Dr. P. V. Mohanan received his Post Graduate degree in Chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology and he obtained his Ph.D Chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 1995. He has 26 years of research experience and 21 years of teaching experiene in various fields of Chemistry. His research areas include Enzyme immobilization, Nanomaterial preparation and Synthesis of metal complexes and their biological applications. 7 research scholars completed their Ph. D under his guidance and 6 are persuing their Ph. D under his guidance.

• Enzyme immobilization.
• Nanomaterial preparation and synthesis of metal complexes and their biological applications.

Selected Publications
• Thermal deactivation of alpha amylase immobilized magnetic chitosan and its modified forms . A kinetic and thermodynamic study., Carbohyrate research., ELSEVIER Vol. 498, 2020.

• Improvement in the properties of alpha amylase enzyme by immobilization using metal oxide naocomposites as carriers., Advances in nanomedicine and nanotechnology Research, SC Tech Central Vol. 2, 2020.

• Synthesis , Characterization: Spectral and Theoritical , Molecular docking and invitrao studies of copper complexex with HIV RT enzyme, Journal of molecular structure, ELSEVIER Vol. 1197, 2019

• Template synthesized Polypyrrole a a carrier for diastase alpha amykase immobilization, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, ELSEVIER Vol. 19, 2019

• Surface Modification of magnetite Nanopartice liftup the thermal stability and furnishes superparamagnetism for poly meta amino-phenol magnetite Nanocompsites, Nanoscience and Technology, Symbiosis Vol. 5, 2018

• Novel class of mononuclear 2-methoxy-4-chromanones ligated Cu(II), Zn(ii), Ni(ii) compexes; Synthesis, Characterization and bioogical studies, Inorganic Chemica Acta, ELSEVIER Vol. 478, 2018

• Parameters Affecting the Improvement of Properties and stabilites of immobiized alpha amylase on Chitosan -metal oxide nanocomposites, Internationa Journal of Biochemistry and biophysics, HRPUB Vol. 6, 2018

• Meta based biologically active compounds, DNA binding and antidiabetic activity of 6- methy-3 formyl chromone derived hydrazones and their metal (ii) complexes, Journa of Photochemistry and photobiology, B, Biology, ELSEVIER Vol. 175, 2017

• Heterocyclic Schiff bases as non toxic antioxidants: Solvent effect, structure activity relation ship and mechnism of action, Spectrochemica Acta Part A : Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, ELSEVIER Vol. 192, 2017

• Design, synthesis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of 3-formyl chromone hydrazone and their metaii/ complexes , Inorganic Chemica Acta, ELSEVIER Vol. 169, 2017