Simultaneous production of glucoamylase and acid-stable alpha-amylase using novel submerged culture of Aspergillus kawachii NBRC4308

J Biosci Bioeng. 2007 Feb;103(2):203-5. doi: 10.1263/jbb.103.203.

Abstract

We developed a novel submerged culture system of Aspergillus kawachii NBRC4308 using barley whose surface is completely or partly covered with husk. The culture supernatant showed a glucoamylase activity of 150.8 U/ml and an acid-stable alpha-amylase activity of 7.7 U/ml brought about by the maintenance of a low glucose concentration in the culture system.

MeSH terms

  • Acids
  • Aspergillus / growth & development*
  • Aspergillus / metabolism
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Fermentation
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase / biosynthesis*
  • Glucose / analysis
  • Hordeum / chemistry
  • Mycology / methods*
  • alpha-Amylases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Acids
  • alpha-Amylases
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase
  • Glucose