scholarly journals Amylase Production from Solid State Fermentation and Submerged Liquid Fermentation by Aspergillus niger

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Dharani ◽  
NS Kumaran
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Basal Medium ◽  
Banana Peel ◽  
Liquid Fermentation ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Solid Substrates ◽  
Moisture Conditions

The purpose of this work is to study the optimized cultural conditions for the production of amylase by Aspergillus niger in solid state and submerged liquid fermentation. Four solid substrates banana peel, corn, potato and tapioca with different moisture conditions were taken for solid state fermentation (SSF). Basal medium was used for submerged liquid fermentation (SLF) with different pH (3 to 8), temperature (25, 30, 35 and 40ºC), carbon concentration (1, 2 and 3 g) and nitrogen source (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 g). In SSF, tapioca yielded highest amylase activity and specific activity (4.43U/ml and 4.58U/mg) at 50% moisture content. In SLF, 2 g starch and 0.3 g peptone concentration showed 0.78 and 1.23 U/ml amylase activities under the optimum pH (5) and temperature (30ºC) the amylase activities reached to 0.86 U/ml and 0.76 U/ml respectively. In SSF using tapioca as substrate the enzyme yield is about five times higher than that achieved with submerged liquid culture. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v47i1.7310 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 47(1), 99-104, 2012

scholarly journals BREWERY-RESIDUE UTILIZATION OF A FRESHLY ISOLATED A. NIGER SP. UPT-03 FOR PROTEASE PRODUCTION UNDER SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION

Engevista ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salah Din Mahmud Hasan ◽  
Citieli Giongo ◽  
Sonia Aparecida Reis Lopes-Shikida ◽  
Sérgio Luiz de Lucena ◽  
Mônica Lady Fiorese
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
Protease Production ◽  
Mineral Salts ◽  
Operation Conditions ◽  
Solid Substrates ◽  
Operation Parameters

The operation parameters used in solid-state fermentation (SSF) support the growth of filamentous fungi, which grow on solid substrates producing important metabolites such as proteases. The aim of this work is to obtain fungal proteases by SSF using the residues of a local brewery industry (barley bagasse and trub), that have high contents of proteins and soluble matter such as carbohydrates, vitamins, and mineral salts. The methodology includes the preparation of the residues, the screening of microorganisms, evaluation of the operation conditions for SSF using factorial design, purification and partial characterization of the protease. The results indicate that A. niger sp. UPT-03 isolated from the residue shows higher yields in terms of enzyme production (0.36 U gdm-1 h-1). The purification with DEAE-cellulose resulted in protease recovery with 30-fold of purification with a specific activity of 550 U mg protein-1. Higher proteolytic activity of purified enzyme was obtained at pH 5.5 and 55 ºC.

scholarly journals Valorization of Banana Peel for Citric Acid Production under Solid State Fermentation with Aspergillus niger

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Teerin Chysirichote
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Aeration Rate ◽  
Banana Peel ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Glass Column ◽  
Cooling Air

Valorization of banana peel (BP) through solid state fermentation (SSF) was aimed<br /> in this research. The appropriate conditions of citric acid (CA) production by SSF of<br /> Aspergillus niger were investigated. Firstly, the optimum initial pH of the BP and the<br /> aeration rate were studied by conducting SSF in a 250-mL flask and 2-L glass column,<br /> respectively. It was found that the initial pH of the BP and aeration rates affected the CA<br /> production. The results showed that the initial pH of 5.0 and 1.0 vvm aeration were appropriate for the CA production of A. niger using BP as a substrate. The problem of rising temperature during SSF was found when applying the optimum condition to the SSF<br /> in the 20-L packed bed bioreactor (PBB), which caused a decrease in the CA production<br /> compared to that of the glass column. The cooling air jacket constructed to the PBB to<br /> remove the heat during the SSF helped increase the CA production from that in the PBB.<br /> The maximum CA production in the 20-L air-jacketed PBB was 124.0±19.2 mg g–1DS.

scholarly journals Optimization of Citric Acid Production by Aspergillus niger and Candida tropicalis for Solid State Fermentation Using Banana Peel Substrate

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Ngozi Odu ◽  
Gift Uzah ◽  
Nedie Akani
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Ammonium Chloride ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Candida Tropicalis ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Citric Acid Production ◽  
Banana Peel ◽  
Process Conditions

Increasing cost of production and global demand for citric acid is driving research towards optimizing process conditions to yield very high quantity of the organic acid using abundant cheap substrates and selected microorganisms.  Consequently, this study was designed to optimize the production of citric acid by making use of banana (Musa acuminata) peels (agro-waste) through means of solid state fermentation  involving  Aspergillus  niger  (Model  A)  and Candida tropicalis (Model B). In this study, a two-level, five-variable full factorial design of response surface methodology (RSM) comprising 32 experimental runs for each model were used to develop a statistical model for the optimization of fermentation conditions which include: pH, glucose, zinc, ammonium chloride and methanol. The results obtained indicate that a second order polynomial model fitted adequately and statistically significant (p<0.0001) and (p<0.0410) for Model A and B, respectively. The optimum values of the variables were: pH 4; glucose 5% w/v; zinc 2% w/v; ammonium chloride 0.5% w/v; and methanol 3% v/v. Under these conditions, the concentration of citric acid produced were 97.6 g/L with a pH of 3.85 using Aspergillus niger and 113.6 g/L with a pH of 3.45 using Candida tropicalis at 10days fermentation period. Experimental validation of the model indicated that no difference exist between the predicted and the actual yield results. Therefore, utilization of low-cost agro-waste banana peel which serve as suitable substrate for optimization of citric acid production is advocated because of their advantages such as income generation, reduction  in  environmental  problems  posed  by  food-waste  disposal  and  public  health  hazards associated with it.

scholarly journals Characterization of β-Glucosidase Produced by Aspergillus niger under Solid-State Fermentation and Partially Purified Using MANAE-Agarose

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson Baraldo Junior ◽  
Diogo G. Borges ◽  
Paulo W. Tardioli ◽  
Cristiane S. Farinas
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzyme ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Biotechnological Applications ◽  
Chromatography Analysis ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

β-Glucosidase (BGL) is a hydrolytic enzyme with specificity for a wide variety of glycoside substrates, being an enzyme with a large range of biotechnological applications. However, enzyme properties can be different depending both on the microorganism and the cultivation procedure employed. Therefore, in order to explore potential biocatalytical applications of novel enzymes, their characterization is essential. In this work, a BGL synthesized by a selected strain of Aspergillus niger cultivated under solid-state fermentation (SSF) was partially purified and fully characterized in terms of optimum pH, temperature, and thermostability. The single-step purification using MANAE-agarose in a chromatographic column yielded an enzyme solution with specific activity (17.1 IU/mg protein) adequate for the characterization procedures. Electrophoresis SDS-PAGE and size-exclusion chromatography analysis resulted in an estimated molecular mass of 60 kDa. Higher enzyme activities were found in the range between 40 and 65°C and between pH 4 and 5.5, indicating an interesting characteristic for application in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels production. Thermostability studies of purified BGL resulted in half-lives at 37°C of 56.3 h and at 50°C of 5.4 h. These results provide support for further studies of this enzyme towards revealing its potential biotechnological applications.

scholarly journals Food Waste-Assisted Metal Extraction from Printed Circuit Boards: The Aspergillus niger Route

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 895
Author(s):  
Carlotta Alias ◽  
Daniela Bulgari ◽  
Fabjola Bilo ◽  
Laura Borgese ◽  
Alessandra Gianoncelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Printed Circuit Boards ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Metal Extraction ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Waste Printed Circuit Boards

A low-energy paradigm was adopted for sustainable, affordable, and effective urban waste valorization. Here a new, eco-designed, solid-state fermentation process is presented to obtain some useful bio-products by recycling of different wastes. Urban food waste and scraps from trimmings were used as a substrate for the production of citric acid (CA) by solid state fermentation of Aspergillus niger NRRL 334, with a yield of 20.50 mg of CA per gram of substrate. The acid solution was used to extract metals from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs), one of the most common electronic waste. The leaching activity of the biological solution is comparable to a commercial CA one. Sn and Fe were the most leached metals (404.09 and 67.99 mg/L, respectively), followed by Ni and Zn (4.55 and 1.92 mg/L) without any pre-treatments as usually performed. Commercial CA extracted Fe more efficiently than the organic one (123.46 vs. 67.99 mg/L); vice versa, biological organic CA recovered Ni better than commercial CA (4.55 vs. 1.54 mg/L). This is the first approach that allows the extraction of metals from WPCBs through CA produced by A. niger directly grown on waste material without any sugar supplement. This “green” process could be an alternative for the recovery of valuable metals such as Fe, Pb, and Ni from electronic waste.

scholarly journals Biochemical characterisation of a glucoamylase from Aspergillus niger produced by solid-state fermentation

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Trevisan Slivinski ◽  
Alex Vinicius Lopes Machado ◽  
Jorge Iulek ◽  
Ricardo Antônio Ayub ◽  
Mareci Mendes de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Biochemical Characterisation

scholarly journals Characterization of Hemicellulolytic Enzymes Produced by Aspergillus niger NRRL 328 under Solid State Fermentation on Soybean Husks

BioResources ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valesca Weingartner Montibeller ◽  
Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe ◽  
Antonella Amore ◽  
Carlos Ricardo Soccol ◽  
Leila Birolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Solid State Fermentation

scholarly journals PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES BY ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND RHIZOPUS SP. BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION OF PRICKLY PEAR

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAMIRES CARVALHO DOS SANTOS ◽  
GEORGE ABREU FILHO ◽  
AILA RIANY DE BRITO ◽  
AURELIANO JOSÉ VIEIRA PIRES ◽  
RENATA CRISTINA FERREIRA BONOMO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Cellulase Production ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzymes ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Thermostable Enzymes ◽  
Fermentation Time ◽  
Rhizopus Sp

ABSTRACT: Prickly palm cactus husk was used as a solid-state fermentation support substrate for the production of cellulolytic enzymes using Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus sp. A Box-Behnken design was used to evaluate the effects of water activity, fermentation time and temperature on endoglucanase and total cellulase production. Response Surface Methodology showed that optimum conditions for endoglucanase production were achieved at after 70.35 h of fermentation at 29.56°C and a water activity of 0.875 for Aspergillus niger and after 68.12 h at 30.41°C for Rhizopus sp. Optimum conditions for total cellulase production were achieved after 74.27 h of fermentation at 31.22°C for Aspergillus niger and after 72.48 h and 27.86°C for Rhizopus sp. Water activity had a significant effect on Aspergillus niger endoglucanase production only. In industrial applications, enzymatic characterization is important for optimizing variables such as temperature and pH. In this study we showed that endoglucanase and total cellulase had a high level of thermostability and pH stability in all the enzymatic extracts. Enzymatic deactivation kinetic experiments indicated that the enzymes remained active after the freezing of the crude extract. Based on the results, bioconversion of cactus is an excellent alternative for the production of thermostable enzymes.

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