Cellulase production on glucose-based media by the UV-irradiated mutants of Trichoderma reesei

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 Aug;87(6):2059-66. doi: 10.1007/s00253-010-2683-3. Epub 2010 Jun 12.

Abstract

From 22,791 mutants of a cellulase hyper-producing strain of Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina), ATCC66589, as the parent, we selected two mutants, M2-1 and M3-1, that produce cellulases in media containing both cellulose and glucose. The mutation enabled the mutants to produce cellulases, which were measured as p-nitrophenyl beta-D: -lactopyranoside-hydrolyzing activities, in media with glucose as a sole carbon source, although M2-1 exhibited different sensitivities to glucose from M3-1. When the mutants were grown for 8 days on a medium with cellulose as a sole carbon source, the filter-paper-degrading activities (FPAs) per gram of cellulose were 257 and 281 U for M2-1 and M3-1, respectively, values that were 1.1-1.2 times higher than that of the parental strain. Cellulase production by M2-1 and M3-1 on a medium with a continuously fed mixture of glucose and cellobiose resulted in 214 and 210 U of FPA/gram carbon sources, respectively, whereas less efficient production (140 U of FPA/gram carbon source) was achieved by the parental strain. The improved cellulase productivity of the mutants allows us to use glucose as a carbon source for efficient on-site production of cellulases with quality/quantity-controlled feeding of soluble carbon sources and inducers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cellulase / genetics
  • Cellulase / metabolism*
  • Culture Media / metabolism*
  • Fungal Proteins / genetics
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • Mutation / radiation effects*
  • Trichoderma / enzymology*
  • Trichoderma / genetics
  • Trichoderma / metabolism
  • Trichoderma / radiation effects
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Cellulase
  • Glucose