OPTIMIZATION OF GROWTH CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF SELECTED NOVEL STREPTOMYCES SPECIES FROM KENYAN SOILS

Karanja, E. N.; Boga, H. I.; Muigai, A. W.; Wamunyokoli, F.; Kinyua, J.

dc.contributor.author	Karanja, E. N.
dc.contributor.author	Boga, H. I.
dc.contributor.author	Muigai, A. W.
dc.contributor.author	Wamunyokoli, F.
dc.contributor.author	Kinyua, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-22T11:32:04Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-22T11:32:04Z
dc.date.issued	2017-05-22
dc.identifier.isbn	9966 923 28
dc.identifier.uri	http://journals.jkuat.ac.ke/index.php/jscp/article/view/666
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3134
dc.description.abstract	This study was aimed at unveiling and assessing protease, esterase, amylase and lipase enzymes from selected novel Streptomyces species with biotechnological interest. Four Streptomyces isolates from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology farm soil were studied. Physiochemical and biochemical characterization of the isolates was carried out. The isolates grew well at pH 6, 7, 9 and temperatures of 27.5 oC, 30 oC, and 32.5 oC. They preferentially required sodium chloride (0 g/l – 17.5 g/l) for growth. All the isolates produced amylase, lipase, protease and esterase enzymes apart from one isolate that did not produce esterase enzyme.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	JKUAT	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	JKUAT	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Proceedings of 2010 JKUAT scientific technological and industrialization conference;17-19th November 2010
dc.subject	Streptomyces	en_US
dc.subject	enzymatic index (EI)	en_US
dc.subject	amylase	en_US
dc.subject	lipase	en_US
dc.subject	protease	en_US
dc.subject	esterase	en_US
dc.subject	JKUAT	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.title	OPTIMIZATION OF GROWTH CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF SELECTED NOVEL STREPTOMYCES SPECIES FROM KENYAN SOILS	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US