Chemical extraction of chitin is very hazardous and costly which can be overwhelmed by microbial bioprocessing. In this study, potent protease and lactic acid-producing bacteria were screened and identified as Alcaligens faecalis S3 and Bacillus coagulans L2, respectively. Productions of protease and lactic acid by the respective bacterial strains were optimized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraditional leavened wheat-based flat bread is a staple food for the high-altitude people of the Western Himalayan region. The health promoting abilities of two types of , yeast added (YAK) and buttermilk added (BAK), were evaluated. A group of microbes like yeast, mold, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), and sp.
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