Autores: |
Chen, Wei Li; Institute Tropical Agriculture,
University Putra Malaysia Liang, Juan Boo; Institute Tropical Agriculture,
University Putra Malaysia Jahromi, Mohammed Fasaleh; Institute Tropical Agriculture,
University Putra Malaysia Ho, Yin Wan; Institute bioscience,
University Putra Malaysia Abdullah, Norhani; Institute Tropical Agriculture,
University Putra Malaysia |
Descripción: |
Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the co-production of a mixture of crude cellulosic and hemicellulosic enzymes (endoglucanase, xylanase, and mannanase) by Aspergillus terreus K1 in solid-state fermentation (SSF) using palm kernel expeller (PKE) as the sole carbon source. These enzymes have gained renewed interest due to their efficacy to improve the digestibility of PKE for use in diets of mono-gastric animals (poultry, pigs, and fish). The results showed that temperature, moisture, inoculum concentration, and initial pH had significant (P< 0.05) effects on the enzymes production. Using PKE as a solid substrate, maximum endoglucanase, mannanase, and xylanase (17.37, 41.24, and 265.57 U/g DM, respectively) were obtained at 30.5 °C, 62.7% moisture, 6% inoculum, and pH 5.8. The enzyme activities recorded were close to the predicted values (19.97, 44.12, and 262.01 U/g DM, respectively). |