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Six thermophilic fungi were examined for their ability to produce cellulolytic enzymes in liquid (LF) and solid-state fermentation (SSF). The best cellulase activities were achieved by Thermoascus aurantiacus and Sporotrichum thermophile. Taking into consideration that solid-state medium obtained from 100 g of dry sugar-beet pulp occupies about 11 of fermentor volume equivalent to 11 of LF, it was confirmed that enzyme productivity per unit volume from both fungi was greater in SSF than in LF. The cellulase system obtained by SSF with T. aurantiacus contained 1.322 IU/1 of exo-β-d-glucanase, 53.269 IU/1 of endo-β-d-glucanase and 8.974 IU/1 of β-d-glucosidase. The thermal and pH characteristics of cellulases from solid-state fermentation of T. aurantiacus and S. thermophile are described.
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Grajek, W. Comparative studies on the production of cellulases by thermophilic fungi in submerged and solid-state fermentation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 26, 126–129 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253895
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