Fermentation of cellulose and production of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes by anaerobic fungi from ruminant and non-ruminant herbivores
Fermentation of cellulose and production of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes by anaerobic fungi from ruminant and non-ruminant herbivores
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00263000
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
2.8
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M. Teunissen;A. A. M. Smits-A.;H. J. M. Op den Camp;J. H. J. Huis in't Veld-J.-H.-J.-Huis-in't-Veld-2257828295;G. D. Vogels
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作者:
M. Teunissen;A. A. M. Smits-A.;H. J. M. Op den Camp;J. H. J. Huis in't Veld-J.-H.-J.-Huis-in't-Veld-2257828295;G. D. Vogels
Four anaerobic fungi were grown on filter paper cellulose and monitored over a 7–8 days period for substrate utilisation, fermentation products, and secretion of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes. Two of the fungi (N1 and N2) wereNeocallimastixspecies isolated from a ruminant (sheep) and the other two fungi werePiromycesspecies (E2 and R1) isolated from an Indian Elephant and an Indian Rhinoceros, respectively. The tested anaerobic fungi degraded the filter paper cellulose almost completely and estimated cellulose digestion rates were 0.25, 0.13, 0.21 and 0.18 g · 1-1· h-1for strains E2, N1, N2, R1, respectively. All strains secreted cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes, including endoglucanase, exoglucanase, β-glucosidase and xylanase. Strain E2 secreted the highest levels of enzymes in a relatively short time. The product formation on avicel by enzymes secreted by the four fungi was studied. Both in the presence and absence of glucurono-1,5-δ-lactone, a specific inhibitor of β-glucosidase, mainly glucose was formed but no cellobiose. Therefore the exoglucanase secreted by the four fungi is probably a glucohydrolase.