Aspergillus terreus MS105 was originally isolated from soil and screened for cellulase production in the presence of various carbon sources including carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), avicel, sigmacell, filter-paper and salicin. CMC induced the production of endoglucanase (EG) and filter-paperase while the levels of β-glucosidase (BGL) were increased when salicin was present in the medium. Nature ...

Biopolymeric hollow nanospheres with stabilized structure have been prepared by self-assembly of amphiphatic photocrosslinkable carboxymethyl chitosans in a water medium into hollow nanocapsules and subsequent in situ photo-crosslinking of the photoreactive functional groups in the shells of the nanocapsules.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect enzymatic modification muton tallow and hemp seed oil fat blends. An attempt application these blends as phases in emulsion systems with various amount carboxymethylcellulose made. Fat before after catalysis were assessed context polar non-polar fractions content, antioxidant activity, oxidative stability texture. Emulsions investigated terms...

Since the first bronchography was performed by Chevalier Jackson’ in 1918 with the use of bismuth powder insufflated through a bronchoscope, there has been a constant search for more satisfactory bronchographic contrast media. The procedure did not gain widespread acceptance until the epoch making discovery by Sicard and Forestier2 in 1923, that Lipiodol made a satisfactory contrast medium for ...

Tween 80 (0.1%, v/v) added to Thermomonospora curvata growing in minimal medium caused a transient lowering of the dry cell mass, decreased the optimal growth temperature of the thermophile from 62 to 54°C, and increased extracellular esterase activity. Cells grown in the presence of Tween 80 had decreased concentrations of branched chain fatty acids and increased concentrations of oleic acid. ...

Cellulose hydrolyzing bacteria were isolated from rhinoceros dung and tested for clear zone formation around the colonies on the agar plates containing the medium amended with carboxymethylcellulose as a sole carbon source. Isolates were further screened on the basis of carboxymethylcellulase production in liquid medium. Out of 36 isolates, isolate no. 35 exhibited maximum enzyme activity of 0....

Among the facultative bacteria capable of growth on mesquite wood which were isolated from the asceptically dissected hind-gut of the termite Reticulitermes hesperus were two strains of Bacillus cereus, one strain each of Arthrobacter, Alcaligenes and Serratia, and a very small Gram-negative fermentative rod. The B. cereus strains, the Serratia marcescens strain and the Arthrobacter sp. grew we...

The anti-inflammatory activity of Achillea and Ruscus extracts was studied in comparison with diclofenac sodium topical gel (diclosal Emulgel), using the carrageenan induced paw edema model in Albino rats. Gel formulation was prepared containing 6% of each extract in gel base, namely sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC). The kinetics of drug release from the prepared formulation was studied se...

P ostoperative adhesions are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. The use of prosthetic meshes in abdominal surgery increases the formation of adhesions by triggering an inflammatory reaction to a foreign body. Although several animal studies have shown that implantation of the composite polypropylene and hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose mesh Sepramesh (Genzyme Biosu...

This study focused on the effects of ultrasound on the catalytic activity of cellulase preparation. Diluted Celluclast 1.5L in citrate buffer was treated by ultrasound with different variables. The catalytic activity of the treated and untreated enzymes was determined against soluble and insoluble substrates. Changes in ultrasonic intensity and sonication time significantly affected the enzyme ...