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Pectinase production by Penicillium viridicatum RFC3 by solid state fermentation using agricultural wastes and agro-industrial by-products

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Pectin lyase and polygalacturonase production by newly isolated Penicillium viridicatum strain Rfc3 was carried out by means of solid state fermentation using orange bagasse, corn tegument, wheat bran and mango and banana peels as carbon sources as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.The article was published on 2002-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 161 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pectinase & Pectin lyase.

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The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

Kevin D. Hyde, +69 more
- 03 Jul 2019 - 
TL;DR: This manuscript reviews fifty ways in which fungi can potentially be utilized as biotechnology and provides a flow chart that can be used to convince funding bodies of the importance of fungi for biotechnological research and as potential products.
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Pectin and Pectinases: Production, Characterization and Industrial Application of Microbial Pectinolytic Enzymes

TL;DR: Departamento de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Instituto de Biociencias Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Avenida 24A, 1515, CEP 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP
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Pectin lyase: A review

TL;DR: This review tries to fill the gap by providing all relevant information exclusively for pectin lyase by covering structural aspects, substrate specificity, molecular biology, biotechnological applications and future prospects of pECTin lyases.
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Microbial pectinases: an ecofriendly tool of nature for industries

TL;DR: Pectinases are the growing enzymes of biotechnological sector, showing gradual increase in their market, and enzymatic catalysis is preferred over other chemical methods, since it is more specific, less aggressive and saves energy.
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Biotransformation of Citrus By-Products into Value Added Products

TL;DR: The application of agroindustrial by-products in bioprocesses offers a wide range of alternative substrates, thus helping solve pollution problems related to their disposal as mentioned in this paper.
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Biotechnological potential of agro-industrial residues. I: sugarcane bagasse

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the recent developments on processes and products developed for the value addition of sugarcane bagasse through the biotechnological means, focusing on more recent developments of the past 8-10 years.
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Microbial enzymes and biotechnology

TL;DR: This edition of Microbial Enzymes and Biotechnol ogy has attempted to bring together accounts (by the relevant experts) of the current status of the major areas of enzyme technology and specifically those areas of actual and/or potential commercial importance.
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Industrial applications of pectic enzymes: a review

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the benefits brought to the field by these new technologies and their potential for commercial applications is presented. But it is only recently that technological innovations, such as the use of immobilization supports and continuous-flow systems, have been considered to optimize these fruit processing procedures.
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New developments in solid-state fermentation: II. Rational approaches to the design, operation and scale-up of bioreactors

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the advances in understanding that have come from this modeling work, and the insights it has given us into bioreactor design, operation and scale-up.
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