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2006
Volume 9
Issue 4
Topic:
Biotechnology
ELECTRONIC
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POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Witkowska D. , Piegza M. 2006. CAPABILITY OF GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM YEASTS FOR CELLULASES AND XYLANASES BIOSYNTHESIS, EJPAU 9(4), #41.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume9/issue4/abs-41.html

CAPABILITY OF GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM YEASTS FOR CELLULASES AND XYLANASES BIOSYNTHESIS

Danuta Witkowska, Micha³ Piegza
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland

 

ABSTRACT



In this paper the capability of eight strains of yeasts Geotrichum candidum for cellulases and xylanases production in two mineral media with addition of various components was examined. Mineral media were supplemented with four different sources of carbon, such as sugar beet pulp, wheat grain, CMC or glucose. Geotrichum candidum strains were characterized very different level of cellulase and xylanase biosynthesis. The highest cellulase activities for 6 strains from 8 ascertained in Saunders medium with sugar beep pulp and in MGP medium with a CMC. However highest xylanase activities observed in both media with CMC. Some strains produced cellulases and xylanases in mineral medium when glucose used as carbon sources.

Key words: Geotrichum candidum, cellulase, xylanase.

Danuta Witkowska
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology,
Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Che³mońskiego 37/41
51-630 Wroc³aw
Poland
email: wit@ozi.ar.wroc.pl

Micha³ Piegza
Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology,
Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Che³mońskiego 37/41
phone +48 71 320 7737
fax +48 71 320 7794
51-630 Wroc³aw
Poland
email: michal.piegza@upwr.edu.pl

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