Agro-industrial waste: a cost-effective and eco-friendly substrate to produce amylase

• Published in: Food production, processing and nutrition Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Naik, Bindu, Kumar, Vijay, Rizwanuddin, Sheikh, Chauhan, Mansi, Gupta, Arun Kumar, Rustagi, Sarvesh, Kumar, Vivek, Gupta, Sanjay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 03.05.2023; BMC
• Subjects: Agricultural wastes; Agro-industrial waste; Amylase; Bioactive compounds; Biodegradation; Biofuels; Biopesticides; Bioplastics; Bioprocessing; By products; Carbohydrates; Energy consumption; Enzyme; Enzymes; Fermentation; Fibers; Food supply; Food waste; Glucose; Industrial wastes; Lipids; Manufacturing industry; Metabolism; Microorganisms; Molecular weight; Raw materials; Starch processing; Substrates; Vitamins
• ISSN: 2661-8974; 2661-8974
• DOI: 10.1186/s43014-023-00143-2

The increase in the global population has led to a substantial increase in the demand for food supply as well as food manufacturing industries that regularly produce large amounts of food waste. Agro-industrial waste has attracted tremendous attention all over the world since ancient times, such waste is usually dumped or burned and poses a threat to human health and the environment, which has always been a matter of serious concern. However, food waste is a major source of complex carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, fibers, and helps in the manufacture of raw materials for a variety of industrial purposes such as the production of biofuels, enzymes, bioactive compounds, biodegradable plastics, surfactants. Hence it is necessary to convert food waste into value-added products that reduce environmental problems. The present review paper attempts to outline and analyze the potential of agro-industrial residues as cost-effective substrates to produce the enzyme amylase using a wide range of microbial strains. Graphical Abstract