ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Vasant. K. Valaparla
Centre for Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur – 522 510, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2010;4(1):169-176
© The Author(s). 2010
Received: 18/02/2010 | Accepted: 21/04/2010| Published: 30/04/2010
Abstract

Production and partial purification of alpha amylase by mesophilic mold Acremonium sporosulcatum. Using substrate starch solution pH 4.5 with 0.2 M sodium acetate buffer. The production maximum in maize starch, it has optimum growth temperature at 30 oC, the pH 7.0 was found to be the optimum for the best synthesis of the enzyme. The influence of incubation temperature was studied by growing different temperature 20o, 30 o, 35 o, and 37 oC. Fermentation carried out using potato, sweet potato, maize, maize cob powder, rice, and tapioca starch in different concentrations of sugar present in the basal medium. 7.5% of starch is for maximum yield, for nitrogen source among inorganic sodium acetate and organic yeast extract is found best production. In effect of aeration 50 ml is carried in 250 ml flask, partial purification of enzyme was active in wide range of values in pH 5-8 optimum activity exhibited at pH 7.0 and temperature 70 oC after the enzyme inactive slowly in 15 minutes for incubation at 100 oC it completely loss activity

Keywords

Isolation, submerged fermentation, alpha amylase activity, Acremonium sporosulcatum

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