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An exoinulinase has been isolated, purified and characterised from a commercially available broth of Aspergillus ficuum. The enzyme was purified 4.2-fold in a 21% yield with a specific activity of 12,300 U mg−1(protein) after dialysis, ammonium sulphate fractionation and Sephacryl S-200 size exclusion and ion exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of this enzyme was estimated to be 63 kDa by SDS-PAGE. It exhibited a pH and temperature optima of 5.4 and 50 °C respectively and under such conditions the enzyme remained stable with 96% and 63.8% residual activity after incubation for 12 h and 72 h respectively. The respective K m and V max values were 4.75 mM and 833.3 μmol min−1 ml−1, respectively. Response surface methodological statistical analysis was evaluated for the maximal production of fructose from the hydrolysis of pure commercial chicory inulin. Incubation of the dialyzed crude exoinulinase (100 U/ml, 48 h, 50 °C, 150% inulin, pH 5.0) produced the highest amount of fructose (106.4 mg/ml) under static batch conditions. The purified exoinulinase was evaluated for fructose production and the highest amount (98 mg/ml) was produced after 12 h incubation at 50 °C, 150% inulin pH 5.0. The use of a crude exoinulinase preparation is economically desirable and the industrial production of fructose from inulin hydrolysis is biotechnologically feasible.
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Mutanda, T., Wilhelmi, B. & Whiteley, C.G. Controlled Production of Fructose by an Exoinulinase from Aspergillus Ficuum . Appl Biochem Biotechnol 159, 65–77 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-008-8479-6
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