Amita Puranik

Dr. Amita Puranik

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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11 August 2022 in Biotechnology Progress
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APAmita Puranik
Amita Puranik
PDPrajakta Dandekar
Prajakta Dandekar
RJRatnesh Jain
Ratnesh Jain

4 November 2022 in Analytical Biochemistry
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APAmita Puranik
Amita Puranik
PRPratap Rasam
Pratap Rasam
PDPrajakta Dandekar
Prajakta Dandekar
RJRatnesh Jain
Ratnesh Jain

16 October 2023 in Vaccines
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GNGaurav Sharad Nagar
Gaurav Sharad Nagar
SJSiddharth Jain
Siddharth Jain
MRMeghraj Rajurkar
Meghraj Rajurkar
RLRakesh Ravishankar Lothe
Rakesh Ravishankar Lothe
HRHarish Rao
Harish Rao
RJRatnesh Jain
Ratnesh Jain
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is an essential component of numerous protein-based vaccines for COVID-19. The receptor-binding domain of this spike protein is a promising antigen with ease of expression in microbial hosts and scalability at comparatively low production costs. This study describes the production, purification, and characterization of RBD of SARS-CoV-2 protein, which is currently in clinical trials, from a commercialization perspective. The protein was expressed in Pichia pastoris in a large-scale bioreactor of 1200 L capacity. Protein capture and purification are conducted through mixed-mode chromatography followed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. This two-step purification process produced RBD with an overall productivity of ~21 mg/L at >99% purity. The protein’s primary, secondary, and tertiary structures were also verified using LCMS-based peptide mapping, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopy, respectively. The glycoprotein was further characterized for quality attributes such as glycosylation, molecular weight, purity, di-sulfide bonding, etc. Through structural analysis, it was confirmed that the product maintained a consistent quality across different batches during the large-scale production process. The binding capacity of RBD of spike protein was also assessed using human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor. A low binding constant range of KD values, ranging between 3.63 × 10−8 to 6.67 × 10−8, demonstrated a high affinity for the ACE2 receptor, revealing this protein as a promising candidate to prevent the entry of COVID-19 virus.

12 July 2022 in Biotechnology Progress
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APAmita Puranik
Amita Puranik
MSMarianne Saldanha
Marianne Saldanha
NCNarendra Chirmule
Narendra Chirmule
PDPrajakta Dandekar
Prajakta Dandekar
RJRatnesh Jain
Ratnesh Jain

10 October 2022 in Biotechnology Progress
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ANAditya Narvekar
Aditya Narvekar
APAmita Puranik
Amita Puranik
BKBhalchandra Kulkarni
Bhalchandra Kulkarni
DJDhanashree Jagtap
Dhanashree Jagtap
RJRatnesh Jain
Ratnesh Jain
PDPrajakta Dandekar
Prajakta Dandekar