22Apr 2017

OPTIMIZATION STUDIES ON ALKALINE PROTEASE FROM ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ISOLATED FROM MARINE SOIL.

  • Department of Botany & Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, A.P.
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Extracellular proteases have high commercial value and multiple application in detergents, food, dairy, pharmaceutical, leather, diagnostics, waste management and several recovery industries. The Aspergillus terreus isolated from kottakoduru seashore, Nellore, was found to produce alkaline protease. Maximum enzyme production was recorded at pH 8 and temperature of 30 oC in a medium containing 10% wheat bran. ZnSO4 is effective activator for protease activity and PMSF had given approximately 50% inhibition, indicating that it is a serine protease. Sesame oil cake proved to be suitable substrate after wheat bran for the production of protease by Aspergillus terreus.


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[Suman Kumar and M. Raghu Ram. (2017); OPTIMIZATION STUDIES ON ALKALINE PROTEASE FROM ASPERGILLUS TERREUS ISOLATED FROM MARINE SOIL. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 300-306] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


mraghuram
Acharya Nagarjuna Univeristy

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3811      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3811