Solid State Fermentation for Glucanase Production Using Acid/Heat Treated Rice Straw
Lisa G. A. Ong1, Heera Ranjandas2, and Ai Lan Chew3
1 Centre of Environmental and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900 Kamp Perak, Malaysia/Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Applied Science, AIMST University, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
3 Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Applied Science, AIMST University, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
3 Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Abstract—Rice straw that has been treated with hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid followed by heat treatment was used for the production of endo- and exoglucanase. Solid state fermentation was carried out with the following condition: inoculum size, 10%; moisture content, 50%; ammonium sulphate, 1%. After 6 days of fermentation, endo-glucanase and exo-glucanase were extracted; subsequently, enzyme assays were carried out. The highest exo-glucanase and endo-glucanase activity obtained were 8.16 ± 0.12 U/grice straw and 11.25 ± 0.14 U/grice straw, respectively using the acid/heat treated rice straw which was soaked in 15% of sulfuric acid for 2 hours. Conclusively, there was interaction between soaking time, concentration of acid and type of acid, and significant (p < 0.05) improvement in glucanase yield when compared to untreated rice straw.
Index Terms—rice straw, solid state fermentation, endoglucanase, exo-glucanase, acid/heat treatment
Cite: Lisa G. A. Ong, Heera Ranjandas, and Ai Lan Chew, " Solid State Fermentation for Glucanase Production Using Acid/Heat Treated Rice Straw " International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 106-109, April 2015. doi: 10.18178/ijpmbs.4.2.106-109