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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Isolation of fungal endophyte from Bixa orellana L and screening for its extracellular enzyme production
Authors
Nayan Talukdar, Rima Paul, Indrani Barman
Abstract
Fungal endophytes are the group of microorganisms that occupy parts of higher plants and colonize them without causing any noticeable injury to the host. Due to the increased application of enzymes in various sections of industries, there are high demands of finding some novel sources of enzymes especially from microbial origin. This study focusses on enzymatic activities of endophytic fungus isolated from Bixa orellana L. Young, healthy and uninfected leaves were used to isolate the endophytic colony. The colony morphology was screened for the formation of spores/ conidia or fruiting bodies were also noticed under light compound microscope after staining. The endophyte was screened for the presence of various enzymatic activities like amylolytic, lipolytic, cellulolytic, proteolytic and catalase activity. Results showed that the isolated endophyte was a potential source of amylolytic and cellulolytic activities whereas it showed negative result for lipolytic, catalase and proteolytic activities. Hence, this study showed that fungal isolate from Bixa Orellana L could be a potential source for enzymes with biological activities. Further, molecular characterisation of this endophyte and application of the enzymes need to be carried out.
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Pages:797-799
How to cite this article:
Nayan Talukdar, Rima Paul, Indrani Barman "Isolation of fungal endophyte from <em>Bixa orellana</em> L and screening for its extracellular enzyme production ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 797-799
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