High-yield bacillus subtilis protease production by solid-state fermentation |
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Authors: | Valeria F Soares Leda R Castilho Elba P S Bon Denise M G Freire |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;(2) Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Abstract: | A Bacillus subtilis isolate was shown to be able to produce extracellular protease in solid-state fermentations (SSF) using soy cake as culture
medium. A significant effect of inoculum concentration and physiological age on protease production was observed. Maximum
activities were obtained for inocula consisting of exponentially growing cells at inoculum concentrations in the range of
0.7–2.0 mg g−1. A comparative study on the influence of cultivation temperature and initial medium pH on protease production in SSF and
in submerged fermentation (SF) revealed that in SSF a broader pH range (5–10), but the same optimum temperature (37°C), is
obtained when compared to SF. A kinetic study showed that enzyme production is associated with bacterial growth and that enzyme
inactivation begins before biomass reaches a maximum level for both SF and SSF. Maximum protease activity and productivity
were 960 U g−1 and 15.4 U g−1 h−1 for SSF, and 12 U mL−1 and 1.3 U mL−1 h−1 for SF. When SSF protease activity was expressed by volume of enzyme extract, the enzyme level was 10-fold higher and the
enzyme productivity 45% higher than in SF. These results indicate that this bacterial strain shows a high biotechnological
potential for protease production in solid-state fermentation. |
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Keywords: | Bacillus subtilis protease solid-state fermentation submerged fermentation soy cake |
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