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Extracellular mannanases and galactanases from selected fungi

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Eight thermophilic fungi were tested for production of mannanases and galactanases. Highest mannanase activities were produced byTalaromyces byssochlamydoides andTalaromyces emersonii. Mannanases from all strains tested were induced by locust bean gum except in the case ofThermoascus aurantiacus, where mannose had a greater inducing effect. Locust bean gum was also the best inducer of β-mannosidase and galactanase except in the case ofT. emersonii where galactose was a better inducer of both these enzymes. Highest mannanase activity was produced byTalaromyces species when peptone was used as nitrogen source whereas sodium nitrate promoted maximum production of this enzyme byThielavia terrestris andT. aurantiacus. The pH optima of mannanases from the thermophilic fungi were in the range 5.0–6.6 and contrasted with the low pH optimum (3.2) of the enzyme fromAspergillus niger. Galactanases had pH optima in the range 4.3–5.8. The mannanase fromT. emersonii and the galactanase fromT. terrestris were most thermostable, each retaining 100% activity for 3 h at 60°C.

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Araujo, A., Ward, O.P. Extracellular mannanases and galactanases from selected fungi. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 6, 171–178 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577692

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