CIMAP is one of the premier institutes of CSIR which is leading the country in the area of medicinal and aromatic plants in the production, use profitability, and export; for delivering efficient technologies; also to develop human resources on the medicinal and aromatic plants.

Dr. S.P.S. Khanuja
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
P.O-CIMAP, Lucknow-226 015, UP, INDIA
Phone: +91-522-2359623
Fax: +91-522-2342666
E-mail : director@cimap.res.in
Website: www.cimap.res.in

• Molecular genetics for developing novel tools in drug discovery
  
• Drug discovery from plant sources
  
• DNA fingerprinting for the diversity estimation in the germplasms and varieties and genotypes
  
• Developmebnt of edible vaccine by plant molecular biology and genetic engineering
• Development of transgenic plants
  
• Mentha arvensis for transfering BT d endotoxin gene for developing resistance to Spilosoma oblique
  
• Mentha viridis for transferring rabies rvgpG gene for production of antigen against Rabies Virus.
  
• Brassica olerasia var Capitata for transferring rabies rvgpG gene for production of antigen against Rabies Virus
  
• Tissue culture in Mentha arvensis and detection of variation for desirable characters
  
• Hairy root culture obtained through Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated transformation for the supply of phytochemicals from the endangered medicinal plants 
  

• DNA fingerprinting facility equipped with

• DNA synthesizer
• DNA sequencer
• Automated gel documentation system
• Gel dryer
• Vacuum centrifugal evaporator
• Microinjection apparatus
• Fluorimeter
• Liquid nitrogen generator
• Inverted microscope etc.
  

• Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering facility equipped with

• DNA Fingerprinting
• Facility for the synthesis of nucleic acids
• Thermal cyclers
• DNA electrophoresis
• Gel documentation system
• DNA sequencing by gel based method
• 2-D Protein elechydoresis
• Automated DNA sequencing

• Bioevaluation Laboratory

• Laboratory for working with human pathogenic bacteria and fungi meeting the Department of Biotechnology (Government of India) recommended Biosafety Level - 2 Practices, Equipped with biosafety cabinets (Class II)
• High through put automated media preparator
• Air Curtains
• Air Showers
• Air samplers
• BOD incubators
• BACTEC 460 TB system
• Deep freezer
• Rotavapours
• Vacuum ovens
• Freeze driers
• Microplate scanning spectrophotometer etc.

• Facilities for Chemical Profiling

• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
• Infrared spectrophotometer
• UV-Vis spectrophotometer
• HPLC
• FT-NMR
• Gas liquid chromatography
• GC-MS
• LC-MS-MS
• Digital Polarimeter
• FT-IR 

1. Khanuja S.P.S., Shasany A.K., Srivastava A. and Kumar S. (1999) Assessment of genetic relationships in Mentha species. Euphytica 111: 121-125.
2. Khanuja S.P.S., Shasany A.K. Darokar M.P.and Kumar S. (1999) Rapid Isolation of PCR Amplifiable DNA from the Dry and Fresh Samples of Plants Producing Large Amounts of Secondary Metabolites and Essential oils by Modified CTAB Procedure. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 17: 74.
3. Shasany A.K., Lal R.K. Darokar M.P. Patra N.K. Garg A., Kumar S. & Khanuja S.P.S.(2000) Phenotypic and RAPD diversity analysis in Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt accessions in relation to Cymbopogon nardus Rendle. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 47: 553-559. 
   Shasany A.K., Khanuja S.P.S. Dhawan S. and Kumar S. (2000) Positive correlation between menthol content and in vitro menthol tolerance in Mentha arvensis L. cultivars. Journal of Biosciences 25:263-266.
4. Shasany A.K. Khanuja S.P.S. Dhawan S., Yadav U., Sharma S. and Kumar S. (1998). High regenerative nature of Mentha arvensis internodes. Journal of Biosciences. 23 (5): 641 - 646. 
   Kumar T.R.S., Khanuja, S.P.S., Jain,D.C., Suchi.S, Bhattacharya.A.K. & Sushil Kumar (2000). A simple microbiological assay for the stereospecific differentiation of alpha and beta isomers of arteether. Phytotherapy Research 14: 644 -646.
5. Khanuja S.P.S. Darokar M.P. Mishra S., Gangwar A., Shasany A.K. Santha Kumar T.R. Saikia D, Sushil Kumar (2001). Development of a novel plant system as biosensor for detecting environmental hazards and bioactive molecules through distinct responses. Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology, 20:15-22.
6. Saikia D., Khanuja S.P.S., Shasany A.K. Darokar M.P. Kukreja A.K.and Kumar S.(2000) Assessment of diversity among Taxus wallichiana accessions from North East India using RAPD analysis. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. 121:27-31.
7. Patra N.K., Khanuja S.P.S. Shasany A.K., Tanveer H. and Kumar S. (2001). Cytological characterization and development of inter-specific hybrid (Neerkalka) of Mentha arvensis L. and Mentha spicata L. Theoretical & Applied Genetics
8. Bagchi G.D., Singh A., Khanuja S.P.S., Bansal R.P., Singh S.C. and Kumar S. (1999). Wide spectrum antibacterial and antifungal activities in the seeds of some coprophilous plants of north Indian plains. J. Ethanopharmocology 64: 69-77