Fermentative Production of Exocellular Glucans by Fleshy Fungi
AUTOR(ES)
Davis, E. N.
RESUMO
Two specimens of higher fungi produced exocellular β-1, 3-glucans when their mycelial forms were cultivated under submerged aerobic conditions. Plectania occidentalis NRRL 3137 consumed up to 6% glucose or xylose with about 30% conversion to polymer in a medium composed of hydrolyzed soy protein, salts, and thiamine. A 5% inoculum was used in a 10-day shaken fermentation. After dilution of the culture liquors and partial disruption of mycelia with a blender, solids were removed by centrifugation, and the polymer was precipitated by the admixture of 2 volumes of ethyl alcohol. A second polymer was formed in 40 to 65% yield by fermentation with Helotium sp. NRRL 3129, which in the imperfect stage would be identified as Monilia sp. It consumed up to 4% glucose, fructose, mannose, or sucrose in 60 to 72 hr. A 2% inoculum in a medium composed of commercial defatted soy flakes, phosphate, and thiamine in tap water gave a satisfactory fermentation. This polymer was precipitated by the addition of 0.5 volume of ethyl alcohol. Both organisms have a broad pH optimum on the slightly acidic side and did best at about 25 C.
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