Abstract
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Highlights
The choice of Box-Behnken Design (Table 1) in this study for prediction of optimal pectinase activity was because it showed as the experimental design for RSM with fewer experimental runs relative to the central composite design (Charts 1 and 2)
The fungi and substrates utilized in the study can be locally employed in pectinase production
The best substrate and microorganism established in the study for pectinase production with optimum pectinase activity was the Citrus sinensis peel and Aspergillus niger, respectively
Summary
Pectinases are enzymes that catalyze pectin by hydrolysis and de-esterification to its simpler units.[1,2] Pectinase is reported to make up about 25 % of the global food market for enzymes, its importance.[3,4] The importance of this class of enzymes is mainly due to its benefits in the food industry[1], in textile, treatment of industrial wastes, oil extraction, among other areas.[3,5,6] The significance of pectinase is in its degradation of agro wastes containing pectin, a component of the plant cell wall agricultural wastes; as pectinase and cellulase have been used singly and in combination for tomato waste treatment.[7,8]Various microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi have been reported to produce pectinase.[9,10,11] many substrates have been employed for pectinase production, with variations in the activities of the enzyme produced.[10,12,13] Pectinolytic fungi in controlled environments are easy to grow; their application in large-scale production of the enzyme.[14]. Pectinase optimizations have been undertaken in many studies by using one factor at a time (OFAT) and the Response
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