Cellulase production by Aspergillus japonicus URM5620 using waste from castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) under solid-state fermentation

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2011 Oct;165(3-4):1057-67. doi: 10.1007/s12010-011-9321-0. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Abstract

The activity of β-glucosidase (βG), total cellulase (FPase) and endoglucanase (CMCase), produced by Aspergillus japonicus URM5620, was studied on solid-state fermentation using castor bean meal as substrate. The effect of the substrate amount, initial moisture, pH, and temperature on cellulase production was studied using a full factorial design (2(4)). The maximum βG, FPase, and CMCase activity was 88.3, 953.4, and 191.6 U/g dry substrate, respectively. The best enzyme activities for all three enzymes were obtained at the same conditions with 5.0 g of substrate, initial moisture 15% at 25 °C and pH 6.0 with 120 h of fermentation. The optimum activity for FPase and CMCase was found at pH 3.0 at an optimum temperature of 50 °C for FPase and of 55 °C for CMCase. The cellulases were stable in the range of pH 3.0-10.0 at 50 °C temperature. The enzyme production optimization demonstrated clearly the impact of the process parameters on the yield of the cellulolytic enzymes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Aspergillus / enzymology*
  • Cellulase / biosynthesis*
  • Fermentation
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Industrial Microbiology / methods*
  • Kinetics
  • Ricinus communis / metabolism*
  • Temperature
  • Water / metabolism
  • beta-Glucosidase / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Water
  • beta-Glucosidase
  • Cellulase