Macro-micro fungal cultures synergy for innovative cellulase enzymes production and biomass structural analyses

Innovative Consortia of Micro and Macro Fungal Systems: Cellulolytic Enzyme Production from Groundnut Shell Biomass and Supportive Structural Analysis

“…First derivative of TGA known as differential thermogravimetry curve (DTG) gives the rate at which the reaction is undergoing. The DTG thermogram in Figure 4 revealed prominently three peaks in the exothermic regions in agreement with previous studies [26]. earlier due to its linear polymer chain structure and short side chains and at about 325˚C, relatively more stable crystalline cellulose starts to degrade between 325˚C -400˚C.…”

“…After the 6 th and 4 th day, the activity either stayed stable or declined, respectively. The authors had observed a similar trend in their previous study involving cellulase production from biomass under SSF and SmF conditions for individual and binary cultures [26]. The reason behind this trend could be attributed to the exhausting of available monosaccharide sugars, which are released by fungi during saccharification of oligosaccharides derived from cellulose.…”

Endophytic Fungi from Aegle marmelos Plant: A Potent and Innovative Platform for Enhanced Cellulolytic Enzyme Production

“…Natural gas and battery operated vehicles are alternatives to liquid fuels but not cost effective and the technology is at its early stage [1]. However, biofuels produced from renewable bio-sources such as lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) offer a cleaner, sustainable and affordable alternative [2,3]. A study reported that ethanol from cellulosic biomasses reduces 85% of greenhouse gases emission over gasoline [4].…”

“…Bioprocessing in this context plays a key role in lowering the cost of ethanol production with the use of enzymatic and fermentation methods [8]. Structural composition of LCB in particular plays a vital role in the choice of pretreatment of LCB [3,[9][10][11]. We have shown in an earlier investigation that lignin content and its binding pattern is a significant factor in cellulosic ethanol production from mutant brown midrib sorghum [12].…”

“…In continuation to our effort on low-cost ethanol production, we have explored in the current investigation an under-researched and unique class of fungal species for enhanced generation of cellulase enzymes. Several studies have reported different fungal species employed in the production of cellulase enzymes from LCB using solid state (SSF) and submerged (SmF) methods [3,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. However, a comparative study on the cellulolytic enzymes production from SSF and SmF by endophytic fungi with epiphytic fungi has not been reported so far.…”