SIMPLE AND RAPID METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF ASPERGILLUS-NIGER MUTANTS WITH ENHANCED CELLULASE AND XYLANASE ACTIVITY

Authors
KIM SW MOON KH TAE BS
Citation
Sw. Kim et al., SIMPLE AND RAPID METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF ASPERGILLUS-NIGER MUTANTS WITH ENHANCED CELLULASE AND XYLANASE ACTIVITY, Biotechnology techniques, 10(10), 1996, pp. 735-736
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951208X
Volume
10
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
735 - 736
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-208X(1996)10:10<735:SARMFT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
An agar plate isolation technique was developed for screening the muta nts of Aspergillus niger. Fungal growth in solid media containing carb oxymethylcellulose(CMC) was selected within 2-3 days. The mutants sele cted by the new technique showed a remarkable enhancement of CMCase, F Pase, beta-glucosidase, xylanase, and beta-xylosidase activities. Thes e results clearly show that the new isolation technique is a practical method for the selection of better strains.