Microbial glucoamylases: characteristics and applications

P Kumar, T Satyanarayana - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Glucoamylase is one of the oldest and widely used biocatalysts in food industry. The major
application of glucoamylase is the saccharification of partially processed starch/dextrin to …

Enzymatic conversions of starch

P Tomasik, D Horton - Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and …, 2012 - Elsevier
This article surveys methods for the enzymatic conversion of starch, involving hydrolases
and nonhydrolyzing enzymes, as well as the role of microorganisms producing such …

A highly thermostable and alkaline amylase from a Bacillus sp. PN5

RK Saxena, K Dutt, L Agarwal, P Nayyar - Bioresource Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
A highly thermostable alkaline amylase producing Bacillus sp. PN5 was isolated from soil,
which yielded 65.23 UmL− 1 of amylase in medium containing (%) 0.6 starch, 0.5 peptone …

Screening of filamentous fungi for production of enzymes of biotechnological interest

LHS Guimarães, SC Peixoto-Nogueira… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
Many enzymes produced by fungi have relevant biotechnological applications in several
industrial areas. The purpose of this study was to collect and isolate filamentous fungi from …

Diversity and delimitation of Rhizopus microsporus

S Dolatabadi, G Walther, AHG Gerrits Van Den Ende… - Fungal Diversity, 2014 - Springer
Rhizopus microsporus has been used for centuries in the production of oriental fermented
foods, but the species is also known as a toxin producer and from severe human infections …

A novel plant–fungal mutualism associated with fire

M Baynes, G Newcombe, L Dixon, L Castlebury… - Fungal Biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Bromus tectorum, or cheatgrass, is native to Eurasia and widely invasive in western North
America. By late spring, this annual plant has dispersed its seed and died; its aboveground …

Production of α-amylase for the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using Streptomyces sp. MBRC-82

P Manivasagan, J Venkatesan, KH Kang… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine actinobacterial synthesis of gold nanoparticles has good potential to develop simple,
cost-effective and eco-friendly methods for production of important biomaterials. In this …

Production, purification, and characterization of thermostable α‐amylase from thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus

SA Fincan, B Enez - Starch‐Stärke, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The α‐amylase (α‐1‐4‐d‐glucan glucanohydrolase; EC 3.2. 1.1) secreted by
Geobacillus stearotermophilus was purified and characterized. Maximum enzyme …

Purification, biochemical, and molecular characterization of a novel extracellular thermostable and alkaline α-amylase from Tepidimonas fonticaldi strain HB23

F Allala, K Bouacem, N Boucherba, Z Azzouz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the purification, biochemical, and molecular characterization
of a novel thermostable α-amylase (TfAmy48) from Tepidimonas fonticaldi strain HB23 …

[PDF][PDF] Optimization of culture parameters to enhance production of amylase and protease from Aspergillus awamori in a single fermentation

S Negi, R Banerjee - Afr J Biochem Res, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Concomitant production of amylase and protease by Aspergillus awamori nakazawa MTCC
6652 was enhanced in a single fermentation by media engineering and optimization of other …