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Arpan Kayastha

Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeORCID 0000-0002-4941-5667Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Pravindra KumariD· 2 shared Ashwani Kumar SharmaiD· 1 shared Deepika SinghiD· 1 shared Divya AggarwaliD· 1 shared Kuldeep JangidiD· 1 shared Mandar BhutkariD· 1 shared Mohammad ShakibiD· 1 shared Pratibha VermaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Structural Insights into the Expanded Substrate Scope of a Cysteine-Dependent Hydrolase from Rhodococcus opacus for Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Biodegradation

Shubham Aggarwal, Saurabh Singh, Arpan Kayastha, Divya Aggarwal, Kuldeep Jangid, Mohammad Shakib, Deepika Singh, Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Pravindra Kumar

This study determines the crystal structures of a cysteine-dependent hydrolase from Rhodococcus opacus in complex with various plastics and shows its ability to degrade polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Structural Insights and Inhibitor Discovery for Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus NS5 Methyltransferase

Pratibha Verma, Arpan Kayastha, Preeti Dhaka, Mandar Bhutkar, Pravindra Kumar, Shailly Tomar

The paper reports the crystal structures of KFDV NS5 methyltransferase and evaluates HC and CAPE as inhibitors against the enzyme.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology