PHARMANEST : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES - Volume 4, Issue 6, November - December 2013

Pages: 1419-1426

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BIOPROSPECTING OF MICROBES PRODUCING COMMERCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTS

Author: SMRITHI S, K. NARAYANAN, J.VENKATA RAO, VENKATESH KAMATH B

Category: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Abstract:

Microbial bioprospecting is screening, isolating and identifying microbes from their natural sources which could be helpful in producing industrially useful products. It is estimated that more than 50 % of the molecules discovered in the world are from natural sources. Among these, microbes form an integral part in production of novel molecules. Although soil screening is an age old method in isolating commercially useful microbes, still it remains largely unexplored. In the present study, bioprospecting of soil samples around Udupi was carried out. Soil samples collected around various locations near Udupi were screened for microbes with antibiotic and amylolytic activities. Among the various isolates screened, KWF-2 showed significant antibiotic and amylolytic activity. Due to the promising result, further studies on characterization and optimization for increasing the yield of antibiotic and amylase are being carried out.

Keywords: Screening, Bioprospecting, Amylase, Antibiotic.