Process optimization for simultaneous production of cellulase, xylanase and ligninase by SCPW 17 under solid state fermentation using Box-Behnken experimental design.

Multienzyme complex has attracted increased attention in biofuel technology. They offer solutions to effective degradation of complex plant material into fermentable sugars. Microorganisms, especially bacteria and fungi, are well studied for their ability to produce enzymes complex unlike yeast.

Structural and spectroscopic characterisation of a heme peroxidase from sorghum.

A cationic class III peroxidase from Sorghum bicolor was purified to homogeneity. The enzyme contains a high-spin heme, as evidenced by UV-visible spectroscopy and EPR. Steady state oxidation of guaiacol was demonstrated and the enzyme was shown to have higher activity in the presence of calcium ions.