| Title |
Enhancement of chitosanase production by cell immobilization of Gongronella sp. JG
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1590/s1517-83822013005000017 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pingping Zhang, Wei Zhou, Peng Wang, Li Wang, Mingli Tang |
| Abstract |
Chitosanase production of Gongronella sp. JG cells immobilized in calcium alginate gel and polyurethane foam was compared with that of the free cells, there was a 60% increase in the enzyme yield (2429 U/L) compared to the highest yield obtained from free cells (1513 U/L). The optimal immobilization parameters (concentrations of sodium alginate, calcium chloride, bead inoculums, bead diameter, etc) for the enhanced production of chitosanase were determined as: sodium alginate 2% (w/v), 0.1 M calcium chloride, inoculum 10 mL beads to 100 mL production media and 2.7 mm bead diameter. Maximum chitosanase production was achieved with initial pH of 5.5 and temperature of 30 °C. The alginate beads had well stability, retained 85% ability of enzyme production even after 7 cycles of repeated batch fermentation. These results showed the immobilization technique was a feasible and economical method for chitosansase production by Gongronella sp. JG. |
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