title: Hydrolysis of xylan by Aspergillus niger immobilized on non-woven fabrics.
abstract: Aspergillus niger, which produces xylan-degrading enzymes, was immobilized on non-woven fabrics. The maximum xylan hydrolysis activity (15 U/cm3-support) and the highest stability were obtained when the fungus was immobilized on non-woven fabric made of silk. The enzymatic properties of the immobilized preparation were similar to those of the free enzyme. Ten times repeated batch hydrolysis of birch-wood xylan was done over a period of 450 h. Hydrolysis of different xylan substrates such as oat spelts and rice bran by the immobilized mycelia was also investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Brewing and Fermentation, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D014990:Xylans / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014990:Xylans