Desenvolvimento de processos integrados de produção e extração de xilanase microbiana

Abstract

The xylanases randomly hydrolyzes β-1,4-glycosidic bonds of xylan, producing xylooligomers of different sizes, therefore, these enzymes can be used in the diet of monogastric animals to hydrolyze the non-starch polysaccharides like β-glucans and arabinoxylans found in cereals, improving feed conversion and weight gain by decreasing the anti-nutritional effects caused by xylan. All sources of xylanase, filamentous fungi are interesting from the industrial viewpoint, because they have a high enzyme production when compared to other micro-organisms in fermentation processes. The production cost of the enzyme is concentrated mainly in the post-fermentation processes in an attempt to obtain pure enzyme. The application of extractive fermentation decreases cost by the reduction in purification steps of the molecule. The objective of this work by producing xylanase in ATPS extractive fermentation by Aspergillus tamarii URM 4634, scale production in bioreactors, the enzyme partially characterize and evaluate the influence of their activity in monogastric digestion. The xylanase had a better performance at acidic pH (3.6) and 90 ° C, proving to be stable to pH and temperature, maintaining its activity above 40 and 50% respectively, for 180 minute test. Most ions and inhibitors tested did not significantly alter its activity. The xylanase has great potential to be applied in the feed industry for its features and especially for having behaved positively in simulated gastric digestion.