A variety of organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and plants, produce secondary metabolites,
also known as natural products. Natural products have been a prolific source and an …

Agro-industrial waste is highly nutritious in nature and facilitates microbial growth. Most
agricultural wastes are lignocellulosic in nature; a large fraction of it is composed of …

Agricultural sector releases a lot of waste which is generally left unutilized, are becoming a
threat to global health and food security. Due to promise applicability of agro-residues in …

The use of fungi for the production of commercial products is ancient, but it has increased
rapidly over the last 50 years. Fungi are morphologically complex organisms, differing in …

Despite the increasing number of publications dealing with solid-state (substrate)
fermentation (SSF) it is very difficult to draw general conclusion from the data presented …

Agricultural and food-industry residues constitute a major proportion (almost 30%) of
worldwide agricultural production. These wastes mainly comprise lignocellulosic materials …

Phytases (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1. 3.8) catalyse the
release of phosphate from phytate (myco-inositol hexakiphosphate). Several cereal grains …

In biological system, hydrolysis of phytic acid (the principle storage form of phosphorus in
legumes, cereals, oil seeds and nuts) to myo-inositol and inorganic phosphate is an …

Many microorganisms that decompose lignocellulosic material are being studied as
producers of enzymes to perform enzymatic hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic material present …

Phytases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze the phospho-monoester bonds of phytates.
Phytates are one of the major forms of phosphorus found in plant tissues. Fungi are mainly …