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Inulin, a polydisperse fructan found as a common storage polysaccharide in the roots of several plants, represents a renewable non-food biomass resource for the synthesis of bio-based products. Exploitation of inulin-containing feedstocks requires the integration of different processes, including inulinase production, saccharification of inulin, and microbial fermentation for the conversion of released sugars into added-value products. In this work paper, a new microbial source of inulinase,  Penicillium lanosocoeruleum , was identified through the screening of a fungal library. Inulinase production using inulin as C-source was optimized, reaching up to 28 U mL –1  at the 4th day of growth. The fungal inulinase mixture ( PlaI ) was characterized for pH and temperature stability and activity profile, and its isoenzymes composition was investigated by proteomic strategies. Statistical optimization of inulin hydrolysis was performed using a central composite rotatable design (CCRD), by analyzing the effect of four factors. In the optimized conditions (T, 45.5°C; pH, 5.1; substrate concentration, 60 g L –1 ; enzyme loading, 50 U g substrate   –1 ), up to 96% inulin is converted in fructose within 20 h. The integration of  PlaI  in a process for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production by  Cupriavidus necator  from inulin was tested in both separated hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). A maximum of 3.2 g L –1  of PHB accumulation, corresponding to 82% polymer content, was achieved in the SSF. The proved efficiency in inulin hydrolysis and its effective integration into a SSF process pave the way to a profitable exploitation of the  PlaI  enzymatic mixture in inulin-based biorefineries.

Optimization of Inulin Hydrolysis by Penicillium lanosocoeruleum Inulinases and Efficient Conversion Into Polyhydroxyalkanoates