ABSTRACT
Seventeen different strains of filamentous fungi were grown in batch cultures to compare their abilities for the production of beta-fructofuranosidase. Three of them, Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301, Aspergillus niger ATCC 20611 and strain IPT-615, showed high production with total fructosyltransferase activity higher than 12,500 units l(-1). In addition, the beta-fructofuranosidases of those strains have a high fructosyltransferase activity-to-hydrolytic activity ratio. The temperature and pH effects on the sucrose-beta-fructofuranosidase reaction rate were studied using a 2(2) factorial experimental design. The comparative analysis of the tested variable coefficients shows that the variable pH contributes mostly to the changes in the fructosyltransferase and hydrolytic rates and in the V (t)/V (h) ratio. At 40 and 50 degrees C, there were no significant differences between the fructosyltransferase and hydrolytic velocities of these enzymes.
Subject(s)
Fungi/enzymology , Industrial Microbiology/methods , Saccharum/growth & development , Soil Microbiology , beta-Fructofuranosidase/metabolism , Aspergillus niger/enzymology , Aspergillus oryzae/enzymology , Fungi/classification , Hexosyltransferases/metabolism , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Oligosaccharides/metabolism , TemperatureABSTRACT
No presente trabalho foi estudada a influência das condições de aeração no tratamento de efluentes fenólicos com biofilmes. Os ensaios foram realizados com efluente sintético para simular dejetos industriais com elevadas concentrações de fenol. Foram testadas vazões de aeração de 0,7, 1,6, 2,3 vvm na cinética de biodegradação de fenol. Nas melhores condições testadas, quais sejam: reator de leito empacotado, com suporte de esferas de cerâmica e vazão de 2,3 vvm, foi atingida eficiência de remoção de fenol de aproximadamente 96 por cento.
