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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 85, Issue 1-2, Pages 87-100Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00503-2
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Kluyveromyces wickerhamii; pectinase; polygalacturonase; response surface methodology
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This present study was undertaken to find optimum conditions of pH, temperature and, period of incubation for the pectinolytic activity of Kluyveromyces wickerhamii isolated from rotting fruits and to assess the effect of these factors by use of response surface methodology (RSM). A central composite rotatable design was used as an experimental design for the analysis of the allocation of treatment combinations. A second order polynomial regression model was fitted and was found adequate, with an R-2 of 0.94469 (P<0.001). The effects of temperature and pH were the most significant factors in influencing enzyme production. Estimated optimum conditions were as follows: pH 5.0, temperature, 32 degreesC and an incubation period of 91 h. Pectinesterase (PE), pectin lyase (PL), and cellulase activities were not detected. Pectinase production was partially constitutive. Pectin was degraded by the isolated strain of K. wickerhamii in the current study, and the pectinolytic activity is referred to as polygalacturonase (PG) activity. Crude enzyme extract was thermostable at various temperatures and, stimulated by the presence of Ca2+ ions but inhibited by other ions like Mg2+, Zn (2+), CO2+, Mn2+ and Na+. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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