Paripok Phitsuwan. Bioconversion of Agricultural Residues to Fermentable Sugars by a Multienzyme Complex Producing Bacterrium . Doctoral Degree(Biochemical Technology). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library.. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2552-12-27.
Bioconversion of Agricultural Residues to Fermentable Sugars by a Multienzyme Complex Producing Bacterrium
Abstract:
A number of soil sample collected from a shrimp farm in Bangkhuntein area, Bangkok wee screened for mutienzyme complex probucing bacteria. Of all bacteria tested, a bacterium, designated as BT14, was selected as the active stain. The bacterium was able to grow on corn hulls at pH 9 and 60C under anaerobic conditions. The specific activities of endoglucanases and xylanaes for BT1 cells could effectively hydrolyze filter papers and corn hulls and gave high yields of reducing sugars. The amounts of
reducing sugars released from 1% (w/v) filter papers adn corn hulls were 593.51 and 695.28 mg/g protein, respectively after incubation BT14 cells with those materials for 7 days.
The analysis of native-PAGE of the BT14 cells culture supernatant of day 7 showed that there were 3 protein bands. On native CMC and xylan zymograms, there were only one large protein band present on the gels indicating that the enzymes exhibition both endoglucanase and xylanse activities. In the case of CMC-denature zymogram, there were at least 8 protein bands while there were 7 protein bands on xylan-denaturing zymogram.Celluloytic and xylanotic activites were investigated and it was found that the
multienzyme complex produced by BT14 cells comprised both cellulolytic and xylanalytic activities. The cellulolytic enzymes contained endoglucanase,cellobiohydrolase and B-glucosidase, whereas xylanotic enzymes were xylanase,acetyl esterase, arabinofuranosidase and B-xylosidase.
BT14 cells possessed binding capability to adhere insoluble polysaccharide. They could
best bond to corn hulls, following with avicel and xylan. Hydrolysis of agricultural
residues by the multienzyme complex from BT14 cells was investigated in term of
reducing sugars released. The amounts of reducing sugars derived from 1% (w/v) corn
hulls, corn cobs, rice straws, rice brans and sugarcanes were 92.66, 68.19, 66.99,
55.35 and 54.55 mg/g protein, respectively. On the other hand, the yield of reducing
sugars was 695.28 mg/m protein when BT14 cells were grown on corn hulls for 7 days.
From TLC analysis, the reducing sugars derived from corn hulls after incubation with
BT14 cells for 7 days were determined as xylobiose and cellobiose, together with some
oligosaccharides. By the use of GC analysis, the organic acids and volatile fatty acids
present in day 7 culture supernatant were ethanol, acetic acid, propinoic acid, isobutyric
acid and butryric acid with 29.64, 48.60, 3.64, 1.75 and 2.04 mM, respectively
when BT14 cells were grown on corn hull at pH 9 and 60 ํC under anaerobic conditions.
According to the study of morphological and physiological charaters, BT14 cell was
Gram-positive, rod-shaped and spore-forming. It was astrictly anaerobic bacterium and
could grow under alkalothermophilc conditions.