Potential fungal inhibition by immobilized hydrolytic enzymes from Trichoderma asperellum

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Aug 10;59(15):8148-54. doi: 10.1021/jf2009815. Epub 2011 Jul 13.

Abstract

The use of cell wall degrading enzymes from Trichoderma asperellum immobilized on biodegradable support is an alternative for food packaging. In this study, hydrolytic enzymes produced by T. asperellum were tested as a fungal growth inhibitor, in free form or immobilized on a biodegradable film composed of cassava starch and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephtalate) (PBAT). The inhibitory activity was tested against Aspergillus niger , Penicillium sp., and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum , microorganisms that frequently degrade food packaging. The use of chitin as carbon source in liquid medium induced T. asperellun to produce N-acetylglucosaminidase, β-1,3-glucanase, chitinase, and protease. The presence of T. asperellun cell wall degradating enzymes (T-CWD) immobilized by adsorption or covalent attachment resulted in effective inhibition of fungal growth. The enzymatic activity of T-CWD was stronger on S. sclerotiorum than on the Aspergillus or Penicillum isolates tested. These results suggest that T-CWD can be used in a free or immobilized form to suppress fungi that degrade food packaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosaminidase / chemistry
  • Acetylglucosaminidase / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Wall / drug effects
  • Chitinases / chemistry
  • Chitinases / pharmacology*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / pharmacology*
  • Food Packaging
  • Food Preservation
  • Fungal Proteins / chemistry
  • Fungal Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / drug effects*
  • Fungi / growth & development
  • Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase / chemistry
  • Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase / pharmacology*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Trichoderma / chemistry
  • Trichoderma / enzymology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Chitinases
  • Acetylglucosaminidase
  • Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase