Faculty Advisor
Buckholt, Michael Allan
Faculty Advisor
Crusberg, Theodore C.
Faculty Advisor
Rulfs, Jill
Abstract
Epsilon poly-L-lysine (ePL) is a biopolymer that has potential uses in a variety of fields including medicine, bioelectronics, and the food industry (as a food preservative). The goal of this project was to isolate ePL producing bacteria or fungi from soils suspected to be polluted by heavy metals, including chromates. The project concentrated on assaying the soil samples for chromium content, testing the specificity of the method of Itzhaki (to measure concentrations of ePL), and testing the antimicrobial effectiveness of ePL.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
April 2008
Major
Biology and Biotechnology
Major
Biotechnology
Major
Biotechnology
Major
Biochemistry
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Advisor Department
Biology and Biotechnology
Advisor Department
BIO
Advisor Department
BC