Production of Bioplastic from some selected Bacterial strains

Optimization of Culture Parameters for Maximum Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Selected Bacterial Strains Isolated from Rhizospheric Soils.

The enormous applications of conventional non-biodegradable plastics have led towards their increased usage and accumulation in the environment. This has become one of the major causes of global environmental concern in the present century. Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biodegradable plastic is known to have properties similar to conventional plastics, thus exhibiting a potential for replacing c...

Bioplastic and Biopolymer Production

Antibacterial Activity of Some Selected 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives Against Standard, Environmental, and Medical Bacterial Strains

Recently, four heterocyclic compounds containing 1,2,4-triazole (designated as Y2, Y3, Y30, and Y32) were synthesized by our lab. Previous data showed that 1,2,4-triazole nucleus posses a wide range of pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antiviral, antitumor and antibacterial activities. Currently, the need for triazole derivatives with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity are...

Production and Evaluation of Chitosan from Aspergillus Niger MTCC Strains

Three different Aspergillus Niger MTCC strains (872, 1785 and 2208) were used for the production of chitosan. Multivariate growth mediums in varying incubation periods were analyzed for the production. The produced chitosan was characterized by its physical appearance, moisture content (by means of gravimetric method), percentage of ash and solubility (through the Association of Official Agricu...

Production and Evaluation of Chitosan from Aspergillus Niger MTCC Strains

Three different Aspergillus Niger MTCC strains (872, 1785 and 2208) were used for the production of chitosan. Multivariate growth mediums in varying incubation periods were analyzed for the production. The produced chitosan was characterized by its physical appearance, moisture content (by means of gravimetric method), percentage of ash and solubility (through the Association of Official Agricu...