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Cow dung is an ideal fermentation medium for amylase production in solid-state fermentation by Bacillus cereus.


ABSTRACT: Amylase production by Bacillus cereus IND4 was investigated by solid state fermentation (SSF) using cow dung substrate. The SSF conditions were optimized by using one-variable-at-a-time approach and two level full factorial design. Two level full factorial design demonstrated that moisture, pH, fructose, yeast extract and ammonium sulphate have significantly influenced enzyme production (p < 0.05). A central composite design was employed to investigate the optimum concentration of these variables affecting amylase production. Maximal amylase production of 464 units/ml of enzyme was observed in the presence of 100% moisture, 0.1% fructose and 0.01% ammonium sulphate. The enzyme production increased three fold compared to the original medium. The optimum pH and temperature for the activity of amylase were found to be 8.0 and 50 °C, respectively. This enzyme was highly stable at wide pH range (7.0-9.0) and showed 32% enzyme activity after initial denaturation at 50 °C for 1 h. This is the first detailed report on the production of amylase by microorganisms using cow dung as the low cost medium.

SUBMITTER: Vijayaraghavan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299861 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cow dung is an ideal fermentation medium for amylase production in solid-state fermentation by <i>Bacillus cereus</i>.

Vijayaraghavan Ponnuswamy P   Kalaiyarasi M M   Vincent Samuel Gnana Prakash SGP  

Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology 20151001 2


Amylase production by <i>Bacillus cereus</i> IND4 was investigated by solid state fermentation (SSF) using cow dung substrate. The SSF conditions were optimized by using one-variable-at-a-time approach and two level full factorial design. Two level full factorial design demonstrated that moisture, pH, fructose, yeast extract and ammonium sulphate have significantly influenced enzyme production (<i>p</i> < 0.05). A central composite design was employed to investigate the optimum concentration of  ...[more]

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