Production of chitinolytic enzymes with Trichoderma longibrachiatum IMI 92027 in solid substrate fermentation

摘要

@@ Thirty Trichoderna strains representing 15 species within the genus have been screened for extracellular production of chitinolytic enzymes in solid substrate fermentation (SSF). T.longibrachiatum IMI 92027 ( = ATCC 36838) gave the highest yield (5.0 IU/g dry matter of substrate) after 3 days of fermentation on wheat bran-crude chitin (9:1 mixture) medium. The optimum moisture content (66.7 %), chitin content (20 %), initial pH of the medium (2-5) and time course (5 d) of SSF were determined for strain IMI 92027. No significant effect of different N and P additives was found on the chitinase yield in wheat bran-chitin mixture medium.