Proteolytic activities of bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi isolated from coffee fruit (Coffea arabica L.)

One hundred forty-four microorganisms previously isolated from coffee fruit (Cojfea arabica) were grown on casein agar to evaluate their proteolytic activities. Fifty percent of filamentous fungi, 52.5% of bacteria and 2.6% of yeasts were able to secrete proteases. Positive isolates were further exa...

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Published in:Acta scientiarum. Agronomy Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 457 - 464
Main Authors: Rodarte, Mirian Pereira, Dias, Disney Ribeiro, Vilela, Danielle Marques, Schwan, Rosane Freitas
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringa 01-07-2011
Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM
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Summary:One hundred forty-four microorganisms previously isolated from coffee fruit (Cojfea arabica) were grown on casein agar to evaluate their proteolytic activities. Fifty percent of filamentous fungi, 52.5% of bacteria and 2.6% of yeasts were able to secrete proteases. Positive isolates were further examined in liquid culture for their protease activities by hydrolysis of casein at different pH values (5.0, 7.0 and 9.0) at 30[degrees]C. Bacillus megaterium, B. subtilis, Enterobacter agglomerans, Kurthia sp, Pseudomonas paucimobilis and Tatumella ptyseos demonstrated the highest proteolytic activities at pH 9.0. One yeast isolate, Citeromyces matritensis, had a proteolytic activity of 2.40 U at pH 5.0. Aspergillus dimorphicus, A. ochraceus, Fusarium moniliforme, F. solani, Penicillium fellutanum and P. waksmanii showed the highest activities. Of the bacterial isolates, the highest enzyme activities were observed in B. subtilis 333 (27.1 U), Tatumella ptyseos (27.0 U) and B. megaterium 817 (26.2 U). Of the filamentous fungi, Aspergillus ochraceus (48.7 U), Fusarium moniliforme 221 (37.5 U) and F. solani 359 (37.4 U) had the highest activities at pH 9.0. Keywords: microbial enzyme, protease, coffee fermentation. Atividade proteolitica de bacterias, leveduras e fungos filamentosos presentes em graos de cafe (Cojfea arabica L.). Este trabalho teve por objetivos avaliar a capacidade de secrecao de proteases extracelulares por 144 microrganismos, previamente isolados de graos de cafe (Coffea arabica) durante fermentacao por via seca, e determinar a atividade das enzimas produzidas. Os microrganismos foram cultivados em agar-caseina para avaliacao da producao de enzimas proteoliticas. Dos 40 isolados de bacteria presentes na amostra, 52,5% apresentaram resultado positivo para o teste. Considerando os 66 isolados de fungos filamentosos, 50% foram capazes de secretar proteases, enquanto que dos 38 isolados de leveduras, apenas 2,6% conseguiram promover a hidrolise da caseina do meio. Os isolados que apresentaram capacidade de secrecao de proteases foram, posteriormente, cultivados em meio liquido para a determinacao da atividade enzimatica em diferentes valores de pH (5,0, 7,0 e 9,0) a 30[degrees]C. Os isolados Aspergillus ochraceus (48,7 U), Fusarium moniliforme 221 (37,5 U) e F. solani 359 (37,4 U) apresentaram os melhores resultados de atividade enzimatica, o que foi verificado em pH 9,0. Tambem neste pH os isolados Bacillus subtilis 333 (27,1 U), Tatumella ptyseos (27,0 U) e B. megaterium 817 (26,2 U) apresentaram maior valor de atividade. A levedura Citeromyces matritensis apresentou atividade em pH 5,0 (2.40 U). Palavras-chave: enzimas microbianas, protease, fermentacao de cafe.
ISSN:1679-9275
1807-8621
1807-8621
DOI:10.4025/actasciagron.v33i3.6734