Development of novel economical methodologies for zymographic analysis of purified xylano–pectinolytic enzymes using agrowaste-based substrates

In this study, zymographic analysis for xylanase and pectinase enzymes has been carried out using agrowaste residues, wheat bran and citrus peel as well as their extracts. Isozymic forms of xylanase as well as pectinase enzyme displayed comparable zymographic bands onto agar petriplates containing either commercial substrates (xylan and pectin), agrowaste-based substrates (wheat bran and citrus peel), or polysaccharides extracted from these agrowastes (crude xylan and pectin extracted from wheat bran and citrus peel, respectively), indicating the fact that agro residues and their extracts can be utilized as a substitute of cost-intensive commercial substrates, xylan and pectin for zymographic analysis. This is the first report revealing the zymographic analysis of xylano–pectinolytic enzymes using agro-based solid residues particles or polysaccharides extracted from agro-based residues.     

Cost-effective and concurrent production of industrially valuable xylano-pectinolytic enzymes by a bacterial isolate Bacillus pumilus AJK

Simultaneous production of xylanase and pectinase by Bacillus pumilus AJK under submerged fermentation was investigated in this study. Under optimized conditions, it produced 315?±?16 IU/mL acidic xylanase, 290?±?20 IU/mL alkaline xylanase, and 88?±?9 IU/mL pectinase. The production of xylano-pectinolytic enzymes was the highest after inoculating media (containing 2% each of wheat bran and Citrus limetta peel, 0.5% peptone, 10?mM MgSO₄, pH 7.0) with 2% of 21-hr-old culture and incubated at 37°C for 60?hr at 200?rpm. Xylanase retained 100% activity from pH 6.0 to10.0 after 3?hr of incubation, while pectinase showed 100% stability from pH 6.0 to 9.0 even after 6?hr of incubation. Cost-effective and concurrent production of xylanase and pectinase by a bacterial isolate in the same production media suggests its potential for various biotechnological applications. This is the first report of simultaneous production of industrially important extracellular xylano-pectinolytic enzymes by B. pumilus.     

Production of pectinolytic enzymes pectinase and pectin lyase by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus subtilis</Emphasis> SAV-21 in solid state fermentation

Pectin-degrading enzymes (pectinase and pectin lyase) were produced in solid state fermentation by Bacillus subtilis SAV-21 isolated from fruit and vegetable market waste soil of Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India, and identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. Under optimized conditions, maximum production of pectinase (3315 U/gds) and pectin lyase (10.5 U/gds) was recorded in the presence of a combination of orange peel and coconut fiber (4:1), with a moisture content of 60% at 35 °C and pH 4.0 after 4 days and 8 days of incubation, respectively. Pectinase yield was enhanced upon supplementation with galactose and yeast extract, whereas pectin lyase production was unaffected by adding carbon and nitrogen source to the basal medium. Thus, B. subtilis SAV-21 can be exploited for cost-effective production of pectinase and pectin lyase using agro-residues.     

Replacing a suite of commercial pectinases with a single enzyme,pectate lyase B,in Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentations of cull peaches

Fermentation of pectin-rich biomass with low concentrations of polysaccharides requires some treatment of the pectin, but does not need complete degradation of the polysaccharide to reach maximum ethanol yields. Cull peaches, whole rotten fruits that are not suitable for sale, contain high concentrations of glucose (27.7 % dw) and fructose (29.3 % dw) and low amounts of cellulose (2.8 % dw), hemicellulose (4.5 % dw) and pectin (5.6 % dw). Amounts of commercial saccharification enzymes, cellulase and cellobiase can be significantly decreased and commercial pectinase mixtures can be replaced completely with a single enzyme, pectate lyase (PelB), while maintaining ethanol yields above 90 % of the theoretical maximum. PelB does not completely degrade pectin; it only releases short chain oligogalacturonides. However, the activity of PelB is sufficient for the fermentation process, and its addition to fermentations without commercial pectinase increases ethanol production by ~12 %.     

Culture conditions for the production of pectinolytic enzymes by the white-rot fungus Trametes trogii on a laboratory scale

Different cultural parameters that regulate pectinolytic enzyme production in vitro by Trametes trogii were studied. When grown in a medium containing pectin, T. trogii produced extracellular polymethylgalacturonase, polygalacturonase and pectin lyase but no pectate lyase activity. No significant differences in the maximum enzyme activities measured were observed with the addition of xylan, carboxymethylcellulose or both to the medium containing pectin. The addition of glucose to that medium considerably decreases all the activities studied, and in a medium with glucose as the sole carbon source no galacturonase activity could be measured, and pectin lyase activity was at its minimum. The low synthesis of pectin lyase in cultures containing glucose suggests that this enzyme is constitutive in contrast to the polygalacturonases that were not detected. The increase in pectin concentration stimulated growth and enzyme production. The highest specific activities were attained with the greatest concentration tested (15 g/l). Casamino acids were the best nitrogen source for enzyme production. Maximum growth was measured at pH 3.3; pH values of around 4.5 stimulated enzyme production, but high pectinase activities were also detected in media with more alkaline initial pH values (6.2 for galacturonases and 6.6 for lyases), probably owing to the specific induction of particular isoforms. In the range of 23 to 28°C, good results were obtained in growth as well as in enzyme production. The addition of Tween 80 promoted growth and gave the highest yield of polymethylgalacturonase and pectin lyase (0.37 and 36.2 E.U./ml, respectively). The highest polygalacturonase activity (1.1 E.U/ml) was achieved with polyethylene glycol. Tween 20 and Triton X-100 inhibited growth and pectinase production.     

Production and properties of three pectinolytic activities produced byAspergillus niger in submerged and solid-state fermentation

Three extracellular pectinases were produced byAspergillus niger CH4 by submerged and solid-state fermentation, and their physicochemical and kinetic properties were studied. The highest productivities of endo- and exo-pectinase and pectin lyase were obtained with solid-state fermentation. The kinetic and physicochemical properties of these enzymes were influenced by the type of culture method used. All activities were very different in terms of pH and temperature optima, stability at different pH and temperature values and affinity for the substrate (K _m values). In solid-state fermentation, all pectinase activities were more stable at extreme pH and temperature values but theK _m values of endo-pectinase and pectin lyase were higher with respect to those activities obtained by the submerged-culture technique. The pectin lyase activity obtained by the submerged-culture technique showed substrate inhibition but the enzyme obtained by solid-state fermentation did not. Electrophoresis, using sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide gel with enzymatic extracts obtained for both culture methods, showed the same number on protein bands but some differences were found in their electrophoretic position. The results obtained in this work suggest that the culture method (submerged or solid-state) may be responsible for inducing changes in some of the pectinolytic enzymes produced byA. niger.     

Optimization of enzyme complexes for lignocellulose hydrolysis

The ability of a commercial Trichoderma reesei cellulase preparation (Celluclast 1.5L), to hydrolyze the cellulose and xylan components of pretreated corn stover (PCS) was significantly improved by supplementation with three types of crude commercial enzyme preparations nominally enriched in xylanase, pectinase, and beta-glucosidase activity. Although the well-documented relief of product inhibition by beta-glucosidase contributed to the observed improvement in cellulase performance, significant benefits could also be attributed to enzymes components that hydrolyze non-cellulosic polysaccharides. It is suggested that so-called "accessory" enzymes such as xylanase and pectinase stimulate cellulose hydrolysis by removing non-cellulosic polysaccharides that coat cellulose fibers. A high-throughput microassay, in combination with response surface methodology, enabled production of an optimally supplemented enzyme mixture. This mixture allowed for a approximately twofold reduction in the total protein required to reach glucan to glucose and xylan to xylose hydrolysis targets (99% and 88% conversion, respectively), thereby validating this approach towards enzyme improvement and process cost reduction for lignocellulose hydrolysis.     

Production and characterization of thermostable xylanase and pectinase from Streptomyces sp. QG-11-3

Streptomyces sp. QG-11-3, which produces a cellulase-free thermostable xylanase (96 IU ml⁻¹) and a pectinase (46 IU ml⁻¹), was isolated on Horikoshi medium supplemented with 1% w/v wheat bran. Carbon sources that favored xylanase production were rice bran (82 IU ml⁻¹) and birch-wood xylan (81 IU ml⁻¹); pectinase production was also stimulated by pectin and cotton seed cake (34 IU ml⁻¹ each). The partially purified xylanase and pectinase were optimally active at 60°C. Both enzymes were 100% stable at 50°C for more than 24 h. The half-lives of xylanase and pectinase at 70, 75 and 80°C were 90, 75 and 9 min, and 90, 53 and 7 min, respectively. The optimum pH values for xylanase and pectinase were 8.6 and 3.0, respectively, at 60°C. Xylanase and pectinase were stable over a broad pH range between 5.4 and 9.4 and 2.0 to 9.0, respectively, retaining more than 85% of their activity. Ca²⁺ stimulated the activity of both enzymes up to 7%, whereas Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Cr³⁺, iodoacetic acid and iodoacetamide inhibited xylanase up to 35% and pectinase up to 63%; at 1 mM, Hg²⁺ inhibited both enzymes completely. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2000) 24, 396–402. Received 29 September 1999/ Accepted in revised form 02 February 2000     

Plate assay for determining the time of production of protease, cellulase, and pectinases by germinating fungal spores

A new method for detecting enzymes produced by fungal spores during germination is described here. With this method, the production of enzymes such as protease, cellulase, or pectinase can be correlated with the extent of spore germination. Germination is studied in vitro on agar-based media containing protein, cellulose, or pectin. The spores are immobilized on a permeable membrane mounted on the substrate-containing medium. At various times after inoculation the membrane-bound spores are removed and the medium is stained. The extent of germination is assessed by microscopic examination of the spores and the presence of active hydrolytic enzymes is revealed by the staining. The staining methods are sensitive; detection limits are 1 X 10(-3) unit of cellulase; 2 X 10(-4) unit of protease; 3 X 10(-3) unit of pectin lyase; 3.5 units of polygalacturonase; 2 X 10(-3) unit of pectin methyl esterase. The method has been demonstrated by studying the production of enzymes by germinating conidia of Botrytis cinerea. Cellulase and protease were present before any spores germinated. Pectin lyase was first observed when at least 80% of the spores had germinated. Pectin methyl esterase and polygalacturonase were not produced by the spores.     

Production of Polysaccharidases in Different Carbon Sources by Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Möller (Singer), the Symbiotic Fungus of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens Linnaeus

Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the fungus cultured by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens, produces polysaccharidases that degrade leaf components by generating nutrients believed to be essential for ant nutrition. We evaluated pectinase, amylase, xylanase, and cellulase production by L. gongylophorus in laboratory cultures and found that polysaccharidases are produced during fungal growth on pectin, starch, cellulose, xylan, or glucose but not cellulase, whose production is inhibited during fungal growth on xylan. Pectin was the carbon source that best stimulated the production of enzymes, which showed that pectinase had the highest production activity of all of the carbon sources tested, indicating that the presence of pectin and the production of pectinase are key features for symbiotic nutrition on plant material. During growth on starch and cellulose, polysaccharidase production level was intermediate, although during growth on xylan and glucose, enzyme production was very low. We propose a possible profile of polysaccharide degradation inside the nest, where the fungus is cultured on the foliar substrate.     

片烟产果胶酶细菌的鉴定及酶活测定

以果胶为碳源, 对津巴布韦片烟烟叶表面产果胶酶细菌进行分离, 采用16S rDNA限制性酶切片段长度多态性分析(ARDRA)和测序方法, 结合形态学、生理生化实验, 对所分离产果胶酶菌株进行鉴定, 同时研究培养时间、温度、起始pH、接种量对菌株产酶的影响。结果表明, 从津巴布韦片烟烟叶表面分离得到的产果胶酶菌株主要为芽孢杆菌属的枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis和产碱菌属的粪产碱菌Alcaligenes faecalis。在所分离的菌株中, 枯草芽孢杆菌T10酶活力最高, 以6%的接种量, 在温度为35 °C、起始pH为7.5条件下培养48?56 h, 其果胶酶酶活为571 U/mg, 聚半乳糖醛酸裂解酶酶活为297 U/mg。     

Regulation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus</Emphasis> genes encoding plant cell wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes; relevance for industrial production

The genus Aspergillus is widely used for the production of plant cell wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. The range of enzymes purified from these fungi covers nearly every function required for the complete degradation of cellulose, xyloglucan, xylan, galacto(gluco)mannan and pectin. This paper describes the Aspergillus enzymes involved in the degradation of these polysaccharides and discusses the regulatory systems involved in the expression of the genes encoding these proteins. The latter is of major importance in the large-scale production of these enzymes for industrial applications.     

Pectinolytic Systems of Two Aerobic Sporogenous Bacterial Strains with High Activity on Pectin

Strains Paenibacillus sp. BP-23 and Bacillus sp. BP-7, previously isolated from soil from a rice field, secreted high levels of pectinase activity in media supplemented with pectin. Production of pectinases in strain Paenibacillus sp. BP-23 showed catabolite repression, while in Bacillus sp. BP-7 production of pectin degrading enzymes was not negatively affected by glucose. The two strains showed lyase activities as the predominant pectinases, while hydrolase activity was very low. Analysis of Paenibacillus sp. BP-23 in SDS–polyacrylamide gels and zymograms showed five pectinase activity bands. The strict requirement of Ca²⁺ for lyase activity of the strain indicates that correspond to pectate lyases. For Bacillus sp. BP-7, zymograms showed four bands of different size. The strain showed a Ca²⁺ requirement for lyase activity on pectate but not on pectin, indicating that the pectinolytic system of Bacillus sp. BP-7 is comprised of pectate lyases and pectin lyases. The results show differences in pectin degrading systems between the two aerobic sporogenous bacterial strains studied.     

Production of pectolytic enzymes fromErwinia grown on different carbon sources

A quantitative analysis of pectolytic enzymes (polygalacturonase (PG), pectin methyl esterase (PME) and six isoenzymes of pectate lyase (PL)) produced byErwinia bacteria in the presence of diverse carbon sources was made by preparative electrophoresis. Synthesis of each of these enzymes was regulated independently; different induction and repression ratios (about 10- to 1000-fold) were observed for diverse PL isoenzymes, PG and PME. The possibility of using specially constructed media for the production of pectinase complexes with a specific spectra of pectolytic enzymes has been demonstrated.     

Polysaccharide breakdown by mixed populations of human faecal bacteria

Measurements of polysaccharide-degrading activity in different fractions of human faeces showed that bacterial polysaccharidases and glycosidases were primarily associated with the washed bacterial fractions. Amylase, pectinase and xylanase were the major polysaccharide-hydrolysing enzymes detected, whilst α-L-arabinofuranosidase, β-D-xylosidase, β-D-galactosidase and β-D-glucosidase were the most active glycosidases. Starch and 3 non-starch polysaccharides (NSP; pectin, xylan and arabinogalactan) were fermented by mixed populations of human faecal bacteria in batch culture. Detailed carbohydrate analysis demonstrated that starch and pectin were the most rapidly degraded substrates and that arabinogalactan and the relatively insoluble polysaccharide xylan were broken down more slowly. Free sugars and oligosaccharides did not accumulate in culture media with any polysaccharide tested. Time-course measurements of polysaccharide remaining in the batch culture fermentations showed that the arabinose side chains of pectin, xylan and arabinogalactan were co-utilised with the backbone sugars. In these cultures, polysaccharide-degrading activity was mainly cell-associated, but extracellular polysaccharidase activity increased as the fermentations progressed. Molar ratios of acetate, propionate and butyrate produced in these experiments were dependent upon the polysaccharide substrate tested. Molar ratios of acetate, propionate and butyrate in the starch, arabinogalactan, xylan and pectin fermentations were 50:22:29, 50:42:8, 82:15:3, and 84:14:2, respectively. The presence of starch did not inhibit the breakdown of arabinogalactan, xylan or pectin by faecal bacterial, providing evidence that multicomponent substrate utilisation occurs when complex populations of faecal bacteria are provided with mixed polysaccharide substrates.     

Production of polygalacturonase byByssochlamys fulva

Summary Byssochlamys fulva was grown in two fermentation media using shake flasks, stirred fermentor and disc fermentor under conditions to give maximum production of pectolytic enzymes. Only polygalacturonase activity was detected in the culture filtrates during all fermentations. In all production conditions studied, no evidence of pectin methylesterase, pectin lyase, cellulase or proteinase activities were found. The maximum polygalacturonase activity (4.5 units/ml) was achieved when the microorganism was grown on medium II in shake flasks at pH 4.0–4.5 and 30°C after 12 days of fermentation.     

Secretion of pectic isoenzymes by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Abstract Cultures of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum grown on different pectin-related polysaccharides (citrus pectin, apple pectin, sodium polygalacturonate), carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or glucose as the only carbon source were examined daily for polygalacturonase and pectinase activities. Electrophoretic forms of polygalacturonase and pectin methylesterase activities were revealed using analytical IEF and sodium polygalacturonate and citrus pectin as substrates in overlay gels. A sequence in the production of pectic enzymes and isoenzyme synthesis was found in pectic-polymer cultures corresponding to the induction of several isoenzymes. Enzyme activities in glucose media were associated with three polygalacturonase and two pectinmethylesterase isoforms which were produced constitutively. Sodium-dodecyl-sulphate polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis followed by immunoblotting with polyclonal antibodies against an exo-polymethylgalacturonase and an exo-polygalacturonase revealed that these exo-enzymes were secreted from the beginning of cultivation in the different culture media showing characteristics of constitutive enzymes.     

Kinetic of the production of polygalacturonase and pectin lyase by two closely relatedFormae speciales ofFusarium oxysporum

The kinetic of thein vitro production of polygalacturonase and pectin lyase of two closely related fungi,Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici andF. oxysporum f.sp.radicis-lycopersici, was examined under various culture conditions such as the source of carbon, the pH, and the age of cultures. Over a 5-day period, the production of these enzymes by various isolates of the sameforma specialis (f. sp.) ofF. oxysporum was not significantly different (P ≥ 0.05). However, the amount of the enzymes produced differed markedly between both f. sp. The different carbon sources added to the culture media, such as citrus pectin, apple pectin, tomato cell wall fragments, andd-galacturonic acid, proved to be higher pectinase inducible substrates than sucrose and glucose. For both fungi, polygalacturonase and pectin lyase activities were optimal at pH 5.0 and 8.0, respectively. Furthermore, pectin lyase production had a partial Ca²⁺ requirement in contrast to polygalacturonase production which was limited by Ca²⁺. In most experiments performed, the production of polygalacturonase appeared superior withF. oxysporum f.sp.radicislycopersici than withF. oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici. On the other hand, pectin lyase production ofF. oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici was approximately 10-fold greater than that byF. oxysporum f.sp.radicis-lycopersici in media supplemented withd-galacturonic acid.     

Production of thermostable hydrolases (cellulases and xylanase) from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thermoascus aurantiacus</Emphasis> RCKK: a potential fungus

Thermophilic fungi are potential sources of thermostable enzymes and other value added products. Present study has focused on optimization of different physicochemical parameters for production of thermostable cellulases and xylanase by Thermoascus aurantiacus RCKK under SSF. Enzyme production was supported maximally on wheat bran fed with 20 % inoculum, at initial pH 5, temperature 45 °C and moisture ratio 1:3. The supplementation of wheat bran with yeast extract, Tween-80 and glycine further improved enzyme titres (CMCase 88 IU/g, FPase 15.8 IU/g, β-glucosidase 25.3 IU/g and xylanase 6,543 IU/g). The crude enzymes hydrolyzed phosphoric acid-swollen wheat straw, avicel and untreated xylan up to 74, 71 and 90 %, respectively. In addition, T. aurantiacus RCKK produced antioxidants as fermentation by-products with significant %DPPH^? scavenging, FRAP and in vivo antioxidant capacity against H₂O₂-treated Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These capabilities show that it holds potential to exploit crop by-products for providing various commodities.