Effect of β-Mannanase and β-Mannosidase Supplementation on the Total Hydrolysis of Softwood Polysaccharides by the Talaromyces cellulolyticus Cellulase System

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2015 Jul;176(6):1673-86. doi: 10.1007/s12010-015-1669-0. Epub 2015 May 20.

Abstract

Softwoods are promising lignocellulosic feedstock that provide numerous fermentable sugars via the hydrolysis of the components of cellulose and mannan-type hemicellulose such as galactoglucomannan (GGM). However, fungal cellulase systems are insufficient for the hydrolysis of softwood GGM due to the relatively low levels of mannan-degrading activities. To compensate for the deficient activities in the cellulase system, mannan-degrading enzymes were added to a cellulase preparation from Talaromyces cellulolyticus and the hydrolysis of a ball-milling-treated Douglas fir (BM-DF) was evaluated. The addition of a commercial enzyme derived from Aspergillus niger with high β-mannanase and β-mannosidase activities resulted in approximately 80 % mannose yield from BM-DF for a small protein loading amount (i.e., 1.4 mg/g substrate). Supplementation of β-mannanase and β-mannosidase purified from the commercial enzyme revealed that both enzymes were essential to improve the hydrolysis of BM-DF GGM by T. cellulolyticus cellulase. T. cellulolyticus produced inducible mannan-degrading enzymes using glucomannan as a carbon source. Supplementation of this enzyme preparation increased mannose yield from BM-DF to approximately 70 %. These results suggest that the enhancement of T. cellulolyticus β-mannosidase and β-mannanase productivity will be effective for the construction of cellulase system suitable for BM-DF hydrolysis.

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus niger / enzymology*
  • Cellulase / biosynthesis*
  • Fungal Proteins* / biosynthesis
  • Fungal Proteins* / chemistry
  • Lignin / chemistry*
  • Talaromyces / enzymology*
  • Wood / chemistry*
  • beta-Mannosidase / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins
  • lignocellulose
  • Lignin
  • beta-Mannosidase
  • Cellulase