A note on the use of cross‐linked starch in microbiology with special reference to detecting amylase production

Abstract

Anilogel-E, a cross-linked starch, can be used with distinct advantages where native starch or soluble starch are conventionally used, e.g. in scoring for amylolytic organisms, as an ingredient of fermentation media, and in enhancing protoplast regeneration. It is particularly useful for the direct visualization of amylase producing micro-organisms on solid media, making prior replication of colonies unnecessary.

The use of starch and skim milk in the regeneration of Bacillus amylotiquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis protoplasts

“…Anilogel-E (Anil Starch, Ahmedabad), a cross-linked starch, was used instead of maize starch (Modi et al 1986) in the hypertonic medium unless otherwise stated.…”