title: Synthesis of different pectinases by filamentous growing A. niger mutants.
abstract: Mutants of A. niger K 69/26, prepared by multistep mutagenesis (UV, MNNG, heating) have been screened for pectinase activities. Mutants with altered levels of certain pectinases, such as endo- and exopolygalacturonase (PG vis, red), pectinesterase (PE) and pectinlyase (PL), were isolated. The enzyme activities of the best mutants M 1348/126 were increased 2-3-fold compared to the parent strain after a 6-d cultivation of filamentous mycelium on a shaker. Further mutagenesis of mutants with decreased pectinase activities (e.g. Se3) produced revertants. PG (vis) synthesis of revertant Se5 was increased 1.7 times compared to the control strain K 69/26. Independent of these increased rates, the general level of pectinase activities synthesized by the filamentous mycelium of A. niger mutants amounts to about 10-20% compared with those produced by aggregated mycelium. It appears that the enzyme synthesis related to mycelium structure is independent of the mechanism which regulates the level of pectinase synthesis within a specific morphological structure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition, Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leuchtenberger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D016296:Mutagenesis; D011096:Polygalacturonase / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D011096:Polygalacturonase