期刊
3 BIOTECH
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 175-185出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-014-0207-z
关键词
Extracellular laccase; Bacillus tequilensis SN4; Thermo-alkali-stable laccase; Response surface methodology; Pulp biobleaching
资金
- Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India
Degradation of residual lignin in kraft pulp by chemical bleaching is implicated in causing environmental pollution. The use of thermo- and alkali-tolerant bacterial laccases is considered to be important biological alternative to chemical processing. Laccases from Bacillus species have shown promise in this respect but their intracellular/spore bound presence make their industrial application economically unfeasible. We report here on a novel extracellular active thermo-alkali-stable laccase (SN4 laccase) which is active at 90 degrees C and pH 8.0 using 2,6-dimethoxyphenol as substrate from Bacillus tequilensis SN4. SN4 laccase retained 27 % activity for 5 min at 100 degrees C and more than 80 % activity for 24 h at 70 degrees C. The enzyme is also stable at a higher pH (9.0-10.0). Enzyme production was optimized by submerged fermentation. Relatively high yields (18,356 nkats ml(-1)) of SN4 laccase was obtained in a medium containing 650 mu M MnSO4, 350 mu M FeSO4, and 3.5 % ethanol. A 764-fold increase in laccase activity was observed under optimal conditions. In addition, reduction in kappa number and increase in brightness of softwood pulp by 28 and 7.6 %, respectively, were observed after treatment with SN4 laccase without a mediator. When N-hydroxybenzotriazole was used as a mediator, the kappa number was decreased to 47 % and brightness was increased to 12 %.
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