General workflow on research using microbes or microbe derived enzymes for industrial applications and a schematic representation of mixed sugar utilization in a CCR relaxed LAB strain from one of our research.
Microbes such as bacteria and yeasts are often used in the making of various products in food and nutrition, health, agriculture, and energy sectors.
The use of these microbes as well as microbe derived enzymes requires research for both the identification of industrial efficient strains as well as design and optimization experiments.
NFML has a strong background of applying white biotechnology in lignocellulose biomass utilization using Lactic acid bacteria.
Our premier research on the use of Lactobacillus brevis strain with a relaxed carbon catabolite repression (CCR) system for mixed sugar fermentation continues to inform research and
applications in the area of biofuels and biochemicals production. In addition, we conduct various research on the biotechnological
production of novel prebiotics such as human milk oligosaccharides using both engineered and non-engineered strains of bacteria.
We also collaborate with research groups that carry out various biotechnological research using both microbes and/ or their enzymes.