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    Fucoidan-degrading fungal strains: screening, morphometric evaluation, and influence of medium composition

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    Ten different fungal strains from the genus Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Mucor were screened for fucoidan hydrolyzing ability aiming to find microorganisms able to produce sulfated fucan-degrading enzymes. Screening was carried out by measuring the strains kinetic and morphometric behavior over plate assays using Laminaria japonica fucoidan as only carbon source, testing three nitrogen sources (urea, peptone, and sodium nitrate). The selected fungal strains were subsequently used in submerged fermentations, which were performed for (1) selection of the strains able to growth over fucoidan medium and (2) media selection, testing the synergy of fucoidan with other sugars for inducing high enzyme titles. Radial expansion and hyphae parameters were observed for Aspergillus niger PSH, Mucor sp. 3P, and Penicillium purpurogenum GH2 grown only over fucoidan-urea medium. A. niger PSH showed the maximum enzymatic activity values, which were significantly different (p<0.05) from those achieved by the other selected fungi. Sucrose addition to fucoidan media proportioned the highest fucoidanase activity values for this fungal strain. This research allowed establishing optimal conditions for metabolites synthesis by fungal stains able to act toward fucoidan ramified matrix.Mexican Science and Technology Council (CONACYT

    Advances in solid state fermentation : proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on solid state fermentation

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    Les pectinases, enzymes d'un intĂ©rĂȘt commercial certain pour l'agroindustrie, sont produites essentiellement par les moisissures en fermentation en milieu solide (FMS) et liquide (FML). La sĂ©lection d'une souche hyperproductrice en FMS a Ă©tĂ© obtenue par un criblage de 248 souches sur pulpe de cafĂ©. Une technique d'analyse d'images a permis une caractĂ©risation prĂ©cise des souches suivant des traits morphologiques. Suite Ă  une irradiation aux ultra violets des souches adaptĂ©es, soit Ă  la FMS soit Ă  la FML, ont Ă©tĂ© sĂ©lectionnĂ©es. Les mutants adaptĂ©s Ă  la FMS produisent cinq fois plus de pectinases que les mĂȘmes souches en FML et vice versa. Les donnĂ©es expĂ©rimentales montrent des diffĂ©rences au niveau des protĂ©ines biosynthĂ©tisĂ©es par une mĂȘme souche placĂ©e soit en FMS soit en FML. (RĂ©sumĂ© d'auteur
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