ABSTRACT
In recent days, cheapest alternative carbon source for fermentation purpose is desirable to minimize production cost. Xylanases have become attractive enzymes as their potential in bio-bleaching of pulp and paper industry. The objective of the present study was to identify the potential ability on the xylanase production by locally isolated Bacillus pumilus BS131 by using waste fiber sludge and wheat bran media under submerged fermentation. Culture growth conditions were optimized to obtain significant amount of xylanase. Maximum xylanase production was recorded after 72 hours of incubation at 30 °C and 7 pH with 4.0% substrate concentration. In the nutshell, the production of xylanase using inexpensive waste fiber sludge and wheat-bran as an alternative in place of expensive xylan substrate was more cost effective and environment friendly.(AU)
Nos últimos dias, a fonte alternativa de carbono mais barata para fins de fermentação é desejável para minimizar o custo de produção. As xilanases têm se tornado enzimas atraentes como seu potencial no biobranqueamento da indústria de papel e celulose. O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar a capacidade potencial na produção de xilanase por Bacillus pumilus BS131 isolado localmente usando lodo de fibra residual e farelo de trigo em meio de fermentação submersa. As condições de crescimento da cultura foram otimizadas para obter uma quantidade significativa de xilanase. A produção máxima de xilanase foi registrada após 72 horas de incubação a 30 °C e pH 7 com concentração de substrato de 4,0%. Resumindo, a produção de xilanase usando lodo de fibra residual de baixo custo e farelo de trigo como uma alternativa no lugar do substrato de xilano caro foi mais econômica e ecológica.(AU)
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Bacillus pumilus/chemistry , Xylans/analysis , Substrate SpecificityABSTRACT
In recent days, cheapest alternative carbon source for fermentation purpose is desirable to minimize production cost. Xylanases have become attractive enzymes as their potential in bio-bleaching of pulp and paper industry. The objective of the present study was to identify the potential ability on the xylanase production by locally isolated Bacillus pumilus BS131 by using waste fiber sludge and wheat bran media under submerged fermentation. Culture growth conditions were optimized to obtain significant amount of xylanase. Maximum xylanase production was recorded after 72 hours of incubation at 30 °C and 7 pH with 4.0% substrate concentration. In the nutshell, the production of xylanase using inexpensive waste fiber sludge and wheat-bran as an alternative in place of expensive xylan substrate was more cost effective and environment friendly.
Nos últimos dias, a fonte alternativa de carbono mais barata para fins de fermentação é desejável para minimizar o custo de produção. As xilanases têm se tornado enzimas atraentes como seu potencial no biobranqueamento da indústria de papel e celulose. O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar a capacidade potencial na produção de xilanase por Bacillus pumilus BS131 isolado localmente usando lodo de fibra residual e farelo de trigo em meio de fermentação submersa. As condições de crescimento da cultura foram otimizadas para obter uma quantidade significativa de xilanase. A produção máxima de xilanase foi registrada após 72 horas de incubação a 30 °C e pH 7 com concentração de substrato de 4,0%. Resumindo, a produção de xilanase usando lodo de fibra residual de baixo custo e farelo de trigo como uma alternativa no lugar do substrato de xilano caro foi mais econômica e ecológica.
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Bacillus pumilus/chemistry , Xylans/analysis , Substrate SpecificityABSTRACT
Abstract In recent days, cheapest alternative carbon source for fermentation purpose is desirable to minimize production cost. Xylanases have become attractive enzymes as their potential in bio-bleaching of pulp and paper industry. The objective of the present study was to identify the potential ability on the xylanase production by locally isolated Bacillus pumilus BS131 by using waste fiber sludge and wheat bran media under submerged fermentation. Culture growth conditions were optimized to obtain significant amount of xylanase. Maximum xylanase production was recorded after 72 hours of incubation at 30 °C and 7 pH with 4.0% substrate concentration. In the nutshell, the production of xylanase using inexpensive waste fiber sludge and wheat-bran as an alternative in place of expensive xylan substrate was more cost effective and environment friendly.
Resumo Nos últimos dias, a fonte alternativa de carbono mais barata para fins de fermentação é desejável para minimizar o custo de produção. As xilanases têm se tornado enzimas atraentes como seu potencial no biobranqueamento da indústria de papel e celulose. O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar a capacidade potencial na produção de xilanase por Bacillus pumilus BS131 isolado localmente usando lodo de fibra residual e farelo de trigo em meio de fermentação submersa. As condições de crescimento da cultura foram otimizadas para obter uma quantidade significativa de xilanase. A produção máxima de xilanase foi registrada após 72 horas de incubação a 30 °C e pH 7 com concentração de substrato de 4,0%. Resumindo, a produção de xilanase usando lodo de fibra residual de baixo custo e farelo de trigo como uma alternativa no lugar do substrato de xilano caro foi mais econômica e ecológica.
ABSTRACT
Abstract In recent days, cheapest alternative carbon source for fermentation purpose is desirable to minimize production cost. Xylanases have become attractive enzymes as their potential in bio-bleaching of pulp and paper industry. The objective of the present study was to identify the potential ability on the xylanase production by locally isolated Bacillus pumilus BS131 by using waste fiber sludge and wheat bran media under submerged fermentation. Culture growth conditions were optimized to obtain significant amount of xylanase. Maximum xylanase production was recorded after 72 hours of incubation at 30 °C and 7 pH with 4.0% substrate concentration. In the nutshell, the production of xylanase using inexpensive waste fiber sludge and wheat-bran as an alternative in place of expensive xylan substrate was more cost effective and environment friendly.
Resumo Nos últimos dias, a fonte alternativa de carbono mais barata para fins de fermentação é desejável para minimizar o custo de produção. As xilanases têm se tornado enzimas atraentes como seu potencial no biobranqueamento da indústria de papel e celulose. O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar a capacidade potencial na produção de xilanase por Bacillus pumilus BS131 isolado localmente usando lodo de fibra residual e farelo de trigo em meio de fermentação submersa. As condições de crescimento da cultura foram otimizadas para obter uma quantidade significativa de xilanase. A produção máxima de xilanase foi registrada após 72 horas de incubação a 30 °C e pH 7 com concentração de substrato de 4,0%. Resumindo, a produção de xilanase usando lodo de fibra residual de baixo custo e farelo de trigo como uma alternativa no lugar do substrato de xilano caro foi mais econômica e ecológica.
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Bacillus/metabolism , Bacillus pumilus/metabolism , Sewage , Temperature , Dietary Fiber , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/metabolism , Fermentation , Hydrogen-Ion ConcentrationABSTRACT
In recent days, cheapest alternative carbon source for fermentation purpose is desirable to minimize production cost. Xylanases have become attractive enzymes as their potential in bio-bleaching of pulp and paper industry. The objective of the present study was to identify the potential ability on the xylanase production by locally isolated Bacillus pumilus BS131 by using waste fiber sludge and wheat bran media under submerged fermentation. Culture growth conditions were optimized to obtain significant amount of xylanase. Maximum xylanase production was recorded after 72 hours of incubation at 30 °C and 7 pH with 4.0% substrate concentration. In the nutshell, the production of xylanase using inexpensive waste fiber sludge and wheat-bran as an alternative in place of expensive xylan substrate was more cost effective and environment friendly.
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Bacillus pumilus , Bacillus , Bacillus/metabolism , Bacillus pumilus/metabolism , Dietary Fiber , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/metabolism , Fermentation , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Sewage , TemperatureABSTRACT
A novel developmental mutant in the Mexican axolotl is described. Designated redneck (rn), the mutant gene is inherited as a simple Mendelian recessive. In homozygotes, rn causes massive haemorrhage in the posterior head, rostrocaudal compression of the craniovisceral skeleton, abnormal differentiation of vertebral cartilage, micrognathia, aglossia, microphthalmia and abnormal hepatic development. Affected larvae become evident at the onset of feeding, and eventually die of starvation. Based on the tissues affected, we propose that rn affects later developmental events in the differentiation and morphogenesis of a subset of cranial neural crest cells. Thus, rn may prove a valuable model system for examining the role of neural crest cells in the development of cranial and endodermal derivatives.
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Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental , Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics , Nerve Tissue Proteins/physiology , Neural Crest/embryology , Ambystoma , Animals , Cell Differentiation , Female , Homozygote , In Situ Hybridization , Male , Mutation , Neovascularization, Physiologic , PedigreeABSTRACT
To establish whether a region of the cranial neural crest contributes cells to the developing heart of Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl), as it does in many other vertebrates, we constructed a fate map for the neural crest in late neurula stage (stage 19-20) embryos. The fluorescent vital dye, Dil, was used as the lineage label. The various regions of the cranial neural folds were identified in relation to such landmarks as the developing forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain, and the appearance and extent of emerging somites. Labelled cells originating in the rhombencephalic region were found in the aortic arches and in the truncus arteriosus, and occasionally in the walls of the conus arteriosus. Cells were also found in the third and fourth branchial arches. Labelled neural crest from the adjacent anterior trunk region appeared neither in the heart nor the visceral skeleton, whereas those from the mesencephalic region contributed to the first hypobranchial cartilage and to the first three branchial arches, but not to the heart. No labelled cells from any of the regions were seen in the ventricle or auricle.
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Ambystoma mexicanum/embryology , Cell Movement , Heart/embryology , Neural Crest/embryology , Animals , Cell Differentiation , Myocardium/cytology , Neural Crest/cytologyABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: In older children with cystic fibrosis (CF), well-documented improvements in lung function occur during hospitalization for treatment of pulmonary exacerbations. OBJECTIVES: (1) To test the hypothesis that improvement in lung function occurs in infants and toddlers hospitalized because of CF pulmonary exacerbations. (2) To compare changes in lung function measured during forced expiratory flow and tidal breathing. STUDY DESIGN: Seventeen infants and toddlers with CF were evaluated at the beginning and end of hospitalization by the rapid thoracic compression technique to yield maximal flow at forced residual capacity. Tidal mechanics were measured by the esophageal balloon technique to yield lung conductance and compliance. RESULTS: Lung function improved during the course of hospitalization. The greatest change was observed in measurements of maximal flow at functional residual capacity (.VmaxFRC), increasing from 38.5% +/- 6% predicted (mean +/- SEM) to 59.8% +/- 6% at the end (p < 0.005). Lung conductance (GL) increased from 60% +/- 6% to 78% +/- 8% (p < 0.02); lung compliance (CL) increased from 66% +/- 5% to 75% +/- 5% (p < 0.03). The degree of improvement of .VmaxFRC, GL, and CL was related to baseline measurements; those with poorer pulmonary function at baseline had the greatest degree of improvement during hospitalization. CONCLUSION: Assessments of airflow obstruction from measurements of .VmaxFRC and GL do not necessarily demonstrate similar findings in a given infant with CF, perhaps because these two techniques measure different physiologic properties. Changes in .VmaxFRC may best reflect the predominant pathophysiology of lung disease in infants and toddlers with CF.