The objective of this experiment was to test the hypothesis that the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of DM, OM, fiber, and GE by weanling pigs and the concentration of DE and ME in full-fat rice bran (FFRB), defatted rice bran (DFRB), brown rice, and broken rice is improved if microbial xylanase is added to the diet. Eighty pigs (13.6 ± 0.8 kg initial BW) were allotted to 10 diets wit...

Two 2 × 2 factorial experiments were conducted to investigate the interaction between xylanase (0 vs. 200 mg/kg) and protease (0 vs. 200 mg/kg) enzyme supplementation on growth performance (Exp. 1) and coefficient of ileal and total tract apparent digestibility in grower-finisher pigs (Exp. 2). One hundred and twenty-eight individual fed pigs (BW = 34.2 kg; n = 32) were assigned to 1 of 4 dieta...

Xylan is the major component of monocotyledon hemicelluloses of plant cell walls in which 13-1,4-linked D-xylose residues constitute the backbone of xylan. After cellulose, xylan is the most abundant renewable polysaccharide in nature, accounting for 20 to 30% of the dry weight of woody tissue. In order to maximize the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic residues by cellulase enzymes, synergistic act...

The effects of multiple xylanase treatments were assessed during the peroxide bleaching of three pulps: Douglas-fir (kraft); Western hemlock (oxygen delignified kraft); and trembling Aspen (kraft). The addition of a xylanase treatment stage, either before or after the peroxide bleaching stage(s), resulted in the enhanced brightening of all pulps. A higher brightness was achieved using two enzym...

Starting from its translation initiation site, the Streptomyces lividans xylanase A signal peptide consists of 41 amino acids. This signal peptide was deleted and successively replaced with one of six signal peptides from other enzymes secreted by S. lividans and by a signal peptide from the outer membrane protein (LamB) of Escherichia coli. Deletion of the xylanase A signal peptide or modifica...

The production of cellulase-free xylanase was investigated with a locally isolated and identified strain, Cellulosimicrobium sp. MTCC 10645 in solid state fermentation. Different fermentation conditions were standardised for the growth and xylanase activity, the optimum being 72 h growth at pH 7.0, cultivation temperature 40°C and substrate to moisture ratio of 1:1.8 (w/v). Among different lign...

BACKGROUND Aspergillus fumigatus R1 produced xylanase under submerged fermentation which degrades the complex hemicelluloses contained in agricultural substrates. Xylanases have gained considerable attention because of their tremendous applications in industries. The purpose of our study was to purify xylanase and study its biochemical properties. We have predicted the secondary structure of pu...

Hydrolysis of xylan, the chief type of hemicellulose is achieved by endo-1, 4-β-xylanase and βxylosidase among other such enzyme complex. These enzymes are mainly produced by fungi, bacteria, etc. Xylanase finds applications in animal feed, manufacture of bread, beverages, textiles, bleaching cellulose pulp, ethanol and xylitol production. Xylanase depolymerizes xylan molecules into xylose unit...

Xylanase is a major enzyme used in the paper and pulp industries for biobleaching applications. There are possibilities for xylanase with better properties suitable for industrial applications. This paper focused on a potential xylanolytic fungus, Trichoderma viride VKF-3, obtained from a mangrove soil sample. Optimum conditions for xylanase production were tested by culturing T. viride VKF3 un...

A 2 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary protease (0 and 200 mg/kg) and xylanase (0 and 200mg/kg) in reducing manure odor and NH(3) from finisher pigs. Sixteen pigs were assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments, (i) basal diet, (ii) basal diet + xylanase, (iii) basal diet + protease, or (iv) basal diet + xylanase + protease, for 24 d. The manure samples from ...