The biotransformation of sucrose to fructooligosaccharides was investigated using the catalytic action of fructosyltransferase originated from marine Aspergillus niger, using whole cell immobilization. The biomass production and enzymatic reaction were carried out in shake flask. A fructosyltransferase enzyme producing fungi locally isolated from sea water from South East cost of India, by usin...

Fungi isolated from various rotten fruits and vegetables were screened for the capability of producing citric acid. Aspergillus niger (A. niger) was obtained in the decayed onion peels and denoted as KON13 and this fungi strain was used in the production of citric acid by submerged fermentation. Critical process parameters affecting the fermentative citric acid production were investigated, inc...

Industrial biotechnology is one of the enabling technologies for biorefineries, where biomass is converted into value-added products. In addition to biofuels, several platform and fine chemicals can be produced from biomass using biotechnological routes taking advantage of metabolic pathways in the cell. Some of these metabolic pathways exist naturally in the cells that are used as production h...

In-vitro microbicidal activity of the methanol extract of Origanum majorana L. was tested against seven fungi (Fusarium solani, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, A. parasiticus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizoctonia otyzae-sativae and Altemaria brassicicola) and six bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, B. megaterium, Escherichia coil, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus). The m...

The biological detoxification of lignocellulose hydrolysate is an effective method through which to enhance microbial fermentation efficiency. In this study, inhibitor-tolerant strain A. niger (Aspergillus niger) was used for the corncob hydrolysate. results showed that M13 can tolerate a concentration at least 7.50 ± 0.19 g/L acetic acid, 1.81 0.13 furfural, and 1.02 0.10 HMF (5-Hydroxymethylf...

S t e i n b e r g (1935) and L u n d (1953) found that the growth of Aspergillus niger is influenced by copper. O r 1 o v et al. (1968) have further observed that 10.0% solution of copper sulphate increases markedly the yield of citric acid when molasses is employed as substrate. T o m l i n s o n et al (1950) studied the influence of Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu on the production of citric acid and obser...