Chitinases from pitcher fluid of &lt;i&gt;Nepenthes distillatoria&lt;/i&gt;

Senevirathna, R. W. K. M.; Seneviratne, V. N.; Rajapakse, S.

doi:10.4038/cjs.v48i3.7648

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“…β-1,3-Glucosidase, Xylanase, and Carboxylesterase were also determined to be in the pitcher fluid of N. mirabilis [20]. The presence of two or more different chitinases within the pitcher fluid was proven by Senevirathna et al [21]. Another study also reported the prevalence of Putative peroxidase, Class III chitinase, Glucanase, Oxidoreductase, Class IV chitinase, and Acid chitinase from Nepenthes sp.…”

Section: Identified Enzymes In the N Mirabilis Pitcher Fluidmentioning

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Nepenthes mirabilis Fractionated Pitcher Fluid Use for Mixed Agro-Waste Pretreatment: Advocacy for Non-Chemical Use in Biorefineries

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This study determined whether it is feasible to pretreat mixed agro-waste of different particle sizes using the pitcher fluid of Nepenthes mirabilis (N. mirabilis), which is known to digest leaf litter due to the enzyme cocktail contained in the fluid. This is due to the need for the holocellulolysis (a source of fermentable sugars) of mixed agro-waste to produce fermentable hydrolysates. The pitcher fluid was fractionated (<3 kDa, ˃3 kDa, <10 kDa, ˃10 kDa) and slurrified with the mixed agro-waste, i.e., 25% (w/w) for each waste—orange peels, apple peels, maize cobs, grape pomace, and oak plant leaf litter of various particle sizes, i.e., >75 µm x < 106 µm and >106 µm. The process of producing a high concentration of total reducible sugars (TRSs) with the lowest production of total phenolic compounds (TPCs) was determined to be a particle size of >106 µm, pretreatment for 72 h, and an enzyme fraction of <10 kDa, whereby 97 g/L of TRSs were produced with a significantly lower TPCs load (1 g/L). Furthermore, the <10 kDa showed preferable physico-chemical properties, with the highest reduction-oxidation potential including acidity. Several enzymes, i.e., β-1,3-Glucanase, Putative peroxidase 27, Thaumatin-like protein, among others, were identified in the <10 kDa fraction, i.e., enzymes known to perform various functions in plant-based waste. Therefore, there is a need for the renewable energy industry to consider solely using pitcher fluids to pretreat mixed agro-waste for fermentable hydrolysates’ production, which can be used as liquid feedstock for the bioenergy and/or biorefinery industries for environmental pollution reduction.

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Section: Identified Enzymes In the N Mirabilis Pitcher Fluidmentioning

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