Current Research in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3, No. 4 (2015): 707-712 Research Article Open Access
ISSN: 2320-2246
Effect of Nutritional Factors on Growth and Lasparaginase Production by Three Thermophilic Caprophilous Fungi A. Shanthipriya, V. Koteswara Rao*, B. Sreelatha, S. Girisham and S. M. Reddy Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India. * Corresponding author: V. Koteswara Rao; e-mail:
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Received: 16 July 2015
Accepted: 07 August 2015
Online: 11 August 2015
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of nutritional factors on L-asparaginase production by three thermophilic caprophilous fungi (Thielavia terrestris, Malbranchea cinnamomea and Scytalidium thermophilum) was assessed in YES medium by substituting starch and L-asparagine so as to supply equal amount of carbon and nitrogen sources respectively. D-glucose, starch, maltose and mannitol were best source for growth and Lasparaginase production by all three thermophilic caprophilous fungi under investigation. Similarly Lasparagine, L-arginine, L-tyrosine and L-histidine were good nitrogen sources for both growth and Lasparaginase production. Production of the variance of the data showed the significant difference (P