Dr Ashis Kumar Samanta

Principal Scientist
Animal Nutrition Division
National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology
India

Scientist Nutrition
Biography

Ashis Kumar Samanta is currently working as Scientist in Animal Nutrition Division of National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India. Ashis Kumar Samanta research focuses on Nutraceuticals and gut microflora.

Research Intrest

Nutraceuticals, gut microflora

List of Publications
Samanta, A.K., Singh, K.K., Das, M.M., Maity, S.B. and Kundu, S.S., 2003. Effect of complete feed block on nutrient utilization and rumen fermentation in Barbari goats. Small Ruminant Research 48: 95 - 102.
Samanta, A.K., Singh, K.K., Pailan, G.H., Das, M.M., Verma, N.C. and Rai, Sonu. 2005. Influence of roughage source on rumen metabolites and microbial population with special reference to anaerobic fungus in cattle. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology. 5: 179 - 194.
Samanta, A.K., Singh, K.K., Das, M.M. and Pailan, G.H. 2008. Effect of direct fed anaerobic fungal culture on rumen fermentation, nutrient utilization and live weight gain in crossbred heifers. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 78:1134 - 1137
Samanta, A.K., Senani, S., Kolte, A.P., Sridhar, Manpal and Jayapal, Natasha. 2011. A simple and efficient diffusion technique for assay of endo ?-1,4-xylanase. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 42(4):1349-1353.
Samanta, A.K., Torok, Valeria A., Percy, Nijel J., Abimosleh, Suzane, M. and Howarth, Gordon, S. 2012. Microbial fingerprinting detects unique bacterial communities in the faecal microbiota of rats with experimentally-induced colitis. The Journal of Microbiology. 50: 218 - 225.
Samanta, A.K., Senani, S., Kolte, A.P., Sridhar, Manpal, Sampath KT, Jayapal, Natasha, Anusuya devi 2012. Production and in vitro evaluation of xylooligosaccharides generated from corn cobs. Food and Bioproducts Processing 90:466-474.
Samanta AK, Jayapal Natasha, Kolte AP, Senani S, Sridhar Manpal, Suresh KP and Sampath KT. 2012. Enzymatic production of xylooligosaccharides from alkali solubilized xylan of natural grass (Sehima nervosum). Bioresource Technology. 112: 199-205.
Jayapal Natasha, AK Samanta, Atul P.Kolte, S. Senani, Manpal Sridhar, K.P. Suresh and KT Sampath. 2013. Value addition to sugarcane bagasse: xylan extraction and its process optimization for xylooligosaccharides production. Industrial crops and Products. 42:14-24.
Samanta AK, Jayapal Natasha, Kolte A.P., Senani S, Sridhar Manpal, Mishra, Sukriti, Prasad, C.S. and Suresh K. P. 2013. Application of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) stalks as raw material for xylooligosaccharides production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 169:2392-2404.
Samanta AK, Jayapal Natasha, Kolte AP, Senani S, Sridhar Manpal, Dhali, A. Suresh, K.P., C. Jayaram and C.S. Prasad. 2014. Process for enzymatic production of xylooligosaccharides from the xylan of corn cobs. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.12282.