Extractive fermentation of xylanase from Aspergillus tamarii URM 4634 in a bioreactor.
Of the many reported applications for xylanase, its use as a food supplement has played an important role for monogastric animals, because it can improve the utilisation of nutrients. The aim of this work was to produce xylanase by extractive fermentation in an aqueous two-phase system using Aspergillus tamarii URM 4634, increasing the scale of production in a bioreactor, partially characterising the xylanase and evaluating its influence on monogastric digestion in vitro. Through extractive fermentation in a bioreactor, xylanase was obtained with an activity of 331.4 U mL(-1) and 72% yield. The xylanase was stable under variable pH and temperature conditions, and it was optimally active at pH 3.6 and 90 °C. Xylanase activity potentiated the simulation of complete monogastric digestion by 6%, and only Mg2+ inhibited its activity. This process provides a system for efficient xylanase production by A. tamarii URM 4634 that has great potential for industrial use.
Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Bom Pastor, s/n, Boa Vista, CEP 55.292-270, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
Anna Carolina
AC
da Silva
Alana Emília
AE
Soares de França Queiroz
Talita Camila
TC
Evaristo dos Santos Nascimento
Cristine
C
Rodrigues
José Erick Galindo
JE
Gomes
Cristina Maria
CM
Souza-Motta
Luciana
L
Porto de Souza Vandenberghe
Erika
E
Valente de Medeiros
Keila Aparecida
KA
Moreira
Polyanna Nunes
PN
Herculano
D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D043364:Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005285:Fermentation
D043364:Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases