Improving the efficiency and sustainability of chitin bioconversion through a combination of <i>Streptomyces</i> chitin-active-secretomes and mechanical-milling
Lal Duhsaki, Saumashish Mukherjee, Jogi Madhuprakash
Abstract
A novel mechano-enzymatic approach combining ‘ball-milling’ and Streptomyces ‘chitin-active-secretomes’ for bioconversion of the highly crystalline α-chitin to chitooligosaccharides.
Topics & Concepts
BioconversionChitinChemistryStreptomycesChitinaseChitosanBiopolymerSustainabilityChemical engineeringPulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryBiologyEcologyFermentationBacteriaEnzymeEngineeringPolymerGeneticsStudies on Chitinases and ChitosanasesNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingEnzyme Production and Characterization