The University started its regular session from July 1921. Examinations were held in April 1922, and the first convocation of the University was held in December 1922 in the Medical College campus under a 'Shamiana'.
Ever since its inception in 1921 the university of Lucknow has brought many changes in its academic life. Several new faculties - Education, Fine Arts, Architecture, Engineering, Ayurveda and Dental Sciences have been added. Besides, nearly 40 professional/vocational courses have been introduced on the self-finance basis. At present the University has many scholars of national and international repute on its faculty who have contributed significantly to the fields of knowledge.

Prof. R.P.Singh
Lucknow University
Phone: +91-522-2740467
Fax : +91-522-2740467
Email : vc@lkouniv.ac.in

• Biotechnology in taught to students pursuing M.Sc. Biochemistry course.
• Facilities and infrastructure to raise transgenic plants and their analysis are available.
• Biotechnological modification of lignin biosynthesis.
• Structure-function relationship in corn leaf nitrate reductase.
• Biochemical role of salicylic acid (SA) in plants.
• Plant regeneration from callus and its biochemical characterization in cuscuta reflexa, an angiospermic parasite.
• Molecular charaterization of mimosine degradation enzymes and genes in bacteria.
  

Major Equipments and Facilities:

• Gel Documentation System
• Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography
• Liquid Scintillation Counter
• Incubator Shaker New Brunswick
• Orbital Shaker
• Rerigerated Centrifuged
• Ultracentrifuge
• Chromatographic system
• Infra Red Gas Analyser
• Ion electrodes
• Research Microscope 
• Electronic Balance
• Oxygen Monitor System
• Phast PAG System
• UltrascanLaser Densitometer
• Water Purification System
• Deep Freezer
• Vacuum Blotter
• Thermocycler
  

1. U.N. Dwivedi, N. Shiraishi and W.H. Campbell. Identification of an "Essential" cysteine of nitrate reductase via mutagenesis of its recominant cytochrome b reductase domain. J. Biol. Chem. 269, 13785-13791, 1994.
2. U.N. Dwivedi, N. Shiraishi and W.H. Campbell. Generation of multiple mutations in the same sequence via the polymearase chain reaction using a single selection primer. Anal. Biochem. 221, 425-428, 1994.
3. U.N. Dwivedi, W.H. Campbell, J. Yu, R.S.S. Dalta, R.C. Bugos, V.L. Chiang and G.K. Podila. Manipulation of lignin biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco through expression of an antisene O-methyltransferase gene from Populus. Plant Mol. Biol. 26, 61-71, 1994.
4. U.N. Dwivedi and W.H. Campbell. Antisene inhibition and co-suppression of lignin biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis harboring O-methyltransferase gene constructs from aspen. Plant Physiol. -Life (Life Sci. Adv.) 14, 45-54, 1995.
5. G. Lu, Lindqvist, G. Schneider, U. Dwivedi, and W.H. Campbell. Refined structure of the cytochrome b redductase fragment at 2.5 AO, its ADP complex and an active site mutant and modeling of the cytochrome b domain. J. Mol. Biol. 248, 931-948, 1995.
6. M. K. Srivastava and U.N. Dwivedi. Biochemical, Physiological and Molecular aspects of senescence in plants. Physiol. And Mol. Plants, 2, 5-24, 1996.
7. Seema Srivastava and U.N. Dwivedi. Plants regeneration from callus of Cuscuta reflexa- an angiospermic parasite - and modulation of catalase and peroxidase activity by salicylic acid and naphthalene acetic acid. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 39, 1-10, 2001.
8. Smita Rastogi and U.N. Dwivedi. Regeneration and transformation of tree legumes with special reference to Leucaena species. In: Biotechnology for the improvement of legumes (Eds, Jaiwal P.K. and Singh R.P.) Kluwer Academic Publisher, Netherlands. 2001 (in press).
9. Smita Rastogi and U.N. Dwivedi. Plant genetic engineering for biotechnological modifications of lignin. In: Plant genetic Engineering (2001) (in press).
10. M.K. Srivastava and U.N. Dwivedi. Salicylic acid induced modification / methylation of pea mitrochondrial DNA Phytochemistry, 2001 (communicated).
    

Developed

1. A protocol of genetic transformation, through Agrobacterium tumerfaciens mediated gene transfer, for a nitrogen fixing tree legume, namely Leucaena leucocephala, was developed. Using this protocol, currently we are in the process of developing transgenic Leucaena leucocephala plants with reduced lignin content. Such transgenic plants of Leucaena leucocephala has advantages in paper and pulp industry as well as in making better quality fodder for cattle. Reduced levels of lignin in wood significantly reduces energy for delignification of the pulp in paper manufacturing. Similarly, a reduction of lignin content improves the digestibility of fodder in cattle.

2. Developing immobilized yeast cells as tool for entrapment of pollutants.

Dr. U.N. Dwivedi
Professor
Lucknow University
Phone : +91-522-2740132
Fax : +91-522-2740132