The document summarizes research on utilizing brewery residues from a local brewery for protease production using solid-state fermentation with the fungus Aspergillus niger. Key findings include:
- A. niger strain UPT-03, isolated from the brewery residues, produced the highest protease yields in solid-state fermentation of the residues.
- Purification of the protease produced by A. niger UPT-03 using DEAE-cellulose resulted in a 30-fold purification with a specific activity of 550 U/mg protein.
- The purified protease showed highest activity at pH 5.5 and 55°C.
Optimization of Cultural Parameters for Cellulase Enzyme Production from Fung...IOSR Journals
Cellulalytic fungi synthesize cellulose enzyme for biodegradation of cellulose. This depends on various condition which include the source f isolation. This study was designed to determine the optimum condition necessary for cellulose production by fungi. Cellulose activities at different temperatures, pH and nitrogen sources by Rhizopus oryzae Aspergillus niger; A. flams, P. expansum and A. oryzae in liquid medium was studied and cellulose enzyme assay carried out by dinitrosalicylic acid method. All the fungal isolates have their highest cellulose activity at 400c except Penicillium expansum whose highest value of 1.28mg/ml was obtained at 320c. Cellulase produced 6m was found to be highest in all the isolate at pH 4.0 exception P expansum which occur at pH 5.5 (1.21mg/ml). The highest value e1.45mg/ml was obtained in A niger. Highest cellulose activity for A. niger, A. oryzae & P. expansum occurred in peptone. The study shows the need to determine the best physiological condition that allow for the optimal cellulose activity of fungal isolate. This will enhance their enzyme production.
Effect of Different Physico-Chemical Parameters on Production ofAmylase by Ba...IOSR Journals
The present study is concerned with the production of amylase by Bacillus species strain. In this
study 12 bacterial strains were isolated and screened for their α-amylase activity. These strains were
maintained on nutrient agar medium. Fermentation for the production of amylase was carried out in the enzyme
production medium (EPM). All the 12 strains were tested for amylase production. On the basis of maximum
amylase activity strain no.1 was selected for further studies. Different starch concentrations, 0.75,1.00,1.25%,
pH labels 6.5,7.0,7.5,8.0, aeration (RPM), 100,120,140, temperatures 250C,280C,370C, and 400C and inoculums
level 0.5%,1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% were studied
Optimization of Cultural Parameters for Cellulase Enzyme Production from Fung...IOSR Journals
Cellulalytic fungi synthesize cellulose enzyme for biodegradation of cellulose. This depends on various condition which include the source f isolation. This study was designed to determine the optimum condition necessary for cellulose production by fungi. Cellulose activities at different temperatures, pH and nitrogen sources by Rhizopus oryzae Aspergillus niger; A. flams, P. expansum and A. oryzae in liquid medium was studied and cellulose enzyme assay carried out by dinitrosalicylic acid method. All the fungal isolates have their highest cellulose activity at 400c except Penicillium expansum whose highest value of 1.28mg/ml was obtained at 320c. Cellulase produced 6m was found to be highest in all the isolate at pH 4.0 exception P expansum which occur at pH 5.5 (1.21mg/ml). The highest value e1.45mg/ml was obtained in A niger. Highest cellulose activity for A. niger, A. oryzae & P. expansum occurred in peptone. The study shows the need to determine the best physiological condition that allow for the optimal cellulose activity of fungal isolate. This will enhance their enzyme production.
Effect of Different Physico-Chemical Parameters on Production ofAmylase by Ba...IOSR Journals
The present study is concerned with the production of amylase by Bacillus species strain. In this
study 12 bacterial strains were isolated and screened for their α-amylase activity. These strains were
maintained on nutrient agar medium. Fermentation for the production of amylase was carried out in the enzyme
production medium (EPM). All the 12 strains were tested for amylase production. On the basis of maximum
amylase activity strain no.1 was selected for further studies. Different starch concentrations, 0.75,1.00,1.25%,
pH labels 6.5,7.0,7.5,8.0, aeration (RPM), 100,120,140, temperatures 250C,280C,370C, and 400C and inoculums
level 0.5%,1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% were studied
Optimization of key process variables for enhanced refamycin b production in ...ijabjournal
In the present study of solid media conditions for the refamycin B yield by solid state fermentation was studied and optimized using both classical method and statistical design of experiments). Statistical analysis of the results of Plackett–Burman showed that the lower level of initial moisture , initial pH, barbital, glucose and to solid media, or increase in the concentration of xylose in the range tested, results in significant effect in refamycin B yield of AmycolatopsisrifamycinicaMTCC 14 by solid state
fermentation. The effect of change in the levels of initial moisture, initial pH, barbital, glucose and xylose
on the rfefamycin B yield was studied using central composite design methodology. Statistical analysis of
the data showed that all the independent process had significant effect on refamycin B yield. The interaction between initial moisture and initial pH, between initial moisture and barbital, between initial moisture and glucose, between initial moisture and xylose, between initial pH and xylose, between barbital and glucose, between barbital and xylose, and between glucose and xylose were significant when the response was refamycin B.
Study on the Use of Agricultural Wastes for Cellulase Production by Using Asp...IOSR Journals
It was the goal to investigate the Cellulase enzyme production ability of fungal strains such as
Aspergillus niger against the lignocellulosic bio-waste like Rice husks, Millet husks, Maize cobs, Wheat straws
and leaves at varying environmental parameters of pH, substrate concentration and dry weight and wet weight.
The enzyme production was analyzed individually by Miller‘s modified method of Dinitrosalicylic acid ( DNSA
). In this study the high level of enzyme production was achieved at pH 3 by using Rice husks, Millet husks,
Maize cobs, Wheat straws and leaves and pH 4 by using Maize cobs at varying substrate concentrations. Out of
all the five used substrates rice husks gave the higher production of the cellulose enzyme. The importance of
cellulase enzyme in industries cannot be over emphasized.
Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant an...YogeshIJTSRD
In the present study, two plant species of the family Asteraceae were selected for an evaluation of their phytochemical screening, antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. Phytochemical alkaloids, phenols, protein, flavonoids, quinines, tannins, and terpenoids are present in the aqua methanol and aqua acetone extract s of Cirsium arvense L Cronquist and Erigeron bonariensis. The selected plant species exhibit anti inflammatory properties in both solvents. The enzymatic antioxidant property of selected plant species was evaluated by superoxide dismutase SOD , peroxidase POD , and catalase CAT . E. bonariensis shows 20.05±0.02 superoxide dismutase activity which is moreover equal to C. arvense 19.47±0.31 . POD and CAT activities of C. arvense 109.35±0.69 and 41.48±0.13 and E. bonariensis 105.91±1.53 and 39.63±0.035 respectively, the POD activity of C. arvense is slightly higher than E. bonariensis but CAT activity again higher in E. bonariensis same as SOD. Deepti Rawat | P. B. Rao "Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and In-Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Aqua Methanol and Aqua Acetone Extract of Cirsium Arvense and Erigeron Bonariensis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43934.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/biotechnology/43934/qualitative-phytochemical-screening-and-invitro-assessment-of-antioxidant-and-antiinflammatory-potential-of-aqua-methanol-and-aqua-acetone-extract-of-cirsium-arvense-and-erigeron-bonariensis/deepti-rawat
ABSTRACT- Proteases is among the largest groups of industrial enzymes that also has the potential to contribute in the development of high value added products due to their characteristic nature that aids in digestion. Protease account for about 60% of the total worldwide sale of enzymes and is widely used in several industries ranging from silk industry, leather tanning, meat processing, organic fertilizers, diary and bioleaching. Bacteria produce a variety of proteolytic enzymes. Among them a major contributor of proteases producers is Bacillus subtilis. An attempt was made to formulate media using varied nitrogen sources to optimize media for maximum production of proteases. It was observed that media supplemented with soya meal as a nitrogen source had maximum biomass yield of 135 mg/ml while Tryptone supplemented media yielded 115.6 mg/ml and peptone supplemented media yielded only 101 mg/ml which was comparatively less than soya meal while the other nitrogen sources supplemented media were found to be poor in comparison to that supplemented by soya meal extract.
Key-words- Proteases, Bacillus subtilis, Optimize media, Soya meal extract
To study of the genetic variations among the Azospirillum lipoferu isolates u...ijsrd.com
Among free-living microorganisms, which can be practically used in agriculture, bacteria from the Azospirillum genus as well as other endophytes are nowadays thought of as the most active component of associative dinitrogen fixation. The investigation was carried out to study the characterization of Azospirillum lipoferu found in the soils of the ten agro-climatic zones which Karnataka, is classified. By using RAPD markers, 75 bands were scored out of which 78.6 % were found to be polymorphic. Statistical analysis of RAPD data enabled the classification of 10 Azospirillum isolates into two major groups. . In this, the cluster analysis based on 75 RAPD bands revealed that the ten A. lipoferu isolates examined clustered at a linkage distance of about 40 units on the dendrogram. There was no correlation between RAPD and geographical origin of isolates.
Production of alcohol by yeast isolated from apple, orange and bananaPremier Publishers
The purpose of this study was to isolate wild yeast strains present in different fruits (apple, orange and banana) and to determine the yeast growth and the amount of alcohol production at various glucose concentrations. Three fruits namely apple, banana and orange were selected as natural sources for yeast isolation. Medium used for isolation of yeast from fruits was consisting of 50 glucose, 3 malt extract, 3 yeast extract, 5 peptone and 15g/L agar. For fermentation MGYP medium used with different glucose concentrations of 5, 10, 30, 50 and 70g/L. Inocula were prepared by loop transfers from stock slants to 50 mL of the 20 percent medium in 500-mL Erlenmeyer flasks. The results showed that with higher concentration of glucose (30g/L) higher amount of alcohol (0.22g/100mL) was produced. Similarly, the yeast isolated from apple showed maximum yeast biomass (0.38g/100mL) at 70g/L glucose concentration and minimum on 50g/L (0.03g/100mL) glucose concentration. In conclusion, the wild yeast produce higher ethanol amount in case of banana fruits.
Investigation in the use of a Yeast Specie Isolated from a Fermented Beverage...YogeshIJTSRD
The juice from well ripped pawpaw fruit Carica papaya and watermelon Citrullus lanatus were extracted, mixed and used to produce wine by fermentation using a yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from a fermented local beverage drink “burukuutu-. The “must- and wine were analyzed daily during fermentation to determine the pH, specific gravity, titratable acidity and reducing sugar content. It was fermented at 30 for 12 days. The pH increased from 3-¢5 to 4-¢4, specific gravity decreased from 1-¢009 to 1-¢002 , reducing sugar content decreased from 0-¢11 to 0-¢00 g, while titratable acidity increased from 1-¢5 to 12-¢3 at the end of the fermentation. The alcoholic content of the wine increased to 3-¢96 after ageing while temperature was maintained at room temperature throughout the period of fermentation. The wine presented a brilliant yellow color with a slight sweet flavor. Sensory evaluation showed that the mixed juice of pawpaw and watermelon wine had slight potential when compared to other commercial samples p 0-¢05 . These results showed that mixed juice of pawpaw and watermelon can be successfully used in the production of table wine. Using the yeast from a cheap local source makes the wine affordable and available. Also utilizing these fruits in wine production will help to reduce post harvest losses incurred on these fruits. Umeh, S. O. | Ikele, M. O. | Okeke, B. C. | Nwiyi, I. U. "Investigation in the use of a Yeast Specie Isolated from a Fermented Beverage for Mixed Fruit Wine Production" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43890.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/microbiology/43890/investigation-in-the-use-of-a-yeast-specie-isolated-from-a-fermented-beverage-for-mixed-fruit-wine-production/umeh-s-o
Resistance to internal browning of pineapple fruits depends on several factors such as the cultural techniques through mineral fertilization. The objective of this work is to study the effects of the potassium fertilization for pineapple on internal browning of fruit in post-harvest conservation. The experiments have been carried out on the site of the University Nangui Abrogoua (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) of July 2015 to the end of October 2016. Potassium has been applied according to four modalities of treatments (T0; T1; T2 and T3) made in 2nd, 4, 6 and 7th months (respectively) after plantation. The incidence of internal browning (IB), the phenolic content, sugars and ascorbic acid have been determined after post-harvest conservation of fruit. The activity of phenolic biosynthesis enzymes (PAL and TAL) and oxidation enzymes (PPO and POD) were evaluated. The results showed that BI intensity in pineapple fruit decreases with the potassium amount applied in field. This IB drop was correlated with the content of reducing sugars, total phenols, activity of PAL and the PPO. No symptom of IB was observed on pineapple fruits under treatment T2 (34 g of K2O/plant). Potassium has a depressive effect on phenolic biosynthesis. In effect, it inhibits the IB in the both varieties of pineapple studied that are Smooth Cayenne and MD2.
Fungal cellulase xylanase production and corresponding hydrolysis using pretr...zhenhua82
Three pretreated corn stover (ammonia fiber expansion, dilute acid, and dilute alkali) were used as carbon source to culture Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30 for cellulase and xylanase production. The results indicated that the cultures on ammonia fiber expansion and alkali pretreated corn stover had better enzyme production than the acid pretreated ones. The consequent enzymatic hydrolysis was performed applying fungal enzymes on pretreated corn stover samples. Tukey’s statistical comparisons exhibited that there were significant differences on enzymatic hydrolysis among different combination of fungal enzymes and pretreated corn stover. The higher sugar yields were achieved by the enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute alkali pretreated corn stover.
Study on Culture Conditions for A Cellulase Production From As Pergillus UnguisIJMERJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Cellulase is a common name of enzymes which catalyze cellulolysis. Specially,cellulase is widely used in food processing, animal feed, chemicals, textile,fuel and pollution treatment.The objective of this research is to study on optimal conditions for the production of cellulase byAspergillus unguis. The study was designed as a comparative culture conditions such as carbon sources, moisture content, duration, nitrogen sources and citrate buffer content on cellulase production for Aspergillus unguis. Cellulase activity was determined by measuring the absorbance at λ = 540 nm with 3,5-DNS reagent. In optimized culture conditions, enzyme activity of Aspergillus unguis achieved 110.92U/ml in comparison with a commercial cellulase with 185.33U/ml in enzyme activity. The value of cellulase activity of Aspergillus unguis is 41% lower than commercial enzymes. However, enzyme in this study was raw enzyme and the cost of producing1 litter of this enzyme is just 1/8 that of purified ones. The enzyme activity would be increased by purification. That fact has proven the applicability of using the findings of this study to improve cellulase production.
Optimization of key process variables for enhanced refamycin b production in ...ijabjournal
In the present study of solid media conditions for the refamycin B yield by solid state fermentation was studied and optimized using both classical method and statistical design of experiments). Statistical analysis of the results of Plackett–Burman showed that the lower level of initial moisture , initial pH, barbital, glucose and to solid media, or increase in the concentration of xylose in the range tested, results in significant effect in refamycin B yield of AmycolatopsisrifamycinicaMTCC 14 by solid state
fermentation. The effect of change in the levels of initial moisture, initial pH, barbital, glucose and xylose
on the rfefamycin B yield was studied using central composite design methodology. Statistical analysis of
the data showed that all the independent process had significant effect on refamycin B yield. The interaction between initial moisture and initial pH, between initial moisture and barbital, between initial moisture and glucose, between initial moisture and xylose, between initial pH and xylose, between barbital and glucose, between barbital and xylose, and between glucose and xylose were significant when the response was refamycin B.
Study on the Use of Agricultural Wastes for Cellulase Production by Using Asp...IOSR Journals
It was the goal to investigate the Cellulase enzyme production ability of fungal strains such as
Aspergillus niger against the lignocellulosic bio-waste like Rice husks, Millet husks, Maize cobs, Wheat straws
and leaves at varying environmental parameters of pH, substrate concentration and dry weight and wet weight.
The enzyme production was analyzed individually by Miller‘s modified method of Dinitrosalicylic acid ( DNSA
). In this study the high level of enzyme production was achieved at pH 3 by using Rice husks, Millet husks,
Maize cobs, Wheat straws and leaves and pH 4 by using Maize cobs at varying substrate concentrations. Out of
all the five used substrates rice husks gave the higher production of the cellulose enzyme. The importance of
cellulase enzyme in industries cannot be over emphasized.
Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant an...YogeshIJTSRD
In the present study, two plant species of the family Asteraceae were selected for an evaluation of their phytochemical screening, antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. Phytochemical alkaloids, phenols, protein, flavonoids, quinines, tannins, and terpenoids are present in the aqua methanol and aqua acetone extract s of Cirsium arvense L Cronquist and Erigeron bonariensis. The selected plant species exhibit anti inflammatory properties in both solvents. The enzymatic antioxidant property of selected plant species was evaluated by superoxide dismutase SOD , peroxidase POD , and catalase CAT . E. bonariensis shows 20.05±0.02 superoxide dismutase activity which is moreover equal to C. arvense 19.47±0.31 . POD and CAT activities of C. arvense 109.35±0.69 and 41.48±0.13 and E. bonariensis 105.91±1.53 and 39.63±0.035 respectively, the POD activity of C. arvense is slightly higher than E. bonariensis but CAT activity again higher in E. bonariensis same as SOD. Deepti Rawat | P. B. Rao "Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and In-Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Aqua Methanol and Aqua Acetone Extract of Cirsium Arvense and Erigeron Bonariensis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43934.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/biotechnology/43934/qualitative-phytochemical-screening-and-invitro-assessment-of-antioxidant-and-antiinflammatory-potential-of-aqua-methanol-and-aqua-acetone-extract-of-cirsium-arvense-and-erigeron-bonariensis/deepti-rawat
ABSTRACT- Proteases is among the largest groups of industrial enzymes that also has the potential to contribute in the development of high value added products due to their characteristic nature that aids in digestion. Protease account for about 60% of the total worldwide sale of enzymes and is widely used in several industries ranging from silk industry, leather tanning, meat processing, organic fertilizers, diary and bioleaching. Bacteria produce a variety of proteolytic enzymes. Among them a major contributor of proteases producers is Bacillus subtilis. An attempt was made to formulate media using varied nitrogen sources to optimize media for maximum production of proteases. It was observed that media supplemented with soya meal as a nitrogen source had maximum biomass yield of 135 mg/ml while Tryptone supplemented media yielded 115.6 mg/ml and peptone supplemented media yielded only 101 mg/ml which was comparatively less than soya meal while the other nitrogen sources supplemented media were found to be poor in comparison to that supplemented by soya meal extract.
Key-words- Proteases, Bacillus subtilis, Optimize media, Soya meal extract
To study of the genetic variations among the Azospirillum lipoferu isolates u...ijsrd.com
Among free-living microorganisms, which can be practically used in agriculture, bacteria from the Azospirillum genus as well as other endophytes are nowadays thought of as the most active component of associative dinitrogen fixation. The investigation was carried out to study the characterization of Azospirillum lipoferu found in the soils of the ten agro-climatic zones which Karnataka, is classified. By using RAPD markers, 75 bands were scored out of which 78.6 % were found to be polymorphic. Statistical analysis of RAPD data enabled the classification of 10 Azospirillum isolates into two major groups. . In this, the cluster analysis based on 75 RAPD bands revealed that the ten A. lipoferu isolates examined clustered at a linkage distance of about 40 units on the dendrogram. There was no correlation between RAPD and geographical origin of isolates.
Production of alcohol by yeast isolated from apple, orange and bananaPremier Publishers
The purpose of this study was to isolate wild yeast strains present in different fruits (apple, orange and banana) and to determine the yeast growth and the amount of alcohol production at various glucose concentrations. Three fruits namely apple, banana and orange were selected as natural sources for yeast isolation. Medium used for isolation of yeast from fruits was consisting of 50 glucose, 3 malt extract, 3 yeast extract, 5 peptone and 15g/L agar. For fermentation MGYP medium used with different glucose concentrations of 5, 10, 30, 50 and 70g/L. Inocula were prepared by loop transfers from stock slants to 50 mL of the 20 percent medium in 500-mL Erlenmeyer flasks. The results showed that with higher concentration of glucose (30g/L) higher amount of alcohol (0.22g/100mL) was produced. Similarly, the yeast isolated from apple showed maximum yeast biomass (0.38g/100mL) at 70g/L glucose concentration and minimum on 50g/L (0.03g/100mL) glucose concentration. In conclusion, the wild yeast produce higher ethanol amount in case of banana fruits.
Investigation in the use of a Yeast Specie Isolated from a Fermented Beverage...YogeshIJTSRD
The juice from well ripped pawpaw fruit Carica papaya and watermelon Citrullus lanatus were extracted, mixed and used to produce wine by fermentation using a yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from a fermented local beverage drink “burukuutu-. The “must- and wine were analyzed daily during fermentation to determine the pH, specific gravity, titratable acidity and reducing sugar content. It was fermented at 30 for 12 days. The pH increased from 3-¢5 to 4-¢4, specific gravity decreased from 1-¢009 to 1-¢002 , reducing sugar content decreased from 0-¢11 to 0-¢00 g, while titratable acidity increased from 1-¢5 to 12-¢3 at the end of the fermentation. The alcoholic content of the wine increased to 3-¢96 after ageing while temperature was maintained at room temperature throughout the period of fermentation. The wine presented a brilliant yellow color with a slight sweet flavor. Sensory evaluation showed that the mixed juice of pawpaw and watermelon wine had slight potential when compared to other commercial samples p 0-¢05 . These results showed that mixed juice of pawpaw and watermelon can be successfully used in the production of table wine. Using the yeast from a cheap local source makes the wine affordable and available. Also utilizing these fruits in wine production will help to reduce post harvest losses incurred on these fruits. Umeh, S. O. | Ikele, M. O. | Okeke, B. C. | Nwiyi, I. U. "Investigation in the use of a Yeast Specie Isolated from a Fermented Beverage for Mixed Fruit Wine Production" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43890.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/microbiology/43890/investigation-in-the-use-of-a-yeast-specie-isolated-from-a-fermented-beverage-for-mixed-fruit-wine-production/umeh-s-o
Resistance to internal browning of pineapple fruits depends on several factors such as the cultural techniques through mineral fertilization. The objective of this work is to study the effects of the potassium fertilization for pineapple on internal browning of fruit in post-harvest conservation. The experiments have been carried out on the site of the University Nangui Abrogoua (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) of July 2015 to the end of October 2016. Potassium has been applied according to four modalities of treatments (T0; T1; T2 and T3) made in 2nd, 4, 6 and 7th months (respectively) after plantation. The incidence of internal browning (IB), the phenolic content, sugars and ascorbic acid have been determined after post-harvest conservation of fruit. The activity of phenolic biosynthesis enzymes (PAL and TAL) and oxidation enzymes (PPO and POD) were evaluated. The results showed that BI intensity in pineapple fruit decreases with the potassium amount applied in field. This IB drop was correlated with the content of reducing sugars, total phenols, activity of PAL and the PPO. No symptom of IB was observed on pineapple fruits under treatment T2 (34 g of K2O/plant). Potassium has a depressive effect on phenolic biosynthesis. In effect, it inhibits the IB in the both varieties of pineapple studied that are Smooth Cayenne and MD2.
Fungal cellulase xylanase production and corresponding hydrolysis using pretr...zhenhua82
Three pretreated corn stover (ammonia fiber expansion, dilute acid, and dilute alkali) were used as carbon source to culture Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30 for cellulase and xylanase production. The results indicated that the cultures on ammonia fiber expansion and alkali pretreated corn stover had better enzyme production than the acid pretreated ones. The consequent enzymatic hydrolysis was performed applying fungal enzymes on pretreated corn stover samples. Tukey’s statistical comparisons exhibited that there were significant differences on enzymatic hydrolysis among different combination of fungal enzymes and pretreated corn stover. The higher sugar yields were achieved by the enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute alkali pretreated corn stover.
Study on Culture Conditions for A Cellulase Production From As Pergillus UnguisIJMERJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Cellulase is a common name of enzymes which catalyze cellulolysis. Specially,cellulase is widely used in food processing, animal feed, chemicals, textile,fuel and pollution treatment.The objective of this research is to study on optimal conditions for the production of cellulase byAspergillus unguis. The study was designed as a comparative culture conditions such as carbon sources, moisture content, duration, nitrogen sources and citrate buffer content on cellulase production for Aspergillus unguis. Cellulase activity was determined by measuring the absorbance at λ = 540 nm with 3,5-DNS reagent. In optimized culture conditions, enzyme activity of Aspergillus unguis achieved 110.92U/ml in comparison with a commercial cellulase with 185.33U/ml in enzyme activity. The value of cellulase activity of Aspergillus unguis is 41% lower than commercial enzymes. However, enzyme in this study was raw enzyme and the cost of producing1 litter of this enzyme is just 1/8 that of purified ones. The enzyme activity would be increased by purification. That fact has proven the applicability of using the findings of this study to improve cellulase production.
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Enhancing the Nutritive Values of Agrowastes for Animal Feed Production Using...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) multidisciplinary peer-reviewed Journal with reputable academics and experts as board member. IOSR-JESTFT is designed for the prompt publication of peer-reviewed articles in all areas of subject. The journal articles will be accessed freely online.
Cassava Retting Water An Alternative Source for Industrial Cellulase EnzymeYogeshIJTSRD
Cassava fermentation is one of the teaming businesses in almost all the tribes of Nigeria. Among all the methods of cassava processing to food, fermentation is the most used. This produces foul smelling waste water that causes environmental pollution to man and animals. The retted cassava water was checked for cellulase enzyme activity to see if it can be a source of cellulase for used in food, paper, textile and other industries. The aim of this work is to seek a way of utilizing the waste water as source of enzymes as this will reduce the importation of these enzymes and make them available always. Cassava tubers were peeled, cut into cylindrical portions of about 3 5 cm and washed. Two hundred grams of the washed tubers were soaked in 5 liters of water and allowed to ret. The retting water was analyzed daily for titratable acidity, cyanide content, pH, cellulase activity and the microbial flora were isolated and identified. Results showed that titratable acidity rose from 0.20 to 2.76 mg g and cyanide content increased from 0.28 to 4.69 mg ml while pH fall from 7.2 – 6.0 tending acidic. Retting started on the 2nd day and complete retting was achieved on the 4th day. ß glucosidase activity rose from 0.05 to 8.0 µ mol, Filter paper activity increased from 0.06 to 7.5 µ mol and carboxyl methyl cellulase CMC activity increased from 0.05 to 7.7 µ mol. Ten organisms Aspergillus fumigatus, Rhizopus stolonifer, Bacillus subtilis, Candida utilis, Citrobacter sp, Enterobacter aerogenes, Lactobacillus coryneformis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus feacalis were isolated from the retting water. Daily increase in the enzyme activities showed that cassava retting when done in a large scale can yield large quantity of enzymes. This will reduce the importation of industrial enzymes and reduce the environmental pollution caused by the waste water. Umeh, S. O. | Nwiyi, I. U. | Dimejesi, S. A. | Ikele, M. O. | Ugwu, C. H. "Cassava Retting Water: An Alternative Source for Industrial Cellulase (Enzyme)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd43889.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/microbiology/43889/cassava-retting-water-an-alternative-source-for-industrial-cellulase-enzyme/umeh-s-o
physiochemical characterization of the brewers’ spent grain from a breweryIJEAB
Brewers' spent grain is a by-product generated in the production process of breweries formed by the solid part obtained from the wort filtration before boiling. It is mainly comprised of pulp and husk residues of the malt, but it also contains grains of the adjuncts, such as rice, maize and wheat. Quantitatively, brewers' spent grain is the main byproduct of the brewing process and currently it is used as animal feed. The objective of this study was to determine the physiochemical composition of the brewers' spent grain and its potential use in human food. To this end, brewers' spent grain samples were collected from a craft beer brewery located in the southwestern region of the state of Paraná, determining such parameters as moisture, ash, total proteins, lipids, crude fiber, carbohydrates and energy. The results revealed that the moisture and ash levels were 78.23 ± 1.45 and 3.76± 1.23g.100g-1, respectively. The figures for carbohydrates, total proteins, total fats and crude fibers were 1.89±1.21; 4.89 ± 0.29; 2.67 ± 0.68 and 4.19 ± 0.56, represented in g.100g-1 respectively. The energy values obtained were 109.23± 4.23 kcal.100g-1. As such, the conclusion can be drawn that brewers' spent grain can be used in both animal and human food.
Physiological Assessments of Sweet Sorghum Inoculated with Azospirillumbrasi...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
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Brewery-residue utilization of a freshly isolated A. niger sp. upt-03 for protease
production under solid-state fermentation
Salah Din Mahmud Hasan1
Citieli Giongo2
Sonia Aparecida Reis Lopes-Shikida3
Sérgio Luiz de Lucena4
Mônica Lady Fiorese5
Abstract: The operation parameters used in solid-state fermentation (SSF) support the growth of filamentous
fungi, which grow on solid substrates producing important metabolites such as proteases. The aim of this
work is to obtain fungal proteases by SSF using the residues of a local brewery industry (barley bagasse and
trub), that have high contents of proteins and soluble matter such as carbohydrates, vitamins, and mineral
salts. The methodology includes the preparation of residues, the screening of microorganisms, evaluation of
operational conditions for SSF using factorial design, purification and partial characterization of protease.
The results indicate that A. niger sp. UPT-03 isolated from the residue shows higher yields in terms of
enzyme production (0.36 U gdm-1
h-1
). The purification with DEAE-cellulose resulted in protease recovery
with 30-fold of purification with a specific activity of 550 U mg protein-1
. Higher proteolytic activity of
purified enzyme was obtained at pH 5.5 and 55 ºC.
Keywords: solid-state fermentation, brewery residues, fungi proteases, trub
INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward efficient utilization and value addition of
agro–industrial residues such as coffee pulp and husk, cassava husk, cassava bagasse, sugarcane bagasse,
sugar-beet pulp, apple pomace, and declassified potatoes. There are several recent publications describing
bioprocesses that have been developed utilizing these raw materials for the production of bulk chemicals and
value-added fine products, such as ethanol, single-cell proteins, mushrooms, enzymes, organic acids, amino
acids, and biologically active secondary metabolites. The application of agro–industrial residues in biopro-
cesses not only provides alternative substrates but also helps in solving pollution problems. Biotechnological
processes, especially the solid-state fermentation (SSF) technique, have contributed enormously for such
fruitful utilization (Singhania et al., 2010; Soccol & Vandenberghe, 2003).
Microbial proteases are among the most important hydrolytic enzymes and have been studied ex-
tensively. This group of enzymes represents one of the three largest groups of industrial enzymes and ac-
counts for approximately 60 % of the total enzyme sales in the world. They have numerous applications
in the industrial production of different items, viz. detergents, foods, pharmaceutical, leather, diagnostics,
1
Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Engenharia Química da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOES-
TE. Rua da Faculdade, 645. Jardim Santa Maria. CEP 85903-000. E-mail: salahdmh@gmail.com
2
Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Engenharia Química da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOES-
TE. Rua da Faculdade, 645. Jardim Santa Maria. CEP 85903-000. E-mail: citifarma@yahoo.com.br
3
Departamento de Biologia da Universidade Paranaense – UNIPAR, campus de Toledo/PR. Avenida Parigot de Souza, 3636.
Jardim Prada. CEP 85903-170. E-mail: perysonia@uol.com.br
4
Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Engenharia Química da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOES-
TE. Rua da Faculdade, 645. Jardim Santa Maria. CEP 85903-000. E-mail: lucenasergio@yahoo.com.br
5
Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Engenharia Química da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – UNIOES-
TE. Rua da Faculdade, 645. Jardim Santa Maria. CEP 85903-000. E-mail: mlfiorese@gmail.com
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
MICROORGANISMS
Aspergillus niger (ATCC 16404), A. awa-
mori (NRRL 3112) and Trichoderma pseu-
dokoningii rifai were used in the present study.
Moreover, different fungal strains secreting pro-
tease were screened from the brewery residues,
including the fungus A. niger sp. UPT-03 and
UPT-13. The strains were maintained on potato-
-dextrose-agar slants and subcultured for growth
at 35 °C for 7 days. The spores obtained from a
fully sporulated slant were dispersed in 10 mL of
0.1 % Tween 80. The spore suspension was used
as inoculum, and the spore concentration was
estimated by direct microscopic counting using
a Neubauer cell. The final spore concentration
used for inoculation was 4 x 106
spores per g of
solid medium.
SSF PROCESS
The agro-residues, trub and barley bagas-
se, collected from a local brewery industry, were
dried at 50 °C for 3 days and processed using
standard sieve sets to obtain mean particle sizes
of 0.6–1.18 mm for trub and 1.18 mm for barley
bagasse. The barley bagasse, which shows larger
size, less protein (27 %), and large fiber content
(18 %), was used preferentially as support, for fa-
cilitating the easier diffusion of gases and quicker
release of heat formed during the fermentation
process. The residues were stored till further use.
Before fermentation, the residues were mixed in
the proportion of 70 % trub and 30 % barley
bagasse. In this case, the trub was considered as
the main substrate, because it has much higher
protein content (70 %) and an appropriate par-
ticle size. The mixture was then enriched with
a nutrient solution composed of 10 g K2
HPO4
;
1.6 g NaNO3
; 2.4 g urea; 0.6 g MgSO4
; 0.4 g
ZnSO4
; 0.4 g FeSO4
; 0.15 g MnSO4
; and 0.15
g CuSO4
, made up to 1 L with sterile water. The
final pH was adjusted with 0.5 N HCl and the
substrate was moistened with sterile water. The
substrate was dispensed in 250-mL Erlenmeyer
flasks and autoclaved at 121 ºC for 20 min. After
inoculation, the SSF process was carried out by
incubation at 32 °C.
including waste management and silver recovery
(Zambare et al., 2011). They hydrolyze peptide
bonds in aqueous environments and synthesize
peptide bonds in microaqueous environments.
Proteases are generally produced using the sub-
merged fermentation (SmF) process due to its
apparent advantages with respect to consistent
enzyme-production characteristics controlled by
defined medium-and-process conditions and ad-
vantages in downstream processing, in spite of
the cost intensiveness of the medium components
(Prakasham et al., 2006; Pandey et al., 2000). In
this context, SSF has gained renewed interest and
fresh attention from researchers owing to its im-
portance in the following developments: recent
progress in biomass-energy conservation, solid-
-waste treatment and its application for the pro-
duction of secondary metabolites.
Production of these biocatalysts using agro–
biotech substrates under SSF conditions provides
several advantages such as productivity, cost-effec-
tiveness with respect to labor, time, and medium
components, in addition to environmental ad-
vantages such as less effluent production and wa-
ste minimization (Mukherjee et al., 2008). There
are several reports describing the use of agro-in-
dustrial residues, such as soybean meal (Zambare
et al., 2011), pigeon pea (Johnvesly et al., 2002)
and wheat bran (Negi & Banerjee, 2009), for the
production of protease. However, these produc-
tion models would have to offer a competitive ad-
vantage over other existing procedures. In general,
each microbial strain is unique in its molecular,
biochemical, metabolic, and enzyme-production
properties. This necessitates a thorough characte-
rization of the isolated individual microbial spe-
cies to evaluate its potential at the commercial
level (Prakasham et al., 2006).
The solid residues from the brewery indus-
try, such as trub and barley bagasse, contain large
amounts of proteins and other soluble substances
including carbohydrates, vitamins, and salts. Due
to their physical, chemical, and biochemical cha-
racteristics, these residues have a great potential
for application in SSF processes, for the produc-
tion of high-priced bio-products such as protea-
ses. The present investigation aims to exploit the
locally available, inexpensive agro-substrates, trub
and barley bagasse, for fungal protease production
under SSF conditions.
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ANALYTICAL METHODS
The protease activity, PA, was measured
using the modified method described by Germa-
no et al. (2003). One unit of proteolytic enzyme
activity (U/gram of dried medium) was defined
as the amount of enzyme that produced an ab-
sorbance difference (in relation to control) during
1-h-incubation period at 45 °C for one gram of
fermented medium (based on dry weight). The
unit gdm indicates grams of dried medium. It
was used water instead the substrate at the con-
trol. The productivity, Y (U gdm-1
h-1
), was deter-
mined by dividing PA by the fermentation time.
Protein content, Prot (mg gdm-1
), was estimated
by Bradford method (1976), using bovine serum
albumin as the protein standard. Specific protease
activity, SPA (U/mg of protein), was determined
by dividing the PA value by the protein content.
Reducing sugars, RS (mg glucose gdm-1
), were
quantified by the method of Miller (1959). Mois-
ture content in dry basis, M (%), was determined
by the gravimetric method.
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
The fermenting parameters were evaluated
by the statistical design of experiments accor-
ding to a fractional factorial design of the type
25-2
(Montgomery, 1997). The influence of five
variables on the protease activity were evaluated
using eight experiments with two levels (-1 and
+1) for each factor and a trial of experiments for
the central point (level 0) for error estimation. In
this study, the five factors analyzed were: initial
moisture of fermenting medium (M), initial pH,
inoculum concentration (Co), mean diameter of
substrate particle (dp), and amount of peptone
addition (Pep), levels of which are shown in Table
1. Pep = 0 % (for level -1) implies that no pep-
tone was added, and this consideration does not
restrict further evaluation of the data. The results
obtained from the factorial design were subjected
to a first-order multiple-regression analysis using
the least squares regression methodology to ob-
tain the parameters of the response-surface equa-
tion and plots.
Table 1: Coded and assigned factors of different
levels of the 25-2
design.
Factor
Level
-1 0 +1
pH = initial pH 3.0 4.5 6.0
M = initial moisture of
fermenting medium (%)
40.0 55.0 70.0
Co = inoculum
concentration (spores g-1
)
4.105
4.106
4.107
dp = mean diameter of
substrate particle (mm)
0.748 0.844 0.940
Pep = initial peptone
concentration (%)
0.00 1.67 3.33
PEPTONE ADDITION
Batch and fed-batch systems were tested for
the addition of peptone, used as a protease indu-
cer in SSF of brewery residues by the fungus A.
niger sp. UPT-03. Both SSF processes were car-
ried out in 250-mL Erlenmeyer flasks at 32 °C.
Samples were collected after every 12-h period for
the characterization of the fungal growth curve.
For the fed-batch process, 1 % peptone was added
to the system every 12 h (Rao et al., 2006; Sanzo
et al., 2001; Bertolin et al., 2001).
ENZYME PURIFICATION
The protease enzyme was extracted by the
simple contact method of extraction, using dis-
tilled water as solvent (Chellappan et al., 2006;
Hasan et al., 2003). Ten volumes of distilled water
were added per gram of fermented medium (ba-
sed on dry weight), and enzyme extraction was
carried out by agitation at room temperature for 1
h. The suspension was filtered under vacuum, and
the filtrate was used as the crude enzyme extract.
Protease produced under SSF was partially
purified employing ammonium sulphate preci-
pitation, followed by dialyzis and ion-exchange
chromatography. Ammonium sulphate at a 70
% final concentration was used to precipita-
te the protease enzyme from the crude extract.
The precipitated protein was resuspended in 0.1
M phosphate buffer (pH 6), dialyzed against
0.01 M solution of the same buffer for 36 h, at
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5 ºC, with six changes of buffer. Further an ion-
-exchange chromatography with DEAE cellulose
packing column was carried out. Dialyzed sample
was applied to DEAE-cellulose column that had
been pre-equilibrated with 0.01 M phosphate bu-
ffer pH 6. Elution was done at a flow rate of 120
ml.h-1
with 0.2 M NaCl in the same buffer and 5
ml fractions were collected. Peak fractions from
the column were assayed for protease activity and
protein content.
The molecular weight of active fractions
of protease collected after ion-exchange chroma-
tography was electrophoresed by reductive con-
ditions of SDS-PAGE in a 15 % polyacrylamide
gel according to Laemmlli (1970). Protein bands
were visualized by silver staining. Low molecular
weight markers was used as molecular mass stan-
dard and molecular weight of protease was esti-
mated.
PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION
The pH for maximal protease activity was
determined with purified enzyme by checking the
enzyme activity in different buffer systems of pH
2–10 including, 0.2 M HCl–KCl (pH 2), 0.1 M
citrate (pH 3–6), 0.2 M phosphate (pH 7), Tris–
HCl (pH 8), glycine–NaOH (pH 9-10). The
temperature ranged from 30 to 70 ºC.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
FUNGI SCREENING
For the screening of microorganisms, five
Erlenmeyer flasks were prepared for SSF, and each
flask, including the initial sample (t = 0 h), was
removed after every 24 h, until the 96 h. Each
run was duplicated, totaling 10 samples. The yield
profiles of the protease obtained by SSF were eva-
luated for the five microorganisms tested in this
work. A higher yield was obtained for the fun-
gus A. niger UPT-03 after 24 h of fermentation
(Fig. 1). This fungus, which was isolated from the
trub residue and identified as A. niger sp. UPT-03
that produced the extracellular protease enzyme
within 24 h, was screened for subsequent studies.
Figure 1. Yield (Y) profiles of the protease obtained
by SSF for the five microorganisms.
The strain Trichoderma pseudoko-ningii rifai
had a smaller yield of protease until 24 h, but at
48 h it showed a higher value, together with the
fungus A. niger sp. UPT-03. The microorganis-
ms A. niger (ATCC 16404), A. awamori (NRRL
3112), Trichoderma pseudokoningii rifai, and
UPT-Trub-13 showed less visual proliferation and
virulence in the solid culture medium and had
smaller final yield values at 96 h. In this work,
fungal growth alone was investigated.
However, in many researches, during the
screening procedures for the microorganism,
some bacterial species were also observed to grow
in the substrates. Bacterial cultures, in general,
were considered nonsuitable for SSF due to their
greater water-activity requirement. However, bac-
terial cultures can be maintained and manipula-
ted for SSF processes (Mahanta et al., 2008; Pan-
dey, 2003).
KINETICS OF SSF PROCESS
The production of proteases is related to the
metabolic demands spanning many different as-
pects, including the type of fermentation (SSF or
SmF), substrate used, microorganism considered
(different species of bacteria or fungi), nutrients
added to the medium, and operating parameters
(pH, inoculum concentration, temperature, wa-
ter activity, fermentation time, etc.). The meta-
bolic changes occurring inside the fermentation
medium due to the growth of the microorganism,
substrate and nutrient consumption, respiration,
and metabolite production were evaluated. For
growth-curve calibration, five Erlenmeyer flasks
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were prepared for SSF, and each one, including
the initial sample (t=0h), was removed after every
24 h, until the 96 h. Each run was duplicated,
totaling 10 samples.
The curves obtained from the analysis of all
fermented samples are shown in Fig. 2. The profi-
les of reducing sugars (RS), moisture (M), prote-
ase activity (PA), specific protease activity (SPA),
and protein (Prot) during SSF were obtained for
the fungus A. niger sp. UPT-03. A comparison of
the protease activity (U gdm-1
) in Fig. 2 with the
yield values (U gdm-1
h-1
) in Fig. 1 with respect
to the time of incubation (h) showed a lag phase
between 0 and 24 h due to a small variation of RS,
M, PA, and Prot. After 24 h, RS decreased and PA
and M increased indicating a probable exponen-
tial phase of growth, evidenced by the increase of
protein content. After 48 h of culture, an increase
in the protein content occurred, probably mainly
due to the cellular mass increase, because an addi-
tional increase in protease production was not ob-
served (almost constant values of protease activity
and a decrease of SPA values).
After 72 h, the protein content decreased
indicating decay of the fungus, as evidenced by
the almost-constant final values of PA, RS, and
M. Hence, protease production could be achie-
ved, without yield prejudice, within 48 h of fer-
mentation of the fungus A. niger sp. UPT-03 on
trub and barley-bagasse substrates.
The increase in moisture content may be
due to the fact that no flux of air was added to the
medium during the SSF process, rendering mois-
ture control, release of gases, and heat dissipation
more difficult. In studies with Penicillium sp.,
some authors observed a peak in protease activity
after 3 days of incubation in wheat bran contai-
ning 50 % moisture.
Figure 2. Profiles of reducing sugars RS (mg glucose gdm-1
),
moisture (M, %), protease activity (PA, U gdm-1
), specific
protease activity (SPA, U mg protein-1
) and protein (Prot,
mg gdm-1
x100) obtained for SSF of the fungus A. niger sp.
UPT 03.
Other reports indicated the requirement of
55, 63, and 140 % initial moisture content for
maximum protease production by Penicillium
LPB-9 (Germano et al., 2003; Agrawal et al.,
2004), Aspergillus flavus IMI 327634 (Pandey,
2003), and Rhizopus oryzae (Tunga et al., 1998),
respectively.
A. niger was also shown to secrete maxi-
mum levels of alkaline and acid proteases after
2–3 days of incubation at 52–72 % moisture le-
vels (Mahanta et al., 2008), which supports the
present findings with A. niger sp. UPT-03.
Various agro–industrial residues have been
tested as substrates for protease production by
A. Oryzae, including spent brewing grain, whe-
at bran, rice husk, rice bran, coconut-oil cake,
palm-kernel cake, sesame-oil cake, jackfruit-seed
powder, and olive-oil cake. An almost two-fold
increase in enzyme activities was observed in whe-
at bran-based SSF medium (11.2 U gdm-1
) when
compared to the yield in the next most effective
substrate, coconut-oil cake (5.9 U gdm-1
).
Almost similar patterns were obtained in
the SmF process (Sandhya et al., 2005). It was
interesting to note that all the substrates tested
for SSF showed measurable enzyme production.
Working with spent brewing grain under SSF and
SmF, approximately 0.9 U gdm-1
and 4.8 U gdm-
1
of protease activity were obtained, respectively.
In the present work, approximately 12.5 U gdm-1
was obtained for trub and barley bagasse (used as
substrate for SSF) at the end of the same period
of incubation, which indicates a promising use for
this barley residue on a large scale.
Table 2 shows the coded factors and the re-
sults obtained for protease activity after 48 h of
fermentation during each experiment. Trub, used
as the substrate, was mixed with enough quantity
of barley bagasse to give the desired mean size of
the particles (dp), as specified in Table 1.
The protease activity varied markedly in the
range of 0.9–20 Ugdm-1
(Table 2). Runs 9 to 11
represents a triplicate at the central point of the
variables and is important for the error term cal-
culation, with a higher degree of freedom.
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The results showed that higher protease ac-
tivities (20 U gdm-1
) were obtained for run 6 with
the following parameters: pH = 6.0; M = 40 %;
Co = 4 x 107
spores g-1
; dp = 0.748 mm, and Pep
= 0 %.
However, according to the Pareto chart of
effects (Fig. 3), only the following factors – pH,
mean diameter of substrate particle (dp), and
peptone concentration (Pep) – significantly in-
fluenced the protease activity results, with 95 %
confidence interval, as evidenced by the horizon-
tal bands extending beyond the dotted line.
Table 2. Matrix of fractional factorial design 25-2
,
with coded variables and results of PA obtained
for SSF of A. niger sp. UPT 03.
Run pH M Co dp Pep PA (U gdm-1
)
1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 5.7
2 + 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 11.6
3 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 4.5
4 + 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 7.9
5 - 1 - 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 0.9
6 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 20.0
7 - 1 + 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 12.0
8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 1.5
9 0 0 0 0 0 5.7
10 0 0 0 0 0 5.7
11 0 0 0 0 0 3.5
An exponential increase in the enzyme acti-
vity of Penicillium sp. with an increase in the size
of inoculum has already been observed (Agrawal
et al., 2004), and the optimum spore concentra-
tion required for obtaining maximum protease
activity from Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 21498 was
~2 x 103
spores g-1
wheat bran; moreover, a further
increase in the size of inoculum did not show in-
creased protease activity. However, in the case of
Penicillium sp., no such optimum inoculum size
could be observed up to a very high spore count
of 10 billion spores g-1
wheat bran (Tunga et al.,
1998). The negative values for the effects of dp
and Pep in this study indicate that PA tends to
increase for their lower values, whereas the posi-
tive effect of pH is indicated by the increase in
protease activity with pH increase.
These results are evidenced by the response
surfaces shown in Fig. 4. The lowest values of
protease activity were achieved when an acidic
medium was used (pH 3.0), indicating a neutral
nature of the protease. The differential sensitivity
of protease-producing fungal strains toward pH
was also pointed earlier (Agrawal et al., 2004).
Moreover, the larger mean diameters of substrate
particles (dp) proved to be prejudicial to the culti-
vation of the fungus. Particle size has a profound
effect on enzyme production.
Small particles have more surface area for
growth but reduced porosity, leading to a lower-
ing of both gas diffusion and heat transfer, whereas
the larger particles absorb less moisture, swell less,
and, by drying rapidly, support only a suboptimal
growth of fungi (Chellappan et al., 2006). Wheat-
bran particles of average size <425 μm enhanced
protease production and enzyme production was
considerably reduced with increasing particle size.
In addition, wheat bran, without sieving, sup-
ported the production of considerable levels of
enzyme and increased the specific activity.
Moreover, the addition of peptone (Pep),
used as a protease inducer, might compact the
solid medium because of its chemical and physical
constitution; thus, combined with the negative
effect of moisture increase, peptone might inhibit
fungal growth due to the negligible diffusion of
air and nutrients and, consequently, may result in
less enzyme production.
Earlier reports, however, indicated that
complex carbon and nitrogen sources were bet-
ter substrates for protease production than simple
sugars, such as glucose, which caused catabolic re-
pression (Rao et al., 2006). Conflicting reports are
available on the protease activity of fungi grown
on protein-supplemented wheat bran.
Aspergillus niger var. tieghem showed about
1.4-fold increase in acid protease activity in the
presence of casein and trader’s protein that were
added to wheat bran.
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Figure 3. Pareto chart of effects, 95 % of confidence inter-
val, obtained for the fractional factorial design 25-2
.
On the contrary, 6, 14, and 55 % reduction
in alkaline protease activity of Aspergillus flavus
IMI 327634 was recorded after supplementing
wheat bran with casein, traders’ protein, and gela-
tin, respectively; this result leads to the conclusion
that induction of protease activity by supplemen-
ting wheat bran with protein appears to be depen-
dent on the fungal strain used for the experiment
(Agrawal et al., 2005; Chakraborty et al., 2005).
Therefore, a parallel study was carried out
for establishing whether a fed-batch regime is ne-
cessary for peptone addition. Although the frac-
tional factorial design 25-2
caused some partial
confounding in the interpretation of the mean
effects and two-way interaction effects due to its
small resolution, it was possible to verify the in-
fluence of the main parameters on protease activi-
ty at 95 % confidence intervals.
The equation below represents the depen-
dence of the protease activity on the variables.
4.01.Pep3.39.dp2.24.pH7.18)PA(Ugdm 1
−−+=−
Figure 4. Response surface of PA (real values), affected by
Pep and pH (coded values), obtained for the fractional fac-
torial design 25-2
.
This linear regression was carried out to a
determination coefficient R2
=0.921, and it was
considered valid at 95 % confidence interval
through the analysis of variance (ANOVA) (Table
3), wherein FCALC
is higher than the FTAB
.
The result of the F-test indicated the fitness
and validated the use of the model in response-
-surface construction.
Table 3. ANOVA obtained for linear regression
of the factorial design
Variation
Source
Sum of
squares
Degrees of
freedom
Mean
squares
FCALC*
Model
regression
282.33 5 56.47 11.61
Residues 24.31 5 4.86
Total 306.64 10
* FTAB
(0.95, 5, 5) = 5.05
There is a growing acceptance among scien-
tists for the use of statistical experimental designs
in biotechnology. Many scientists have reported a
satisfactory optimization of protease production
from microbial sources using the statistical appro-
ach. The application of the statistical design for
screening and optimization of culture conditions
facilitates the quick identification of the impor-
tant factors in the process and characterization of
the interactions between them. Almost two-fold
enhancement in protease production was achie-
ved using the statistical design of experiments.
Subsequent designs of experiments, such as the
central composite rotary designs for the signifi-
cant factors–pH, mean diameter of substrate par-
ticle (dp), and peptone concentration (Pep)–will
prove to be helpful for a statistical optimization of
the process in terms of protease activity.
FED-BATCH PROCESS
When using discontinuous systems, nu-
trients are added right at the start of cultivation
and productivity might hence be impaired by
substrate repression. Fed-batch fermentation,
where all or some of the nutrients are added du-
ring the cultivation process, aims to avoid such re-
ductions in product yields (Bertolin et al., 2001;
Tunga et al;. 1998).
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However, with respect to fed-batch SSF, not
much information is available in literature, which
poses hurdles in the investigation of scale-up stra-
tegies for such modes of cultivation (Lonsane et
al., 1992).
Several studies have shown peptone, casein,
soy protein, gelatin, and yeast extract as nitrogen
sources and as typical inducers of protease produc-
tion during submerged and SSF processes (Rao
et al., 2006; Mahanta et al., 2008; Chauhan &
Gupta, 2004; Joo & Chang, 2005). In the present
work, the effect of peptone on batch and fed-ba-
tch SSF for protease production was determined.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the kinetic beha-
vior of fungal growth in SSF carried out by batch
and fed-batch processes, respectively. Considering
the protein profile as an indirect estimation of
fungal biomass, the gradual addition of peptone
into the fed-batch system decreased the lag-phase
by almost 12 h. However, after 24 h of fed-batch
cultivation, a probable inhibition by the substrate
occurred, characterized by the lack of fungal gro-
wth (constant values of reducing sugars and pro-
tein content) and by the lower values of protease
activity.
As observed before, there was a negative in-
fluence of higher values of dp, Pep, and M over
PA, indicating a damage or destruction of the fa-
vorable substrate conditions for fungus growth,
probably due to material compacting, which was
visible at the final stages of the process.
In addition, the overall yield of protease was
reduced by 21.7 % in the fed-batch system. Better
results were obtained for the batch process of SSF,
with the unique addition of 0.53 % peptone to
the nutrient solution at t = 0 h.
In earlier studies, the production of prote-
ases under batch and fed-batch systems of SmF
for Bacillus sphaericus, an obligate alkalophile
that overproduces extracellular alkaline proteases,
the initial concentration of glucose and nitrogen
sources was shown to significantly affect the cell
growth and enzyme secretion.
Fed-batch cultures were conducted to ma-
ximize protease production in a bioreactor. By
using suitable feeding strategies, the protease acti-
vity and productivity in a fed-batch process were
increased by 44 % compared to that in a batch
process, primarily due to the longer maintenance
of increased rates of growth and enzyme produc-
tion by providing a continuous and controlled su-
pply of additional substrate and nutrients (Singh
et al., 2004).
This is the first study showing the effect of
peptone on protease synthesis during a fed-batch
SSF process. Complementary studies should be
designed to minimize the effect of homogeniza-
tion (shaking) in the fed-batch mode and thus
improve the advantages of SSF for producing bio-
active compounds.
Figure 5. Profiles of protease activity (PA, U gdm-1
), spe-
cific protease activity (SPA, U mg protein-1
), reducing su-
gars (RS, mg glucose gdm-1
), moisture (M, %) and protein
(Prot, mg gdm-1
x100) obtained for SSF of the fungus A.
niger sp. UPT 03 in batch system.
Figure 6. Profiles of protease activity (PA, U gdm-1
), speci-
fic protease activity (SPA, U mg protein-1
), reducing sugars
(RS, mg glucose gdm-1
), moisture (M, %), protein (Prot,
mg gdm-1
x100), obtained for SSF of the fungus A. niger sp.
UPT 03 in fed-batch system.
ENZYME PURIFICATION
The purification level of crude enzyme is
summarized in Table 4. The precipitate formed at
70 % saturation of ammonium sulphate, which
showed a 4.5-fold increase in specific activity com-
pared to the crude sample, was used for further pu-
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rification employing ion-exchange chromatogra-
phy. Elution at the DEAE-cellulose column gave a
peak with protease activity, which was eluted with
buffer containing 0.1M NaCl. This step resulted
in protease recovery with 30-fold purification with
specific activity of 550 U mg protein-1
.
SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions
yielded a single band (Fig. 7) with the molecular
mass of protease estimated by comparing the elec-
trophoretic mobility of marker protein, showing
that the homogeneous protease obtained has an
apparent molecular mass of 37 kDa.
EFFECT OF PH AND TEMPERATURE
Protease from A. niger UPT-03 was active in
the pH range 5–6, with an optimum pH of 5.5
(Fig. 8-a). Enzyme activity decreased under very
acidic and alkaline conditions, indicating slightly
acid characteristic. The enzyme was stable in the
temperature range 30–60 ºC with optimum tem-
perature for activity of 55 ºC (Fig. 8-b). More than
80 % of the activity was conserved between 35 and
55 ºC. The enzyme was stable at pH 5.5 and more
than 90 % activity was retained even after incuba-
tion (55 ºC) for 1h at pH between 5 and 6.
CONCLUSIONS
There is no general defined medium that
can be used for protease production by different
microbial strains. Every microorganism has its
own peculiar physicochemical and nutritional
requirements for protease production. In view of
the commercial utility of the enzyme, devising a
cost-effective medium formulation is a primary
concern. This study indicated the possibility of
producing fungal protease from an easily available
industry residue, namely the trub and the barley
bagasse derived from the brewery industry.
The fungus A. niger sp. UPT-03, a new
strain isolated from the trub residue, was appro-
priated for protease production. The main factors
affecting protease activity were found to be pH,
mean diameter of substrate particle, and peptone
concentration. Different levels of these param-
eters are proposed to be tested in a subsequent
optimization study of protease production. The
unique addition of 0.53 % peptone at the start
of the conventional batch process showed better
results of protease yield.
Figure 7. Reductive SDS-PAGE of purified sample conduc-
ted on 15 % polyacrylamide gel. Lane 1: molecular weight
marker (MW), lane 2: fraction after ion-exchange chroma-
tography. MW and purified sample were injected twice.
Table 4. Purification level
Sample
Protein
(mg
gdm-1
)
PA
(U
gdm-1
)
SPA
(U mg
protein-1
)
Fold of
purifi-
cation
Crude 0.65 12.0 18.5 1.0
Sam pre-
cipitation
0.12 10.0 83.3 4.5
DEAE-
cellulose
0.01 5.5 550.0 30
Figure 8-a. Activity at different pH: enzyme assay was con-
ducted in different buffer systems of pH 2–10 at 45 ºC.
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Figure 8-b. Activity at different temperature: enzyme assay
was carried out at pH 5.5 at different temperatures.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The research was supported by Cnpq, Bra-
zil.
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