Chapter II Group 1 - Darwin 9 Herrera, Jorelle Aaron O. Franco, Danne Maryle S. Manansala, Neo Piolo P. Fusingan, Josefa Millen R. Navarro, Jamill Czareno B. Hugo, Hanna Vanessa E. Peralta, Darwin L. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Rice-blast Fungus Rice blast is caused by a fungus known as Magnaporthe oryzae (formerly Magnaporthe grisea). It produces sexual spores in structures called asci and is a member of the fungus group ascomycetes. It is part of the newly erected
Enzymes are proteins that act as biocatalysts for a large number of reactions. They function in the transformation of macromolecules to energy and new materials, besides for growth, repair and maintenance of cells. The important of enzyme are for the degradation of the complex molecules, pectin in the middle lamella and the primary cell walls of young plant cells (Kashyap et al., 2001). The technology of enzyme become an important part in food industry. Earlier, there was limited to small number
Isolation and Characterization of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Degrading Soil Microbe from Polythene Dump Site Submitted by: Ma. Vanessa A. Velasco Daisy Ann L. Olpindo Submitted to: Ms. LuzvimindaDinglasan INTRODUCTION Background of the study Polyethylene consists of long chains of repeating units of smaller molecules which are non-biodegradable (Burd, 2008). It is thermoplastic