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Title
Declaration
Certificate (Guide)
Certificate (Director)
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Preface
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
1.1 Depleting energy resources
1.2 Ethanol - a renewable energy source
1.3 Lignocellulosic biomass : raw material for bioethanol production
1.4 Lignocellulose: components and properties
1.5 Bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials
1.6 Enzymes: the biological catalysts
1.7 Cellulase enzyme complex
1.8 β-glucosidase
1.9 Fungi as producers of enzymes
1.10 Fermentation
2. Review of literature
2.1 Lignocellulosic biomass and production of ethanol
2.3 β-glucosidases and their natural roles
2.4 Classification of β-glucosidases
2.5 Sources of β-glucosidases
2.6 Applications of β-glucosidases
2.7 Mechanism of Action of β-glucosidase
2.8 Production of β-glucosidase through fermentation
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1 Isolation and enumeration of β-glucosidase producing fungi
5.2 Optimization of process parameters for the production of β-glucosidase through submerged fermentation (SMF) by Paecilomyces variotii
5.3 Solid state fermentation (SSF) for the production of β-Glucosidase
5.4 Purification of β-glucosidases
5.5 Characterization of the purified enzyme
5.6 Applications of the Paecilomyces variotii β-glucosidase
Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix