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- Title
The sequential microbial breakdown of pectin is the principal incident during water retting of jute (Corchorus spp.) bast fibres.
- Authors
Datta, Subhojit; Chattopadhyay, Lipi; Barai, Shrestha; Mandal, Kunal; Kar, Gouranga; Majumdar, Bijan
- Abstract
The extraction of bast fibres such as jute from plant stems involves the removal of pectin, hemicellulose, and other noncellulosic materials through a complex microbial community. A consortium of pectinolytic bacterial strains has been developed and commercialized to reduce the retting time and enhance fibre quality. However, there are currently no studies on jute that describe the structural changes and sequential microbial colonization and pectin loss that occur during microbe-assisted water retting. This study investigated the stages of microbial colonization, microbial interactions, and sequential degradation of pectic substances from jute bark under controlled and conventional water retting. The primary occurrence during water retting of bast fibres is the bacterially induced sequential breakdown of pectin surrounding the fibre bundles. The study also revealed that the pectin content of the jute stem significantly decreases during the retting process. These findings provide a strong foundation for improving microbial strains for improved pectinolysis with immense industrial significance, leading to a sustainable jute-based "green" economy.
- Subjects
PECTINS; JUTE fiber; FIBERS; COLONIZATION (Ecology); PLANT stems; MICROBIAL communities
- Publication
BMC Plant Biology, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12870-024-04970-4