Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation

Thirty local fungal isolates according to Aspergillus niger were screened for Inulinase production on synthetic solid medium depending on inulin hydrolysis appear as clear zone around fungal colony. Semi-quantitative screening was performed to select the most efficient isolate for inulinase producti...

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Main Author: Baghdad Science Journal
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Published: University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women 2015-06-01
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description Thirty local fungal isolates according to Aspergillus niger were screened for Inulinase production on synthetic solid medium depending on inulin hydrolysis appear as clear zone around fungal colony. Semi-quantitative screening was performed to select the most efficient isolate for inulinase production. the most efficient isolate was AN20. The optimum condition for enzyme production from A. niger isolate was determined by busing a medium composed of sugar cane moisten with corn steep liquor 5;5 (v/w) at initial pH 5.0 for 96 hours at 30 0C . Enzyme productivity was tested for each of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus, the fungus A. niger AN20 and for a mixed culture of A. niger and K. marxianus. The productivity of A. niger gave the highest specific activity of 153 U/mg, as compared with K. marxianus which gave 86 U/mg.
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spelling doaj-art-0cba8ebd44ce4c4d9ea793ec1164dbd42025-08-20T02:54:58ZengUniversity of Baghdad, College of Science for Womenمجلة بغداد للعلوم2078-86652411-79862015-06-0112210.21123/bsj.12.2.307-316Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentationBaghdad Science JournalThirty local fungal isolates according to Aspergillus niger were screened for Inulinase production on synthetic solid medium depending on inulin hydrolysis appear as clear zone around fungal colony. Semi-quantitative screening was performed to select the most efficient isolate for inulinase production. the most efficient isolate was AN20. The optimum condition for enzyme production from A. niger isolate was determined by busing a medium composed of sugar cane moisten with corn steep liquor 5;5 (v/w) at initial pH 5.0 for 96 hours at 30 0C . Enzyme productivity was tested for each of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus, the fungus A. niger AN20 and for a mixed culture of A. niger and K. marxianus. The productivity of A. niger gave the highest specific activity of 153 U/mg, as compared with K. marxianus which gave 86 U/mg.http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2071Inulinase , Aspergillus niger; Kluyveromyces marxianus
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Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Inulinase , Aspergillus niger; Kluyveromyces marxianus
title Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
title_full Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
title_fullStr Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
title_full_unstemmed Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
title_short Optimum conditions for Inulinase production by Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
title_sort optimum conditions for inulinase production by aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation
topic Inulinase , Aspergillus niger; Kluyveromyces marxianus
url http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2071
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