Industrial biotechnology is one of the enabling technologies for biorefineries, where biomass is converted into value-added products. In addition to biofuels, several platform and fine chemicals can be produced from biomass using biotechnological routes taking advantage of metabolic pathways in the cell. Some of these metabolic pathways exist naturally in the cells that are used as production h...

In-vitro microbicidal activity of the methanol extract of Origanum majorana L. was tested against seven fungi (Fusarium solani, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, A. parasiticus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizoctonia otyzae-sativae and Altemaria brassicicola) and six bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, B. megaterium, Escherichia coil, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus). The m...

The biological detoxification of lignocellulose hydrolysate is an effective method through which to enhance microbial fermentation efficiency. In this study, inhibitor-tolerant strain A. niger (Aspergillus niger) was used for the corncob hydrolysate. results showed that M13 can tolerate a concentration at least 7.50 ± 0.19 g/L acetic acid, 1.81 0.13 furfural, and 1.02 0.10 HMF (5-Hydroxymethylf...

S t e i n b e r g (1935) and L u n d (1953) found that the growth of Aspergillus niger is influenced by copper. O r 1 o v et al. (1968) have further observed that 10.0% solution of copper sulphate increases markedly the yield of citric acid when molasses is employed as substrate. T o m l i n s o n et al (1950) studied the influence of Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu on the production of citric acid and obser...

The present study explores the association of Aspergillus niger with stored raw and powdered ingredients of Triphala Churn, which is a 1:1:1 proportional combination of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Amla), Terminalia bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb. (Baheda), and Terminalia chebula Retz. (Harada) respectively. Total 106 stored fruits and 68 powdered samples of E. officinalis, T. bellerica and T. chebul...

The capacity of Cryptococcus spp to produce melanin in media containing phenol compounds is widely used for identifying these species in the laboratory. The aim of the present study was to compare the production of this pigment by Cryptococcus spp. in four culture media. Sixteen strains of Cryptococcus neoformans, 17 of Cryptococcus albidus, 13 of Cryptococcus laurentii and two of Cryptococcus ...

The removal of uranium and any other heavy metals from wastewater might be achieved via several chemical or physical treatment techniques. Biosorption process has been considered as a potential alternative way to remove contaminants from industrial effluents. Moreover the surface of biosorbent was characterized by SEM. The biosorption characteristics of uranium (VI) on pretreated A...

Lipase produced by Aspergillus niger is widely used in various industries. In this study, extracellular lipase production from an industrial producing strain of A. niger was improved by medium optimization. The secondary carbon source, nitrogen source, and lipid were found to be the three most influential factors for lipase production by single-factor experiments. According to the statistical a...