Enhanced Amylase Production by Fusarium solani in Solid State Fermentation

The present study illustrates the investigation carried out on the production of amylase by Fusarium species under solid state fermentation. All the tested Fusarium species were capable of producing amylase. A selected F solani isolate SY7, showed the highest amylase production in solid state fermen...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. Series B: biological sciences 2014-11, Vol.57 (3), p.123-128
Main Authors: Bakri, Yasser, Jawhar, Mohammed, Arabi, Mohammed Imad Eddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural wastes
Amylases
Analysis
By-products
Fermentation
Fusarium
Growth
Mathematical optimization
Methods
Physiological aspects
Production management
Production processes
Waste management
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Summary:The present study illustrates the investigation carried out on the production of amylase by Fusarium species under solid state fermentation. All the tested Fusarium species were capable of producing amylase. A selected F solani isolate SY7, showed the highest amylase production in solid state fermentation. Different substrates were screened for enzyme production. Among the several agronomic wastes, wheat bran supported the highest yield of amylase (141.18 U/g of dry substrate) after 3 days of incubation. Optimisation of the physical parameters revealed the optimum pH, temperature and moisture level for amylase production by the isolate as 8.0, 25°C and 70%, respectively. The above results indicate that the production of amylase by F. solani isolate SY7 could be improved by a further optimisation of the medium and culture conditions. Keywords: agro-industrial wastes, α-amylase, Fusarium spp., solid state fermentation
ISSN:2221-6421
2223-2567
DOI:10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.57.3.2014.123.128