Original scientific paper
Effect of Nitrogen and Carbon Sources on Lipase Production by Penicillium aurantiogriseum
Valéria M. G. Lima
; Applied Chemistry Research Centre (CEPESQ), Chemistry Department, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), PO Box 19081, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba 81531-990, Parana, Brazil
Nadia Krieger
; Applied Chemistry Research Centre (CEPESQ), Chemistry Department, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), PO Box 19081, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba 81531-990, Parana, Brazil
Maria Inez M. Sarquis
; FIOCRUZ – Fungal Culture Collection, IOC, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, CEP 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
David A. Mitchell
; Solid State Fermentation Laboratory, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, UFPR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Luiz P. Ramos
; Applied Chemistry Research Centre (CEPESQ), Chemistry Department, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), PO Box 19081, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba 81531-990, Parana, Brazil
José D. Fontana
; Biomass Chemo/Biotechnology Laboratory (LQBB), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, UFPR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Abstract
A wild fungal strain isolated from soybean oil and identified as Penicillium aurantiogriseum initially presented a volumetric lipase activity of 0.4 U/mL in submerged culture in a medium containing 0.5 % yeast extract and 1 % olive oil. Studies were undertaken to improve lipase production. The effect of nitrogen source was studied by adding casein peptone, meat peptone, yeast extract or ammonium sulfate to a medium containing potassium nitrate and other mineral salts. The best yield, of 13 U/mL after 72 h, was obtained with the medium supplemented with ammonium sulfate. With the ammonium sulfate concentration increased to double the C/N ratio from 2.5 to 5, a lipolytic activity of 18 U/mL was obtained. Olive, corn, soy and sunflower oils were tested as carbon sources in this medium, with olive oil at 1 % giving a lipolytic activity of 25 U/mL after 48 h, the highest yield obtained in this study. Enzyme production was best at 29 °C, within a range tested from 26 to 32 °C. These results are promising because this strain produces lipase in an inexpensive inorganic medium and we succeeded in increasing the lipolytic activity 62-fold over the initial values obtained with the non-optimized medium.
Keywords
lipases; Penicillium aurantiogriseum; media optimization; lipolytic activity; inorganic nitrogen sources
Hrčak ID:
111232
URI
Publication date:
16.6.2003.
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