Production of fibrolytic enzymes by Aspergillus japonicus C03 using agro-industrial residues with potential application as additives in animal feed

Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2011 Mar;34(3):347-55. doi: 10.1007/s00449-010-0477-8. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Abstract

Solid-state fermentation obtained from different and low-cost carbon sources was evaluated to endocellulases and endoxylanases production by Aspergillus japonicus C03. Regarding the enzymatic production the highest levels were observed at 30 °C, using soy bran added to crushed corncob or wheat bran added to sugarcane bagasse, humidified with salt solutions, and incubated for 3 days (xylanase) or 6 days (cellulase) with 70% relative humidity. Peptone improved the xylanase and cellulase activities in 12 and 29%, respectively. The optimum temperature corresponded to 60 °C and 50-55 °C for xylanase and cellulase, respectively, both having 4.0 as optimum pH. Xylanase was fully stable up to 40 °C, which is close to the rumen temperature. The enzymes were stable in pH 4.0-7.0. Cu++ and Mn++ increased xylanase and cellulase activities by 10 and 64%, respectively. A. japonicus C03 xylanase was greatly stable in goat rumen fluid for 4 h during in vivo and in vitro experiments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed
  • Animals
  • Aspergillus / enzymology*
  • Aspergillus / metabolism
  • Carbon / metabolism
  • Cellulase / biosynthesis*
  • Cellulase / chemistry*
  • Cellulase / metabolism
  • Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases / biosynthesis*
  • Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases / chemistry*
  • Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases / metabolism
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Fermentation
  • Food Additives*
  • Fungal Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Fungal Proteins / chemistry
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism
  • Goats
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Industrial Microbiology
  • Industrial Waste / analysis
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Nitrogen / supply & distribution
  • Rumen / enzymology
  • Rumen / metabolism
  • Ruminants
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Food Additives
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Industrial Waste
  • Carbon
  • Cellulase
  • Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases
  • Nitrogen