The increasing environmental burden of palm oil mill effluent (POME) has necessitated the search for eco-friendly remediation strategies. This study investigated the potential of Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus niger isolated from palm oil mill press fibre (PPF) for lipase produ...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i6444
Fungal laccases are preferred due to high redox potentials and low substrate specificity to xenobiotics including synthetic dyes. For large-scale applications, low enzyme yield and high cost of production has remained the challenge. Agroindustrial waste such as saw-dust of Termin...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2019/v21i430100
The search for efficient and green oxidation technologies has increased interest in utilization of laccases in non conventional methods. Laccases catalyze a wide range of substrates due to low substrate specificity and strong oxidative potentials. Challenges to large-scale enzyme...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2018/v22i430065
Laccases catalyze a broad range of substrates due to their low substrate specificity and strong oxidative potentials. It can be produce from different sources which include plants, prokaryotes, arthropods and fungi especially Trametes sp. In this study laccases were produced by T...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45718
Laccases produced by Trametes sp. are extracellular multi-copper oxidases, capable of oxidising large number of xenobiotics including dyes. Challenges often encountered in large-scale utilisation include the high cost of production, low yield and unstable enzymes. Lignocellulosic...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/44218
Polygalacturonase (PG or PGase) and Pectin lyase (PL) are depolymerase enzymes that split the α-1, 4-glycosidic linkages in the backbone of homogalacturonans. They are produced by microorganisms degrading pectin-containing substrates. PG and PL were produced in the solid-state fe...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i4656
Gastric Ulcer is a common ailment in Nigeria, with synthetic drug treatment becoming less effective, hence, herbal remedies are being sought. Daedalea quercina (Dq) has been shown to have significant therapeutic potential, but little is known about its anti-ulcer and blood-enhanc...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i430275
Introduction: Laccase is a muilti-copper enzyme that directs oxidation of compounds by reducing oxygen to water molecules. It has been identified as a significant enzyme which possesses diverse interest in industrial sector due to its ability to degrade toxicants from dye-utilizi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2022/v8i330125