Comparative evaluation of lignocellulolytic activities of filamentous cultures of monocentric and polycentric anaerobic fungi

Sumit Singh Dagar; Sanjay Kumar; Priti Mudgil; Anil Kumar Puniya

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.02.004

Comparative evaluation of lignocellulolytic activities of filamentous cultures of monocentric and polycentric anaerobic fungi

Anaerobe. 2018 Apr:50:76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.02.004. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

Authors

Sumit Singh Dagar¹, Sanjay Kumar¹, Priti Mudgil¹, Anil Kumar Puniya²

Affiliations

¹ Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India.
² Dairy Microbiology Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India. Electronic address: akpuniya@gmail.com.

PMID: 29454109
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.02.004

Abstract

Sixteen strains of monocentric and polycentric anaerobic fungi were evaluated for cellulase, xylanase and esterase activities. Though strain level variations were observed among all genera, Neocallimastix and Orpinomyces strains exhibited the highest lignocellulolytic activities. The esterase activities of monocentric group of anaerobic fungi were better than the polycentric group.

Keywords: Cellulase; Esterase; Gut fungi; Rumen; Xylanase.

MeSH terms

Anaerobiosis
Cellulase / genetics
Cellulase / metabolism*
Cellulose / metabolism*
Enzyme Activation
Fungi / classification
Fungi / enzymology
Fungi / genetics
Fungi / metabolism*
Hydrolysis
Phylogeny
Substrate Specificity

Substances

Cellulose
Cellulase