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Article3 Biotech2017

Sorghum husk biomass as a potential substrate for production of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes by Nocardiopsis sp. KNU.

Siddheshwar D Kshirsagar, Bhumika N Bhalkar, Pankajkumar R Waghmare, Ganesh D Saratale, Rijuta G Saratale, Sanjay P Govindwar

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Article in 3 Biotech, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Siddheshwar D KshirsagarDepartment of Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India.
Bhumika N BhalkarDepartment of Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India.
Pankajkumar R WaghmareDepartment of Biochemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MS, 416004, India.
Ganesh D SarataleDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
Rijuta G SarataleDepartment of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Republic of Korea.
Sanjay P GovindwarDepartment of Biochemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MS, 416004, India. spg_biochem@unishivaji.ac.in.
Shivaji University · INEwha Womans University · KRKorea University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nocardiopsis sp. KNU was found to degrade various lignocellulosic waste materials, namely, sorghum husk, sugarcane tops and leaves, wheat straw, and rice husk very efficiently. The strain was found to produce high amounts of cellulase and hemicellulase. Augmentation of cotton seed cake as an organic nitrogen source revealed inductions in activities of endoglucanase, glucoamylase, and xylanase up to 70.03, 447.89, and 275.10 U/ml, respectively. Nonionic surfactant Tween-80 addition was found to enhance the activity of endoglucanase enzyme. Cellulase produced by Nocardiopsis sp. KNU utilizing sorghum husk as a substrate was found to retain its stability in various surfactants up to 90%. The produced enzyme was further tested for saccharification of mild alkali pretreated rice husk. The changes in morphology and functional group were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Enzymatic saccharification confirmed the hydrolytic potential of crude cellulase. The hydrolysate products were analyzed by high-performance thin layer chromatography.

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Alkali pretreatmentEnzymatic saccharificationNocardiopsis sp. KNURice huskSorghum husk

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PMID28660456
PMCPMC5489444
OpenAlexW2732414212

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