Production of pectinase by Bacillus subtilis EFRL 01 in a date syrup medium

• Published in: African journal of biotechnology Vol. 11; no. 62; pp. 12563 - 12570
• Main Authors: Qureshi, A S, Bhutto, MA, Chisti, Y, Khushk, I, Dahot, MU, Bano, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 02.08.2012
• Subjects: Bacillus subtilis

A newly isolated Bacillus subtilis EFRL 01 was used to produce pectinases in batch fermentations on various inexpensive media. A mineral medium based on waste date syrup (15 g/L) as the carbon source and yeast extract (7.5 g/L) as the nitrogen source proved to be the most effective. A 48 h batch fer...