Research Interest:

  • Mirobial Fermentations
  • Chromatography

Professional Experience

  • 1989-Current, Chief Scientist, Biochemical Engineering Group, Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division, NCL, Pune
  • 1999-2001, Visiting Scientist, Institute of Food Research (BBSRC), Norwich, UK
  • 1983-1989, Scientist, Microbiology Department, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune

Selected Publications

  • Banin Rupani, Kisan Kodam, Ramchandra Gadre and Ghasem D. Najafpour (2012), Lipase mediated hydrolysis of flax seed oil for selective enrichment of alpha-linolenic acid, European Journal for Lipid Science and Technology
  • L.S. Savergave, R.V. Gadre, B.K.Vaidya. K.Narayanan, (2011) Strain improvement and statistical media optimization for enhanced erythritol production with minimal by-products from Candida magnoliae mutant R23, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 55:92-100
  • Geetanjali Lale and R.V.Gadre, (2009), Enhanced production of gibberellin A4 (GA4) by a mutant of Gibberella fujikuroi in wheat gluten medium. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 37:297-306
  • Asiya Khan, Amey Bhide and R.V.Gadre, (2009), Mannitol production from glycerol by resting cells of Candida magnoliae, Bioresource Technology 100: 4911-13
  • Savergave Laxman, SS Dhule., VV Jogdand., SN Nene, and RV Gadre. (2008), Production and single step purification of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from alkalophilic Bacillus firmus by ion exchange chromatography, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39: 510–515
  • Ramchandra.V. Gadre, G.V Driessche, J.V. Beeumen and M.K.Bhat, (2003), Purification, characterization and mode of action of an endo-polygalacturonase from psychrophilic fungus Mucor flavus. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 32:321-330.
  • P. Bhosale and R.V.Gadre (2002), Manipulation of temperature and illumination conditions for enhanced-carotene production by mutant 32 of Rhodotorula glutinis Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2002, 34:1-5