title: Production and Optimization of Cellulase Enzyme Using Aspergillus niger USM AI 1 and Comparison with Trichoderma reesei via Solid State Fermentation System.
abstract: Novel design solid state bioreactor, FERMSOSTAT, had been evaluated in cellulase production studies using local isolate Aspergillus niger USM AI 1 grown on sugarcane bagasse and palm kernel cake at 1 : 1 (w/w) ratio. Under optimised SSF conditions of 0.5 kg substrate; 70% (w/w) moisture content; 30°C; aeration at 4 L/h · g fermented substrate for 5 min and mixing at 0.5 rpm for 5 min, about 3.4 U/g of Filter paper activity (FPase) was obtained. At the same time, comparative studies of the enzymes production under the same SSF conditions indicated that FPase produced by A. niger USM AI 1 was about 35.3% higher compared to Trichoderma reesei. This shows that the performance of this newly designed SSF bioreactor is acceptable and potentially used as prototype for larger-scale bioreactor design.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Biotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden,11800 Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Darah
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Ibrahim