Screening of newly yeasts from Sao Paulo regions as potencial producers of lipase and B vitamins

• Grant number: 12/02538-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2012
• End date: February 28, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Biochemistry of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Gabriela Alves Macedo
• Grantee: Andre Ohara
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Food Biochemistry Laboratory located at FEA, UNICAMP, has extensive experience in microorganisms screening for enzymes and bioactive compounds production. These strains have been kept in a collection mostly consisting of fungi and yeasts, collected from various Brazil´s and Latin America´s regions. The soil consists of a huge diversity of microorganisms, as well as organic compounds that are energy and carbon source for these organisms. For use these compounds, microorganisms species synthesize and secrete several enzymes. Since many of these compounds are of industrial interest, once they increase the product quality and its value added, this work´s objective will be screening newly soil yeast for biotechnological production of B vitamins (biotin and riboflavin) and potential yeast strains for the production of lipase. The soil samples used in this work will be collected in different regions of São Paulo as regions of thermal waters, the Atlantic forest, including areas of humid caves, cold and without light, the coastal regions with soil contaminated by hydrocarbons and saline soil.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

OHARA, Andre. Screening of wild yeasts from Sao Paulo biomes with potential to the production of lipase and B vitamins. 2014. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos Campinas, SP.