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Title: Solid-state fermentation with Trichoderma reesei for cellulase production

Journal Article · · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5480899

Cellulase yields of 250 to 430 IU/g of cellulose were recorded in a new approach to solid-state fermentation of wheat straw with Trichoderma reesei QMY-1. This is an increase of ca. 72% compared with the yields (160 to 250 IU/g of cellulose) in liquid-state fermentation reported in the literature. High cellulase activity (16 to 17 IU/ml) per unit volume of enzyme broth and high yields of cellulases were attributed to the growth of Trichoderma reesei on a hemicellulose fraction during its first phase and then on a cellulose fraction of wheat straw during its later phase for cellulase production, as well as to the close contact of hyphae with the substrate in solid-state fermentation. The cellulase system obtained by the solid-state fermentation of wheat straw contained cellulases (17.2 IU/ml), ..beta..-glucosidase (21.2 IU/ml), and xylanases (540 IU/ml). This cellulase system was capable of hydrolyzing 78 to 90% of delignified wheat straw (10% concentration) in 96 h, without the addition of complementary enzymes, ..beta..-glucosidase, and xylanases. 29 references.

Research Organization:
Inst. Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec, Canada
OSTI ID:
5480899
Journal Information:
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Vol. 49:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English