Decolorization potential of mixed microbial consortia for reactive and disperse textile dyestuffsMuhammad Asgher
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Biodegradation 18:311-6. 2007
..CF caused complete decolorization of Foron Blue RDGLN and Drimarene Brilliant Red K-4BL after 4 and 8 days, respectively but it showed poor performance on other two dyes...
Recent developments in biodegradation of industrial pollutants by white rot fungi and their enzyme systemMuhammad Asgher
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Biodegradation 19:771-83. 2008
..In this review, we have tried to cover the latest developments on enzyme systems of WRF, their low molecular mass mediators and their potential use for bioremediation of industrial pollutants...
Decolorization of dye-containing textile industry effluents using Ganoderma lucidum IBL-05 in still culturesMuhammad Asgher
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Water Environ Res 82:357-61. 2010
..Nitrogen addition inhibited enzyme formation and effluent decolorization. The economics and effectiveness of the process can be improved by further process optimization...
Phanerochaete chrysosporium IBL-03 secretes high titers of manganese peroxidase during decolorization of Drimarine Blue K2RL textile dyeRazia Noreen
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Environ Technol 32:1239-46. 2011
..chrysosporium. The dye adsorption studies showed that the dye initially adsorbed on fungal mats disappeared later on, possibly by the action of MnP secreted by the fungus in secondary metabolism...
Effect of aniline coupling on kinetic and thermodynamic properties of Fusarium solani glucoamylaseHaq Nawaz Bhatti
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 73:1290-8. 2007
..Proteolysis of ACGs by alpha-chymotrypsin and subtilisin resulted in activation...
Studies on kinetics and thermostability of a novel acid invertase from Fusarium solaniHaq Nawaz Bhatti
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 38040
J Agric Food Chem 54:4617-23. 2006
..The effects of alpha-chymotrypsin and 4 M urea were tetraphasic with periodic gain and loss of enzyme activity. A possible explanation for the thermal inactivation of invertase at higher temperatures is also discussed...
Chemical modification results in hyperactivation and thermostabilization of Fusarium solani glucoamylaseHaq Nawaz Bhatti
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 38040
Can J Microbiol 53:177-85. 2007
..A possible explanation for the thermal denaturation of native and increased thermal stability of ECG-2, ECG-11, and ECG-17 at higher temperatures is also discussed...
Optimization of culture conditions for enhanced decolorization of cibacron red FN-2BL by Schizophyllum commune IBL-6Haq Nawaz Bhatti
Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 149:255-64. 2008
..The pattern of enzymes involved in the biodegradation of this dye was studied, and manganese peroxidase was found to be the major peroxidase with minor lignin peroxidase and laccase activities...