Cellulolytic enzymes of a thermotolerantAspergillus terreus strain and their action on cellulosic substrates |
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Authors: | K B Bastawde |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, 411008 Pune, India |
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Abstract: | A thermotolerant fungal strainAspergillus terreus produced high activities of cellulolytic enzymes when grown in shake flasks for 8 days at 40°C or 14 days at 28°C in medium containing 2.5% (w/v) cellulose powder and 1% (w/v) wheat bran. There was little difference between the final activities of endo-(1,4)- -glucanase (ca. 14.4 U/ml); filter paper activity (ca. 1.3 U/ml) and -glucosidase (ca. 10 U/ml). Endoglucanase had maximum activity at 60°C and pH 3.8; the other two enzymes were optimal at 60°C and pH 4.8. The maximum hydrolysis of different cellulosic substrates (about 50%) was obtained within 48 h when 1.1 U/ml of filter paper cellulase activity were employed to saccharify 100 mg alkali-treated cotton, filter paper, bagasse, and rice straw at 50°C and pH 4.8. The major end-product, glucose, was produced from all substrates, with traces of cellobiose and other larger oligosaccharides being present in rice straw hydrolysates. |
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Keywords: | Cellulolytic enzymes Aspergillus terreus submerged conditions saccharification hydrolysates |
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