• Rajeshree S. Wankhade
• Valencia D'Souza
• Anupama Tomar

Due to the great interest in producing bioactive compounds for functional foods and biopharmaceuticals, it is important to explore the microbial degradation of potential sources of target biomolecules. Gallotannins are polyphenols present in nature, an example of them is tannic acid which is susceptible to enzymatic hydrolysis. This hydrolysis is performed by tannase or tannin acyl hydrolase, releasing in this way, biomolecules with high- added value. Samples were collected from various locations throughout Mumbai. They were enriched in minimal media containing tannic acid as a substrate. Tannic acid-degrading organisms were isolated. Plate assays, such as the bore well method, will reveal the zone of degradation, and cultures with a higher zone of degradation will be subjected to further shake flask or fermentation studies. TLC and HPLC will be used to determine whether tannic acid degrades into gallic acid or pyrogallol. The degradation potential of the isolate's organisms will be used in the production of byproducts with enormous industrial application potential

Valorization, Tannins, Gallic acid, HPLC, Biodegradation.

"Valorization of hydrolyzable tannins by microbes", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.174-185, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFY06022.pdf

"Valorization of hydrolyzable tannins by microbes", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. pp174-185, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFY06022.pdf