Solid State Fermentation Profile for Alpha Amylase Production : The nature's biotranformation process

Solid state fermentation (SSF) is a biomolecule synthesis process used in the nourishment, medicine, cosmetic, energy and material industries. These synthesized products are mostly metabolites spawned by microbes grown on a solid provision selected for this purpose. This technology for the culture of microbes is an potential alternative to liquefied or immersed fermentation, used principally for industrial purposes. Alpha amylase enzyme represents a group of carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzyme which founds its application in variety of industrial sectors. The given book represents an useful study carried out to determine alpha amylase production capacities of selected bacillus isolates on solid nutrient support.