Production of amylases by some aspergillus and fusarium species isolated from waste corncobs in Keffi, Nigeria

MD  Makut; FU  Alfa; IK  Ekeleme; NJ  Emelogu

doi:10.30574/gscbps.2021.16.2.0216

Authors

MD Makut Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa, Nigeria.
FU Alfa Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa, Nigeria.
IK Ekeleme Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa, Nigeria.
NJ Emelogu National Biotechnology Development Agency, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2021.16.2.0216

Keywords:

Amylases, Spectrometry, Production, Fermentation, Fungi

Abstract

Amylases are important industrial enzymes that have wide applications ranging from conversion of starch to sugar syrups, to the production of cyclodextrins for the pharmaceutical industry. This investigation aimed at production of amylases using Aspergillus and Fusarium species isolated from waste-corncobs in Keffi Nigeria. Standard microbiological methods were employed for isolation and identification of the fungal isolates. The yields of amylases produced by fungi isolates were determined using Spectrometry. The isolation rate of Aspergillus and Fusarium species was high in location A, C and D with 60% and location B with 40%. The percentage occurrence of the isolates demonstrated that Aspergillus carneus was 40%, Aspergillus aculeatus was 60% and Aspergillus flavus was 20% while Fusarium moniliforme was 80% and Fusarium redolens was 40%. The result demonstrated that three species of the fungal isolates Aspergillus aculeatus, Aspergillus carneus and Fusarium moniliforme were found to produce amylases. Aspergillus aculeatus isolated from locations C3, D1 and D2 produced 0.018mg/ml, 0.018mg/ml and 0.016mg/ml amylases respectively. Similarly, Aspergillus carneus isolated from locations A1 and B2 produced 0.021mg/ml and 0.012mg/ml amylases. Fusarium moniliforme isolated from locations A3, C1 and C4 produced 0.010mg/ml, 0.016mg/ml and 0.015mg/ml amylases. Result of effect of (temperature, pH and fermentation time) for production of amylases. Whereas highest amount for amylases produced by Aspergillus aculeatus and F monliforme were produced at 28^OC. pH 5.0 was found to the best optima pH for production of amylases from the fungi studied A. carneus (2.99 mg/ml amylases). The fermentation time showed highest production of amylase by A. carneus and A. aculeatus after 72 hours while F. moniliforme produced at 96hours. The fungi species isolated from soil in keffi can be used for production of amylases.

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