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J Gen Appl Microbiol. 2001 Oct;47(5):263-267. doi: 10.2323/jgam.47.263.

Production and characterization of tannase from Bacillus cereus KBR9.

The Journal of general and applied microbiology

Keshab C. Mondal, Debdulal Banerjee, Rintu Banerjee, Bikas R. Pati

Affiliations

  1. Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721 102, West Bengal, India.

PMID: 12483613 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.47.263

Abstract

A tannase-producing soil bacteria has been isolated and identified as Bacillus cereus. It can degrade tannic acid and produce maximum tannase (0.22 U/ml) at stationary phases of growth (24 h). Maximum growth and enzyme production occurred with initial medium pH of 4.5-5.0. Partial purified tannase showed optimum activity at pH 4.5 and 40 degrees C. It remains stable up to 30 degrees C and pH 4.5 to 5.0. The enzyme is salt tolerant, stable up to 2 m of NaCl and retains 82% original activity in 3 m.

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