Publications by authors named "Uma Shankar Prasad Uday"

Improved xylanase production was carried out through optimization of environmental stresses during spore preservation, seed cultivation and batch fermentation and identifies the markers at various stages. The maximum spore size (radius 6.5 µm) of was noticed after 28 days of spore preservation.

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Cyanobacteria are uniquely suited for the development of sustainable bioproduction platforms but are currently underutilized due to lack of genetic tools. Exopolysaccharide (EPS) is of significant biotechnological importance due to their technological application in various industries. It has been found that most of the research works are focused on isolation and characterization of new exopolysaccharides from microbial sources.

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In the present work, a potent xylanase producing fungal strain Aspergillus niger (KP874102.1) was isolated through cultural and morphological observations from soil sample of Baramura forest, Tripura west, India. 28S rDNA technique was applied for genomic identification of this fungal strain.

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There is an urgent need to find an environment friendly and sustainable technology for alternative energy due to rapid depletion of fossil fuel and industrialization. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) have operational and functional advantages over the current technologies for energy generation from organic matter as it directly converts electricity from substrate at ambient temperature. However, MFCs are still unsuitable for high energy demands due to practical limitations.

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The physiological and morphological changes were extensively studied during fed batch fermentation using newly isolated Aspergillus niger (KP874102.1). Significantly higher xylanase production was possible through optimization of environmental stresses by fed batch process.

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The present investigation is mainly concerned with the rapid development of extracellular xylanase assay conditions by using Taguchi methodology. The extracellular xylanase was produced from Aspergillus niger (KP874102.1), a new strain isolated from a soil sample of the Baramura forest, Tripura West, India.

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Xylanases are classified under glycoside hydrolase families which represent one of the largest groups of commercial enzymes. Depolymerizing xylan molecules into monomeric pentose units involves the synergistic action of mainly two key enzymes which are endo-β-xylanase and β-xylosidase. Xylanases are different with respect to their mode of action, substrate specificities, biochemical properties, 3D structure and are widely produced by a spectrum of bacteria and fungi.

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