Arabinda Mahanty

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute

A short term histological study was conducted to determine the impacts of technical grade synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, cypermethrin and carbamate pesticide, carbofuran on different phases of ovarian maturation of freshwater indigenous carp, Labeo rohita. Adult females of L. rohita were exposed to sublethal doses of carbofuran (0.06, 0.15 mg/L)...

Fish disease is a major stumbling block towards sustainable growth of the fisheries sector. Aeromonas hydrophila, which is a major infectious aquatic pathogen is reportedly the causative agent of ulcers, fin-rot, tail-rot, hemorrhagic septicemia in fish, and has reportedly developed resistance against many of the available antibiotics. In this cont...

Fish is an important dietary component and is one of the cheapest sources of quality animal proteins. It is also a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Consumer demands for fish have increased in recent years and simultaneously the cases of food adulteration and other intervention of opportunistic elements in the fishe...

Synthesis of nanoparticles is central to research and applications in nanotechnology. Silver nanoparticle is one of the most commercially successful nanoparticles due to their wide applicability in various areas such as electronics, catalysis, energy and medicine etc. Although, variety of physicaland chemical based Synthetic methods of silver nanop...

Lipids are important structural components of cell membranes and have profound effect on membrane fluidity. Lipid profiling and lipidomics have captured increased attention due to the well-recognized roles of lipids in numerous human diseases. Investigating lipid profiles not only provides insights into the specific roles of lipid molecular species...

Due to polygenic nature of grain protein and essential amino acids, a high throughput methodology is required for identification of desired segregants and improvement of rice simultaneously for protein quality and quantity in a cost-effective way. Data from chemical analysis of samples of 150 rice genotypes with a substantially wide range were used...

Antibiotics are extensively used to manage human, animal and plant ailments caused by microbial infections. However, rampant use of antibiotics has led to the development of antibiotic resistance, which is a public health concern. The development of antibiotic resistance is significantly influenced by agro-ecosystems. Rice agroecosystem receives hi...

A microcosm experiment was performed to quantify the residues of antibiotics [tetracycline (TC), streptomycin (STR), and streptocycline (STC; a mixture of TC and STR)] in rice soil and to assess their impact on microbial community structure and function using Illumina-MiSeq metagenomic analysis. Antibiotics were applied at half the recommended dose...

Scirpophaga incertulas Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, yellow stem borer, YSB) is a monophagous insect pest that causes significant yield loss in rice (Oryza staiva L.). Semiochemical based pest management is being sought as an alternate to chemical pesticides to reduce pesticide footprints. We hypothesized differential release of volatiles from ho...

Rice (Oryza sativa) being among the most important food crops in the world is also susceptible to various bacterial and fungal diseases that are the major stumbling blocks in the way of increased production and productivity. The bacterial leaf blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and the sheath blight disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani...

Aquaculture is among the quickest-growing food production sectors which enormously contribute to food and nutritional security. The demand for fish is going to double by the year 2050. Thus, the fish production needs to increase on a huge scale. However, there are numerous challenges such as climate change, emergence of new pathogenic strains, alte...

Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn (AG 1-IA) is one of the most devastating pathogens of rice causing sheath blight disease and being a prime reason for the unsatisfactory productivity of rice in India. The goal of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized using an agriculturally important bacterium, Pseudom...

"From Waste to Wealth" - Recycling, Waste Management and Resource Conservation for Environmental Management and a Better Tomorrow

Unlabelled: The commercial significance of accurate and simple quantification of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) cannot be overstated. Present study was carried out to standardize a method for extraction and accurate quantitation of 2-AP from rice grain using GC-MS/MS equipped with HS-SPME auto sampler. The effect of sample quantity, addition of solve...

Sustainable development and economic growth require minimization of ecological footprint by modifying the manner in which goods and resources are produced and consumed in a responsible manner. Agriculture is the largest user of natural resources like water and land. At the same time it also produces huge amount of wastes. The efficient management o...

Water is a primary natural source, a basic human need and a precious asset. Water is one of the most abundant compounds on earth and groundwater contributes about 95% of the freshwater on earth making it fundamental to human life and economic development. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report says as many as two billion people depend dir...

Aquaculture is among the most important food production sectors and plays an extremely important role in ensuring food and nutritional security across the globe. However, climate change and resulting global warming is posing challenges for the aquaculture sector. Fish growth, reproductive capability, resistance to diseases and health in general wou...

Brewer’s spent yeast (BSY) is among the most voluminous by-products generated in brewery industry that adds to the waste; however, smart utilization of BSY could lead to edible biomass production besides waste management. To utilize it for biomass production, it is being used in fish feeds; however, its effect on the fish physiology has been scanti...

This study investigated the proximate composition and fatty acid profiles of Tenualosa sp. (Tenualosa ilisha, Tenualosa keli) at three leading capture points on the east coast of India i.e., Chilika, Chandravaga, and Chandipur. The Tenualosa sp. contained 89.03, 7.52, 1.66, and 1.04% of moisture, protein, fat, and ash respectively. Out of 33 detect...

Rice ( Oryza sativa ) being among the most important food crops in the world is also susceptible to various bacterial and fungal diseases that are the major stumbling blocks in the way of increased production and productivity. The bacterial leaf blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and the sheath blight disease caused by Rhizoctonia solan...

In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of Bacillus strains for plant growth promotional activities under in vitro and in vivo conditions. The results indicated that Bacillus megaterium BS11 was superior in enhancing the plant growth and yield of rice plants compared to other Bacillus strains. Currently, there is no information available on the mo...

SagS sensor regulator plays a vital role in biofilm development of Pseudomonas aeruginosa which subsequently makes the cells more tolerant to various antimicrobials. The multidrug resistance (MDR) issue has risen substantially in recent years and is considered a global threat. Therefore, alternative compounds should be unearthed immediately to addr...

The trehalase enzyme of Rhizoctonia solani is the target site for validamycin, a common fungicide used for controlling the sheath blight disease of rice. However, rampant use of validamycin has resulted in emergence of fungicide resistance necessitating the search for newer fungicide molecules. Thus, molecular docking analysis was carried out to sc...

Arsenic is a major toxic environmental contaminant and a human carcinogen. Prolonged intake of arsenic contaminated water and food leads to chronic arsenic toxicity (Arsenicosis) and it is a major public health problem in many parts of the world including the Indian subcontinent. Arsenicosis is a multisystem disorder, and is associated with cutaneo...

Arsenic-contaminated food including farmed fish is one of the main routes of human exposure. Fish farmed in contaminated environment accumulates arsenic in different tissues with great variability. Thus, it is utmost important to quantify the risk associated with different farmed fish species in arsenic-contaminated aquaculture systems. In the pres...

Although metabolic acidosis is associated with numerous pathophysiological conditions and its vasorelaxation effects have been well described in different animal and culture models, the molecular mechanisms of acidosis-induced vasorelaxation are not fully understood. Mesenteric artery models have been used extensively to examine the vascular respon...

Brewer’s-spent-yeast (BSY) is among the most voluminous byproducts generated in brewery industry that adds to the waste; however, smart utilization of BSY could lead to edible biomass production besides waste management. To utilize it for biomass production, it is being used in fish feeds; however, its effect on the fish physiology has been scantil...

Sheath blight of rice is a destructive disease that could be calamitous to rice cultivation. The significant objective of this study is to contemplate the proteomic analysis of the high virulent and less virulent isolate of Rhizoctonia solani using a quantitative LC-MS/MS-based proteomic approach to identify the differentially expressed proteins pr...

ppt. Presentation Title: Proteomics in Fisheries and Aquaculture" made as Lead Speaker. Conference: 1st Indian Fisheries Outlook 2022: Priming Indian Fisheries in Attaining SDGs, under Theme III: Biotechnological Interventions for Improving Fisheries Production @CIFRI, Barrackpore, 24 March 2022, Thursday.

The trehalase enzyme of Rhizoctonia solani is the target site for validamycin, a common fungicide used for controlling the sheath blight disease of rice. However, rampant use of validamycin has resulted in emergence of fungicide resistance necessitating the search for newer fungicide molecules. Thus, molecular docking analysis was carried out to sc...

Introduction: Migratory behaviour and homing instinct of fish has remained a fascinating subject. About 2.5% of all the fish species undertake migration. The migratory behaviour is guided by a number of physical and biological factors; physical factors include the angle of sunlight, temperature, water current, environmental changes etc. These physi...

Call for Papers- Frontiers in Marine Science/Marine Biotechnology Research Topic: High Throughput Omics Technologies for Understanding Molecular Stress Response and Devising Mitigation Actions About this Research Topic: The oceans act as the ultimate sinks for a wide range of anthropogenic and natural pollutants, which act as stressors for the orga...

Arsenic is a highly carcinogenic environmental contaminant. Curcumin, the bioactive component of turmeric, exhibits therapeutic efficacy against several chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases. The present study was carried out to investigate the impact of arsenic on eye lens and evaluate the ameliorative potential of curcumin against arsenic...

Aquaculture represents the fastest growing agricultural sector and supports increasing demand for animal proteins and fats. In contemporary times, its prolific growth potential has been challenged by multiple abiotic stressors, including climate change, pollution, water scarcity, etc. Alternatively, increased disease susceptibility, the emergence o...

Big Data refers to the tools, processes and procedures allowing an organization to create, manipulate, and manage very large data sets and storage facilities and aims to assist in capturing, storing, searching, sharing, and analyzing voluminous and heterogeneous data. Current usage of the term big data refers to the use of predictive analytics, use...

The rise in the global population and the growing demand for agricultural products have become a matter of grave concern for the present generation. To address this current challenge, it is vital to provide adequate amounts of nitrogen in a form that is easily accessible to the crop. The roles of the nitrogen-fixing (nif) genes in microorganisms ar...

Tenualosa ilisha (hilsa) is a high value food fish, especially in the South Asian countries owing to its rich oil content, delicious taste and unique flavour. Characterization of the muscle tissue-specific protein abundance is important for many aspects of aquaculture, food safety and authentication, quality etc. In this context, proteome profile o...

Malnutrition is an abnormal physiological condition caused by inadequate, unbalanced or excessive consumption of macronutrients and/or micronutrients. Thus it denotes imbalanced nutrition, which could be either under nutrition or over nutrition. Under nutrition is associated with protein hunger (or chronic protein deficiency, Kwashiorker), calorie...

Sheath blight disease caused by the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani kuhn is one of the most devastating diseases of rice plant. The disease is controlled mostly by management practices and spraying of fungicides like validamycin. However, the development of pesticide resistance in pathogens has become a cause of concern. In addition, the applica...

The pandemic COVID-19 has tremendously affected the food industry particularly, the restaurants and other food vendors (FVs) which serve ready-to-eat foods. These food industries have been badly hit not only because of the lock down, imposed for COVID-19 containment, but also because of the consumer’s concern for food safety. To revive the processe...

The interaction of nutrients, environment, and genome determines the general physiological functioning and health of an organism. The branch of science which aims to understand these interactions is known as “Nutrigenomics.” Aquaculture and fisheries are the fast-growing food production systems and have an important role to play in achieving food a...

COVID-19 has emerged as the most devastating pandemic of the 21st century impacting not only human health but also the socio-economic structure. Worldwide research is being carried out for developing vaccine against the virus and some of them are under trial. Immunity is fundamental to survival against a plethora of pathogens. Against new pathogens...

COVID-19 has emerged as the most devastating pandemic of the 21st century impacting not only human health but also the socio-economic structure. Worldwide research is being carried out for developing vaccines against the virus and some of them are under trial. However, clearing the regulatory guidelines and norms of the drug regulatory authorities,...

Aquatic pollution is one of the most common threats to the ecological health of aquatic ecosystems and its biota. Fish as lower vertebrates are excellent model to study the impact and responses of aquatic pollution. In fish, gill is the main organ indicator of whole animal health as it comes in contact with the surrounding water and absorbs many po...

Formaldehyde (FA), a ubiquitous volatile organic compound present in a wide range of resources, is a hazardous chemical and human carcinogen. Contamination of FA in food, especially perishable commodities like fish and meat, is a major source of exposure, although it is not recommended for use in food and food products owing to its carcinogenicity....

A powerpoint presentation for public reading and awareness.

This powerpoint presentation is uploaded as a 'Teaching material' for UG & PG students and all others interested in Proteomics.

IntroductionFish inhabiting different aquatic habitats adapts to the environment by metabolomic readjustments. Understanding the combined activities of all the metabolic pathways (metabolome) helps in better understanding the complex interactions between gene and environment. Objectives The anadromous migratory Tenualosa ilisha is a high value food...

Fish is a healthy food, rich in quality animal proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids especially the (ω)-3 eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid and micronutrients. In addition, fish are more available and affordable than other sources of animal proteins in tropical countries. Aquaculture, which is one of the fastest growing food production...

Temperature plays an important role on re-productive physiology of vertebrates including mam-mals, fish, and birds. It has varying effects on fishreproduction depending on the species; higher tempera-tures favor the spring-spawning species, while lowertemperatures stimulate reproduction in autumnspawners. To evaluate the impact of high temperatureo...

Omics technology is an umbrella term for modern technologies like genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. These techniques have received increasing recognition because their potential to unravel novel mechanisms in biological science. The successful completion of human genome project was the beginning of revolution in genomics. Prot...

Nutrition and health are related to each other as good nutrition is the cornerstone of a good health. A balanced diet containing all the essential nutrients is necessary to build a good health. Fish in this context, is a healthy food being rich in essential nutrients like quality animal proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) especially the -...

Lens, the key refractive element of the eye is enclosed in a collagenous basement membrane and composed of diverse group of multifunctional proteins and lipids. Ninety percent of the protein within mature lens fibre cells consists of three types of crystallins; alpha (), beta () and gamma (). Most of the lens lipids are associated with proteins....

The use of scientific knowledge and emerging technologies are used to obtain a sustainable production in aquaculture sector. To obtain a sustainable production in aquaculture sector, the application of scientific knowledge and emerging technologies are inevitable. Proteomics-the study of the function of all expressed proteins has been increasingly...

Fighting hunger and malnutrition remains to be a global challenge even at this 21st century. General wellbeing and maintaining a healthy life are also becoming a priority of vast portion of the population given the increasing risks of lifestyle disorders today. On this backdrop, A database like NutriFishIN can act as readily available nutritional g...

River pollution is one of the principal environmental concerns and biomonitoring tools can play an important role in pollution assessment in the riverine environment. Heat shock proteins (Hsps) have been found to be suitable tools for monitoring stress response. In the present study, expression analyses of hsp genes (hsp27, hsp47, hsp60, hsp70, hsc...

Fish is a health food and owing to the health benefits of eating fish, its demand is increasing. Kolkata is one of the largest cities in SouthEastern Asia and much of demand for fish is contributed by sewage fed aquaculture systems of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). These sewage effluents tainted with different elements can influence the elemental...

The prevalence and magnitude of clinical allergy caused by crossreacting proteins and panallergens appears to be increasing and reflects an increase in allergen sensitization. Fish is reported to be one of the most common causes of food allergic reactions. In general, clinically manifested food allergy is regarded as IgE mediated. However, there ar...

The medicinal and therapeutic value of fish is known for centuries and it is harnessed to cure and prevent a number of human diseases. Xenentodon cancila is a small indigenous fish that is used in the folklore medicine for the nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) in growing children. Nocturnal enuresis is a clinical condition in which involuntary urinat...

This project was funded by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a statutory authority under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Fish is a health food and serves as an important source of animal proteins, omega-3 PUFAs and micronutrients for people worldwide, especially in the in the underdeveloped and dev...

Heat shock proteins (HSP) play important role in maintenance of cellular homeostasis. These proteins constitute around 5–10% total proteins of all normal cells and mediate the correct assembly of proteins and intracellular localization. In unstressed cells, HSP play various constitutive functions; however, when cells face stressed condition, multif...

Concentration of pollutants in fish tissues is a true reflection of their concentration in the ecosystem. In this context, toxic environmental contaminants arsenic and mercury in fishes from river Ganga were investigated by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to assess the level of these contaminants in different stretches of the...

Pterygoplichthys disjuctivus, native to South America (Armbruster 2001) has spread massively as an exotic fish species in many of the open water systems in India including the East Kolkata Wetland, a Ramsar site in West Bengal, India. Such exotic species compete for food and physical resources with the native species thereby affecting habitat struc...

The Indian shad hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) is an important food fish in South-east Asian countries. The fish is rich in oil and known for its high omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content; however information available on the micronutrient profile of this commercially important food fish is limited. The present study investig...

The freshwater catfish Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822) (Family: Bagridae) inhabits the tropical rivers and estuaries and contributes to the capture fisheries production in the Indian subcontinent. It enjoys high consumer preference as a valuable food fish due to its muscle texture, good taste and lesser intramuscular spines; however, basic nutritional i...

Horseshoe crabs are members of the Limulidae family and are considered 'living fossils' as these have undergone very little change from their fossilized ancestors in the last 450 million years (Kin and Błażejowski 2014). Presently, four species of horseshoe crabs are found in the world. The Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus and the Asian h...

The Indian shad hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha), a commercially important food fish rich in oils, enjoys high consumer preference in the South Asian countries owing to its unique flavour and culinary properties. The present study was undertaken with the primary objective of determining the flesh quality attributes of hilsa in terms of nutritive value (gro...

Fisheries and aquaculture contributes largely to food, nutritional and livelihood security in many countries including India. It contributes about 1% of the gross domestic product of India. However, both marine and inland fisheries and aquaculture have been profoundly affected by global climate change. Climate change is directly affecting the fishe...

Background High ambient temperature is known to affect fish gonadal development and physiology in a variety of ways depending on the severity and duration of exposure; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Gonadal gene expression influence the gonadal development, physiology and the quality of egg/sperm produced in tel...

Heat stress is one of the major environmental concerns in global warming regime and rising temperature has resulted in mass mortalities of animals including fishes. Therefore, strategies for high temperature stress tolerance and ameliorating the effects of heat stress are being looked for. In an earlier study, we reported that Nrf-2 (nuclear factor...

Achievements and Highlights: ICAR OUTREACH on NutriFishIN -Nutrient Profiling and Evaluation of Fish as a Dietary Component . Project duration: 2008 Apr -2018 Mar

Arsenic (As) is a toxic environmental contaminant and potential human carcinogen. Chronic intake of arsenic-contaminated water and food leads to arsenicosis, a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Early detection of arsenic toxicity would greatly benefit patients; however, the detection of arsenicosis needs to be done early befor...

Proteins are important component of human diet and perform specific biological functions in the form of structural elements, enzymes, hormones, antibodies, receptors, signalling molecules, etc. Amino acids, the building block of proteins, serve precursors for synthesis of a wide range of biologically important substances including, nucleotides, pep...

Tenualosa ilisha (Hilsa) is a commercially important food fish in countries around the Bay of Bengal and enjoys high consumer preference for its unique flavor and culinary properties. Fish flavors, an important factor for consumer acceptance are largely characterized by the volatile compounds. Static headspace gas chromatography mass spectrometry w...

The micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) are required in small amounts but are essential for health, development, and growth. Micronutrient deficiencies, which affect over two billion people around the globe, are the leading cause of many ailments including mental retardation, preventable blindness, and death during childbirth. Fish is an importa...

Changes in the expression of a number of hsp genes in minnow Puntius sophore collected from a hot spring run-off (Atri hot spring in Odisha, India; 20o09′N 85°18′E, 36–38 °C) were investigated to study the upper thermal acclimation response under heat stress, using same species from aquaculture ponds (water temperature 27 °C) as control. Expression...