Phytases fascinated considerable attention from both scientists and entrepreneurs in the areas of biotechnology. Phytic acid is an anti nutritive component in plant-derived food and feed, and therefore enzymatic hydrolysis of phytic acid is desirable. As the primary sequence is emerging, gene cloning would be the next step to redesign this enzyme for novel substrate specificity; thus, genetic manipulation for this enzyme would lead to better catalytic performance with higher turnover rates and this would be industrially important.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important fruit crop in India and in subtropical countries of the world. This is subjected to various disease problems and bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Punicae. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based molecular markers are useful tools for different detecting genetic variation within populations of phytopathogens. The analysis of RAPD polymorphism in single cell isolates of X. axonopodis pv. punicae from different parts of Nashik districts revealed the occurrence of high level of polymorphism (79.87%) indicating wide and diverse...