July 2014

Effect of common feed enzymes on nutrient utilization of monogastric animals

Some nutrients in livestock feed may not be fully digested by animals own digestive enzymes, and hence important nutrients are unavailable to the animal. Although, supplementation of enzymes to farm animals has shown to increase the digestibility of poorly digested diets to a much greater extent. By targeting specific anti-nutrients in certain feed ingredients, feed enzymes allow especially pigs and poultry to extract...

Author(s): Bimrew Asmare

July 2014

Biotechnological production of α-amylases for industrial purposes: Do fungi have potential to produce α-amylases?

Enzymes are substances produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. Amylases are a class of hydrolytic enzymes, widely spread in nature having varied application in different industrial processes and constitute a class of industrial enzymes. Fungal amylases have been widely used for the preparation of oriental foods. In spite of the wide distribution of amylases...

Author(s): Gowhar Hamid Dar, Azra N. Kamili, Ruqeya Nazir, Suhaib A. Bandh and Tauseef Ahmad Malik