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User:Navindu Dinara Gajanayaka
Navindu Dinara Gajanayaka completed his Bachelor of Science Honours in Marine and Freshwater Sciences at the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Home), in 2021. Since 2022, he is pursuing a combined Master's/PhD program in Marine Convergence Engineering (Marine Biotechnology) at the University of Science & Technology (UST), Daejeon, South Korea. His research focuses on the discovery and characterization of microbial CAZymes involved in the degradation of marine algal polysaccharides, with particular emphasis on ulvan lyases and the biochemical properties of their enzymatic products. His work contributes to a broader understanding of enzymatic mechanisms underlying marine biomass degradation, with potential applications in biotechnology and sustainable bio-based industries. He conducts his research as a student researcher at the Jeju Bio Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Jeju, South Korea, where he has access to diverse marine biological resources supporting his investigations into novel enzyme discovery.
- Gajanayaka ND, Jo E, Bandara MS, Marasinghe SD, Hettiarachchi SA, Wijewickrama S, Park GH, Oh C, and Lee Y. (2024). Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans-derived novel ulvan lyase of polysaccharide lyase family 40: Potential application of ulvan and partially hydrolyzed products in cosmetic industry. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024;52. DOI:10.1093/jimb/kuaf004 |
- Gajanayaka ND, Jo E, Bandara MS, Marasinghe SD, Bawkar C, Lee YJ, Park GH, Oh C, and Lee Y. (2024). Characterisation of High Alkaline-Tolerant Novel Ulvan Lyase from Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans: Potential Applications of Enzyme Derived Oligo-Ulvan as Anti-Diabetic Agent. Mar Drugs. 2024;22(12). DOI:10.3390/md22120577 |
- Lee Y, Jo E, Lee YJ, Kim MJ, Gajanayaka ND, De Zoysa M, Park GH, and Oh C. (2024). Lichenase and Cellobiohydrolase Activities of a Novel Bi-Functional β-Glucanase from the Marine Bacterium Streptomyces sp. J103. Mar Drugs. 2024;22(12). DOI:10.3390/md22120558 |
- Jo E, Gajanayaka ND, Bandara MS, Marasinghe SD, Park GH, Lee SJ, Oh C, and Lee Y. (2024). Odd-Numbered Agaro-Oligosaccharides Produced by α-Neoagaro-Oligosaccharide Hydrolase Exert Antioxidant Activity in Human Dermal Fibroblasts. Mar Drugs. 2024;22(11). DOI:10.3390/md22110495 |
- Marasinghe SD, Gajanayaka ND, Sathyadith J, Lee Y, Bandara MS, Eom TY, Kang YH, Sunwoo IY, Gang Y, Wijewickrama S, Jo E, Park HS, Park GH, and Oh C. (2024). Circular bioeconomy in action: Upscaling cutlassfish waste for eco-friendly recombinant protein production. Sci Total Environ. 2024;948:174780. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174780 |
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