Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 27, Feb Suppl. Issue, 2021; Page No.(226-228)

INVESTIGATING THE PROMISING POTENTIAL OF BACTERIAL EPS FOR MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Ravneet Chug, Manishita Das Mukherji, Era Upadhyay and Vinod Singh Gour

Abstract

Extracellular polymeric substances extracted from microorganisms are a complex mixture of diverse polymers of polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, uronic acid, humic acid. These heterogeneous biomolecules have a vast potential in bioremediation/metal removal and their proficiency can also be emphasized by the fact that after extraction these are not vulnerable to deviation in the climatic conditions. Considering the above facts, in the current study experiments have been conducted to study bioremediation potential of EPS extracted from bacteria in a view to suggest better alternatives to conventional physicochemical methods of bioremediation.