The goal of this study was to determine the ability of the marine cyanobacterium Oscillatoria boryana BDU 92181 to create H2O2 and to optimise its photoproduction in order to harness its potential for distillery effluent decolorization. In 30 days, the organism reduced the colour of distillery effluent (5 percent V/V) by around 60%. The formation of hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen by the cyanobacterium during photosynthesis is thought to be the cause of decolorization. On the generation of H2O2 in this organism, the effects of light intensity, as well as several enhancers and inhibitors, were investigated. Riboflavin and MnSO4 both had a favourable effect on H2O2 generation, according to our findings. H2O2 generation was suppressed by sodium metabisulphite and potassium cyanide.
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Dr. D. Francisca Kalavathi
Department of Microbiology, Bangalore City College, No. 160 Chellikere Main Road, Banaswadi Outer Ring Road, Kalyan Nagar Post, Bangalore – 560 043, India.
Dr. G. Subramanian
National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli – 620 024, India
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