Degradation of stachyose, raffinose, melibiose and sucrose by different tempe-producing Rhizopus fungi

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H. Rehms1, W. Barz1
1Institut für Biochemie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

Tóm tắt

Forty-six strains of tempe-forming Rhizopus species were screened for their ability to grow on raffinose as the sole carbon source. Six of the strains showed good growth and sporulation. These isolates were one Rhizopus oligosporus, one Rhizopus microsporus var. chinensis, three Rhizopus oryzae and one Rhizopus stolonifer. These six moulds and R. oligosporus strain NRRL 2710 were investigated for their metabolism of the raffinose family of α-galactoside carbohydrates. Degradation experiments were performed in submerged culture in a medium containing soybean α-protein, sodium phytate and either stachyose, raffinose or melibiose. R. oryzae and R. stolonifer completely consumed the tested carbohydrates as carbon source. R. microsporus var. chinensis failed to hydrolyse the α-galactosidic bonds of raffinose, stachyose or melibiose, whereas it was able to use sucrose and the fructose moiety of raffinose or stachyose for growth. R. oligosporus NRRL 2710 was unable to hydrolyse any of the tested carbohydrates. The results of the oligosaccharide degradation experiments could be verified during tempe production from soybeans with the selected fungal species.

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