Inulinase Production by Penicillium citrinum ESS in Submerged and Solid-State Cultures
- 1 Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila. Blvd. Venustiano Carranza. Col. Republica, CP 25280, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
- 2 Departament of Biotechnology, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Unidad Iztapalapa, CP 09340, D.F, Mexico
Abstract
Problem statement: This work reports the Penicillium citrinum ESS strain as a new source of inulinase (2,1-β-D fructanhydrolase, E.C. 3.2.1.7). Approach: The enzyme was produced in both, Solid-State (SSC) and Submerged Culture (SmC) using a basal medium added either with inulin or sucrose (5 gL-1). Results: The culture grew faster in SmC than in SSC with both carbon sources; however, yields of inulinase activity per gram of biomass were higher in SSC (1,658,237.28 for inulin and 66598.96 for sucrose) than in SmC (441.05 for inulin and 183.91 for sucrose). Conclusion: The highest inulinase production was obtained by SSC, either with inulin or sucrose, reaching values of 6650 and 2970 U/L respectively. In contrast, in SmC were obtained higher levels of inulinase activity (2241 U/L) with sucrose as carbon source (24 h), while with inulin, the enzyme production was negatively affected and retarded.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2012.129.134
Copyright: © 2012 Cynthia Lafuente-Castaneda, Gabriela Martinez, Juan C. Contreras-Esquivel, Raul Rodriguez-Herrera, Arely Prado-Barragan and Cristobal N. Aguilar. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- Penicillium citrinum ESS
- inulinase production
- Solid-State Culture (SSC)