Saccharification of banana agro-waste by cellulolytic enzymes
By M. Baig, M. Yasmeen. 2004
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Banana is major cash crop of this region generating vast agricultural waste after harvest. The agro-waste including dried leaves and psuedostem after harvest was used as substrate for the release of sugars. Saccharification of banana agro waste by cellulases of Trichoderma lignorum was investigated. The steam treated agro-waste yielded 1.34 mg/ml of reducing sugars after 24 hr. The size of substrate affected saccharification where the smaller size ( Key Words: Banana agrowaste, Trichoderma lignorum , cellulases, saccharification. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.3(9) 2004: 447-450
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Plant Science
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- Cellulase Production by some Fungi Cultured on Pineapple Waste (2008, background): “Pretreatment of lignocellulosic material enhances enzyme activity and maximum saccharification was achieved within the range 30-45oC coinciding with the characteristics of mesophiles (Baig et al., 2004).”
- Optimization for cellulase production by Aspergillus niger using saw dust as substrate (2008, background): “The recent thrust in bioconversion of agricultural and industrial wastes to chemical feedstock has led to extensive studies on cellulolytic enzymes produced by fungi and bacteria (Baig et al., 2004).”