Scientific Staff

Dr. Anand ZanwarAssociate Professor

Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune

Research Experience

• Associate Professor at Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (Sept. 2023 onwards)
• Scientist at Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (April-2015 to August 2023)
• Research Associate under ICAR-NAIP project at Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (May 2012 to April 2015)
• Senior Research fellow under ICAR-NAIP project at Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA), Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India (Oct 2007 to May 2012)

Area of interest

• Exploitation of medicinal properties of linseed
• Value addition and product diversification with special reference to omega-3 fatty acid
• Stability studies on developed products
• Pharmacological evaluation of developed product

Research Projects

Research Programme

The research focus is to study pharmacological and nutritional aspects of linseed and omega-3 fatty acid. Earlier, extensive work on isolation and characterization of lignan from linseed and evaluation of its pharmacological efficacy in combination with omega-3 fatty acid in metabolic disorders was carried out. The present research program focused on development of value added products from flaxseed for developing omega-3 fortified functional food and evaluating its safety, efficacy, stability and acceptability.

Research Publications

• Joshi AA, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Potential of flaxseed oil blends to modulate tissue fatty acid composition and determination of safety parameters in Wistar rats. Lipids. 2025;60(3):113-169. IF: 1.6.
• Jadhav S, Jagtap S, Zanwar A, Pawar S, Singh AE. Comparative study of ambiguity in market collected ‘Sariva’ sample using HPTLC and antioxidant assay. Vegetos. 2025;38:79-86.
• Zanwar AA, Joshi AA, Gaikwad PS, Hegde MV. Type 3 Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance, Alzheimer’s Disease and Role of Alpha-Linolenic Acid in Blood–Brain Barrier Repair. Chronicle Diabetes Res Pract. 2024;3(2):64-71.
• Jadhav S, Jagtap S, Zanwar A, Singh EA. A Comparative analysis of four ‘Sariva’ plants: HPTLC profiling and Antioxidant activity. Eco Env Cons. 2024;30:S53-S61.
• Manimurugan C, Sujatha M, Rathnakumar AL, Sandhanalakshmi M, Zanwar AA. Role of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) in disease prevention and treatment. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2023;13(7):277-286. IF:1.7.
• Joshi AA, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Modulation of essential fatty acid levels in coconut oil with flaxseed oil. Grasas Aceites. 2023;74(2):e503. IF:1.738.
• Khavate M, Zanwar A, Nangare N, Jagtap S. Comparative studies on several Vidanga plants collected from Maharashtra, India, employing phytochemical screening, high-performance thin-layer chromatography analysis, and anti-oxidant potential. Int J Green Pharm. 2022;16(1):118-125.
• Giramkar S, Zanwar A, Bhalerao SS. Comparative evaluation of triphala extract prepared using two methods. Indian J Pharm Sci. 2022;84(2):513-518. IF:0.97.
• Joshi AA, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Flaxseed oil and palm olein blend to improve omega-6: omega-3 ratio. J Food Sci Technol. 2022;59:498-509. IF:3.1.
• Jagtap AA, Badhe YS, Farde PD, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Long Term Storage Stability assessment of Omega-3-Fatty Acid Emulsified Formulation Containing Micronutrients. J Pharm Innov. 2022;17:1126-1135. IF:2.6.
• Murugkar DA, Zanwar AA, Shrivastava A. Effect of nano-encapsulation of flaxseed oil on the stability, characterization and incorporation on the quality of eggless cake. Appl Food Res. 2021;1(2):100025. IF:4.5.
• Jagtap AA, Badhe YS, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Development and characterization of stabilized omega-3 fatty acid and micronutrient emulsion formulation for food fortification. J Food Sci Technol. 2021;58(3):996-1004. IF:3.1.
• Silva CD, Israni N, Zanwar AA, et al. “Smart” polymer enhances the efficacy of topical antimicrobial agents. Burns. 2019;45(6):1418-1429. IF:2.7.
• Devkar ST, Kandhare AD, Zanwar AA, et al. Hepatoprotective effect of withanolide rich fraction in acetaminophen intoxicated rat: Decisive role of TNF-α, IL-1β, COX-II, and iNOS. Pharm Biol. 2016;4:1-10. IF:3.889.
• Honmore VS, Khandare AD, Kadam PP, Khedkar VM, Dhiman S, Bodhankar SL, Zanwar AA. Isolates of Alpinia officinarum Hance as COX-2 inhibitors: Evidence from anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and molecular docking studies. Int Immunopharmacol. 2016;33(8):8-17. IF:5.714.
• Goswami S, Kandhare A, Zanwar AA, et al. Oral L-glutamine administration attenuated cutaneous wound healing in wistar rats. Int Wound J. 2016;13:116-124. IF:3.099.
• Honmore V, Kandhare A, Zanwar A, Rojatkar S, Bodhankar SL, Natu A. Artemisia pallens alleviates acetaminophen induced toxicity via modulation of endogenous biomarkers. Pharm Biol. 2015;53(4):571-581. IF:3.889.
• Ghule AE, Jadhav SS, Zanwar AA, Kandhare AD, Bodhankar SL. Omega-3-fatty acid adds to the protective effect of flax lignan concentrate in pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy in rats via modulation of oxidative stress and apoptosis. Int Immunopharmacol. 2015;28(1):751-763. IF:5.714.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Rojatkar SR, Bodhankar SL. Antihyperlipidemic activity of concomitant administration of methanolic fraction of flax lignan concentrate and omega-3-fatty acid in poloxamer-407 induced experimental hyperlipidemia. Ind Crops Prod. 2014;52:656-663. IF:6.449.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Rojatkar SR, Sonawane KB, Rajmohanan PR, Bodhankar SL. Isolation, characterization and antihyperlipidemic activity of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside in poloxamer-407 induced experimental hyperlipidemia. Pharm Biol. 2014;52(9):1094-103. IF:3.889.
• Badole SL, Jangam GB, Chaudhari SM, Ghule AE, Zanwar AA. L-Glutamine Supplementation Prevents the Development of Experimental Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide Induced Diabetic Rats. PLoS One. 2014;9(3):e92697. IF:3.752.
• Suryavanshi S, Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Kaul-Ghanekar R. Standardization and evaluation of cytotoxic potential of polyhedral composition HC9 and its component herbs. Pharmacogn J. 2014;6(2):08-16. IF:1.074.
• Gosavi TP, Kumar S, Kandhare AD, Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. A comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review on effect of genistein on metabolic syndrome. Pharmacologia. 2014;5(4):120-126.
• Badole SL, Chaudhari SM, Bagul PP, Mahamuni SP, Khose RD, Joshi AC, Chaudhari SM, Raut CG, Zanwar AA. Effect of concomitant administration of L-glutamine and cycloart-23-ene-3b, 25-diol (B2) with sitagliptin in GLP-1 (7–36) Amide Secretion, Biochemical and Oxidative Stress in Streptozotocin - Nicotinamide Induced Diabetic Sprague Dawley Rats. PLoS One. 2013;8(8):e72817. IF:3.752.
• Choudhari AS, Raina P, Deshpande MM, Wali AG, Zanwar AA, Bodhankar SL, Kaul-Ghanekar R. Evaluating the anti-inflammatory potential of Tectaria cicutaria L. root extracts in vitro as well as in vivo. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013;150:215-222. IF:5.195.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Protective role of concomitant administration of flax lignan concentrate and omega-3-fatty acid on myocardial damage in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Food Sci Hum Wellness. 2013;2(1):29-38. IF:8.022.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Antihyperlipidemic effect of flax lignan concentrate from seeds of Linum usitatissimum in triton induced hyperlipidemic rats. Int J Pharmacol. 2012;8(5):355-363.
• Kasote DM, Zanwar AA, Devkar ST, Hegde MV, Deshmukh KK. Immunomodulatory activity of ether insoluble phenolic components of n-butanol fraction (EPC-BF) of flaxseed in rat. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012;S623-S626. IF:1.514.
• Badole SL, Zanwar AA, Ghule AE, Ghosh P, Bodhankar SL. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of alcoholic extract of stem bark of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre. Biomed Aging Pathol. 2012;2:19-23.
• Kasote DM, Badhe YS, Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Deshmukh KK. Hepatoprotective potential of ether insoluble phenolic components from n-butanol fraction (EPC-BF) of flaxseed against CCl4 induced liver damage in rats. J Pharm Bioall Sci. 2012;4(3):231-235.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Cardioprotective activity of flax lignan concentrate extracted from seeds of Linum usitatissimum in isoprenalin induced myocardial necrosis in rats. Interdiscip Toxicol. 2011;4(2):90-97.
• Badole SL, Zanwar AA, Khopade AN, Bodhankar SL. In vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity cycloart-23-ene-3β, 25-diol (B2) isolated from Pongamia pinnata (L. Pierre). Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2011;910-916. IF:0.927.
• Krishna K, Pradhan AB, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA, Pathan SI, Patil A, Khan SA. Can progression of alcoholic liver disease be predicted from certain biochemical indices? Curr Nutr Food Sci. 2010;6(3):204-208.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. In vitro antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract of Linum usitatissimum. Pharmacologyonline. 2010;1:683-696.
• Zanwar AA, Aswar UM, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Estrogenic and embryo-fetotoxic effects of ethanol extract of Linum usitatissimum in rats. J Complement Integr Med. 2010;7(1):Article 21.

Indexed Conference Abstracts

• Gaikwad PS, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Bioavailability of omega-3 fatty acid-based nano-emulsion in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced experimental diabetes and normal healthy rats. Chronic Diabetes Res Pract. 2025;4(1):S9.
• Farde PD, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Blending of linseed oil with edible oil to improve nutritional quality of edible oil blends. J Oilseeds Res. 2023;40:256.
• Jagtap AA, Joshi AA, Badhe YS, Farde PD, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Bioavailability of Omega-3 Fatty Acid In Normal and High Fat High Carbohydrate Diet Induced Animal Model. Metabolism. 2021;116(Suppl):13.93.
• Bhat CH, Farde PD, Vedpathak SM, Hegde MV, Zanwar AA. Efficacy of omega-3-enriched medicated massage oil in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Indian J Oilseed Res. 2020;37.
• Zanwar A, Nilkanth PV, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Effect of methanolic fraction of flax lignan concentrate against experimental diabetic cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2014;21(Suppl 3).
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Cardioprotective effect of flax lignan concentrate and omega-3-fatty acid alone and in combination in ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat heart. Atherosclerosis. 2014;235(2):e251. IF:6.847.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Ethanolic extract of seeds of Linum ussitattimum (flax lignan concentrate) prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Atheroscler Suppl. 2011;12(1):146.
• Hegde MV, Zanwar AA, Khan SA, Wagh UV. Omega-3 fatty acid enriched eggs are heart friendly. Atheroscler Suppl. 2011;12(1):148.

Technical Bulletin

• Anand Zanwar, Beena Nair, Devendra Payasi T. Boopathi. Linseed: Health Benefits. ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana (leaflet).
• Beena Nair, Anand Zanwar, Nandan Mehta, Devendra Payasi, Suma Mogali, A.L. Rathnakumar, T. Boopathi and M. Sujatha. 2021. Value Added Products of Linseed. All India Coordinated Research Project on Linseed, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Technical Bulletin.
• Manimurugan, C, Lakshmi Prayaga, Anand Zanwar and M. Sujatha. 2021. Diversified uses of linseed. ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana. Technical Bulletin

Book Chapters

• Zanwar A, Badole SL, Menaa F. Curcuma longa in skin disease care. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:391-396.
• Zanwar A, Badole SL, Saini R. Role of Emblica officinalis in prevention of skin disease. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:439-444.
• Badole SL, Chaudhari S, Zanwar A. Tinospora cordifolia: beneficial effect for skin disease. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:481-486.
• Zanwar A, Badole SL, Saini R. Withania somnifera: use for skin disease. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:487-492.
• Saini R, Badole SL, Zanwar AA. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid): antioxidant involved in skin care. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:61-66.
• Saini R, Badole SL, Zanwar AA. Arginine-derived nitric oxide: key to healthy skin. In: Watson RR, Zibadi S, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Preventive Dermatology. New York: Humana Press; 2012:73-82.
• Badole SL, Zanwar AA, Bodhankar SL. Secoisolaricinol diglucoside (SDG): Active antihyperglycaemic constituent from flaxseed. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, eds. Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States. San Diego: Academic Press; 2012:53-58.
• Hegde MV, Ghorpade PB, Zanwar AA, Hegde DM. New Avenues for Value Addition in Oilseeds. In: Vegetable Oils Scenario: Approaches to Meet Growing Demands. Hyderabad: Indian Soc Oilseed Res; 2012:296-313.
• Zanwar AA, Badole SL, Shende PS, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Cardiovascular effects of hesperidin. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, eds. Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease. San Diego: Academic Press; 2014:989-992.
• Zanwar AA, Badole SL, Shende PS, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Role of gallic acid in cardiovascular disorders. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, eds. Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease. San Diego: Academic Press; 2014:1045-1047.
• Zanwar AA, Badole SL, Shende PS, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Antioxidant Role of Catechin in Health and Disease. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, eds. Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease. San Diego: Academic Press; 2014:267-271.
• Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Bodhankar SL. Flax Lignan in the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. In: Watson RR, Preedy VR, eds. Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease. San Diego: Academic Press; 2014:915-921.
• Ghorpade PB, Zanwar AA, Bhalerao SS, Hegde MV. By products and value addition in oilseeds: with special reference to linseed. In: Technologies for Enhancing Oilseeds Production Through NMOOP. New Delhi: ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research and Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, New Delhi; 2013:67-84.
• Hegde MV, Zanwar AA, Adekar SP. Nutrition, life, disease, and death. In: Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Keys to Nutritional Health. Cham: Springer Int Publ; 2016:1-10.
• Hegde MV, Zanwar AA, Ghorpade PB. Flax bio-village concept. In: Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Keys to Nutritional Health. Cham: Springer Int Publ; 2016:11-20.
• Zanwar AA, Badhe YS, Bodhankar SL, Ghorpade PB, Hegde MV. Omega-3 milk. In: Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Keys to Nutritional Health. Cham: Springer Int Publ; 2016:45-50.
• Zanwar AA, Joshi AA, Hegde MV. Effects of dietary Omega-3 fatty acid consumption. In: Mediterranean Diet in Brain and Neurodegenerative Diseases. San Diego: Academic Press; 2018:385-399.
• Joshi AA, Zanwar AA. Effect of olive oil on metabolic syndrome. In: Olives and Olive Oil in Health and Disease Prevention. San Diego: Academic Press; 2021:261-272.
• Manimurugan C, Zanwar A, Sujatha M. Genetic Enhancement of Nutraceuticals in Linseed: Breeding and Molecular Strategies. In: Kole C, ed. Crop Genome Designing for Nutraceuticals. Singapore: Springer; 2023:519-543.
• Adekar SP, Zanwar AA, Hegde MV, Salunkhe KD. Gender Considerations and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease. Cham: Springer; 2025:21-26.
• Murugkar DA, Zanwar AA. Natural Fortification of Food Products with Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Promising Approach for Improved Nutritional Health. Cham: Springer; 2025:313-321.

Team : Project Staff

• Mr. Pramod D. Farde (Technical Assistant) – June-2015 to till date under ICAR-AICRP linseed Value Addition Centre
• Mr. Amit Jagtap (Junior Research Fellow) – Sept. 2017 to 2020 under SERB-ECR project
• Ms. Madhavi Kanade (Project Assistant) – Dec. 2019 to May 2021 under SERB-IRD project
• Ms. Vaishnavi Dudhe (Project Assistant) – Jan. 2020 to May 2021 under SERB-IRD project
• Mrs. Dipali Garud (Project Assistant) – July 2021 to November 2022 under SERB-IRD project
• Mr. Amit Jagtap (Project Assistant) – July 2021 to May 2022 under SERB-IRD project
• Ms. Prajakta Gaikawad (Junior Research Assistant) – July-2022 onwards under Chellaram Diabetes Research Centre funded project

Ph.D. Students