Accumulating plastics in the biosphere implicates adverse effects, raising serious concern
among scientists worldwide. Plastic waste in nature disintegrates into microplastics …

Streptomyces species 1–14 isolated from cassava rhizosphere soil were evaluated for their
antibacterial efficacy against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 (FOC4). Of the 63 …

Chitinase is responsible for the breaking down of chitin to N-acetyl-glucosamine units linked
through (1–4)-glycosidic bond. The chitinases find several applications in waste …

Fusarium wilt of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is a disastrous
soil-borne fungal disease. Foc tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) can infect almost all banana …

The herbicide glyphosate is often used to control weeds in agricultural lands. However,
despite its ability to effectively kill weeds at low cost, health problems are still reported due to …

The endoenzyme β-galactosidase (β-d-galactoside galactohydrolase; EC 3.2. 1.23) has
been used at industrial scales for the preparation of lactose-free milk and for the conversion …

ABSTRACT A total of approximately 400 bacterial strains were isolated from 73 plastic
wastes collected from 14 different regions. Nineteen isolates that form clear zones both on …

Abstract Aspartic proteases (EC 3.4. 23.) are endopeptidases with molecular masses
ranging between 30–45 kDa. They depend on aspartic acid residues for their catalytic …

In the present study, it was presented a strategy to maximize the cutinase production by solid-
state fermentation from different microorganisms and substrates. The best results were …

Since plastic pollution emerged as an urgent environmental problem, different biocatalysts
have been tested for poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) hydrolysis. This work evaluated …