Brazil houses over 10% of the total number of known species on Earth, with a great diversity
of plants and fungi. The collection, isolation, identification and conservation of filamentous …

Pectinases are a complex group of enzymes that degrade pectic substances. We produced
pectinases efficiently using wastes/agro-industrial products through submerged fermentation …

This book describes isolated actinobacteria from different environments, and how these can
be used to bioremediate heavy metals and pesticides in contaminated sites. It also …

Enzymes including xylanase produced by microorganism sources are preferable in many
industries especially in baking, food, pulp and paper. Nonetheless, the costs of enzymes …

An extracellular pectinase (PEC-I) was isolated from the crude extract of Aspergillus oryzae
when grown on passion fruit peel (PFP) as the carbon source and partially purified by ultra …

Exo-polygalacturonase was produced by Aspergillus niger ATCC 120120 in a solid-state
fermentation using Nephrolepis biserrata leaves. Factors affecting the production of exo …

A pectina é um heteropolissacarídeo formado, principalmente, por resíduos de ácido D-
galacturônico, presente nas paredes celulares vegetais. Tem caráter espessante e …

As enzimas representam compostos bioativos que regulam diversas alterações químicas
nos tecidos vivos. Sua aplicação torna-se cada vez mais popular devido à sua capacidade …

Plant seeds progress through specific stages during germination, from quiescence in the dry
state through water uptake, testa rupture and finally endosperm rupture. The stages of seed …

Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharides composed of a varying number of glucose units,
which are obtained by the action of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase, EC 2.4. 1.19) …