Biography

Dr. A. P. Ajaykumar is currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Governmet Victoria College; Palakkad, India. He completed his PhD in Insect physiology and Biochemistry from University of Calicut in 2009. His professional qualification includes M. Phil in Insect physiology and Biochemistry, M. Sc. Zoology, MEd. & B. Sc. in Zoology, from University of Calicut. He actively participated and presented number of national and international articles in seminars, conferences, symposiums, meetings and training programmes. He has published 1 book and 01 peer reviewed journal and 11 research papers. He has also passed 2 National level tests of CSIR- JRF in life sciences and UGC-NET in education.

Area of Interest:

Chemistry

100%

Chemical Compound

62%

MALDI-MS

90%

HPLC

75%

Insect Neuropeptide Research

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
0

Articles
4

Abstracts
1

Selected Publications

Ajaykumar, A.P. and M. Gokuldas, 2011. Primary structure of an adipokinetic neuropeptide from the rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros L (Coleoptera: Dynastidae). Ann. Neurosci., 18: 100-104.
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Ajaykumar, A.P. and M. Gokuldas, 2011. Elucidation of the primary structure of an adipokinetic neuropeptide from the coffee locust, Aularches miliaris L. (Pyrgomorphidae: Orthoptera). Int. J. Biol. Chem., 5: 127-135.
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Ajaykumar, A.P. and M. Gokuldas, 2011. Amino acid sequence of an adipokinetic neuropeptide from the plant Bug, Iphita limbata stal. Am. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol., 1: 349-358.
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Ajaykumar, A.P. and M. Gokuldas, 2009. Structural and functional studies on the adipokinetic neuropeptides of the plant bug, Iphita limbata Stal. Neuropeptides, 43: 429-429.
Ajaykumar, A.P. and M. Gokuldas, 2008. Elucidation of primary structures of three adipokinetic neuropeptides from the corpora cardiaca of the paddy pest Oxya nitidula (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Proceedings of the International Structural Neuroscience Conference on Peptides, Feb. 2-3, Nagpur, India, p: 16-16.