Publications

2025

Vyas P, Srivastava P, Srivastava G, Kumar A, Garg A, C H R, Ghosh S (2025) UGT73FB1 contributes to scaffold-selective biosynthesis of triterpenoid glucosyl esters in saponin-rich bark of arjuna tree. Plant Journal, 122(1):e70128. 

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​Srivastava P, Ghosh S (2025) Insights into functional divergence, catalytic versatility and specificity of small molecule glycosyltransferases. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 292:138821. 

 

​​​2024

Srivastava G, Vyas P, Kumar A, Singh A, Bhargav P, Dinday S, Ghosh S (2024) Unraveling the role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in oleanane triterpenoid biosynthesis in arjuna tree. Plant Journal 2024 Jul 29. doi: 10.1111/tpj.16942.

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Garg A, Srivastava P, Verma PC, Ghosh S (2024) ApCPS2 contributes to medicinal diterpenoid biosynthesis and defense against insect herbivore in Andrographis paniculata. Plant Science, 342:112046.

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Sharma S, Chaurasia S, Dinday S, Srivastava G, Singh A, Chanotiya CS, Ghosh S (2024) High-level biosynthesis of enantiopure germacrene D in yeast. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 108(1):50.

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2023

Bhargav P, Chaurasia S, Kumar A, Srivastava G, Pant Y, Chanotiya CS, Ghosh S (2023) Unraveling the terpene synthase family and characterization of BsTPS2 contributing to (S)-( +)-linalool biosynthesis in Boswellia. Plant Mol Biol.113(4-5):219-236

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Dinday S, Ghosh S (2023) Recent advances in triterpenoid pathway elucidation and engineering. Biotechnology Advances. 68:108214

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Ghosh S (2023) Enantioselective terpene emission signifies forest climate response mechanism. Trends in Plant Science. 28(4):382-385

 

2021

Srivastava P, Garg A, Misra RC, Chanotiya CS, Ghosh S (2021) UGT86C11 is a novel plant UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in labdane diterpene biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(3):101045. 

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Kumar A, Srivastava P, Srivastava G, Sandeep, Kumar N, Chanotiya CS, Ghosh S (2021) BAHD acetyltransferase contributes to wound-induced biosynthesis of oleo-gum resin triterpenes in Boswellia. Plant Journal.  107(5):1403-1419. 

 

Garg A, Sharma S, Srivastava P, Ghosh S (2021) Application of virus-induced gene silencing in Andrographis paniculata, an economically important medicinal plant. Protoplasma. 258(5):1155-1162.

 

2020

Srivastava G, Sandeep, Garg A, Misra RC, Chanotiya CS, Ghosh S (2020) Transcriptome analysis and functional characterization of oxidosqualene cyclases of the arjuna triterpene saponin pathway. Plant Science.  292:110382. 

 

Misra RC, Sharma S, Garg A and Ghosh S (2020) Virus Induced Gene Silencing in Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum).  Methods in Molecular Biology, 172:123-138.

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Sandeep and Ghosh S (2020) Triterpenoids: structural diversity, biosynthetic pathway and bioactivity. In: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry. Elsevier. Volume 67, Pages 411-461.

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Bhatt DN, Ansari S, Kumar A, Ghosh S, Narula A, Datta A (2020) Magnaporthe oryzae MoNdt80 is a transcriptional regulator of GlcNAc catabolic pathway involved in pathogenesis. Microbiological Research, 239:126550. 

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2019

Sandeep, Misra RC, Chanotiya CS, Mukhopadhyay P, Ghosh S (2019) Oxidosqualene cyclase and CYP716 enzymes contribute to triterpene structural diversity in the medicinal tree banaba. New Phytologist. 222(1):408-424. 

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2018

Ghosh S (2018) Triterpene Functional Genomics in Ocimum. In: The Ocimum Genome. Springer, Cham, Page 111-126.

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Singh S, Pandey P, Ghosh S, Banerjee S (2018) Anti-cancer labdane diterpenoids from adventitious roots of Andrographis paniculata: augmentation of production prospect endowed with pathway gene expression. Protoplasma, 255(5):1387-1400. 

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2017

Misra RC, Sharma S, Sandeep, Garg A, Chanotiya CS and Ghosh S (2017) Two CYP716A subfamily cytochrome P450 monooxygenases of sweet basil play similar but nonredundant roles in ursane- and oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpene biosynthesis. New Phytologist, 214(2):706-720. 

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Ghosh S (2017) Triterpene structural diversification by plant cytochrome P450 enzymes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8:1886.

 

Ghosh S, Irfan M and Datta A (2017) Improving Industrial Traits through RNA Silencing. In Plant Gene Silencing: Mechanisms and Applications. CABI Biotechnology series books, Page 128-146

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Khan S, Upadhyay S, Khan F, Tandon S, Shukla RK, Ghosh S, Gupta V, Banerjee S, Ur Rahman L (2017) Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes for the biosynthesis of natural insecticide in Tanacetum cinerariifolium. BMC Genomics, 18(1):54.

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2016

Ghosh S (2016) Biosynthesis of structurally diverse triterpenes in plants: the role of oxidosqualene cyclases. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 82: 1189–1210.

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Misra RC, Sandeep, Kamthan M, Kumar S, Ghosh S (2016) A thaumatin-like protein of Ocimum basilicum confers tolerance to fungal pathogen and abiotic stress in transgenic Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports, 6:25340.

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Kumar A, Ghosh S, Bhatt DN, Narula A, Datta A (2016) Magnaporthe oryzae aminosugar metabolism is essential for successful host colonization. Environmental Microbiology, 18(3):1063-77.

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Kumar V, Chattopadhyay A, Ghosh S, Irfan M, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S, Datta A (2016). Improving nutritional quality and fungal tolerance in soya bean and grass pea by expressing an oxalate decarboxylase. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 14(6):1394-405.

 

Kumar V, Irfan M, Ghosh S, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S, Datta A (2016) Fruit ripening mutants reveal cell metabolism and redox state during ripening. Protoplasma, 253(2):581-94.

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2015

Misra RC, Garg A, Roy R, Vasudev PG, Chanotiya CS and Ghosh S (2015) Involvement of an ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase in tissue-specific accumulation of specialized diterpenes in Andrographis paniculata. Plant Science, 240:50-64.

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Garg A, Agrawal L, Misra RC, Sharma S, and Ghosh S (2015) Andrographis paniculata transcriptome provides molecular insights into tissue-specific accumulation of medicinal diterpenes. BMC Genomics, 16:659.

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Maiti P, Ghorai P, Ghosh S, Kamthan M, Tyagi RK, Datta A (2015) Mapping of functional domains and characterization of the transcription factor Acpr/Cph1 that mediate morphogenesis in Candida albicans. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 83:45-57. 

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Datta A and Ghosh S (2015) Agricultural Biotechnology for Food Sufficiency and Benefit to Human Health- Chapter No. 72 in Textbook of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Allied & Molecular Medicine, under Section VIII, Human Genetics, Biochemical Basis of Inheritance, Expression of Genetic Information, Genetic Engineering. Prentice Hall of India, Page 877-896.

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2014

Misra RC, Maiti P, Chanotiya CS, Shanker K and Ghosh S (2014) Methyl jasmonate-elicited transcriptional responses and pentacyclic triterpene biosynthesis in sweet basil. Plant Physiology, 164(2):1028-1044. 

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Irfan M, Ghosh S, Kumar V, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S, Datta A (2014) Insights into transcriptional regulation of β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase, an N-glycan-processing enzyme involved in ripening-associated fruit softening. Journal of Experimental Botany, 65(20):5835-48.

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Irfan M, Ghosh S, Meli VS, Kumar A, Kumar V, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S, Datta A (2014) Fruit ripening regulation of α-mannosidase expression by the MADS Box transcription factor RIPENING INHIBITOR and ethylene. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7:10.

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Rastogi S, Meena S, Bhattacharya A, Ghosh S, Shukla RK, Sangwan NS, Lal RK, Gupta MM, Lavania UC, Gupta V, Nagegowda DA and Shasany AK (2014) De novo sequencing and comparative analysis of holy and sweet basil transcriptomes. BMC Genomics, 15:588.

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2013

Ghosh S, Singh UK, Meli VS, Kumar V, Kumar A, Irfan M, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S and Datta A (2013) Induction of senescence and identification of differentially expressed genes in tomato in response to monoterpene. PLoS ONE, 8(9):e76029. 

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2011

Ghosh S, Meli VS, Kumar A, Thakur A, Chakraborty N, Chakraboty S and Datta A (2011) The N-glycan processing enzymes α-mannosidase and β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase are involved in ripening-associated softening in the non-climacteric fruits of capsicum. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62(2):571-82. 

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2010

Meli VS, Ghosh S, Prabha TN, Chakraborty N, Chakraborty S and Datta A (2010) Enhancement of fruit shelf life by suppressing N-glycan processing enzymes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 107(6):2413-8.