Bioconversion of Sugarcane bagasse to Xylitol by Bacillus mycoides (OM169281.1)
* C. Ajitha and 2N. Vanitha
Department of Microbiology, Hindusthan College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore-641028 {India} *1,2Corresponding authors : ajitha.c@hicas.ac.in; vanithanagaraj@hicas.ac.in
ABSTRACT
The agro-domestic wastes deposited on waste lands can be used to develop a value-added product by converting it into xylitol. Production of xylitol from ligno-cellulosic materials of agricultural wastes is currently being done since it is cost-effective and eco-friendly. Xylitol {1,2,3,4,5-pentol} is a pentahydroxy sugar alcohol widely used in food, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries. The study was aimed to convert sugarcane bagasse waste into a useful bioproduct xylitol. The agricultural wastes were collected, hydrolysed to extract xylose using suitable microbial strain. Screening and identification of efficient xylitol producing microbial strain was done. Among the isolates Bacillus sp produced significant yield of xylitol under solid state fermentation. The isolated bacterial strain was identified as Bacillus mycoides {OM169281.1} on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequencing.