Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Cellulase Production by HDZK-BYTF620 (<i>Aureobasidium pullulans</i>) which is from the Gut of Termites

Abstract

The components of a fermentation medium were optimized to produce cellulose from HDZK-BYTF620 (Aureobasidium pullulans) which is from the gut of termites and can produce cellulose under liquid state fermentation conditions by response surface methodology. By Plackett-Burman design screened out three major factors of strains HDZK-BYTF620 which affected production of the activity cellulose, immediately, CaCl2, MgSO4and CMC-Na. The fermentation conditions were optimized with Box-Behnken experiment and the largest regional of the activity of cellulase was approach with the steepest ascent experiment. The optimum composition of medium addition of CaCl2, MgSO4and CMC-Na was 0.77 g/L, 0.41 g/L and 21.88 g/L, respectively. Under the optimum fermentation medium conditions, the activity of cellulase was (598.00±2.56)×10-3IU/mL, increased 5.0 % to that of using initial medium.