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Vikas Kumar

Researcher at Zoological Survey of India

Publications -  323
Citations -  7674

Vikas Kumar is an academic researcher from Zoological Survey of India. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fish meal & DNA barcoding. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 303 publications receiving 5142 citations. Previous affiliations of Vikas Kumar include Kentucky State University & Lovely Professional University.

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Dietary roles of phytate and phytase in human nutrition: A review

TL;DR: Phytate has therapeutic use against diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease and reduces kidney stone formation, HIV-1 and heavy metal toxicity; however, information on the dosage for humans for eliciting beneficial effects is limited.
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Non-starch polysaccharides and their role in fish nutrition – A review

TL;DR: This review synthesizes the available information on fish and highlights the knowledge gaps and it is hoped that this review will provide a momentum to the research on the roles of NSPs in fish nutrition and physiology and on the efficient use of N SP-degrading enzymes.
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Phytate and phytase in fish nutrition

TL;DR: Effects of phytate on fish, dephytinisation processes, phytase and pathway forphytate degradation,phytase production systems, mode ofPhytase application, bioefficacy of phyllase, effects of Phytase on growth performance, nutrient utilization and aquatic environment pollution, and optimum dosage of phydase in fish diets are discussed.
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Dietary roles of non-starch polysaccharides in human nutrition: a review.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of various modes of action of NSPs as a therapeutic agent have been proposed in the present review and even the recommendation on the dose of different dietary NSP intake among different age groups needs to be studied.
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Aquaculture and stress management: a review of probiotic intervention

TL;DR: A brief but informative compilation of the different essential and desirable traits of probiotics, their mode of action and their useful effects on fishes is presented in this article, which highlights the role of probiotic in helping the fishes to combat against the different physical, chemical and biological stress.