Preeti Chanalia
Kurukshetra University, India
Biography
Preeti Chanalia has acquainted herself with biochemical, microbiological and microscopic techniques. She is well versed with protein isolation and purification. She has purified and characterized PIP from L. plantarum and extended her studies to explore applications of PIP (alone and in combination with other enzymes) in meat tenderization and collagen degradation. Her work determined that purified PIP as well membrane bound PIP was very effective in collgen degradation and meat tenderization. Her work indicates the possibility of formation of monostrains into multi-strain probiotics with improved efficiency. She had made a significant contribution to the project and worked as self-motivated researcher to learn and do new things. This study is very useful for food and pharmaceutical industry.