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Isolation and Identification of Novel Bacillus tequilensis TB5 from Vegetable Waste and Analyze the Effect of Rudiment Compounds on Bio-Catalytic α-Amylase Production
Abstract: AbstractAmylase is one of the basic components for leather, baking, textiles and paper industries. It hydrolyzes starch into simple productive sugar which reduces the cost of the final desired product. In this work, amylase producing novel Bacillus tequilensis TB5 was isolated from vegetable waste and different chemical compounds were added at different concentration in production medium to analyze its effect on amylase enzyme production. We observed that addition of weight/volume …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 39–50 Read article
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Production of Bio-ethanol from Waste Materials
Abstract: This work finds the production of bio-ethanol using suitable enzymes and yeast strains. It further tests for the presence of bio-ethanol in the fermented product both quantitatively and qualitatively in the laboratory. Moreover, it aims to evaluate the feasibility of bio-ethanol production from different cellulosic waste materials like wheat straw, waste paper, corn cob, groundnut shell, wood bark, saw dust, bagasse and a combined mixture of all. Two strains of …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 33–44 Read article
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Statistical Optimization of the Medium for the Production of α-Amylase by the Mutant Aspergillus flavus MS-12 Using Response Surface Methodology
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} The present study is concerned with the improvement of Aspergillus flavus S-12 for α-amylase production. The mutant’s ability to produce α-amylase increased 1.24 times after …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2011 Read article
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Production and optimization of amylase enzyme using bacillus subtilis under solid state fermentation and its characterization
Abstract: This study employed solid state fermentation to maximize amylase production by Bacillus subtilis (OR578403). The research began by discovering and analyzing amylase-producing bacteria in soil samples followed with biochemical, molecular characterization. By using commercially available substrates like wheat bran, rice bran, and wheat rava were obtained from the local market and employed as solid substrates, which may influence amylase production and to be assessed. The identified organism was Bacillus subtilis, …
Published in International Journal of Biochemistry and Biomolecule Research · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 37–52 Read article
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Production of High Yield Amylase and Protease by Aspergillus oryzae using Solid-State Fermentation
Abstract: Aspergillus oryzae strains were isolated from different sources and its ability to produce industrial scale amylase and protease using solid-state fermentation was carried in the present study. Different fermentation substrates such as rice bran and wheat bran were evaluated for maximum enzyme yield. Enzyme production was maximum on rice bran and it was achieved with optimized fermentation parameter such as temperature 30°C, pH 4–6, moisture content 60%, inoculum size 0.2 …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 71–78 Read article
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Production And Purification of Amylase Through Bacterial Strain
Abstract: Amylases are important industrial enzymes with use in detergents, brewing, and food processing because of their ability to hydrolyze starch. In this research, the production and optimization of α-amylase from a potato soil isolated bacterium using agro-waste as a carbon source is investigated. The isolate had a hydrolytic zone of 13.33 mm and the highest activity of 545 U/mL under submerged fermentation with 1% starch. Optimum conditions were pH 7.0, …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Isolation of Amylase Producing Bacteria from Tella and Analysis of the Contribution of Their Amylases in ‘Tella’ (Ethiopian Local Beer) Production
Abstract: Abstract: ‘Tella’ is an Ethiopian home-brewed beer which is made up of different cereals and Rhamnus prinoides as bittering agent. The objective of this study was to identify efficient amylase producing bacteria isolates form ‘tella’ and compare their amylase with amylase from malt. Four potentially amylase producing bacteria (designated A, B, C, and D) were isolated and compared their amylase activities with amylase from malt using standard methods. The concentration …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 18–27 Read article
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Production and Characterization of Thermostable Amylase Produced from Spore Former Thermophilic Bacilli Isolated and Screened from Teff (Eragrostis teff) Starch Rich Soil
Abstract: There is a need to isolate and screen amylase-producing bacilli bacteria from soil rich in content of teff starch at high temperature environment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to isolate and screen amylase-producing bacilli isolates and characterization of their optimal amylase activities. Amylase-producing bacilli were isolated and their enzymes characterized. Effect of temperature, pH, substrate and salt concentration were determined. All isolates have clear zone over 15 mm …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Taxonomic Assessment of Thermostable Amylase Producer from the Unkeshwar Hot Spring, Nanded
Abstract: Total 42 thermophiles were isolated from the Unkeshwar hot spring of Maharashtra, India. Of these 23 thermostable amylase producers were identified as Bacillus alvei APP1, Bacillus brevis APP2, Bacillus sterothermophilus APP3, Bacillus subtilis APP4, Bacillus farraginis APP5, Bacillus firmus APP6, Bacillus licheniformis APP7, Bacillus megaterium APP8, Lysinibacillus sphaericus APP10, Paenibacillus alvei APP11, Bacillus simplex APP12, Staphylococcus cohnii APP15, Streptococcus thermophilus APP16, Bacillus cereus APP18, Bacillus atrophaeus APP19, Bacillus lentus APP24, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 113–126 Read article
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Isolation and Screening of Some Protease Producing Bacteria to Treat Paper and Pulp Effluent
Abstract: Industrial pollution is one of the most alarming threats to the environment and paper and pulp mill is one of the prime contributors to it. Paper and pulp mill effluent affects biotic and abiotic components of the environment. Different methods are being employed for the treatment, but the biological method is found to be more efficient in terms of colour removal and for reduction in the value of BOD, COD, …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 11–16 Read article
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Characterization of Endofungus Aspergillus nomius EF8-RSM Isolated from Aloe vera Western Ghats of Karnataka India
Abstract: The objective of the present research investigation was to reveal the versatile nature of endophytic Aspergillus nomius EF8-RSM. The fungus was purified from Aloe vera, Western Ghats of Karnataka, India and sequence was submitted at NCBI under the accession number MN871698. The fungus successfully produced Indole acetic acid at the rate of 49.21±6.1 μg/ml and phosphate solubilization was confirmed with solubilization index (1.63). The fungus showed production of siderophore, ammonia …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmaceutical Science · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 22–30 Read article
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A Review on Microbial Enzymes in the Food Industry: Current Innovations and Future Prospects
Abstract: Over the past few decades, microbial enzymes have become indispensable biocatalysts in food production, fundamentally revolutionizing how we approach manufacturing processes while simultaneously enhancing the quality of what we produce. Today, approximately 200 of the 4,000 known enzymes are deployed commercially with proteases, amylases, lipases, and lactases leading the charge in industrial food applications. This review brings together the latest innovations in how we use microbial enzymes for food processing, …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 43–53 Read article
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Biotechnological Prospective of a Group of Beneficial Extremophiles Isolated from Different Sources
Abstract: Extremophiles thrive in terrestrial hot springs, hydrothermal vents, glacial ices, saline lakes, solar saltern and acidic and alkaline niches; moreover a group of the extremophiles may grow in household hazardous waste, solvents containing cleaning and polishing chemicals, heavy metals contaminated sites, or in several other habitats such as aphotic, anoxic, athalassohaline and thalassohaline habitats that were previously considered inhospitable for life. Beside aforementioned extreme niches, extremophiles also dwell in poultry …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 10–13 Read article
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SSK Plus of Sanjeevi Pharma, One Stop Solution for Pseudo-Hunger in Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract: The anti-diabetic effect of SSK Plus tablet of Sanjeevi Pharma was studied in line with modern scientific parameters such as inhibition of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase by in vitro. The individual herbal ingredients of SSK Plus have shown great activity and together have proven to be superior over individual herbs. The study has more than proving the efficacy of Sanjeevi SSK Plus, shows the greatness of Siddha System of Medicine which …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Drug Formulation, Development and Production · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 7–10 Read article
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Aureobasidium pullulans- The Versatile Microcolonial Fungus for Industrial Production of Natural Products
Abstract: Aureobasidium pullulans, a yeast-like fungus, exhibits a remarkable capacity for synthesizing an extensive array of bioproducts with diverse industrial applications. This fungus is known to survive in several environmental conditions, making it a robust organism for biotechnological processes. The organism is characterized by its adaptability to various environmental conditions and habitats. It produces an array of extracellular enzymes such as amylases, lipases, proteases, and pectinases, contributing to its role as …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 19–31 Read article
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Fungi as Environmental Guardians: Enzymatic Solutions to Pollution
Abstract: Fungi are simple and inexpensive to cultivate, like miniature factories. Their enzymes are more environmentally friendly and safer for all to use compared to the use of dangerous chemicals. This review delves into how scientists are employing these enzymes to clean up polluted soil, purify wastewater, and even convert waste into valuable products such as biofuels.For example, fungi are amazing at cleaning! They create enzymes, which act as little workers …
Published in International Journal of Fungi · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2025 Read article
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Efficiency of Waste Banana Peels in Bio-ethanol Production
Abstract: Aim: To check the efficiency of waste banana peels in bio-ethanol production. Methods and Results: Waste from banana fruit peel powder is subjected to the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process for 7–10 days of co-culture of Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and also with a co-culture of Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in two different batch processes. The extracted β-amylase enzyme from the biomass of Aspergillus niger is also used …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 28–32 Read article
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Biochemical Changes in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Plants Induced by Flooding
Abstract: Flooding is a significant environmental stressor that affects the growth, development, and productivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), a crucial pulse crop grown worldwide, especially in India. This study investigates the biochemical changes in chickpea plants subjected to prolonged and sudden flooding. Key parameters analyzed include carbohydrate metabolism, protein content, chlorophyll levels, amylase activity, and proline accumulation. Results show that flooding significantly reduces total sugar content in leaves, stems, and …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Aspergillus Oryzae: Multifunctional Powerhouse Revolutionizing Food Industries and Gut Health
Abstract: Aspergillus oryzae, commonly known as “Koji mold,” is a filamentous fungus extensively utilized in various food industries due to its robust enzymatic activity and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status. This review explores its diverse applications, focusing on its role in fermented food production, enzyme generation, and contributions to gut health. In the production of fermented foods, such as soy sauce, miso, and sake, A. oryzae serves as a crucial …
Published in International Journal of Fungi · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 1–17 Read article
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Influence of Reptin on acute pancreatitis model of the rat
Abstract: Background and Aim: In acute pancreatitis, hyperproduction of inflammatory mediators, including inflammatory cytokines, exacerbation of tissue injury due to microcirculatory disturbances, secondary activation of inflammatory cells in distant organs, and the cascade are the pathogenic basis of pancreatitis severity. Therefore, inhibition of pancreatic enzyme activity, blocking production, and preventing the activation of inflammatory cells is a practical way to prevent the development of severe acute pancreatitis and multiorgan failure. In …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 36–40 Read article