ABSORBED SUBSTRATE FERMENTATION FOR PECTINASE PRODUCTION WITH ASPERGILLUS-NIGER

A 130 litre packed-bed bioreactor was used for pectinase production wi th Aspergillus niger using absorbed substrate fermentation techniques. Pectinolytic enzyme activity and relative CO2 production were used as indicators of metabolic activity. absorbed substrate fermentation is an efficient process for pectinase production and is also an interesti ng model because the culture medium, water, nutrients and specific ind ucers, can be designed at the desired concentrations.