Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) grows abundantly in some parts of Nigeria and the plant has high nutritional value to all ages. Over the years, Nigeria has depended on imported wines to satisfy the demands for wine consumption by her citizens and this has placed huge economic burde...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2020/v8i230191
Aims: Tigernut drink are made from tigernut tubers (Cyperus esculentus L.) and rich in nutrients. This drink is locally produced and widely consumed in Nigeria irrespective of social status. This study is aimed at evaluating the microbial quality and physicochemical property of t...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i130164
Aim: Tannase (tannin acyl hydrolase, E.C. 3.1.1.20) catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds from complex hydrolysable tannins with the production of gallic acid and glucose and possess broad applications in biotechnology. This study is aimed at the production of tannase by Lasiod...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2020/v6i130074
Aim: To optimize media components and cultural conditions using response surface methodology (RSM) in the production of invertase by Aspergillus niger grown on potato peels (P1) and pineapple peels (P2). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Environmental Microb...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/45480
Production and Optimization of Cellulase from Penicillium sp. Using Corn-cob and Pawpaw Fibre as Substrates Aim: This study reports the production and optimization of cellulase from Penicillium sp. using corn-cob (CC) and pawpaw fibre (PF) as substrates. Methods: Nine fungal isol...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39227
Keratinases are extracellular enzyme used for the biodegradation of keratin and hydrolyze both native and denatured keratin. They have potential roles in biotechnological processes involving keratin containing wastes from poultry and leather industries. This study investigated th...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33165
Effects of Some Cultural Conditions on Keratinase Production by Bacillus licheniformis Strain NBRC 14206 Aims: Microbial keratinase is an extracellular enzyme capable of degrading keratin present in feathers, hair, and wool. They are widely used in chemical, medical industries as...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/32726
Aims: Pectinases are extracellular enzymes produced by microorganisms which break down pectic polysaccharides of plant tissues into simpler molecules like galacturonic acids. Polygalacturonase catalyzes hydrolysis of α-1,4-glycosidic linkages in polygalacturonic acid producing D-...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/29593
Aims: Lignocellulose is one of the most abundant sources of organic material in the world and it is a polysaccharide which consisted of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Cellulases are group of hydrolytic enzymes capable of degrading cellulose to smaller sugar components such...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27831
Ready-to-eat (RTE) foods are composite foods sold to consumers for consumption which do not require significant further processing except re-heating or completion of cooking process. These foods may constitute likely potential hazard to human health due to non compliance with foo...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27939
Aims: Laccases are diphenol oxidases that have numerous applications in biotechnological processes. In this work, the production of fungal laccase using organic and inorganic feed substrates in submerged static fermentation was investigated. Study Design: One-factor-at-a-time str...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27257
Pectinases are widely used in food processing, textile and other allied industries. Cassava peels generated from cassava processing outfits constitutes one of the major environmental pollutions in Nigeria and there is need to find alternative economic value of the waste instead o...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i11682
Pullulanase is a starch debranching enzyme, that cleaves the α-1,6, glucosidic linkage. The research investigates the screening, production, and optimization of pullulanase from bacterial isolates. Five different soil samples were collected from Choba (River State) and Oshodi (La...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i1030506