title: Enhanced Cellulase Production by a Mutant of Sclerotium rolfsii.
abstract: A mutant of Sclerotium rolfsii CPC 142 that secretes about two times more filter paper-degrading activity in NM-2 growth medium in submerged cultures than the parent strain was obtained by ultraviolet mutagenesis of crushed sclerotia. The production of endo-beta-glucanase in the mutant was affected to a lesser extent. With the parent strain, the addition of 3% rice bran to NM-2 medium was essential for optimal formation of cellulase, including filter paper-degrading activity. However, with the mutant the addition of rice bran to NM-2 medium increased the formation of endo-beta-glucanase but not filter paper-degrading or cellobiase activity. An altered control mechanism for the production of filter paper-degrading enzymes is suggested. The genome(s) controlling the cellulase complex of enzymes in the UV-8 mutant is not under coordinate control.
authors.affiliation: National Chemical Laboratory, Poona 411 008, India.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sadana
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Shewale
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Deshpande