Information about Researcher Konda Reddy Kunduru
Researcher: Konda Reddy Kunduru
Information
| Role | Researcher |
|---|---|
| First name | Konda Reddy |
| Last name | Kunduru |
| Country | India |
| Academic title | Dr |
| Organisation | Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
| Thematic area/field | ST – Physical Sciences and Engineering / ST4 Chemistry |
| Key words | Antimicrobial polymers, Biodegradable polymers, Polymeric sensors, Chemo-enzymatic synthesis, Food Chemistry |
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| Short summary of activities and expertise | My thesis is on lipoconjugation of natural phenolics to prepare lipophilic antioxidant for their application in lipid-based food formulation. Three types of phenolics were chosen for lipophilic modification, (a) Phenolic acids (b) Non-pungent capsaicinoids i.e., capsiates and capsiconiates (c) Curcumin. I have prepared phenolic lipids of different chain lengths of fatty acid chemo-enzymatically, and evaluated their antioxidant activities in different mediums such as food matrix (vegetable oil as a medium) and food emulsions (oil in water) and antimicrobial activities. During my doctoral period, I have involved in other projects related to analytical chemistry such as data interpretation of fatty acids and their derivatives in fat liquors utilizing GC, GC-MS and HPLC instrumentation. All the projects are industrial-oriented problems and solved successfully. In a collaborative project, I have successfully carried out the isolation of gamma-linolenic acid from a fungal source by urea crystallization technique to obtain a pure gamma linolenic acid for dietary supplementation and pharmaceutical applications. In another collaborative project, I have successfully isolated glycolipids from microbial source and carried out analysis to use it as laundry detergent additive. Apart from my PhD work, I have gained experience in the polymer and medicinal chemistry during my postdoctoral stay at different universities. During this period of postdoctoral training I worked on various projects including isolation of agarose from Gracelaria sp. algae using different polycations to get the quality agarose. Synthesis of vinyl monomers, polymers, and hydrogels for the detection of high-energy materials in trace level. Biodegradable polyhydroxyurethanes from renewable diamines and bis-carbonates. preparation of polystyrene porous particles for chromatographic applications. Antiviral disinfectant for coronavirus funded by EIT-Helath. |
| Relevant publications and/or research/innovation products | Recent advances for improving functionality, biocompatibility and longevity of implantable medical devices and deliverable drug delivery systems, Adavanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2010929, Polymer with pendant diazo-coupling functionality for colorimetric detection of nitrates, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 251, 21-26. Polymeric sensors containing Pdimethylaminocinnamaldehyde: Colorimetric detection of urea nitrate, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 238, 387-391. Poly (lactic acid) based hydrogels, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2016, 107, 192-205. Castor oil-based biodegradable polyesters, Biomacromolecules, 2015, 16, 2572-2587 Synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant and antifungal activities of novel ricinoleate-based lipoconjugates of phenolic acids, Food Chemistry, 2012, 134, 2201-2207. [IF-7.514] Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of capsiate analogues in polar, nonpolar, and micellar media. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2011, 59, 564-569. [IF-5.279] Chemo-enzymatic synthesis and evaluation of novel structured phenolic lipids as potential lipophilic antioxidants. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 2010, 112, 600-608. [IF-2.679] Controlled iodine release from polyurethane sponges for water decontamination, Journal of Controlled Release, 2013, 172, 634-640. Studies on biosurfactants from Pseudozyma sp. NII 08165 and their potential application as laundry detergent additives, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2013, 78, 85-92. Enzymatic preparation and characterization of trans free fat from palm stearin and natural vegetable oils. Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 2012, 44, 79-85. Enrichment of γlinolenic acid in the lipid extracted from Mucor zychae MTCC 5420. Food Research International, 2009, 42, 449–453. Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of lipophilic ferulates and their evaluation for antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 2008, 110, 1175-1182. |
| Other relevant achievements | >> Antimicrobial Materials for Biomedical Applications, Eds: Abraham J. Domb, Konda Reddy Kunduru and Shady Farah, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Biomaterials Science Series No. 5, August 2019. (DOI: 10.1039/9781788012638)--Book Published • S. D. Thirumal Rao Award-2021 by Oil Technologists’ Association of India (OTAI), India. • Dr. O. P. Narula Technology Award-2018 by OTAI-SZ for the project report on “Functional Coatings from Vegetable Oils” • UGC-Dr. D. S. Kothari Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India. |
| Preferred Host Institution type | Public, Academic, Research centre |
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Contact | |
| kkondareddy@gmail.com | |
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| Website | https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=obpbXSQAAAAJ&hl=en |
