Authors : Meshram R.L. and Motwani D.R.
Page Nos : 174-178
Description :
Cellulases are enzymes that hydrolyse cellulose and related cellu-oligosaccharides derivatives. Wheat bran is the agricultural waste with the high cellulose content. The research was carried out to utilize wheat bran as media/substrate to produce cellulase enzyme by means of the fungi fermentation process. The crude cellulase enzyme was produced by Aspergillus niger through submerged fermentation process using wheat bran as carbon source. The optima fermentation conditions were determined by varying different parameters. In the research showed the cellulase enzyme activity of Aspergillus niger cultured on wheat bran media have optimum incubation period 6 days at pH 4.5 and temperature 40oC. Thepresent study has shown that wheat bran can be used as a carbon source by Aspergillus. niger for the production of cellulase.
