title: Bioprospecting of Brevibacillus brevis isolated from soil.
abstract: It is obviously essential to find new compounds that possess industrial and medicinal importance and potential to improve the lifestyle of human population. Bioprospecting these compounds from natural resources has additional benefits since they are less toxic as well as biocompatible. In this study, Brevibacillus brevis was isolated from soil and its enzymes production, antibacterial activity and anticancer activity were assessed. The organism was found to be a promising source of amylase enzymes, antibacterial as well as anticancer compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama University, Jeppiaar Nagar, Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600 119, India. antonysamrot@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Antony V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Samrot
authors.forename: Rejin J J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Antony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rio
authors.forename: Sahaya J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sneha
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D065132:Bioprospecting; D058675:Brevibacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000681:Amylases