Journal
BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 381-388Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2018.1425400
Keywords
Solid-state fermentation; palm kernel cake; palm pressed fibre; animal feed; lipase; xylanase
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The palm oil industry generates large amounts of lignocellulosic co-products. Palm kernel cake (PKC) and palm pressed fibre (PPF) have nutritional limitations as ingredients in animal feed, and are therefore little used. Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is one alternative treatment to improve the nutritional value of these co-products and to increase their possible use, through the production of enzymes such as lipases and xylanases. These enzymes can reduce the contents of undesirable compounds, such as lipids, and degrade some components of the fibres to improve the digestibility of these co-products. The fungi Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus awamori were able to grow in PKC/PPF (40/60 w/w) culture medium by SSF, and to produce xylanase and lipase. A. niger showed the highest lipase activity (20.7Ug(-1)) at 72h. A. awamori higher xylanase activity than the other fungi at all culture periods, reaching a maximum activity of 134.2Ug(-1) at 72h. The unfermented co-products contained 7.49% lipids and 7.38% non-fibrous carbohydrates (NFC). Lipase produced by these fungi during SSF reduced the lipid content by 36%, 40% and 45% for A. oryzae, A. awamori and A. niger, respectively. The production of xylanases by SSF probably increased the NFC contents by up to 64%. Fermented solids with A. oryzae and A. awamori had the highest levels of NFC, 20.3% and 13.94%, respectively, which improved the nutritional value of these co-products.
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