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Isolation and Screening from Soil Biodiversity for Fungi Involved in the Degradation of Recalcitrant Materials
Published on: May 16, 2022
[Search for micromycetes--producers extracellular catalase and study of conditions of its synthesis]
A V Kurakov1, M B Kupletskaia, E V Skrynnikova
1International Center of Biotechnology, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119899 Russia.
Abstract:
Production of extracellular catalase by microscopic mycelial fungi (255 strains) belonging to different taxonomic groups was studied. Producers of extracellular catalase were found among fungi of the genera Penicillium, Talaromyces and Aspergillus. Strains of the genus Penicillium were the most active producers. The formation of catalase depended on the initial pH, carbon and nitrogen sources and their ratio, and the content of microelements in the medium. The yield of extracellular catalase produced by the strains selected (P. chrysogenum, P. funiculosum, P. pinophilum, and P. minioluteum) was not less than 400-1400 U per ml culture liquid.
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