of Chemistry 2019, 10.1039/c8dt04383c Article
P. K. Koochana, A. Mohanty, S. Das, B. Subhadarshanee, S. Satpati, . Anshumandixitc, S. C. Sabat, and R. K. Behera, "Releasing iron from ferritin protein nanocage by reductive method: the role of electron transfer mediator", Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, vol.1862, no.5, pp.1190-1198, Elsevier, May 2018, 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.02.011 Article
B. Subhadarshanee, A. Mohanty, M. K. Jagdev, D. Vasudevan, and R. K. Behera, "Surface charge dependent separation of modified and hybrid ferritin in native PAGE: Impact of lysine 104", Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, vol.1865, no.10, pp.1267-1273, Elsevier, October 2017, 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.07.012 Article
R. K. Behera, T. Tosha, and E. Theil, "Solving biology’s iron chemistry problem with ferritin protein nanocages", Accounts of Chemical Research, vol.49, no.5, pp.784-791, ACS Publications, May 2016, 10.1021/ar500469e Article
R. K. Behera, R. Torres, T. Tosha, J. Bradley, C. Goulding, and E. Theil, "Fe2+ substrate transport through ferritin protein cage ion channels influences enzyme activity and biomineralization", JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, vol.20, no.6, pp.957-969, Springer, September 2015, 10.1007/s00775-015-1279-x Article
R. K. Behera and E. Theil, "Moving Fe2+ from ferritin ion channels to catalytic OH centers depends on conserved protein cage carboxylates", PNAS, vol.111, no.22, pp.7925-30, June 2014, 10.1073/pnas.1318417111 Article
Y. Kwak, J. Schwartz, S. Haldar, R. K. Behera, T. Tosha, E. Theil, and E. Solomon, "Spectroscopic studies of single and double variants of M ferritin: lack of conversion of a biferrous substrate site into a cofactor site for O2 activation", Biochemistry, vol.53, no.3, pp.473-482, ACS Publication, January 2014, 10.1021/bi4013726 Article
C. Dehner, N. M. Soto, R. K. Behera, J. Shrout, E. Theil, P. Maurice, and J. Dubois, "Ferritin and ferrihydrite nanoparticles as iron sources for Pseudomonas aeruginosa", JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, vol.18, no.3, pp.371-381, Springer, March 2013, 10.1007/s00775-013-0981-9 Article
E. Theil, R. K. Behera, and . Takehikotosha, "Ferritins for chemistry and for life", Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol.257, no.2, pp.579-586, Elsevier, January 2013, 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.05.013 Article
E. C. Theil and R. K. Behera, "The Chemistry of Nature's Iron Biominerals in Ferritin Protein Nanocages", Coordination Chemistry in Protein Cages: Principles, Design, and Applications, ch.1, pp.1-24, John Wiley and Sons 2013, 10.1002/9781118571811.ch1 Inbook
E. C. Theil and R. K. Behera, "The chemistry of nature's iron biominerals in ferritin protein nanocages", Coordination Chemistry in Protein Cages: Principles, Design, and Applications, ch.1, pp.1-24, John Wiley and Sons 2013, 10.1002/9781118571811.ch1 Inbook
R. K. Behera, H. Nakajima, J. Rajbongshi, Y. Watanabe, and S. Mazumdar, "Thermodynamic effects of the alteration of the axial ligand on the unfolding of thermostable cytochrome c", Biochemistry, vol.52, no.8, pp.1373-1384, American Chemical Society 2013, 10.1021/bi300982v Article
T. Tosha, R. K. Behera, Ho. L. Ng, O. Bhattasali, Tom. Alber, and E. C. Theil, "Ferritin protein nanocage ion channels: gating by N-terminal extensions", J Biol Chem, vol.287, no.16, pp.13016-25, April 2012, 10.1074/jbc.M111.332734 Article
T. Tosha, R. K. Behera, and E. Theil, "Ferritin ion channel disorder inhibits Fe(II)/O2 reactivity at distant sites", Inorganic Chemistry, vol.51, no.21, pp.11406-11411, American Chemical Society 2012, 10.1021/ic3010135 Article
R. K. Behera, S. Goyal, and S. Mazumdar, "Modification of the heme active site to increase the peroxidase activity of thermophilic cytochrome P450: A rational approach", Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol.104, no.11, pp.1185-1194, Elsevier, November 2010, 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2010.07.008 Article
R. K. Behera and S. Mazumdar, "Thermodynamic basis of the thermostability of CYP175A1 from Thermus thermophilus", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol.46, no.4, pp.412-418, Elsevier 2010, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.01.014 Article
R. K. Behera and . Shyamalavamazumdar, "Roles of two surface residues near the access channel in the substrate recognition by cytochrome P450cam", Biophysical Chemistry, vol.135, no.1-3, pp.1-6, Elsevier, March 2008, 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.02.016 Article

 Courses Taught

  • CY101 : Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY1101 : Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY232 : Chemical Kinetics {Theory}
  • CY3201 : Chemistry of Elements {Theory}
  • CY5201 : Bioinorganic Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY5204 : Analytical Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY521 : Bio-Inorganic Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY611 : Advanced Analytical chemistry {Theory}
  • CY624 : Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry {Theory}
  • CY1170 : Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY170 : Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY273 : Chemical Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY3703 : Chemical Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CY477 : Product Development Laboratory - I {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [9]
Facilitating Iron Acquisition from Ferritin Protein Nanocage by Reductive Pathway: Role of Electron Transfer Mediators and Chelators

 Prashanth Kumar Koochana

Enrolled: Jul 2015

 Graduated : Dec 2019

 Supervisor

Unravelling the Role of Heme in Bacterioferritin and Regulating Ferritin Self-Assembly: Implication towards Health and Diseases

 Abhinav Mohanty

Enrolled: Jan 2016

 Graduated : Mar 2022

 Supervisor

Iron Mineralization in Mycobacterial Ferritins: Impact of Protein Cage, Pores, and Phosphate

 Akankshika Parida

Enrolled: Sep 2017

 Graduated : Nov 2022

 Supervisor

Bioinorganic Chemistry

 Narmada Behera

Enrolled: Aug 2018

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bio-inorganic Chemistry

 Rohit Kumar Raut

Enrolled: Jul 2019

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bio-inorganic Chemistry/Ferritin Self-assembly

 Swagatika Mallik

Enrolled: Sep 2020

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Bio-inorganic Chemistry

 Tanaya Subudhi

Enrolled: Jan 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Electrochemical Investigation of Ferritin

 Satyabrat Behera

Enrolled: Sep 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Electron Transfer in Proteins

 Gargee Bhattacharyya

Enrolled: Mar 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Bio-inorganic Chemistry and Ferritin Self-assembly

 Alok Ranjan Dhungia

 Continuing

 Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Santanu Mondal (413CY2012), "Effect of Chelator Size & Charge on Iron(II) Release from Ferritin Nano cage" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Rajat Naskar (414CY2010), "Reductive Iron Release from Ferritin Nanocage Using FMN as Electron Mediators" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Suman Das (414CY2003), "Facilitating Fe(II) release from Ferritin using reductive pathway: The role of mediators" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2015-16 Spring
  • Sunita Dhaka (415CY2032), "Effect of Mediator Size on Release of Iron from Bacterioferritin B" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Sourav Ranjan Pradhan (416CY2047), "Exploiting Ferritin encapsulated Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles towards the Photocatalytic Degradation of p-Nitrophenol" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2017-18 Spring
  • Megha Agarwal (417CY2030), "Synthesis, Characterization & Photocatalytic Applications of Iron Oxide Mineral Cores of Ferritin Protein Nanocage" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • Subrat Kumar Naik (417CY2045), "Quinones Mediated Reductive Mobilization of Iron from Ferritin" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • Manoj Kumar (419CY2049), "Quantitative Detection of Thiol Compounds: Review and Experimental Work" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Roshith P (419CY2052), "Detection and Estimation of Thiol Compounds: Review and Experimental Analysis" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Bibhu Prasada Jayasingh (420CY2030), "INVESTIGATION OF PROTEIN POLYMER INTERACTION BY NATIVE PAGE AT DIFFERENT pH" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Bijaylaxmi Behera (421CY2038), "Understanding the Gel Shifting Phenomenon" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Saikat Kumar Pandit (421CY2053), "Understanding Structure and Reactivity of Meta-Vanadate Doped Ferrihydrite Mineral" - M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
UG Dissertation
  • Pradeep Kumar Rathore (410CY5097), "Finding thermal and conformational stability of iron storage nanocage protein ,ferritin by circular dichroism." - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2014-15 Spring
  • Nihar Ranjan Prusty (412CY5054), "Increasing Heme Content in Bacterioferritin (Bfr) by varying Overexpression Conditions" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2016-17 Spring
  • Jayanta Kumar Murmu (412CY5051), "Study of iron mineralization and release process in bacterioferritin" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2017 Summer
  • Milkuri Vinay Kumar (413CY5074), "EFFECT OF OXYGEN SCAVENGERS ON REDUCTIVE MOBILIZATION OF IRON FROM FERRITIN" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2018 Summer
  • Ipsita Padhy (414CY5065), "Optimisation of over-expression, purification, and self-assembly of Salmonella typhimurium Bacterioferritin A" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2018-19 Spring
  • B Aishwarya (415CY5001), "Investigating the Physio-Chemical properties of Ferrihydrite mineral:Impact of phospahte doping" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2019-20 Spring
  • Pallavi Barman (415CY5002), "Investigating the Kinetics of Bacterial Growth: Impact of Iron Oxide Minerals" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2019-20 Spring
  • Vedantham Phalgun (417CY5048), "Electrochemical enzymatic activity of GOX at different pH conditions" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Debayan Mandal (418CY5004), "Estimation of Iron in Staple Foods: A Spectrophotometrical Approach" - Integrated M.Sc.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring

 Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours
  • Young Scientist Award from Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI).,    2023
  • Prof. R.C. Tripathy Young Scientist Award by Orissa Chemical Society.,    2017
  • DST-Inspire Faculty Award, Govt. of India.,    2013
  • 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Fellowship, Govt. of Japan.,    2006
  • National Scholarship, Govt. of India.,    2002
  • Best Chemistry Graduate, Bhadrak College Bhadrak, Orissa, India.,    2002
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI),    2021
  • Indian Society of Nanomedicine,    2018
  • Orissa Chemical Society,    2013
  • American Chemical Society,    2010
  • Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry,    2009