Dr. Charu Sharma

1. Research paper published in peer Reviewed Journals

• M Gautam, S Nimesh, C Sharma, N Gupta (2025). Nano-bioremediation, a new approach to degrade veterinary antibiotics from environment. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2550134 (IF:2.6)

• P Kumari, P Mathur, C Sharma, P Chaturvedi (2025). Xylitol production from lignocellulosic biowastes. Bioresource Technology Reports, 102025

• P Mathur, P Agrawal, U Ghosh, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar, P Chaturvedi (2024). Growth promotion ability of endophytic Aspergillus niger on different species of Vigna. Vegetos 37 (1), 192-201

• E Paul, C Sharma, P Chaturvedi, P Bhatnagar (2024). Quorum quenching activity of endophytic Bacillus sp. EBS9 from Tecomella undulata and its biocontrol applications. Current Research in Microbial Sciences 7, 100307 (IF 4.8)

• M Rajput, D Pamecha, P Kumari, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, R Mishra, S Chauhan (2024). Bio-bleaching of ankara pulp with xylanase-producing bacterial consortium for sustainable handmade paper production. Current Research in Microbial Sciences 7, 100262. (IF: 4.8)

• L Khurana, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar, N Gupta (2023). Toxic Effects Associated With Neonicotinoid Exposure on Non-target Organisms: A Review Toxicology International, 41-50.

• P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Mathur, N Gupta, P Bhatnagar (2023). An alternative approach of synthesizing silver nanoribbon from waste X-ray films using purified gelatinase secreted by Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus CH4. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering 8 (1), 87-97

• L Khurana, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar (2023). Impact of pesticides on natural population of insects in the agricultural fields. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 305-320

• P Mathur, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar (2022). Improved seed germination and plant growth mediated by compounds synthesized by endophytic Aspergillus niger (isolate 29) isolated from Albizia lebbeck (L …) 3 Biotech 12 (10), 271 (IF: 2.9)

• C Sharma, P Chaturvedi, P Mathur, N Mathur, P Bhatnagar (2022). Halophilic and Halotolerant Actinomycetes of Sambhar Salt Lake, India: Screening and Optimization of Cellulolytic Activity. Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology 16 (3)

• Mathur, P., Ghosh, U., Chetani, R., Chaturvedi, P., Sharma, C. & Bhatnagar, P. (2022) Enzymatic bioprospection of endophytic Aspergillus niger isolated from Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. South African Journal of Botany, 148, 580-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.05.033 (IF: 2.315)

• Mathur, P., Saini, S., Paul, E., Sharma, C., & Mehtani, P., (2021) Endophytic fungi mediated synthesis of iron nanoparticles: Characterization and application in methylene blue decolorization. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 4, 100053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2020.100053

• Rashmi Sing Rana, Payal Mehtani, Charu Sharma (2020) Analysis of Potassium Bromate in Bread Samples of Jaipur City, India. Annals. Food Science and Technology.21 (1): 109-116. 

• Bhardwaj, B., Sharma, C., Mehtani, P., & Bhatnagar, P. (2020) Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and human reproductive health. IISUniv. J. Sc. Tech., 9(1), 1-12.

• Rocky, Sharma, C. & Mehtani, P. (2019) Prevalence of dental caries susceptibility among students of different age groups. IISUniv. J. Sc. Tech., 9(1), 42-47.
• Vithalani, H., Mathur, P., Sharma, C., & Mehtani, P. (2019) Bacterial contamination of currency notes collected from different vendors. IISUniv. J. Sc. Tech., 8(1), 33-41
• Payal Mehtani, Charu Sharma, Pradeep Bhatnagar  (2017). Strain Improvement of Halotolerant Actinomycete for Protease Production by Sequential Mutagenesis. International Journal of Chemical Sciences 15(1) :109
• Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Charu Sharma, Payal Mehtani,Nidhi Gupta (2015). In situ Bioremediation of Dairy Waste Water–A Novel Approach in Dairy Waste Management. The IIS University Journal of Science and Technology 4: 6-10.
• Charu Sharma, Aditi Agarwal,Payal Mehtani, Nupur Mathur, Pradeep Bhatnagar (2014). Characterization of actinomycetes from soil samples of Nahargarh hill area, Jaipur, India for production of antimicrobial compounds and enzymes, International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research 5(3): 304-312. (ISSN: 0976-2612Online ISSN: 2278-599X, Impact factor: 1.506).
• Payal Mehtani, Charu Sharma, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Pradeep Bhatnagar (2013) Proteases: The Industrial Biocatalyst. The IIS University journal of science and technology. Vol No. 2: 1-12
• Charu Sharma, Payal Mehtani, Pradeep Bhatnagar, Nupur Mathur (2013) Saline waters: a potential source of actinomycetes possesing antibacterial activity. International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. Vol No. 3 (3) : 242-251 ( IC value: 4.72)
• Charu Sharma, Payal Mehtani, Surbhi Maroo, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Pradeep Bhatnagar (2013) Screening of an Actinomycete isolate of Sambhar Salt Lake, India for production of Industrial Enzymes.  International Journal of Chemical Sciences.  Vol No. 11(2): 925-934 (IF-0.13- (2013)
• Payal Mehtani, Charu Sharma, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Pradeep Bhatnagar (2013) Evaluation of halophilic nature of soil and water from Tal Chhapar Black Buck Santuary, Churu, Rajasthan, India.  International journal of Biotechnology and research. Vol No. 3 (1): 101-104
• Charu Sharma, Payal Mehtani (2012) Application of protease produced from an actinomycete strain as a detergent additive. The IIS University journal of science and technology. Vol No. 1: 19-21

2. Book chapters published

• R Nagar, P Mathur, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar (2023). Secondary Metabolites in Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles. Microbial Approaches for Sustainable Green Technologies, 287-303. CRC Press
• U Ghosh, K Jangir, P Mathur, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma (2024). Exploration of microbial hydrolases for bioremediation. Microbial Approaches for Sustainable Green Technologies, 273-286. CRC Press
• U Ghosh, P Mathur, P Chaturvedi, C Sharma, P Bhatnagar (2023). Bioprospection of endophytic fungi for extracellular enzymes. Fungal Resources for Sustainable Economy: Current Status and Future Perspectives. 127-146, Springer Nature Singapore
• E Paul, P Mathur, C Sharma, P Chaturvedi (2023). Quorum quenching strategies of endophytic bacteria: Role in plant protection. Plant-microbe interaction--Recent advances in molecular and biochemical approaches. 149-166, Academic Press.
• Mathur, P., Mehtani, P., Sharma, C., & Bhatnagar, P. (2021) Overview of bioactive compounds from endophytes. In: Tyagi, S., Kumar, R., Saharan, B.S., Nadda, A.K. (Eds) Plant-Microbial Interactions and Smart Agricultural Biotechnology, CRC Press, 1, 14.
• Mathur, P., Mehtani, P., Sharma, C., Bhatnagar, P. (2022). Impact of pertinent endophytic fungal communities and their secondary metabolites on crops. In: Singh, J., Sharma, D. (Eds), Microbial Resource Technologies for Sustainable Development, 147-156, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90590-9.00002-X
• Mathur P., Mehtani P., Sharma C. (2021) Leaf Endophytes and Their Bioactive Compounds. In: Shrivastava N., Mahajan S., Varma A. (eds) Symbiotic Soil Microorganisms. Soil Biology, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51916-2_9 

3.List of Papers/Articles Published elsewhere (Magazines/Books/Newspapers/Non-Referred Journals etc.)

• charu sharma (2014) article on The Noble prize 2014, Science Spectrum.
• Pallavi Kaushik, Charu Sharma (2012) Conference report: Stox 2011. The IIS University journal of science and technology. Vol No. 1:60-65

4. Research papers  published in  the proceedings of Conferences/Seminar other than Refereed/Peer Reviewed Conferences

• Biodeterioration of textile fibers in CSIR Sponsored National Conference on Environmental Sustainability of Textile Industry on March 27-28, 2009
• Study of applicability of proteases produced from two alkalophilic actinomycetes strains in laundry industry in UGC sponsored National conference on environmental sustainability of textile industry organized by International College for girls, Jaipur on 8th – 9th January, 2010.

5. Participation as Paper/Poster Presenter

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• Poster presented on Isolation of endophytic fungi from Tecomellaundulata for the production of Secondary metabolites in National conference on Biodiversity Conservation for a Sustainable Future (11-12 October 2019)

• Poster presented on CMCase producing Actinomycetes from a saline habitat of Rajasthan in National Workshop on Environmental Challenges, Awareness and Its Solutions (20 January 2018)

• Poster presented on Production of hydrolytic enzymes from an Actinomycetes isolated from a Saline Lake in National Seminar on Innovative Approaches in Biosciences (15-16 December 2017)

• Poster presented on Actinobacterium SSL 6: A halotolerant amylase producer in National Conference on Recent Trends and Advances in Environmental Issues, Awareness and Health, 2017 (17-18 November 2017)

• Oral paper presented on Sambhar Salt Lake: A Potential Source of Industrially Important Actinomycetes in National Conference on Ground Water Quality, Water Conservation, Mangment and Technology (20-21 January 2017)

• Poster presented on Microbial Enzymes: An Alternate to Chemical Catalyst for Industrial Purposes in National Conference on New Vistas in Chemical Research (18-19 January 2017)

• ​Poster presented on Isolation and Characterization of an Amylase Producing Actinobacterium  in National Seminar on Science and Technology-The Indian Perspective (16-17 September 2016)

• Poster presented on Amylolytic Potential of Halotolerant Actinomycetes in National Conference on Environmental Challenges, Human Health and Society (NCEHS-2016) (8-10 September 2016)

• Poster presented on Amylase production from Actinobacterium SSL 6 in National Conference on Sustainable Chemical & Material Sciences (5-6 August 2016)

• Poster presented on Microbial Enzymes: An Alternate to Chemical Catalystfor Industrial Purposes in National Conference onEnvironmental Pollution: Consequences and Control (7-8 October 2016)

• Poster presented on Isolation and Characterization of an Amylase Producing ActinobacteriuminNational Seminar on Science and Technology-The Indian Perspective (16-17 September, 2016)

• Poster presented on Amylolytic Potential of Halotolerant Actinomycetes in National Conference on Environmental Challenges, Human Health and Society (NCEHS-2016) (8-10 September, 2016)

• Poster presented on Amylase production from Actinobacterium SSL 6 in National Conference on Sustainable Chemical & Material Sciences (5-6 August, 2016)

• Poster presented on Culture conditions optimization for endoglucanase production by an actinomycete isolate from Sambhar salt lake, Rajasthan in International conference on Biotechnology and Nanotechnology (30 January-2 February, 2016).
• Poster presented on Carboxymethyl cellulase production from an actinomycete isolate of Sambhar salt lake, Rajasthan in National conference on Herbal Medicine-Current strategies & future prospects (22-24 December, 2015)
• Poster presented on Characterization of Actinomycetes from sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan and optimization of culture conditions for cellulase production in 56th Annual conference of Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI 2015) & International Symposium on Emerging discoveries in microbiology (7-10 December, 2015)
• Poster presented on Enzymatic Potential of Indigenous Actinomycetes of Saline Habitat of Rajasthan in National Seminar on Advances in Natural Science for indigenous development in India (30 September- 2 October, 2015)
• Poster presented on Nocardiopsis species from Sambhar salt lake, rajasthan: a potent cellulase producer in 3^rd Rajasthan science congress 2015 (28 February- 2 march 2015)
• Poster presented on Nucleotide Homology and phylogenetic analysis of actinomycetes isolates of Sambhar salterns using bioinformatics tools in National conference on future directions in multidsciplinay perspectives of computer science and information technology: scope and challenges (30-31 January  2015)
• Poster presented on Studies on Production of Amylase from an Actinomycete Isolate of a Saline Habitat of Rajasthan in National conference on bioprocess technology: basics, advancements and challenges (13 September, 2014)
• Poster presented on Characterization of Enzyme Producing Actinomycetes from Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan in 3^rd annual national convention on climate change and water (26-27 September, 2014)
• Poster presented on Isolation and Characterization of Enzyme Producing Actinomycetes from a Saline habitat of Rajasthan in National conference on biodiversity: harmonizing conservation with life and landscape of arid and semi-arid areas (29-30, October, 2014)
• Paper presented on study of diversity of actinomycetes in Nahargargh, Jaipur in National conference on Biodiversity Conservation: Embracing our Future Preserving our Past (27-28 september 2013)
• Paper presented on Screening the actinomycetes of Nahargargh, Jaipur for the production of bioactive compounds in National conference on Environmental issues, Toxicology & Exposure science (20-21 September 2013)
• Poster presented on Isolation and characterization of an actinomycete isolate of Sambhar Salt lake, India for the production of industrially important enzymes in National conference on environmental terrerorism: a challenge for the new millennium (25-26 October, 2013)
• Poster presented on Effect of culture conditions on cellulose degradation by an actinomycete isolate in National Conference on Applications of Natural Products for Human Health & Bioremediation of Pollutants  (NPBP 2013)( 22- 23March, 2013)
• Presented poster on Cellulose degradation by an actinomycete isolate in  National conference on Environmental Conservation and Management for Sustainable Era  (20^th -22^nd December, 2012)
• oral presentation on Increasing role of patents in commercialization of nanotechnology in National conference on Intellectual property rights: Current and future prospects (12-13 October, 2012)
• Poster presentation on Rising Drug Prices and IP Protection in National conference on Intellectual property rights: Current and future prospects (12-13 October, 2012)
• Presented poster on Sambhar Salt Lake: A Saline Habitat of Rajasthan in  National convention on climate change and water (10- 12^th  October, 2012)
• Presented poster on Enhanced production of alkaline protease from an actinomycete strain isolated from Sambhar salt lake Rajasthan by acridine orange ethidium bromide and UV mutagenesis in the XXXI Conference of STOX, 2011 organized by Society of Toxicology and THE IIS University (22-24th Dec, 2011).
• Presented poster on Cellulase activity of an actinomycete isolate of Sambhar Salt lake Rajasthan in International Conference on Microbial biotechnology for Sustainable Development organizrd by Punjab University, Chandigarh, India and AMI (3rd -6th November, 2011)
• Presented poster on Alpha amylase activity of an actinomycete isolate of Sambhar Salt lake Rajasthan in International Conference on Microbial biotechnology for Sustainable Development organizrd by Punjab University, Chandigarh, India and AMI (3rd -6th November, 2011)
• Presented poster on Study of Protease produced from two halophilic actinomycete isolates from Sambhar Salt lake Rajasthan and its application in laundry industry in International Symposium on Recent Advances in Cross- disciplinary Microbiology: Avenues & Challenges and International Workshop on rRNA sequencing, Phylogeny & Next Generation Genome Sequencing organized by AMI and BISRA, Ranchi, India (14-17th December 2010).
• Presented poster on Study of applicability of proteases produced from two alkalophilic actinomycetes strains in laundry industry in UGC sponsored National conference on environmental sustainability of textile industry organized by International College for girls, Jaipur (8th – 9th January, 2010).
• Presented poster Ion solation of unknown species of Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis genera from Sambhar Salt lake, Rajasthan in UGC sponsored National Conference on Recent Trends in Environmental Toxicology andv Biotechnological Approach to Conserve Environment organized by ICG and AMI (Jaipur chapter) (January 30-31,2009).
• Presented poster on Biodeterioration of textile fibers in CSIR Sponsored National Conference on Environmental Sustainability of Textile Industry (March 27-28,2009)
• Presented poster titled Isolation and biochemical characterization of a halophilic strain of Actinomycetes from Sambhar Salt lake, Rajasthan in National Seminar on ‘New Biology and Plant Engineering’ organized by Jaipur National University, Jaipur (December 1-2, 2009).