• Saggam Alekya
• Chennupati Vidyasagar
• Obulam Vijaya Sarathi Reddy

Pectinases constitute a unique group of enzymes which catalyze the degradation of pectic polymers present in plant cell wall. It digests a galacturonic acid polymer by breaking the α- 1,4 glycosidic linkages between the giant molecules. The majority of studies on pectinases have focused on fungi, with fewer studies on bacterial pectinases than on fungal pectinases. Pectinases from bacteria exhibit several advantages over fungal pectinases. As a result, the goal of this study was to isolate and screen pectinase-producing bacterial strains from fruit waste. In the end, 14 bacterial strains (SV-01 to SV-14) were identified, with SV-09 demonstrating the most pronounced hydrolysis zones around the bacteria colony in substrate-containing agar plates. The morphological tests on the chosen isolate (SV-09) revealed gram-positive, aerobic, motile rods with a whitish appearance.

Fruit waste, Bacteria, Screening, Food processing enzymes, Pectinase, Industrial applications

"ISOLATION, SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION OF A POTENT PECTINOLYTIC BACTERIA FROM FRUIT WASTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e287-e291, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203436.pdf

"ISOLATION, SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION OF A POTENT PECTINOLYTIC BACTERIA FROM FRUIT WASTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe287-e291, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203436.pdf