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| Resumo: | Polygalacturonases (PG) are pectinolytic enzymes that have technological, functional and biological applications in food processing, fruit ripening and plant-fungus interactions, respectively. In the present, study a microtitre plate methodology was used for rapid screening of 61 isolates of fungi from Aspergillus section Nigri to assess production of endo- and exo-PG. Studies of scale-up were carried out in a fixed bed reactor operated under different parameters using the best producer strain immobilised in orange peels. Four experiments were conducted under the following conditions: the immobilised cells without aeration; immobilised cells with aeration; immobilised cells with aeration and added pectin; and free cells with aeration. The fermentation was performed for 168 h with removal of sample every 24 h. Aspergillus niger strain URM 5162 showed the highest PG production. The results obtained indicated that the maximum endo- and exo-PG activities (1.18 U·mL-1 and 4.11 U·mL-1, respectively) were obtained when the reactor was operating without aeration. The microtitre plate method is a simple way to screen fungal isolates for PG activity detection. The fixed bed reactor with orange peel support and using A. niger URM 5162 is a promising process for PG production at the industrial level. |
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| Autores principais: | Maciel, Marília de Holanda Cavalcanti |
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| Outros Autores: | Ottoni, C. A.; Santos, C.; Lima, Nelson; Moreira, Keila; Motta, Cristina Souza |
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| Assunto: | Aspergillus niger Orange peel Immobilization cells Polygalacturonases Fixed bed reactor |
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| Ano: | 2013 |
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| País: | Portugal |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
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| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
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| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
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