Bioremediation of explosive polluted environments
Environmental contamination by the waste products of over 70 years of explosive munitions production and testing presents a very serious problem to human health. Explosives such as TNT retain their...
View Articleβ-Lactam Antibiotics
Antibiotics are our mainstay in the battle against bacterial infections, despite often rapid rates of resistance development. β-lactam antibiotics are a class of antimicrobial that all contain a...
View ArticleRecombinant protein production by filamentous fungi
Filamentous fungi are single-celled eukaryotic organisms. The fungi used in protein production are Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) and subjected to extensive study. They grow rapidly on cheap media...
View ArticleMicrobial amylases and their industrial applications
Amylases play a fundamental role in carbohydrate metabolism of microorganisms, plants and higher organisms. Microbial amylases are starch degrading enzymes derived from microorganism which catalyse the...
View ArticleBioremediation of polluted radioactive environments
Human society has been rapidly evolving industrially and with new technologies there is also a big problem; generation of waste and pollutants. Besides the problem of industrial waste discard, a lot of...
View ArticleBioremediation of oil polluted marine environments
Bioremediation is the use of microorganisms to clean up pollution. These can range from explosives such as TNT to petroleum products and crude oil. A whole range of microorganisms can be used although...
View ArticleBiogas: fuel for the future?
It has been determined that in the next 50 years the fossil fuels that our society so heavily depends upon for heating homes, cooking and electricity production will be depleted. These fossil fuels are...
View ArticleBacteriocins: Traditional and Modern Application
Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides which are released from certain bacterial species. These have the ability to inhibit the growth of other bacteria, usually most effective against those which are...
View ArticleActinomycetes and antibiotics
Antibiotics have been used since the discovery of penicillin in 1929, generating a multibillion pound industry. They are the initial weapon to use against bacterial infections regardless of the rise of...
View ArticleMicrobial phytases and their industrial applications
Phytate is the primary storage form of both phosphate and inositol in plant seeds accounting for up to 80%. It forms complexes with dietary minerals, especially iron and zinc, and if ingested at high...
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