Abstract
The effects of cell immobilization on the secretion of extracellular proteases and glucoamylase production by Aspergillus niger were investigated under a variety of immobilization techniques and culture conditions. Immobilization was achieved by means of cell attachment on metal surfaces or spore entrapment and subsequent growth on porous Celite beads. Free-suspension cultures were compared with immobilized mycelium under culture conditions that included growth in shake flasks and an airlift bioreactor. Cell attachment on metal surfaces minimized the secretion of proteases while enhancing glucoamylase production by the fungus. Growth on Celite beads in shake-flask cultures reduced the specific activity of the secreted proteases from 128 to 61 U g(-1), while glucoamylase specific activity increased from 205 to 350 U g(-1). The effect was more pronounced in bioreactor cultures. A reduction of six orders of magnitude in protease specific activities was observed when the fungus grew immobilized on a rolled metal screen, which served as the draft tube of an airlift bioreactor.
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