Screening of Amylase and Cellulase Enzymes from Marine Actinomycetes

K. Viswanathan; L. Jeyanthi Rebecca

doi:10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00648.6

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

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0974-360X (Online)
0974-3618 (Print)

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Screening of Amylase and Cellulase Enzymes from Marine Actinomycetes

Author(s): K. Viswanathan, L. Jeyanthi Rebecca

Email(s): viswanathan.bio@gmail.com

DOI: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00648.6

Address: K. Viswanathan*, L. Jeyanthi Rebecca
Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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Published In: Volume - 12, Issue - 8, Year - 2019

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ABSTRACT:
Actinomycetes have an important role in the Industrial enzymes, Antibiotics, vitamins and organic acids. We have isolated 114 actinomycetes strains from Chennai coastal region by using starch casein agar plate method. Out of these 114 actinomycetes strains, 13 actinomycetes strains showed amylase activity by starch agar plate method and 12 strains showed cellulase activity by cellulase agar plate method, which was indicated by clear zone of dark blue color formation for amylase activity and dark yellow color formation for cellulase activity. Based on the maximum amylase and cellulase producing strains MB23 and BN08 was found to be a potential strains for further investigation.

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K. Viswanathan, L. Jeyanthi Rebecca. Screening of Amylase and Cellulase Enzymes from Marine Actinomycetes. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2019; 12(8): 3787-3790. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00648.6

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K. Viswanathan, L. Jeyanthi Rebecca. Screening of Amylase and Cellulase Enzymes from Marine Actinomycetes. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2019; 12(8): 3787-3790. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00648.6 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-12-8-38