Pradeep Kumar Prabhakar

This study identifies a gene responsible for soybean resistance to leaf-chewing insects by showing that loss of flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase activity increases proanthocyanidins and reduces feeding damage.

Glydentify predicts donor substrates for glycosyltransferases using deep learning, achieving high accuracy and providing explainable insights into enzyme-substrate relationships.

The paper characterizes two GT61 enzymes in Sorghum bicolor, identifies their functions in xylan modification, and identifies a residue critical for sugar donor specificity through structural and biochemical analysis.