Decoding Kutki: Seed Storage Proteins of a Climate-Resilient Millet
Decoding Kutki: Seed Storage Proteins of a Climate-Resilient Millet
A hands-on in silico program comparing kutki (little millet) with rice, from sequence to 3D structure and evolution.
Created by Bhavya Organic Tech Welfare Foundation
What you'll learn
- Retrieve protein sequences from NCBI, UniProt and Gramene
- Profile proteins with ExPASy ProtParam (pI, GRAVY, instability index)
- Find conserved domains and motifs with InterPro, Pfam and MEME
- Predict 2D and 3D structures with PSIPRED, AlphaFold and SWISS-MODEL
- Build and read phylogenetic trees with BLAST, Clustal Omega and MEGA
- Write and present a mini research report with scientific figures
Course content
6 modules ยท free preview availableAbout this course
Kutki (little millet) grows across the rain-fed, drought-prone and tribal farming regions of Madhya Pradesh, often where rice fails completely.
In this one-month skill development program you will compare kutki and rice seed storage proteins step by step: their physicochemical properties, conserved domains, 2D and 3D structures, and evolutionary relationships. The focus is the kutki Zein protein and its close relative in rice, the ฮฑ-prolamin inhibitor.
Every module ends with a short task that builds towards your own mini research report, which you present at the end of the program.
Who this course is for
- Students of biotechnology, bioinformatics, botany or agriculture
- Food science and life science students and researchers
- Anyone curious about millets and climate-resilient crops
- No coding needed: all tools are free and web-based
Earn a verified certificate
Complete every module to receive a certificate from Bhavya Organic Tech Welfare Foundation, with a unique code anyone can verify on Zorbo. Add it to your CV or LinkedIn.
About the instructor
Bhavya Organic Tech Welfare Foundation
Organic farming, training and research ยท Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Bhavya Organic is an organic farming company from Bhopal producing organic daal, millets, oils, flours, spices and cereals free from harmful chemicals.
Through its welfare foundation it runs training and skill development programs for Self Help Groups, women and rural communities, and supports research into sustainable, organic and medicinal farming.
Meet your mentors
Dr. Indira Shrivastava
Director, Bhavya Organic Tech Welfare Foundation
MA and PhD in Sanskrit with 25+ years teaching in remote areas. Founded the foundation to promote organic farming inspired by tribal food traditions.
Dr. Kriti Shrivastava
Director ยท PhD Biotechnology, MBA (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Former Assistant Professor and Senior Research Associate. Has led research projects in agricultural safety, environmental biotechnology and microbial studies.