Selection and Screening of Nitrilase Activity

solani 01, from environmental samples. 3-Cyanopyridine was used as the sole nitrogen source, while rose Bengal inhibited the growth of contaminating bacteria [23]. 

The expression of nitrilase may be enhanced and, thus, screening for its activity fadhtated by the choice of an appropriate nitrilase inducer. For instance, in five strains belonging to three fungal genera 2-cyanopyridine enhanced the nitrilase activity by two to three orders of magnitude. Therefore, this nitrilase inducer appears to be very efficient and of wide use in filamentous fungi [25]. 

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