Open AccessProduction of α‐Amylase and Glucoamylase by a New Isolate of Trichoderma sp. Using Sorghum Starch as a Carbon Source
Author(s) -
PachecoChávez R.A.,
Carvalho J.C.M.,
Tavares L.C.,
Vessoni Penna T.C.,
Converti A.,
Sato S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/elsc.200420038
Subject(s) - starch , sorghum , amylase , food science , trichoderma , sweet sorghum , carbon source , hydrolysis , raw material , chemistry , agronomy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The performance of a new Trichoderma sp. isolate to produce extracellular α‐amylase and glucoamylase from raw sorghum starch was evalutated. To reduce the costs of starch saccharification and the consumption of amylolytic enzymes, this microorganism has been used for the first time in cultivations using such a carbon source without any prior gelatinization.