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Evaluation of carbon sources for the production of inulinase by Aspergillus niger A42 and its characterization

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Inulinases are used for the production of high-fructose syrup and fructooligosaccharides, and are widely utilized in food and pharmaceutical industries. In this study, different carbon sources were screened for inulinase production by Aspergillus niger in shake flask fermentation. Optimum working conditions of the enzyme were determined. Additionally, some properties of produced enzyme were determined [activation (Ea)/inactivation (Eia) energies, Q10 value, inactivation rate constant (kd), half-life (t1/2), D value, Z value, enthalpy (ΔH), free energy (ΔG), and entropy (ΔS)]. Results showed that sugar beet molasses (SBM) was the best in the production of inulinase, which gave 383.73 U/mL activity at 30 °C, 200 rpm and initial pH 5.0 for 10 days with 2% (v/v) of the prepared spore solution. Optimum working conditions were 4.8 pH, 60 °C, and 10 min, which yielded 604.23 U/mL, 1.09 inulinase/sucrase ratio, and 2924.39 U/mg. Additionally, Ea and Eia of inulinase reaction were 37.30 and 112.86 kJ/mol, respectively. Beyond 60 °C, Q10 values of inulinase dropped below one. At 70 and 80 °C, t1/2 of inulinase was 33.6 and 7.2 min; therefore, inulinase is unstable at high temperatures, respectively. Additionally, t1/2, D, ΔH, ΔG values of inulinase decreased with the increase in temperature. Z values of inulinase were 7.21 °C. Negative values of ΔS showed that enzymes underwent a significant process of aggregation during denaturation. Consequently, SBM is a promising carbon source for inulinase production by A. niger. Also, this is the first report on the determination of some properties of A. niger A42 (ATCC 204,447) inulinase.

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This study was supported by the Akdeniz University Research Foundation [Grant number: FDK-2019-4761].

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Germec, M., Turhan, I. Evaluation of carbon sources for the production of inulinase by Aspergillus niger A42 and its characterization. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 42, 1993–2005 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02192-9

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