We produced a-amylase from banana peel by Bacillus subtilis through solid state fermentation (SSF). Addition of yeast extract, corn steep liquor, sodium dodesyl sulphate (SDS) and Tween-80 enhanced the a-amylase production under preoptimized fermentation conditions. Maximum enzyme yield (10.25 U/mL) was observed at 35°C after 24 hours of SSF in growth medium containing 0.1% yeast extract, 1% co...

Production of propionic acid by Propionibacterium shermanii CDB 10014 was enhanced by a pH value of 6.5 and by temperatures in the range 35-37 °C. Depending on the type of yeast extract, succinic acid can be produced in higher proportions, with decreasing propionic acid yields. With respect to propionic acid production, Difco yeast extract has shown the best results when yeast extract preparati...

A novel source of biological nitrogen produced by multi-strain fermentation was developed for erythromycin production. The nitrogen composition of corn steep liquor, biological nitrogen and soybean flour was optimized by using Response surface methodology (RSM) firstly. A Box-Behnken design was used to estimate the optimum nitrogen composition for the production of erythromycin as follows: corn...

This work is focused on the study of different microorganisms to obtain a high level of lipase. It was selected 6 different microorganisms: Geotrichum candidum NRRLY-552, Geotrichum sp., Fusarium oxysporum and three wild yeasts from Brazil rainforest. Fermentation carried out using agro industrial by-products like corn steep liquor and protein hydrolysed in shaken flasks under different conditi...

This study investigated the potential of Rhizopus arrhizus UCP 402 for producing chitosan using corn steep liquor and honey as agroindustrial nitrogen and carbon sources. A complete factorial design was used to assess the improved biomass and chitosan production. The results were evaluated using Pareto charts (Statistica 7.0 software). The chitosan obtained was characterized by X-ray diffractio...

optimization of the isolation methods and utilization of the sugars present in the hydrolysates obtained from pre-hydrolyses of various lignocellulosic materials for production of new chemicals and energy is currently accounted for novel methods of biorefinery all over the world. in this study, effect of temperature (90 and 100 oc), koh concentration (2, 4 and 6 %) and polyoxyethylene (80) sorb...

Two isolates of wood-decay basidiomycetous fungi from the Sonoran Desert were selected from a preliminary screening of an extensive collection of wood-decay fungi. The isolates produced extracellular, alkaline-active carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) and filter paper cellulase activity, especially on solid substrates. Cultivation on wheat bran gave a higher cellulase yield than cultivation on co...

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most plentiful of all naturally occurring organic compounds. Conversion cellulosic polymers into useful products by fermentation involves two stages: firstly conversion cellulose to glucose cellulase, and secondly microbial resulting products. The experiments were conducted obtain xylanase enzyme from Aspergillus niger strain AUMC 14230 using corn cob (1%) as main...

Alkaline proteases are the most important groups of commercial enzymes, which have been broadly used in industrial processes. In this study, Bacillus sp. PTCC 1538 was selected as a biological agent to produce alkaline protease. Enzyme production under submerge fermentation using waste effluent investigated. Since costs raw material plays an role cost enzyme production, corn steep liquor (CSL) ...