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International Conference on

Recent Trends in Environmental Sustainability

ESCON22/CDMP/15
Isolation and molecular characterization of pectinase producing bacteria from thar
desert

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Sara, M . Ferdous Anwar , Maryam , Dr. Nawab Ali
1 Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science and
Technology, Kohat-26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Correspondence: nawabali@kust.edu.pk
Abstract
Pectinases are a heterogeneous group of related enzymes that hydrolyze the pectin substances,
present mostly in plants. Pectinolytic enzymes are widely distributed in higher plants and
microorganisms. Pectinases have various applications in fruit, paper and textile industries.
Over the years, pectinases have been used in several conventional industrial processes, such as
textile, plant fiber processing, tea, coffee, oil extraction, treatment of industrial wastewater
containing pectinacious material etc. Thermophilic microorganism is common in soil and
volcanic habitats and has a limited species composition. Yet they possess all the major nutrition
categories and metabolize the same substrate as mesophilic bacteria. The ability to grow at
temperature optima above 60°C is associated with extremely thermally stable macromolecules
PE is widely distributed in many organisms like insects, nematodes, higher plants and
microorganisms. Microbial enzymes can perform their functions in many adverse conditions,
as compared to chemical catalysts. Samples collected at different places of Thar Desert and
then isolate pectinase producing bacteria isolated then partially purified and characterize of
pectinase enzyme.
Keywords: Pectinase enzyme; thermophilic bacteria; Biotechnology; Thar Desert; Industries.

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