Utilization of fruit and vegetable waste to produce value-added products: Conventional utilization and emerging opportunities-A review

KS Ganesh, A Sridhar, S Vishali - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruit and vegetables are one of the most consumed commodities globally, accounting for
more than 42% of total food wastage. These vegetal foods can be consumed raw …

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass and synthetic polymers

CC Chen, L Dai, L Ma, RT Guo - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Plant biomass is an abundant renewable resource on Earth. Microorganisms harvest energy
from plant material by means of complex enzymatic systems that efficiently degrade natural …

Pectinase from microorganisms and its industrial applications

S Haile, A Ayele - The Scientific World Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of microbial pectinase in different industries has been increased in its world
demand. The major sources of pectinase are microorganisms mainly bacteria, fungi and …

Production, characterization, and industrial application of pectinase enzyme isolated from fungal strains

S KC, J Upadhyaya, DR Joshi, B Lekhak… - Fermentation, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pectinases are the group of enzymes that catalyze the degradation of pectic substances. It
has wide applications in food industries for the production and clarification of wines and …

New insights in pectinase production development and industrial applications

S Shrestha, MS Rahman, W Qin - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Pectinase, a group of pectin degrading enzymes, is one of the most influential industrial
enzymes, helpful in producing a wide variety of products with good qualities. These …

Utilisation of agro-industrial waste for sustainable green production: a review

R Singh, R Das, S Sangwan, B Rohatgi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Agro-industry generates large amount of waste with diverse characteristics. The
accumulation of agricultural waste is in the excess of 2 billion tons worldwide. This makes it …

Sustainable enzymatic treatment of organic waste in a framework of circular economy

D Chakraborty, S Chatterjee, A Althuri, SG Palani… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymatic treatment of food and vegetable waste (FVW) is an eco-friendly approach for
producing industrially relevant value-added products. This review describes the sources …

Biochemical prospects of various microbial pectinase and pectin: an approachable concept in pharmaceutical bioprocessing

S Satapathy, JR Rout, RG Kerry, H Thatoi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Both pectin and pectinase are vitally imperative biomolecules in the biotechnological sector.
These molecules are a feasible non-toxic contrivance of nature with extensive applicative …

Advances in upstream and downstream strategies of pectinase bioprocessing: A review

J John, KKS Kaimal, ML Smith, PKSM Rahman… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review aims to highlight the bioprocessing strategies behind one of the most
commercially produced enzymes in the biotechnological market, pectinase. Significant steps …

Valorization of agro-industrial waste for pectinase production and its influence on circular economy

K Kaul, G Rajauria, R Singh - Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2024 - Elsevier
Pectinases are a diverse group of enzymes that play a crucial role in modifying or breaking
down complex pectic substances. Pectinases are widely distributed among bacteria, fungi …