The applicability of sp. cell lytic enzymes for devising a simple and competent biological polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) recovery approach from cells was investigated. strain Ti3 produced 50% (w/w) PHA using glucose as carbon source. The intracellula...
Hook (Asclepiadaceae), an endemic plant species, due to habitat destruction and over exploitation has a very restricted distribution in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. The present wrok aimed to determine the chemical composition, the total p...
In this study, attempts were made to immobilize purified exo-inulinase from mutant thermophic -U4 onto Kaolinite clay by covalent bonding cross-linked with glutaraldehyde with an immobilization yield of 66% achieved. The free and immobilized inulinas...
Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology
Mar 21, 2018
The present study was aimed at determining total phenolic and flavonoid contents and studying the antioxidant activity of ginger ( Rosc.) rhizome and callus, 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol and callus treated with elicitors. Petroleum ether (PE) and chlorof...
Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology
Mar 7, 2018
Inulinase are industrial food enzymes which have gained much attention in recent scenario. In this study, Inulinase producing eight bacterial colonies were isolated and screened from three different plant root tubers soil sample. Among 8 inulinase pr...
Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology
Jan 3, 2018
Chitinases are the enzymes which are capable of hydrolyzing chitin to its monomer N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNac). Present study emphasizes on the impact of critical process variables on the production of chitinase from strain KLSL55. Initially the is...
Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology
Oct 12, 2017
Investigations were conducted on the production of Rennin enzyme from the fungi 3420 NRRL using Solid-State fermentation. Wheat bran was used as a substrate. The influence of moisture content, incubation temperature, and the initial pH of fermentati...
Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology
Jun 23, 2017
Recently, xylanase has become an essential option for environmental friendly industrial biotechnological applications and the rising demand for its large scale production urge to take the advantage of statistical approach of optimization to investiga...