Saddam Hussain , Muhammad Talha Yasin , Khurshid Ahmad , Suleman Khan , Rasheed Ahmad , Jallat Khan , Abdul Ghani , Muhammad Musaddiq Shah , Muzzamil Ahmed , Hasnat Tariq , Hamid Rehman , Adil Hussain , Muhammad Faheem , Syed Ali Imran Bokhari
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Abstract
Background
Cellulase is an important bioprocessing enzyme used in various industries. This study was conducted with the aim of improving the biodegradation activity of cellulase obtained from the Bacillus subtilis AG-PQ strain. For this purpose, AgO and FeO NPs were fabricated using AgNO3 and FeSO4·7H2O salt respectively through a hydro-thermal method based on five major steps; selection of research-grade materials, optimization of temperature, pH, centrifuge, sample washed with distilled water, dry completely in the oven at the optimized temperature and finally ground for characterization. The synthesized NPs were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to confirm the morphology, elemental composition, and structure of the sample respectively. The diameter of the NPs was recorded through SEM which lay in the range of 70–95 nm.
Results
Cultural parameters were optimized to achieve better cellulase production, where incubation time of 56 h, inoculum size of 5%, 1% coconut cake, 0.43% ammonium nitrate, pH 8, and 37 °C temperature were found optimal. The enhancing effect of AgO NPs was observed on cellulase activity (57.804 U/ml/min) at 50 ppm concentration while FeO NPs exhibited an inhibitory effect on cellulase activity at all concentrations. Molecular docking analysis was also performed to understand the underlying mechanism of improved enzymatic activity by nanocatalysts.
Conclusion
This study authenticates AgO NPs as better nanocatalysts for improved thermostable cellulase biodegradation activity with the extraordinary capability to be potentially utilized in bioethanol production.
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Journal of genetic engineering and biotechnology is devoted to rapid publication of full-length research papers that leads to significant contribution in advancing knowledge in genetic engineering and biotechnology and provide novel perspectives in this research area. JGEB includes all major themes related to genetic engineering and recombinant DNA. The area of interest of JGEB includes but not restricted to: •Plant genetics •Animal genetics •Bacterial enzymes •Agricultural Biotechnology, •Biochemistry, •Biophysics, •Bioinformatics, •Environmental Biotechnology, •Industrial Biotechnology, •Microbial biotechnology, •Medical Biotechnology, •Bioenergy, Biosafety, •Biosecurity, •Bioethics, •GMOS, •Genomic, •Proteomic JGEB accepts