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WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 609-614Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-3554-9
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Aspergillus niger; Olive Mill Waste Waters; tannase; tannic acid
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Production of tannase (tannin acyl hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.20) by Aspergillus nigerHA37 on a synthetic culture medium containing tannic acid at different concentrations has been studied. Maximal enzymatic activity increased according to the initial concentration of tannic acid; respectively 0.6, 0.9 and 1.5 enzyme activity units (EU) ml(-1) medium in the presence of 0.2%, 0.5% and 1% of tannic acid. Tannase production by A. niger HA37 on fourfold diluted olive mill waste waters (OMWW) as substrate, was between 0.37 and 0.65 EU ml(-1). Enzyme production on the diluted OMWW remained globally stable during more than 30 h. Growth of A. niger HA37 on OMWW was correlated with about 70% degradation of phenolic compounds present in the waste. This strain has therefore the capacity to degrade complex wastewaters which cause environmental damage to aquatic streams.
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