Background: Pakistan is one of the top five date fruit-producing countries and produced more than 30% wastes in picking, packing, storage, and commercialization stages. The date fruit wastes are usually considered inedible for humans and only used for livestock feed. In current research, Bacillus licheniformis KIBGE-IB3 was screened for pectinase, xylanase, cellulase, and amylase production using date fruit wastes as substrate through solid state fermentation. Results: The B. licheniformis KIBGE-IB3 produced higher concentration of pectinase using date fruit wastes as substrate as compared to amylase, cellulase, and xylanase. B. licheniformis KIBGE-IB3 produced maximum pectinase using 5.0 g/dl date fruit wastes and 0.5 g/dl yeast extract. B. licheniformis KIBGE-IB3 required pH 7.0, 37 °C incubation temperature, and 72 h incubation period for maximum production of pectinase. Conclusion: It has been concluded that date fruit waste is a good source of biomass and can be utilized for the commercial production of pectinase.
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Aslam, F., Ansari, A., Aman, A., Baloch, G., Nisar, G., Baloch, A. H., & Rehman, H. U. (2020). Production of commercially important enzymes from Bacillus licheniformis KIBGE-IB3 using date fruit wastes as substrate. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-020-00060-8
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