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Investigations on Hydrolytic Activities from Stachybotrys microspora and Their Use as an Alternative in Yeast DNA Extraction

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Stachybotrys microspora is a filamentous fungus characterized by the secretion of multiple hydrolytic activities (cellulolytic and non-cellulolytic enzymes). The production of these biocatalysts was studied under submerged culture using glucose, cellulose, and wheat bran as carbon sources. Endoglucanases, pectinases, xylanases, β-glucanases, chitinases, and proteases were induced on cellulose-based medium and repressed on glucose in both strains with higher amounts produced by the mutant. β-glucosidases were roughly equally produced by both strains under glucose and cellulose conditions. The yield of chitinases, β-glucanases, and proteases produced by Stachybotrys strains was as much higher than the commercialized lysing enzyme called “zymolyase,” currently used in yeast DNA extraction. In this context, we showed that S. microspora hydrolases can be successfully applied in the extraction of yeast DNA.

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This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, University of Sfax, Tunisia.

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    Salma Abdeljalil, Ines Ben Hmad, Walid Saibi, Bahia Amouri, Wiem Maalej, Marwa Kaaniche, Aida Koubaa & Ali Gargouri

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Abdeljalil, S., Ben Hmad, I., Saibi, W. et al. Investigations on Hydrolytic Activities from Stachybotrys microspora and Their Use as an Alternative in Yeast DNA Extraction. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 172, 1599–1611 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-013-0608-1

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