Occurrence of Cellulose Degraders in Fruit and Vegetable Decaying Wastes

Millet Cobs: A Source of Microbial Enzymes

“…The presence of cellulase in millet cobs agrees with the separate reports of Sethi and Philip which states that enormous amounts of agricultural, industrial and municipal cellulose wastes contains cellulose [54,55]. The increased cellulase activity on day 4 may be due to the low amount of sugars recorded particularly glucose which may inhibit the production of cellulase while the low cellulase activity on day 12 and the undegraded sample may be due to the increased glucose composition inherent within the millet cobs.…”

Production of Microbial Enzymes from Ripe Plantain Fruits

“…The enzyme activity of the plantain fruits may have increased if it temperature and pressure were raised. The presence of cellulase in plantain fruits agrees with the separate reports of Sethi et al, (2013) and Philip et al, (2016) which states that enormous amounts of agricultural, industrial and municipal cellulose wastes contains cellulose. The increased cellulase activity at the early period of fermentation could be due to the reduced amount of disaccharide cellobiose which could be present within fermented plantain fruits which seems to be a more potent inhibitor of cellulase (Gao et al, 2016).…”

Saccharification of macroalgal polysaccharides through prioritized cellulase producing bacteria

“…Enzymes secreted by these microorganisms are feasible for large scale production due to their broad biochemical diversity, with the possibility of generating mass cultures and also ease of genetic manipulation ( Zhang and Kim, 2010 ). Annexure I lists the different sources used in the earlier studies ( Mutalik et al, 2012 ; Erasmus et al, 1997 ; Hakamada et al, 1997 ; Li et al, 2003 ; Verma et al, 2012 ; Lo et al, 2009 ; Hussain et al, 2017 ; Liang et al, 2009 ; Gupta et al, 2012 ; Salah et al, 2007 ; Gao et al, 2008 ; Ojumu et al, 2003 ; Bajaj et al, 2003 ; Liang et al, 2014 ; Mata et al, 2010 ; Ventura and Castañón, 1998 ; Antonio et al, 2010 ; Gautam et al, 2011 ; Bairagi et al, 2002 ; Dar et al, 2015 ; Philip et al, 2016 ; Kamara et al, 2008 ; Reddy et al, 2003 ; Krishna, 1999 ; Dabhi et al, 2014 ; Maki et al, 2011 ) about the successful isolation of cellulose degrading bacteria.…”